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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-05-10
STUDIES LoBsTER's HABITS.
Difficulty French Professor Had to
Secure Some Sea Water.

Difficulty French Professor Had to
Secure Some Sea Water.
A distinguished French scientist, q
professor III Paris university, who
was studying the habits of the lobster,
decided that inasmuch as the habitat
of the lobster was the salt water Of the
ocean it would be necessary to get some
sea water for proper experimentation.
Sea water, a few barrels of old ocean,
was required, but in France, where all
things are beneficially regulated by a
paternal and solictous government, it
was necessary to get the permission Of
the minister Of finance-or, as we
should say, the federal treasury depart
ment-tO transport sea water from the
ocean to the interior. For is not the
sea salty and is not the production Of
salt a source of revenue and might not
the professor wish to extract two tea
spoonfuls Of salt?
The application went to the ministry,
where subordinate official was
charged with the duty of looking into
the standing of the petitioner There
was voluminous correspondence on
the subject. The petition was referred
to many bureaus and finally with a
favorable recommendation to the chief
of the department, who instantly re-
solved that it would be necessary to
inquire why the professor wished to
tr0uSpOrt sea wafer
Weeks passed and another inspector
made a favorable report. The petition
err received a tremendous report elab-
orately Swathed in red tape and Incl
dentally official extracts from that part
of the penal code relating to the salt
monopoly. After months of waiting
the professor was empowered to fill
several casks with sea water at par
ticular point where another official is
sued to him a permit for the transpor-
tation Of the water into the interior Of
France.
Holsters are so called because Of
their awkwardness, stupidity, inepti-
tude, slowness.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-05-10

used to hold the affirmative Of the
proposition. So learned and weighty
q body as the British Association for
the Advancement Of Science is now dis
posed to admit that man is not likely
to recuperate his brain by overworking
his muscles This looks like enlighten-
ment In England and to a smaller ex-
tent in this country the doctrine has
been preached and pretty generally &C
cepted that man who is tagged out
mentally ought to flag himself out ply
sically as a means of recuperatiOn. The
proposition has not been put in that
form, but that has been the purport of
it. Are you mentally played out? Go
and tire yourself out physically by row
ing boat or riding a bicycle or play
ing tennis or even by saving wood.
This has been the formula. There is
a homeopathic favor to it. Yet Hahne-
mann never intended the theory Of
similia similibus Curantur to apply to
such a matter. 1t is doubtful whether
the physical culturists themselves did
either. In truth the gospel of exercise
for the sake of exercise is the result
of misrepresentation by those who
preach it. SO long as exercise is re-
creation it is a remedy for mental ia
tigue. The moment that it becomes
work that moment it aggravates in
stead of relieving the strain upon the
brain. Exercise enthusiasts saw that
in certain cases athletic sports bene-
flied weary brain workers, and they
jumped at the conclusion that it was
the physical activity that caused the
good results. In truth it was not the
exercise except in small degree) but
the sense Of recreation, the entire
change of occupation, that did the
work. It was taking the mind from
one task and putting it at another and
easier one that gave relief. And that
is the secret Of all true recreation. A
man may divert himself by diverting
his thoughts into new channels. The
lawyer may take his recreation in col
lecting butterflies, the banker may take
his in playing penuchle, the physician
may go in for amateur theatricals. In
all three cases the result will be bet
ter than if the lawyer and the doctor
and the banker, having no taste for
athletics, go to Il gymnasium and dog
gedly put in a certain time every day
firing out their muscles. firing the
muscles does not rest the brain. The
British association manifests wisdom
III repudiating the exercise fetch. Ex-
ercise in moderation and in its proper
place is a good thing. But exhaustion
never cured exhaustion.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-05-10
CLIMATE NOT CHANGING.
Prof. Moore Says Weather RecolIec-
lions Are Untrustyyortby.


Prof Willis L. Moore, chief of the
weather bureau, is rejoicing that the
country was swept by blizzard dur
ing the last days of winter, for the
reason that he believes that is the only
way to convince people Of the error
in the idea that the winters are be-
coming milder and the climate is
changing. He sees financial ruin to
many as result of entertaining these
conceptions, so nothing suits him bet
ter than to have experience give
dreamers some pointed lessons, says the
New York Tribune.
why, the blizzard in 1885," Prof.
Moore will say in his meditations,
when you get old enough you will be
telling your boys that occurred every
winter when you were youngster and
that the weather is not what is used
to be-"
Shortly after Adam and Eve began
to take interest in affairs arose the
story about the climate growing mild
er, the professor believes. He is able
" t1dCc UuCh ILLS WedhlISSS III per
ception and memory to Thomas Jeffer-
son and Prof. Moore has such conf
dence in Jefferson that he regards him
as typical Of human nature through the
centuries past. The chief Of the
weather bureau points out in papers at
the State Department where Jefferson
wrote: 1T is apparent that the climate
Of Virginia is changed. The old In
habitants here tell me that they re-
member when snow lay on the ground
four months Of the year and they rode
in sleighs. Now it Is rare that we get
enough snow to have sleigh ride. 1t
is apparent that the climate Of Virginia
has changed since 1907, when the set
tiers came into Jamestown"
There has been a great deal Of
clearing in the thickly wooded country
Of Virginia since 1907" ventured Prof
Moore, but really that would not
change it, The change was in the men
who were telling the story. We meas
ure things by a different standard as
we grow older. Every man when he
gets to be so years of age will look
back and think Of one great snow
storm and he will say: We had snow
four feet deep all winter long be-
cause all he remembers as he thinks
back is the one snowstorm. He remem-
bers the abnormal and in his mind
brings it down to the present day and
compares it with the average. But it
is not a fair comparison
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-05-10
Tapioca and Banana Sponge.

Sprinkle half a cup of tapoca and
two-thirds Of a cup Of sugar into one
pint of boiling water, add half a tea
spoonful of salt, and cook in a double
boiler, stirring occasionally. When the
tapioca is transparent add the juice of
two lemons and the whites of two eggs,
beaten until stiff. Spread over sliced
bananas and serve with cream and SUI
gar, or with a cold-boiIed custard pre-
viously made. This dish may be made
with canned peaches or ounces, using
the Juice of the fruit instead Of water.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-05-10

other woman had long desired-that
of a millionaire's wife and a social
queen, as we'll. SO, the newspaper lost
it's fashion writer and she became Mrs.
Henry Siegel.
Mrs. Siegel was a Southern girl, Ma
RE Vaughan. She was married to
George NJ. Wilde, who was brother
of Rear Admiral Wilde, U. s. ~ One
daughter, born of that union, is the
wife of brother of Prince Luigi de
Frasso Dentice, of the Italian nobil-
ity. A step-daughter, Julie Siegel, re-
Gently married an Englishman Of ia
nous lineage, Tyrell, William Caven-
dish.
The Siegels have a house on Park
Lane, London; a country home in Ma
maroneck, Westchester County, and
handsome residence at Eighty second
street and Madison avenue, New York.
Mrs. Siegel has won more than one
blue ribbon for her saddle horses and
is a most daring and accomplished
horsewoman. She is a graduate of the
woman's law class of New York Uni
versity and the author of novel. So
cfally she is as ambitious as Is her ia
nous husband along commercial lines.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-05-10
Keeping Chameleons Alive

Chameleons can be kept alive for
years by making frame to fit over a
plant in a fiowerpot and covering it
with mosquito netting, which must be
long enough to tie with a string about
the pot. Keep the pot in the sunniest
window and water the plant every day
through the netting. You will be sur
prised to see how eagerly the little
creatures will drink the running water
after they get over their fear. Set a
wire fly trap for flies, which you can
llberate under the netting. The chame-
Icons will not be backward about help
ing themselves.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-05-10
MRS. HENRY sIEGEL.
Once "a Reporter, Now Mistress Oh
Three Palatial Mansions.

The skyrocket career of Mrs. Henry
Siegel is still the topic of many a con-
versation in the drawing rooms Of New
York. Here has been a romance that
reads like fiction. She was young
widow, Mrs. Marie Wilde, petite, pref
ty and intellectual and employed by the
New York Press as a writer Of fashion
articles. One day she was assigned to
write up a Siegel-Cooper opening"
While obtaining the facts for that
days copy" she CHANGED to meet the
head of the house, who has been al
luded to as "the little man with big
ideas" Their friendship grew and one
day this Napoleon of the department
store business offered the charming lit
tie widow a position which many an
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-05-10
INTELLIGENCE OF THE BEE.

Transported to California, Ceases to
Deserve the name of Busy.
1t would be easy without appealing
to any prehistoric event to bring to-
gether a large number of facts that
would show that the faculty of adapta-
ton and intelligent progress is not re-
served exclusively for the human race.
Transported to Australia or Califor-
MIA, our black bee completely alters her
habits. After one or two years, finding
that summer is perpetual and flowers
forever abundant, she will live from
day to day, content to gather the honey
and pollen Indispensable for the days
consumption, and her recent and
thoughtful observation triumphing over
hereditary experience she will cease to
make provision for her winter. Buchner
mentions an analogous fact which also
proves the bees adaptation to circum-
stances not slow, secular, unconscious
and fatal, but immediate and inteIli-
gent. In Barbados the bees, whose
hives are in the midst OF the refineries,
where they find sugar in plenty during
the whole year, will entirely abandon
their visits to the flowers.
Let us lastly recall the amusing con-
tradiction which the bees gave to two
learned entomologists, Darby and
Spence.
''Show u.s." said these, "a single case
in which under stress of circumstances
the bees have had the idea of substi-
tuting clay or mortar for wax and pro-
polls and we will admit their reasoning
faculties"
Hardly had they expressed this some
what arbitrary wish when another nat
uralist, Andrew Knight, having coated
the bark of certain trees with a sort Of
cement made Of wax and turpentine,
observed that his bees entirely ceased
to gather prOpolis and used only this
new and unknown substance which they
found prepared for them in abundance
in the neighDorhood of their home
Moreover, in the practice Of agricul-
ture when pollen Is scarce the beekeep-
err has but to place at their disposal Il
few pinches of flour for them to under
stand at once that this can serve the
same purpose and be turned to the
same use as the dust of the anthers, al
though its taste, smell and color are
absolutely different.--Harpers Maya
zine
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-05-10

Use cooking soda to shine nlckel on
range.
A pinch of salt added to the col''
will improve its aroma.
Tea and coffee stains on cups W., W.,
soon disappear if rubbed with Il '''"'
damp salt.
A few drops of alcohol rubbed vi
the inside of lamp chimneyS Will -
move all trace Of greasy smoke "n'D
water alone is of no avail.
In using ammonia for domestic pul
poses one tablespoonful to quart u
water Is about the ordinary prop0I'
ton.
Anv brickvork rinsed off with am,
monia and water and then cdreiu"y -
dried will be wonderfully oFisn''N
by the process.
To blacken stove when hot c'eoD
first with newspapers, then add ia =,
SPOONFUL of sugar to one teacupi" .,o
mixed blacking. The sugar hlaAe'
backing adhere to the stove
Paint marks on glass may be re-
moved by moistening them WIFI n;oh
strong solution of ordinary soa"' Who tbo
will loosen the paint. When all I It
stains are rubbed off polish with ~
tie nletnylated spirits and soil 'V'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-05-10

This sacrosanct attitude Of the mtrt-
lister no longer goes with the people.
The man who adopts it is as far be-
hind his time as if he wrote his ser
mon with a quill pen and dried the
ink on it with sand. The successful
clergyman no longer lives in his pulpit
and meets his people solely at the Fri
day evening prayer meeting. He comes
down from his pedestal and mingles
with men. If they find he is of the
same clay with themselves, If he has
had human experiences himself and
has been made wiser and broader and
more tolerant by the evil and the suf-
fering with which his calling naturally
brings him into contact, they put a
high value on his words, quite As much
from the fact that he is an every day
man as that he has reverend" before
his name.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-05-10
THE ENGLISH SYSTEM.
Not IA Hundred Persons Affected by
Change of Administration

Change of administration.
All told, the government of England
consists of only forty six persons, and
the transfer of political control from
one party to another directly affects
only these forty-siX persons and a few
great functionaries of state whose du-
ties are purely ornamental" says A.
Maurice Low, in Appleton's. I'm all
not 100 persons are concerned by a
change of administration. Postmasters.
government employees of every class,
from messengers to ambassadors and
colonial administrators, are not dis
turbed by the transfer of power. Clear
ly no political party in England can
count upon patronage as political
asset
The principle on which the parlia-
mentary system Of England is founded
IS the rule Of the majority, and the
majority elects to surrender it's power
to one mantle premier The power
of the majority is so strictly recognized
that the rules of the House of Com
mons deprive the minority of all power
to initiate or shape legislation. When
a majority of the electorate of the
kingdom has sanctioned a policy repre-
scented by a political party that party
is given free hand to put it's policy into
operation. In all legislatures the pow
er of the majority is the control which
it exercises to tax the people and spend
their money. See, then, how absolutely
Is the power of the prime minister in
his command of the treasury"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-05-10

Mothers and other humane persons
will agree with the remarks of lee
turer in the Harvard Medical School,
who said the other day, in speaking
Of the persons who had asked him
whether it is worth while to save the
lives of diseased babies, Il reply that
no baby ought to die. 1t is the brain
which. after all, does the work, better
or less well, according to the physical
development. We cannot judge before
hand at birth what the individual may
become later"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-05-10

she migration of japanese to Korea
is said to be going on at the rate of
1000 or $500 a month. The islanders
vehr) cross the strait to the peninsula
are men Of the kind who would be
most useful to Japan IN case of trouble
with the Koreans. They are making
their impress, deep and strong, upon
tie less advanced and feebler people
among whom they live. Meanwhile
the japanese projects which deal with
the fortifcation of strategic garrison
points in Korea and the gridironing of
the country with railroads and mill,
tary highways go forward steadily
Every such extension of japanese
power and sovereignty means another
step toward the time when Japan will
be prepared to announce and enforce
rs 10 eastern Asia, a sort of new Mon.
roe d0ctrine-Asia for the ASiatics.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-05-10
Picked Trout.

Clean the fish and boil in sailed wa.
ter, then drain, wipe dry and set aside
until very cold. Make a pickle of two
quarts of vinegar, dozen blades Of
mace, the same number of white Don
pers and cloves, two teaspoonfuIs Of
mustard, three tablespoonful of white
sugar and a pint Of the water in which
the fish was boiled. Boil all this LIQUID
once, then skim it. Cut the fish ntc
pieces Of uniform size. Let the liquid
get cold; put back on the stove and
when it boils drop the fish and take
from the fire. Pack in jars filed ID
overflOwing with the spiced vinegar
seal tightly and put in a cool place.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-05-10

Have the bananas very cold. Gut
them into small pieces and mix with
a dressing made Of two teaspoontuIs
of salad oil, one teaspoonful of vine
gar, one teaspoonful Of lemon juice
and quarter of a teaspoonful each Oh
salt and white pepper. Fill the banana
skins and set over lettuce leaves
Sprinkle few halves of English wal
nuts and a little chopped parsley over
the top of the salad and serve immedi-
ately.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-05-10
Queer Legend of Indians.

The Seminole Indians believed that
when the Great Spirit created this
world he made three men, all fair Of
skin. He led them to lake and babe
them jump in. The first obeyed and
came out whittier than when he entered
the waters; the second hesitated, GO
ing into the lake when the water was
a trifie muddy, hence came out copper
colored; the third leaped in last and
came out black.
According to the legend the Great
Spirit then led them to three bundles,
asking each to choose one. The black
man chose the heaviest which was
found to contain spades, hoes and
other implements used in the perform
ance of manual labor; the second found
in his sack q fishing rod, gun and
varlike weapons; the white man chose
the sack which contained pen, ink and
paper, and this, so the story goes, laid
the foundation for his superiority over
other races.-Kansas City Journal.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-05-10

Put together four gallons of boiling
water, six pounds of washing soda and
three pounds of unslaked lime. SET
aside until clear, then drain off and put
over the fire with six pounds of pure
fat. Boil for about two hours, or until
it begins to harden, thinning, when nee
essary, with the water that you have
drained off, adding it when there is
danger of the soap boiling over. Try a
little in a saucer and when thick
enough throw in a handful of salt and
remove from the fire Pour into a wei
tub, and stand aside to harden, then
cut into bars.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-05-10
Cream of Corn Soup.

Simmer one can of corn in three cup,
fuls of water for an hour. Then press
through sieve. Thicker three cup
fuls of scalded milk with one taOle,
spoonful each of butter and Hour duu
it to the corn pulp and season to taSIe'
with salt and pepper Let it get very
hot, stir in half a cupful of cream 'e-
move from the fire and add a beaten
egg just before serving. If the cream
is whipped it is more delicate.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-05-10
Changing Color of Canaries.

Orange-colored canaries are becom-
ing more and more popular. The proc
ess to turn a canarys feathers orange
is simple one. With its food is mixed
a small quantity of cayenne pepper,
and in a few weeks or months the feath-
ers change color. If the pepper is Civ
en- to the bird when it is young a more
vivid color will be obtained.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-05-10

D1agonally across the frame are sneI
wires, considerable number of disboI
being thus accommodated in com]
paratively small space. As the snad
wires touch the dishes only in oDd
spot, there is nothing to prevent tborl
ough cleansing, the drainage beipd
perfect. The dishes may be washed
or partially washed before being ind
serted in the rack, or, as some prefer
they can be placed in the rack exactlJ
as they come from the table and then
cleansed by pouring boiling water over
them.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-05-10

The worst feature of the advance in
telegraph rates is that the good news
and the bad news will continue to cost
the same. A private telegram telling
about a slump in stocks will cost the
same as the announcement Of the death
of a rich uncle.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-05-10

A Boston newspaper recently con-
tanned the following headline: Eye
and Juice Boards After knowledge Box
Trimmings" If that doesn't remove
YOUR doubts about Boston's intellectual
superiority, nothing ever will.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-05-10
Invitation to Aeronauts

The following sign is displayed by a
firm of cycle and motor manufacturers
at Hornsey, England ITO aeronauts
Drop here for petrol"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-05-10

CONSERVATION was caused all over
the English-reading world not long ago
by the report that the Valparaiso earth
quake had destroyed Juan Fernandez,
Robinson Crusoe's island. The terrible
rumor has been denied authOritatively
by the secretary of the Royal Geo.
graphical Society.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-05-10

Those who pretend to know say that
only @ per cent Of the kisses are laden
with disease germs. Who wouldn't
take a chance under such circum-
StanceS2
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-05-10
An Ideal Grafton.

THAT speech of yours was very care
fully prepared" said one statesman.
yes" answered the other. Il took
great pains with it. l don't think l
said anything that l won't be able to
retract at any time without embarrass-
ment.' Star.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-05-10

Mexico has been badly shaken by an
earthquake, but luckily it does not APP
pear that the people down there are
going to need any help in the way Of
money which may be pocketed by graft
prS
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-05-10

1t may interest the man who has to
relight his cigar every thirty seconds
10 learn that the match trust cleared
100000 last year.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-05-10

The scientific name Of the green bug
that threatens the wheat crop is toxop-
terra graninum. Take it home and try
it on your graphaphone.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-05-10

The author of "Florodora" is dead,
but the original seXtet will be making
rich and racy reading matter years
from now.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-05-10
Yes, Indeed.

Maine has d woman who is a pro-
fessional lobster catcher"
If all tales are true New York has
many of them. Houston Post.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-05-10

4 Cleveland woman is suing for dl-
yorce because her husband won't let
her read the newspapers. Why doesn't
she compromise by letting him tear out
the baseball page?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-05-10

Tom Lawson is said to have made
s., 100000 the other day by not buying
a copper mine. We refrain from buy
inc copper mines every day in the year
without gaining anything by it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-05-10

The increased cost Of telegraph mes
sages will make the average woman
more afraid than ever to open one or
Them