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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-09
DICKENS SPOKE TO HIM.
What the Great Author Said to the Yam
kee Boy.

Henry G.. Robinson, a witty lawyer,
who used to live III Hartford, Conn,
told the following anecdote one evening
when he was Introducing an English au-
thor to Il Hartford audience:
1.-The most famous Englishman whom
! ever saw was Charles Dickens, who
lectured in Hartford when | was Il
young boy.
II had read some of the stories of this
great writer and | was the most anxious
to catch a glimpse of the man himself.
So on the afternoon when he was eX-
pected to arrive | walked up and down
the street in front of the hotel where L
knew he was TO stay.
The hotel was built close to the side
walk and the long windows of the parlOr
were so low that the pasSerby could east
ly see into the room.
Il soon realized that gentleman was
sitting within reading a paper. | stepped
close up under the window and pressed
my face against the glass, eager to get
a good look at the stranger. Yes, it was
he! 1t really was! l had seen him pic
ture often and couldn't be mistaken. /
stared and stared, anxious to impress
every feature upon my memory After
a few moments he turned and saw me
there, the little eager Yankee boy, gazing
up at his face; and then the famous
man. laying aside him paper, actually
spoke, so that | really heard the voice
of the great Charles Dickens himself
and he was really talking to me!'
Here Mr.. Robinson paused impressive
ly and some one on the platform in
quireG, What did he say, Mr.. Robin
son?'
He said" replied Mr.. Robinson, in
subdued tones, go away. little boy; go
y"-Youth's Companion.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-09

A resident of Hudson. Wis, was de-
ploring the resignation of Senator Spoon
er.
THE Senate can't afford to lose mind
like that" he said. Il know the man
well. He practiced law in this town for
fifteen years or whereabouts. He won
every case he set his hand to.
1T was no surprise to US Hudsonites
to find that John G. Spooner was the
finest legal mind in the Senate. We knew
him of old, you see. When he had case
on, we used to go in droves to hear him
plead.
II remember to this day a story that
he once told in court in a case where
he was showing how. with a good mo
tive, one might still do lot of harm.
HE said that two Scotch ministers sat
talking one day over their church warden
pipes.
last Sawbath,' said the younger of
the two old men, only three folk cam to
my kirk, and, since it was an awfu'
cauld, snawy, stormy mornin', just took
them over to the manse, read a chapter,
gied them a prayer, and then, to ward
off the rheumatics, a guild stiff glass of
the best whisky.
The other minister smiled.
"'Aweel,' he said, we will haze fine
congregation my brither, the next stormy
day. San Antonio Express.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-09
Must Raise Many Crops.

Twenty years ago hundreds of North
Dakota farmers bought butter, eggs
and even potatoes and cabbages at the
village stores, but they were not real
farmers, merely wheat raisers They
depended entirely upon one crop, and
when that failed. distress followed.
James J. Hill quickly taught them the
folly of that kind Of farming and to-day
the States diversified crops are equal
to those of any other Northern State.
The educational movement was not
that Mr.. Hill had any love for the
farmers then, nor has now, but he had
Il big railway TO feed and was forced
to teach the farmer how to produce the
freight. Now the experiment stations
are carrying on the education COM
menced by Mr.. Hill and are doing it
better.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-09
Smoking Meat.

IN +ha home smoking of meat | have
loorned something by experimenting
rba+ is a great saver Of work and Of
,,,,ob more c0nsequence-keeps the
,,oor in better shape during the slnok-
ina nrorass. | used a low smokehouse,
md handle the little necessary fire as
nos+ I could it would sometimes heat
Tho meat more than was good for it..
7 had fbe fire covered in a little pit
IN the center Of the smokehouse. Then
tried pit outside several feet from
Tho building with an underground flue,
but all the heat generated in that went
into the smokehouse, SO it was unsat-
sfact0ry.
placed an old heating stove, with
the legs taken off, on the ground about
oiobt feet from the side of the smoke
bouse put an elbow on the stove and
ran pipe in through the side of the
emoSehouse Then | started a little
fire in the stove, and as the smoke
nonrpd from the funnel it occurred to
me to turn the smoke down, SO put on
an elbow with mouth pointing down,
and as that worked all right l put a
length of pipe on that and watched to
see what the smoke would do. In a
moment 1t poured from the pipe right
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-09
woMAN's SENSE OF HONOR.
Her Special Code for Conduct TOwa I'D
Her Husband.

Her Special Code for Conduct TOva nd
Her Husband.
\ well-knOwn American warder said
to me: Il have been In prisons for
men and in prisons for women. Dis
cipline in the former is child's play
compared with the latter. AS soon as
a man realizes there is no Use in resist
ing he gives in. But the women, even
when we put them in strait jackets,
always manage to eXtricate at least
one finger and to agitate that in a re-
hellious manner
In the matter OF conduct toward hus-
bands and consideration due to the
better half there is an especial code
Of honor, says the Pail Mall Magazine.
It has the stability that sanction by
women of all countries gives it, but 1t
does not resemble any code that man
would observe toward another man, nor
which a woman would employ toward
any human except her husband. This
code includes the right to search peck
cts, consult notebooks, open letters,
read those already opened. 1t includes
the right to confound household and
personal accounts, to use on self the
money intended by the master Of the
house for paying bills. This system is
not frequently admitted, no doubt, yet
we remember one newly married
woman who announced as little tri-
umph, when I buy for myself some
thing l don't like I just sell 1t to the
house! J"
The peculiar indulgence which The
coniugal state seems to call for as re-
CARDS the weaker sex in matters Of
honor more or less delicate was thus
strikingly summarized by phiial-
thropist accustomed to all sorts and
conditions of people. Among the poor
whom she visited there was woman
who In fit of rage or jealousy had
killed a man. In relating to me the
case the philanthropist concluded sadly.
"Yes, she killed him, and he wasn't
even her husband!'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-09

Among the tales Of red tape the fol-
lowing should hold a high place: NJ.
Roger Cavailhon, young French gen
tleman rider, who had won his hun
dredth steeplechase, was drawn for
the CONSUMPTION and had to serve for
a wear. He asked to be placed in the
cavalry, explaining with due modesty
that he was not unknown as a horse
man. The military council of revision
refused the request on the ground that
as his period of service was only one
wear he would not have time to learn
to ride.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-09
HOW TO REACH THE PEOPLE.
By Rev. c. E. Aked.


The Christianity try to teach is an
appeal to the intelligence, the ideals.
the hearts of men, the appeal for right
thinking and living. Sturgeon once said
the people he preached to were like a
dust heap, but dust heap filled with
thousands Of little steel filings. Il hold
the magnet" he would say, land draw
to it the little particles of steel in the
dirt" He meant, of course, that he
aroused in his hearers that something
that inspired them to be better men and
women.
How can the people be reached?
Much is heard of so-called magnetism
of public speakers. Is it not really a
sympathy between the preacher and the
listener? To me the preacher and his
congregation bear an intimate relation.
one to the other. The thoughts of the
people l preach to seem to come to me
as q mist which | must give back to
them as flowing stream. / receive
from them, but l must return more
than they give. A preacher must have
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-09
Stung.

There is law in Texas which requires
commercial travellers to purchase a Ii
cense before they can do business, a law
either unknown to, or disregarded by, a
certain patent medicine man from New
England. He was just emerging from II
drug store, where he had placed an or
der, when a stranger came up and ad-
dressed him.
"You sell Browns Boston Bitters,
don't your the stranger asked
yes; and I'd like to sell you case
cure you so quick you won't have been
sick yesterday fact!' the drummer said.
"All right. How much is she" the
stranger asked: pulling out his pocket
book, and handing over the So demanded,
receiving in exchange an order on the To-
cal freight agent for his case.
Nov. I'd just like to see your license
to peddle-Im the sheriff. the stranger
said. pleasantly.
you've got me-twenty-fiv isn't it?''
the drummer asked. offering the money.
Il don't suppose it will be necessary for
me to appear?
No that will be all right the sheriff
replied. Then he looked at the order for
to do with this stulf?' he asked.
I'm give you a dollar for it" the drum
mer suggested, and the trade was made.
And do you happen to have license
to peddle? Huh, / thought not. Well,
you have been trading with me-selling
goods without hcense-guess I'll go
file a complaint against you," the drum
mer said sweetly. And the next morn
ing the sheriff, with a sheepish grin, paid
a fine of $25,-Harper's Weekly.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-09
Only Jail Owners in the Country.

The heirs of the late John Ware, many
of whom live in Waterville, are the only
private people in Maine who own a Jail
if not in the United States, according
to the Lewiston (Me) Journal. When
the courthouse, Jail and other county
buildings were erected at Norridgewock
the land upon which they stood was
given to the county by John Ware, at
that time prosperous merchant in Nor
ridgewock 1t was stated in the deed,
however, that should the shire town ever
be changed the land was to revert to the
donor. In 1872, the late Gov. Coburn
gave q courthouse TO Skowhegan, and
that town became the shire town of
Somerset. Then the Ware heirs became
owners of the county Jail some, years
later in this quaint old village ii Nor
ridgeWock.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-09
The American Carriage Horse.

The development Of the American
carriage horse at the Colorado Agri-
cultural College and Experiment Sta
ton is progressing very favorably, says
Prof w. L. Carlyle of the Colorado
Agricultural College, in the Twentieth
Century Farmer. At the present time
twenty-five brood mares are to be
found on the farm, and of these nine
teen are expected to foal this year.
Fourteen very high-class yearling colts,
by the stallion Cannon, are eXemplify-
ing the success of the work undertaken.
1t the present time seven very fine
foals have come to hand this year and
the indications are that they are supe-
ror to their brothers and sisters of last
year. The station and college, in CO.
operation with the government, will in
crease the brood mares to thirty-fve
head during the summer, and only
those Of the very highest class will be
secured
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-09
SHARK ATTACKS BATHER.
Fireman's Experience That Turned His
Hair from Black to White in a Day.

Fireman's Experience That Turned His
Hair from Black to White in a Day.
The arrival of the big steamer Arizonam
yesterday brought a narrowing tale of
battle between Frank Fonda, a member
of the crew, and shark in the waters at
Salina Cruz, in which the shark with it's
teeth tore the forearm almost off the
unfortunate sailor. Three fingers were
ground III the massive jaws of the big
fish, while Fonda's right foot was al
most severed.
The tragedy occurred on a hot day
while the Ariz0nan was lying at Salina
Cruz. About forty members of the crew
went in bathing among the breakers.
Fonda's companions observed him waiv-
ing his arms wildly in the air as if to
beat off something and then sink beneath
the waves. They thought, however. that
he was playing the drowning joke and
laughed.
Soon the water where Fonda had been
swimming became dyed blood red and
the mans companions secured boat and
put out to save him. AS they approached
the spot where the blood colored the wa
ter there was Il swish and the shark.
coming to the surface, rolled over, dis
playing it's glittering belly. In the jaws
the men could plainly see piece of Fon-
da's foot. Two of the men beat the
shark off with oars, and then diving
brought to the surface the mutiated body
of the fireman.
He was taken ashore and was found
to be still living. A litter was made upon
which Fonda was placed and taken to
the hospital He is now at the hospital
at Salina Cruz fighting between life and
death. His hair had turned from jet
black to white. 1t is expected that he
will lose his right foot and several of his
fingers. The shark measured ten feet in
length.-San Francisco Chronicle.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-09
Feed Cows Their own MIX.

SO"S own MILK
An endless chain arrangement that
ON its face appears to be the most
economical scheme ever devised has
been started by Prof. Err, of the Kan
sas State Agricultural College Prof.
Err takes the milk secured from COWS
on the college farm, converts 1t into
powder and feeds it to the COWS, max
Ing what Is declared to be the cheap
est Of all the COW foods.
The food invented by Prof. Err is
made of buttermlk He has perfected
a system of drying buttermilk and
then converting it into a powder. This
dried buttermlk contains about 20 per
cent of protein, twice as much as cot
ton seed meal containns and can be
manufactured for one and half cents
a pound Thus food twice as rich as
cotton seed can be manufactured at
approximately the cost Of the latter.
One hundred pounds of buttermilk
will make from nine to ten pounds Of
the finished product and as the esti-
mated waste of buttermilk in the
creameries Of Kansas is 100000
pounds daily, it is figured that by the
adoption of this progress a saving of
$4,000 can be made yearly in Kan
SaS alone.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-09
Algeria Wants Our wasps.

The American wasp is to be used in
campaign of determination Of the
horse fly in darkest Africa. By re-
quest to the Louisiana crop pest COM
mission, Abraham Rosenheim, assist
ant entomologist, is sending a consign-
Ment Of these horse guards" from
Cameron parish, La, where the wasps
attain unusual size and ferocity. A
band Of embryo stingers will be ship
PED from New Orleans by way of
haYre on the steamship Louisiana July
l. IN refrigerated baskets with the
pup4 Of the insect.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-09
Experiments I'm Cultivation.

Deep cultivation of some crops is
Equivalent to pruning the roots. This
IL especially the case with corn, which
sends its roots in every direction, close
|" the surface of the soil. Expert
iuentS IN cultivating show that when
1ne roots were cut 2 inches, inches
ana inches below the surface the in
crease of crops was greatest when the
y"IuVatlon was shallow, the greatest
n'Fm being done by deep cultivation at
'Ie last stages of growth of the plants
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-09

Down near the ground. The end of the
pipe is four or five inches from the
ground aud nearly on a level with the
bottom of the stove. 1t works finely.
The cooled smoke rising from the
ground conveys no heat to the meat,
though quite a little fire is kept in the
stove The fire needs but little atten-
ton as the stove is kept about closed
all the time 1t is very satisfactory
kanSas Farmer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-09
..Don,ts" Concerning the Cow.


Don't be unkind to the milk COW.
Don't allow cows to sleep in a muddy
shed.
Don't permit the COW to drink i'm
pure water.
Don't use club, but kind words in
stead
Do not feed the milk COW rotten
or decayed corn.
Don't allow your finger nails to grow
long if you are daily mixer.
Don't allow any loafers around when
milking, such as dogs. children or cats.
Don't fail to keep some sort of salt
handy SO the COW may have free access
to it.
Don't when milking, beat the COW
for stepping backward when flies are
numerous.
Don't expect COW to give as much
milk when half fed as when properly
cared for.
DON'T allow your COWS to be chased
nv dogs or be hurried when going to or
from pasture.
Don't milk until dusk during the hot
months so as to avoid the presence of
tho flies which so vigorously attack the
cow inst before sundown.-Indiana
Farmer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-09
Productiveness of Strawberries.

productfveness of Strawberries.
AS many as 10000 quarts Of straw
berries have been grown on an acre.
A plot of so feet square will produce
over 600 quarts In the same proportion.
It is not every grower who secures
5000 quarts per acre, but garden plot
can be made to give larger proportion
ate Weld than field.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-09

The object should be to simply loosen
the top soil when cultivating corn and
to avoid cutting the roots as much as
possible.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-09

A is of oak 2x4x33 inches; B is xxx
Il inches: c. is II inches long, and
lever D is 3 feet long, the short END
being / foot The drawing explains
itself.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-09
Too Strenuous.

"My son tells me you've discharged
him. said the Office boys mother, land
/ think that's strange: You advertised
for strong boy, and he's certainly"
Hes too strong, madam" interrupt
ed the employer. I'm the single day he
was here he broke all the rules of this
office and some or the furniture. =
The Catholic STANDARD and Times.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-09

She was a sweet old lady, but afraid
of the confusion of the busy street.
AS she hesitated, the boy came up
He took off his cap and smiled.
Let me help you?" he said.
With the feeble old arm In his, he led
her safely over. 1t cost him only a
minute and little thought.
1t was tribute that youth owes to
age.
1t was simple kindness.
1t was thoughtfulness, and, Of course,
politeness, because politeness is moth
ing but consideration and thoughtful
ness Of other people.
1t was sympathy. The feeling that
made the boy want to be of some serv-
ice to the old lady was the same feel
ing that makes every one of us who has
Il heart and is not ashamed Of it want
to help everybody who is down or in
trouble or unable to help themselves.
And it was chivalry toward woman
Kind. We all possess that--SOme Of 1t.
1t is such Il tremendous pity, isn't 1T,
that we are growing so selfish that
we haven't always time to be cour-
teous? There are still places in big,
busy America where men take off their
hats in public elevators when women
are present Foolish? Perhaps. But
the spirit that prompts it isn't foolish.
1t is only survival of that world-old
feeling that every man owes all respect
TO every woman.
When the boy helped the old lady he
not only assisted her and himself did
kind act, but he furnished lesson
to whole world full of people.-Cin-
cinnati Post.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-09

When a man has good job he
should take out fire insurance policy.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-09

Effective Wagon Jack.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-19
THINK BRYAN HAS WON GUFFEY
Holds Conference With Pennsylvania
Boss, Who Opposed Him.

PITTSBURG, March ia three-hour
conference held yesterday between
William Jennings Bryan and Col. James NJ
Guffey democratic boss Of Pennsylvania
and member of the democratic national
executive committee.
Mr.. Bryan lectured here Saturday evening
to an audience which included every local
democrat of prominence, from Mayor Guth-
RE down. Former Senator William Finn
and many republican politicians were also
present.
After the lecture Mr.. Bryan went to the
Duquesne Club. where he remained with
Col. Guffey until 8 o'clock Sunday morn
ing. Guffey has always been an anti
Bryan democrat. but local democrats de-
clare that they have every reason to believe
that Bryan will have the support of Guffey
at the next national convention should he
be candidate for the presidential nominal
ton.
While in Pittsburg Mr.. Bryan refused to
give any interview on national topics. When
pressed he said
II will not discuss national issues at the
present time. President Roosevelt has ex-
pressed his opinion on the great questions
of the day. and If l were to say anything
on the same subject 1 might be accused Of
plagiarism"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-19
PRIESTS MIND UPSET ON TRIP.
Father Roman Taken From Steamer in
q Strait-jacket

NEW YORK. March 19.-The Rev. F. r.
Kirschner who in the Benedictine Order is
known as Father Roman, and is connected
with st. Leo's College, San Antonio, Fla, was
taken to st. Vincents Hospital Sunday
afternoon from the Clyde liner Iroquos.
Capt. Chichester of the Iroquois said that
Father Roman boarded the steamer at
Jacksonville. and shortly afterward COM
planned of nervousness and a fear that
some calamity would happen on the voyage
north When the ship touched at Charles
ton s. c.. Father Roman went ashore. and
after his return to the ship seemed more
nervous than before. Several hours before
the ship locked yesterday he told Purser
w. w. Saltonstall that his life was being
sought.
Two policemen from the Macdougal street
station were called. and they helped get
Father Roman into a strait-jacket He
was taken to the hospital then.
Capt. Chichester said that Father Roman
was making a trip to collect money for ST.
Leo's College. A nephew of the priest a
son Of Mrs. John Kirschner of 1GS East 80
street. was on the pier to meet Father
Roman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-19

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