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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-06

Monitor was In process Of construction
there was considerable discussion at
Washington as to who should command
1t. AS the vessel was in so many ways
an experimental craft, it was felt to be
not entirely proper thing to order
anyone to take charge Of it, and the
idea Of calling for volunteers was con-
sidered A friend Of Lieutenant Wor-
den, however, suggested his name. He
was asked if he would take the COM
mand and he gladly accepted it.
When he had made the emergency
run from New York, on the receipt Of
news that the Merrimac was destroying
the Union fleet. and after he had de-
feated tho Confederate ironclad, Lieu
tenant Worden was taken, wounded and
unconscious, from his ship and escort
ed back to Washington by the same
friend who had suggested his name
an officer on duty at navy headquar-
tiers. At this friends house he was
cared for.
On the morning after the battle at
Hampton Roads President Lincoln and
the members of his cabinet held a
meeting to consider the various aspects
OF the battle, and the naval officer was
called in, as witness of the battle, to
describe it.
"Where is Lieutenant Worden now?''
asked the President
a., no off
GER The President reached for his hat,
and a moment later the meeting adj
jOurned.
Il don't know what you gentlemen
are going to do" he said, but for my
part | am going to pay my respects
to the young man who fought that bat
tle'
He went directly to the sick room
where Worden lay, blindfOlded and in
great pain. Without speaking lie
reached out his great hands and folded
them over one of Worden's.
Some one told the lieutenant that 1t
was President Lincoln who had come.
You do me a great honor, sir" he
said. President Lincoln stroked his
hand
You need no man to do you honor,
lieutenant" he said for you have
done great honor to yourself and your
country"
In all his life thereafter Admiral
Worden declared that nothing ever
moved him as did the grasp of the
Presidents hands and the deep, thrill
ing sympathy in his voice. In the
course of that visit President LincOlI
told the lieutenant that promotion was
awaiting him.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-06
Starting Seeds Indoors.

Any one who intends to start seeds
INDOORS needs a knowledge Of various
''eS concerning each variety-the
FDglh Of time needed for termination,
Tue Time required for the plant to reach
'us blooming or fruitage stage, and
WHETHER 1t can be transplanted to the
"tu ground with safety in early
TnS' or not until considerably later.
'"' instance, says Suburban Life,
D''Sdh'hemum seeds will terminate in
"oli nVe to ten days. but the plants re-
su'e a very long season of growth be-
','e NoWering. and the person who gets
"u'au OF Jack Frost must SOW the
eeS not later than March land
N'l'er' II possible. With varieties
""''h terminate quickly. grow rapid
auo bloom early. the sowing should
" ue'ay'd at least month. to avoid
."e trouble of repeated transplantings,
prevent the Seeding plants from
"'"Ng 'tegsy' and weak.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-06
Study of Blackhead Disease

disease.
Inc Dlackhead disease which has he
come SO destructive to turkeys in the
past few years has been under inyesti-
cation by the experiment station at
Kingston, Rhode Island. A small para
site, microscopic in size. is the cause
OF the trouble. 1t lives in the tissues
OF the turkey and causes irritations
that result in the death Of the affected
bird. The Rhode Island experiments
showed that more than four-fifths of
the young poults exposed in infected
yards die before they are six weeks
old. The disease has been popularity
supposed to be confined to birds over
six weeks. 1t is notably a disease af-
fectlng young turkeys, but one from
Which the older turkeys do not escape.
OF the One-fifth that do escape or sur
VlVe it's ravages at least ten to twenty
five per cent may die throughout the
year at almost any age.
The eradication and prevention of
the disease is somewhat difficult but no
reliance can be placed on any drug to
cure bird that is already infected.
Since the blackhead disease is less pre-
valent in dry situations it is apparent
that sandy, well-drained lands are bet
ter for raising turkeys than the heav-
Ter moist clay soils.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-06
CHRISTIAN MEEKNE5S.
BY Rev. John j. Don1f

blessed are the meek, for they shall
possess the land.-Matthew s, 4.
The world does not esteem meekness.
This virtue is looked upon as imprac-
ticable because it is held as negative
quality among the forces required of
practical living.
The error most persons make is in
identifying meekness with weakness
But Jesus Christ would not have coun-
seled meekness as one Of the finer
qualities of life If it were a drawback
to legitimate endeavor in our workaday
struggles. It is not reasonable to sup
pose that He would have placed a
heavy handicap OH those who seek TO
follow after Him.
No. indeed. Christ left us in His
own life beautiful example of what
meekness may accomplish, and yet He
was one of the bravest of men in that
He lay down His life for His friends
The scriptures, too. tell us that Moses
was man exceeding meek above all
men that dwelt on earth but he
stands out prominently as a man who
did things.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-06
Farm Facts and Fancies.

Hogs need clean. pure water as much
as the rest of the stock. See that they
get it.
Perhaps you do not realize it, but
the dearest animal on your farm is the
cheap scrub.
Which do you keep? The cow that
makes more than she eats or the COW
that eats more than she makes?
Fungous diseases and insect pests
can be kept from taking the profits OF
the orchard this next season by faith
full, iudicious spraying.
The five to eight quarts of milk a
day cow will never return the FARMER
an adequate profit. unless the percent
age of butter fat is high.
An argument in favor of the open
head in fruit trees is that the fruit on
sucb trees does not rot so badly as that
on trees with dense heads.
First the framework, then the trim
n,inos So with stock-raising. Feed
70 get the biggest kind of growth, then
Law on the fat as fast as possible.
The conditions under which the pigs
are kept has as much to do with deter
mining the quality of pork which Will
be produced as has the quality OF the
food.
In cultivating the plum ana cherry
orchards remember that 1t must De
shallow enough to avoid breaking the
roots for the broken roots send UP
shoots that suck the life of the tree
A Young married couple recently
moved from the city to a small farm
80 submitted an inquiry to the editor
Of this paper as to the ACCESSIBILITY OF
Eeeping bee" to produce their honey.
II there is anything that makes a
disreputable outfit it is an old fiea-oit-
eon horse hitched to rattletrap OF !;
80, 80 when the occupant of the buggy
,,ses for q robe patched quit
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-06
Barbara Frietchie.

Barbara Erietchie was born ten
years prior to the Declaration of indie
pendence in Lancaster, Pa, and in
early childhood removed to Frederick,
Md. where the whole of her long life
was spent. Her paternal name was
Hauer.
The Confederate army in passing
through the town. as q matter of con-
venience, must be supposed to have
taken a direct route, which would have
led them by Barbara Frietchie's cot
tage, and as we view the flag from the
old time dome window, can in fancy
hear the stentOrian command of the
renowned leader:
Halt! The dust from ranks stood fast;
Fire. Outblazed the rife blast.
1t shivered the window pane and sash.
1t rent the banner with seam and cash.
And that the royal relict of revolu-
tionary times, who had been nurtured
upon patriotism of the most pronounce
ed type should have
Leaned far out on the window sill.
And shook it forth with a royal WILL
ter portrayed in the face attest cOnclu-
sively, and show that the words
ascribed to her which struck shame to
the heart of the Confederate chieftain,
are too much within the gauge of
probability to admit of doubt.
From all accounts of her Barbara
commanded the deepest respect of the
community in which she lived. She is
recorded as an honOred wife and
neighbour and the browning act Of her
life was but the reflex of that time
when, as a daughter Of the revolution,
the early seeds Of patriotism were
sown
Her remains lie in the churchyard of
the Evangelical Reformed denomina-
ton, Of which she was a consistent
member The spot is marked by an
unpretentious stone. Future genera
tons of patriots may in time erect
more imposing testimonial. but while
Whittier is read and appreciated as
monument will be needed to keep alive
This memory Of that heroic woman.
The cottage in which she lived and
died has long since disappeared, and in
its stead tinshop or some other equal
ly insignificant mart of merchandise
stands. showing the aptness of the
mercenary to triumph over the hal
lowed. Everything portable of the
original structure was carried off as
mementoes by the admirers Of John
Greenleaf Whittier, and the subject of
his charming poem.
They both sleep. the patriot woman
and the equally patriotic poet. Honor
to her." and may no skeptic ever again
arise to cast doubt upon the story, so
sweetly told and which rebounds to
the credit Of both patriot and poet and
also the little city that is ''green-walled
by the hills of Maryland
Barbara Frietchie lived. and the
browning act of her life was the natu-
raj sequence of life Graded in those
stirring times that tried mems souls
and brought the best specimens of 10y
atty to the front What wonder that
the end should be crowned by an act
of self-abnegatiOn that courted the
rebel bullet.-San Francisco Bulletin.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-06
The Cat Under the Ban.

According to the report of the State
Game Commission Of Pennsylvania for
l1I song and insectivOrous birds in
that state are Increasing and game
birds Incoming scarcer. Bear and deer
are rapidly increasing.
Bears are now protected in Pennsyl-
yania by a legal close season during
the spring and summer months. Dur
Ing the season Of 1907 there were killed
III the state 230 deer.
Dr. Joseph Kalbfus. chief game pro-
ector of the state, recommends the
Placing of bounty on the scalps of the
domestic eat as we'll as OH those of the
wildcat.
There is no greater destroyer Of
ofd HE, he declares. than the house
cat"
The legislative appropriation for
counties on n0xious animals and birds
was insufficient to meet the demands
upon 1t last year. A much larger ap~
FOpHation is called for. and the addi-
uOn OF the great horned owl and the
s%naWk to the Outlawed class is re-
queStpl
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-06

hold on the farming community than
the Barred Plymouth Rock. The Or
pingtons are comparatively newcomers,
but have rapidly made their way to a
first place in the utility class. Particu-
larly may this be said of the buff vari-
ETY.. Buff Orpingtons are one OF many
varieties and probably the most popular
of the Orpington family. They are rap
idly replacing many wornout strains
and mongrels on our farms and have
taken a front place in the utility poul-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-06
DoN,Ts FOR CHURcHMEg.

Don't forget that your conduct is
closely watched TO determine ftse sin
cerity of your professions.
Don't imagine you can attain 10 god
illness without effort. All good ltex its
price, and the greater the good. 1iie
greater the cost.
Don't imagine that support 81 your
church will gain for you Il place in
heaven. Your support of Christ 10 IA
much better guaranty.
Don't overestimate the Importance OF
creeds, which have their place but are
not as helpful to Christian living rs
the simple words of Christ. the Only
true example to be followed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-06
HYMNS YOU OUGHT TO KNOW
The Ninety and Nine.

The Ninety and Nine.
lay
In the shelter of the fold,
But one was out on the hills away,
Ear off from the gates of gold:
Away on the mountains, cold and bare.
Away from the shepherds tender care
Lord, thou hast here thy ninety and nine;
Are they not enough for thee?
But the Shepherd answered: 'AOne OF
mine
Has wandered away from ne
And tho the way be rough and steep,
| go to the desert to find my Sheep
But none of the ranSomed ever knew
How deep were the waters crossed,
Nor how dark the night which the Lord
went thro'
Ere he found the sheep that was lost.
Out in the desert he heard its cry;
Twas sick and helpless, and ready to die.
But all thro the mountains, thunder
riven.
And up from the rocky steep,
There rose a cry to the gates of heavens
Rejoice! T have found my sheep"
And the angels echoed around the thrones
Rejoice! for the Lord brings back his
Own!"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-06

To find TIE number of tons in long,
square stacks, multiply the length in
yards by the width in yards, and that
by half the altitude in yards. Then
divide that by fifteen. For circular
stacks multiply the square of the cir
conference of the stack in yards by
four times the altitude in yards and
divide by two. The quotient will be
the number of cubic yards. Divide by
fifteen for the number of TONS
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-06

Outh Rocks, White
Wyandottes a n d
B uff Orpingtons.
Both Barred Plym-
Outh Rocks and
White Wyandottes
are to be found in
every locality, and
eggs from them
may be had at rea-
sonable cost. No
variety seems to
have a greater
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-06
xed pitching Pillow.

l"p n+ invention provides an i'm
J 5ltrbing pillow, especially adapt
','u 5igoinr thing sewer bitches or
. j" 5itchps Tie device is of very
r'p'Do Construction, and capable of eff
0n' ,orrfce in any character of soil.
Fo'' osnecially adapted to be drawn
faction engine or capstan, says
. .,sc American. AS shown in the
S'Ir 1.-TWO If comprises a beam A,
o. nvtonds forward and with an
''s, -, inclination from the cleaner B.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-06

fowls. There is
great demand for
eggs and fowls of
this breed. They
have light-colored
legs a n d white
flesh. Chickens are
hardy and grow
rapidly. Eggs are
of medium or larg-
err size, according
to strain.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-06

!" country town in northern Penn
%'anta there lives a little old man
WIG Sells milk, carrying it from house
uo0>e morning and evening in a
.l''I handcart. There is nothing
gauge about that, but his companion
'"eSe daily trips is the very strang-
you ever heard of-an old gray
'YVSe' VINO follows him about in the
'N osnifed manner and stands
,a ",0" over the cart. letting no one go
~' 1t III his masters absence. His
- 'le is Major, and his master says
II Just as useful as dog would be.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-06
HoISteins Preferred,

a.. ne Iowa State board of control will
A.. ' nave 1000 Holstein cows at its
ha''eht Institutions. Different breeds
h.. oeeA used heretofore. but it has
80, "e''ded TO have only one breed
&. 'Io7Steln was selected because of
II. "'''N-Slyng qualities. Last year
po,. ,'"S at the Iowa institution gave
'' 4 quarter OF a million gallons
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-06
A story of Lincoln.

The following Lincoln story is told
by one who had it from the lips of Rear
Admiral John L. Worden, who, as lieu
tenant. commanded the Monitor in its
fight with the Merrimac. When the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-06

Married men of Belgium have two
votes and the single ones but one.
Priests and some other privileged per-
sons have three.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-06

White Orpingtons are most promis-
ing variety and are likely to become
popular on account of their merits as
LAYERS and table fowls.-EXchange
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-06
SHORT METER SERMONS.

The hotheaded often get COLD feet
Convenience often poses ss con
science.
The honest cask does NOT fear the
knocker.
It doesn't take many bracers to make
a binder.
Jump at a conclusion and YOU will
find confusion.
Oily words easily gush from rocky
and barren hearts.
Things are not sanctitied by fakdn.
out their sweetness.
Unless you lay out your work. your
work viii lay you out
While sympathy waits for s7cSnd
thoughts selfishness gets the foor-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-06
Buff OrpingtOn Fowls.

No varieties of fowls are better suit
ed to the requirements of farmers and
others than Barred and White Plym-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-06

The meek man is a type OF great
moral force among us, for he is capaA
bic Of self-control and self-denial. AT
all times he is master Of himself and
is able to limit his activity within the
bounds of solid principles. This is the
acme of perfect strength, to be able
to do and yet exercise restraint The
meek man may be compared with tho
stole, but with this difference, that
while the stole made passiyity OF emo
lions the end for which he labOred, the
meek man exercises or restraints his
passions out of love of God. He but
follows the example of Christ, who
said, Learn of me, for I am meek
and humble Of heart" and for this
came the promise of reward in the
words, land you shall find rest for
your souls"
The weak man, on the other hand,
never has a chance Of exercising meek
ness. He never overcomes, but yields
to the opposing currents of nature.
"The sings and arrows of outrageous
fortune" behold him bending as the
willow before the storm. But as only
he who bears the brunt of the battle
really knows the danger of the fight,
so also it is only the man of strong
impulses that knows the difficulty Of
conquering them.
DO thy work in meeknesS." says
Ecclesiasticus, land thou shalt be be-
loved above the glory of men," 1t Is,
| meekness can come from flying from
your fellow men or by living a life of
do-n0thing, for meekneSs is not TO be
| found in conditions, but in the hearts
and characters of men-fn a heart that
palpitates with fellow feeling and i'm
q character that grows broader with
loving activity.
In the requirement Of meeiness
neither submission, surrender nor self
effacement count unless these are for
tilted by the enduring grace of enlight-
eminent reflected in the gospels teach
ing. TO be like clay in the potters
hands, to assume worm of the Dust
attitude. to become a door mat for all
men-this Is not meekneSs, but "A deg
radiation that affronts God who made
men to His own image. SO the task
of the meek man is not to crush the
thought of his mind, but to train it;
not to break his will, but to strengthen
it: not to drag out Of him his affec-
TONS but to purify them. And i'm this
way he shall grasp the golden cup OF
opportunity and drink Of it whenever
it is passed.
In this manner the meek shall pos
sess the land,' because such a man
shall command every resource within
reach he shall compel permanence OF
perfection he shall house supeFabHn-
dant energy for proper moments but
with all there shall be perfect un-
folding Of his soul in the calm OF
fixed purpose, cooperating with Him
who was the personiication Of meek
ness. who was indeed
Meek and lowly, pure and holy,
Chief among the blessed three
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-06

or milk and this amount will be in
creased
Putnam patriot., 1908-10-30
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 FDfItiC df tIEffsts

Saturday night will close one Of the most extraordinary national political campaigns ever witnessed The at- tentiou of ths country has fixed upon Bryan. their great leader 4 man of eN. tfaefdinafy endurance who has spoken ten or twenty times a day on many oe- casions, and his speeches have been finished productions as well as being eI0auenlly delivered, His courage is also wonderful. Judge Taft has also manifested astounding energy and ex. haustless mental powers. His speech es have been more convincing than his opponents and more widely read. He loo has al5aofbed fhe main attention oi his party, Governor Hughes, of Ne" York, also winning great attention his speeches hnye been widely read. The people had so thorough a presentation Of all the Issues of the campaign etEen them fascinating in style and lucid in expression--tha they have been ed. ucaied as never before.
 One of the most remarkabletiemon. sttations that has greeted Judge Taft was that Wednesday night iB Brook lyn, when 40,90o men paraded for The candidate, while throngs Tiled the streets.
 Both parties profess 10 be sanpaipe of success; but when Mack. the Demo- cratic Naiionai Committeeman, gives ouf the stale- he elaims, he virtually comedies defeat He says Connecticut vii gl4e fa.009 majority fof Bt2an and claims New York, New JefaoX. India. na and ali thc doubtful States.
 Connecticut is as sure for Tff as is Vermont i4llley for Gefefaef will mol get so large q sote, being opposed bs many Republicans on the ehatge oi being the machine candidate. Ills exposure ef the scheme to give all the contracts to one submarine company did good service, as competition @as allowed, and millions were thus sueed. The people of this state and outside have faith Ill eengfessman Lilley.
Putnam patriot., 1908-10-30
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