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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-06-12
PERIL Turks IN SHINE
TOLEDO CORONER FINDS SHOE
POLISH CAUSED DEATH.
DR.. Bading Admits Pratice Is Fully as
Dangerous as Blowing Ones Nose
or Combing Hair.

Is there danger of death for tie man
who blacks his shoes? Is the rate of
mortality to be increased among those
followers of foolish fashion who insist
upon polishing the protecting garb of
their neither extremities?
Has this practice-one which every
youth in the land has for years past been
taught to be one of the very essentials
of well-groomed gentleman-this prac-
tce of shining ones shoes become one
which is condemned by the life insurance
companies, along with drinking and NOR
phlne eating and suicide and other harm
full pleasuresl
The coroner of Toledo is doing his best
to make it 50. He claims that it was
due to the shining of his shoes that one
Carroll Doubna of Columbus came to his
death recently outside the Dorr street cir
Gus grounds.
1t was at first thought that the unfor-
tunate man had committed suicide by
taking carbolic acid. After a diagnosis
of symptoms at the inquest Coroner
Faber declared backing which the boy
had applied to his shoes shortly before
he died. had caused the poisoning.
The fatal ingredient in this prepare
ton is cyanogen, and it is used only in
rare instances. 1t is dangerous only
when it comes in contact with the flesh
penetrate leather. The pores of the
skin absorb it readily, and quickly
spreading over the entire system, the
poison causes death in a few moments.
A chemical analysis of Doubna's
stomach will be made to verify the coro-
ners theory, which is borne out by the
story of Thomas Preston, the boys COM
panion, who described the boys sudden
illness after he had blackened his shoes.
These tally exactly with those of the
other case on record in the coroner s
Office.
A similar case of cyanic acid poison
ing on record is that of William 5.
RAIDER, who died March 20, 1904. The
young man had his tan shoes dyed. Later
he proceeded with some friends to a
restaurant, and was suddenly taken i'll,
dying in few minutes.
Health Commissioner G. A. BadIng
does not share the apprehension of the
Toledo authorities in regard to the dan
ger from backing ones shoes. He ad-
mits that it is possible that some dan
gerous and malevolent microbe may wig
gle in through a creyice in the shoe and
be absorbed by the system through an
abrasion of the foot and work injury
and possible fatal injury.
There is no more risk in backing ones
shoes, DR.. Bading says, than there is in
cleaning ones nails or comblng ones
hair or blowing ones nose.
In fact every move and every act Of
mankind is fraught with grave dangers,
the doctor allows, and the only right
way of combating these forces of the evil
one is to so live that it can make little
difference whether harm comes or not,
and build up the system with the germ
killing ife-giving blood and tissue that
even immersion in the most potent
poisons will be of no avail and of ne
effect
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-06-12
THE GERMAN APPETITE.
1t Demands Stodgy, Satisfying Food
Mo Dainty Morse1s Will Suffice.

''Your German does not care for fan
cy FOOD says Samuel G.. Blythe, in
Berlin and its Burghers,'" in Every
body's. HE wants grub Eating to
him is a sacred ceremony not to be tri-
fled with nor sighted. When he eats,
he wants to eat, to masticate, to get a
realizing sense that he is communing
with something that has substance in it.
There was that occasion when Frederick
W. caldwell, the American vice consul
general in Berlin, decided to give a re-
ception to his friends. He went to his
landlady and discussed the refreshments
with her. They decided on sandwiches
and some trifes of that character. In
giving his parting instructions, Cauld-
well said: BE sure to cut the crusts off
the bread when you make the sand
Wiches.'
'"There was CONSERVATION at this. The
landlady held a consultation with the
servants. The master of the house was
brought into it. The point was debated
for half an hour. Cut the crusts off the
bread? Preposterous! After the situa-
ton had been canvassed in all it's details,
and the judgment of everybody in the
house had been passed on the PROPOSE
ton, the landlady went to Caldwell.
els it so,' she asked, that we are to
cut the crusts the bread off when the
sandwiches we are making?
Certainly Caldwell replied.
"'Ah,' she said, great light breaking
over her, I comprehend at last. Your
friends have no teeth"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-06-12
Musings of the Philosopher.
TT costs q LOT to be popular.

1t COSTS lOL 10 US pOpuldIs
Only the rich have more friends thar
they need.
Many a man is buried in oblivion long
before he is dead.
Marriage is a contract, but there are
lots of contract jumpers.
1t frequently happens that the janitol
isn't the one who cleans out the bank
Tears are a thing for seasons all. You
know they spring, and also fall.
There may be plenty of room at the
top. but high attitudes make most OF
US dizzy.
A fair exchange is no robbery, but al
the same time somebody is apt to gel
stuck.
Fools are generally long-lived. The one
who rocks the boat always lives to tel
about it.
The people who come up to our expec-
tations are those we measure by the
golden rule.
The rack used to be an instrument OF
torture In fact, the music rack con
tinues to be.
There are times when a fellow feels i'm
PEELED to spend his money like a drunken
sailor or a Pittsburg millionaire.
\ girl believes so much fellow tells
her before marriage that her capacity TOR
believing is apt to be exhausted after
ward.-New York Times.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-06-12
KILLING A DEVILFISH.
Sport on Gulf of Mexico That Entails
Hard Work.

The task of hitting a devilfsh from
bachelor of the party, the married mem
Der explaining that he felt his duty to
the ones at home excluded him from
ANYTHING that smacked so of suicide
Accordingly, when near the next fish the
skiff put out from the stern of the Irene
the sportsman standing in the bow
while the skipper stood the big boat
away so as to give the fish a clear field
at the first rush.
The plan developed perfectly-the
throw was good, the fish half filed the
boat with his first splash, and then
rushed away in great swinging circle
so that in fifteen minutes it was posi-
BILE for the sloop to cut across and catch
I'D, when by some maneuvering it be-
came possible to pass the inboard end
of the line UP to her bOwsprit. After
that it was fight to a finish, " it'll the
devilfsh on one end of the line and the
ten-ton sloop on the other. For long
while it seemed as though the devilfsh
had the better of it. He towed that big
boat steadily out into the gulf for three
hours and twenty minutes. 1t was exact
ly like being in tow of fair-sized tug
The progress of the boat was not fast
but as steady as if it were being driven
by the Irene's own engines.
II may be fair to remark that killing
a devilfsh entails as much genuine
muscle-racking hard work as any task
O earth. 1t is much the same as pull
ing for hours against yoke of oxen
who are moving off entirely indifferent
to ones futile efforts. The devilfsh will
not let simple towing tire him. If left
to himself he will sound to bottom, and
after resting proceed on ad infinitum. II
is to prevent such resting that one must
work constantly by hauling the tow in
close to him, thereby frightening him te
constant effort. If he can be strained
to the point of weakening, then he may
be hauled close enough to harpoor
again.-Scribner's Magazine.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-06-12
General Demand

of the Well Informed of the World has
always been for simple, pleasant and
efficient liquid laxative remedy of known
value; laxative which physicians could
sanction for family use because its COM
ponent parts are known to them to be
wholesome and truly beneficial in effect,
acceptable to the system and gentle, yet
prompt, in action.
In supplying that demand with its ex.
cellent combination Of Syrup of Figs and
Elixir of SIENNA, the California Fig Syrup
Co. proceeds along ethical lines and relies
on the merits of the laxative for its remark.
able success.
That is one of many reasons why
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA is given
the preference by the Well Informed.
To get its beneficial effects always buy
the genuine-manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, and for sale
by all leading druggists. Price fifty cents
per bottle.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-06-12

who died of poisoning at Toledo by rea-
son of the absorption of cyanic acid con-
tanned in the backing which he ha6
shortly before applied to his shoes, will
hereafter have qualms whenever they in
dulge in the luxury of a shine.
There is some reinsurance in the decla-
ration that leather so thoroughly absorhS
the acid that danger exists only when there
is a hole in the shoe through which the
acid comes into direct contact with the
skin. The human skin, it appears, alb
serbs the acid as greedily as leather, IN
which case it spreads rapidly through
out the system, causing death in few
minutes.
An article of as common use as shoe
backing should be free from dangerous
poisons. Cannot some one invent a
backing yielding an ebony gloss equal
to any which cyanic acid backing can
confer, but innocent of deleterious ingre-
dents?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-06-12
THE MILE RECORD.
Lime Made by Barney Oldfeld Stands
as the Best.

Il
Regarding the mile record for motor
cars a writer in Recreation saws.
mere inclose you record shoot
su1Wlng the entire list of the present of4i-
rIai world s records as confirmed nv tLa
vnI, ooaru OF the A. A. A. at which
r 49, aaAe friendly jab. These are the
making Ag and establishing these mart oini ie
80 80. put one OF them has been lowered
az anu thls was the mile, and as both the
In a!nls were unofficial the mile record
81 stands, as far as l am aware at
% seconds. | here inclose YOU clinn;ne
Icing OF Oldheld's mile in 81. made at
meet me. san Diego Cal, and as the
~ HIlttssbburg,, the well known donor Of
the Temple cup and at one time chair
man OF the racing board of the
A. Al ms word for it's accuracy wonld he
al that would be necessary to stamn #
as genuine. AS Oldfeld, however, held
Tue record Tor %, he never claimed the
lower mark. The manufacturers of an
tomobiles have often claimed that there
was more advertising in the mile record
IMAM all the rest of the marks up to fifty
nlles. one manufacturer went as far
as TO, otter Oldfeld a large sum of money
TO pilot his car for that record, and to
receive payment only in case it was
at Portland, Ore, in June, 1907
Oldheld covered a mile in 50 IL While
this record was flashed throughout the
country, it was never claimed bv Old
held to the racing board, so that the
table as inclosed would stand. It is
true that there are other records for
Christy's car. They would not be of.
cal, as they were either intermediates
miles, or they were run at unsanctioned
meets. The rules for records are very
rigid, and if there has ever been incom-
potency in the racing board of the A.
A. A. 1t has never been shown when it
came to matter of accepting records,
as many of them have been thrown out.
The marks established by Oldfeld at
New York. Denver and Los Angeles
were witnessed by at least one member
OF the board of the association, and the
stance"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-06-12
An Important Announcement.

Mephistopheles, in the person of Enc
Bozzano, the basso profundo of the Ital-
ian Grand Opera company, singing at
the American theater, New York: was
exerting his power over Marguerite in
Faust the other night when a singer
in the wings began to make excited signs
Signor Bozzano worked within earshot
killed.. Even Marguerite dropped he1
property jewels in surprise, for the man
in the wings had hoarsely whispered:
bravo Bozzano! Tua mogile ha fate
gemellir'
Which. being translated, means:
.'Congratulation, Bozzano! Your wife
has just had twins!'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-06-12
ECZEMA COVERED BABY.

Worst Case Doctors Ever Saw-Suf-
fered Untold Misery-Perfect Cure
by Cuticura Remedies.
"My son. who is now twenty two
years of age, when four months old be-
gan to have eczema on his face, spread
ing quite rapidly until he was nearly
covered. The eczema was something
terrible, and the doctors said it was the
worst case they ever saw. At times his
whole body and face were covered, all
but his feet. l used many kinds OF pat"
emit medicines, to no avail. A friend
leased me to try Cuticura. At last
decided to try Cuticura when my boy
was three years and four months Old
having had eczema all that time and
suffering untold misery. l began to use
all three of the Cuticura Remedies. He
was better in two months; In SIX
months he was well. Mrs. r. L. Ris-
lev. Piermont, N. H., Oct. "A, 1905"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-06-12
The Senate Blossoms.

Heartened by the appearance in the
Chamber of Senator Scott and his pa
iama-like suit of pongee silk, number
of senator's blossomed the other day in
startling ties and shirts and handktr-
chiefs. Carter wore heliotrope creation
Of q Shirt that a young woman in the Wis
tors gallery studded critically from !, BE- De.
meath the brlm Of Merry widow nat
and declared dear bo.n+;os 70 the
host advantage Carter did not wear a
vest vest with his pepper and salt frock suit 50 |:
Pile Piles had had correction in neckwear that
was 50 green it hurt the ey IS, with =, a
hmaun e to match. artistically
draped from his coat pocket. 80,
Owen sRorte5di ,a s Sfe the patriarch
Of the Senate, wore a necktie of such
"a ian peacock blue it was fairly daz-
zling
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-06-12
OLD PARIS MILL AT WORK.
Longchamp Landmark Again Useful
After a Rest of Two Centuries.

AFTER keSt OF Two centuries.
Few of the throngs of Americans who
go to Paris fail to visit the Bots de
Boulogne; so thousands of Americans
know the Longchamp Windmill, especial
ly those who go to the Grand Prix or
any of the other races at Longchamp.
A few days ago Parisians walking or
driving in the Bots were surprised to see
the wings of this old thirteenth century
mill turning in the breeze that swept the
Longchamp sward. 1t is two centuries
since the mill ceased to grind grain, and
while it has been continued as one of the
picturesque and admired objects of this
beautiful landscape it has not been re-
;-arded as a machine of utility.
The mill, however, has been equipped
with four pumps, and now when the
wind serves these pumps increase the
water supply which furnishes the great
cascade of the Bots de Boulogne. So this
interesting monument in beautiful
stretch of parkland not only adds to the
plcturesqueness of the Longchamp end of
the Bots, but serves a practical use in en-
HANGING the charm of a neighboring spot
IN the great park.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-06-12
A Cold Lunch

of zoology, a man we'll known for his
eccentricities, noted one day two tidy
parcels lying on their instructors desk
as they passed out at the noon hour. On
their return to the laboratory for the
afternoon lecture, they saw but one. This
the professor took carefully up in his
hand as he opened his lecture.
''In the study of a vertebrate we have
taken the frog as a type. Let us now
examine the gastrocnemius muscle of this
dissected specimen"
So saying the professor united the
string of his neat parcel and disclosed
to view a ham sandwich and boiled
egg.
'But have eaten my lunch" said the
learned man bewilderedly.-Lipp s.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-06-12
mrs FOR SICK WOMEN.

I'm thirty years Lydia e. Pink
III Vegetable Compound, made
1uotS and herbs, has been the
sriard remedy for female ills,
cured thousands of
|ren who have been troubled with
75cements, Inflammation; ulcera-
4 fbroid tumors, Irregularities,
.55iic pains, backache, that bear
EioTnfeeling, f1atulency, indiges-
dizziness, ornervous prostration.
ydon't you try it?
|fs. Pinkham invites all sick
suen to write her for advice.
\ has guided thousands to
sltL. Address, Lynn, Mass.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-06-12
Fruit of the Tree of knowledge.

A Washington man, while visiting a
friends place in Virginia, became much
interested in his experiments in fruit
culture.
rounds of the place, being in charge of
the friends young daughter of 10, who
acted as guide.
'"This tree seems to be loaded with ap-
ples,' observed the Washingtonian, indi-
eating a particularly fine specimen.
eyes, SIR" assented the little girl; 'fa-
Their says this is good year for apples.
II am glad to hear that" said the visi-
tor. care all your trees as full of ap-
Piles as this one?"
'sNo, sir,'' explained the girl, "only the
apple trees."-Harper's Weekly.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-06-12
Marsh Reclaimed.

SS' counties of southeast Mis-
he ee!ehin swamp or overhowed
pDt!ainnnn11a drainage bitches or
thIrl! henn constructed, with a
!; bafe II about ego miles. These
,spgtno ~ rreclaimed 255.OO0 acres of
> have amounting to nearly 3S3
% are. area Lands which were practi-
/ nli siosa before drainage are now
G0rtn SS5 to $50 an acre.-Palmyra
rOu
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-06-12
Fish as Food.

There is not the smallest reason to .
ane that a meat eating nation would
So a pIp,,ner;or either in intellect or physique
to To . fish eating one. We, as race, were ere
never ne stronger than when we fed on drd ash
to such an extent that me uaanl
guara oaanmonlv inserted clause in his in
flee u stipulating that he was not 70
u ,l .rnonired to eat salmon more than
t Ie days a week-London Globe.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-06-12

Street railway employees in New
York city have not much encouragement
in the way of promotion. Records of the
companies show that only three men out
ton, and even then the new jobs are but
little better paying than the old ones.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-06-12

were badly disordered. l was COM
pletely worn out and discouraged when
I began using Doan's Kidney Pills, but
they went right to the cause of the
trouble and did their work well.
have been feeling we'll ever since"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo. n. Y.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-06-12
Meath From Shoe Backing.

When Campbell published his Lives
of the Chancellors' wit remarked that
he had added a new terror to death.
The man who invented the popular shoe
Hacking containing cyanic acid may be
said to have added a new terror to life,
for nervous people, reading of the boy
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-06-12
JUNE.
dents

God plucked a rose all dripping swee.
With dewy down; all frail and cool
With evening, as a new-made moon
Asleep within a forest pool,
He laid the rose at Natures feet
And someone called it June.
Emery Pottle, in the Metropolitan Maya
zine
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-06-12

five months in a hos
pital I IS dis
charged as incurable,
and given only six
months to live. My
heart was affected. I
had smothering spells
and sometimes fell
unconscious. I got so
l couldn't use my
arms, my eyesight
was impaired and the
K d new secretions
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-06-12

ERr e 9, visus' Dance and all Esrrsrs Diseases
= Permanently Cured by Dr.. Klnes Great
Nerve Restorer Free &c trial bottle and treatise
DR. Il, HI. KLINE, d s3I Arch Street, Philadelphia Ra
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-06-12
Pettit,a Eve SaIve.

No matter how badly the eyes may be
diseased or injured, restores normal con-
ditions. All druggists or Howard Bros,
Buffalo, N. Y.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-06-12

Every woman in this vicinity will be glad
70 know that local grocers now have in
stock "OUR-PIE," a preparation in three
Custard pies. Each 1O-cent package makes
two pies Be sure and order to-day. Put
up by D-Zerta Food Co., Rochester, N. z.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-06-12

MRS WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP for
Children teething; softens the gums reduces in
fammation, allays pain, cures wind collie. 25
cents a bottle.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-06-12

M. Rodin, the celebrated French
sculptor, has been asked to paint some
frescoes for the new art gallery at the
Luxembourg palace.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-06-12

There are 100000 children in
Russia between the ages of and Il
receiving absolutely no education.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-06-12

Every father Of seven or more chill
dren is practically exempt from taxation
in France.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-06-12
FIVE MONTHS IN HOSPITAL.

Discharged Because Doctors Could
Not Cure.
Levi P. Brockway, s. Second Ave,
Anoka, Mimi, says: after lying for
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-01
WIFE ORDERED TO
SHED FINE CLOTHES
Marie Joundenais in Her Com
plant for Divorce Alleges
Extreme Cruelty
Judge Graham Denies Petition
of Helen F. wicker in Hope
Couple Will Agree

Among her allegations of cruelty
mentioned in petition for divorce
filed by Marie Joundenais against Mar
els Joundenais yesterday was that her
husband had ordered her to take on
her fine clothing and jewelry, at the
point of a revolver, and ordered her
to dress In coarse and unbecoming ma
terial.
The incident, according to her. took
place October 12 Her husband, she
said, appeared at their residence, 612
Fourth street, and drawing a revolver
told her to disrobe and discard her
jewelry. Another manner in which she
declared he attempted to show his su-
periority was by throwing her from
a bed to the floor.
With the expressed hope that Helen
+. Zwicker and her husband, Fred
Zwicker, would forget their differences,
Judge Graham denied the formers pc
tition for divorce yesterday.
Mrs. Zwicker applied for a divorce
some months ago, but when the judge
learned that the couple had an infant
child and as there seemed to be a
possibility of the two burying their
differences for the sake OF the child.
he interested himself in the case. When
it was brought up in his court yes
terday he denied the petition and asked
the two to make another attempt to
live together happily.
Annie E. Davies brought suit against
George Davies on the ground of cru
city and desertion. She asked for the
custody of a minor child.
Norah Fay fled a petition for divorce
against Peter Fay, charging desertion.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-01
REDFIELD WILL SING
AT EILERS' RECITAL
Barytone Is to Be Heard in
Concert Numbers Next
Tuesday

Lowell A. Redfield, the well known
local barytone. will be the soIoist at the
next weekly piano and song decital of
the Eilers music company, to be given
in their new hall, 975 Market street
Tuesday afternoon, November 3, at 8
o'clock. Cards of admission may now
be secured free of charge upon appli-
cation at the Eilers' stores.
Following is the program that will
be rendered:
1-ta) .Nocturne. op. o, No. 2" Chopin
tb) The Last Smile tScherzo Brillante1..
+. :. w OilenDaupt
Played with the aid OF the Auto-piano
2-"The Sweetest Flower That Blows ....
.....'.....- ". b- Hawiey
Mr.. Redfeld, accompanied with the Auto-piano.
3-ta( "Rhapsodle Hongroise No. g. .Liszt
tb) "Fruhlingsrauschen'' (Rustle of SPRING.
Played with the aid OF the Auto-piano.
4-'Bedouin Love Song" ............ Pinsuti
Mr.. Redfeld, accompanied with the Auto-piano.
b-(a) "kammenoi0strow, 0p. IT.. .Rubinstein
tbl .Scherzetto OPP. 81. No. T. .Moszkowski
Played with the aid of the Auto-piano.