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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-10-02

safety of the voyage? Who cared after
ward that the saloon was luxurious and
the cuisine excellent when the Inflated
Bourgogne lurched to her frightful
doom? 1t needs only the jar and shud-
der of steel to declare that the voyage
itself is the real thing. Nothing really
counts as against that. The stewards
may gather the tips, but the crew de-
serve them.
So in life, the voyage ought to be the
paramount concern The real business
of manhood and womanhood is to make
port at length. Yet what preponderance
of emphasis we put upon things which
do not really matter twenty-fo hours
afterward What we shall eat, what
we shall drink and wherewithal we
shall be clothed These are the con-
siderations that rouse us. 1t might al
most be said that we gauge the values
Of life in terms of the stomach.
What do l think of your citiesT
said much-traveled man in my pres
ence ~ do not think of them. ] care
nothing about them. l do not want to
see your famous buildings or your his
tolic sights. If you can recommend me
to a luxurious hotel l shall call your
city good and remember 1t with pleas
ure 1t is not sentiment, but beef
steak that counts with me. Not twenty
hours later l heard prominent Ameri-
can lust so describe his visit to Nurem-
burg. He went into rapturous reminis-
cences over that portion of his trip
Yet the object of his rapture was not
the historic walls of the city nor its
great chapters of action, nor the shrine
of its famous church, but rather q lit
tie restaurant where he procured the
best sausage and beer he had ever tast-
eC Indeed he might have forgotten
orch altogether save that 1t serv-
ed to localize the place where he bought
the sausage and beer. us not the life
more than meat?" 1t would not seem
So not much more at any rate. AT
least. it is difficult to raise life above
that level.
Such is the condition we are set to
fight. Not in the interest Of asceticismt
but of manhood with a generous
thought for every creature comfort, but
with supreme concern for character we
may need to ask ourselves, very fire.
quently: "Is not the life much more
than meat?"
Then how much more? Life without
a definite port at the end life unthrill'
ed and unfed by the Father; life un'
sanctifed, however sleek, is the veriest
| failure.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-10-02
oL~~~N~~~~~
md for Trained Farmers.

,,.,ap6 for Trained Farmers.
Tho last ten years has seen an enor-
,,re increase in the demand for men
j .oirpd in agricultural lines. The num-
49, If sucb men has enormously in
i D-oosod hit the demand is not yet sup
piled. .
rs n the time when unframed men
- AZ the head of agricultural in
.+rnctien in most OF our agricultural
88oo,loces These men had to be employ
ID because they were the best that
Icould be found.
One man who rose to be the chief
aoirv instructor in a State afterwards
vent to a dairy school and took full
course. showing that he felt that he had
.soroething to learn, even though he
himself had been an instructor.
To-day we are getting the result Of
+he past twenty years Of training in
s+be agricultural schools and their de-
tendencies. the dairy schools. The men
Iat the head of the departments to-day
bare vastly superior in training to the
men that occupied the same positions
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-10-02
PRESENT DAY MATER1AL1sM.
By Rev. George Clarke Pc

By Rev. George Clarke Peck, D. D..
Is not the life more than meat?-
Matthew vi, 25.
Time was when a transatlantic trip
made the event of a lifetime. People
prepared for it with all but fasting and
prayer. When an outgoing passenger
went up the gangplank his friends had
good reason to fear and his enemies
Just ground for hoping that he would
never return to his native shore
But in our day all is changed. An
ocean voyage now, instead of being an
epoch In life, is scarcely an event. Trav-
elers count their voyages as a CONNER
cial man might reckon his trips to Bos-
ton Ones chief anxiety nowadays is
concerning the size and location Of his
stateroom and the excellence of the
chef. Few ocean travellers wake in the
morning with a sort of wonder at being
alive so far from shore, but rather
specializing as to whether the coffee
will be better than yesterdays.
Nevertheless, the voyage itself is the
real thing. What matters anything or
everything else as compared with the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-10-02

their fmpregnable position, and they
answered good humoredly to the effect
that their officers had assured them
that nobody could climb up the precip-
itous sides, and here they were. After
the battle Of Missionary Ridge one bat
TALON of our regiment was sent with
those prisoners down to Bridgeport.
The prisoners outnumbered us four to
one but we went jogging along with
no thought Of trouble, and became well
acquainted The prisoners were formed
in four ranks, with one rank Of men in
blue on either side, and a guard in
front and rear.
RESTS were ordered to suit the pris-
oners. They did not march well; every
few minutes they complained Of fatigue,
and the officer in command at first
thought this was an excuse for delay or
for making trouble. He spoke impa-
tiently and peremptorily to some Of the
men who were complaining, when one
Of the sergeants looked up and said,
You must remember, colonel, that we
have not been eating much lately In
stantly the haversacks Of the guard
were at the service Of the prisoners,
and that night, when they went into
camp, full rations were issued to every
man, and our boys loaned them coffee
buckets and tin cups, that they might
have their I'LL Of really good coffee. I
will never forget the eagerness with
which these Confederate prosiners
formed in line for rations l can never
forget the good comradeship that pre-
vailed over their first taste of old gov
eminent Java coffee.
ION the second days march there
was no complaint about fatigue, but
some of the men had become stubborn
and ugly. Their shoes were not fit for
marching they were sore-footed and
discouraged and dismal, and the rear
guard had great trouble in keeping
them afoot. At one time several men
declined to move. AS we had no am
bulance and no instructions to parole
them, there was considerable excite
ment. The case was stated to a group
Of the Confederates in front and three
sergeants went hurrying to the rear.
Each one took hold Of a straggler and
hustled him forward. From that to
the end Of the march the prisoners
themselves looked after the insubordin-
ate men of their own companies.
have met in business life half dozen
Of the men who made that trip with
us as prisoners. We date our &C
Quaintance from that time and we take
great comfort in reviving the memories
Of the trip from Lookout Mountain to
Bridgeport. Chicago Inter Ocean.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-10-02
Save the Rotten Trees.

When the trunks Of cherry trees have
started to decay probably the best way
|of checking 1t is to clean out the dead
wood, paint the wound thoroughly with
|whitewash, or, better yet, with Bor-
deauX mixture, and then cover the
whole wound with grating wax or
clay, SO as to keep the water out. While
this may not result i'll an entire healing
over of the bad wounds, it will prob
|ably stop the decay, and make the trees
last longer than they would if left with
out treatment. Don't be afraid to re-
move all the rotten wood, as it adds
nothing to the strength of the tree and
has tendency to promote rot in the
new tissues. 1t is quite likely that this
rot started in the tunnel of borer and
has gradually spread until it is serious.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-10-02
NEWS of the Grange.

The new $4,000 hall at Bristol, n. H.,
was dedicated by the Newfoundland
grange.
Oranges in many of the Eastern
States are building fine halls for meet
ing places.
There are now AS subordinate
oranges In Maine, with a membership
of between $4,000 and $1,000. Ten new
grange halls were dedicated during the
past year. making eighty-nine nails
owned by oranges in the State. The
total cash receipts of the secretary S
Office were $11,214.
The National Grange is working on
a broad plan of cooperation and the
results are promising, The national
officers are studying all questions on
tbe subject very carefully. and when
the time comes to act they will be in
a nosition to avoid many OF the mis-
takes of organizations that started out
we'll but fell by the wayside
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-10-02
DoN,rs FOR cHuRcHMEN.

Don't think always to find happiness
III pleasure.
Don't measure greatness by response
to high appeal.
Don't wait for popular appreciation
e you would lead men.
Don't dream of the new heaven to
make the clean earth.
Don't paint the pump when you
should purify the water
Don't apologize for your religion
when apology should attach to your
self
Don't make strong assertions on I'M
certainties lest you weaken your state
merits.
Don't fatten on the adversities of
others lest you feed your own eternal
adversely.
Don't pack your faith in ice depend
ing on religious enthusiasm some time
10 thaw it out.
Don't sheer at enthusiasm lest you
convince others that you are beyond the
dead line of any great usefulness.
Whether the church shall stay in the
world depends not on whether the
world will support it, but on whether
it will serve the world and save 1t.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-10-02

twenty years ago. They have not only
learned all that their instructors knew,
but have dug up other facts and have
|assimiated the new facts dug out by
other people in all parts of the world.
But where there were few positions
TO be filled twenty years ago, there are
thousands Of places to be filled to-day.
There are more schools and all of them
are larger. Moreover, private enter
prises are levying toll on the young
trained men going out Of the agricui-
|tural schools and experiment stations.
Another twenty years will possibly
show as great an advance as have the
past twenty.-Agricultural Epitomist.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-10-02

time, in spite of all the sprays and poi
sons that could be manufactured for
the destruction of insects. The bugs
and slugs would simply eat up our or
chards and crops. Indeed, the more
We study the various adjustments and
arrangements by which the business of
the natural world about us is carried
on, the better disposed we should be
to distrust our ability to improve upon
the present executive management Of
this great terrestrial planet-Boston
Evening Transcript.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-10-02
Negroes in the Army.

at Is not necessary to revert to the
civil war to prove that American ne
groes are faithful, devoted wearers of
uniforms" says man who has seen
service In both the army and the navy.
There are at the present time four
regiments of negro soldiers in the reg
ular army Of the United States-two
outfits of cavalry and two Of infantry.
All four Of these regiments have been
under fire in important Indian cam
patgns, and there Is yet to be recorded
a single instance of man in any Of the
four layouts showing the white feather
and the two cavalry regiments of ne
groes have on several occasions found
themselves in very serious situations.
While the fact is well known out on the
frontier, don't remember ever having
seen 1t mentioned in the East that an
American Indian has a deadly fear if
an American negro. The most utterly
reckless, daredevil savage of the cop
per hue stands literally in awe Of a
negro, and the blacker the negro the
more the Indian quails. / can't under
stand why this should be, for the In
dams decline to give their reasons for
fearing the black men-but the fact re-
mains that even very bad Indian will
give the mildest hammered negro i'm
aginaible all the room he wants, and to
spare, as an old regular army soldier
who has frontiered will tell you. The
Indians, fancy, attribute uncanny and
eerie qualities to the blacks.
1.-THE Sioux will hand down to their
children's children the story Of charge
that couple Of the negro cavalry
troops made during the Pine Ridge
triubles. It was at the hight of the
fracas, and the bad Indians were regu-
larly lined up for battle. These two
black troops were ordered to make the
initial swoop upon them. You know the
noise one black man can make when he
gets right down to the business OF yell
ing. Well. these two troops Of blacks
started their terrific whoop in unison
when they were a mile away from the
waiting Sioux, and they got warmed
up dHu III USlACA Ao$AiSC "AIA S'SAJ
jump their horses made. l give you
my solemn word that in the ears of us
of the white outfit the yelps those two
negro troops of cavalry gave sounded
like the carnival whooping Of 10000
devils. The Sioux weren't scared a
little bit by the approaching clouds of
alkali dust, but. all the same, when
the two black troops were more than
quarter of mile away the Indians
broke and ran as If the old boy him
self were after them, and 1t was then
an easy matter to round them up and
disarm them The chiefs afterward
confessed that they were scared out by
the awful bowling If the black soldiers
Ever since the war the United States
navy has had a fair representation of
negro bluejackets, and they make first
class naval tars. There is not ship
in the navy to-day that hasn't from six
to q dozen, anyhow, Of negroes on its
muster rolls. The negro sailors names
very rarely get enrolled on the bad con-
duct lists. They are obedient, sober
men and good seamen. There are many
petty officers among them"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-10-02

Where an area of land has been very
severely overgraZed in the past it will
|oe absolutely necessary that it be very
carefully pastured for the first two or
three years. The native grasses and
forage plants must have a chance to
regain their former vigor and go to
seed A very large number of stock
men advocate resting the land-that is,
Keeping all stock off a period Of three
or four years. That this remedy will
orlng about the desired results has
Oeen definitely proved in numerous in
|SanceS-J s Cotton
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-10-02
Forcing CanteIoupex.


The experiment of growing canta-
oupes under muslin canopies SO that
they may be ready for the market two
or three weeks before those grown in
the ordinary way has been successfully
Hade in California. The cantaloupes
were planted in the usual manner, Sc
far as killing and spacing were CON
cerned, but over each hill there was
stretched canopy Of white muslin
about the size of a mans pocket hand
kerchief- Two arched wires were used,
crossed over the melon hill somewhat
like the center wicket in a croquet
ground. The ends of these wires were
sewed to the corners Of the muslin
squares and the wires then thrust firm
ly into the ground so as to secure the
canopies and prevent the wind blowing
them away. These protectors cost
complete about cents each. The mel
ons responded to the genial warmth
thus engendered and the protection
from the winds and frost.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-10-02
SHORT METER SERMONS

Loving is simply life giving.
Worry is half Of WEAKNESS.
Killing time is crippling character.
Paradise is not found by fleeing from
pain.
The hypocrite is only. the chronic
living liar.
Sermons cannot take the place of
sympathy.
Nothing is sacred without some sac
rificial service,
Experience is the best interpreter of
any theology.
The breadth OF your prayer deter
mineG it's reach.
1t takes more than loathing Of hell
to lead to heaven.
There is no faith without some feel
ing for our fellows.
Faith is not balancing pole for the
mau on the fence.
A great sorrow may be the fitting for
some great service.
The clinkers always take credit for
the full head of steam.
You never will find good in boy by
the detective method.
Nothing heals our own wounds quick
er than helping others.
Refuse another's burden and you
lose your own blessing.
Mel, who are doing big business
never need busy sign.
There is not good life which does
not find living a glad thing
Paralysis of conscience is often mis-
taken for the peace Of God.
This world never agrees with the
man who tries to swallow 1t whole.
The man who brags Of his self-re-
spect is often paying his respects to q
mighty small object.
Our own sins grow fast behind our
backs while we are gazing at the faults
o. our neighbors.
It's poor faith that values it's creed
by it's viruIent power to hurt the sheep
of some other fold.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-10-02
Wheat Long Buried.

Wheat in a high state of preserva-
lion was found at the reservoir exca-
,"uon by workmen a few days ago.
iNIS IS on the lot where the Eisen-
mayer mills were located. The mill
was destroyed by fire about twenty
|'"o years ago. and many bushels OF
"Neat were wholly burned or partially
S1'Fched. 1t is, therefore, quite inter-
|eSnng to find wheat buried in the
s'oond SO many years and yet is found
~ oe IN as good condition as 1t was
e"eH1E-tWo years ago, shortly after the
.nre.-Trenton Sun.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-10-02
Red Glover and AIsike.

"here it will grow, medium red
oo'er is ordinarily the best variety to
s''"' 10 grow simply for a green
""ure crop mammoth clover is bet
W. 1t Is also better to SOW with tim
S'nS on thin land. On such land the
s'uS Will not be coarser than the
\ LILY OF the medium variety on rich
IL and it ripens at the same time as
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-10-02
To KIN Cut Worms.

In India the formula used by the
government for poisoning cutworms is
4 mounds of white arsenic and 8 pounds
of sugar, in gallons of water, used TO
moisten so pounds of fne-chopped
straw. Small quantities are dropped
at the bases of plants
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-10-02

The illustration shows drag made
with four old wagon tire irons, the two
front ones being heavier than the rear
ones. If the ground is very lumpy
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-10-02

Protect the Birds.
A French naturalist asserts that If
the world were to become birdless man
could not inhabit 1t after nine years
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-10-02

Some men will pay ten cents for one
cigar and then kick because they have
to pay the same amount for basket
Of kindling wood.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-10-02

different
standing the
piece where cow'sh ind feet rest; E,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-10-02

better work can be done by wiring a
log on the front tires. The drag is In
EXPENSIVE and will be found useful I'M
der certain conditions.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-10-02

timothy. Alsike is the clover for wet
land
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-01-01
Good Bye. Old Year.

We are just now stepping from the
Old Year to the New, and we are re-
minded that after all our fears and
apprehensions, to many of us 1t has
been a very kind year. To some we
know the dark side has been turn
ed, but after all, there is a CLEAN of
sunshine for all, If we but look for
IL. We would not forget that in the
homes of some of our readers since
last New Years day, shadow has
fallen and a mantle of sorrow has
wrapped its inmates in its sombre
folds.
Other homes are like the empty
nest that hangs on the withered
bough-desolate because the life and
song went out with the birds. New
homes have been made and old ones
have been severed, but in our onward
march, it is not well to stop and
weigh the load each one carries.
No life is all sunshine or all storm.
If the New Year brings prosperity,
let us rejoice; If adversely, let us be
brave.
The sunset gate of life will swing
shut upon some of us ere the close
of another year. Let us see to the
record left on this side. If our dear
ones and friends leave us for the
summer land, let not the memory
of harsh words spoken by us, add to
the pangs of separation.
Let the keynote of the New Year
be love peace on earth, good will
to men," Let those whom God has
blessed with plenty see to 1t that
their neighbors and friends have good
cheer and sunshine to make their
hearts glad.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-01-01
THE NEWS At A GLANCE.

Mills In the Pittsburg district, which
employ over 10000 men, viii be placed
in operation January 6.
There were 246 business failures in
the United states for the week ending
December 2s, against BOG the previous
week.
Thomas Sachs died at Cleveland at
ter four aces had been dealt to him in
poker game. He was troubled with
weak heart and had been warned
against undue excitement.
The Woodford CountyBoard of Con-
troll of the American Society of Equi-
ty has filed suits against 3 farmers,
alleging that the defendants sold to-
bacco which had been pooled.
At Rome. Tex, Mrs. J. w. Brammer
administered carbolic acid to her in
FAINT child and swallowed large dose
herself. Both died almost instantly.
No reason is assigned for the act.
During a heavy windstorm at Ev-
ansville the big towboat Pittsburg was
blown ashore and rammed the tow
boat Penguin, causing the latter to
sink. The loss was covered by in
surance.
In the face of financial troubles in
the closing quarter, the year 1907 was
a record-breaker for industrial develop
ment in the South. Texas leads in
the establishment of new industries
and Kentucky ranks ninth, with 81.
A large tobacco barn on w. y.
Thompson's farm, in Scott county, was
destroyed by fire. Mr.. Thompson is
of the opinion that personal enemies
set the barn on fire. He is a mem
Der of the Society of Equity, and had
pooled his tobacco.
The United Hebrews Charities, of
New York, the largest Jewish chari-
table organization in the UnitedStates
which has annually extended aid to
over 5000 families in that city, COM.
prising over $4,000 individuals, has
closed its doors for the first time in
its history for lack of funds.
The night riders who raided Hop
kinsville are said to be panic strick-
ell over the determined stand to bring
them to justice. Many who are under
suspicion are said to have left the
country. Some are seeking compro-
mise, while others threaten business
boycotts and another raid. The law
less element is demanding that no
more negro laborers be employed on
the farms of Christian, Trigg and
Caldwell counties, and threatening
notes are being received by farmers.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-01-01
E. P. BARNES 4 BROS.
Beaver Dam. i
NARROKS.

Dec. 30.--The protracted meeting
began at the NJ. e. Church Sunday
night. Brother Bennett, of Hartford,
is the preacher.
Mrs. Sallie Fentress and daughter
in-law, Mrs. sadie Fentress. were the
guests of Mrs. Electa Robinson last
Thursday.
The weekly prayer meeting is pro-
crossing nicely. -
The singing at Mr. Charles CarteYs
last Saturday night was nice affair.
Miss ula Petty and her sistre,
Mrs. Bertha Lawrence, were the guests
of Miss iona Robinson Sunday after
noon.
Mr.. John Fetty and wife, of Sun
nydale, visited their father, Mr.. B.
P. Petty, Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. John Turnham and wife were
the guests of their aunt, Mrs. Char
lotte Carter, Saturday and Sunday. Z