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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-12-18
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that Is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an inhamed condition of the mu-
cous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube is infamed you have a rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing and when it is
entirely closed, Deafness is the result, and
unless the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal condi-
ton, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh,
which Is nothing but an infamed condition
Of the mucous surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case Of Deafness (caused by Catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Bend for circulars, free.
F.J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-12-18
Insomnia and Imagination.

II can't stand this any longer, DOCTOR
said the nervous woman. IF the patient
in the next room to mine, No. %, doesn't
keep quiet at night | must change my
room or leave the sanatorium alto
gether."
whats the trouble?' asked he1
physician.
'sShe has one of these squeaky old
wooden bedsteads, and every time she
turns over it awakens me. Last night
she did nothing but toss to and fro, and
| didn't get a single wink Of Sleep
"Ill see to that at once." he assured her.
'A woman in your condition certainly
must have absolute quiet at night. I'll
have the patient in No. % sleep on the
roof. The fresh air viii be better for
her. anyway"
The .lext morning the nervous woman
appeared in the consultation room Of the
sanatorium in radiant mood.
How did you sleep?" asked the doc
tor.
Perfectly" she replied, 'I'm so much
obliged to you. 1t made great differ
ence."
4 knew it would. he said gravely.
He was telling the truth, because he
knew the power of the imagination in
disease especially of the nerves. As a
matter of fact, No. % had not been oc-
cupied at night for three weeks. The pa
tient had been sleeping on the roof all
the time.-New York Tribune.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-12-18
CHRISTMAS EVE.

Ionight is all the year to me.
" men, out OF all the ripened DAYS
~ sorrow is sifted, Beauty STAYS.
Inc WlnnoWed grain of Memory,
here all the months their emb,ens strau
Eor April, there is Youths delight:
FOR May, there are these blossoms brioht
I or all Springs love-time, there is YolI,
The Yule-tide fame snaps bltha hollow,
Bflght molly berries burn above:
AND Fancy builds a dream thereof
A dream OF Summer-mid the snow.
For Autumn, there is harvest hoard
VI all the toiling worlds good viii.
FOR Winter, there's the wondrous thrf,1
OF laughter round the laden board.
Methinks tonight, my happy heart
tides, like the Wise Men, from affair
Bask through the ages with a star
For certain guide and errless chart;
Back through the ages, unto Them
Who in The lowly manager Law
Where stolid kline soft watched by dav
Above the Babe of Bethlehem
And all the Eope-the joy-that He
Gave to all Christmas-tideS of Time
Lifts here a pinnacle sublime.
Tonight is all of Life to me!
Chester Firkins, in the Atlantic.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-12-18
Mourning Post Cards.

Europe for all kinds of announcements.
Newly-married couples pose in wedding
costumes for card pictures, which are
sent to friends; proprietors of inns and
restaurants use them for advertising
purposes; the new baby is introduced to
distant friends and relatives by means
of the card, and engaged couples make
use of the same medium to show their
smiling faces to interested persons at a
distance. The latest thing in that line is
a card from Germany with the picture of
a wreath and flower covered coffin, under
which a member of the bereaved family
wrote: $50 ruhte unser Seliger''-''Thus
rested our sainted one"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-12-18
Ont of Order

Champ Clark loves to tell of how in
the heat of debate Congressman John
son of Indiana called an Illinois repre-
sentative jackass. The expression was
supplementary, and in retraction John
son said:
"While I withdraw the unfortunate
word Mr.. Speaker I must insist that the
gentleman from Illinois is out of order"
"How am out of order?' yelled the
man from Illinois.
Probably a veterinary surgeon could
tell you," answered Johnson, and that
was parliamentary enough to stay on
the record.--Success Magazine.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-12-18
Whiakex for Lame Back.

The increased use of whiskey for lame
back rheumatism is causing considera-
BILE discussion among the medical fra
ternity. It is an almost infallible cure
when mixed with certain other ingre-
dents and taken properly. The fol-
lowing formula is effective: "To one
half pint of good whiskey add one ounce
of Toris Compound and one ounce
Syrup Sarsaparilla Compound. Take
In tablespoonful doses before each meal
and before retiring"
Toris compound is product Of the
laboratories of the Globe Pharmaceuti-
cal Co., Chicago, but it as well as the
other ingredients can be had from any
good druggist.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-12-18
Fear of the Lord.

A group of aeronauts were telling bal
loon stories in the smoking room of a
Chicago hotel. Capt. H. e. Honeywell,
who with the Fielding Antonio" bal
loon was later to break all long-distance
speed records, laughed and said:
1.-THE great Elyot made balloon as
cent from Charleston one hot sum
mer afternoon. A thunderstorm came
up. Elyot, amid buckets of rain. the
roar of thunder, and the fash of light
ming, was blown about like a thistle
himself over plantation and threw out
his anchor-a grapnel at the end of Il
long rope.
1T happe ned that negro had died in
one of the nuts of this plantation. The
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-12-18
A Gladstone Bull.

Mr.. Gladstone was once guilty of an
amusing bull in debate or the question
of disestablishment. Dilating on the hold
held on the affections of the people by
the Church of England, he said: "When
whom does he go? To the parish priest
When he wants his child baptized, to
whom does he go? To the parish priest
When he wants to get buried, to whom
does he go?" The House answered with
roar of laughter, in which Mr.. Glad
stone himself joined, adding: GAS I was
contrasting, the English church with the
Irish. q bull is perhaps excusable. Lon.
don Globe.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-12-18
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
First Verse.

Your money or your lifer'
The words rang out sharp and clear,
and at the same moment, pistol in hand,
a cloaked and masked figure stepped
from the ambush of tree.
The lone wayfarer cast one distracted
glance about him. On all sides spread
la snow-coyered waste, desolate in the
cold moonshine. No hint of hope was
there, and with a groan he yielded
himself to the inevitable.
DO with me as you WILL" he said.
But the highwayman, thrice searching
the pockets of his victim, found nothing
but few copper coins. The effect ot
this disappointment on the man was
terrible.
Curse you" he shouted, you shall die
for this
And he leveled his pistol at the other S
breast.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-12-18
....or fnvents Auto Brake.

Toisor's latest occupation for
Tbe n onoents is the devising of eff
Esare9 I aEing apparatus, and in this at
dent Or ia - Grated he has added to the
Eppt II lo ID list Of mechanical contriv-
stssdy loI .5o market. Not only has he
nces Oh IN ,nS axle brake which has many
srented, a4 III" ike the practical man he
asdts' D o5 himself to be, is considering
5ls ?5trGissebility of giving his fellow auto.
be adv IL +ba benefit Of his device and Of
n0bIS's. b 1rN for q consideration at their
hcng, 'n Germany has, next to France,
aqFoS;a 1h,oSt export of cars, sending
be laf ss;Tfr-fiye millions and a half to
l5rqaa IL SsN' tWenty-eight. - The Ladies
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-12-18

funeral was to take place in the morn
ing A dozen friends of the dead man
sat in the soft summer night before the
hut, telling ghost stories.
Suddenly, in the darkness above
them they heard strange noises-a flap
ping, as of great wings, menacing cries.,
And they saw dimly a formless black,
shape.
''All but one man ran. This one man,
luck to be seized by the grapnel.
'"The Grapnel, going at a great pace.
whirled him up for four or five feet in'
the air and jerked him along at the rate
of fifteen miles or so an hour
"EOh, massa, massa, he yelled,
squirming and kicking in that strange
flight, Use not de one! Use not de
cawpse! Dicks in de house dab! In de
house dali! Washington Star.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-12-18
Fourth Verse.

"Wu-u-uu- u-uh"'
Even as he spoke, three gaunt grey
wolves came trotting over the snow.
They were wasted with hunger. They
were loose grey sacks of bones. Hating
before him, they sat down on their
launches, turned up their noses to the
moon, and howled dismally.
''Poor brutes," he cried, ''shall / with
hold your Christmas dinner from YOU?
Are you not the living answer to my
prayer?'
He glanced at the sleeping divine. ''To
be sure" he said, she is my brother"
He glanced at the wolves, and their
emaciation touched his heart. Eyes" he
said, Il will do it."
sleeper, Daredevil Harry tossed his be-
loved brother to the hungry quadrupeds.
AS the grey wolves fell to rapturously,
the Christmas bells, drowning the faint
cries of the disappearing clergyman,
pealed louder and more loud. And a
cloud foated from the face of the moon,
and all the snow-clad land was bathed
in silver light.
Our hero stood with his face bowed in
his hands.
Yet even in his desolation was he COM
forted. He had surrendered his brother,
he had made the sacrifice incompara bly,
great; but the spirit of Christmas under
stood, and in the more than earthly love-
illness of these silver foods of moonlight,
in the more than earthly beauty of the
silver music of the bells, he read-it
may be truly-that the spirit of Christ
mas approved and smiled.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-12-18
Post Cards for Sale.

We have a series Of sixteen post cards
which we offer for sale for IS cents in
stamps-S cards illustrating views in
the Washington Park zoo and the bal
ance taken of animals in the Ringing
Brothers menagerie. This is a very in
teresting lot of cards. If you do not
wish the entire series, send 5 cents in
stamps for samples. THE EVENING
WISCONSIN CO., Milwaukee, Wis.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-12-18
A Clear Explanation.

.,r+bern congressman recently went
! s0t barher shop in a small Tennessee
bio ~ D+ Get haircut. The barber, after
SFn , ~ IA flow of conversation, completed
5s i iob' and, turning to his customer,
asiel: c,ooro;.9,
cIlrr rrS6It mystifed by the singular
3 msronce, the congressman replied:
Georgia" ,
sir 1dry." bohemian.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-12-18
A New Sort of School.

The proprietor of an institution pro
Tossing to cure suffering tells of the
amazement with which a visitor from
the interior of the state contemplated
the huge gilt sign displayed over the en-
trance to the place:
STAMMERING INSTITUTE. TRIAL LES
SON FREE.
upon my soulr' exclaimed the rural
Pennsylvania, "if that don't beat all!
knew they taught most everything these
days; but who the deuce wants to learn
stammerin' 2'-Lippincott's
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-12-18
The Cars Crowns.

The Car has as many crowns as q
fashionable lady has hats. He is re-
garded by the people as a religious as
well as a secular monarch, and therefore
has crowns for every possible state oo-
casion. The Russian imperial crown is
modelled after patriarchal inter. Five
magnificent diamonds, resting on a
huge glowing ruby, form the cross at
the summit Diamonds and pearls of
utmost perfection render this crown I'M
rivalled among all others, and there is
one sapphire in it which is said to be
the finest stone of its kind ever mined
Chicago Journal.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-12-18
Not in His Experience,

The teacher of a geography class had
just finished explaining how the English
sparrow came to be imported into this
country
1.-THE sparrows ate up the worms, all
right, but now we have the sparrows on
our hands. Which would you rather
have, Max, the sparrows or the worms?'
81 don't know; I amt never had spar
roWs"-Bohemian
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-12-18
Second Verse.

Ding, dong! Ding, dong!
Sweet and soft, over the frozen wild
foated the sound of distant bells.
The highwayman lowered his weapon
slowly.
Ills Christmas eve," he murmured,
in a dazed voice.
Ills Christmas eve," the traveller
repeated
And suddenly the faces of the two
men We're TRANSPORTED with a mild and
lovely light. The spirit of Christmas
rushed like warm and perfumed wind
into their breasts. Their eyes filled with
tears, and they locked hands.
Who are your said the highwayman.
1.-THE Rev. Jeremiah Briggs" was the
low reply.
'.And t. cried the other hoarsely, "am
Harry Briggs. Daredevil Harry Briggs,
your long-lost brother
Hand-in-hand, with upturned, tear
stained faces, the two men burst into a
Christmas carol in time with the Ginning
of the far off bells.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-12-18

in Pennsylvania alone there are
about 100 fire bosses and assistant fire
bosses receiving salaries ranging from
SIS to 500 per month; 22OO mine fore
men and assistant mine foremen who re-
ceive from $500 to 1925 per month.
There are also forty inspectors. each re-
ceiving a salary of $4,000 per year.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-12-18

Crime is increasing rapidly in New
York city. There were more complaints,
more indictments, more charges preferred
and more cases tried during the last half
year than in any six months in the his
been in much larger proportion than the
Increase in population, which is esti
mated at $4,000.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-12-18

New Zealand is described by it's in
habitants as ''the happiest country in
the world" It is now a dominion. Some
Of the pretty names given it by New
Zealanders are "The Fortunate Isles,' -
s0The Wonderland of the Pacific" "All
Lands in One' and "The Star of the
South"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-12-18

Christmas spirit has never vanished from
the earth since the time when they an
nounced the birth of the Holy Child
Helen A. Hawley in st. Nicholas
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-12-18
Cossip of the Nursery.

F+ba-Why don't you bring your dol
4. 70 nv house some day to play with
! Fro-I wouldn't dare! Your dollie. I
,1isrstand, has had a past!-Yonkers
statesman.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-12-18

Only one ssBRoMO QUININE"
That is LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. Looa
for the signature Of E. ". GROVE. Used the
World over to Cure q Cold In One Day. 25c.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-12-18
Third Verse.

The divine slept, wrapped in his broth
er's cloak.
On the snow beside him, keeping
watch, Daredevil Harry sat and chanted
carols.
And all the air was mellow with the
sound OF bells.
1.-THE spirit of Christmas" cried the
repentant cutpurse, "sings in my heart.
Oh, how wish that l could make some
tremendous sacrifice in honor of the
blessed season.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-12-18

MRS WINsLOW's SOOTHING SYRUP 70
Children teething; softens the gums, reduces In
dammation, allays pain. cures wind collie. 2
cents q bottle.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-12-18

PILES CURED IN TO Ia DAYS
PAZO OINTMENT is gU ranteed to cure any
case of Itching Blind, BIZ eding or Protrud-
ing Piles in to IA days or money refunded
Eno
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-12-18
An Adventure.

Nos friends Of the superintend-
rso lao rlfisiiting the hospital for the in
n we're T5S,rln9 springs. During the
@ss at !" the superintendent remarked
I'D ne3ai no ,D of tie violent ward was be,
5st the ; aoGdl and that the guards would
4! repalFFeou unusually watchful until it
be to;s Gs After dinner the ladies'
Tas fnlsnt stroll down the beautiful lane
ss9t for II, a to to the main building: Sud
saliDg u, np heard footsteps as OF some
s1I! the they behind them, and were hor-
fed, on ,riiI193Deyed man pursuing them.
1Frees9,. b WV Women quietly stepped to the
0pe q tbe road; the other, screaming at
de Of t If her her, voice, ran down the road
be TOP u manqic close upon her heels.
dth the sn p with running and gasping
il ast; LEX nc crouching in anticipation Of
Ttb trlsn T,,Idch she was expecting, she
BE- blow or fate The man, painting and
1l l55;5s as' tapped az her lightly on the
5 lg.sI aye You're it. bohemian Maya
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-12-18
A Little Previous.

A gypsy, upon release from Jail, met a
friend.
"What were you in for?' asked che
friend.
81 found a horse"
Found a horse? Nonsense! They
wouldn't jug you for finding a horse"
"Well, but you see | found him before
the owner lost him. Livery Maya
zine.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-12-18

WE SELL GUNS AND TRAPS CHEAP
and buy Furs and Hides. Write for cata-
logue 105 N. w. Hide & Fur Co., Mime,
apolis, Mimi
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-12-18

Advertise in Your Home Paper
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-12-18

It Pays to Advertise.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-10-31
ON
THE CENTER!

The campaign is over The
long roll has sounded; the bugles
have called boots and saddles;
tine boys have fallen into line,
touched elbows, and wait with
eager impatience 10 charge the
enemy
The outposts have all been call
ed in, and from Maine to Califor
MIA they are rallying on the center
with Il courage that is invincible
and determination that presages
victory.
There is not a coward in our
ranks: not a living soul who does
not feel that next Tuesday night
the Bryan party will be routed
The Colorado statesman., 1908-10-31

protection of the Negro that was
not placed there by Republicans
in spite of the opposition of the
Democrats.
WORLDS RECORD OF PROGRESS.
Under the Republican policies
the Negro race has hourished as
no race ever fourished before in
the history of the world. The IL
literacy of the race at the time of
emancipation was almost complete.
When the census of 1890 was tax
en-, it showed that this illiteracy
had been reduced to about Al per
cent. Italy today has 3S per cent
of illiteracy: Spain. 6S per cent;
and Portugal 70 per cent. These
are all white countries with cen
tures of civilization behind them.
There are 10000 Negro stude nts
in higher institutions OF learning,
pursuing all brancher from trade
to classical and scientific courses.
Forty thousand colored youths
have graduated from secondary in
stitutions of learning, and i,COO
from colleges
The race has developed 10000
teachers, 5000 clergymen. LOO
physicians and surgeons, LOCO
lawyers. and 400 journalists and
literary people. 1t has 200 insti-
tution7 for higher education in the
United States. In 1904 it owned
property amounting to 81 100000,
The Colorado statesman., 1908-10-31

600 In 1900 the farm property
belonging to Negroes was valued
at S200,000,C00 1t operates 746,-
7l5 farms and owns 1877, ,797 farms,
or about % per cent of the total.
This is not bad showing for a
race which the Democrats declare
to be unfit for citizenship. The
instincts of self-preservation de-
mand that the American Negro
vote for Taft and Sherman and a
continuance of the Republican
policies.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-10-31
DENVER. COLORADO, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 81, 1908

horse, foot and dragoon, and will
be scurrying hither and yon, ut
terry demoraiized.
Bryan and his cohorts will pass
out of public notice and will be re-
membered only as we recall some
horrible dream that was filled with
dire foredodings and impending
disasters.
God Almighty still reigns su-
preme, and He will continue to
guide and direct this country un-
til its mission has been accom-
pliahed
The Colorado statesman., 1908-10-31

The intelligent Negro does not
worship false gods He is thor
oughly familiar with the condition
of his bro her in the South
where Democracy is in the saddle.
He knows that at heart, the lead
ers of the Democratic party do
not wish his association in politics,
but only hope to use him and to
disgruntle him against the Re-
publican party, in order that they
may, without benefit to him, be
Aeyated into power. 1t does not
need the declaration from the
Democratic party, that it is a
white mans party, to convince the
Negro with any brains that his in
terest and future welfare and that
of his race. lie in the hands of the
Republican party
Under the kindly fostering care
of the Republican party, that
wiped the stain of slavery from
the Stars and Stripes, with the
blood of statesmen. the colored
race has established worlds re-
cord, in the progress of civiliZa
ton and enlightened. aggressive
citizenship. Today colored men
and woman. to the number of IL,
97S are occupying positions i'll the
Government service, under Re-
publican administration. and draw
in the aggregate the sum of $S,-
O36,355 annually from the public
treasury. They are to be found in
every position from that of COM
mon laborer to that of Envoy Ex-
traordlnary and Minister Pleni
potentiary. Their salaries range
from $500 to $4,000 ii year, the
latter sum being paid to our col
ored Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary to Hayti
Perhaps few colored people are
aware that the number of Afro
Americans in the service of the
Government-ex exclusive of the
Army and Navy-has more than
doubled in the last four years, un-
der Republicans administration
Their aggregate pay has been in
creased from $3,0O0,00O in 1904 to
more than $6,O00.000 in 1908.
PLANK IN REPUBLICAN PLATFORM
The Republican party has been
for more than fifty years, the con
sistent friend of the American
Negro. 1t gave him freedom and
citszenship. 1t wrote into the or
ganic law the declarations that
proclaim his civil and political
rights, and it believes today that
his noteworthy progress in intell-
igence industry, and good citizen
ship has earned the respect and
encouragement of the Nation.
I'VE demand justice for all men,
without regard to race or color:
we declare opcp more and without