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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-04-30
Miss Graham had a provoking tome wber

MISS Graham had provoking tone wher
sne wished. l felt sorry for him.
Won't you sit down and have SONS
tea p l asked.
he shook his head. 81 must be getting
pack, now have found her.
lie was too polite to look at his watch
out we both knew what he was thinking.
l lett my horse in your back yard"
Miss Graham rose 81 must go, too
Thank you, Mr.. Seldom, for the sunset
and the tea. Mr.. Islip will find my horse
ana go back with me-" Her eyes were
dancing as she looked from one to the
other of us men, and ] hardly wonder,
Tor l felt distinctly out of sorts all of
a sudden, and Islip's face wasn't as
cheerful as usual
Charles brought Islip's horse down to
the beach, and we three walked up to the
point in the pines where Miss Graham
had left her mount. There we separated.
BY the way, Seldom said Islip, "tha
markets shaky; slumping all yesterday
and started in to-day. Better look out
for a squall." He grinned as he disap-
peared
Charles was clearing away the remains
of the tea-party when 1 returned.
Sorry, Mr.. Felix" said he. II tried
to keep the gentleman away, but he
would come out. Said he wanted to see
you on pressing business"
That's all right, Charles. He came
|. to get my guest. We couldn't have sat
there drinking tea all night"
mo, Of course not, sir, of course not"
J. %hn ~
Charles, that tea was splendid; you did
yourself proud.
By the time supper was finished I was
still thinking about the Penguin Club
which was a very singular thing, because
ordinarily had no use for the place.
Ito be continued.)
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-04-30
POLICE SAY SUICIDE
MATTHEW SCHAEFFER FOUND
DEAD IN BED AT HOME.
Burns on Face Resemble Carbolic Acid
Marks, but Family Insist He Did
Not Kill Himself

FOND DU LAC, Wis, April 90
Especial. ]-Matthew Schaeffer, an en-
ploye of the Rueping Leather company,
was found dead in bed last night at his
home on West Johnson street. There
appears to be some question as to the
cause of DEATH as his relatives say he
died from the effects of a stroke, while
the authorities declare he committed sui
eide Burns said to have been
caused by carbolic acid were found on
the side of the dead mans face, but
there was no trace of the poison in his
mouth Schaeffer was 40 years old and
is survived by his wife and two children.
The funeral will be held Wednesday
morning from st. Mary's church.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-04-30

Retired Navy Officer Passes Away in
East Orange, NJ J., After Noted
Career in Service.

NEWARK, N. J., April 26.-Rear Adj
miral Joseph Nelson Miller, U. S. N.
(retired), died at his home in East Or
ange today. Rear Admiral Miller re-
tired from active service in 1898. Born
in Springfield, o., in 1886, he was grad
uated from the Naval academy at An
napolis in 1856 and served with dis
tinction during the Civil war; participat-
ing in both attacks on Fort Fisher and
in other notable engagements. After the
war he was assigned to important com
mands. one of his distinctions being an
assignment as the naval representative
of the United States at Queen Victoria'a
Jubilee in 1897, with the Brooklyn as
his flagship. He was commander-in-
chief in the Pacific fleet, 1928.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-04-30
Ripening Bananas.

It is a familiar fact that bananas
are imported green, but it came as a
new thing to a visitor to the banana
district in Colombia to find that ba-
nanas are not permitted to ripen on
the plant even down there. They are
c11t and set to hang somewhere until
they wither ripe, as the phrase is. Ba-
nanas do not have to be yellow to
he ripe. That is only the color of the
skin when it has dried up. To the
person who is accustomed to eating
bananas only when they are yellow 1t
seems odd to peel them when they are
green and find that they are perfectly
ripe within and fit to eat-New York
Sun.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-04-30
BOYLE NEAR COLLAPSE.
Alleged Kidnaper, on Eve of His Trial,
Is on Verge of Nervous Break
down in His Cell.

MERCER, Pa, April 26.-On the eve
of his trial for the kidnapping of Willie
Whitla, James FL. Boyle is on the verge
of nervous breakdown. Plans to free
him from Jail having failed, Boyle has
become Respondent
This morning two detectives visited
the jail and had talk with Boyle in an
endeavor to secure evidence to bring
about the arrest of Boyle's accomplices.
He refused to talk and the detectives
then went to Mrs. Boyle. - ..
When they reached the woman's cell
they told her that they had just had a
talk with Jimmy" and that she might
as we'll tell her story.
WELL if Jimmy has told you every
thing, / guess there is not much use of
me talking" was the comment of Mrs.
Boyle. The detectives left her without
securing the information.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-04-30
THIEVES MAKE HAUL AT TOMAH.
Rob Travelling Man of Furs Valued at
Over 5000.

TOMAH, Wis, April 26.-Thieves en-
tered the Sherman house sample room
early Saturday morning and appropriated
$685. worth of furs from the sample line
of the Worthng & Alger company Of
Hillsdale, Mich, in charge of J. M. Gum
Minis. A reward of $500 for the capture
of the thieves with the goods and $3.50
for their arrest and conviction is offered.
Included in the booty were; thirty eight
knowledge of the fur business by taking
the best garments of the lot. The gar
ments taken range in value from $3.50
to SO.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-04-30
MAN FALLS 81 STORIES
CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN DROPS
FROM GOTHAM SKYSCRAPER.
Is experimenting Work on Metropolitan
Life Building When He Meets
Terrible Death.

NEW YORK, April 26.-Falling $50
feet from the thirty-fourth story Of the
Metropolitan Life Insurance company s
skyscraper on Madison square today,
Thomas Mortimore, ~ years of age, was
instantly killed. Mortimore, who was
foreman of the riggers at work on the
building, was experimenting the cree
ton of a scaffold, four floors above the
big clock on the Twenty fourth street
side of the tower. Hundreds of people
in Madison square were watching him
at work and saw him fall.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-04-30
Expert Assistance

A slater who was engaged upon the
roof of a house in Glasgow fell from the
ladder and lay in an unconscious state
upon the pavement. One of the pedes-
TRANS in the street who rushed to the
aid of the poor man CHANGED to have a
flask of spirits in his pocket, and, to re-
vive him, began to pour little down his
throat.
"Canny, mon, canny,'' said man look
ing on. "or you'll choke him"
The Unconscious" slater opened his
eyes and said quietly: Pour AVA mon.
pour AVA; ye're doein' fine. Ottawa
Journal.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-04-30

player I knew who had calves that
seemed to begin just above the ankles,
used to wear knickerbockers because he
said it put his opponent off his play.
Apropos of this. small Whitechapel
urchin (who had never before been out
of that non-golfng neighborhood) was
seen gazing at herculean sportsman
in knickerbockers. Seeing the open
mouthed stare of the urchin the golfer
asked: well, my little man. what
are you thinking about?' The reply
being, I'm thinking it's time yer mother
put yer in Unconstitutional Globe.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-04-30
COALGAS PROVESFATAL.
Two Children Dead and Third Child and
Two Adults Critically Ill from
Inhaling Fumes.

NEW YORK, April 16.-Two little
children are dead and third child and
two adults are in critical condition
from the effects of inhaling coal gas in
a tenement house on Avenue A, today.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sesek. the children's
parents and another child, Joseph, were
taken unconscious to a hospital. The
family occupied rooms on the ground
floor. Coal gas escaping from a stove
in the basement worked its way through
the flooring.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-04-30
NO RATE DECISION YET.
Supreme Court Again Delays Opinion
Involving Constitutionality of
Commodities Clause.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 90
The cases brought by the government
against the anthracite coal-carrying rail-
ways, involving the constitutionality of
the commodities clause Of the Hepburn
rate law, We're not decided today by the
supreme court of the United States. The
weeks.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-04-30
Concerning Knickerbockers.

A burning question which divides golf
ers into two hostile camps is the choice
between knickerbockers and trousers.
The majority now favor the latter To
4 man with a really well-turned calf and
reat ankles should say wear knicker-
bockers whenever you get chance. One
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-04-30
CoarseIy Defined.

.sWhat is the distinguishing quality
of the problem play?"
at makes you think. The first half
keeps you wondering what the ques-
ton is, and the second half keeps you
guessing what's the answer. Wash
ington Star.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-04-30
Unreasonable.

"My husband is so very unreason-
able"
"Most husbands are. What did yours
dor"
HE fixed a fishhook in one Of his
rockets because he pretended to sup
rose that I robbed him at night, and
then he blamed me because he forgot
II was there Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-04-30
An Easv Preventive,

A medical writer recommends the eat
ing of young raw onions by children. 1t
is found to be the simplest way of avoid
ing kisses. with their attendant dangers.
Punch.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-03-25
PREVENTING PAINT TROUBLES.

It's easy enough to recognize the
symptoms of poor paint, after it has
been on awhile-after its inherent
tendency to crack and peel and scale
and blister. etc., has developed into
trouble. You know these paint "dis.
eases" usually indicate adulteration
Or substitution in the paint materials.
And you know the only remedy is re-,
painting.
A little knowledge of paint and
painting requirements, and how to
made sure Of the purity and quality
Of materials, would prevent all trou.
BILE. and save the big extra expense of
re-painting; just as proper knowl.
edge of simple health-laws, and OBJ.
servance Of them, prevents sickness.
A complete painting guide, includ.
ing q book of color schemes, specifi
cations for all kinds of painting work.
and an instrument for detecting adul
teration in paint materials, with di.
rections for using it, can be had free
by writing National Lead Co., 1902
Trinity Bldg, New York, and asking
Tor Houseowner's Painting Outfit
No. 40.
A very simple guide in the pur.
chase of white lead (the only sure
and safe paint materially is the IA.
NOUS Dutch Boy Painter" trademark;
that trademark is an absolute guaran.
tee Of purity and quality.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-03-25
The Mystery of
the Savage Stump
By SAM DAVIS

Copyright, by Shortstory Pub.

1t was more than 20 years ago that
Virginia City, New, first wrestled with
what was known as The Mystery of
the Savage Sump."
The stump of the Savage mine is an
excavation at the foot of the incline
where the hot water of the mine COL
lects in volume, and from whence it
is pumped into the Sutro tunnel,
steaming, scalding hot. The Sutro tun-
mel strikes the great Comstock ledge
1,750 feet below the surface, and is
the drain pipe through which all the
water in the Comstock mines is dis
charged. It runs through the boxes in
the tunnel near five miles before it
reaches the lower mouth of the tunnel
and from thence finds its way into the
Carson river. The stump is more than
5000 feet below the surface, and when
this point was reached it marked the
limit of mans ability to pierce the
depths Of the earth on the Comstock
ledge.
The water came in so fast that the
big pumps had to be kept constantly
at work to prevent the flooding of the
lower levels.
One morning the miners who came
off the three o'clock shift reported the
finding of the body of a man in the
stump. 1t was a horrible, shapeless
thing, with the flesh cooked in the hot
water and the features unrecognizable.
The body, what was left of it, was ex-
posed in the morgue for more than
week, but not identified. Several thou
sand men were working in the mines
at the time, but the roll of the Miners
union and the tally sheet of the Saw
age mine showed no one missing.
If it was a murder, who could pos
sibly be implicated? The authorities
and the newspapers and the officers
of the Miners union and the superin-
tendents of the mines investigated the
mystery on separate lines, and after
IA year of probing it was as much
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-03-25
Tragic Fate Of a Roaster.

In exclusive society in one Of the
large American cities there was a
woman who boasted that she was not
troubled with "the domestic prob.
iem." that she had perfect service in
her house, and that, above all things,
her front door belll was always an.
swered promptly, zone ring being
quite sufficient" But one day two
ladies went to call on her. They rang
the bell and waited; no answer. They
rang again. and after quite an inter.
val they heard steps within and the
door was opened with difficulty.
':Phwat do yez want?" said the voice
from within. Upon being appraised as
to the nature of the call, the voice
continued. ooh! Put yer cards be.
tween me teeth. Olive been maxim
bread"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-03-25
Fig. 4.-Baeteria with Hair.Like Ap.
pendages Which Enable Them to
Swim About In Water or Milk.


seams may hold small particles Of
dirt or sour milk. These impurities
are full Of bacteria, which quickly find
their way into the milk. The cloth
through which the milk is strained
may not have been properly scalded,
and the bacteria are not only not all
destroyed, but have actually multiplied
in the damp cloth. When the strainer
is used again many of these bacteria
are washed out by the milk.
If a cooler is used it may add to the
contamination II it is placed so that
it catches the dust. Finally. the bot.
ties in which the milk is distributed
may not have been properly washed
and steamed. and thus may become an.
other source of contamination.
The contamination from each indi.
vidual source may be small, but taken
all together it has serious influence
on the quality Of tho milk.
It should not be assumed that all
bacteria are harmful either to milk or
to the human system. In fact, many
kinds Of bacteria will grow in milk for
long time without changing its taste
or appearance, while many of the fer
mentations which make milk undesir
able for direct. consumption are used
in making butter and various kinds OF
cheese. Very few Of the bacteria
cause disease or produce poisonous by.
products.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-03-25


even many years. to grow to maturity.
These simple plants known as bac.
terra, however, under favorable condi-
lions may complete their growth and
reproduce themselves in less than an
hour.
the relation of bacteria to tempera-
ture is most interesting and important.
A certain amount of heat is essential
and a certain amount is fatal Each
particular variety of bacteria has an
upper and a lower temperature limit
beyond which it does not grow and
a certain temperature, called the op-
timum, at which it grows best.
Most forms occurring in milk find
their optimum temperature between 80
and SO degrees Fahrenheit. Few bac-
terra grow at all above 100 degrees and
at 125 degrees the weaker ones soon
die. An exposure of ten minutes at
$50 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit is fatal
to nearly all bacteria which do not
form spores. Spores, as previously
mentioned, are destroyed only by pro.
longed boiling, exposure to steam un.
der pressure. or to high degree of
dry heat. With dry heat, such as is
obtained in an oven, much higher TEN.
perature and longer exposures are nee.
essary to secure the same results. In
the laboratory small TASKS of milk are
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-03-25
COVERED WITH HIVES.
Child a Mass Of Dreadful Sore, Itch.
Ing, Irritating Humor for 2 Months
Little Sufferer In Terrible Plight
Disease Cured by cuticura.

my six year old daughter had the
dreadful disease called hives for two
months. She became affected by play.
Ing with children who had it. By
scratching she caused large sores
which were irritating. Her body was
. complete sore but it was worse on
her arms and back. We employed q
physician who left medicine but it did
not help her and I tried several rene.
dies but without avail. Seeing the
Cuticura Remedies advertised. I
thought I would try them. 1 gave her
hot bath daily with Cuticura Soap
and anointed her body with Cuticura
Ointment. The first treatment re.
lteved the itching and in a short time
the disease disappeared. Mrs. George
L. Fridhoff, Warren, Mich, June 80
and July Is, 1908"
Potter Drug s. Chem. Corp. SOLO Props, Boston,
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-03-25
Horrible Example.

A certain bishop was famous as be.
ing the plainest man of England.
One day. as this homely parson sat
In an omnibus, he was amazed by the
persistent staring of fellow passen.
gee. who finally said:
Look ere. parson, would you mind
comm 'ome with me to see my wife? ?"
Imagining the wife was sick and
needed assistance. the clergyman, at
great inconvenience to himself, went
On arriving at the house, the man
pointed to the astonished parson, and
said with a grin of delight:
Look e ere. Sairry. Yer said this
mornin' as l was the hugliest chap
in Hengland. Now. just look at this
bloke!"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-03-25
SIGNATURE ss:ss u: s,&z4ZZz75x'
In Use For Over 80 Years.
The Kind You Have Always Bourht
The Safest Place.

Yes. sir. I'm giving you straight
goods" remarked the automobile man.
ufacturer to a man who was looking
over his latest models with a view to
purchasing. I'VE are putting on the
market the very best motor car that
brains and money can produce. and
we are not afraid to stand right back
Of every machine we send out"
"Well." drawled the prospective
customer thoughtfully, as he walked
slowly around the car, II shouldn't
wonder mite If that was safer than
standing In front of the plaguey
things.'
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-03-25
Lowered It Into the Depths.

mystery as on the day the body was
discovered floating about, swollen and
distorted, in the foul and steaming wa
tiers of the stump.
AS the years passed the incident
was well-nigh forgotten, but now, at
this remote time, am able to fur
nish the world with complete solution.
If the reader will take the pains to
look over the files of the San Fran
cisco papers during the latter part of
1869 and the spring of 20, some of the
most violent fluctuations that ever &C.
CURED in the mining stock market
will be noticed. One and the same
narration tells the story of the death
of the unknown man found in the Saw
age stump and the rise and fall of min
Ing stock at the time mentioned. In
the fall Of 80, San Francisco stock
Spectator was spending few weeks
at Lake Tahoe, the summer resort in
the Sierra mountains, which lie partly
in Nevada and partly in California.
Wishing to be out of the way of the
world as much as possible, he engaged
quarters at little secluded place on
the Nevada side of the lake, known as
Comedian Bay. 1t was cheap and
out-of-the way place, and not over a
dozen guests were there at time, but
the fishing was excellent and the sur
roundings pleasant. The tourists
name was William Meeker, and he had
lost a large fortune in the whirl of
stock speculations on California street.
One morning, while fishing about a
mile from the hotel, he noticed that
his boat began slowly turning, and in
a few minutes described a complete
circle in the water. Some chips and
debris were collected about the boat
and they seemed to stay there. He
studied the situation carefully and
reached the conclusion that there was
some subterranean outlet which
caused the eddy.
He was man of quick action, and
that night he carved the initials w
M. on piece of pine, and next morn
Ing rugged up weight at the end OF
a line and, fastening the stick to the
weight, rowed out and lowered It into
the water where his boat had been af
fected by the currents. 1t went down
in about a hundred feet of water and
then something began bearing II
down. There was a succession of tugs
and the line began spinning over the
edge Of the boat with rapidly increas
ing speed. Then the line caught in the
boat and snapped with the strain. Thi.
made it clear to him that the watel
was surging through an outlet in thu
lake bottom. That night he settled hi.
bill and started for San Francisco.
He took but one man into his conf
dence and that was Col. Clair, one O
the heaviest and most unscrupulou
operators in the market and a membe
pf the biggest arm on the street. The.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-03-25
Fig. 3.-TypIeai Rod.shaped Bacteria
bacillus Type). In Some Of These
Spores Are Shown az Clear Areas.

bacillus Type). In Some Of These
Spores Are Shown az Clear Areas.
arily confined to the lower part of the
udder, and the greater number of the
bacteria are washed out with the first
few streams of milk. Sometimes, how.
ever, the growth may extend into the
smaller milk ducts, and the last part
or the milk will contain nearly as
many bacteria as the first.
Inflammation of the udder or fermen.
tation of the milk in the udder rarely
occurs, because there is only a Very
small amount of milk held in the nd.
der, and most of the bacteria found
there have little or no effect on milk.
1t is also true that fresh milk, like the
blood, contains some substance which
has an inhibiting influence on bacteria.
This influence is so slight that it is
probably of little practical Importance,
but it may have some relation to the
comparatively slow development of
macteria in the udder.
The real contamination occurs after
the milk has left the udder. In spite
of careful milking, dirt, particles of
dust, hairs, even bits of manure from
the TANKS or udder of the COW may
fall into the milk. All of these things
invariably carry more or less bacterial
contamination. Manure usually con.
tains large numbers of bacteria, many
OF them being kinds which produce
very undesirable changes in milk; and
the dry dust of the stable floor con.
tains great numbers and varieties, of
bacteria. This dust soon settles, and
an open milk pail catches surpris.
ingly large amount.
But the contamination does not end
here. The pals or the cans may not
be properly cleaned, and the corners or
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-03-25
MARK or 4 THOROUGHBRED.
No Will Keep Going When q commo,
Horse Will Quit.

No Will Keep Going When Common
Horse Will Quit.
Az IN old horseman who has bred
and handled horses of many types.
says a writer in Outing, have fire.
quently been surprised at the answers
given by the majority Of people when
asked the question: what consti.
tutes the most striking differences be.
tween the thoroughbred and the com.
mon horse!"
Nineteen out of twenty will name
the beauty or the speed Of the thor.
oughbred: but important a. are both
Of these qualities. neither answer 10
correct. 1t is simply that the thor
oughbred when he is tired will keep
on with an undiminished courage and
ambition, while common horse I'm.
der the same circumstances will cult.