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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-28

The limitation Of the membership OF
any profession, business, or trade Is
difficult and delicate matter. When
too many follow a pursuit 1t reduces
the profit for every one engaged. Trade
unionism recognizes this and bases one
of the most important of its policies
upon IL. In business, and especially
in the professions, it is left to work
itself out almost unchecked save by
it's own natural action. That is, Ger
tain profession, because of especial cir
cumstances, begins to attract more
than are really needed in It's ranks. AT
first and, indeed, for long time after
the damage Is done, 1t Is not gener.
ally known. Finally 1t 10 realised that
this professional work Is underpaid as
compared to other work on the same
intellectual plant. It's profits are SO
small as compared to the cost Of living
that the other considerations, personal
and social which always enters into
the choice of professional no longer
compensate. But by this time thou
sands have committed themselves, and
the tragedy of hope deferred and of
crushed ambitions is dragged out to its
end. We recur to this we'll known evil
at this time because of an article on
the oversupply in the medical profess
sion published In recent number Of
the Journal of the American Medical
Association. The warning conveyed by
the facts recited should be given the
widest possible currency. The propo-
sal that medical schools refuse matric-
ulants and conf1ne themselves during
sort of CLOSE season" to graduate in
struction is hardly practicable. But
1t is certainly desirable that whatever
can be done through publicity to deter
young men from an unconsidered and
uninformed choice of the medical pro-
fession should be done. A campaign
of Encouragement, as it were, would,
of course, be subject to the suspicion of
selfish interest. But that injustice
should be endured for the sake Of the
larger good involved. The secular
press and periodicals can do much to
make the situation known, and that is
the only legitimate and effective treat
ment. The problem Is the more diff
cult that the cheapness of education in
America makes access to the profes-
sions relatively easy, though not, per
haps, too easy. A less commendab1e
factor is the undemocratic valuation
of professional service as superior So
cially. The social consideration I'M
doubtedly induces many young men to
enter professions who would not only
earn a securer and better living in a
skilled trade but would be more use
full members Of society.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-28

In her faithful soul. the other In the
goodness Of her employers. II Amerf-
cans have more difficulty with ''the
servant problem" than other people, It
is not only because they are not good
servants; but because they are not
good employers Of service. The two
relations are one IN any nation taken
as a whole. Our Democracy has be-
come, If not perverted, at least invert
ed; we interpret equality to mean that
we are all too good to be servants;
whereas 1t ought to mean that nobody
is too good to be servant, that ser
vice is honorable and beautiful and
dignihed. Difficulties with private ser
wants are strikingly like difdcultiea
with public servants. The true public
servant who has been doing his work
day in and day out quietly for halt
a century seldom finds the great dem.
ocratic family he has been toiling for
united to recognize his value at the
end of the long term. Not that In
gratitude or any other fault is peculiar
to democracies, but democracies have
q proverbial deficiency OF gratitude.
1t may be profitable to consider wheth,
er as a people we shall not find that
the ability to render private and public
service and the disposition to honor
private and public service are the same
thing
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-28
PAPERS b 4np PEOPL :

and 100000 the exact amount being dependent
on what may properly be included in the term Wall
district Within the most reasonable boundaries
for this district must included property worth at
least the former figure and be assumed that the
selling value is at least 20 cent excess OF
that assessed against the owners
is ultra-conservatve to assert that oneth1rd or
this capitalization is employed in catering to specu
ative enterprises employments This constitutes
an item of SIS 100000 for New York City alone, and
the nation will swell this to 800 600 900 and
We have taken account of the cost OF the fixtures
in the thousands Offices in these buildings; neither
has mention been made Of many other Items which
properly belong this calculation. The total amount
capital invested in the speculative in the
United States approximately indicated in the follow
ing table:
Invested in exchange buildings .........$ 2600O00o
Value of membership tickets 100 100000
Invested in Office buildings NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 100000
Fixtures and incidentals 25OO00o0
Total ....... $3.50 100000
-Everybodys Magazine.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-28

bases his conclusions in favor of the
reality of this planet on the peculiari-
ties Of four remarkable comets, sup
posed to be intimately related to one
another. These are the comets OF
1858, 1S43, 1880 and 1882. Prof.
FORBES idea is that the comet of 1855,
which was described as of 'prodigious
magnitude" and which is said to have
led to the abdication of the Emperor
Charles ", was disrupted by the infu-
ence of the supposititious planet, and
gave birth to the three other comets
named, all of which were very bright
and otherwise remarkable. His cal
culations indicate that the planet in
question is situated at distance of
about 5000, 100000 miles from the sun,
and that it's period of revolution is
about 1000 years.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-28

AS the stout man whose appetite
had excited the envy Of the other
boarders turned to leave the parlor,
he looked down at his waistcoat. II
declare, I've lost two buttons off my
vest" he said, ruefully.
He was new boarder, but his land
lady saw no reason for further delay
in showing her banner, "Watchfulness
and Economy for all" She gave him
the benefit of the chill gaze so familiar
to her older boarders.
81 think without doubt you will find
them both in the dining ROOM" she
announced, clearly.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-28

On a New Jersey farm e few weeks
ago there was celebration in honor
of a remarkable woman. AS maid
waisress, cook and nurse, she had been
continuously in service to one family
for fifty years. and the whole family,
including the grandchildren, gathered
to commemorate the occasion. The
master of the house led her to her seat
at the head of the table, and the young
women took turns in waiting on her.
There are two unusual elements in
this story Probably there are few
servants who have presided so long
over one kitchen, and there are proba-
bly, few families which could be gath
cred together with such united enthu-
siasm to show their affection, their ap
probation, their gratitude. One reason
why Mary stayed so long is to be found
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-28
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A preliminary estimate by the geo
logical survey puts the country's Pc
troleum production for 1908 at between
175,O00,0OO and 180,000,00O barrels, as
against 166,0OO,000 barrels in 1907
The white rhinoceros which Presi-
dent Roosevelt is expected to try to
shoot while in Africa really is of a
yellowish color, not so much lighter
than it's commoner relatives, but 1t is
larger beast
According to two scientists of the
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology,
each human emotion creates in a deli
cate machine which they have invent
ed distinct electric force which it is
possible to classify.
The blackening of the glass of mean
descent lamps is due to the fact that,
although the fusing point of carbon is
in the neighborhood of 1000 c., it be-
gins to vaporize long before that tenn
perature is reached.
New Mexico produced nearly 3,000-
900 tons Of coal last year, her mines
receiving a full quota of miners for
the first time in several years. owing
to the depression of the industry else
where in the country.
A British religious organization is
trying to transplant a race by encour-
aging the emigration of the Laps from
Lapland, where they are in danger of
extinction, to the more healthful re-
gions of Labrador and Newfoundland
A writer in the London Times sug-
gests a way in which an instantaneous
photograph of the wheels of passing
auto may give measure of it's speed
With the fOcal-plane camera shutter
the slot moves in such way as to dis
close first the part Of the wheels which
touches the ground Since the upper
part of the wheels is moving with
twice the velocity of the car, and the
lower part is relatively stationary, the
effect In the photograph is to distort
the image of wheel into an elliptical
form whose shape varies in accordance
with the speed. Hence, if the time
movement of the shutter is accurately
known, the speed of the passing car
can be quickly deduced.
The quantity of light which it is
now possible to obtain. at reasonable
cost, from tungsten lamps in series,
has led to an innovation in street
lighting in some Michigan towns,
which, it is thought, may find wide
adoption. In Grand Rapids, where the
system seems first to have been ap-
piled, the tungsten lamps are strung
across the street. between the caves
of the buildings, IN such way that
they form the outline of an arch The
effect of a series of these Illuminated
arches resembles that of a canopy
of lamps covering the street, and she'd
ding down upon it pleasing illumina-
ton. The same system has been adopt
ed in Big Rapids, and is under consid-
Grafton in Greenville and other towns
Prof George Forbes has given new
life to the belief in the existence of an
unseen planet beyond Neptune. He
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-28
..Mind Your P'S and Q's,"

There are two accounts of the orig
in of the expression, Mind your P's
and Q's." According to one, it rose
from the early method used in public
house Of charging customers for the
amount of beer they had consumed on
credit. P stood for pint, Q for quart,
and as the scores were settled week
ly, 1t was necessary for the topper to
mind his P's and Q's." According to
the other story, the phrase owes it's
origin to the difficulty the printers
devil has experienced from time i'm
memorial in distinguishing between
the lower case P's and Q's of the Ro-
man type. The similarity between the
two letters Is so great, particularly
when they are reversed, as in the
process of distributing, that the print
ers apprentice is always warned by
the foreman to mind his P's and
O'S''
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-28

One OF the first lessons that phtlan7
thropists must learn is that it is not
always easy to do good There is a
pervers1ty in human nature, even
when inspired by the best intentions,
which sometimes seems to operate in,
vincibly in favor of wrong If the mis-
chief that is done by those who mean
nothing but good could be eliminated
from the world the sum total of error
would be noticeably reduced.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-28
Among the problems in which s

Among the problems in which socil
ologists and charity workers are Deep
ly Interested, the care Of dependent
children holds an important placed
And there is none to which united
effort can be better exercised for good.
Under modern conditions of life, espe-
cIally in congested districts, 1t is in
evitable that hundreds of future citi-
zens shall be left orphaned and with
out means of livelihood. Society owes
it to these to provide that they shall
be reared under the best possible in
f1uences.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-28

The peanut is often taken as the
Peanut politics" has become a cur
rent phrase, and to run my own bust
ness, If it's only a peanut stand" is
also a common expression. The Amer
can peanut industry Is, however, Of
considerable Importance. The annual
product of the United States is about
one hundred million pounds, or one
sixth Of the entire crop of the world,
and Americans eat four million BUSH
els a year. The shells, usually consid7
cred a waste, are now shipped in large
quantities to Germany, where they are
ground up, mixed with molasses. and
made into food for cattle
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-28
Hot Salt Potatoes.

Put two quarts of water in a kettle
and add enough coarse salt to make
brine that will hold an egg up to the
surface. Heat the brine and put in
the potatoes, washed, but without par.
ing or cutting the skin in even the
smallest cash. Cook the potatoes until
they seem done; then it will do no
harm to test them with a fine skewer
or knitting needle. Serve hot with
their jackets on.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-28

or will be appalled, by the facts | about to cite and
tho unanswerable proof about to submit
It Is not alleged that what is known as the Wall
street district entirely devoted to the of
speculation It includes hundreds, and possibly thou
sands of firms which have direct concern with the
various exchanges it is possible to arrive at
sonably close approximation to the total paid by those
who defray the cost of the Wall street game.
The tax books of New York City show that the Wall
street district assessed at figure between $200OOO
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-28
ga Miss a. Good as a Mile"

We have all used the saying, "a
miss is as good as MILE" yet it is
doubtful If many know the origin OF
this proverb. Before the days of the
great Charlemagne, when King Pepin
ruled the Frankish Empire, there
dwelt two friends, Amis and Amile
According to the story of Turpin,
these men were so strongly attached
to each other that Amile risked his
life to save the life and fortune of
Amis, and later, when Amile was suf.
fering from leprosy, Amis sacrificed
his own children in order that his
friend might be bathed in their blood
and cured. Thus, came that peculiar.
ly true proverb which will no doubt
remain with us until the end of time.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-28

Notwithstanding the old saying, IA
miliarity does not always breed con.
tempt. There Is no disrespect in the
minds of the organizers of Bill Club
number one, of the world" who have
elected President Taft to membership.
All the other members are also famil-
iarly called Bill" by their most init
mate friends.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-28
Homemade Soap.

An old-fashioned recipe for home
made soap, which In its time was
credited with great powers of soften
ing the skin, consisted Of mixture of
three pounds Of yellow soap-shredded
finely-and worked with an ounce of
camphor and an ounce of lavender wa
ter in mortar until the mixture was
converted into a thick paste This
was always rolled on a marble slab
until worked into a ball, and then
placed in warm, dry cupboard to
harden.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-28
Tea Rolls.

Heat two cups of milk in double
boiler to the scalding point; add a
tablespoonful of butter and one of
sugar and level teaspoonful of salt;
when cool, add one-half yeast cake dis
solved in little lukewarm water;
mix with flour to make a dough that
can be kneaded for fifteen minutes;
cover and let rise, then shape into
rolls; set in a buttered pan and let
rise again before baking.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-28
Fried Cakes,

Mix together a large cup of thick
sour cream and full cup of sugar,
Add five small eggs, or four large ones,
we'll beaten, one teaspoonful of baking
soda and little nutmeg. Add enough
flour to make the proper thickness for
frying. Do not put in too much at
first, but try bit of the dough in the
boiling fat and if it is too soft add
more flour to the dough.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-28

1t actually seems safer now in this
country to kill a man than to wreck
a bank. In the case of the former
crime, 1t appears, an acquittal may al
ways be depended on, If the reputa-
ton of feminine relatives is blackened
with the theoretical purpose of show
ing the jurymen the mental condition
OF the murderer
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-28
FOredOOm ed.

There is a man in a Midland town
whose name is Burst 1t is misfor.
tune that would not have attracted
much attention if he had not called
his two children Annie May and
Ernest Will.-Tid-Bits
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-28

1t is given out from time to time
that Federal expenses are to be re-
duced. What's the use, when the cor
porations are paying 100000 fines
In actual money?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-28
Quick Brown Bread.

Indian meal two cups of -four, one
scant cup of molasses, one cup of boil
ing water. Mix these ingredients well
together, then add level teaspoonfu
of baking powder and a teaspoonful
of salt. Put in Boston brown bread
tin and steam for four hours.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-28
Rhubarb Sherbert.

Cook rhubarb without peeling,
sweeten it well, add orange juice to
taste and little gelatine in the pro
portion of one teaspoon to three cups
of sherbet. Strain, add one beaten egg
white to two cups Of the mixture and
freeze. Serve in glasses and garnish
with candied kumquats, one in each
glass. The salad, though simple, is
excellent for this season.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-28
BeeSwax.

To make beesWax place comb in
coarse muslin bag and put a small
stone, to weigh the contents; put in
kettle, cover with water and boil. The
wax comes to the top of the water and
the sediment remains in the bottom Of
kettle Remove wax when cold.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-28

Rudyard Kipling, while not 80 pes.
simistic as Prof Starr, predicts that
Mr.. Roosevelt will ruin his liver. But
Mr.. Kipling frequently takes a bilious
view of things.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-28

Little Juliana Louise Emma Marie
W1lhelmina will need only one Of
these names when she succeeds to the
crown of Holland, but 1t is a good
thing to have an extensive collection
from which to make choice.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-28

Let US hope the Prince of the Meth
may not engage In any serious clashes
over the manner In which the baby Is
to be raised.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-28

We do not ind 1t difficult in the
least to think of things that would be
more pleasant than being caught in an
airship by a sixty-mile gale.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-28
Fruit Glaze.

Make a strip by boiling together
without stirring a pound of sugar and
a gill of water. When little dropped
into iced water is brittle, take from
the fire and set in an outer pan OF
boiling water Add to the strip the
juice of a quarter lemon, run a thin
this in the strip and lay on waxed
paper to dry.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-28

When photographs of Mother, as she
appeared when young. are shown the
children, they begin to regard her
wrinkles and gray hairs as proof Of
Fathers mean treatment, instead OF
the work Of time
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-28
Reef Sandwiches.

To two parts of chopped, lean, rare
beef add one part of finely minced
celery, salt, pepper and little MADE
mustard Place on lettuce leaf be
tween thin slices of bread and butter
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-28
WATERS.

Rub one-quarter cup OF butter in
two cups of flour and mix with ice
water to make stiff dough Turn on
possible. Cut in small rounds, lift
with knife to another part of the
board, and roll as thin as paper Lift
with a bread knife on to a slightly
Toured pan and bake in q quick oven.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-28

The woman who loaned a strange
fortune teller 1927 is not altogether a
loser. She will win the leather medal
for being the easiest mark in town.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-28

A steak that is tough may be made
tender by rubbing it, both sides, Win
vinegar and oil, thoroughly mixed
Let the meat stand for two hours De-
fore cooking.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-28
Chinese Way of Storing Eggs.

The Chinese encase the eggs that
they want to keep in mud pies, which
are then allowed to dry out. The re-
suit is said to be more satisfactory
than that of cold storage.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-28

Copenhagen has elected seven fe-
male Aldermen, and 1t Is thought that
the city hall will have to be busted
this year.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-28

A New York paper publishes an edi.
torial on why Girls Leave Home" In
the majority of cases they go because
they are invited by young men to
do So
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-28

which work could be done and things could be laid
Nowadays we dminutive flats with reception
rooms that Just toterng little table and moth
ing else. dine at table which accommodates a
baby cruet under protest The narrow beds In
our little bedrooms have sides, but no middle There
are no fine pictures only quantity OF photographs
perilousy edged against narrow sat of wood.
And worst of all, there Is not decent table at which
nerson can sit with books and work at it, drawing
room may prettier since the abolition from 1t or all
sensible tables. But it is much less habitabe 1t is
small wonder that people nowadays try continually to
curtai the time dinner 1t is because there is
nothing one do in a drawing room At best some
body plays the VIOLIN SINGS at worst the panola Is
set going poet who wished for IAN hour Of crowd
ed life should try living On the score OF crowd
edness if not of life he would be well content.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-28
CASH CAPITAL OF STOCK GAMBLING.


l take it that no effective denial can be en-
tered against the assertion that many Of the
superb buildings which are massed in the
Wall street district of New York are largely
devoted to housing concerns which draw their
revenue from the speculative public. This
same public partially paid for their erection.
It continues to contribute the funds which
make such investments profitable The read
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-28
Coffee Layer-Cake.

Two eggs, one cup brown sugar, one.
half cup mOlasses, one-fourth cup cold
coffee, one-fourth cup of wine, half
cup butter, one teaspoonful soda, two
cups -four, one teaspoon baking pow,
der in flour, half teaspoonful salt, halt
teaspoonful spices and nutmeg grated
Put together in layers with a boiled
frosting in which has been put one
cup of chopped raisins.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-28

President Taft has abandoned sim
plif1ed spelling in favor Of the COM
plicated brand which is easier under
afnnd
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-28

Every man has some particular sort
of genius II the time in which he
lives makes market for his genius
he becomes great