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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-02-23

He started. "Ransacking my room?"
he cried. What the devil for?''
What for?" I reiterated, bitterly.
felt bitter toward him. Even IL he
spared my life, at least / knew that
my career was over I could never
face my sovereign again. And here
he was hooking me.
81 ransacked your room,' replied,
ito find the treaty. Why do you sup
pose camel" I saw him start. The
pistol quivered in his hand do you
think followed you for jest, or to
play puss-in-the-corner?"
do not know what he would have
done. He seemed to take deliberate
aim at me. Then heard wild, des-
perate cries from the deck above. A
blast of icy air seemed to strike me
and suddenly there came tremen-
dous shock which flung us from our
seats with terrific violence. II heard
the pistol explode as it left Stapfhaus'
fingers. Then, stunned and dazed, /
picked myself up from the floor, to
find that the sea was pouring through
the portfolio and that I was wading
in foot of water, which swilled from
side to side of the cabin as the ship
rolled heavily in the trough of the sea.
Above me I heard orders being shout
ed, hard and clear; heard the stamp
ing of feet; then Stapfhaus and were
running along the passage side by
side, and making for the deck.
Water was pouring down the COM
panionways. Passengers of either sex,
in night attire, were screaming, pray
ing franticaly, and rushing hither and
thither in widest terror, which gradu-
ally yielded before the orderly precf-
sion Of the officers and the sailors.
When we had forced our way to the
deck we found that the vessel had
struck an immense ice noe, clearly
discernible in the bright moonlight,
and topping like a drunken thing 200
yards on the bow side, rolling heavily
in the surge, and almost split in twain
by the force of the impact
What damage we ourselves had sus-
tanned was uncertain. The engine
room was flooded, the engines had
ceased working, the electric lights had
gone out. Everywhere through the
vast, black hull resounded shouting
and screaming. From beneath, pas
sengers, with few hasty wraps
around them, were running up to the
deck, their numbers constantly aug
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clear, descend to the water head first
and grind against the ship, splitting
out its helpless occupants among the
waves. Cries of horror arose. All
this passed before my eyes like a
panoramic vision. NY brain was back
in the little cabin, and Stapfhaus was
threatening me with his pistol. Then
/ looked down and saw the weapon in
my own hands.
what for?" I cried again.
ITO defend yourself" he cried back
to me- You are man Of honor. |
give you equality with me. have
lost my advantage. Afterward we will
fight out our quarrel
Then, seeing that still did not I'M
derstand, he shouted:
1--WE will fight our way toward one
Of the boats. We must live. 1t is our
duty to live. I want you to live-so
that can get that treaty"
"What?" I cried, astounded.
cit isn't in your cabin. And you
brought it on board. Therefore 1t is
upon you. I will not lose sight of you
as long as either Of us lives"
Had the disaster unhinged his mind,
that he, the treaty bearer, should &C
cuse me of being in possession OF it?
Stay! Why had he ransacked my
room? Was 1t credible that Stapfhaus
was under the delusion that l, too, had
treaty? Before could turn my mind
to the consideration of this problem
the vessel lurched forward and side
wise, her stern rising until almost per-
pendicular. It was evident that she
might sink at any moment. l can hard
ly describe the terror and the confu-
sion-the plunging waves that covered
us with spray first, and then drenched
us, the formidable foes that ground
against one another with noise as OF
colliding trains, the black heaving wa
tiers, and the pandemonium of confu-
sion and evil passions aroused by fear.
I saw women dubbed and struck down
upon the deck, men fighting with tooth
and claw for admission to the boats,
which hung all ways in the air and
either never reached the water or
were launched only to be pounded to
fragments against the vessels sides.
And, even as I watched this final
scene, with a final shudder the vessel
began to sink beneath the waves.
stood still, clinging to the stern rail-,
in kind of lethargy. no longer
felt the bitter cold of the icy blows
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-02-23
SURELY HAD A BUSY DAY |
And With All the Excitement Perhaps
They Were Not to Blame for
Their Oversight.

st am awfully tired sighed Loretta
as she dropped heavily into chair.
"But I have had very good day OF
it. Mrs. Dingle and / went shopping
to get some toys for the bazaar. the
church women decided that they would
have booth for inexpensive toys to
catch the children's pennies and per-
haps fshpond."
whats a f1shpond?" asked her
brother ga matrimonial booth?"
"It's a place where the children have
fishpoles and fish over curtain be-
hind which we hang toys on the hooks.
Of course we had to have lots of small
toys that didn't count up in price, so
Mrs. Dingle and I decided we'd go to
the five and ten-cent stores and select
a number.
eve were rather late getting started
because Mrs. Dingle couldn't find the
list that the president of the Aid So
ciety gave her, but at last we set out.
It was after IL when we got downtown,
so Mrs. Dingle took me to tea room
for luncheon. 1t isn't the quickest place
in the world to get waited on; but real
ly we were rather slow ourselves. We
had a lot to talk about, and l
think we discussed everything under
the sun.
''Then Mrs Dingle wanted to go to
a matinee, even if it was late, and we
tried at two or three places, but we
couldn't get seats. So We went over
to a vaudeville performance and it
was really quite good"
"And such help to the bazar!" her
brother murmured. "No doubt you two
will be put on every available commit
tee on account of your faithful and
conscientious labors. I always said
you were wonderful worker when
you once got started
1--WE didn't stay for the whole per-
formance," Loretta explained. 'You
see, Mrs Dingle remembered that she
wanted to match some ribbon and, any
how, the last part of the program
was not new I would have stayed if
had been alone, but / was Mrs.
Dingles guest, and I couldn't very well
say didn't care particularly for her
errand. Now, could II"
Hardly. l am proud to see that
you have the right spirit and recognize
duty when it stands in your path and
waves it's arms"
you needn't make fun of me-" Lo-
retta said. 1--WE matched the ribbon
all right, though we had to go to
seven places. It was last years ribbon
and the stores never carry the same
colors two years in succession"
No apology is necessary. I under
stand perfectly
after we got the ribbon we went
to the ten-cent stores and bought the
toys."
"The plot thickens!" cried the
.rother. Nov we come to the eli
max"
There isn't any climax" Loretta
aid. 1--WE went to all the stores and
ny the time we had finished We had
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drifted into view, separating itself
with mysterious suddenness from the
waste of the sea, an empty life boat.
And, clinging to it's edge, making des-
perate efforts to enter 1t, was Stapf-
haus. With the last vestiges of my
rapidly waning strength I pulled my
self together; the heavy boat slowly
dipped toward us till her edge was
level with the waves. One last en-
deavor, and Stapfhaus and I lay on
her bottom, side by side. But wheth-
er we were friends or bitterest enc
mics, neither Of us was able to lift a
finger toward the other in friendship
or enmity.
How long we lay there helpless at
the mercy of the winds and waves,
do not know. Luckily, the promise of
the storm had not been fulfilled, or we
should have been swamped many
times before morning. When the sky
-lightened I was able to sit up and look
YEARLY round me. We had drifted
beyond the circle of treacherous Ice
foes, which had vanished utterly, as
though, having fulfilled their deadly
purpose, there remained nothing more
for them to do. We were adrift upon
the breast Of the immense Atlantic.
Stapfhaus hauled himself into sit
ting posture and regarded me. When
he spoke his voice was nothing but
shaky whisper. l wonder, now, wheth-
er mine was, too.
Adams" he said, 81 have no weap-
ons here. But, for all that we have
gone through and escaped from,
swear that one of us shall never live
to be picked up by any ship unless
unless you hand TO me the Anglo
American treaty"
81 stared at him awhile; then an
swered:
"Stapfhaus, when you accused me
of having a treaty in my possession
last night l thought that the disaster
had turned your brain. Yet now / rec
ollect that you actually ransacked my
room, even as I did yours, apparently
under the influence of that same be-
lief. Stapfhaus, / have no treaty.
But you have one which is upon you
round your waist or about your neck.
And I swear that one of us shall go
plunging down into this depths of sea,
unless you deliver it to me-"
''Why did you ransack my room?'
he demanded, huskily. "Why did you
take ship with me?"
"To get the treaty
ri have no treaty." he shrieked out
at me. Il took ship to intercept you
at New York because heard that you
were on your way to deliver your
treaty to the American president"
"Who told you that?" demanded.
"My sovereign, the kaiser he an
swered, proudly. "And you?"
Ellis majesty, King Edward VII, "
I answered "Well, shall we strip"
"Wait!' he said, thoughtfully. "Have
you no papers upon your"
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a lot of small packages of the prettiest
toys you ever saw. Fire engines, dolls,
blocks, puzzles-everything child
could wish. They were so attractive
that we played with them ourselves on
the counter before they were wrapped
up" i
Where are they?" her brother
new my youth. The fire engines par
ticularly will charm me-
Loretta's face fell. Il haven't Them"
she confessed 81 suppose Mrs. Dingle
took them. Still I am not sure"
Here at last is the mystery said
her brother, "'Where Are the Toys?
or the Adventures of an Empty Fish
pond"
Don't be foolish" said Loretta nerv-
ously. 81 wish l knew"
Invention has given us handy in.
strument,' her brother suggested,
through which we can converse with
friends at distance. This is called a
telephone, derived from the words"
But Loretta did not wait for deriva-
tons. A moment later her brother
heard her talking to Mrs. Dingle. The
conversation lasted for some time and
was evidently spirited, so he waited to
hear the outcome. When Loretta came
back, however, she was not talkative,
and it required skill to enable him to
discover what was wrong.
well, if you must know" Loretta
said at last desperately, MRS. Dfngle
thought had everything"
Rather heavy load for one"
"And l thought she had the toys. We
both remember seeing the large par
eel on the wrapping counter of some
store, that's all. We must have gone
and left them there. Mrs. Dingle is
actually ill-tempered about it."-Chi'
cago Daily News.
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Yes | answered. Il nave an oil.
skin bag round my waist But it con-
tains no treaty-merely sealed instruc-
tons which his majesty handed to me
IN person, with instructions that
should open them after l had obtained
the treaty"
Stapfhaus stared at me incredulous-
ly. Then he began to tremble
Dare you open it?" he muttered.
See" From beneath his clothes he
produced similar bag. This, or its
contents, rather, his imperial majesty
the kaiser handed to me before my
departure" he said, with instructions
that should open it when 1 had OBJ
tanned the treaty from you
I said no more, but boldly unripped
the sewn oilskin. The water had PEN
etrated not at all. Simultaneously
Stapfhaus ripped his own open. We
laid them in the bottom Of the boat
and stared at them.
They were identical. Each con-
tanned a single note of the Bank Of
England to the value of $500. And,
with each, was formal discharge
from the civil service of our respec-
tive countries, and regret that fu-
ture employment was not to be ex-
pected.
think it was some time before
understood the tenor of this. Then
heard some one sobbing near at
hand. I looked up; Stapfhaus was
weeping unrestrainedly. And tear
fell on my own hand.
81 served my emperor" he cried
II gave my life for him-I would have
died for him gladly at any time. But
did not think the day would come
when he would make jest of me.
sending me on an impossible mission
to obtain treaty when there was no
treaty. Why should he mock at me
or your sovereign at your
Then a dubious thought came into
my brain.
perhaps it was not done wholly as
a JEST said.
What do you mean?" cried Stapf-
haus.
perhaps our sovereigns thought
that we had been too serviceable-that
we knew too much-that if we met,
each bent upon his fatal purpose, and
shot or stabbed each other-our
deaths might remove two men who
knew more of the politics OF Europe
than was good for them" !
"And if we lived"
''That fate had chosen So"
Stapfhaus was silent for awhile.
Then he raised his hand to the sa-
lutte.
"My emperor's will be DONE" he
said. His eyes wandered into the
ofing. Then he gave cry and
pointed.
A large steamship was bearing
down on us.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-04-27
NO ROOM FOR GERMS

in weak solution of chloride. Your
druggist will tell you the right proper
tion.
The doorknob, turned by countless
germ-covered hands, should have an
antiseptic bath as often as possible.
Infectious diseases are spread very
often by the seemingly harmless door
knob.
While the telephone is wonderful
invention, and it would be difficult
matter to exist comfortably without
one, it is a breeder of disease.
To prevent this, to a certain extent.
an antiseptic shield should be placed
over the mouthpiece.
A good idea would be for each mem
Der of the family to have his own
shield conveniently near the phone,
and use it when speaking
Combs and hairbrushes should not
be neglected. They should have an
antiseptic bath at least once a week.
These articles used in the guest room
should be subjected to this treatment
after the departure of each visitor.
Children when using a pencil moisten
it with the mouth. This habit should
be broken If possible.
The danger of contagion is prevented
by labelling the pencil with each own
er's name. eG -is asz.s
This can be done by pasting strip
of paper onsthe pencil or cutting the
initial in the wood.
These are just few practical hints
that are bound to prove beneficial, if
tried.
Along with these suggestions. it is
necessary to keep the home clean and
free of dust.
Hardwood floors or carpets should
never be allowed to accumulate dust
until their dull grayness calls atten-
tion to the fact.
The walls should be brushed down
now and then. Do not wait for the
semi-annual 1housecleaning, for an ex-
cuse to do this!
The vacuum cleaner is a great help
In ridding the home of germ breeding
dust. 1t is a comparatively easy mat
ter for the owners of these useful arti-
cles to rout out dirt.
Do not be afraid of sanitation in the
home. Rate health above everything.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-04-27
=. Daily Fashion Talks =.
A SMART LITTLE COAT.
BY MAY MANTON

The little coat that is loose and simple
yet can be buttoned up closely about
the neck is one that is much needed.
for even warm days are apt TO mean
cool evenings, when such wrap is
certain to be in demand. Here is one
that can be made quite plain or with
a rever and which Is certain to be
attractive In whichever way 1t is treat
ed and from whatever material ii is
made For the earlier season, broad
cloth, serge and woods Of the kind are
desirable; later pique, linen and other
washable fabrics will be excellent. In
the large view serge is trimmed with
little braid, in the small view the coat
is made with a rever and finished
with scalloped edges and for that treat
ment linen, pique, pongee and all the
materials of the kind are pretty.
For the 4-year size will be required
2% yards of material 81 rs yards Ss,
Ia yards a inches wide.
The May Manton pattern, No. 1898.
is cut in sizes for children of 1, ., and
years Of age. and will be mailed to
any address by the fashion depart
ment of this paper on receipt of ten
cents.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-04-27

TALKS.
W0
Henrietta
.D.Cfa11a

One of last June's brides. shopping
in the house furnishing department Of
a large store, pointed to a fish plank
in a handsome mounting and said:
/ "One of those things was among my
wedding present. What is it for"
If you are so fortunate as to have
one of the silver encased planks you
have doubtless learned it's use, but a
two-inch thick oak board shaped to
fit your fish platter, with a cup-llke
depression at one end to catch the
drippings, will answer just as weil,
and the planked fish or steak Will
have just as savory flavor as though
cooked on the more costly ap-
pliance.
Planked shad, a la Rathskeller-The
hshman can, IL he will, divest a shad
of some of its bones when he splits it.,
but the fish is thin and tears easily,
so would not recommend a home cook
to attempt boning 1t.
A fish or steak may be cooked in the
oven, or under the broiler burner; the
best place, of course. is before a wood
fire in the woods. The main object is
to cook the fish without hardening it.
For that reason place it on the heated,
oiled plank skin side up after brushing
both sides well with cooking oil or
melted seasoned butter. Have the heat
high when you put the fish in and baste
with butter as the skin looks dry and
then finish cooking with cooler oven
Fifteen minutes is sufficient for a shad.
tweney minutes is required for a
thicker fish. Whitefish plank as nicely
as a shad. and is, to my mind. quite
as fine eating. Serve the fish On the
plank garnished with little cress or
lemon quarters and parsley and with a
! border of duchess potatoes piped
through pastry tube. For this opera
tion the potatoes must be entirely free
/ from Jumps. Beat well and press
through sieve or ricer. then add the
I beaten yolk of an egg or the white
I II YOU think the mixture should be
white rather than rich cream color,
! two tablespoons of cream and salt. pep
per and butter to season. beat again
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-04-27
The Care of Glass.
Nv dear Miss Doom: !:

NY dear Miss doom;
VIII you be kind enough to tell me
how to care for old glassware? / have
some very pretty pieces that are family
heirlooms. and l would like to know
how to wash them etc. to show them
off to advantage. Among the pieces is
a cut crystal decanter which has be-
come discolored from wine. What is
the best way to clean it? H. Y. T.
Antique glass which is dim and
lustreless may be made to shine and
sparkle once more if 1t is washed in
water to which little ammonia has
been added.
Soapsuds spell ruination to crystal
ware, while drying 1t with duster
only serves to dim it still more. After
having rinsed and left it to soak in
ammonia water, using soft brush il
the glass is cut into facets and the dirt
has caught In the squares, the article
should be placed in a box and covered
with sawdust After an hour it will be
found that the wood dust has dried
the glass and given it a bright lustre.
The cut crystal decanter which has
become discolored can be cleaned by
filing it with finely chopped potato
skins and inserting a cork In the mouth
in place of the stopper. This should be
left for three days for the skins to fer
ment, when it should be we'll shaken,
emptied and rinsed with sclear water.
The decanter should either be reversed
and left to drain for a day or two or
dried at the side of the stove.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-04-27

and put the mixture In the pastry bag.
Hold the bag in the left hand and con-
troll the flow Of the potato with the
thumb and forehnger of the right hand.
Pastry bags in stores are made Of rub
Der and not so nice as those made at
home of duck or linen. the tubes cost
3 cents each and a quarter-fnch open
ing will be found right for potatoes.
After the fish is garnished and deco
rated to your liking set the plank
again In the oven to brown the pots-
toes and reheat the dish.
Planked Sirloin-Have a sirloin steak
cut two and half inches thick, and
from the heavy, ciose-grained beef; re-
move the bone, the flank end and all
superfiuous fat. Cook about four min
utes in broiler over very hot flame
of Goals. Reduce the fame or lift
away from the heat for the rest OF the
cooking. The broiIer should be turned
every twelve seconds. Have a hard
wood plank heating In the oven; also
have ready mashed potatoes, cooked
caulifower, a few mushrooms, four
small onions, carrot cut in rings or
balls and some asparagus tips md
quantity of French string beans. Place
the cooked steak in the centre Of the
hot buttered plank and I'll in the space
around with a thin layer of mashed po-
tato and pipe on with the pastry tube
a raised border about half an inch from
the edge. put the small onions at tfe
corners Of the plank and put IL IN the
oven long enough to reheat the po-
tatoes and meat and brown all deli
cately. Now mix the beans, cauiifow-
er and mushrooms and season deli
cate1y and place in the potato border;
slip the asparagus into the carrot rings
and arrange them on or in the bor-
der When serving cut through the
tenderloin and then the portion ABOVE,
and to each serving add the vegetables
desired. The steak may be broiled in
a hot oven In an oiled cookery bag
quite as well as in the brofier and
then there will be enough Juice to make
a fine brown mushroom sauce to serve
with the steak.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-04-27
A Question of Taxes.
Dear Miss Doom

Lear MiSS DOOhs
| am reader of your paper, and
therefore am asking you about rate tax
and poll tax Kindly let me know what
these two are paid for in this State, as
/ lived all my life in New York and
never had to- pay anything of this kind
] often wonder If a person must pay
this just because he has to work for a
living | have asked several people
what this is for, and they can't seem to
tell me. I own nothing else but the
furniture in five rooms, and am making
a fair living, so | took the liberty OF
asking the Newark Star for information
on this, as I thought you will surely
answer. l did not vote since I am in
this town Thanking you In advance
for this favor, / remain A READER
There is no rate tax in New Jersey
You probably mean the tax rate on all
property, which varies from year to
year, according to the financial de-
mands of the city and county in which
you reside. The poll tax of 81 is levied
upon every male resident of the State.
irrespective of the fact that he is or
is not voter. There is a third tax,
the personal property tax, which is
levied upon the belongings of every
head of a family. Taxes are not levied
arbitrarily just because you happen to
be residing under the protection of the
commonwealth of New Jersey, but for
the purpose of making every producing
resident meet his or her share of the
running expenses of the municipal
government. If YOU have in the past
while living in New York avoided the
payment of property taxes you have
done no more than thousands of other
residents of that city do, but that does
not alter the fact that you should have
paid them. However in New York
there is no poll tax.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-04-27

Il feel so anxious about Jackie, ;"
said a mother the other day, because
the boys at his school go in for such
rough games during the dinner hour.
He says that if I do not allow him
to join with the others they will think
him a mollycoddle. l really don't know
what to do
] must say sympathized with Jackie.
The average, normal boy knows per-
fectly we'll that he will have to bear
the contempt of the others If he is
mot allowed to play football. compete
in the cross-country runs, and general
ly join in the rougher sports at school.
The mother looks at the question
from the other point of view. 1t is not
so long since her small boy left the
kindergarten, and yet he is clamoring
for football and all sorts of rough
games which seem to her positively
dangerous and full of risks.
But so long as the boys are pretty