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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-03-13

The maximum use OF roads can only
come when they are made safe for
maximum use A dangerous road viii
always be less used than safe one,
and road dangerously used by some
will be less used by others than road
wisely used by all.
AT the present time two States give
licenses to drivers without any exam
nation of any kind. Ask for it, pay
fee, and get it. Drive anyway safe
ly, dangerously, drunkenly these
States apparently do not care! Ten
States have no age limit on drivers;
you can give a child of five car and
tell him to drive to town, without
violating the law.
Naturally, these States do not have
roads as safe as other States which in
sist on ability to drive before grant
ing a license and recognize the fact
that a ton and a half of steel at speed
is no missile to put in the hands or
the Judgment of small child.
One of the great benefits which will
result from the establishment of ma
tional highways throughout the Nation
will be uniform laws for their use.
Such laws will not in anyway con-
flict with State laws, for the States
through which the highways pass will
IN, 40 1o1r ~
national highway laws. 1t is evident
that when a road is national property
the Nation is responsible for who shall
and who shall not drive upon it and
the speeds at which driving shall be
done. More and more is it coming to
be believed that great trunk-line high
ways must be more than single roads
that they must have central span
for fast going and other spans. for
safe is not to hold it down but to make
place for it. But the immediate ques
tion is not so much safety from speed
ing as safety from incompetence of
driving as well as incompetence of
road building, which permits the dan
gerous curve, the unfenced bend near
bluff, the too narrow road, the alb
sence of illumination, etc.
These, and the problems of no laws
or poor laws, may be solved in time,
under any system. but will be solved
speedily and solved well by the estab-
lishment of a system of national high
ways, great trunk lines, built and for
ever maintained by the National Gov
eminent, which will also supervise
their use and police their length.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-03-13
If SHE WERE MY DAUGHTER

Ii she were my daughter, | would
want her wholesome; not too good for
human natures daily food, but buoy
ant, sincere, appreciative of family
and friends. would want her to learn
self-control, that most fundamental of
all lessons, early in life.
should want my daughter to learn
the homely domestic accomplishments
such as cooking and sewing, even if
she never had to use her talents in
this direction. should have her learn
how to manage her house so that
there might be maximum of comfort
and a minimum of waste and ineffi-
cheney.
If she were my daughter, would
want her to have very definite pur-
pose in life. Much unhappiness and
many real calamities can be traced to
the fact that girls too often are just
living for a good time" or waiting
for some eligible young man to pro-
pose to them. There is no harder nor
more futile work in the world than
chasing good time" Only shall
low girl would be satisfied to live
such a butterfly existence. She would
be much happier if she had a real hob
by of some sort, whether she had to
earn her own living or not.
The truest happiness is the happi-
ness of real achievement The study
of music, painting or any other sub
ject that occupies the mind and calls
for honest effort is well worth while.
do not mean that | would have my
daughter take up something for which
she had neither taste nor talent mere
ly because I wanted her to occupy her
mind But I would search diligently
for something that would interest her
and in which she could make fair pro
gress From the April Delineator
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-03-13

A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. S.
R. Van Bussun.
Lawrence Kuehne returned from
Chicago where he had been attending
school.
DIR. and Mrs. John Diamond were
over from Crandon.
Mrs. Thos Macqualler arrived from
Chicago to join her husband who was
to be one of the cashiers in the State
Bank.
N. A. Colman left for Portland, Ore.
Mrs Emil Dostal of Manistique was
visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs. A.
H. Stevens.
Robt. Hays left to visit brother in
North, Dakota
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-03-13
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came to her that butterfly wings
when arranged artistically under
glass in the form of watch pen
dants, trays, glass covers to toilet
articles and the like would be novel
and beautiful, and straightway she
set forth to capture butterflies. Be
fore shutdown she had fifty of them,
of all colors and hues. The bodies
she cast away. substituting ones of
pasteboard. The following day an
abandoned room had been turned
into q studio.
A trip to manufacturers in Bos-
ton, Taunton and Brattleboro con-
WINGED her that jobbers would
take on" butterfly novelties as a
side line. She learned. too. that a
great variety of exquisite butter
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-03-13

To Clean Plated Ware-Wash well
in strong warm soapsuds and wipe
dry with soft cloth Then mix as
much ammonia and whiting as will be
required into thick paste with cold
water. Spread this over the silver
with a soft cloth and leave it for a
short time to dry. When it has dried
rub it off with a clean, soft buster
and polish with a chamois cloth.
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flies could be purchased from New
York collectors at small cost which
saved her the daily hunt in the
fields. All that was ten years ago.
The abandoned room has given
way to a $1,000 modern studio.
They own and operate two huge
stores; one in Lexington and an
other in Arlington. They employ
two score clerks. They own their
farm and numerous cottages, main
tain two expensive automobiles and
employ trained nurses to attend
their aged parents.
A simple beginning but great
ending.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-03-13

This is the story of Rose w.
Smith and her husband, George,
who arrived at that point in life
when something radical had to be
done to provide living for three
children and their dependent aged
mothers. They owned a small farm
near Lexington, Mass, but taxes
were high and the farm so uns
developed that it was burden
rather than an asset. George was
employed as a clerk in Boston
brokers' Office at small pay, and
his wife, Rose, was in failing
health.
Sitting on the back porch one
afternoon, Mrs. Smith noticed
scores of golden butterflies fitting
over a garden patch. An idea
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-03-13
Fatherly Advice

Customer: Can change these pants
at this counter?
Clerk: Well. I'll tell you, mister, we
have quite a few women shoppers so
maybe you'd better go to the dress
ing-room in the rear.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-03-13
information. Please

Orator Cat school commencement:
Success is earned In no other way
can it be had There is no such thing
as luck. Instead, it is PLUCK
PLUCK
Intensely Interested Graduate:
Yes, sir; but whom and when shall
We pluck?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-03-13
ExtraI ExtraIl

Excited Citizen: A terrible crime ha
just been committed up at Widow
BOWS clearinghouse.
More Excited Cit: What happened?
E. c. The paperhanger hung a Dor
der
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-03-13
VILLAGE OFFICIALS

VILLAGE OF FIOIALo
President Geo. A. Hall
Supervisor Frank A. Han
Trustees-C. H. Wiegand, R.R.EWald,
Mrs. Ruby Radcliffe, E. D. Richmond
Edw. Giese, David Rupert
Clerk Walter Gander Jr.
Treasurer Thos. MacQuaker
Assessor Robert Persohn
Constable Robert Ziebell
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-03-13
A Fairy Story

Once upon time a man gave his
wife more money than she could think
of ways of spending in one week.
The End
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-03-13
Almost Tine Now

Office Boy: Please, sir, may have
the afternoon off?
Boss: Grandmother's funeral, Ell?
Office Boy: No, sir; the visiting
teams
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-03-13
EAGLE RIVER, WISCONSIN, MARCH Is, 1924

Dr. and Mrs. w D. Neville were in
Chicago.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-03-13
TWENTY YEARS AGO

Mrs. r. Slattery was visiting in Mad
ison.
Jay Cook was down from Barclay,
Michigan.
The Mckinley and Gudegast logging
camps broke up for the season.
The steel for the new bridge nea{
the Goodnow farm was being hauled
out for erection.
VIM. West returned from Medford
where he had charge of logging
crew during the winter.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-03-13
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO

Mart Hirzel went to Merrill.
Miss Ida Slattery left for a visit at
Wausau and Milwaukee.
Miss Rose We'll went to Milwaukee
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-03-13
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

L. E. McGil1 returned from trip to
Madison and Milwaukee.
N. A. Colman was a visitor at Wau
sau.
Miss Gene Dickinson returned from
Valparaiso. Idn., where she had been
attending school for year
f. j. Deckert was over from Marsh
field
W. J. Walsh returned from a cruis
ing trip in Mississippi
Geo. OConnor returned to Crandon
after a visit with relatives here.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-03-13
TEN YEARS AGO

A SOD was born to Mr. and Mrs. S.
r. Van Bussum
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-03-13
From Review Files
THIRTY YEARS AGO

THIRTY YEARS AGO
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Fran Ref.
Fl. f. Greene was down from State
Line
Mrs. Alex Higgins was visiting at
Wausau
A. A. Denton went to Duluth.
BE. Jones returned from a visit at
Waupun.
Mrs. Barney Finap was visiting at
Rhinelander
Miss Minnie stannard came down
from Ashland to visit home people.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Dickinson.
Mrs. N. A. Colman died after two
weeks illness leaving besides her hus
band and other relatives a baby daugh
ter
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-02-21
HOUSES FOR SALE

HOUSE FOR SALE--House
situated on S. Main street for sale
cheap. Inquire at The Journal Of
fice.-adv.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-02-21
SHE GOES TO JAIL
FOR ATMOSPHERE

A constant stream of life-as-it-is
flows through the jails, police stations
and the courts. The gray, cold bars
of the felony cell, the bustling activity
of the detective bureau, and the
prisoners benches of the police
courts are miniature laboratories
where human emotions are constan.-
~ seething and bubbling over so taat
those who have eyes and understaE1-
ing may see.
Eileen Percy, who appears with
Norma Talmadge in within The
Law" which Frank Lloyd directed,
studied the character of Aggie Lynch,
the blackmailer, by visiting the
places where Aggie and her sisters
in crime congregate. There, in the
gray, gripping atmosphere of the
courts and jails, where human beings
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-02-21

often appear stripped of their masks
and pretensions, Miss Percy watched
the play of emotions of the Aggies
who make up the underworld of
crime and sorrow.
at has been a wonderful lesson co
me-" Miss Percy declared, speaking
of her visits to the jails and courts
Los Angeles. Zone can learn so
much of life in general by just study
ing one phase of it. ] am so glad l
had the opportunity to know more
about my fellow beings"
Miss Talmadge has an all-star
cast in within the Law" which is a
Forthcoming First National release.
Besides Miss Percy, they are Lew
Cody, Jack Mulhall, Joseph Kilgour,
Arthur S. Hull, Helen Ferguson, Lin
coin Plummer, Thomas Ricketts,,
Lionel Belmore, Ward Crane, Eddie
Boland, Catherine Murphy and Dewitt
Jennings.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-02-21
WILLIAM FOLEY

William Foley was born in Ireland,
February 10, 1874, and departed this
life at River Falls, Wisconsin, Feb
ruary u, 1924 At the age of seven
years he moved with his mother and
brothers and sisters to England where
they lived for three years. From. there
they moved to Scottsville, New York,
where they lived for three years
more. In 1857 they came to Pierce
county where he has ever since re-
sided. July IL, 1878, he married
Julia Mcmahon who, together with
four sons and four daughters, sur
vive him.
His lot was cast amongst those
pioneers who braved the labor, the
hardships, and the privations of a
new country They were sturdy
race, God-fearing, Industrious, and
self-reliant. They had little of this
worlds goods and their prospects of
establishing homes and of building a
commonwealth in the wilds of the
northwest might well seem discour-
aging. All they asked was liberty
and opportunity and these this new
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-02-21

region afforded. They cleared away
the forest, and built roads. They rails
ed the church and the school and sup
ported them literally. They had faith
in their own efforts and in the future
of their community they were de-
veloping. They builded better than
they knew. They found the country
a wilderness and left it an empire
teeming with the best fruits of mans
industry and genius. Their names
are legion, but unknown to fame, their
memorial the commonwealth they es-
tablishcd in the wilderness.
William Foley was one of the
pioneers, one of the first to come, and
one of the last to depart. For nearly
seventy years he was a resident of
Pierce County and contributed a
mans full share to its development
and progress. Blessed with long life,
he outlived most of his fellow pioneers
and perhaps more than most of them,
saw his ambitions realized and his
faith in this new country indicated.
In disposition he was affable,
cheerful, and kindly. Beneath his
smile there was no sinister motive.
In his heart there was no guile. a
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-02-21
Followed Instructions.

Muggins presented most peculiar
spectacle. He was really quite thin,
small man, but on this particular
morning he looked bulky, to say the
least of it.
The neighbors were surprised.
jenkins, on his way to the station,
paused in establishment as he saw
Muggins emerge from his house.
''Hellop he said. "You look well
wrapped up. Where are you going?
To the North pole?"
NO." was the reply. SIN going to
paint the front door,"
"But why are you wearing all those
coats?"
Because it says on the paint TIM
retorted Muggins, ITO obtain the
best results put on three or four
coats"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-02-21
Tremendous Rainfall.

The astonishing effects sometimes
produced by cloudbursts are well
known, but not many trustworthy
records of the depth of the rainfall
during such occurrences exist. The
following instance, therefore, pos
sesses much interest. On August 9,
during a thunderstorm in the Fiji
Islands, the measured depth of the
rainfall in a gauge elevated twenty
five feet above the ground was 3
feet and / inch. The rain continued
thirteen hours, and owing to unmeas-
ured overflow, the total amount re-
mains unknown, but 1t is estimated
to have been not less than forty-one
inches.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-02-21

Use the classified column.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-02-21
GIRL BADLY BURNED
WHEN LAMP EXPLODES

Miss Mary Zwolinski, 11-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Anton
Zwolinski, was badly burned last
Thursday by an oil explosion which
occurred while she and her mother
were filling a lighted kerosene lamp.
The little girls clothing caught
fire and her limbs, back and one arm
were severely scorched. She I'M
doubtedly owes her life TO the pres
ence of mind of her brother, who,
when the flames enveloped her, i'm
mediately carried her out into the
snow.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-02-21
DOROTHY MAE DEISS

Little Dorothy Mae Deiss, two and
one-half years old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Lee Deiss died last Thurs
day, Feb. Ia, at the home of Mrs.
Deiss' mother, Mrs. Cora Smith, in
this city.
Funeral services We're held at st.
Bridget's Catholic church Monday
morning, Rev. FIR. Fassbender offici-
ating.
Interment was made in the Catholic
cemetery.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-02-21

man of positive convictions, he was
tolerant of those who did not agree
with his views. Any person in need
of his aid was his neighbor. He re-
garded service above privilege and
duty above all questions Of remuner-
alton. He lived and died the only
eulogy that he would want or consider
worth while.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-02-21
Once Was ENOUGH.

During a tense scene at the picture
show a young man leaned over and
nudged his girl. He then proffered a
paper bag with the whispered invita-
ton: "Say, Myrt, have some chest
nuts"
Myrt shook her head with such
energy that couple of hairpins were
dislodged. Some previous experience.
no doubt, accounted for the emotion
in her voice as she replied: "No,
Jim, don't eat chestnuts In the
dark"
Use the classified column.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-02-21
CLASSIFIED ADS.
ROOMS FOR RENT

For Rent-One furnished room on
West Side. Inquire at the Rod Chin
mock residence, phone 337.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-02-21
NOTICE

You can stop that cough with
bottle of Bakers Cough Syrup before
it develops 7. b. Unexcelled for
Asthma and Bronchitis. On sale at
Dewey's Drug stOre.-ady.
Evening star., 1924-07-20

Sotik country. the Laibon sent in
three sheep by two of his warriors.
They were the ENJOYS Of peace. On
each sheep had been tied two bags of
native -four as a token that they
desired the cessation Of hostilities.
After enforcing a heavy fine in cattle
and sheep on the tribe, both as a pun
ishment and as a guarantee Of fu-
ture good conduct, we opened up new
District headquarters. placed a young
district commissioner in charge TO
administer the new territory, and
withdrew the military forces.
Our casualties on this punitive ex-
pedition had been two X. A. R men
who had been killed while foraging
without permission.
THEN for a time, a few months
anyhow, / had an opportunity to
give undivided attention to the po-
lice part of my mixed duties and to
train my men in the arts of catching
criminals and of being good soldiers
I first weeded out all the useless
members of my small force. enlisted
a number of raw recruits from the
neighboring tribes. and proceeded to
make these wild savages into well
disciplined soldiers and policemen.
They joined me as naked and un-
tutored savages and in six months
Evening star., 1924-07-20

another district superintendent. were
dispatched to punish this unruly
tribe. But the warriors had heard of
what had happened to the Kisii and
declined to stand to give battle. For
some six weeks we chased them about
their country. burning villages wher
ever we went. capturing thousands of
splendid cattle and still more thou
sands of sheep and goats, and also
taking several hundred prisoners. AS
war. II was very tame affair.
The main excitement in the whole
of that campaign was when Harry
Payne. the other district superin-
tendent, and !. with a dozen of our
men. hid behind in one Of our camps
after the expedition had moved off
after breaking camp at dawn.
Two hundred of the Sotik warriors
came boldly down to the apparently
deserted zareba in search Of possible
loot. We let them get within fifty
yards and then poured a hot fire into
them. They Immediately broke and
bolted. l do not blame them for not
standing to face that hail of leaden
bullets when they were able only
to retaliate with native-made spears.
We killed about fifteen of them and
captured five wounded warriors.
The next day after We had rejoined
our main column operating in the
Evening star., 1924-07-20

the Pyramids. There, on a column,
certain hieroglyphics struck him as
particularly beautiful. They have no
Meanings a fact, he took only a
few detached lines, with certain dec
orative brooding wings. which he re-
peated in simple sketches, much ad
mired. On his return to Paris he
handed them in, along with a mass of
curious documents" to Molyneux.
Now. Capt. Edward Melyneux. the
astonishing young man-dressmaker
of Paris, Monte Carlo and Cannes
(whose rise to leadership in the trade
has been more meteoric than was
that of the elder Worth in the Sec
ond Empire). had sent this agent
round the world on a sensational
trip.
The "iooking-glass jumper" for ex-
ample, was picked up" in Persia
the original dating from about 1900
in the women's treasures of an Emir's
family-on letters of introduction
from Prince Aga Khan, friend and
client OF the captain" in Paris,
Here we glimpse Molyneux social
like the boy and offer him these
things. The agent had letters to
three Rajahs and five Maharajahs,
to the native princes in the Straits
Settlements and to governors at Brit
ish ports, which brought him, actual
ly. gifts fit for museums!
He had letters from Lord Abingdon,
Lord Latham, Col. Hawes (who mar
ried the Duchess of Westminster,
the Rajah of Pudukota and young
Kapurthala, from Lady Dudley. Lady
Davis, Lady Cunard. and a dozen 9TH
ers. They took him right up to the
Crown Prince of Japan and the Chi
nese President!
II sent my man on a six months
trip" said Molyneux. He went from
Paris to Peking, crossed to Japan,
and returned by way of San Fran
cisco.
He was not a technician, but a
man of the world, with great eye
for things not seen before. For ex-
ample. he got lovely scroll designs
from an ancient Chinese a-caddy
ands wonderful poppy patterns from
an Old Indian carpet. And the way
those silk veavers Of Lyons and the
great Paris embroiderers reproduce
the old documents is marvellous.
\
ssT>ODAY," he explained. "our wom-
an customers want things of
their own.' which have an interest in
themselves. My agent brought back
a mass Of old Oriental dress mate
and priestiy garments from which /
will; get: different line and unique
materials!
Because" he concluded. 'these
French weavers and embroiderers can
copy anything! The old designs have
stood the test Of centuries OF wear
ing. We adapt them. I say: Make
me this. and this" And what was
Evening star., 1924-07-20

time they would have done credit to
| the brigade of guards on the drill
ground. They became proficient in
| their drill and duties and were a
| really smart body of men on parade.
| l was really proud of our joint handi-
work. BY this time l had well
| drilled force of 200 men at kisumu
and felt equal to tackling any or
We had just begun to see daylight
| and were able to breathe more free
| ly when one evening the district COM
missioner of kisumu sent for me and
Informed me that the Irish medical
officer at Kisumu had just reported
that there was serious outbreak of
bubonic plague in kisumu township.
AS he unfolded to me the story of
what had been discovered l remem-
bered kiplings lines:
"Fill full the mouth Of Famine
And bid the sickness cease.
And when your goal Is nearest
(The end for others soughtt
Watch soth and heather folly
Bring all your hopes to naught."
During the next week or SO these
words were often to ring in my ears;
and they were to be proved deadly
accurate.
There was no time to be lost, for
drastic measures had to be taken at
| once in order to check the spread of