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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-12-25

Pachuca, capital Of the state of HI
dalgo. Mexico, is one of the worlds
greatest and most famous mining GEN.
tiers, according to a bulletin of the
National Geographic society. One OF
Pachuca's silver mines, the Real del
Monte. contained the counterpart OF
Neyada's famous Comstock lode.
An inconspicuous muleteer became
the owner of the Pachuca's mine in
1899, when it's value was unknown.
His pick opened up a bonanza vein
such as seldom has been uncovered.
Soon he was multimillionaire, in
day when even millionaires were rare.
He presented several fully equipped
warships to the king Of Spain and
for his happy thought was made a
count-Conde de Santa Maria de
Regia.
The famous mine came to tragic
end soon after the counts rise to for
tune. by the bursting into it OF a sub
terranean river It's drowned riches
remained untouched Unit, near the
middle of the Nineteenth century,
when efforts to reopen it by British
engineers led to frenzied speculation
and a crash among London investors
rivaling those of the Mississippi bub-
ble Local Pachucans bought up the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-12-25

MAKING GOOD IN
A SMALL TOWN
Real Stories About Real Girls
BY MRS. HARLAND H. ALLEN
PAINTING POST CARDS

CD AINTING postcards is merely a
playful pastime," says a girl who
knows the knack. But the girl who
doesn't know the knack, who hasn't a
natural aptitude for the work, had
better stick to her typewriter, she
maintains, or her position behind the
counter.
ANY girl who has done well in high
school drawing can paint postcards as
well as ! do" insists this girl, who
realized more than one hundred dol
lars from the sale of her cards last
Christmas. But she must have a lit
tie natural ability"
The girl postcard-painter will need
jet-black waterproof ink; a box of
water colors; both fine and heavy
pencils; bristol board, and heavy
tinted paper. She may have each
design Sharply outlined in black ink,
or she may illuminate it. She fastens
the bristol to drawing board, with
thumb tacks, and sketches in her
drawing, about twice as large as the
finished drawing will be. She should
make the outlines with pencil. first,
going over them with ink. If she
wants to paint in the design, branch
of holly and a Christmas candle, to
be used as models, may help her. She
should not attempt delicate shadings;
the simpler her painting is, the more
effective it will be. If she is apt at
verse writing, she may add Christ
mas message.
The design should be as unique and
original as possible. Christmas sprites
and gnomes, Christmas candles, holly
wreaths, baskets Of fruit and nuts,
are cheerful subjects for the Christ
mas cards.
The postcard painter should have
an engraver make a zinc plate Of the
design. A printing Office will sell her
good quality paper for her cards.
This paper should not be glossy and
should have a good body. Fawn-col-
ored, tan and brown paper make eff
fective backgrounds for cOlored Christ
mas drawings. The sketches simply
outlined in black will look best on
white and gray paper.
The girl who is just beginning to
work may start in by selling the cards
to relatives and friends. If her work
is dainty and novel, the people to
whom the cards are sent may inquire
about them and, later, send in orders.
A compromise between direct and
indirect selling is sometimes profit
able. The girl who decides on this
method leaves her cards in tea-rooms,
hotel news stands, beauty parlors in a
neighboring city, allowing the people
who sell her wares 15 per cent
commission.
If she does. not slacken her efforts
during the ante-holiday times, and
maintains a steady demand by occa-
sional advertising she may get a sat
isfactory share Of that $30,000,OO0
Americans yearly spend for greeting
cards.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-12-25
MAGAZINE SALESWOMEN
MAKE MONEY

EAVE you the gift O. gabY One
: girl | know who possessed the
trait (Which, held in reasonable re-
straint, is an excellent one to possess)
capitalized 1t by selling magazines in
her small home town.
''And when you sell magazines, you
not only utilize. but develop your
powers of persuasion" she told me.
"The work, either full or part time, Is
eminently suited to the inexperienced
but ambitious small-town girl. She
can always get job selling maya
zines on commission, If she is honest
and reliable, and she needs no capital
whatever"
The first step is to secure the
agency for several well-known and
well-thought-of magazines. Then the
would-be saleswoman should begin to
solicit subscriptions from friends and
neighbors. If she has selected pub
locations that are sufficiently popular,
she will find that nearly every family
takes one of them. She should find
out when these publications are to
expire, and, using this information,
should make list of customers to be
seen later.
Soon, her supply Of acquaintance
exhausted, she will be working alto
gether among strangers, taking a resi-
dence street at a time, and calling at
every residence house on it. This will
give her still more confidence, and she
may spend an occasional afternoon in
a downtown Office building, or at some
place where men and women workers
are being paid off.
All this time, she must be studying.
Books on craftsmanship are available
at the public library; and the maya
zines for which she Is working will
send her information on the psychol-
ogy OF craftsmanship.
After she has been for q time In
what is rather unadvisedly called the
selling game" for it is anything but
a game in the seriousness Of its pur-
pose and the range of its potential
tiles, she will begin to have that feel
ing essential to good results in any
line, that her work is truly worthy
that specifically she is saving her GUS
toners something in money, and more
in avoiding the inconvenience Of hav-
ing to buy the magazine each week
and carry it home. She will learn to
be courteous and even-tempered and
well-poised. And, more materially,
she will make money. Many a maya
than the average bank president,
90. 1924. western Newspaper Union.)
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CHAPTER XvI-Continued


Then Lee told him of Judith Car
sons good eye opened wide with in
&erest. Carson's bruised lips sought
to form for a whistle which managed
to give them the air Of maidenly
pout.
"He had the nerve" he muttered.
'''Trevors had the nerve! Bud, we
ought to make a little call on that
gent.
Then, seeing Lees face, Carson
realized that anything he might have
to remark on this score was super
duous. Lee had already thought Of
that
They roped a couple of the wander
ing horses, improvised hackamores
from the rope cut in two, and went
to meet Judith. Carson snatched eag-
erly at her hand and squeezed it and
looked inexpressible things from his
one useful eye. He gave his saddlsd
horse to her, watched her and Lee
ride on to the ranch, and sent Tommy
to the old cabin for another rope,
while he rounded up some more
horses in narrow canyon for Burkitt
and Hampton.
''You DIN fool" he said growing
ly to Hampton, "look what you've
done"
HOf course I'm d-n fool" replied
Hampton, by now his old cheerful self.
"sPve apologized to Judith and Lee
and Burkitt. apologize to you. Ill
tell you confdentially that I'm a
sucker and Come-on-C Charlie.
haven't got the brains of jack-rab-
bit"
Carson went away grumbling. But
for the first time he felt vague re-
srect for Pollock Hampton.
Hell be real man some day."
thought Carson, ''if the fool-killer
don't pick him off first"
"You may come and see me this
evening" Judith told Bud Lee as he
left her to Marcia's arms. "I'll be
eating and sleeping and taking baths
until then. Thank you for the bacon
--and the water-and--"
She smiled at him from Marcia's
excited embrace. Bud Lee, the blood
4ingling through him, left her.
Before come to you, Judith girl, =
he whispered to himself as he went,
"I'll have to have little talk with
Bayne Trevers.'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-12-25
Antiquity and Whiskers

Tradition says that Adam wore
full beard That Is quite a natural
superstition since that was before the
time of razor advertisements. Beau
tifully executed bas reliefs have left
no doubt that the early Persian kings
cultivated whiskers. In fact, for fur
ther adornment they plated them
with golden thread. The Winged Bulls
of Assyria are but types Of those
kings. The Chinese are shaven
people; the Egyptians we're the same.
But the MohammedanS are bearded,
and Saladin's son, Turkish historians
tell us, wept for fear when he saw
the shaYen ENJOYS OF the Crusaders.
The world is, and always has been,
divided into shavers and bearded.
The greatest benefactor Of BARRIERS in
the worlds history was Alexander.
He, who shaved himself to preserve
his youth, shaved his army to prevent
the enemy Selling their boards.
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Despotic Tribunal

The Star chamber was tribunal In
England consisting of committee of
the kings privy council, instituted, or
revived by Henry VII in 1886. 1t had
extensive powers and held itself un-
fettered by rules of law, dealt with
civil and criminal cases by bill and in
formation, without the Intervention Of
a jury, and could infict any form of
punishment short of death. 1t was
abolished by act of parliament in 1911,
in the reign of Charles /. The court
is said to have derived It's name, either
from the gilt stars that adorned the
ceiling of the chamber in the old pal
ace at Westminster, where it held it's
sessions; or as is more probable, from
the Jewish bonds (starrs), deposited
there by permission of William /.
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let us fight this out our way, any
way, and no interference"
Talk to Bud there" rejoined the
old cattIeman calmly. 1T amt my
scrap"
.sThen, Lee" snapped Trevors,
'.come on If you want such a fight as
you'd get If you and were alone in
| the mountains, with no man to watch,
fight where man can use what
weapons God gave him, any weapon
he can lay his mind to, his eye to,
his hand to! Or" and at last the
sheer came, ."do you want pair Of
padded gloves and somebody to fan
your
Carson shifted his glance to Bud
Lees face. Lee merely nodded.
"Then.' cried Carson sternly, "go
to it! No man steps in, an you two
can fight it out like coyotes or noun
tain-lions for. all Of me-"
"Your word there will be no inter-
ference?' asked Trevors. For you're
Just fool and not a liar, Carson"
"Mv word" was the answer.
Bayne Trevors slipped out Of his
coat and vest, tossing them to the
pile of chairs on the table. He loos-
ened his soft shirt-collar and was
ready. All Of Bud Lees simple prep
. arations had been made when he
threw his broad hat aside.
Then came the little pause which
is forerunner to the first blow, when
two men measure each other, seeking
each to read the others purpose.
"It ought to be a pretty even
break" muttered Melvin, his interest
obviously that of a sporting man who
would travel thousand miles to see
a fight for a champions belt 'Trevors
has the weight by forty pounds; Lee
has the reach by hair; both quick
footed; both hard; Lee. maybe lit
tie harder. Don't know. Even break.
The sand will do it-sand or luck"
The two men drew slowly together.
Their hands came up, their fists
showed glistening knuckles, their jaws
were set, their feet moved cautiously.
Then suddenly Bud Lee sprang in and
struck.
Struck tentatively with his left hand
that graZed Trevors' cheek and did
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CHAPTER XVII
Lee and Old Man Carson Ride
Together

Bud Lee, rlQ1ng alone toward the
Western Lumber camp, turned in his
saddle to glance back as he heard
hoCf-beatS behind him. 1t was Carson,
Bnd the old cattleman was riding
ginrd. Lee drowned. Then for an in
gtant a smile softanad his stern eyes.
"Good little I'D Carson" he mat
tered.
Carson came to his side, saying
merely in his dry voice:
Mind if I come along, Bud2 You
an me have rid into one thing an
another more'n just once"
This is my fight" said Lee coolly.
"Who said 1t wasn't?" demanded
the other ENORMOUSLY. "Only you
amt got any call to be hawg, Bud.
Besides, got a right to see If there's
q fair break, amt II Say, look at
them COW brutes back yonder! Don't
II beat all how silage, when you use
II right, shapes 'em up?''
Few enough words were said as the
miles were flung behind them: few
were needed. A swift glance showed
Carson that Lee carried al revolver
In his shirt; his own gun rode plainly
Ia evidence in front of his hip. What
little conversation rose between them
was of ranch matters. They spoke
OF success now with confidence. These
two foremen alone could see the
money in late winter and early spring
from their cattle and horses to carry
the Blue Lake venture over the rap
Ids. Then there were the other re-
sources of the diversified undertake
lag, the hogs, the prize stock, the
olives, poultry, dairy products. And
soon or late Western Lumber would
nay the price for the timber tract,
soon, if they saw that they had to
nay it or lose the forests which they
had so long counted upon. Lumber
values were mounting every day.
Neither man, when 1t CHANGED that
nayne TrevOrs' name was casually
mentioned, suggested: "Why not go
to the law?'' For to them it was very
clear that, once in the courts, the
man who had played safe would laugh
at them. Against Judith's oath that
be had kidnapped her would stand
Trevors' word that he had done moth
Ing of the kind, coupled with his care
fully established perjured alibi and
the lying testimony Of the physician
who had visited Judith in the cave.
This ssh and that might be rounded
up, Shorty ,,nd Benny and Poker Face,
and if aAy Oh them talked-which
perhaps none Of them would-at most
they woulG say that they had no or
-ders from anybody but Quinnion. And
where was Quinnion, who stood as a
huckler between Trevors and prosecu-
ton? And what buckler in all the
world can ever stand between one man
and anotherf
Now and then Carson sent a quick
questioning glance toward Lees in
@crutable face; now and then he
sighed, his thoughts his own. Bud
Lee, knowing his companion as he did,
ashrewdly guessed that Carson was
hoping that events might so befall
that there would be an open, free-for-
all fight and that he might not be
forced to play the restless part Of
a mere onlooker. Bud Lee hoped
otherwise.
There's two ways to get a man."
said Carson meditatively, out of g.
dong silence. San both is good ways
with gun or with your hands,"
Eyes," agreed Bud quietly.
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go slow, Trevors r. came old Car
sons dry voice. ''I've got you COW
cred already, two-gun STYLE
Trevors, even with his finger crook
ing to the trigger, paused and saw
the two guns in Carson's brown hands
trained unwaveringly upon him. There
was much deadly determination in
Carson's eyes Again Trevors laughed,
drawing back his empty hand.
you yellow dogr' grunted Bud
Lee, his tone one of supreme disgust.
you id yellow dogp'
Trevors shrugged.
"You see, gentlemen-two to one,
with the odds all theirs"
you lie!' spat out Carson. Its
one to one an I'll see the game goes
square, He stepped forward, re-
moved the weapon from the table I'M
der Treyors' now suddenly changeful
eyes, and went back to his place with
his back to the wall.
For Gods sake!'' cried the one
nervous man in the room, he who had
opened the door. sThis is murder!"
Melvin smiled, a smile as cherries
as the CLEAN of wintry starlight on a
bit of glass.
"Will you fight him, Trevors?" he
asked. "With your handsY
EYES," answered Trevors. YES"
Move back the table," commanded
Melvin, on his feet in an instant. "And
the chairs. Get them back"
The table was dragged to the far
end of the room the chairs were piled
upon it.
''Now," and Melvin's watch was in
his hand, his voice coming with me-
tallic GOODNESS, fits to finish, is it?
Three-minute rounds, fair fighting.
no"
But now at last Bayne Trevors'
blood was up, his slow anger had
kindled, he was moving his feet rest
lessly.
'D-n it." he shouted, whose
fight is this but mine and Lees? If
he wants a fight, let him come and
get it; mans fight and rules and
rounds and time be id Am l to
dance around here and sidestep and
fence just for you to look on? -.
| Carson r.
"Well?" said Carson.
'Lee challenges me doesn't he?
Then I'm the man to name the sort
of fight, am I not? Is that fair?"
Meaning just what?" asked Car
son.
Meaning that am going to get
him, get him any way cant You
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| Llldl u6s WAS 1dlIluS OAAJ ~ NAeSAA HA0
balance and come back at Trevors /;
more than once had Trevors gone reel
/ ing backward, smashing into the wall.
Many a time did Melvin count his
money won and lost And Carson,
crouching now, tense, eager, a little
fearful, muttered constantly to him
| self.
They've both got the sand r.
grunted Melvin. (Which one draws
the luck 2"
But luck stood by and did not enter
into the battle that grew ever hotter
as Bud Lees and Trevors' gorge rose
higher at every blow. 1t was to be
simply the best man wins, and none
of the six men who watched knew
| from the beginning until the end who
the best man was. What tricks Trev-
ors knew, he used and they were met
by what cunning lay in Bud Lee /;
what strength, what resistance, what
power to endure was IL each painting
body was called upon to the last re
serve.
i Already the spring had gone out Of
their steps. They came at each other
for the most part more slowly, more
cautiously, but more determined not
tot give over. Faces glistening with
sweat, grimy with the dust their
pounding feet beat up from the floor,
the roots o. Lees hair red where with
a bloody hand he had pushed 1t back.
Trevors' lips swollen and ugly, they
fought on until the men who looked at
them wondered just where lay the
limits upon which each depended.
Lees tough" Carson whispered to
himself. Riding every day an work
ing Trevors has been setting In
chair 3. Bud'll wea1 him out
-. My Cd Bud, look out! Foot
work.
Yes, foot work, but not as Carson
expected it, not the thing Bud Lee
looked for when he sensed rather than
read in Trevors' eyes that a fresh
| trick was coming. He was ready for
a lifted boot, and, instead, Trevors,
rushing down upon him, threw Crap
pling arms about him, needless OF
the fist smashing again into his cut
lips. Trevors doubled and twisted
and got a grip about Lees middle,
seeking to throw him.
Down they went together with no
particular advantage to either man.
But as they rolled apart and Lee
threw out an arm to lift himself Trev-
| ors saw the chance he sought and
nightly, brutally, cursing as he
jumped up for it, he drove the heel
of his boot down upon Lees hand on
the floor.
From Lees white lips burst an in
voluntary groan as 1t seemed to him
that every bone in his hand had been
crushed, from Carson q choking cry of
rage, from Trevors short laugh as
he called out sharply:
Hands off, Carsorl Our fight
! any way"
Again on their feet, Trevors a sec
ond first and vita the advantage
clearly his now rushed Lee, seeking
/ to finish what he had begun And
Bud Lee, his face white and drawn,
] looking CHASTITY with the blood smears
across it, moving swiftly but not
swiftly enough, went down, Trevors'
weight against him.
give hundred on Trevors!" shouted
Melvin. Carson did not hear him.
"At him, Bud, go at him!' he was
/ crying over and over. That's the
last dirty trick he's got. Get him,
Buddie. Oh, for Gawd's sake, Buddie,
go get him Y
(To BE CoNTINUED.)
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CONVERSATIONS

One of the golfers playing at Soon
set, Nantucket, made long drive ex-
ceptional in that rabbit happened to
be nibbling grass at the same time and
the ball struck him squarely on the
head, killing him.
The Picking city government has or
dered broad-wheeled carts with tires
four and one-half inches wide to re-
place the one and one-half-inch tires
Of the Peking two-wheeled, springless
carts which have been cutting up the
roads for centuries.
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Quite All Right

'eHelen, did that young man smoke
in the parlor last night? l found
burnt matches there" ooh, no, ia
Their; he just lit one or two to see
what time it THE Pathfinder.
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Long Fall Fails to XII

Young children are always, tumbling
about, and young birds have similar
accidents. Mr.. Oliver Pike, well-known
bird observer, writes that he has seen
young guillemots tumble off the lofty
lodges where they are Matched and fall
perhaps hundred feet or more to the
beach below. Yet in spite of the height
they are rarely killed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-12-25

Mine Brought Wealth to Fortunate Mexican

bankrupt company and promptly found
a second bonanza vein even richer
than the first.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-12-25

When lovers elope it's also a get
away from common sense.
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Care for no mans censure, unless
conscience countersigns It.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-11-22
EDITOR HoNoRED

The election of Editor Charles Will COX, of Valdez, is one of the modern miracles mad may be likened to the parable of the loaves and fishes. MT. Wilcox is one newspaper man who has been rewarded by the confidence of the people. His platform is sim pie, being the expression that he be- lieved in lowering taxes and repeal ing many of the present laws instead of making new ones. To the Fourth Estate the election of MT. Wilcox is very acceptable, and especially so on account of his great ability. It will be fitting reward for a 25 years residence in the Third division and we cannot but believe that he
Seward daily gateway., 1924-11-22

expended more than the tax in trav- cling long distances to collect from one or two individuals or firms. The principle of forcing all taxes to be paid to the territorial treasurer to pay penaty could be applied in the ter ritory as well as in the states, and would save many dollars in the long run. With few exceptions these con cerns would send in license moneys and taxes if compelled to.
 We believe the coming legislature with one or two exceptions is com posed of men of ability and with the best interests of the Territory at heart. They undoubtedly face pro- blem worthy of financier, but we have confidence it can be solved if the will to do is present.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-11-22
MANY CHANGES NEEDED

The coming Territorial legislature will convene with the greater part of it's membership consecrated to the literacy bill It will also stand for lower taxes, if prediction pledges are kept. Alaska is fast outrunning its receipts by reason of numerous boards and commissions appointed in late years. The receipts have di- unfinished and expenditures increas- ed to point where it occasions alarm among conservative citizens who place efficiency above pelf, and desire to spend their days here. One fact stands out pre-eminent above all others. Something must be done to insure the payment of the pen sion to pioneers, without cutting it in two or interfering with the bill in any way. Many pioneers in this sec tion have been in actual want the past six months thru failure of the fund, and face winter full of hard ships Relief must be given the fish
 ing industry and the fur farmer. The tax passed by the last legislature has proved the most unpopular of any yet applied, and is wrong in that it picks out the fur farmer and tax es him heavily and allows the agri- culture farmer to escape scot free. We believe that neither agriculture nor fur should be taxed, at least un- til the business has passed the ex- perimental stage. Too many taxes pile Ossia upon Pelion and strangle industry and ambition. Taxes are too heavy in incorporated towns, while industries outside of the incorporat- ed towns pay no taxes on personal property or real estate. Two many agents are used to collect taxes al ready levied, and the cost is too great. In many cases agents have