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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-24
Plant Potatoes Before
Corn to Get High Yield

Planting potatoes after the corn has
been put in, a practice followed by
many corn-belt farmers, does not pro-
duce the best results, according to
five-year experiment conducted CO.
operatively by the United States De-
partment of Agriculture and the Iowa
experiment station. The fact that the
minimum growing temperature for po-
tatoes is fully 10 degrees lower than
for corn would make the reverse of
this practice seem advisable, and
yields from paintings made on various
dates from early April to the middle
of June have proved this contention
to be sound The early planting also
has the advantage of an early fall
market when prices usually are bet
ter than a little later when marketing
is in full swing.
In this experiment the Rural New
Yorker variety was used and the
dates Of planting were set at ten-day
intervals, beginning April 10. The
seasonal rise in temperature reaches
the 4O-degree line in central Iowa
usually little DeIOFe the mluule oI
April. The best yields were obtained
from paintings made shortly after the
temperature passed the 40-degree line.
Paintings made after the middle of
May produced successive decline in
yield, and between the first and last
paintings there was a spread of 60
bushels an acre. The average for the
five years for the April planting was
1914 bushels and for the paintings
made the first half of June 1872 BUSH
els per acre.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-24
Successful Year for
Boy and Girl Growers
Youthful Arkansas Farmers
Make Money on Crop.

prepared by the United States DeI&ytyOsnt
of Agricultural
The Junior POTATO Growers AsSocia-
ton of Garland County, Ark. is COM
posed of 80 farm boys and eight farm
girls, ranging in age from about four
teen to eighteen years. They are all
members of the boys and girls potato
clubs in which, under the guidance of
the county agricultural extension
agent, they are learning to practice the
best-known methods of growing pota-
toes and preparing them for market.
These young farmers organized their
own growers association, according to
reports to the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, elected officers,
appointed committees, including buyS
ing and marketing committee, and
selected one variety of potato which
all members agreed to grow.
They finished harvesting their 1928
crop and on October I6 rendered
businesslike account of their years ac-
complishments to the Hot Springs
Lions club, which has given the assoc
citation support.
The members grew, the report states,
786 bushels of No. grade potatoes
and over 800 bushels of No. 2's, pro-
ducing altogether 1900 bushels. They
marketed their crop comparatively, re-
ceiving 1,644 for it. The cost of pro-
duction was 1888; the net profit 1886.
about "a cents per bushel. The MEM
Der making the highest yield harvested
27.5 bushels from one-eighth acre plot.
A number of the members, according
to the report, have started bank ac-
counts with their earnings and prac-
tically all expect to continue the work
next year.
The report, signed by the president
and secretary, is written on the print
ed letterheads of the association,
which bears the names of the boys and
girls who are officers and members of
the buying and marketing committees.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-24
Solve Wheat Problem by
Feeding All Live Stock

Bread-saving habits formed in war;
time and needlessly continued now are
limiting the consumption of wheat in
this country to the disadvantage to
both producer and consumer. say Off
Gals of the Department of Agriculture.
They assert that a return to pre-war
food habits in the use of wheat by the
public and the feeding of low-grada
wheat to live stock would greatly
help to solve the wheat problem :
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-24
GRAVE OF FAMOUS INDIAN
RifIing of Burial Place of Chief Massa-
soft Is Denounced-Was Great
Friend of Pilgrims.

Americans have, by discovering late.
~ the neglected remains of Governor
Oglethorpe, shamed the English into
taking steps to honor the burial place
of leading founder of an American
state. This is well. Oglethorpe lived
and died an Englishman, but his part
in the establishment Of Georgia was
important in American history and
worthy of honor by Englishmen as well
as Americans. But it now appears that
lately we had buried upon New Eng
land soil great original American,
and that we have not only disinterred
his dust, but presented to a New York
museum such remains of his apparel
and relics as were found in his grave.
The American whose burial place
was thus dishonored was no other
than the original friend and benefac-
tor of the Pilgrim Fathers, Chief Mas
sasoit Of the Wampanoag nation. He
it was who sent his henchman Samoet
to the spot of shore now known as
Plymouth to bid the Englishmen Of
the Mayfower welcome when they ar
rived.
With every reason to be suspicious
of them, Massasoit received them with
honor, favor and confidence. He was a
kingly man-grave, noble of bearing,
wise, liberal. just and truthful. He
made treaty Of peace and friendship
with the English settlers, and faith
fully kept his part of it's terms as long
as he lived.
Under his directions the Englishnen
were taught how to raise the American
crops and how to utilize the resources
OF the forest He did much to put upon
its feet the infant colony which was
destined to play so large a part in the
history of the world. Massasoit died
at Warren, now in Rhode Island, and
was buried there-buried in gold
faced coat that Governor Winslow had
presented to him, and with the BRASS
barreled pistol which was also the Pill
grim governors gift.
In the Indian fashion, the grave was
unmarked, but it was rifed and in it
were found crumbling bones, and also
the shreds of gold lace of Governor
Winslow's coat, the brass barrel of the
pistol and also medallion with a
bust of the prince of Orange which
must also have been Massasoit's prop
erty.
The identification appears to have
been complete-and also the despoil-
ing Of the kingly Indians grave. And
now the question is: Why should not
Massasoit's bones, If any trace OF them
now remains, be left to rest in peace3
Does a great American of 800 years
ago become merely a museum curl.
osity because he was an Indian ?-Bos.
ton Transcript.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-24
White Rocks and White
Orpingtons Are Similar

The characteristics of White Rocks
and White Orpingtons are very SINH
lar. Sometimes it is quite hard for
the inexperienced to make distinc-
ton between the two breeds. The
White Rocks should have d yellow
beak, while the White Orpingtons have
a white or pinkish white beak. Both
breeds have reddish-bay eyes and in
each breed the comb, face, wattles and
ear-lobes should be a bright red. The
shanks and toes of the White Rocks
are a bright yellow, while with the
White Orpingtons the shanks and toes
should be white or pinkish white. You
will note, therefore, that the chief char
acteristic to look for in distinguishing
one breed from the other is the color
of the beak, also that Of the shank and
toes.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-24
MARI Is BEING
USED WIDELY NOW

Yards and yards of mari are now
being removed from ~ Wisconsin lakes
and former lake bottoms, according to
FL. w. Ullsperger, Of the soils staff of
the University of Wisconsin. He re-
ports that while little mari was being
used by Badger farmers a year ago,
the deposits are now yielding their
supply of this lime fertilizer for the
growing of alfalfa, clover, soy beans
and other crops.
Acting under a statute enacted by
the last legislature, the railroad rate
commission has issued permits to per-
sons dredging for mari in II Wiscon-
sin lakes. These are as follows:
In Portage county, Bert Somers, J..
A. Piotrowski and L. ]. Konkel, Ste
vens Point, to dredge in Stoltenberg,
Spring, Adams lakes and Lake Emily
and A. J. Walding, Old Reinhart lake.
In Waupaca county, ]. G. Mumbrue,
Stratton and Taylor lake; William Pc
terson, Mirror lake; Joseph Knutsen,
Ogdensberg lake; Louis Rach, Bear
lake, and Fred Ansehn, Shumway lake.
In Waushara county, j. G. Mumbrue,
Springwater and Long lake; Jones and
Spies, Pine lake; O'Connor Bros, MARI
lake: Andrew Selsing, Johns lake, and
Ueeck Bros, Deerf1eld.
Ullsperger also reports that mari is
being secured from creeks and from
field clay deposits. Counties having
these and using the deposits, are:
In Burnett county, Emil Johnson,
Hansen Bros, and Mr.. LungFen,
Grantsburg; O. o. Johnson. James
Fleming and Axel Hogstrom, Trade
lake.
In Adams county, John Rogers, from
a creek, Oxford; George Walsh, in
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-24
Destroy Chinch Bugs by
Burning Off Vegetation

Considerable damage was done by
chinch bugs last year. This pest is
carried through the winter in the ma
ture state. hiding in fence rows and
other places where they can find pro-
lection under grass and weeds through
the winter season. They are now all
congregating in places of that sort
and the way to get rid of them is to
burn off the vegetation. This will de-
stroy many of them and those that are
not killed in that way will find no pro-
lection and sooner or later will sue
Qlmb to the cold.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-24
Hen House Ventilation
Is of Much Importance

Ten hens breathe off over a pint
of water a day. Are you providing
ventilation to get this out of the house,
or do your hens take continuous cold
bath day and night, without a towel
for a rub down? Even you would get
the roup under such conditions. Watch
out for moisture on the windows and
frost on the walls Put in one square
foot of thin cloth curtain to every fif-
teen square feet of floor. Keep this
curtain open whenever weather per-
nits. Draughts and damp air and
floors cause more colds than zero
weather. Exercise helps to prevent
colds. Light feeding in clean, dry
litter eight inches deep induces exer-
cisco. G. Krum, Poultry Specialist.
Colorado Agricultural College.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-24
It is Seldom Desirable
to Cross Chicken Strain

1t is seldom desirable to cross
strains. It can be compared, in way,
TO crossing breeds; the first cross may
appear to give uniform offspring, but
in the second generation many unde-
sirable qualities are liable to appear.
If you have reason to believe that
some other strain will give you better
results, gradually work into the pure
strain. Crossing the strain may set
you back several years.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-24
Diseases Of Fowls.

When a fowl sneezes, waters slight
" at the eyes and nostrils, and the face
puffs up, this indicates a common cold.
When accompanied by rafting in the
throat, the trouble is bronchitis. Diff
cult breathing indicates pneumonia.
Canker in the mouth means diphtheria.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-24
Another LANGUAGE.

Little Chicagoan Visiting IN Bos.
ton)-Aw, fudgeI You're bughouseI
Little Bostonian deeply shocked)-
Oh, such terrible and deplorable vul-
garlty You should say beetle-garags.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-24
When Duck Eoqs Don't Hatch.

When the eggs from certain pen of
ducks do not hatch well, the trouble
often may be corrected by changing the
male to another pen or by introducing
a new leader.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-24
Farmers Institutes.

About 200 farmers institutes are to
be held in the state during the season,
according to 3. L. Luther, superin
tendent Of farm institutes.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-12-11

b again open at the same old stand,
 nd giving satisfaction in the same old way.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-12-11
BOUNTY HUNTERSWM
 -< BIG SUMS BY FRAUD

TACOMA, Wash.,-The coyote. the fox and the wolf long have stood as synonyms of guile and resource fulness, but many hunters have put these animals to shame according to accounts related by A. K. Fisher of the Federal biological survey, who recently passed through here on an inspection trip.
 Thousands of dollars have been collected illegally by dishonest hunt CTS, Mir. Fisher declared. He said the most famous fraud was perpe- trated in Wisconsin where s250. 900 was paid on the heads of wolves shipped in from Nevada. He added that about s1s,000 was paid in Pennsylvania before the deception was discovered.
 Wisconsin did not have many var hints, so the head hunters organized and sent men to Nevada where there were many wolves. the animals be- ing killed and the bags shipped tc Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. Another favorite trick of tht bounty hunter, according to MT Fisher is to alter rabbit and sQuir- rel scalps so they resemble young coyotes and wolves.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-12-11

 1 HOW GREAT MEN j 5 MAKE,LOVE l AS REVEALED BY THEIR i LOVE LETTERS . By JOSEPH KAYE
By JOSEPH KAYE

e by whseisr Syndicate Incl
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-12-11
Man Found Dead

The body of John Johnson, a Finn was brought in from Deep Bay Fri day. An inquest was ordered, and the jury returned a verdict of death from natural causes.
 Johnson was born in Apo, Finland, September g, 1876. He came to America from Argentina in 1908, and applied for naturalization pa- pers at Taylok Wash. January 2s. 1919.
 His belongings consisted of s3.20 in cash and the gasboat Sarah which was appraised at s350. Chas. Roos was appointed administrator. The gasboat was sold this week at public auction and brought $525. J. G. Calvin was the successful bidder There were thirty men present at the sale.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-12-11

Help boom your town by sending away for Christmas, pictures of Wrangell and the Stikine river. Specially low prices for colored
 work until after Christmas. Inquire ot St. Philips Gymnasium. Adv.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-12-11
DOUBLE WEDDING

A double wedding occurred at the U. S. Commissioners office last Sunday evening when MT. Albert Lee Jr. and Miss Clara Adsit and MT. Wm Lewis Jr., and Miss Ruth Holterman were united in marriag' by Acting Commissioner Geo. H. Barnes The wedding came as as a complete surprise to the families and friends of all concerned.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-12-11

St. Philips Guild has discontinued meeting until after the holidays.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-12-11

J. G. Grant returned on the Ad- mirai Rogers from business trip tc Seattle.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-12-11
Cable Service Interrupted

The cable service is interrupted again. However, Ketchikan is still working with Seattle. Message; mailed to Ketchikan and cabled iron there would reach Seattle 30 hour; ahead of the Rogers. making it pos sible for goods ordered in this ;,:al ner to be shipped on the return triI of the Rogers.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-12-11
FOR SALE

22-ft. V bottom boat suitable for engine. Good condition. Inquire at Wyatt's Grocery.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-12-11

George S. James of Shakan and Margaret Skowl of Hydaburg wer married in Wrangell Tuesday by Acting Commissioner Geo. H. Barnes
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-12-11

N. Nussbaumer left on the mail boat for a business trip to Craig.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-12-11

Home made candies for sale Mrs. F. R. Davies.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-26

Some of the things ! just said in
regard to the beach also holds true
with the indoor swimming pool. Nc
bather should be allowed in poo
unless an attendant in charge of il
is present. The water should be-
for pleasure swimming about rs
degrees to 85 degrees F. Air must
at all times be warmer than the
water, if the air is colder than the
water, the bather will shiver the
very instant, he is out of the water.
Keep the swimming pool warm, and
well ventilated. Last said points in
sure the bather against sickness
which turks in the moist atmosphere
of an indoor pool. The attendant
in charge of pool. should have life
preservers handy; so that he might
throw the preserver to a person in
need of help, and pull the victim in
by rope attached to the preserver.
Personally, never used life pre-
servers, but l have successfully used
a pole which reaches the middle of
the tank. A bather who is in need
of assistance will cling to the pole
like burr to hairy dog.
The life guard, the man who safe
guards the welfare of the bather,
what sort of man should he be? He
is the man who has chance to be-
come a hero, but from my personal
experience and from my observation
Of others, / think he has a much
better chance to become angry and
wishing some of the foolhardy bath
ers everywhere but on the beach,
or in the pool. Should he be the
type of man you see pictured on
posters with broad shoulders, strong
arms and legs-the skulptor's model
of ancient Greece? Such a physique
perhaps has many advantages, but
so splendid a human being is of no
use as life guard if he is a poor
swimmer. The first qualification a
life guard must have is that he must
be a good swimmer who feels at
home in the water. The men select
ed to guard the safety of a beach
should be the very best swimmers
available. The life guard examina-
tions should be given by competent
men. 1t is disgusting to hear p-<-
spective guards say, ooh well, l
should worry whether I can swim
well or not, have political 'pull'
with the civil service commission.
Life guards should be chosen from
among competent watermen, regard
less of creed, color. or political
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-26

"pulr'. A good life guard is mar
who can swim the different swim.
ming strokes; who can dive to the
bottom of lake, that is within rea-
sonable depth, and bring up a fell
low swimmer; who can break the
various death grips, applied by a
drowning person; who can use the
different carries, employed in tow
ing person to safety; who knows
the methods of resuscitation; who,
in all matters pertaining to his posi-
ton, is gentleman. A life guard
who has these qualifications draws
the fine type of bather to a beach
and makes the rowdy type behave
while on the premises. Good guards
are superb advertising for beach
and for the authorities sponsoring
the up-keep, the welfare, and the
reputation of the beach. The head
life guard must be man who can
command the respect of the men
under him. He should have full
charge of the beach and of all the
work connected with life-saving.
His hands, if he is the right person,
should not be tied by the so-called
"know-it-alls". "Know-it-alls" have
ruined the honesty and purpose of
many good enterprise.
The problem of a life guard,
whether it is on the beach or in the
pool, is the bather. The bather
might be good swimmer; he might
think he is a good swimmer; he
might be careful person; he might
be careless individual these types
of bathers come under the supervi-
sion of the life guards. One often
times hears people say, "He was a
good swimmer, still he drowned"
Ninety-nine times out of one humid
red, doubt that statement. Good
swimmers know the limit of their
endurance. They rarely undertake
to swim farther, nor swim faster
than their strength permits. This
precaution on their part cuts the
drowning percentage of their class.
A good swimmer does not swim far
when his stomach is empty, nor
when it is full. Swimming, when
the stomach is full of food, is often
times the cause of fatality. What
I consider swimming with an empty
stomach is to swim ten or twelve
hours after meal. Swimming with
full stomach is swimming from
fifteen minutes to two hours after a
meal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-26

When / was asked to say some
thing about "Life-saving", thought
of an old tramp who one hot sum-
mer day was seated on the banks of
a river. He was very thirsty, dry
as a fish,. On an island in the mid
die of the river was a brewery. He
sighingly said, cit is divil of a
note that l have not learned how
to SWIM" Seeing a boy swimming
in the river, and surmising the boy
was a life-saver, he said to himself,
81 am going to take a chance" He
took the chance. The chance un-
doubtedly quenched his thirst; be-
cause a few days later, his dead
body was dragged from the bottom
of the river. 1t is for the safety of
people like the tramp that life
saving today is a national necessity.
A subject widely taught and adver-
tised by the American Red Cross,
and by all the Universities and most
Colleges and High Schools in the
country.
Life-saving is one part of SWIM
ming. 1t is an important part of
our national physical education pro-
gram. When one thinks of life
saving, he thinks of it under the fol-
lowing subdivisions: the, beach; the
indoor swimming pool; the life guard
and his problems; the canoeist; the
bather; the different methods of arti-
fetal respiration. / shall discuss
these subdivisions in the order /
just named.
The beach is place of recreation ;
therefore, it must be made safe for
pleasure. On every public and pri-
vate beach, posts should be driven
into the bottom of the lake. These
posts to indicate the danger line.
No one unless a good swimmer
should be allowed to go beyond said
posts. On public beaches there must
be towers built; in those towers the
life guards are on watch. These
life guards must continuously watch
the bathers; they should be expert
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-26
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swimmers. l am sorry to say that
some of the guards would have a
hard time saving their own lives.
They often times sit in the towers
or in the boats out on the lake,
smoking and becoming short winded
and unfit to act as life-savers. The
diving towers with their spring
boards and platforms should be
placed in at least fifteen feet of
water. A precaution of this kind is
safety to the diver. A doctor should
at all times be in attendance, ready
| to administer aid to a person in dis
tress. Pullmotors should be taboo
on all beaches. The Schafer Method
should be used in it's place. shall
discuss artificial respiration later.
Under no circumstances should a
bather be allowed on the beach un-
less a life guard is present. Boats,
| for the purpose of aiding a swim
! mer in distress, should be plentiful
and advisable at any time. In the
bath house should be we'll equip
ped first aid station; as well as rest
rooms with beds which have warm
coverings. Floating docks and RATS
as l have seen on some beaches
should be left on shore; they are
the cause of many accidents. All
bathers will stand on one side of the
float and entirely submerge the side;
while the other side poin several
! feet up above the water. Under
such condition they will tumble off
into the water, and someone is
bound to be pushed under the float,
or at least smothered by the. num-
elous other bathers. Beaches should
be equipped by powerful lights.
Lights which at all times during the
evening will give the guards a COM
mandable view of the entire beach.
No swimming should be permitted
fduring electric storms. The public
beaches are usually well equipped.
It is upon the private bathing beach,
where the so-called splash parties
are held, that accidents occur.