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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-03
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Bonner 81
CANAL LOCKS

IT have one more story to TELL" said
Daddy, "about canal locks, and those
readers who are a little too young to
care for such stories ask to be pa
tient, for I've had such eager requests
for a story or so about canals and
their ways :
sFor the most part / always try to
have stories which will be enjoyed by
stories not too young and not too
old. But just this one more canal
story am now going to tell
81 have been asked how it is that
the locks, in which the boats go as
they are on their way up a canal, are
kept from overlooking.
''They are kept from this by waste
lakes and the water runs back into
the main river. These locks through
which we went on my canal trip are
forty-five feet wide. There. is always
some water in the lock because there
is always a certain amount of water
below the level of the out-take and in
take valves.
"From a narrow canal one ap-
proaches a lock. It is a small space
there is just room enough, it seems,
for our boat. The gates are opened
and in we go. and then the gates. are
| closed And we are locked in a very
snug and tight-ftting kind Of pen.
"After the pilot gets us in a lock
we stay there until enough water has
flowed in so we can rise up to the
height of the next canal.
Then we go out into the canal. Why
can't they keep the water in so. the
boats would not have to go through
this waiting every time, / wondered
The answer was apparent enough.
When a boat going downstream passed
out of one Of the locks the water nat
urally rushed out, too.
1T was exactly as though we were
going up a very gradual flight of steps.
Our irregular course had been made
so as to follow the least billy canal
route possible.
IN the distance we saw the differ
ent rapids, blue and sparkling and
dashing and twisting and turning in
the afternoon sunlight And we were
going so slowly along because these
rocks of nature which made the rap
ids, forced men to use their wits or
else give up inland navigation where
they were!
80 slowly we went along. 1t was
almost like an old-time drive along
a country road On either side Of US
were fields and farms and orchards.
Sheep grazed alongside the people
were so near that we could speak to
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-03
Insects In Winter.

Spiders usually spend the winter in
the egg state, the mother inclosing the
ball of eggs in a beautiful silken bag,
and hiding it wherever she can get a
chance Many. insects spend the win
ter in the larva or worm state. Still
others spend the winter in the chrysalis
state. These chrysalides may be seen
attached to the twigs of bushes, or
under the bark of trees, or imbedded
in decayed wood, while the change
goes on which transforms the crawling
worm into the beautiful winged crea-
ture.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-03
NContributory Neulioence. !"

"That cut was caused by her ring,
your honor. She struck me i'll the face
with her clenched fist" complained the
young husband.
Where did she get the ring?" ques-
toned the magistrate.
II gave it to her. It was our en-
gagement ring.
"The prisoner is discharged. That is
clearly case of contributory negli-
gence," returned tine Every
body'S Magazine
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-03
Takinn Her Back.

After the young thing at the party
had concluded her second encore the
old lady leaned toward her and said !:
Thank you. so much for your songs,
my dear. They took me back to child
hood days on my fathers farm. There
were times, when you sang, that I
could shut my eyes and fairly hear
the old front gate creaking in the
wind"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-03
The Atrvevor.

The 'airveyor' is a pipeline system
which conveys grain from an elevator
to a vessel at the water front without
the use of the familiar betting. Oper-
ated by a hurricane of wind forced
through a pipe by giant fans, it will
load 1900 bushels an hour.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-03
Not Sweet ENOUGH.

One morning while the children
were eating breakfast, Milford put
two heaping spoonfuls of sugar in his
cocoa.
81 should think one spoonful would
be enough" objected his sister.
"I should think so. too,' he replied;
'but it amt"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-03
GET MANY Views.

Frequent consideration Of a thing
wears off the strangeness Of it and
shows it in its several lights and vari-
Gus ways of appearance, to the view
of the mind.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-03
Great Ideas.

'From time to time God drops a
great idea into the soul of a great
man. Often these men who live upon
the existing institutions start the fire
against the new idea. Sometimes they
cruelty its apostle; but ideas feed
upon faggots, and grow through cruci-
fixions. Newell Dwight Hills.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-03
Rather.

One who gets up early in the morn
ing because he wants to rather than
because he ought to, has about the
right idea.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-03
type Of wronodoing.

Those who injure some to benefit
others are acting as wrongfully as if
they were turning other persons prop
erty to their own use.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-03
Hich Finance.

Teacher-Use the word Egypt" in
a sentence.
STUDENT asked for change, but
Egypt me.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-03

A woman's mission on earth is to
convince some man that he ought to
get, married.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-03

Men with sound judgment generate
a lot of silence.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-03
Misunderstood.

''Has Jones any hard stuff in his
cellar?''
eyes; trif1e over a ton"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-03

The absurd man is he who never
changes.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-03

When extremes meet they get
chummy.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-03

Yet in her sorrow pleased that one
who had suffered was near her."
-EvanqeIine.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11
A Strange Man Passes

LIE BECAME town character in Grand Rapids Mich,
i and won his nickname, Home Made because for
years he lived up to his boast that he could make
article he needed except food As for food he could have
grown enough to keep alive The telegraph wires neglected
to say why he failed to garden Maybe because he
so busy making things he needed
His Frank Way He died the other day at
So They buried him in coffin he made year ago when
his health began to slip.
Here with personality if there
JHTE don't know what prompted Fray Way, 90 years
wv ago. to try to make himself entirely independent
of Others Psycho-analysts probably would say he had
some sort Of ''self-complex"
He made his Shoes hats, trousers shirts, his
cigars and false teeth.
Far back in the mists of time all did this. They
had to. Then they observed that for instance
made arrowheads faster than any elseand slow
at killing wild game for food Another had knack for
erecting houses. So each specialized at the thing he
could do best-and, since he produced than he
could he bartered the products of his toll for the
products of others.
This started commerce and specialization II made life
easier for ALL Frank Way didn't need to prove that
be self-sustainng It's been proven before, mil
lions of times The idea Of course fires popular magna
uarity of the exploits of Robinson Crusoe Even, he
however, had to get hep-his man Friday
THERE'S bit of joke on Frank Way, after all. To
be sef-sustaning over period of % years, he had
to work average of II hours day. And he wasn't
sef-sustaining at ALL
He boosted that he made his cigars lot of roll
cigarets and fill our pipes But we don't grow
the tobacco ourselves We don't cure it, blend it. haul
it to us from the of production Nor did Frank
Way.
It was with everything he made. Hundreds of men
had each his little share of effort represented in every
bit OF material Frank Way used-for instance the
nails he drove in his homemade shoes.
There is no independence from fellowmen as long
as we live among them and want the simplest of
necessities. We all interdependent tho usually we
stupidity forget this truth and oppose each other.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11
4 Policy on Forests

the bin authorizes the federal
government to spend i2.5oo.oo0
for rs share OF the sIs.OoO.oOO
necessary.
Tax laws will he studied with
a view TO changes and adjust.
monts. Greeley says tho pres.
ont property tax laws are not
adapted 10 timber crops and II
they remain "as is would dc.
feat private reforcstatlon.
Forest tree seeds and plants
will be distributed where there
Is need for them. Greeley says
this will help farmers pariieu.
larly. for they own nearly one.
third OF our forest.producing
land. There arc 1000. 600 acres
Of completely denuded land
which must be rcforested.
Under tho now law tho ma.
tional forest reserves arc 20 be
extended. Already i02.25 acres
at about s4l6 per acre have
been purchased In accordance
with the terms OF the act. Also
l71.1a0 acres additional have
been approved for purchase.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11
Smoking Room
Stories

House detectives at hotels
havo their troubles, said the
smoker who looked very much like
Sherlock Holmes. Not long ago. we
had cnll from a room in hotel
where ] playsI spy. knew n
regular roomcr occupied this room,
who looked as tho she had been born
during the civil war. from some OF
the scars OF time on her visagc. 1
went right up. as It was far from be-
ing busy evening, all of the guests
having had their bootleg or gone out
to get it. There was the lady OF
mapped micn sitting in the middle OF
the floor all dressed for bed, and
ricking nervously from one pattern
of the carpet to the other. What's
wrong, madam ! asked.
"Just this. Tho man above me
comes in every night and drops both
his shoes on the floor, and he has
only dropped one so far and have
been waiting for him to drop the
other shoe for one hour and one
half"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11
The Bugs Go to War

CRASSHoPPERS have been so thick in Texas this
VI summer the people have had to fight them with
arsenic by the trainoad.
In South Africa the government has Just appropriated
Sl5O0000 to fight plague of locusts, the worst on
record.
The peculiar weather of the last few years has been
very favorable to insects Of all kinds Army have
been destroying crops the Middle West. Grasshopper
plaques Further progress by the boil weevil So on
insect enemies countless billions Of them driving farmers
nearly frantic.
Reputable scientists frequently point out that battle
is between and insects for supremacy on earth
Some even believe that the insects will win.
Fortunately. wins in the long run. Take the dis
ease-carryng mosquito 1t has not been vanqushed but
il has been driven back-curbed.
Everything in nature has its destroyer and is in turn
destroyer itself Man kills the insect. The insect kills
man, by conveying disease and also destroys his crops
Falling water destroys the mountain gradually by wash
ing it away. The mountain destroys the valley, slowly
filling it.
Grasshoppers eat the crops Chickens eat the grass
hoppers. Man eats the chickens.
Destruction balances equals construction. The de-
stroyng and constructing the manifestations of the
activity known life. Nothing is permanent in our ex
istence of three dimensions Life is an experience,
journey, succession Of changes
1t would after ALL be dull life if didn't have these
changes-ncudng insects to battle We'd win against the
insects easily if united and active against
them as when we destroy each other in war.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11

MTAsH1NGToN. July pas
w sage. during one OF the
closing hours OF the last con.
grcss. OF the Clarke .McNary
forestry bill. according TO Chief
Forester Greeley. really estab.
fishes a national forest policy.
encouraging on large scale
private forestry in tho United
States. experimenting public
forest ownership.
Greeley says ut is Just as
important 10 bring about the
growing OF timber crops on four
acres OF priyately.owned land
as on one acre OF public land"
This tho Clarke McNary bill
can accomplish by removing
some OF tho risks and handlcaps
OF tho private timber grower.
The department OF agriculture
Is TO put in n lot OF time and
money dovlsing systems OF fire
protection. II Is 10 cooperate
with tho states by giving more
money for fire protection which
Is TO be matched in each state
by an amount similar TO what
the federal government appro.
pirates.
Ten million dollars, or cents
per acre. will adequately pro.
tect all the 100000 acres OF
state and prIyately.owned forest
land in this country, according
to Greeley. Private owners viii
he expected to cooperate In this
fire protection as well as indi.
vidunl states. One section OF
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11
-
ONE OBSTACLE

The United States Is making the
greatest strides OF all countries in
both theoretical and applied science.
The Generalization OF Central Eu.
rope Is largely responsible. but. add.
ed TO this IL the great growth OF pop.
ular interest in science since the
war.
There IL ono Erca, obstacle IN the
way, however. An Engiish@poakinE
person who starts on scientific ca
rcer must, among other things. nc.
quire at least two foreign languages.
The English language IS much rich.
or In words than any other and Is
spoken by more persons. but It ia
deficient IN works of reference.
The one great work pertaining TO
the vegetable Kingdom IS In Ger.
man. The great reference works.
without which no chemist can iden.
tify an organic compound. IS in
German. other reference works are
in French.
Tho Engllsh.spealllnE scientific
world needs codification OF ali
knowledge pertaining TO the natural
sclcncca.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11
NATURELAND

CIadioli. tho wondrous glad. now
coming into bloom by the millions
In the United Stats. has no Amcn.
can ancestors. II evolved almost en-.
tirely from species native to Africa.
II IN now known where tho poison
Gus qualities BIC in Darncl. OF Poison
Rye grnsa 4 fungus disease attacks
the tissues under The seed coats and
causes this grass 20 be most danger.
Gus when ground and mixed with
other flour Bread coucocted from
such mixture IL likely 20 cause "erup.
lions. trembling. and confusion of
sight in man and flesh eating ami.
mails" Matted with barley. the ale
causes very sudden intoxication.
Queer part is that the plant makes
splendid bag II cut before seeding.
and isn't harmful TO grazing animals.
Its seeds arc good poultry feed, too.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11
In Nevada

A BRIEF item buried in most Of the newspapers the
n other day must have Jared politicians Of the two old
parties.
Ii told that in the state OF Nevada the necessary 10 per
of the states voters had signed the petition required
TO put the names Of Robert NJ In Toilette and Burton
X Wheeler on the ballot at the coming election. Ten per
cent is $500 voters; actually $500 signed the
petition.
The Nevada law makes it difficult for independent can
ddates to get the ballot Ten per cent of the voters
is large percentage The time allowed in this case was
about a week. The job done in five days.
Nevada is big state, in square miles Ranches are
miles apart The citizens widely separated. Estab-
fishing contact with than 5000 of them in five days
would of itself seem to be big undertaking. but lining
up in that short time 5000 La Toilette would seem
almost impossible.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11
Prohibition to Liven Politics

all Of whom face the electors
this fali, In the present house
are i2s consistent vets. the A..
ISOLATION Against the Prohibition
Amendment states
~ lca1t 20 more who have
voted dry hitherto would vote
wet. u "a asserted. II u would
do any good Again. the Anti.
Saloon league leaders deny this.
II The claim rs Justified. tho
Wels need - moro conErcmmen
TO modify the law.
THE Association AFalns, the
i Prohibition Amendment, its
management announces. will
devote It's efforts 10 tho election
or clDdldates 20 the senate and
hounG OF representatives who
arc friendly 10 modification OF
tho Yoatcad law. without &c.
gard 10 the party with which the
candidate Is affiliated.
In districts where two or
more candidates are wet. the as.
ISOLATION will not discriminate
between the wet candidates. pro.
yidcd they are men OF good
standing"
Tho Anii.Saloon league viii
pursue exactly the same policy
on tho dry side.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11
Cooperation
BY HAL COCHRAN

TT seems n safe guess that tho
l. biggest success comes thru
treatin' your fellow.man right.
The boss in shops oft too busy
TO stop and consider the power OF
his might.
He'll often times strive just to
order and drive cause he thinks
that VIII get the most work. But
he'll soon undorstan' that he
average mar rcsents--and Us
likely TO shlrk.
There's no room for prattlo for
men are not cattle; n very wise
man is the boss who can lead and
not drive, for he'll keep things
alive, and his crew viii bring
profit--not loss.
Tho everyday fellows long
way from yellow. You'll find that
he'll stand up and fight. II work
plays him fair he Will hold up his
share but you've got to keep
troatin' him right.
We'd best be n nation OF COOP.
grafton. You bosses don't want
men to score you. You'll find that
n gent gives one hundred per cent
" no can work with you and not
for you.
Copyright 1874 for The star,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11
FABLES ON HEALTH -
RETURN TO BOYHOOD

0VoU know It isn't altogether
L the mere fun OF fishing that
matters" said the physical director
to Mr.. Mann. when the latter started
on his summer vacation.
Whether you follow troT
stream or sit In a boat, fishing is a
means TO q healthful end.
Suppose you 20 trout fishing
You're all atingle to land one of the
babies, aren't you? And you start
following the stream. Your mind
Ia 20 miles away from care and
you walk and walk-and lose all
track OF timo and distance. with.
out knowing. you cover seven or
eight miles.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11
BY C. P. STEWART

WAsHINGToS. Aug. 1.-The
w wetanddry question II
not an Issue In the Coolidge Ia.
vista Toilette presidential race.
Except for "iaw enforcement
plunka. with which both vets
and drya profess 10 be satisfied.
tho republican aud democratic
platforms ignore the subject OF
prohibition. Tho progressive
statement Of principles hasn't
even law enforcement plank.
hut In the senatorial and con.
grcAsional contests prohibition
win be a consideration every.
where.
The Association Against tho
Prohibition Amendment " tax.
Ing tho lead in the campaign for
wet ma joriticn In the mex, two
houses or congress. Tho Anti.
Saloon league ~ directing the
fight TO prevent thia.
T'HE former organization sizes
l. Up the situation as followu.
There arc 20 senators. bcaidcs
tho vice president. who only
votes when there Is tic. Tho
Association Against tho Prohibl.
ton Amendment claims q sen.
Rtors a. thick.and.thin vets.
Eleven others who vote dry AZ
present do 40 only because they
arc unwilling TO antagoniEe
their home state drys FOR
nothing. and would vote wet "
they believed a majority posi-.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11

Now suppose you had stayed at
the hotel or camp2 You would have
lolled around, and your mind might
have wandered TO affairs at home.
and tho flies would have bothered
YOU. and maybe YOU would have
found newspaper and been both.
cred by q market report.
Instead of that you are out In
a primitive occupation; YOU return
literally to boyhood.--and that s
what you need on a vacation.
IF you go boat fishing. you are
likely to get the exercise of rowing
and the relaxation of lying in the
sun waiting for a bite, It's hard to
beat a fishing vacation"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11
: Questions )
Z. AnSWered .

q Has the United States ever
been out u debt
4. 10 1885. The United states tas,
for me first fine N the hlstorV Of
me country. practically out Of DEBT
me secretary Of me ireasury on
December 8. 1885. csiimatea The
amount Of public debt stiil outsiaHa-
ing AZ about iJgs.5sglo. and this &c
Haiued unpaid solely because pay
meut hqd not been demanded ~
me santc time me estimates az me
close Of 1856 sh0iocd me probability
Of a surplus Of al least ut9oo090
10 fhe treasury.
Q What IL the annual immigra-
, ton quota from Great Britain and
Irclandg
4. Cg.}5s. Of ,ehieh not more than
10 per cent can Be admitted IN any
one month
o. How many women undertaken
are there In the United States?
4. According 10 the ceHsus Of
1920. I.IaL as compared 70 2'j4s
men undertakes.
q. How can dried leaves and flow
crs be coiored2
4. Various ii0ht-coh3red plants
nay be colorcd by merely dipping IN
dyes Several different kinds Of
paints are uscd for fhiSfies. cat
tolls. etc. For gliding cat tails. pic
fnrc frame Oiii or that psed for
ANAL articles Of furniture. series
ne purpose. II paints are used. 0ei
the fnbcs Of oil paints used ~
artists. Experiments must be made
IN miTlng them on a palette 10 &C.
cure The proper colors.
q. What Il the value Of the J.
cent piece o. 1862
A. 10 ranges from 8 10 Is cents
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11

bic IN favor OF Volstcad law
modification.
This. Of course. Il Tho wet A..
soclation's version. The Auti.sB.
loon league manaEcu deny a..
Assuming Il To b. we'll founded.
however. tho vets need 10 more
senators 10 grt a s,7s per cent
drink bin thru tho senate. There
are % senators 10 DC elected IN
November.
The house has as members.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11
What Folks
Are Saying

ARTHUR w. CUTTEN, specula.
tor and new corn king" Yes.
have taken my bit out OF the mar.
iket-quite a bit--but l would advise
other men 10 stay away from II.
II had a son / would keep him
far AWAY wouldn't let him touch
Il with i0foot pole"
JUDGE j. +. RUTHERFORD.
president International Bible Stu.
dents assn: II am not In favor OF
tho use of liquor. but believe
man should have the liberties with
which Jehovah endowed him"
BISHOP GROSE, Methodist
church: Criticism of the church
Is n sign Of its value and popular.
ity. and not Of It's uselcssness."
MARY LEE DAVIS, Alaska: "Es.
Inmates show that Alaska is quite
capable OF supporting from 100000
to 100000 people by farming alone,
and yet our present white popula.
ton is little more than 10000 all
told
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11
Yes, P0sLkM
STOPS ITCHING
INSTANTLY!

Tho healing, concentrated Poslam
medication sinks right into tho
skin, stops Itching INSTANTLY
and soon clears away all traces of
ccaoma or other stubborn, insight.
~ eruption. Wonderful for pimplos.
AZ all druggists, soc. Get box
Observation-Disclosures.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-11

TUE printed fact that officers
Il ~ The fleet are lnyesilgaf.ug
charges that Seattle cops in
several INSTANCES have "uuneecs.
usrIiy beaten IN sailors from
the visiting Nauhips and a sub
seauent letter from George In.
ralr, of ESQ University 81 set
ting forth the side On the cops.
and painting some u the sailors
boz dark c9lor6. has bIpught
many Letters 20 The Star. Here
are some 81 them