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Evening star., 1924-05-11

of trade with Holland resulted in the
shipment of gold, silver and copper to-
Europe. The war boom greatly slim
ulated mining in Japan, the years
1917 and 1918 being the banner years
in production
Coal is the leading mineral prod
uct, the available quantity in the
islands of Japan prorer being placed
at 1.737,000.000 tons. 1T is mostly b
luminous and Ignite, anthracite
to coal in mineral production. In 1917
me production of this ore totaled
l22,3S4 English tons. Due to the high
cost OF production, however, this in
dustry has been greatly curtailed
since the war, with the result that
only 52.552 tons were mined in 1921
whereas before the war Japan
ranked second to America as an ex
porter or copper, today she is buv-
ing IN large amounts from America
Iooay copper is being largely con
sumed In Japanese factories, the fin
ished products being exported. Gold
silver. iron and other metals are
1ouhd In various amounts Throughout
Petroleum Offers Problem.
The production and consumptior or
petroleum is one of the biggest prob-
Iems in Japan today. il is estima.,d
thae the consumption of oil in Japsp
Wy private users is around $500 .n"h
koku Gone ton equals six koku)
year. When the naval reouiremar,
are taken into consideration tho -
rrudd nd consumption is sweIled to aroma
Ii,0op:Euu ~, ao, hoku. the home production
III l92l totaled only 15l6,OOO kol.
or ABOUT so per cent Of the priy,,.,
consumption. Moreover. il is fosrax
thdt the limit of economic pr9dl0
tioh mas nearly been reached ana -
the supply is rapidly being nvb,,,I'
ed Importation Of foreign oii nau
slVe or that bought by the navys
creased from $4,000 koku in Iaf- ."
l,035. 600 koku in 1921 80
II mas already been remarked ,b
das, 5ne inosI modern phase of Japan ="
| y aay is the extensive use of electrici.
| rms is made possible through ~
| dpunuant water power cnur,l
sources of power are found in
| mountainous districts. The rcso,rc,.
IN TINS respect are shown in the RI
| enu OF November, 1921. At M.
time Japan proper was found to nc.
| sess water power capable Of n,
velopins 1850. ooo horsepower. -
| TINS great potential power only lam
! 600 units had been harnessed Irbi,
utilization of $3.50, 900 had been sanr @r'l,
TONED by the government Thi.
leaves over 800, 900 horsepower sill
| neglected.
Here lies the hidden charm il,
which Japan may solve her grear
! problem of the future. II has besr
| pointed out that the salvation ~
Japan economically lies in becoming
an industrial nation and depending
| on other countries, especially China
| and Russia, for her needed resources
| By harnesSing this unlimited voIum-
| Of water power Japan should be abb
to manufacture goods at an extremelv
! low margin, despite increasingly high
wages. The need of coal and Other
| fuel can be easily offset by this cheap
| power once il is harnessed. Fly eIec-
| trifying her railways and other in
stitutions now consuming large sup
| plies of imported coal the adverSe
| trade balance can be great! reduced
The future for Japan economically
and industrially should be regarded
as bright, indeed, if this great
natural resource is turned TO its full
advantage.
Evening star., 1924-05-11
Considerable Mineral Wealth.

Japan possesses considerable min
eral wealth in her rocky and noun
famous sections. Historical records
show that the mining industry in ia
pan was fairly well developed in the
sixth century, when large quantities
of copper. iron and other metals were
exported. It is recorded that from
1414 Japan began to export annually
TO China large amounts of copper for
minting purposes. while the growth
Evening star., 1924-05-11
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY

Recent accessions at the Public Lii
brary and lists of recommended read
ing will appear in this column each
Sunday.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-03
If You Need a Medicine
You Should Have the Best
Or. KIImer's Swamp-ROOi

Have you ever stopped to reason why
1t is that SO many products that are ex-
tensively advertised all at once drop out
of sight and are soon forgotten? The
reason is plain-the article did not fulfill
the promises of the manufacturer. This
applies more particularly to a medicine.
A medicinal preparation that has real
curative value almost sells itself, as like
an endless chain system the remedy is
recommended by those wh9 have been
benefited to those who are in need of it.
A prominent druggist says, "y'alxe for
preparation / have sold for many years
and never hesitate to recommend, for in
almost every case it shows excellent re-
suits, as many of my customers testify.
No other kidney remedy has SO large .
SALE"
verified testimony of thousands who have
used the preparation, the success of DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root is due to the fact,
so many people claim, that it fulflls almost
every wish in overcoming kidney, liver
and bladder ailments, corrects urinary
troubles and neutralizes the uric acid
which causes rheumatism.
You may receive sample bottle Of
Swamp-Root by parcel post. Address DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, and
enclose ten cents; also mention this paper.
Large and medium size bottles for sale
at all drug Observation-Disclosures
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-03

what passed after that for some min
utes. Then he realized that Smith
was asking him a question. 1T was
painted by that Frenchman who did
so many portraits in this country"
Smith was saying as he pulled aside a
curtain. There before Brown stood
Lucy Gray after three years of mar
ried life. Brown almost groaned aloud.
He was reminded by some trick of
memory of a wounded heron he had
once found in the surf on the beach.
AS he went slowly down Smiths
broad stairs, Brown knew that the
plot of his play was finished AS he
remembered the newspaper headlines,
and the frightened children and the
old portrait, he knew that his play
would be a tragedy. Smiths habit of
having his own way had cheated him
self most of all.
HAVE YOU THIS HABIT?
90 by Metropolitan Newspaper Service.)
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-03
SIDONIE

oNE of the most charming and in
" teresting little names in the
feminine category is Sidonie, heroine
of novels beyond number, and yet
quite commonly in everyday usage.
Sidonie is another of the names which
are derived from places, aud means
"of the city of Sidon.'
Curiously, Sidonia is the feminine
of one of the most famous masculine
names of Roman history. Her pred
ecessor was Calus Sollius Appoli-
naris-yes, actually-Sidonius. He-was
said to be the most curious character
of the dark ages, literary and mar
ried bishop of Clermont, in the fifth
century, who, though possessing a Icp-
utation for extreme piety, was vast
V different from the customary con-
ception of ecclesiastical sanctity.
This good man has been canonized
by the church, and the 23rd Of
August has been set aside as his feast
day. His only namesakes have been
women: France first evolved 81
DOME, which is still extremely popular
there. Then came Sidonia as a
Spanish product. The daughter Of
George Podiebrand of Silesia, was
Sidonia. also called Zedena. AS early
as 1885, Sidonia was in vogue in
Germany.
George Cable, whose military
romances are still widely read even by
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-03
FaDorite "HoId" Barred;
Lawyer Lost Eloquence

A generation ago nearly every one
had heard the story about the boy who
lost his coat button and with it the
championship Of his spelling class.
County Judge Chester Bryan tells a
story which has for its theme the same
grip of habit. When he was young
lawyer, the judge relates, he knew
shrewd but eccentric old criminal law
yer, who invariably wore linen buster
when he addressed the jury. AS his
eloquence waxed warm he thrust his
hands into the side pockets of the
buster and tapped the garment up and
down to punctuate his remarks.
Once when he was to make the clos
ing argument for the prosecution in
holly contested murder case, some
friend of the defendant managed to get
hold of the linen buster and seved up
both pockets.
The old attorney started his argu-
ment, felt for his pockets and found
that he had none He was so excited
that he forgot everything he had in
tended to say. The defendant was ac-
quitted.-Houston Post.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-03
DROPPING THE DIsHcLoTH

TT A woman drops her dishrag 1t Is
= "sign that company is coming.
This superstition is general In the
United States and Canada. In certain
sections of the South they add that
"some one is coming hungry" and in
Maine they say that If the dishcloth
spreads out upon falling the visitor
will be woman; If it falls in heap,
a man. But these are "frills" to the
general mystic meaning of the dropped
dlshrag. This superstition is analogous
to that regarding the dropping of
knife which has the same significance
Ia feminine version of 1t, as it were.
Our barbarian ancestors of northern
Europe personified their swords,
named them and came to regard their
weapons upon whose faithfulness their
lives daily depended, as something in
the nature of superhuman companions.
Thus the "self-unscabbarded" sword or
dagger warned of the approach of a
stranger and all strangers were "prima
facie" enemies in those days. From
that we get the superstition of the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-03
Turks Must XIII CrouOs

To relieve the city of Constanti-
nople and its suburbs of destructive
plague Of crows the authorities are is
suing free powder and shot, and ev-
cry male citizen is required to pre-
sent ct least one dead crow to the
nearest police station or pay fine of
125 piastres.
Always present in large numbers
this year these crows, or more precise
ly rocks, have become a pest and have
done much damage. They have raw
aged the truck gardens around the city
and on the Prinkipos islands, those
beautiful resorts in the Sea Of Mar
mora, they have caused water fam
inc. The water supply Of the islands
is solely from cisterns and the birds
have so fouled the roofs as to make
the water unpotable.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-03
Z7<6&2R '| IZ!N| S|il.l 4ll||.B|l4[

quisitive, picked up d big crumb close
beside Il box and spied the little
catch which held the cover down.
Mr.. Sparrow gave one little peck at
the catch and then another, and at
that moment Puss jumped out ON
behind a bush where she had been hid
ing and the cover that kept Jack In
side the box popped open at that very
moment, too.
Up went all of the birds into the
trees with whirr of wings, and out
came Jack with such force (for he had
been shut up all night, you know that
when he struck Puss on the nose he
scared her out of all but her ninth
life, and partly out of that.
But little. gratitude did the birds
show poor Jack, for as soon as they
were sure Puss was gone, for that
day at least, down they flew nearer
and nearer to poor hopeless Jack to
see If it was safe to fly down to the
ground again.
When his little mistress at last did
come for him all of his beautiful gray
whiskers were gone and also the lit
tie red tassel on his pointed cap
Those ungrateful birds had stripped
him Of everything they could and car
ried it off to their nests.
90 by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.)
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-03

~ TUT OdNNs
ably trap set by some wicked boys
TO catch us"
"But what | cannot understand is
why PuSs was so scared of It," spoke
up another Robin. "She ran as if her
mistress had caught her trying to
catch one of u.s."
There she is now" said Robin Red
breast, peeking around the side Of the
house. "She is pretty well scared or
she woult no. let US see her Sc soon
after she jumped at U.s."
But Puss did not notice the birds.
she had her big yellow eyes fixed upon
the thing on the ground that had hit
her on the nose. It was quite still
now, but it had been active enough a
little while ago.
Puss took few steps around the
corner of the house, and just then the
wind bIeW Jacks whiskers and away
few Puss as If Mr.. Dog was after her.
On the ground under the tree was
poor Jack-in-a-box quite upset. He
had been left there by his little mis-
tress and quite forgotten, though he
vas safe inside his box then.
The birds were busy picking up the
crumbs left from the tea party Jacks
little mistress had given under the
tree the day before. and at first had
not noticed the box that held Jack at
ALL
= But Mr.. Sparrow, who is very in
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-03
Have You This Habit?
By Margaret Morrison
DOMINEERING

0F THE boys in Centre Newton,
~ Brown was the brains and Smith
the boss. Brown had been taken once
to the theater to see julius Caesar;
and after that he always said that,
when he was old enough, he would
write plays like Shakespeare. Smith
laughed. Then Brown said that one
day ne would write play with Smith
in it.
The years passed. AS Centre New
ton was used to Smiths putting
through .his'' game while he was still
a boy, so everyone thought 1t natural
that he should find the choice job Ill
fhe city when he left high school. Then
he courted Lucy Gray, whirlwind
campaign. OF course Lucy married
him. Smith was well used, by this
time, to having his own way. At the
wedding he reminded Brown of that
childhood determination to write a
play-"And remember to put me IN
It'll" he ended loosely.
Then Brown went away. It was fif-
teen years before he came back to
the morning of his arrival, he read
head lines that featured familiar
name. "John Smith," went the
caption, pirate" Brown decided that
the time for his play had arrived. The
same evening he called at Smiths
mansion. The room in which he wait
ed for his host had deep bay win
dow, and in it, so noiselessly had
Brown entered, two boys of thirteen
and fourteen went on whispering in
guarded voices.
"He won't know anything about it, !"
urged the first.
"You know what he is when he
doesn't get his own way" said the
second
Brown coughed and two guilty con-
spirators emerged. When they saw
Brown, they looked relieved. "Oh!
We thought you were Father!' said
they.
same Old Smith. Before Brown had
time to speak, he was sitting in a
chair chosen by Smith, listening to
Smith talk. Although he never smoked,
he found himself lighting one Of
Smiths dangerous-looking black CT
CARS. After a while he brought him
self to enquire for Lucy. There was
n pause, and then an annoyed express
sion crossed Smiths face. You
haven't heard?" said he. my wife
HE'D several wears ago."
Brown was quite unconscious Of
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-03
Che Dhg Of Superstitions
By H. lRDlNG KING

dropped knife and have progressed so
far in civilization that we say wish
tors" instead of enemies"
In the conception of our ancestors
the dishcloth was to the woman what
the sword was to the mana constant
companion and main standby affiliated
to its owner by the sympathetic magic
of contact. In SCOTS Lady of the
Lake" the sword of Douglas fell crash
ing to the floor at the approach Of
King James Had Dame Margaret
Douglas dropped her "dishcloth" the
Specification would have been the same.
This belief Of warning Of the ap-
proach Of strangers conveyed by the
self-unscabbarded sword or dagger
Of which the dropped dishrag super
stition is an Observation-Disclosures it's
original form in scope down to COM
paratively recent times and is today
widely diffused throughout Europe and
America in the modified form of popu-
lar superstition.
90 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.)
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-03

the treasury, this being the only place
then available. Shortly afterward a
group known as the "Seven Buildings"
was completed at the corner Of Nine
teenth street and Pennsylvania ave
nue., and here the State department
moved with all its records. This was
followed by another move less than
a year later to the new War Office
building, which occupied the site of
the west front of the present State,
War and Navy departments.
Hidden From the British.
Then came the War of 1872, the
battle of Blaydensburg, the march of
the British on Washington, and anoth-
err move for the Declaration. 1t was
in August, 1914, that the British
reached the city and set fire to GER
tain government buildings. But by
this time the historic document was
safely hidden in Leesburg, Va.
1t had narrowly escaped destruc-
ton, for the British were within sight
of the city when the secretary of stat ),
James Monroe, who had gone out to
reconnoiter, realized that the evacua-
ton of Washington was inevitable,
and gave orders for the nations docu-
ments to be removed with all possi-
BILE speed.
Popular belief draws a picture of
Dolly Madison fleeing from the White
House with the famous picture of
washington under one arm and the
Declaration Of independence under
the other. AS matter of fact, the
Declaration was taken out of the old
War Office building, and with several
sacks of other records was put in a
wagon and driven through George
town to a barn about two miles above
the old chain bridge across the Poto-
mac.
Here the records were kept over
night, but Pleasanton, the State de-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-03
Nation SoIidIy Built

There is an idealism in the Fourth
Of July. 1t is represented in the fire.
cracker and the swirl of defamation.
But this idealism is only the fringe
of reality and substance. This is a
substantial nation, not one built on
the dreams of poets. We have beea
often accused of hard headedness and
of dollar chasing, but we are not dis
comforted by these accusations when
we reflect upon the practically of the
world about us.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-03

the growing generation, did much to
establish the popularity of Sidonia
here, when he SO named the heroine
of one of his most popular books
The turquoise is Sidonie's talismanic
stone. If set in gold it will protect
her from all danger. Monday is her
lucky day and 1 her lucky number.
20 by Wheeler Syndicate. Inc)
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-03

the third dose felt better. ] took it
four times day for two years, getting
better all the time, and now for four
years / don't have any pains. After
taking the medicine for two years had
another child-a lovely baby girl now
four years old-the life of our home. !
do praise this medicine. 1t is Godsend
to women who suffer with female
troubles and especially for pains at the
periods. / surely was very bad once,
and l know that Lydia Z. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound saved me from an
operation. - Mrs. JOSIE M. SHAW,
Route No. l, Cambridge, Maine.
A country-wide canvass Of purchasers
of Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound reports 50 out of every 100 were
benefited by it. For sale by druggists
everywhere.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-03
JACK SAVED THE BIRDS

HXX7HO could have put it thereg'
w ehirped all of the birds from
the trees around the yard where they
had flown after their terrible fright.
1t does not look as if it could harm
us" said Robin Redbreast, "and If my
eyes do not deceive me there is some
thing white and f1uffy-looking on it
that Mrs. Robin might like for our
nest"
Don't be inquisitive yet, Robin, =
chirped Mr. Blackbird 1T is prob
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-03
'Declaration" at Last Has
Worthy Permanent Home

by double issue of the daily rum ra-
ton to the soldiers.
These soldiers were the cause of
the Declarations next journey. Clam
oring for their pay, which congress at
the moment was unable to produce
from an empty treasury, band OF
soldiers marched. on Philadelphia in
June 1888, drew up before the state
house, and at the point of the bayonet
demanded their money. Unable to
cope with the situation, the lawmak-
ers fled to Princeton. n ]. They as
sembled again in November at Annap-
oils, Nd. the following year saw them
at Trenton, N. j., and in 1885 the seat
of government was transferred to
New York.
Back to Philadelphia.
Here the Declaration, which had
behring's. remained till December, 1890.
The first congress Of the United States
having replaced the Continental con-
gress, and George Washington having
become President, all the state docu-
ments were handed over to him, and
later taken to Philadelphia. During
its stay in New York the Declaration
was kept in the second story of the
old Federal hall building, which stood
at the northeast corner Of Wall and
Nassau streets.
In Philadelphia the document was
kept this time at the Department Of
State, first on Market street, at Arch
and Sixth, and later at Fifth and
Chestnut.
Ten years later, when Washington
was officially chosen to be the nations
capital, the records of the State de-
partment were taken to that city and
housed in the building intended for
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-03

Sizes. LdCu lllOlllu
/ had to go to bed,
and the doctor told
me / simply had to
go under an opera
ton before l could
get help. / saw your
advertisementin the
paper, and | told my
husband one day to
get me a bottle Of
Lydia E. Pinkham's
v e getable Com
Mound. Before / took
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-03
Life of Railroad Spikes

The durability of railroad spikes
depends entirely on the type of track
and traffic hauled; however, heavy
spikes should last about fifteen years
and light spikes from twenty-one to
twenty-five years. For general re-
pairs approximately thirty-six spikes
per mile per month may be used.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-03
"A LINE o. CHEER
BY John Kendrick Bangs.
AN APPEAL

T WILL admit that World OF
Il thine
Mayhap's a different World from
mine,
And yet you cannot we'll deny
We're sheltered by the self-same
sky,
And whatsoever paths we run
Are lighted by the self-same sun;
And spite Of changes Time hath
rung
Both from the self-same root
have sprung,
Hence Brothers are in joy and
pain,
And Brothers ever must remain
So let US seize the passing good
And dwell in Peace anu Brother
hood.
20 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.)
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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-03
SAVED FROM
AN OPERATION
Mrs. Shaw Calls Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound
a God-Send to Sick Women

Cambridge, Maine suffered ter
ribly with pains and soreness in my
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-31
A Law to Prevent Despep-
tics from Driving Cars.

In its effect on the driver there Is
no difference between auto-intoxica-
ton and alcoholic intoxication. Many
legal authorities believe that anyone
suffering from dizziness, whether
caused by drinking or indigestion, is
a menace to life when at the wheel
of an automobile.
The real remedy. of course, is to
get rid of the Indigestion. If you
suffer from periodic dizziness or auto
intoxication 1t is sign that your di-
gestive apparatus is deranged. Go
at once to your neighborhood druggist
and get box of TRU-VIM, the new
preparation put up in capsule form
that gives immediate and sure relief.
The price is so cents a box and If
you do not get relief from this danger
Gus symptom, he will return the pur-
chase price. For sale by
SKOWHEGAN, G. r. Fogg, F. W.
Buchanan, Simpsons, the Fuller Drug
Store; SOLON. L. w. McIntire; NOR
RIDGEWOCK, Frank w. Spaulding
MADISON, H. H. Haines, E. w.
Wright; BINGHAM, e. w. Moore !;
ATHENS, L. C. Williams; NORTH
ANSON, F. H. Holley.
Britton Manufacturing Co.,
East Orange, N. ].