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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-12-18
che Dhp Of superstitions

By Il lRUlNG KING

unburied. This is an Inheritance Of
the primitive idea of burial as means
of protection from the dead, an i'm
prisoning of the dead mans ghost so
that it could not do harm to the living.
Lewis Dayton Burdick in his Magic
and Husbandry'' says that primitive
man Clearing the malevolent influence
of the spirit or ghost of the dead man
placed his body beneath a weight of
earth and sought to prevent his trou-
bleSome temperance" AS long as
the body was above ground our far
off ancestors conceived the dead mans
spirit as lowering about it and were
apprehensive as to that spirits action.
fear OF the spirits of the dead was
strongly rooted in the minds of primi-
tive man and exists today iii all print
tive races who have many rites for
propitiating the names of the deceased
kin and companions. Our far-off an
cestors regarded Mother Earth , as
.sproviding a retreat and a resting
place for the dead and a protection to
the living from harmful spirits
In connection with this primitive
idea OF the danger of leaving a dead
body unburied Mr.. Burdick says: '.It
is interesting to note that it was one
of the laws Of the Hebrews that if "a
man had committed q crime meriting
death and had been hanged upon
tree the body must be buried during
that day and not suffered to remain
all night upon the tree lest the land
be defiled.'" and he thinks that pri-
marily the custom was associated
with the fear of harm to the living
from the depredations of the ma
liciously inclined ghost.
The current superstitions mentioned
above are clearly survivals of this
idea of primitive mantle idea that
safety for the living necessitated a
prompt burial of the dead.
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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-12-18
a GLORIOUS bit Of sunshine

a GLORIOUS bit Of sunshine
& greeted me this morning.
La, la But it put the thrill of the
gay springtide into me-so soft and
gentle and magic 1t was!
The moment Old Sol started cold
shouldering a lot Of bad-tempered-
looking clouds and beamed on me, all
tie memories Of previous springs
crowded8in en- my mind.
/ smelleG apple blossom IN a Connec
ticut orchard. / saw the blue skies
and red earth Of England's Cornwall.
I heard birds singing in a bit of woods.
/ listened once more to a bee-loud
glade
And remembered there was once q
man who said. it would give him
greater JOY to find buttercup in a
field than golden coin.
Oh. lovely spring!
Heavenly season of renewed hope, vig-
or and faith.
"oh! thou. who say'st thy love heart
neer
with verdure can again be spread;
oh thou who mournest them that sleep
Low lying in an earthly bed,
Took out on the reviving world
And see new hopes within thee bud
And love also that feeling you get
as you hang up the new calendars
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-12-18
THROUGH THE GLAD
EYES OF A WOMAN

BY JANE DOE

and scrap the old, with "And that's
that" and resolve to start life all over
again and see if you can't make bet
ter job OF it.
l like to wonder what shall be like
when I'm finished goods.
Not that anybody's finished goods
until they're dead.
But we can put the quality mark
on ourselves long before that, can't
we?
don't know how it is with you, but
I'm never really comfortable with
myself when / indulge in this sort of
retro and introspection, this mental
stocktaking.
Well, here's to the year in the bud.
A good health to 1t.
And to us.
Which comes to the same thing.
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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-12-18
Measure Lightning

Photography determines the dis
lance of a lightning flash and tence
the dimensions of any of its features.
Two cameras are mounted side by
side and exposed at the same time.
says Nature Magazine. Objects of
known distance from the point Of OBJ
servation are photographed along with
the lightning, and comparison of
the two pictures, plus a little mathe-
matics, gives the distance Of the light
ming much more exactly than the old
process of counting seconds between
the fash and the thunder.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-12-18
EleUntor on AirpLane

An airplane fitted with an elevator
is being constructed for the French
army. This will be used by the gunner
in charge of two batteries of machine
guns, one at the top and the other at
the bottom of the fuselage. The ma
chine is a giant bomber. Should an
attack come from above, the gunner
simply lifts himself By means of the
elevator and gets in position to man
the top guns. When an attack comes
from below he can lower himself the
same way.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-12-18
Trace Causes of
Odors In Metals

Experiments have been made to
prove that metals have odors COM
posed not Of the atoms of the metal,
but Of the products of their chemical
changes. At ordinary temperatures the
odors frequently could not be detected,
or were almost imperceptible, but be-
came more pronounced as the metal
was heated. and then disappeared af-
ter the heating had been continued for
considerable length of time. The ex-
perimenters also have succeeded in
isolating the odorous matter.-Popu-
lar Mechanics Magazine.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-12-18
MR.. FOX FOOLS MR.. DOG

NTR. FOX was cornered-or perhaps
AvA it would better explain 1t to say
he was in fix, for he had been silly
enough to run into his den when Mr..
Dog was chasing nina thing he sell
dom did unless tired out or wounded.
But Mr.. Fox was neither. On this
day, when he was so foolish, he just
happened to be near his den, and
thought he was far enough in advance
to enter without being seen.
Mr.. Dog, however, was bright-eyed
that morning, and he spied the end OF
Mr. Foxs tail as it disappeared in the
doorway, and he made straight for 1t.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-12-18
1IIllIIIIlIIIIIlllIlIlll4IIllIIIIllIIlIllHIl
THE UNBURIED DEAD

TIME superstition with regard to de-
4 lay in the burial Of the dead varies
somewhat in form in different parts
of the country but is found in some
phase in all sections. To keep the
corpse in the house over Sunday will
bring death into the family within a
year, is one form. Some of the others
are: If the grave is left open over
Sunday another death in the family
will soon take place. If the grave Is
left open overnight without the corpse
there will be another death in the
family within year. All the differ
ent forms Of the superstition express
the same idea-an apprehension of
evil resulting from a dead body left
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-12-18
Gold Rail.Oay Bed

Passengers on a railroad east Of
Denver are to ride on roadbed Of
gold. The right of way for 400 miles
will be ballasted with the Stag from
the gold and silver mines Of Colorado.
Each ton of this Stag contains at least
So worth Of gold ore, but the amount
is too small for the smelling companies
to get out profitably with the ma
chinery now in use.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-12-18
A LINE O. CHEER
BY John Kendrick Bangs.
X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
THE UPWARD WAY

ITO SOME earth is snare
With pitfalls everywhere.
They lose the spacious skies
AS with their downcast eyes
They walk in fear lest they
Shall stumble on the way.
For me it's but the space
Wherein ! find my place,
And where my feet shall stand
The while, with outstretched
hand,
reach up to the light
THAT leads me to the height.
If stumbling I shall fall
l shall not mind at all,
But out of mishap vain
Rise to my feet again,
And careless of my rue
The upward way pursue.
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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-12-18
cuticura for PlmpIy Faces.

To remove pimples and blackheads
smear them with Cuticura Ointment.
Wash off in five minutes with Cuti-
cura Soap and hot water. Once clear
keep your skin clear by using them for
daily toilet purposes. Don't fail to in
clude Cuticura Talcum. Advertisement.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-12-18

This prominent actor in the movies"
was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, In
1873, and was educated to be an opera
singer. In 1901 he began his stage
career. For ten years he continued
in musical comedy work, coming to
the United States in 1911. A short
time later he entered the motion pic
ture business.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-12-18

The noblest motive Is the public's
good.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-12-18
THE YEAR IN THE BUD

/ love January first!
IN December far away appears
spring.
But on the first day Of the newborn
year--how near!
Just a few more moons, and 10!
THE daffodils begin to peer,
With heigh the doxy over the dale!
Why then comes In the sweet O. the
year;
For the red blood reigns in the win
ter's pale"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-12-18
Salesn1anship

Sell your goods. not your customers.
London Answers.
, 1924-10-09
Washington Wins 2 to !

Continued from Page One)
neely walked. Harris Up: Two Gil
ants pitchers started warming up.
Harris is up: Strike one called. Nc
neely was almost nipped at first.
him on End by a throw to the plate.
Peck made no effort for the plate.
Foul. Ball one outside. Ball two in
side. Ball three inside. Harris scored
Peck and Mcneely with a double to
right. Rice up: The official scores
called Harris hit a single and put
on him End by a throw to the plate.
Rice is up. Ball one wide. Ball two
outside. Strike one called. Foul
strike two. Ball three inside. Rice
ont on strikes. 2 runs, 2 hits, no err
rors.
Sixth Inning, New York.
Ryan and Watson warming up in
the bull pen.
Frisch up: Ball one outside. Ball
two outside. Strike one called. Foul
strike two. Foul. Frisch fouled to
Ruel in front of Washington dugout.
Young up: Ball l outside. Young out
Ruel to Judge on a fast play by Ruel.
Kelly up: Kelly out, Harris to Judge.
Nc runs, no hits, no errors. Zachary
continued to pitch nicely and he was
being given brilliant support. The
play by Ruel and the one by Harris
were just fast enough to get the run
ners by a step.
Washington.
Goslin up: Strike one swung.
Strike two swung. Goslin famed.
Judge up: Foul strike /. Foul strike
9. Ball outside. Ball two inside.
Judge out Nehf to Kelly. Bluege up:
Ball l outside. Ball 2 inside. Ball 3
outside. Bluege walked. Peck up:
Strike / called. Ball 1 inside. Bluege
stole End making the bag with a
long slide. Ball 2 outside. Ball g.
low. Ball 4 Peck walked. Ruel up:
Strike ! called. Ball l wide. Ruel
out. Nehf to Kelly on an easy chance.
, 1924-10-09
Season and Monthly
Prizes Winchester
Store Won by Runten

The Monthly and Season" contest
which has been conducted by the
II. Larsen Winchester Store for the
largest fish caught each month and
for the season came to a close on
September 30th. The monthly prize
of a So book of fishing flies and the
season prize of a S35 rod was won
by DR.. c. l.. Bunten. The fish which
won the prizes weighed three pounds
~ ounces, caught in the Platte
river by DIR. Bunten the fore part of
the month.
A great deal of interest has been
manifested by the sportsmen in
Rawlins and Parco all during the
contest. The monthly prizes which
have been given each month are in
deed valuable to fishermen and they
are already talking about next years
contest which will be conducted by
the Winchester Store and will be
similar in nature to the past sea-
sons contest.
, 1924-10-09

and a test showed that the well was
making approximately 5000, 900
cubic feet per day. The casing has
been landed at the bottom of the
hole and has been cemented, insur-
ing a perfect hole at all time and a
steady volume of gas.
Gas was struck in this No. 2 we'll
at a depth Of approximately 900 feet
above No. l well. The volume is Just
a trifle smaller than in the first we'll
and rock pressure is also slightly
lower. However, there is a sufficient
volume of gas in this well to insure
an adequate supply to the refinery
at all times.
Well No. 3 vas spotted some time
since by President Hatfield and an
other rig was purchased and is on
h ground ready to be erected. 1t
was found last winter that winter
drilling is considerably more expen-
sive than summer drilling so at a
meeting of the directors of the COM
pany held recently it was decided to
postpone spudding in No. 3 well IN
til next spring. 1t was felt tina with
in a couple of months at the most it
would be absolutely necessary to
close down because of the weather
and as very little progress could be
made on a new we'll in thai time
there would be no $ starting now.
BY not starting another well be-
fore next spring the company will be
entirely out of debt and will have in
the treasury sufficient money to go
ahead with development without
borrowing a cent.
Indications are that the net in
come to the Hatfield company from
the sale of gas to the refinery this
winter will average close to $500
per day.
, 1924-10-09

ris to right. Southworth running for
Kelly. Meusel up: Strike 1. Foul
strike 2. Meusel forced Southworth
at End, Peck to Harris and was al
most doubled at LIST. Peck made a
most spectacular stop and throw
back of End and hurt his leg again
and had to be carried from the field.
Meusel collided with Judge at first
base and Judge hurt his arm. Peck
was carried off the field in the midst
of a -tremedous ovation.
Taylor went to third and Bluege
to short stop. Wilson up: Strike 1
called. Ball 1 high. Strike 2 swung.
Wilson famed. No runs, one hit, no
errors.
, 1924-10-09
Nc runs, no hits, no errors.
Seventh Inning, New York.

Asot AO
Seventh Inning, New York.
Meusel up: Ball 1 outside. Strike
l called. Ball 2 high. Meusel flied
to Harris who ran far back into
right center for the catch, almost
c%olliding with Rice and McNeely.
Wilson up: Wilson singled to right,
Rice dropping the ball trying to
make shoestring catch on a low line
drive. Jackson up: Foul strike /.
Ball l high. Jackson flied to Goslin
who made a long running catch ON
the lou line, Wilson holding first.
Godwy up: Strike 1 called. Gowdy
popped to Harris. No runs, one hit,
no errors. Zachary was still work
ing easily and fooling the giant hit
tiers with a slow curve. Wilson'S
single was a fluke as Rice just missed
making the catch by a fraction.
Washington.
Zachary up: Zachary out, Gowdy
to Kelly on a fast play by Gowdy.
McNeely up: Ball 1 inside. Foul
Strike 1. Ball 2 outside. McNeely
fouled to Kelly in front of the
stands. Harris up: Strike / called.
Strike 2 called. Ball 1 outside. Ball
2 inside. Harris flied to Wilson who
ran back near the bleachers for the
catch. No runs, no hits, no errors.
Eighth Inning, New York.
Snyder batted for Nehf. Snyder up:
Ball l low Snyder flied to Rice who
moved a step for the catch. Lind
strom up: Strike / called. Foul
strike 2. Ball 1 wide. Foul. Lind
strom famed on a wide curve.
Frisch up: Ball l outside. Foul strike
1. Strike 2 called. Ball 2 wide. Frisch
out, Harris to Judge. No runs. no
hits, no errors.
Washington.
Ryan now pitching for New York.
, 1924-10-09

Rice up: Ball l high. Strike 1 called.
Ball 2 wide. Strike 2 called. Foul.
Rice out, Frisch to Kelly. Goslin up:
Strike l called. Strike 2 called. Ball
1 wide. Ball 2 wide. Goslin out on
strikes. Judge up: Ball / high. Ball
2 outside. Ball 3 outside. Judge
walked. Bluege up: Ball 1 high.
Ball 2 high. Strike 1 called. Bluege
out, Ryan to Kelly. No runs no hits,
no rrors
Ninth Inning, New York.
Young up: Ball 1 inside. Strike
l called. Young fouled to Bluege
near the stands. Kelly up: Ball 1
low. Strike 1 called. Strike 2 swung.
Ball 2 high. Kelly singled past Har-
, 1924-10-09
@ ARMSTRONG
OF DIXON DIED
RESULT OF KICK

Joe Armstrong. resident of Dixon
for about the past eleven years, died
at eight o'clock yesterday morning
at the Memorial hospital as the re-
suit Of being kicked by a horse. He
was brought to- the Rawlins hospital
from Dixon but never regained con-
seriousness from tho time he was
kicked until his. death. The body
will be sent from the Rasmussen
Undertaking Parlor today and burial
will take place in Reader cemetery
in Dixon the latter part of this
week.
The details on the accident are
not known for he went out to the
corral Tuesday morning and when
found was unconscious. 1t Is be-
lieved that he was kicked twice by
the horse, one time on the right jaw
and the other across the nose. He
was rushed to the Memorial hospital
in this city but little hopes were
held out for his recovery.
He was a member of B. P. o. Elks
No. 609 of this city and also a mem
Der of the Odd Fellows lodge.
Thos. Kilgore of Slavery is a bust
ness visitor in the city for a few
days this week.
, 1924-10-09

Scott Snyder of FIT. Steele is spend
ing the week in Rawlins assisting
In the offices Of the wyoming Re-
porter during the illness of Editor
Geo. A. Deaton, who IS convalescing
from an appendicitis operation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Angus Murray, Mr..
and Mrs. w. A. Mckay and John
Mckay and two daughters Greta and
Mary motored to Wamsutter on Sun
day last and spent the day.
, 1924-10-09

Miss Eva Stewart of the Sixth
grade was on the sick list on We'd
nesday OF this week and her position
n filled for the day by Mrs. w.
II. Coleman.
c. +. Jebens, candidate for county
commissioner on the Republican
ticket is spending n few days In the
city this week froEs his Snake River
home.
, 1924-10-09
P. & R, CONNECTING WITH
HATFIELD GASSER No. 2

Mr.. Hardie, gas expert for the Producers & Refiners, today
started making connections from the ?. & r. gas line to Hatfield
well No. 2.
These connections will be completed within a few days and
gas from this well will be turned into the line. The two Hatfield
gassers have a total daily volume of approximately $4,000, 900
cubic feet per day and of this amount it is estimated that the re-
flnery will use between eight and ten million cubic feet each dav.
Hatfield Well No: 2 was put under control several DAYS ago
Evening star., 1924-06-06
new RATING SHEETS
RAPED BY TEACHERS
Submit Protest to Supt. Ballou
Urging Reconsideration
of System.
AFFECT ON MORALE FEARED
Foremost Authorities in Psycholog-
ical Thought Quoted.

4 protest against the new rating
sheet which will be used this year to
determine the efficiency of District
public school teachers has been filed
with superintendent Frank w:
BallOu. members of the board OF
educa ton and all rating officers by
the Joint committee of teacher or
eaniZations. Reconsideration of the
new rating system is urged.
The committee pointed out that
there is widespread dissatisfaction to
the new rating sheet. especially to
the probability curve" in the rating
of the teaching personnel, it was
said, that the new method will lower
the morale of the teaching corps to
apply to a selected group of pro-
fessionally trained persons a scale
evolved from the study of thousands
accurate only when applied to a
large number, and not to the small
number necessarily under the au-
thority of each rating official.
Detrimental to Morale.
The foremost authorities in current
psychological thought, the committee
declared main tain that the So-called
probability curve should be applied
in the grading of undergraduates and
tempt to force conformity to an ar
bitrary scale is detrimental to the
morale of a profession whose prime
function is the inspiration of youth.
According to present orders, all rat
ing officials have been instructed to
mark teachers as follows: Eminently
superior, per cent; excellent, % per
cent; very good. 40 per cent; good, %
per cent, and fair or under, per
cent.
Evening star., 1924-06-06
GLEE CLUB ENTERTAINS.
Large Audience Applauds Final
Concert at q. S. Hotels.

The Glee Club of the Government
Hotels won enthusiastic applause from
a capacity audience at the final con-
cert of the season. presented in the
recreation hall last night under direc-
tion of Claude Robson, with Leonard
Lewis, baritone, of New York City, as
assisting Soloist.
The Glee Club. a chorus composed of
about forty voices, showed admirable
training in its singing. The club
opened the program with Gaines
"Salutation," sung with judicious
emphasis and good harmony Per-
haps the feature of the evening was
the choral singing of Schubert's ITO
Music with obbligato by Mr.. Lewis.
Fine restraint and considerable feel
ing were manifest in this number.
Another selection by the club, with
obbligato. was Bassett's "Reverie"
with Myra McCathran Marks, soprano,
as soloist
Mr.. Lewis. who has we'll cultivated
voice of mellow quality. sang four
groups of songs with artistry. His
aria, Vision Fugitive" from Mas
senets "Herodiadte," was interesting
ly given, and he made a decided hit
with his Interpretation of the old
melody, Drink to Me Only With Thine
Eyes Leonis "Tally-Ho'' also was
heartily received. Mr.. Lewis voice
seemed especially suited to the sing
ing of Trade Winds" and The Salt
Water Ballads"
Miss Ruth Fox, secretary-treasurer
of the club. was presented with a
bouquet in recognition of her services
in charge of arrangements for these
concerts and contributing in many
ways to their success.
Evening star., 1924-06-06
TESTS FOR FIREMEN
AND POLICE TO BEGIN
District to Add 129 to Former and
1S5 to Latter Department
at Higher Pay.
NON-RESIDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE
Applicants Referred to Civil Serv-
ice Commission for Data.

The Civil Service Commission
states that it is expected that 1S5
additional men will be appointed in
the police department and 129 addi-
tionaI men in the fire department of
the District of Columbia on or soon
after July /.
In anticipation of this need, the
commission will hold both the mental
and physical examinations for both
positions in the daytime and at
night until sufficient number of
eligibleS are secured.
Non-ResidentS Eligible.
The examinations are not confined
to residents of the District of Col
umbia, but appointments will be
made of eligibles who are residents
or are willing to become residents
of the District of Columbia before
entering upon their duties.
Under the new salary schedule,
appointments to both fireman and
policeman positions will be made at
the rate Of s1.S00 a year. In one
year the men will automatically ad-
vance to Class 2, salary $1,000
year, and in three years to Glass 3,
salary S2,100 a year.
They will then be eligible for pro-
motion to the grade of sergeant, if
they have shown proficiency. have
taken care of their health and have
maintained a good record. The higher
positions are filled through promo
ton successfully from the grade of
sergeant on a basis of seniority and
competency.
Age and Other Limits.
In the fire department the minimum
age limit is twenty-one years, and the
maximum is thirty-one years on the
date of the examination. In the
police department the minimum is
twenty-five years and the maximum
thirty-f1ve years on the date of the
examination
The height for the fire department
has been reduced to five feet seven
inches. For the police department
the height requirement is five feet
eight inches. For both departments
the weight requireme ent is 145 pounds
without clothing, and sound physical
condition is demanded.
Full information and application
blanks may be obtained at the office
of the Civil Service Comm ission, 1874
F street.