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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-22
CERTIFIED SEED POTATOES

The question whether it pays to
cradle premium over ordinary seed
stock is important everywhere. 1t is
particularly SO in states like Connec-
ticut where a large volume of seed
is brought in every spring from other
states.
Certified seed of all strains of Green
Mountain potatoes has averaged sixty
seven bushels an acre more than the
ordinary seed stock during three,
year period, the average yield being
276 bushels of marketable potatoes an
acre at the Connecticut Experiment
Station.
Approximately sixteen bushels of
seed are used an acre. Thus, for every
bushel per acre planted certified
stock returned practically four and
half bushels more than the COM
mon run, which, at seventy-five cents
a bushel, means a gross return of
three dollars and thirty-seven cents
a bushel for the higher priced seed
On this basis good seed looks like
good business, as the premium on
certified seed usually runs only
around thirty to fifty cents bushel
Another angle is that an occasion
al lot of uncertified seed is found
entirely worthless due to various
diseases, and a crop grown from it
means money lost.
At the same station certified seed
of the Irish Cobbler variety has in
one years test shown a superiority
Of twenty-eight bushels an acre.
Figuring again selling price of
seventy-five cents a bushel, the in
creased return from the better seed
would be twenty-one dollars an acre.
Even with this low margin of super
iority the better seed would still be
better business, in as much as its
extra cost would be perhaps six dol
lars an acre, thus leaving around fif-
teen dollars for a margin i'm favor
of the improved practice.
Country Gentlemen.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-22
Wars of the Roses

The Wars of the Roses were a series
Of sanguinary contests for the posses
sion Of the English throne, waged by
the adherents of the houses of York
and Lancaster, whose badges were the
white and red roses, respectively. The
struggle, says the Kansas City Star,
commenced with the battle Of st.
Adams (1455), and lasted until 1885
when Henry Tudor (of Lancaster) de-
feated and killed Richard III (Of
York; at Bosworth field. The two
houses were finally united in the per
son of Henry Tudor (afterward Henry
VID, who in 1886 married Elizabeth
of York, daughter of Edward Nv. It'll
estimated that the Wars of the Roses
occasioned the deaths Of II princes of
the blood, 200 mobiles and 100000 of
the gentry and common people of Eng
land.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-22
Reached From Grave
to DeIiUer Rebukes

The following is an excerpt from the
will of Wall street man, which was
probated in the New York courts:
ITO my wife, leave her lover and
the knowledge that wasn't the fool
she thought l was.
"To my son, leave the pleasure of
earning living. For thirty-five years
he has thought that the pleasure was
all mine He was mistaken.
ITO my daughter, / leave 100000.
She will need it. The only good piece
of business her husband ever did was
to marry her.
ITO my valet, leave the clothes
that he has been stealing from me reg
ularly for the past ten years. Also my
fur coat that he wore last winter when
I was in Palm Beach.
ITO my chauffeur, leave my cars.
He almost ruined them and want him
to have the satisfaction of finishing
the job.
ITO my partner, leave the sug-
gestion that he take some other clever
man in with him at once If he expects
to do any business" wall Street
Journal.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-22
Not the "Lumberjack"
Dentist Had Thought

certain dentist lived in Quebec
who charged his patients not by the
amount of work done, but by their ca
pacity to pay.
One day a crew of lumberjacks came
in from up the river with a boom of
logs from the timber regions of the
North. One of the men suffered from
toothache and consulted the dentist.
After making an extraction the dentist
regarded the logger for a moment and
then. when the bearded man from the
woods commenced to feel for his
change. he asked him what he did for
a living.
"Oh, I usually work around a mill"
was the reply.
"Then your charge will be so cents
said the dentist.
The logger hauled from his pocket a
huge wad of currency of staggering de-
nominations and commenced to finger
the bills. The dentist was amazed.
81 thought you said you worked
around MILL" he said, as he rum
mayed in his cash drawer for change.
'Well, so do said the logger calm
ly. II own the mill"
The dentist subsequently learned
that the 'poor logger" that he had
treated for so cents was John Ru-
dolphus Booth, one of the richest men
in Canada and outstanding lumber
magnate of the cOntinent.-Forbes
Magazine.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-22
PHILOSOPHY IN FICTION


My profound conviction is that
every writer of fiction who is worth
his salt must be in his way, humble
or great, bit of philosopher. Per-
sonally l am not so insistent on the
nature of the philosophy as on the
need of its presence. 1t may very
well be no-philosophy, like Joseph
Conrad's, or philosophy
like thomas lTardy's. These are con-
sistent with the glory of literary ill.
animation, and with the power of lit.
erature.
Pseudo-philospophy, spiritual melo-
dramatics and the realist's too com
mon affection of having no point of
view, of being as impartial as God
and as unassuming as a bit of clay
these are not.-Clarence H. Gaines,
in the North American Review.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-22
Oldest Als.,onac

In the British museum is an al
manac that is 5000 years old; it is
supposed to be the Oldest in the
world.
1t is written like all other Egyptian
manuscripts, on papyrus. and was
found on the mummy of an Egyptian,
who had treasured it apparently as
something sacred, for 1t is Of a strong
religious character Under the days,
which are written in red ink, there is
figure followed by three characters,
signifying the probable state of the
weather.
1t is not entire. but it was EVIL
IDENTIFY torn before its owner died. Be-
yond clearly establishing the reign OF
Rameses the Great, it contains moth
Ing else Of any value.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-22
Drovned Out Conscience

The preacher haf told Uncle Ben
that in moments of temptation he must
listen to the still, small voice of, con-
science. And Uncle Ben. IN the con-
duct of his secondhand store, tried
hard to obey the injunction
But when Mirandy Jones in a mo.
ment of unguarded enthusiasm, Of
fered him SIS for calico dress for
which he hadn't expected to get more
than $1.44, he couldn't Withstand it.
"Ah fell" he confessed to the
preacher afterward "Ah couldn't
help it."
Didn't you listen to the voice OF
conscienceY" asked the minister
"Ah listened hard" was the an
swer, 'but honest, All couldn't hear
nuthin' fo' the sound of the cash reg
iSter."
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-22
Doubloon Still Current

The doubioon, that famous coin of
romance, is still in circulation. The
Isabelle doubloon, worth S. still re-
mains current in Cuba. The doubloon
is so called because. when first coined,
it was double the value of pistole-
that is, it was worth So. The name
was given later to a double doubloOn
current in the West indies Pieces of
eight, with which readers of fiction
are familiar, are also in circulation.
They are simply Spanish dollars OF
eight reals. A doubloon dated 1887
there are said to be only six of that
date in existence not long ago
for $6,200
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-22
Natures Amends for
Toll Taken by Years

The critics have always stumbled a
little over this final phase of supreme
genius. They used to think that
Michelangelo's last work was unfin-
ished They still often think that what
we must recognize in such a nantes
tation is lassitude, failure of energy,
weakening grasp Of brain or hand.
am not sure that there is not an ele-
ment of truth in such criticism, OBJ
serves Havelock Ellis, in the Forum.
Only let us not forget that 1t is the
mark of high genius, less to display
athletieally Titan strength than to be
able to use weakness to reach divine
ends. That power. it may well seem
to us, is supremacy visible in the typi-
cal last phase of the highest genius.
The artist has lost his early power of
realistic grip, and with 1t lost also his
early taste for such power. But he
has lost it only to attain wider and
deeper and more symbolic mastery OF
the world. He no longer cares more
than be has ever before for it's eS-
sence, and he is conscious of that eS-
sence with delicacy of sensitive per-
ception he never before possessed He
is no longer concerned with things;
they are receding from his view. AS
he rises above the earth, like Elijah in
his chariot of fire, he now sees it only
in the distance HencefOrth he no
longer deals with things. 1t is the
soul of things that he brings before
us. That is why his latter work fas-
cinates us endlessly as, slowly, after
many years, enlightened by the long
course of our own experience, we be-
gin at last to understand what 1t
means.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-22

The secretary had written to a
brother that he had advanced the last
payment for him and unless he came
across with some coin, he would be
suspended. The secretary r~ce.ved
the following reply:
Deere Seccyterry-I got your lett r
about what owe you. Now be pach
unit | amt forgot you. Plces waite
When sum fools pay me pay you. If
this was judgment day and you wuz
no more prepared to meet your Max
er as am to meet your account you
sure would have to go to bel. Trust
ing you will do this | am
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-22
Colors to Scare Spirits

The Chinese, as most people know,
are extremely superstitious, and have
a great dread of evil spirits; they take
endless trouble, in all the affairs OF
life, to circumvent the demons, says
the Detroit News. The evil spirits
the Chinese believe, loathe bright col
ors, especially red, and these lurid
decorations are supposed to be very
potent in their protective influences
With decorated hull in ali sorts OF
vivid tints and big eye at the bow
to enable sit to see," Chinese junk
Is a very impressive-looking craft.
The sweet young thing had broken
her glasses. She took them to the
doctor.
I'VE broken my glasses; do have
to be examined all over again?
No, just your eyes, the doctor sighed
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-22

An old darby got up one night at a
revival meeting and said "Brudders
an sisters, you knows an knows dat
I amt been what oughter been. Ise
robbed henroosts and stole haugs, an
tole lies an got drunk, an slashed
folks WI nah razor an shot craps, an
cussed an swor; but / thank the Lord
der's one thing l amt nebber done;
1 amt nebber lost NAH religion"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-22
lbeul
Uncle John

That our sweethearts must be
looked at is mandate mighty
true, butt when she has gal
oshes on-wal, 7 dunno :.
do you? l seldom look at an
kles, bein' prudent-more or
lless-but when we're forced to
see 'em, then we amt to. blame,
guess.
| hate to see a tailored gal
set out upon a trip, when
there's every indication that her
snaps has lost their grip,
though galoshes might oe
gracef1l-even carry an ap-
peal, if they didn't sag down,
ornery-like, and loaf around
the heel. I don't enjoy my
privilege of actin like a spy,
when | need to elevate my chin,
and let folks ketch my eye.
And still, there's urgent rea-
sons which command a feller's
view-like the innocent attrac
ton to comely ladies shoe.
| couldn't think of nothin' that
improves the searchin' mind,
like glancin at the beauties of
noble woman-klnd; and while
there's laws OF comfort that we
hardly dare forget, | never
liked galoshes, and wouldn't
have a sett.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-22
VILLAGE OFFICIALS

VILLAGE OFFICIALS
President-GeO. A. Hall
Supervisor-Fran A. Hall
Trustees-C. H. Wiegand. RR Ewald
Mrs. Ruby Radcliffe. e. ID. Richmond
Edw. Giese, David Rupert
Clerk Walter Gander Jr
Treasurer Thos. MacQuaker
Assessor-Robert Persohn
Constable-Max Ewald.
Justice of the Peace-H. j. Mack
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-22

Jimmy, said the teacher, why is it
that lightning never strikes in the
same place.
Because, said Jimmy confidently,
after it hits once the same place amt
there any more.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-22

Jonathan M. Davis, dirt farmer,
Ex-Governor of Kansas, and his
son Russell, % below, have gone
back to the farm awaiting hear
ing JAM, 23d, on the charge OF
bribery in connection with the
alleged sale of pardons to state
convicts. They were arrested an
hour before Mr.. Davis stepped out
of office The governor pleaded not
guilty The son was trapped ac-
cepting $3.50 of marked money.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-22

Rastus-Ef All puts nah money in
de bank, kin All get it out when All
wants it?
\ Sambo- Suttinly.
Rastus-Den what's de sense OF
NAH goin' to all dat trouble Legion
Weekly
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-22
L'AMoUR 1924

They had been married ID years.
Just 13 years.
II adore you more every day." he told
her.
4 worship you, my darling, she whis
pered in his ear.
you are the only woman in all the
world | want to be with he said.
There is no one but you, dear, could
ever care for" she vowed.
They had been married just Ii years.
But, of course, not to each other
Charles G. Shaw, in Judge.
Hello, Moses, how long is you in
Jail for?
Three weeks.
What did you do?
Killed my wife.
And you just got three weeks?
OATS ALL Then they're going to
hang me.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-22

See here, old man. where is that
good looking stenog. you had last
week?
She caught ME kissing my wife and
left without notice.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-22
INCOMING HoNEYMooNs

The subject of text finding was be,
ing discussed by two clergymen in re-
gard to addresses to married couples
at wedding services.
do you have a text as ruler
asked one of the other
mo, never have had one," was the
reply, "but know what | should
choose if / did have one. It come
from Psalm u, Verse Z, Abundance
of peace, so long as the moon endur-
eth. "-London Morning Post.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-22

C. G. N. w. Ry. TIMETABLE
Regular Passenger Run
Southbound
Leaves Eagle River ..-...-.. 9:55 a. m.
Northbound
Arrives Eagle River ....-...... 3:O5 p. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-27
A MODEL home

The Emporia, Kan. Gazette is sponsoring the con
structon of a model home. The house IS adapted TO
the needs and comforts of average family and Is to
be built for about S60O0 The Gazette has made con-
tracts at regular market prices The quotations from
builders and supply will be duplicated to anyone
else in the community wishing to build similar dwell
ing When the house is finished it will be outftted
in the same way with the things an average family
would require and with everything TASTEFUL atrac-
tive and durable as moderate funds can buy. The
heads of the local schools have been asked to make out
a list of books suitable for this model homes library
1t seems to be completely planned project and
one which should be of great benefit to the community
in every way Local firms will compete for the varl-
Gus kinds of work entaed in building and furnishing
the Gazettes house just they would for the patron
age of private home builder. There will be no spe-
cal favors reductions other special considerations
for the model home is to be an advertising affair only
in one sense 1t will advertise to the community the
fact that competent and attractive home can be had
for moderate sum of money. 1t will also advertise
the fact that everybody in the community, business
concern as we'll as individual citizen, benefits in some
degree every time such home is built and used.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-27
"AMERICAN" ELECTION IN GERMANY

Germany is to have presidential election on
March 90 and the Berlin Zeitung announces that the
campaign, which has just started, IS to be on the
American model" At least candidate Dr. Hell
pach the Democratic nominee, is using the radio
movies marching clubs and other devices familiar IN
this country.
Another Berlin newspaper, however, deplores any
such tendency denouncing American campaign meth
DDS as circus advertising schemes and insisting Tor
the Nationalist Party at least on no American scum
no humbug, no circus-merely man..
The Anzeiger may set its fears at rest as tar as
initiating American methods is concerned. Circus
campaigners have already gone out of style in the
United States. The last presidential campaign was
quiet and formal enough for conservative Ger
many. ,
We may venture however, to recommend to the
Germans one feature of election system that is far
superior to their That is the comparative SIM
plicity of American campaigns. There are nearly a
dozen presidential candidates in Germany, represent
ing as many parties And most Of them really count
So split up the national electorate that there little
prospect of large enough vote for any candidate
to secure an election March 90. So there Will PROB
ably be another election April 26 and there may be
others after that Better two-party campaign
system than free-for-all or relay race.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-27

very much. thought the bunny to
himself. - m glad bought
them. Then Nurse Jane began
TO speak, but, instead of saying how
much she liked the new rugs she
called out:
Wiggy, do YOU know 1 think
the blue rug would look better in
front of the piano, while the red
one would be much more chocolate
cake like in front Of the easy chair
Do you mind changing thm ?
Not at all" answered Mr..
Longears, politely. So he shifted
the rugs about, and sat down again
to read the paper, with his feet
resting. this time on the red rug.
1t is fine to BE- sitting quietly in
one S own bungalow with new rugs
on the floor, =" thought the bunny.
But Nurse Jane wandered uLeasi-
ly about -he rooms, looking first
ut the red rug and then AZ the
blue, and at last she exclaimed:
"OA, Wiggy dear. Do you know
I think it was better the way we
had them a. first! Do YOU mind
putting the red rug back III front
Of the piano, and changing the blue
one back under your easy chair :
Do YOU mind -
The rabbit gentleman murmured
something about not seeing what
good it would DO if he did mind.
but, like gentleman, he changed
the rugs once more. Then again
he sat dowu to read the paper,
while Nurse Jane wandered about
the rooms. Then the muskra- lady
spoke again.
Wiggy," she began, "do you
( know / think it would be better if
the red rug
"Lady!'5 cried Uncle Wisgily,
pulling himself by both ears, "if
you ask me 10 change those rugs
again-'
Watt" cried Nurse JAM. 81
wash t going to ask you to change
them. They look very we'll as they
are But the Fox IS trying to creep
in through the front hall. was
going to say if you would take the
red rug and throw it at him, and
then throw the blue rug, it might
gct dust in lis eyes 50 he couldn t
see to nibblc your cars."
"Oh, that 5 diffcrrmt!' cried I'm
Gle Wiggily. "In do IT." so he
picked up the red rug and threw
IT hard over the head Of the Fox,
and then the bunny threw the blue
rug mt thc bad chap.
"Ker choo! Kcr snoo! Hoo doo!'
sneczcd the Fox as the dust got
in his eyes, nose and mouth. Thon
he ran out Of the bungalow with
out nibbling any ears. And Uncle
Wiggily put the red rug back in
front Of the piano, and the blue
one before lis easy chair and sat
down 10 read the paper in peace.
And if the loaf Of bread docsn t
try 10 jump in the glass Of milk to
hide away from the butter knife,
] II tell you next about Uncle Wig
gily's up and down.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-27
Bedtime Stories
BY howard e. GARIS
Copyright, 1923, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE wIGGILY's TWO RUGS

Once upon time, as Uncle Wig
gily was hopping past a carpeJ tack
store, kept by bulldog gentleman,
the bunny saw, hanging outside, and
Tapping in the wind, two small
rugs, one red, the other blue in
color.
Hum!" said the rabbit gentle
man to himself. covering his pink
| twinkling nose with his paw so the
sunlight from it would not shine in
| his eyes. "ThosS are two fine
rugs. l viii take them home for
Nurse Jane to put in our living
room, since she thinks it old fash
ionod to call it the Parlor. Yes,
II buy those rugs.
The bulldog gentleman who kept
the carpet tack atorc was glad en-
ough to sell the red and blue rugs.
for he needed the money to so to
tie moving pictures. And soon
Mr.. LongoarS was hopping back to
his hollow stump bungalow, the red
under his right paw and the blue
rug rolled up under his left paw.
" Nurse Jane. | have brought YOU
4 little present. : called the bunny
gentleman as he hoped up the
steps.
"Oh, how lovely" squeaked the
muskrat lady houaekeepar whcn she
suw the rugs. I'VE Il put the red
one in front of the piano ana the
blue one in front Of the easy chair
Then your paws nails will rest on
the rug gnd they Won I scratch the
new hardwood floors.
"That's a good idea" said I'm
c!e Wiggily, SO he spread the red
rug in front of the piano, and the
blue rug in front Of the easy chair.
and then he sat down to read the
evening paper, resting his paws on
the blue rug.
Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzv bustled
in and out Of the rooms, clearing
the dishes from the table and IL
dying up the bungalow, and soon
Uncle Wiggily, out of the corner
Of his eye, saw her standing in
front Of the red rug
"She's admiring it-she like it
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-27
TEN YEARS AGO

mdrcn ~, 1919
c. H. Wolfin left last night for
the coast.
\ number Of young people spent
an enjoyable evening dancing at
the home of Ole Swanson Friday
evening. Among those present were
Misses Florence Paine, Lille Larey,
Lula Larey, Hazel English, Evalyn
Boyman, Berkman, Swanson and
Edna Guffey; Messrs. Brewer,
Weaver, Miriam, Williams, Tilton,
Aten, Thompson, Carter, Perry, Ber-
ry and Hobby.
The next meeting of the child
study section of the Woman s Ten
Thousand club will be held at the
home Of Mrs. j. X. Hermon Mul,
bcrryland.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-27
CENTRAL TAKES
BALL GAME FROM
CAuPATRIANS

Baseball stock at Central U4ion
high school took a handsome squirt
yesterday when the loDd nine de-
feated the Calipatria team ON the
lGtter's grounds, walloping the
month enders to the tune of Is to >.
Central hit the ball hard, Sawyer
leading his teammates with four
hits, and scored five runs. Allen,
Miller, Willoughby and Beck each
obtained two hits. The locals fiel-
cd well, making only one error,
while Calipatria made seven.
The pitching corps We're the
bright and shining stars for Coach
Armstrong, Hurst and Fanshcr. the
regular pitchers, showing plenty of
stuff. Baker, who plays third base
regularly, won't into the box in
the ninth inning, and pitched good
ball. This youngater look good for
a job on the mound next year.
With win over Caljpatria, Cen
trail is well in the running for first
place in the InterScholastic League,
and if CaleXico happens to drop a
game or two, they will find the
locals right on their trail.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-27

More than 200 huge guns OF tha
II capital ships doomed away 81
multaneously during the six minuteI
of mimic warfare. One foficer de|
clared today that he believed ther1
was no battleship ever built Una
onnld have remained afloat half az
hour under the attack.
The fleet idles in port today aEs
for n week will remain at anchor "
the local harbor. Civic officials o.
San Pedro and Los Angeles have
arranged an elaborate demonstra
tion for the visiting sailors, ane
have designated the period MarcI
27-April as "Navy Week " whel
thousands of civilians are expecteI
to visit the harbor and look owe
the fleet.