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The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-12-24
BANK NOTES IN A DUST BIN.
How They Were Curiously Discover
ed and Returned to Their Owner.
Seals

How They Were Curiously Discover.
cd and Returned to Their Owner.
Ten 1000 franc bank notes, repre-
senting the savings Of q woman who
lived at Nanterre, near Paris, were
hidden By her in an old envelope.
which was placed In . drawer. In
meanent OF forgetfulness the envel-
epe found its way into q dust bin.
In the morning the ragpIckers
turned out the bin, but tossed aside
the tattered envelope without inspec-
ton. Some carriers happened to pass
that way. They picked up the now
mud splashed piece of paper. one re-
marking to the other; Perhaps
there is q fortune inside!" They
drew out the notes. This is some
fools pleasantly" they said; 50 by
way Of revenging themselves on the
unknown joker and not believing
the notes were genuine they torc
them to pieces and threw them aside.
Two market women came along
eaortly afterward. With the shrewd-
ness Of their class they recognized
the scattered pieces of paper and
gathered them up and took them to
the Commissary of Police.
There they were pieced together
and 1t was found that none was
missing. Two hours later the notes
so curiously discovered were restored
to their owner.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-12-24
A Compliment for Him.

She was IS and very shy. and she
never had been in the city before
There was no one at Broad Street
Station to meet her and she looked
about timidly for cab. Her mother
had told her to take hanson. She
did not see any hanson, nor did she
know that the cabbies wore livery
all their own. She did not see pc
liceman either, so she approached a
youth who was standing on the cor
ner of Fifteenth street with her bash
full question.
Please" she began, "are you q
hanson man?"
The youth raised his hand and
twirled his mustache ingratiatingly
smiling with deprecating assuwptioE
Of modesty.
II am SO considered" he replied
Philadelphia Times.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-12-24
Family Discorls.

A New York scientist. the father
of a large and growing family. has
his troubles One evening his
youngest was holding forth in her
best style. The mother could do
nothing with the child. so the man
of science went to the rescue.
Il think | can quiet little Flora. "
he said There's no use humming
to her in that silly way. What she
wants is real music. The fact that |
used to sing In the glee club at Yale
and sing we'll. too. may make a
difference"
Accordingly, the professor took
the child, and striding up and down
the room. sang in his best manner.
He had not finished the second verse
Of his song when ring was heard.
The door was opened, and there
stood a girl of fourteen, who said:
I'm one OF the family that's Just
moved into the fiat next to yours.
There's sick person with us, and
he says. If it's all the same to you,
would you mind letting the baby cry
instead of singing to it1"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-12-24
He Knew His sIze.

Mrs. Lothrop usually did the mar.
keting, as Mr. Lothrop's memory was
not the best, and he was suh5ecy 60
what she called dreamy spells" But
one morning she was I'll and asked
her husband to telephone from his
Office the orders carefully written By
her.
He read them to the market yian
briskly. The last item on the list waa
head of cabbage.
Large or small head?" asked tbs
market man before Mr.. Lothrop nad
time to hang up the receiver, bu4 DOT
before his thoughts had wandered
"Eh?" he said. vaguely, and the
market man repeated his question.
"Seven and an eighth" said Mr..
Lothrop.-Youth's Companion
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-12-24
ArrmEs rs CHANGrD.-
AdOnlram oarnt0p N0.es ; DIner-

Adoniram Corntop Notes . Differ
ence Since His Courtin' Days.
eyes. stree. Bill; times 10 changed
since you an me was dom our court
I'M" said Adoniram Corntop. with'
a~note of sadness in his voice, -
old Andy Glover, who had come over
to 'set a SPELL"
When we was doin' our courttn'.
Andy, a gal thought she was bein'
treated right harnsom II a Teller
bought her ten cents with o pep
minis once in awhile, an il he TUX
her to any doin's in town she didn't
expect him to go down into his Jeans
to the tune of dollar or two for
Ice cream an soda water an candy
at fo'ty cents a paound. My son vi
TUX his ducksy-daddle to the band
concert in town yistiday an there
want a quarter left Of dollar bill
he struck me fer time he got home,
Beats all the way young folks throw
the none. away nowadays. ! tell ye
times is changed nightly since We
were Ooys. an Lawd only knows
what the end will be with Teller
Iayin out seventy-five cents on
gal in one day!"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-12-24
DEADLY WATER OF THE DnsEr7


Mistake Made by Travellers in the
Arid Wastes Of the Southwest.
zone Of the chief dangers to trav-
elers in crossing such dread and arid
wastes as the far famed Death Val
ley in Nevada arises from ignorance
as to the character of the infreQuent
pools of water along the route" said
7. E. Smalley, a mining engineer Of
Denver.
The tenderfoot, growing faint
under a blazing sun, will want to
quench his intolerable thirst when
he comes to shallow hole, whose
water. clear as crystal. seems alb
solutely pure. He can with Difficult
ty be restrained from drinking 1t by
some experienced companion, who
knows that one draught will prob
ably cause serious If not fatal ILL
ness, This water, for all its seeming
purity and clearness, Is loaded with
arsenic, and many a man has lost
his life by Its use.
"Curiously enough, the only water
in the desert that Is safe to drink is
foul looking and inhabited by bugs
and snakes. When you come to
muddy pool on the surface of which
insects are disporting themselves,
however repulsive It may be both to
the eye and palate, you may drink
It with impunity, despite It's looks,
as man will who is crazy with
thirst produced by the burning sands
and merciless sun +"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-12-24
The Retort Courteous.

The fresh-complexioned, merry
eyed maid of the farm was showing
the town visitor over the pretty or
chard.
This tree, now" he said, stop
ping before a fine specimen. seems
to be fairly loaded with apples"
Yes. SIT" assented the maid.
''This is q good year for apples"
II am glad to hear that" said the
visitor. "And are all your trees as
full of apples as this one?"
"Oh. no, sir!" explained the girl.
"Only the apple treesl"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-12-24
DoRorHrs REVENGE.
She Waited In the Closet for 3 Sup
ply to Complete L.

She Waited In the Closet for Sup.
ply to Complete Il.
Little Dorothy had Keen very
naughty, and her mothers patience
was exhausted.
Dorothy" she admonished severe
~, ''the next time you are bad girl
shall put you in a dark closet until
you learn to be better
Dorothy heard, but did not heed,
and before long her mother was
obliged to administer the promised
punishment. She was placed In her
mothers clothes closet, and the door
was tightly shut on her.
For fifteen minutes Dorothy re-
NAMED in durance vile. Then her
mother, hearing no sounds. and
thinking the little girl had had time
to become penitent, opened the door.
A very red and defiant little face was
turned toward her.
What were you doing, Dorothy?"
asked her mother suspiciously.
81 pit on your kirt," said the child
deliberately, land then on your
hoes. An now I'm waiting for more
pit. "-Lippincott's.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-12-24
Four Hours Of sleep Not enough.

Four Hours of Sleep Not Enough.
Mr.. Thomas Edison says that four
hours of sleep Ia enough for any
one. and that 1t is a waste of time
to take any more.
So long. Thomas; talk about some
thing you are better qualified to dis
cuss. is your own health SO won
derfully steady as to entitle your
rules for living to be generally ac-
cepted? Wasn't 1t you who had q
mastoid abscess the other day? You
are only sixty-one years old. Any
one with decent luck can live that
long, Notwithstanding some abuse
of natural strength. When you are
ninety and still hale your habits Of
life will become interesting.
Do you want people to sit up half
the night to use your patent lamps
and increase your royalties? Tut.
tut Thomas don't be SO greedy.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-12-24

In Lichfeld Cathedral the central
pillar of the chapter house and the
clustered shafts and vaulting ribs
which spread from 1t are very fine
specimens OF early English work.
One Of the pillars contains the quaint
design Of cat with mouse IN its
mouth. 1t is supposed to have been
executed In humorous spirit by one
of the masons, who, so far as the
stone permitted. made it quite real
istic.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-12-24
Mountainous.

The wife of the coal baron had
Just finished reading the gruesome
details Of the latest mine disaster.
ut seems to me. John" she said
angriiy, "that the mines could be
safe-guarded far better than they are
at present"
Don't be too hard-hearted, dear"
yawned the coal baron; why, the
coal stolen by our employees hardly
amounts to anything" Puck.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-12-24
weight 81 AIR.

There Is no uniform weight for
air. For instance, say the weight
Of q cubic foot Of air at sea level Is
400 grains, the pressure removed,
say. by Its elevation to an altitude Of
10000 feet. its weight would be
about the half OF 1900 grains. In
other words, the cubic foot. at ten
or twelve thousand feet above the
sea. would expand to two cubic feet,
each Of about $50 grains weigh.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-12-24
rhe ceIebrated Waaner.

1t was her first ball game. She liv-
ed In Pittsburg too Yet there she
sat in the crowded grand stand, gaz'
IEg out at her home team battling
against the Chicago Cubs for the PEN
nant Harry" she inquired, during
q hull in the excitement, which is the
great Wagner?" Her escort gallant
Iy pointed cut the famous Pittsburg
shortstop. "My!" exclaimed she, after
scanning Honus's bowlegged figure
awhile, who'd ever think that man
could write operas l"-Argonaut.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-12-24
Re EcheerfuI.

CheerfuIness. The root Of e'adness
may be In the heart all right. hut 1t
has to blossom out into sunny face
and pleasant words before men will
pay the slightest attention to it.
The sunny aspect toward the world
IS the only footing upon which so
cial intercourse can be based.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-12-24
A Mean Retort.

Eyes," said the eminent physician.
.'we are doing much to pfoiong hui
man life"
Il am glad to hear It. answered
Mr. Sirius Barker. by prolonging
life you give man more time and
opportunity to get together the
amount of your bill"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-12-24
4 R,blicaI ouerv.

Why did King David tell his ser
wants who had lost half their boards
to tarry at Jericho until they had
grown again? Was the wearing OF
the beard among the Jews in those
days a universal custom? Statutes
show ancient Egyptians who were
close shaven.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-12-24
TEa Future Of the BOY.

Probably no part Of schooimas-
ser's duty Is more difHcult than to
advise q parent as to what walk OF
Me his boy should adorn; but the
Seglhning aud end OF It AL is that q
good BOY win make his way in any
Rosltloa and the bad hex will not.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-12-24
Hnanting Hungarian Melodies.

What makes Hungarian music so
typical, so fascinating and so fresh
il that It is almost entirely based on
popular themes. The soul Of the
people is refiectedain it, and. such in
Bpiration produces better results
than so-caled scientific and elaborate
concoctions.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-12-24

1t has been figured that by 1850.
as harvesta hence. the United States
viii have a population which, at the
average rate Of IL bushels OF
wheat person. will require a full
billion OF bushels OF wheat for bread
and seed.-WaIl Street Journal.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-12-24
He Apologized.

Henry. aged three, was left alone
with his three-months-old brother.
His mother, bearing the baby cry. re-
turned to find out what had hap
pened. "Oh." said Henry, Il choked
him little. but | asked him to 'scuse
me-"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-12-24
AM Easy Deduction.

Mrs. Brown Ito the new maid)-
Well, Nora, l hope we shall get along
very nicely: I'm not at all difficult to
please.
Nora-No, mum; that's just what I
thought the very minute / set eyes
on the master.-The Sketch.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-12-24
Electrical Mining.

Electrical mining is now consid-
cred the most improved method Of
mining in America as well as In Eu-
rope. and up-to-date mining engi-
neers are adopting electrical power
wherever possible.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-12-24
4 EnoIfsh Ouestiou

Spectator-Bub. which one OF
those men working on that excaya-
zion Is the bossG
Water Boy--Aw. can't youse sea
they're all Irishmena
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-12-24

'My name" said the great TRACE
dian, "has adorned many billboards.
"And mine" rejoHned the low
comedian. "has adorned many board
bills. Chicago News.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-12-24

Il admire patience an self-con-
troll" said Uncle Eben, but when l
see man dat kin keep on smilln
after he done bruise his thumb
with a hammer. / can't help bein'
s'picious of his capacity fob deceit "
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-12-24
Among the stars.

yenus-'T miss one Of Saturn's
rings"
Mercury-"Yes: the old sport has
bean going such fast pace he had
to put one Of them In pawn
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-12-24
Tho Honeymocn.

(Scene-SwelI Hotel.l
Wife las the sugar is passed.
Use the tongs, William.
Bill (from Wayoack) Tain't 'ots Ia
iaf- Sydney Bulletin.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-12-24

she Indignantly You had no
business 70 kiss mel He-But It
sasa't business. 4 was pleasure.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-12-24

Spicy conversation should be ham
died gingerly.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-12-24
AMI EEe : lawn MoweR.

Il takes push. even to trundle .
wheelharEoW.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-12-24

your remittance to the
THE YOUTHS COMPANION Boston Massachusetts
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-06-04
cHlLDREN's DAY PROGRAM

Next Sunday, June 18th, Children's
Day will be observed at the First
Congregational Church The program
will begin promptly at eleven o'clock,
and will consist of songs and recita
tions by the children An offering will
be received for the extension of Sun
day School work in needy, outlying
districts, bringing the advantages of
religious training to children who
must otherwise grow lup without it.
All are welcome to this service; and
a special invitation is extended to
parents and friends of the children.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-06-04

very great Improvement can be made
in the instruction during the coming
year. I hope that his suggestions will
be found helpful not only by the
teaching staff and your principal, but
also by your board. Please feel free
to call upon this department when
ever we can be of service to you.
Very truly yours,
JOHN CALLAHAN,
State Superintendent.
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Mrs. ciltzow will stay for the entire

Mrs Ciltzow will stay for the entire
summer.
Julius Heinze of Chicago who has
a summer home on Scattering Rice
lake, together with Messrs. Brucker
and Herzog. arrived last week to
spend the season there. The Misses
Hilda and Madeline Rechsteiner,
daughters of the nationally known EN-
broidery manufacturer, came. up with
the Heinze family and will make an
extended visit there. The former who
has travelled extensively states that
no place in the United States or else
where, possesses the charm for sum
mer vacation equal to the Eagle Chain
country. Albert Mickowu, a Chicago
medical student is also guest for a
short time at the Heinze cottage
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-06-04
HIGH SCHOOL GETS
GOOD REPORT
May %, 1925.

Mr.. Chas. H. Adams,
Clerk of School Board,
Eagle River, Wisconsin.
Dear Sir
Supervisor Giles of this department
reports that he spent a part of Tues.
day and Wednesday, the, 10Th and Goth
! visiting your high school. Since he
had no opportunity at this time to re-
| port personally to the members of
your board, l am submitting sum.
mary of his report for your informa
ton and our files.
This was Mr. Giles first visit to
| your school since it has occupied the
new building and he was much pleas,
| ed with the building itself and in gen
eral with the conditions under which
your school is being carried on. Only
few minor suggestions have been
made with reference to the school
plant itself. 1t is observed, however
that your belt and pulley in the fresh
air room have not been guarded in
compliance with the rules of the
state building code. This matter
should be attended to quite promptly
by your board.
The manual arts department is
housed in one room and is, therefore
working under somewhat unfavorable
conditions. AS yet you have no power
machinery and the report recon
mends the installation of a circular
saw and power grinder These ma
chimes are not only a saver of time
! but permit pupils to do much bet
ter quality of work. At later date
other machines will of course be add
ed to your equipment. One or two
wood lathes are desirable If possible
the mechanical drawing work SHOULD
be carried on in room especially
equipped for that purpose. Either me
chanical drawing desks or table;
built for the purpose are desirable
There seems to be no room available
for this work, however, except pos
sibly the small room adjoining the
physics laboratory. While this room
| is quite small, it is well lighted anC
| heated and as long as the mechanical
drawing classes are also small, this
room could be used for that purpose
quite acceptslbly. Another difficulty
in connection with this department
is that there seems to be no room fol
finishing the boys projects. You un
derstand that this can not be- done
satisfactorily in the main shop room
where dust is flying in the air. Fol
that reason the report suggests thai
one end of the shop room be parti
toned off and used for this purpose
Storage racks for lumber should also
be erected at convenient places along
the wall of the room so that the
lumber can be stored in such a way
as to give as much room for the shol
work as possible.
The report indicates that you will
equip your home economics depart
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-06-04

ment during the coming year for
both cooking and sewing. This also
must be housed in a single room
which will require considerable care
in order to provide the equipment
most economically for both branches
bf this work The former plan of
building a hollow square to accomo-
date the cooking class is no longer
recommended. The advice of a com.
petent home economics teacher to-.
gether with the suggestions offered
by this department in the high school
manual should be considered in
planning the equipment.
The commercial department of your
school is very popular one. In order
that your teacher may not be over
loaded with large number of classes
and also that all of the typewriting
pupils may receive the class instruc-
ton from the teacher, it will be nee
essary for you to add a sufficient
number of typewriters to this depart
ment so that the classes in stenograp
by will not have to be sectioned.
These typewriters also need copy
holders in order to secure better pos
ture from the pupils and avoid eye
strain
The facilities for physical education
in your school are reported to be quite
excellent. You have not only good
gymnasium but also a commodious
school yard. At the present time only
part of your pupils are receiving
the amount of instruction required by
the state code. In conference with
your principal it was suggested that
this work be extended to include all
pupils in the school if this is at all
possible.
The curriculum of your high school
has been recently approved by this
department and is reported to be sat
isfactory. The suggestion of your
principal that so-called hospital class
es for the teachers of spelling and
writing is approved by the supervisor.
Very definite standards of attainment
should be set up in both of these sub
,, jects and pupils excused from the
work as soon as they are able to at
tain these standards. In this waS
motivation is provided and pupils
work with greater interest and profit
| The chief purpose in visiting your
school was to observe the work being
done by your teachers and to confer
with them and your principal in re
gard to the Improvement Of instruC
tion The general character of the
teaching work observed is reported
to be quite satisfactory. NJ any of your
teachers are doing work above the
general average. The morale of the
school is reported to be quite good
and / assure you that it is a pleasure
i to receive such a favorable report
from the supervisor. During the day
Mr.. Giles not only conferred with
your teachers individually but met
with them as a group at the, close OF
| the day and discussed various plans
for the Improvement of instruction
He found your principal and teachers
interested in their work and quite
I, ready to accept suggestions for pre-
fessional growth. Mr. Giles feels thai
under the leadership of your principal
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-06-04
R. II. GARRISON MANAGER

R. H. Garrison has taken over the
management of the j. N. Burke gar
age on Main Street, taking possession
the first of the week. He has had six
teen years of experience in the bust
ness and has had charge of many
large shops. He spent the past winter
at Cocoa, Florida, where he managed
a large garage. Mr.. Burke desires to
give his full attention to his resort at
Tomahawk lake which led to the
change of management.