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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17
YVONNE

VvONNE is almost name without
1 history. 1t is feminine name
obviously invented from the mascu-
line form for the purpose of honOring
the name; it had no parallel growth
and no particular reason for being. In
short, it is one of the few names in
chronological records, which were prob
ably originally bestowed upon some
girl baby to perpetuate the name Of
the father in the event that there was
no subsequent male heir.
The history of Yvonne dates back
to legendary times when a Persian
bishop named Ivhar established her
mitage in Huntingdonshire in the
Seventh century, and provided pa
tron for many an War of Danish and
Norman extraction. The use of this
name spread throughout France,
where it was known as WON or Ivone.
won became popular among the
chroniclers. 1t was won de Taille-
bois, who was the villain in the story
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17
Art and the Hoddock

On one of the piers in Portland an
old f1shmonger told the legend of the
queer markings on the haddock. Just
abaft the fish's gills are two dark
blotches, like bruises, one on each
side. And from each of these marks
runs straight dark line back toward
the TAIL The haddock, said this fish
erman, was the fish with which Christ
fed the multitude Though that sounds
unlikely. This so annoyed the devil
that he tried to avenge himself on the
species. He seized one, holding 1t
tightly (hence the bruise mark), but
it slipped away. The devils finger nails
made the long scratches on each side;
since when all haddocks carry that
pattern. And beauty, in any art is
just as elusive as that haddock. 1t
cannot be nabbed between the thumb
and finger of any manifesto Chris
TOPPER Morley, in the Saturday Re,
view of Literature.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17

Hoopoe, who came for a singing les
SOM"
Remember him? l should say so ="
piped Quickear. II was out on the
edge of the desert eating prickly pears
with Jacky Monk, and l heard him all
that way. Goodness, but he made a
noise, worse than Fourth of July back
home."
There's quite remarkable story
about Mr. Hoopoe," said Cheerups
hastily, trying to change the subject.
1t made him a little homesick to think
of the Fourth of July, and he saw
tear in Softfoot's eye.
"Well, in Arabia, which is a country
lying beyond the Desert of Sahara and
the Red sea, far away from our jungle,
the people have a legend about Mr.
Hoopoe and King Solomon, who lived
long, long ago. Once when King Solo,
mon was travelling through the desert
for other lands have deserts, too,
you know-he grew very faint from
the hot rays of big bright Mr.. Sun.
Then flock of Hoopoes came and
forme6 a screen Just above his head
to protect him. King Solomon was so
delighted and thought it was so kind
of the Hoopoes that he asked what
he could do for them as a reward.
What do you suppose the foolish
things asked for? Why, crowns of
gold upon their heads! OF course, the
king granted their request and they
were very happy and proud of them
selves for a while, looking into all the
pools and even the dewdrops to catch
their reflections. But soon men be-
gan to trap them and hunt them to
get their golden crowns The Hoopoes
were most dreadfully frightened then,
and some of them went back to King
Solomon and begged that he would
take away the horrid crowns The
kind king listened to their troubles,
of course, and gave them crowns Of
feathers instead of their golden ones.
Ever since then these birds have worn
brown crests with white and black
tips. Didn't you notice Mr.. Hoopoe's
yesterday"
"Oh, yes, Mr.. Cheerups, we did,"
cried the Quixies in glee, 'for we
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17
These Birds Wear Brown crests With
White and Black Tips.

Ing to keep this rain up all day. What
shall we do? Supposing we play
games !"
"Oh please, Mr.. Cheerups," begged
Brighteyes, tell us storyr'
Yes, yes, story" chimed the 9TH
ers In chorus, clapping their hands
and squealing with delight.
ooh, well, If it's story you are
wanting, you provoking young rascals,
| suppose | can find one tucked away
in my head somewhere" said Cheer
ups, smiling. "But I am getting de-
cidedly damp on one side, and if you
want story, you will have to keep
your story-teller dry in some way"
II know how" cried Quickear. wen
get some big leaves and hang them
like curtains on the side of the house
where the rain comes in" Before
Cheerups could suggest that they
would get all wet while doing it, they
were off and back again with the
leaves; almost before he had time to
put on his little red shoes and straight
en- up his topknot for the day. Then
the great glossy leaves were fastened
on two sides Of the house in a twin
king with strong grasses and bits of
twisty vine, and the jolly little Quix-
les, all snug and warm, sat down in a
circle about Cheerups, their eyes shin
ing, and their ears pricked for story
'Most stories begin Once upon a
time,'" said Cheerups, beaming, for
he was enjoying himself immensely,
"but this one starts with just 'Yester-
day. Do you boys remember Mr..
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~ ==STORY
THE PROFITEERs

"WHY is it," thought Jazzbo, the
" man from Mars, 'that the
earth-people don't govern themselves
more sensibly, as we do up on Mars
What they call the high cost Of living,
for instance-what is the cause Of
such a silly state of things?"
And he decided to go to those three
representative business men of whom
he had heard so often-the butcher. the
baker and the candlestick maker, and
question them. So he stepped into
Loiner's butcher shop and inquired
politely: Might / ask you to tell me
what causes the high cost of living 2"
"Seltishness-pure selfshness," re-
piled the butcher gloomily. He re-
moved sign reading "Frankfurters,
30 cents pound" and replaced it
with one reading: "Frankfurters, 3
for 80 cents" and continued, IF every
body was satisfied with a fair profit,
like me, there wouldn't be no high
cost of living The profiteers
Kneedle, the baker, in response to
the same question, said: Nobody
amt satisfied with a reasonable re-
turn on their investment-they want
to hog it all, the profteers p
And he sold a dozen rolls to a Gus
toner for 65 cents, and Jazzbo went
to the shop of Tallowbaum, the candle
stick maker, who said "The high
cost of living? Piggishness. Loob
around you at the profteers y
"I'll take that candlestick marked
$780," said Jazzbo.
THAT'S $3.50 today forgot to
change the card" said Tallowbaum
GO by George Matthew Adams.l
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17
THE PICS TAIL

A NOT uncommon belief among
"A farmers is that if you cut off a
pigs tail he will fatten more readily
you will have good fat hog at
killing time" This is one of those
agricultural superstitions which go
back to the most primitive times and
can be clearly traced to that phase Of
nature-worship-the worship Of the
grain spirit-which in some of its
forms regarded the spirit of the crops
as taking on the shape, or at least as
symbolized by, an animal. To this day
at harvest time in Bourgogne, the last
sheaf gathered is said to be "the fox"
A score of ears OF grain are left stand
ing near the sheaf to represent the
"foxs tail"
The reapers then throw their sickles
at it and cry, 1--WE have cut off the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17

matter is beyond the local constable,
even if 1 could find him. You see. /
don't even know where we are" He
checked the exclamation of surprise
that rose to her lips. 'T'll explain after,
darling; let's think of this now. If
only / could get the key; if only 1
knew where it was, even."
"a foreigner came in about an hour
ago." answered his wife. "He had it
then. And he said he'd come again to-
night"
He did. did hep said Hugh slowly.
81 wonder if it's my friend the Italian.
Anyway, kid, it's the only chance"
Say something; get him into the
room and then leave him to me. And
if for any reason he doesn't come I'll
have to leave you here and raise the
gang"
He rose and paced softly up and
down the room trying to think what
was the best thing to do. 1t was a
maddening circle whichever way he
looked at it, and his fists clenched and
unclencheS as he tried to make up his
mind. To go or to wait; to go at once
or to stop in the hope that one man
would come up and have the key on
him. Commonsense suggested the first
course; something far more powerful
than commonsense prompted the lat
ter. He could not and would not leave
Phyllis alone. And so he decided on a
compromise. If when daylight came
no one had been up to the room, he
would go; but he would wait until
then.
And he was just going to tell Phyllis
what he had decided, when he heard
sound that killed the words on his
lips A door had opened below, and
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17

of "Hereward' and his camp of
refuge. There was also the good ST.
Ivo de Charities, who suffered unjust
Imprisonment, and st. Ives of Brittany
the advocate of the poor.
There have been scores of Yvonnes
in ballad and romance, to say nothing
of modern literature Though most
popular in families of French descent,
Yvonne enjoys great vogue in this
country.
The opal is Yvonne's talismanfc
gem. 1t is said to bring her that mys-
terious fascination which is associat-
ed with superwoman charm. 1t will
also guard her from unhappiness. Fri
day is her lucky day and her lucky
number.
&c by Wheeler syndicate.)
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17
THE WHY Ct az KING
~ SUPERSTITIONS

fox's tail" at the same time giving
vent to cries of a peculiar nature
which may be words of some long for
gotten language. This proceeding is
supposed to ensure a good crop for
next year. In Scandinavia, Esthonia,
parts of Germany and among some
Slavonic races the favorite repre-
sentative of the corn spirit appears to
have been the hog; for in those re-
gions at times Of planting and Of har-
vest they pay the same attention to the
hog as the Burgundian peasants do to
the fox.
In Courland when barley is sown
the farmers wife boils hogs chine
and tail. The chine is eaten but the
tail is cut off and stuck up in the
field to insure "fat" crop. The CON
nection between the primitive custom
of the peasants of northern Europe Of
cutting off the pigs tail to insure fat
crops and the custom of the farmers
Of American states Of cutting off the
pigs tail to insure fat hog is OBJ
vious.
90 by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate)
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17

Heavy Mortality Due to Little Insects

The famous scientist. Prof. A. r.
Wallace, was once asked what was
the most dangerous beast he had en-
countered in the course of his tropical
travels. Though he had roamed
through the haunts of the jaguar, the
peccary and the giant anaconda, he de-
clared that he was most afraid of the
wild bee. Kipling has story about
the terror of the wild bee, when it is
numbered by countless millions, which
gives a graphic picture of what that
danger can mean.
There are certain species of ants,
both in Africa and South America, be-
fore the march of which nothing can
live, The dercest and strongest and
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17

most agile beasts must give way to
them
Though many thousands of deaths
are attributed to snake bites in In.
dia every year, this mortality is slight
compared with the toll taken of human
life by malarial mosquitoes in various
parts of the world. Had the neighbor-
hood of the Panama canal been infest,
ed with lions or tigers, the work would
have gone on merrily, but the awful
mortality caused by these tiny insects
defeated its first builders. South Africa
has suffered from locusts a thousand
times more than it ever suffered by
reason of all the wild beasts withiG
its borders.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17
Mills for Mill

There is tradition of a boy from
London who was disappointed with
the country, where he went for a holt
day, because he saw them pump milk
from a dirty old cow"
The boys idea of artificial milk is
within realization, for after manufac-
tured butter we are to have artificial
milk. 1t is already consumed exten.
sively. in China and mill is to be
set up in France.
The Chinese drop powder into
water, stir it and it becomes milk. The
powder is sofa bean crushed. The
French mill is to treat the bean so as
to enable the milk powder to be sold
in packets. 1t is said that cheese is
obtained by the same process.-Lon-
don Globe.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17

John D. Rockefeller, Jr., whose in
come tax for last year breaks all
records, said in recent success talk !:
Every successful man has had
more failures than befall the unsuc-
cessful man.
"Take courage, then! Persevere!
Success, after all, is nothing more
than failure with a new coat of paint"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17
The Perfect AnsuOer

Il have been telling a lot of differ,
ent stories about how l got my eye
BACKED" said the proprietor of the
Right Place store, in Petunia. I'D
like to know the right one" said old
Riley Rezzidew, "so's if anybody asks
me I'll know what to tell 'em' "Oh,
tell 'em you don't kansas
City Star.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17

were peeking from behind the bread.
fruit tree all the time, except Quick
ear, who was away eating fruit. Thank
you, sir; that was lovely story"
But you see now, don't you," said
Cheerups, with merry twinkle in his
eye, that
Golden crowns and all the rest
Are not of gifts the very best"
20 by Little, Brown & Coz
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17
Potatoes Priced as Food

Potatoes are the largest single world
crop among the vegetable products.
The lowly spud is now produced in
greater quantity than either rice or
wheat. 1t has become an important
food crop in every temperate and cool
climate in all parts Of the world.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17
It's Brand NeuO

Marcel Sweigart, when she was a
very little girl, went one day with
her mother to call at the home OF
an old friend, who had passed on to
another life. Marcel went into tha
silent room and at once became inter.
ested in the coffin. She looked it over
from end to end stopped down and
viewed tie bottom critically and then
whispered to her mother
Its brand new
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17

About 415,OOO long tons of rubber
were produced in the world last year
and the United States used II per cent
of it, compared with 40 per cent in
1905, when world production approx
mated 10000 long TONS
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17
Well to Remember

Remember there is a limit to human
endurance. The friend who stands up
for you may tire in the course of time
and sit down.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17

A LINE o. CHEER
BY John Kendrick Bangs
A VALUABLE SECRET

r HOLD a secret good and true
i That makes for joy intense,
The which 1 here confide to
you
In strictest confidence:
The reason why / get most things
on which my mind is set
Is that 1 always set my mind on
things that 1 can get.
90 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.)
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17

Rodolpho AIfonzo RaffaeIo Pierre
Hilbert GugIiemi di Valentino dan
tongueIIa-the full name of this prom
inent movie" star--was born in the
little village of CasteIIaneta, Italy,
May 8, 1895. 1t was not until after
his arrival in New York, in 1918, that
ne learned to dance, and later obtained
position in a prominent New York
cafe as a dancer. After an unsuccess-
full tour with a musical comedy he
Joined motion picture producing or
ganization.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17
"ODHAT'S IN A NAME
BY MILDRED MARSHALL

Facts about your its hstory meanings whence II IN
derived; significance your lucky day and lucky jewel
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-17

by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.)
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-09-18

that I had broken into a woman's
dressing room. Girls in fur coats and
flaming sweaters were leaning over
the cigar case kidding the cashier.
Mature women were standing before
the long mirror at one side of the
room touseling up their locks OF
touching up the uneven spots on their
compilations. Over in one corner Of
the room was group of fiappers,
their heads together like a football
eleven taking the signals. Every
chair was occupied by woman, The
air was redOlent of talcum powder
and Coty perfumes. 1t was no place
for man to be taking off his coat and
collar.
The modern barber shop has been
completely emasculated. It's new
institution. It's beauty parlor. It's
q woman's boudoir. It's a situation
to make shy, modest man blush.
"a. 1925. Western Newspaper Union.)
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-09-18

The word cretonne comes from Gre
ton. a village in Normandy; cambric
from Cambria, in French Flanders |;
poplin from an Italian word meaning
papal, according to the article,
whats in Il name?" in the Woman's
Home Companion. "From the Latin
word for shaggy" the article adds.
"are derived velvet. velveteen and
velour. Linen is from the Latin for
flax; crepe, from curled; lace from
moose or snare, from which we get
also the words lasso and latchet. Per-
Gale is of eastern origin. probably
Persian word; so is taffeta. its glossy
surface suggesting the Persian word
shine. Bingham is the Malaysian word
for striped or checkered cotton. fan
mel and wool are probably Welsh; gab-
ardine Is Spanish"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-09-18
THE MODERN BARBER
SHOP
By THOMAS ARKLE CLARK

THE barber shop, as first knew it,
= was, like the livery stable, dis
tinctly an Institution which only
males frequented. Women never en-
tered it.; If they glanced in curiously
as they passed, as no doubt they some
times did, it was 4 hasty and fur
tive glance. which they hoped would
not be noticed; it was an unladylike
and immodest thing to do, like look
ing in at an open door as one passes
down hotel corridor II one of the
children had to be shorn, he was put
In charge of father or one of the older
boys. The barber shop 1t was agreed.
was no place for woman and poor
place for an innocent boy.
The cuspidOr, or a box filled with
ashes near the stove was prominent
among the furnishings; the Police Ga
Dette gave a journalistic and artistic
entertainment to those so inclined,
and politics and the questionable joke
flourished. The barber shop was a
clearing house for the village gossip ;
1t was a loafing center for those who
gave their best energies to whiting
and chewing tobacco. One spent a
pleasant If not profitable hour at
the barber shop when l was boy.
It was a sort of mems club for the
villagers who had no steady jobs and
for the rustics who came into town
at week-ends or at other stated inter-
walls. If the shop was on front
street, as it usually was. one could
sit or lie in the chair while the barber
gave him a shampoo or softened up
his beard preparatory to shave. and
watch the world go by-young and
old, rich and poor, society favorites
and street Arabs-all playing their
parts on the little stage that lay in
front of the barber-shop window.
There was nothing then too sacred
or too private to be discussed in a
barber shop. There was no problem
of society or athletics or politics or
religion or education too difficult or
too complicated for immediate and
final settlement by any tonsorial
tyrO. The questions Of the day re-
quired but a few moments for final
adjustment There was no individual
so .dignified as to escape having his
character and his principles analysed
and valued If he dared to cross the
BARRIERS stage. One spoke frankly in
the barber shop.
But the scene has changed, at least
in the country village. Woman and
bobbed hair have been the purifying
elements tried to get a haircut a
few nights ago. When l wandered
into the shop thought for a moment
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-09-18
Billions Spent for Autos

During the past quarter of a century
the United States has produced near
~ 25,000,OO0 motor vehicles and 1t is
estimated that their purchase and
maintenance and operation has in
volved an expenditure of S40,O00,c00
600, or twice as much as the expendi-
lures of the national government, from
the administration of George WASH
ington to Woodrow Wilson.-Thrift
Magazine.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-09-18
Hornets Wise Builders

Hornets use dried wood from dead
trees In making their nests. Occa-
sionally they use old paper. BY the
mandibles of the hornet the wood or
paper is mixed with salivary secre-
tion and made into pulp. which Ia
easily nodded into form when moist.
1t dries into papery substance pos
sessing considerable tenacity.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-09-18
HOW TO SOLVE CROSSWORD PUZZLE


a b o lie
No in
are N he
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-01
KNOW THESE SONGS?

In addition 20 the novelty Of he
Liberty theater song contests add
concerts, held az that house each
Sunday afternoon al 1880 O'Clock n
conjunction WITH the current motion
picture program. those affairs are
attracting exceptional interest among
the music lovers OF Seattle.
INTERESTING interpretations Of "Whv
Did kiss That Girl" Il Love You.
ireland Must BE Heaven" "Gypsv
Love song" and SOMEBODY
Wrong" VIII be offered on next
Sundays program. Oliver Wallace
concert or tho Wurlitzer will inclu1a
Morning, Noon and Night" and
Bouquet Of Rose Songs"
Competition between the singers H
made more keen by tns fact that the
winner Of each song, Being determi1i
by the applause OF the audience s
awarded q cash prize Of s..
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-01
Comedy as Well as
Drama in "Tornado"

In spite Of the mcl0dmmatle plot
ot 'TAc Tornado" the hurriHE
drama At tho Columbia this week.
tho picture o. not without its humor.
Gus incidents, Much Of the comedy
Is furnished By snitE Edwards and
Kate Price. their little love affair
playing unique part in bringing
together Tho Tornado" ms Peters
Ia known and his sweetheart, played
By Ruth clifford. Dick Sutherland.
who won popularity m tho tramp
IN o. Harold Lloyd picture. Grand.
mas Boy" iakcB tho rola Of a trou.
bic maker. He plays this part we'll.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-01
"Trigger Fingers"
at WinteraGarden

Enter new motion picture star.
This time o, Ia gooIlooking
young Texas rouEhrldsr who is bid
ding for screen popularity, Bob Gus.
ter n making a. debut % tho screen
az tho Winter Garden IN romantic,
hard riding Western story. Trigger
ElnEcrH." and Bob bids fair TO follow
r. tho footsteps OF Hoot Gibson. Fred
Thompsoa. Tom Mix and tho rest Of
the popular cowboy brigade.
Margaret lands. sister OF Cullen
lands. plays tho girl lead and a
charming little heroine Is She
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-01

ton IN the depths OF a larF. forest
shS take4 him back and sells him %
tho nation FOR ten million doIlarH
From this point on tho story de-
yclop7 a trres % surprises that
prove "a amusing az they are thrill
Ina.
Earle FuEo plays the title role. and
psFlyB PrrIuo i7 cast IN the fem.
luIuo lead opposite him Tho cast
also includes Grace Cunard. Gladys
Tcunyson. Maryon Aye. ClArissa Sci.
wynn. Pauline French. William
Steele. Jean Dumas. Harry Dunkin.
son. Fay HoldsruerV. Jean johnson.
Buck Black and Maurice Murphry.