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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-04-03

hnndsaw. The experiment Is simple
enough to be worth trying ut least.
According TO those who have made the
experiment. all that is necessary Is
handsaw and good breeze.
On any blowy day hold the saw
against the wind-that Is, If the wind
is I'm the north hold the saw with one
end pointing east and the other west.
Hold the saw with the te0th upper
most and tip II slowly toward the ho
rizon until It Is Mt an angle Of about
forty I've degrees.
by glancing along the edge Of the
teeth you can "see the wind" 1t will
be pouring over the edge Of the snw
much after the manner that water
pours over waterfall This Is doubt
less due to the fact that there are
always fine particles Of dust IN the
air. and In n strong breeze the wind
forces against the slanting sides Of
the saw. slides mp the surface and
suddenly "pours over" when It reaches
the top.
1t IL doubtless the tiny particles that
make the air dust linden that can be
seen falling over the edge OF the saw
as the wind current drops, but II IS
about as near as any one can get to
seeing the wind under normal condi-
tions.-W Washington Post.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-04-03
OLD ENGLISH HOUSES.
in the Days Of Wooden Huts, Thatehod
Roofs and Clay Floors.


The habita tlons OF English common
people for centuries consisted of a
wooden hut Of one room. with the fire
built I'm the center. To this hut. II q
man Increased In family and wealth. a
lean-to was added und later another
and another. The roofs We're Of thatch.
the beds Of loose straw or straw beds
with holsters Of the same laid on the
foor or perhaps eventually shut in by
Il shelf and ledge like the berths OF n
ship or by a small closet
The Saxon thane or knight built
a more pretentious hall" large open
room like the Roman atrlum with a
lofty roof thatched or covered with
states or wooden shingles. In the cen
ter Of the hard clay floor burned great
fires of dry wood. whose thin acrid
smoke escaped from openings In the
roof. above the hearth or by the doors.
windows and openings under the eaves
Of the thatch.
BY day the "hearthsmen" and ISL
tors. when not working or lighting, sat
on long benches on either side Of the
fire and. as John Hay puts II, calmly
drtnked and jawed" or. gathering at
long boards placed on trestles. regal
ed themselves on some sort OF porrldge
with fish and milk or meat and ale.
At night straw or rushes spread on
the floor formed beds for the entire
company in the earlier md ruder days.
when the ''baser sort" were glad to
share their straw with the cows.-Na-
tfonal Magazine.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-04-03
ORGANIZE BASEBALL LEAGUE.
Northwestern Interstate League Was
Organized at Ashland Last
Sunday Afternoon.

At q meeting of eight baseball
team managers held at the Culver
Hotel at Ashland Sunday after
noon Il league was organized to be
known as the Northwestern Inter
state League. There will be eight
towns in the circuit and everything
points to a most successful career.
The managers present at the
meeting were enthusiastic over the
project and ironclad agreements
were drawn up as to forteits and
guarantees and will be signed by
each of the managers.
Twenty-one games will be play
ed by each club and the season will
open May 9 and close September
26. An official schedule was drawn
up and will be published next week
Officers of the league as follows
were elected: President, E. F. Bill
lerbeck; secretary, o. Michaels;
treasurer, J. B. ROen,
The clubs and managers in the
circuit are: Ironwood, L. Hedlund
Hurley, P. Sullivan; Ashland, +. f.
Billerbeck; Bessemer, Il. M. Mey-
ers Mellen, J. B. Roen; Odanah
+. Day; Park Falls, w H. Clausen;
Ironwood NJ. A. c., o. Michaels.
The organization of this league
should furnish a good class of bal
in the several towns the coming sea.
son and will increase the Interest
of the fans in baseball. The pros
poets i'll Hurley for a good ball team
are bright, and with the proper
support of the fans and the public
in general a winning team will b'
placed in the tleld. A meeting o
the players and fans is called fo
next Wednesday evening at the fir
hall, at which time officers will b.
elected and plans for the coming
season discussed.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-04-03

A sched, .,Rrepared by the
500 line shows the .L'uber of fam
lilies who unloaded n" sehold
goods to settle on land" at its
tons in in upper Wisconsin, upper
Michigan, upper Minnesota, North
and South Dakota ard Montana in
1914. The average per stations in
upper Wisconsin was 12.5 5 families,
in Michigan 10 families, in Mimi
esota 8.8 families, in North Dakota
4.3 families, in South Dakota 10
family, and in Montana 81 families
This makes an excellent showing
for the progress of development in
upper Wisconsin. 1t is believed
that the number of families COM
ming to upper Wisconsin in 1915
will be much greater than i'll 1914.
From the data of the 500 line and
such other information as is at hand
it is apparent that approximately S,
600 new settlers went upon land i'll
upper Wisconsin last year-and
/ this is aside from a considerable
number who may have gone from
the cities and towns within the up
per counties. Available data in
dicates that between 250, 900 and
/ 500, 900 acres were involved in last
years development in the state. 1t
is evident that at that rate of pro-
gress a material increase is being
made to the acreage under cultiva-
ton in Wisconsin. 1t has been re-
liably estimated that there are in
the upper counties 10000 settlers
who have located there in the last
ten years and who are annually ad-
ding to their improved acreage
and at the same time adding the
wealth of the state The upper CO.
untry is rapidly becoming All ele-
/ ment in Wisconsin agriculture.
Matt Hongisto, the man who has
been in jail at Bessemer charged with
having stabbed his partner Of the
same name to death a couple Of miles
east of Wakefield a couple Of weeks
ago, as reported in the local papers at
the time, plead guilty in circuit court
last Mondsy to the crime Of man
slaughter. Judge Cooper imposed a
sentence OF five to fifteen years in the
branch ptlsOn at Marqu~tte. Iron
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-04-03
SEEING THE WIND.

Easy 70 Watch tho Air Currents Flow
Ing Like q Waterfall.
II Is said that any one may actually
see the wind by means OF a common
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-04-03
ELECTION NEXT TUESDAY.
Judicial, School and Town Officers VIII
Be Chosen by the People
Tuesday, April 6.

utSday, April o, IS election day,
and on that day the electors will
cast their ballots for judicial, school
and town officers.
A justice of the supreme court
will be chosen, and as the present
incumbent, J. B. Winslow, has no
oppositson his is the only name ap-
pearing on the ballot for this Office
and his reelection is assured.
For judge of the municipal court
we have two candidates. John c.
Flanagan and Criff Thomas. The
latter has held the position of judge
of this court for the past eight
years and again seeks reelection.
Mr.. Flanagan is the present reg
lister Of deeds, has held public Of
flee for many years and is we'll
known throughout the county.
The fight for this office has been
hot one, both aspirants have
their followers are good politicians
and the winner will be known
only after the ballots are counted.
There are two candidates for
County Supt. of Schools. Della
c. Emunson running in opposition
to Chas. d. Lennon, the present
incumbent. A member of the CO.
unity board of education is also to be
chosen, candidate for this posi-
ton being Sarah J. Waters. Wo-
men are allowed to vote in school
matters and it is expected that there
will be large turnout of the fair
sex.
In the Town of Vaughn there
are two tickets in the field. The
present town officials are all up for
reelection and are opposed by a
"'"kct named at the caucus Monday
evening. kSS.eie the list of Office 5
and candidates:
Chairman-M. Lambrix, WI
Walter.
Supervisors-R. Paul, Louis
Voight, Joseph Raineri, P H. AS
pinwall,
Clerk-W, f. Paynter. Joe Char
boneau.
treasurer. M. Reible.
Assessor-Neil Brennan, Thos.
Morris.
Constables-Frank Dardas, Max
LaFave, James Collins, Frank
Nolan.
Herman Erspamer was nomina-
ted for supervisor at the caucus
Monday evening but declined, and
nomination papers for P. H. Aspin-
wall to take his place were filed
with the clerk.
A number of interesting contests
for town offices have developed il
several of the towns in the county
There are two tickets i'll tht
Town of Emerson as follows:
Chairman, John Sherman, JOSEPH
Sisk; Supervisor, S. E Brown, ]
Withmer, Henry Define; Clerk
Bernhard Pripps, Harry S. Pear
sail; Treasurer, VIM. Sherman
Louis Griffin; Assessor, H. a
Martin,
In the town of Mercer two tick
cts are i'll the field as follows
Chairman. Ed. Evenson, Daniel J
Shea; Supervisors, Anton J. Kraus
Newton Pemble, Fred L. Thomp
son: Clerk, NJ. Il. Brandt, VIM. H
Hoffman; Treasurer, Chas. L
Austin, f. +. Harper, VIM. Hobbs
Assessor, John Kampe. Joe Odgers
. Matt Plunket.
The candidates in the Town c
. Knight are: Chairman John Vita
Supervisor, Richard Lyons, Oh
Olson; Clerk, A. c. Lavine, Joh
Toomey; TREASURER, Oscar Laajala
| August Rigotti, John Trione; As
! SCISSOR, Oscar Peterson. Adolp
Vervalle.
! Town of Carey tickets: Chair
/ man, J. NJ. Davis, Alfred Kaart
men; Supervisors, Nick Ahl, J. s
Bartlett, John Hermanson, Jaco
Kuusisto: Clerk, Harvey Coxey
Z | - rI-..... rtsaue..~a~ " .,
Evening star., 1915-04-04

paper OF the ancieuts was made, called
pIpNrl.
Anothcr plant in the Botanic Garden
connected with the career of Moses
is the mamma tree. BY Bible students
il has been considered quite possible
thai this tree provided the mama
which God sent to the children of
Israel during their long march through
the Wilderness The tamariX mauui-
icra. it is botanically named. is a
small tree. or much-branched shrub. of
heathlikf appearance. 4 very attractive
bush. At certain seasons of the year
it's stems are pierced by a small in
sect, and from the bark thus punctured
eAudes a h"neylike liquid. When the
tree is cut at any season this sweet
fluid adheres to the knife and is very
pleasing to the taste. The plant is
common in the desert of Sinai. and its
substance is even yet collected by tho
Bedouin Arabs. who preserve it like
honey and harden it into cakes.
II is interesting to know that this
Substance. which Was in all probability
the mama of the Bible. is today used
ii making q certain variety of chew
ing gum, once more eXemplifNing the
old proverb from EccleSiaSteS, There
is no hew thing under the sun.
Needless to say. the Botanic Garden
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Celebration of East@rtidl@
i'm Russia Is Joyous One

of the nobility. proved to contain a
wonderful Russian conveyance. An
other remarkable egg formed an ornate
covering to nine gallon flask OF
vodka. 1t was speedily tapped, tube
inserted and vodka poured in continu-
ouh streams into the Outstretchcd
glasses of the reyelers.
The fnal ceremony AT Easter is the
blessing Of the bread The priest dis
tributes bread 10 the people. breaking
II from 1oaves which have been in
Scribed with the words. .kriStos
BoskposS. Jcsu Hominum Salvador =
Those who obtain a piece with one or
more letters of the first five words re
joice exceedingly and deem IL a piece
OF marvellous good luck bestowing
good fortune throughout the wear
Those receiving a piece With the letters
of the last word sricve terribly for it
IS a sign OF i'll omen
Mann stories cluster aro4ud Easter
stipcrstitions III a little village Of
south Russia runs ono Of them, lived a
poor widover aud his daughter. on the
day before Easter the neighbors gave
them all sorts of cooked food so thai
they might celebrate the festival JOYOUS
". Gayl, the daughter placed The dishes
on the table. with a candle at each cor
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tocratS nf the plant kingdom. The
date palm is one OF the handSomeSt.
The olive. the most sacred of the
trees of Palestine especially those an
cient specimens on the Mount Of Olives,
is not sufficiently hardy to grow we'll
outdoors in this section of the country.
although il flourishes in some warmer
parts OF the United States. II is there
fore, not adequately represented in the
botanic garden. Tho one olive branch"
it possesses is q puny specimen. Civ
ing no idea of the tree of great growth
and almost incredible age.
Good Friday is commemorated in the
botanic garden by the Christ thorn, rs
well as by the reed, for on the day of
Christ'S crucfixion they plated a
crown of thorns and put il upon His.
head. and reed in His right hand.
The specimens Of Christ thorn here are
someu hat unSainly growths. with long
fngerlike boughs. and they rarely
grow in graceful proportions. the
little twig conforms in every detail to
the spiked crown ofN-thorns which
Guido pa inted SO realistically on the
head of the famous "NaZa reno
This tree somewhat rare in our coun-
shrub. All over Palestine. 1t is a tall.
gaunt tree of sinister aspect. which
weirdly fringes the brink of the Jor-
dan river and the lake Of Tiberias.
Two shoots Of the thorn tree from the
botanic garden were set out some
years ago in the grounds of the Capt
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Gar of Russia, a Soldier
and the Easter SalMtati@m

Inittcd to live, the Easter eve ccrc-
monies had no doubt been even more
purely Russian than in st. Petersburg,
now Petrograd. But guards have no
time for melancholy wonder as to why
whole races of people have hated each
other because of religious differences,
and then coming down the avenue there
VAS the emperor. returning to the pal
ace. Which closed the incident for the
courageous soldier.
But down in historical Moscow the
night before there really had been cele-
b-ated, in a fashion as old as the SIX
centuried kremlin, a strange cere-
mony, belonging only to Russia. and
commemorating the resurrection Of the
Savior
Easter eve had been ushered in with
torrent of spring rain. The first
group gathered before the kremlin to
wait for the midnight bells was drench-
ed by the time twice their number had
been added, and in another hour a great
throng stood in the heavy falling rain.
Patiently and silently enduring the dis
comfort, mobiles in glistening sabies
rubbed elbows with peasants attired in
sheep skins which may have belonged
TO their fathers fathers. and could
hardly have been recognized by their
original owner.
Prosperous merchants were wedged
in alongside some wretched old woman
who probably had not been warm the
whole winter and didn't notice much
the chill Of a mere rainstorm. There
were pilgrims, too. from everywhere in
the Russian empire, for the Kremlin
is a holy place. old men with white
boards and long staffs that an occa
sional ragamufiin. suddenly turned de-
mure and holding candle rather un-
steadily in his hand. kept shy Of
Every one of them had a candle in his
hand. every candle was lighted, and
the strange glow ilIumined not only
the vast cathedral, but also all the
buildings around it.
Then suddenly. after the long hours
Evening star., 1915-04-04

there Is no scriptural warrant for its
especial use as the emblem of the res
direction That il was regarded as a
beautiful flower all references prove.
lilies and lily-Work are mentioned
three times in Kings. for forming pat
terms OF carved ornaments for the pill
lars and other parts of Solomon's tenn
pic SIN times lilies are mentioned III
The Song Of Solomon as graceful flow
crS. cmblematic of song and sweet per
fumc.
The lily-of- -thc-v7lley of the Bible
IS not the flower now known by that
u;,mc, for our lily y-of-the-valley does
not grow III Palestine. But the jon
auil. the Narcissus Jonquilla, our love
u white and yellow spring lilies. of
several varieties, known Familiarity q
Faster flowers, grow plentifulIy in
The valleys of Palestine Some au-
thorities think that the lily to which
solomon was compared is the Amaryl
lis. that glorious Towering bulb with
bright red and yellow flowers, which
also grows sbundantly in the wales of
Palestine. The large anemone. iris.
and the water lily are all natives of
Palestine and believed to come under
the generic term of lilly" as used in
the Bible.
Sunday. and the date palm, the species
used in church celebrations of that
day, was the palm used in Christ's trf-
Evening star., 1915-04-04

fringe of planes which hor,i"rs the
south extremity Of tho capitol grounds
and lines the main walk Up Ia thu Ncst
entrance.
Another tree of especial interest as
being connected with an Old tradition
relating to Joseph of Artna h.a. tho
certain rich man" vino provided tie
tomb of Christ, is the fine htNt horn
standing sentinel over tho northern
entrance to the Botanic t;ardru- IN
May this hNuriant shruh GlowS With
unnumbcred pink clusters. which
throw their puugent fragrance far and
wide. This is the uoNcrin" thorn.
which tradition says formed the star
of Joseph Of Arimathra. when hc bod
the pilgrim band to Britain to spread
the doctrine of ChriStiauitN.
This beautiful story. be il fact or
fancy, states that when th" Christians
reached the hill At GLASTONBURY. 5u the
south OF England. kuoWp as w carr
;rll-hill." and near which the great
abbey was later reared. Joseph thrust
his staff INTO the ground with the cN-
clamation. We arc weary. All. here
Shnl We rest. As q sign of divine
cheer and encuura cement the stan Of
thorn burst into leaf and hloolu. and
The travellers knew that their jOurit.y
over.
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Clock Collector.
NJ EN-. HORAT1O L. WOODWARD said
w at a dinner AT Nest Point.

NJ EN-, HORATTO L. WOODWARD said
~ at a dinner at West Point:
The German armies of inva sion
have the name of being great clock
collectors. The French in 1870 accused
the German soldiers of marching back
home with two or three fine clocks
apiece. This charge is being repeated
again today.
it is a funny one. 1t has given rise
to A story:
"A German uhlan, back from the
front on furlough, got out at the Ber-
lin station with a fine grandfather's
clock on his shoulder, which he had
requisitioned from a French chateau.
"As the ulllan trudged his home
ward way beneath his heavy and enor-
nous clock, an innocent country fellow
stopped him and said in amazement:
but, mein herr. but-surely--a
watch would be handler. wouldn't it,
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Woman and Prophet.

r BERRY WALL. arbiter Of taste.
Ee looked round the tiers of boxes at
the Metropolitan Opera House one
evening and said
IT suppose, if woman's shoulders
are very beautiful, she has right, a
moral right, to wear a very decollctc
gown At the same time
Mr.. Wall chuckled and shook his
head.
AT the same time" he resumed "the
fashionable American woman of today
reminds me Of the prophet
How So" said his inter1ocutor
How soo"
She hasn't much on 'er in her own
country" Mr.. Wall replied
Evening star., 1915-04-04

Plants
Branch Christ Thorn and Judas Tyrfy Holy Week
Tree
ebanon-B and al Mammal Tee.
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Better Method.

EIENRY FORD said at a dinner In
New York:
Don't run down stocks. Stocks
possess the true spirit of finance.
Ibid stocks borrow money a man
asked at bail. to buy wife that
ma gnif1cent diamond stomacherT
mo. indeed another man replied.
Evening star., 1915-04-04

centerpiece of the water-liN pond
south of the main conservatory II
was from this species OF rush that the
ark of Moses WAS made. aud of which
We read i'll the verse. And when she
could no longer hide hInI. she took
for him an ark of bulrushes. and
da uhed i with slime and pitch. and put
the child therein.
Besides being used for ma king yes
sells for floating upon the water. and
for domestic purposes, the bulrush IS
famed as the material of which the
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Nor She fnd relief
Through all rarth's years;
For ovnr sounds, across the gloom, her grief,
With shuddcrins sishs, and sound OF falling
fears.
Another tree in the Botanic Garden
suggestive of Christs crucifiSion IS
known as the Judas tree. tradition hay
ing it that the one who betrayed Christ
hanged himself upon a tree OF TINS
variety. 1t is botanically known as
cercis canadensis. and popularly known
as redbud, or Judas tree. 1t bears a
small pink flower shaped like a sweet
pea 1t is native of Palestine, as
well as of many other countries. ana
is common in Greece and other parts
of the south of Europe. When full
grown it has stout trunk and thlck'
stiff, somewhat horizontal branches
The Botanic Garden has two hne
stocks knows his finance better than
that He bought his wife that diamond
stoma cher to borrow money.
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umphal entry into Jerusalem on that
first Palm Sunday, before His crucifiX-
ion, when the people took branches
of palm trees and Went forth to meet
Him.
The date pa i'm has attained a luxurI-
Gus growth i'll tho botanic garden. 1t
is the tall, feathcrN specimen familiar
10 many through illustrated Bibles.
The palm collection at the botanic
garden is notable as one of the finest
in the United States and contains over
a hundred fine specimens of these aris-
Evening star., 1915-04-04

-IL. e,raa, Rusaian festival is near
=, .-..L - H..
at haho. Inc iast "
long Lenten fast is ABOUT run,
and when church bells peal out loudly
t,,..t. r-,s,er eye which ;s two
- 80
veeks later thah our Eastef-as thes
wsI despite the war-rich and poor
,iit ,,;it rno,, ,bat ,be .irne oY denial
- NNti' iuu 'ia' joyous i-as'ei 10 So'''S-
" hat Christmas is to other coun-
tries. Easter IS TO Russia. AZ least in
,;, 10 r..ca rho ..uor ,,br;.t,,.s,
ah" ringing chihies OF 'hris'ihas 1orh-
ing convey no more happiness of spirit,
follow sfip and kindliness toward all
-, M, doo. -. .,,i,r;.. yox.
'"
krpsS, WIN rs accompanying MSS OF
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THE CHRIST THORN.
The Stiffness with her weeping,

The Stiffness with her weeping,
Hush. It's The aspen trembling in the shade
For Calvary's sorrow.
Her anguishcd breast
Can know rest.
lIor night morrow:
Ever tn" tide Of her rcmorse comes sweeping,
For Jesus weeping.
One MA, had walked beside HIN, basely sold
His Lord for gold.
To base mons cruel will
And they who bought.
Ont Of The woodlands green the graceful aspen
sought.
And from hcr body Christ's cross fashioning.
They nailed Him there upon the winG-swepi
hill.
And there His aSoniznss entered her.
Ard. for her doom, III pain
Her heart must stir
In daylight, starlight. sun or shade or rain
OF waiting. the clock struck twelve.
and the deep voiced bell in the tower
of ivan the Great began to toll Every
bell in Moscow took up the glad It'd
ings that Easter morning had arrived,
and a battery of artillery started fir
ing guns in rapid succession. The
quiet crowd fell into rapt enthusiasm,
every one made the sign of the cross.
and. while the raw March rain con-
tinued to pour. the excited believers
of the Greek Church pushed forward
to he walls of the kremlin.
Here were ranged long rows of Eas-
ter cakes, each bearing lighted taper
and each to bc blessed soon by an of
fcIatinG priest. whose every movement
had n deep significance for the ortho-
dox who had braved the dismal,
drenchins rain This ceremony Taste
for more than two hours and was fol-
lowed, as the people were dispensing.
by general giving and receiving of
kisses that signified the fraternal af-
fection all ''brethren in Christ" are
commanded TO have.
Once this custom was much more
general in Russia than It Is now At
present the salutations are kept with
III ones circle of friends, if not simply
relatives. and consist Of three kisses
on the cheek Christ hath arisen.
says the one person, and the other re-
plies. In truth he has arisen. All
classes Of people observe the custom
to a greater or less degree. even the
emperor conforms to it, for at this
hour. in the palace, two soldiers are
seen to approach the czar that he may
touch their cheeks with his lips and
say Christ is risen.
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Down in Moscow. whore the wonder
full cathedral called the kremlin is and
where all this guards closest friends
and relatives had graciously been per-
Evening star., 1915-04-04

We secured at a big
reduction this nlagnitl-
cent line OF the sea
son 5 most fashionable
fabrics the stylish
Glen Urquhart Plaids
and Checks and Ro-
man Stripes = and put
them on sale Monday
morning i'll Suits to
measure at $40. Why
pay $50 and SIS for a
ready made suit. when
YOU can get a suit de
signed by Mr.. Aludd
and tailored to your
individual measure for
SI6