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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-09-02

Now. what do you wnnt?" asked
the sharp-tempered woman.
~ called to see If | could sell you
some bakin' powder ma'am." said the
seedy gentleman with the staggering
whiskers
"Well. you can't sell no bnkin' pow
der here. and ! amt got no time 10
waste Oh peddlers anyway"
Come to think of 1t, ma'am." said
the seedy gentleman. as he fastened
his bag, u wouldn't care to sell you
any powder. This poky little Kitchen
of yours is SO low in the ceilin' that
the bread wouldn't have no chance to
rise"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-09-02
Case Of Necessity.

EX-President Taft was congratu-
lated. at New Haven luncheon ON
the work he has done in the cause OF
peace.
Let me tell YOU" said MIR. Taft,
smiling, 'nn appropriate story,
why is It, a fat man was once
asked that you fat chaps are always
SO good-nnturedy
1--WE have to be the fat man re-
piled You see. we can neither fight
nor run"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-09-02
No Trouble.

DO you have any trouble keeping
servants out where you live?" asked
the city man.
None whatever" replied the the
commuter.
You surprise me-"
II thought | would. You see, we
can't get any servants in the first
place. so of course, we have no trou-
bic keeping them"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-09-02
CLEANSE THE PORES
on Your skin and Make It Fresh ana
Clear by Using Cutieura. Trial Free.

When suffering from pimples, black
heads, redness or roughness, smear
the skin with Cuticura Ointment.
Then wash off with Cuticura Soap and
hot water. These super-creamy emol-
lients do much for the skin because
they prevent pore clogging.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Ady.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-09-02

kllOE as III z as q
child's head. The
doctor said it was
three years coming
and gave me medi-
cine for it until |
was called aw ay
from the city for
Is ON g tim e. Of
course / could not
go to him then, SO
my sister-in-l law told
me that she thought
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-09-02
ellckerso Worth While.

MY papa can lick your papa, "
boasted johnny, aged six
Il don't care; my nahum can lick
your mamma" came back Jimmy.
Both of you make me tired. Chimed
in Sammy. My papa ana my mamma
can both lick me, and the worst part
OF II is they take turns about doin' IT,"
indianapolis News.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-09-02
Hard 70 Suit.

Mrs. lnstile-I don't want that hat.
Nobody wears anything like that now.
The Milliner-Here's charming lit
tie tOque
Mrs. InStile-Take it away. Every
body has one like that.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-09-02
What is Castoria

ASTORIA harmless substitute Paregoc,
and Soothing SyupS 1t Pleasant 1t neither Opium,
Morphine other Narcotic substance
destroys Worms and alay Feeshne 1t Darrh@A and Wind
Collie. 1t relieves Thng Troubles and Fatuleucy
aiAtes the Food regulates the Stomach Bowels healthy and
The chidrens Eanaoea-The Mothers Friend.
its infancy Allow deceive this
All Coune limitations and Justss good" but ExpimentsAt
trife with and endanger the health Of Infants and
Chiden-Ex perenos against Experiment ~ XfZ[A
Genuine Caora always bears the signature of <<zZX /<W
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-09-02
Got What He was Looking Fer.

Jack Mr.. Benedict is married.
Belle-DO you mean it? Why, he
used to say he would never marry I'M
less the girl was just so and so.
Jack-Weli, he struck one who
sewed him up all right.-Judge.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-09-02
Obstacles.

Father-What are the relations he
tween you and Miss Darlington?
Son--Her father and mother
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-09-02

Many man has made fortune ny
not writing poetry.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-09-02
Wrong Deduction.

"Who breaks, pays"
'Oh, no; not If they're broke. Bal
bmOre American.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-09-02
HOW MRS. BEAN
NET The CRISIS
csrried Safely Through Change
IF Life by Lydia E. PinkhaIn's
Vegetable Compound.

Nashville, Tenn.-'fWhen was going
,bronph the Change of Life | had tu-
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-09-02

Nothing can be made out Of nothing
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04
HOLLAND IN PEACE AND WAR

Holland and Belgium were once united as
single country. That was after the Napoleonic
wars In 1880 the Netherlands was divided into
two Kingdoms, Holland and Belgium.
From S63 to 1893 Holland was independent
country, but in later periods became a Spanish
an Austrian and French territory Holland
was the first of the modern republics
1t was William of Orange who came over
from Holland to be William III of England.
The dikes of Holland are famous, Some por-
tions of the country are sixteen to twenty feet
below the surface of the sea, and nearly all
parts are too low for natural drainage. Were
it not for the massive sea dikes large areas
would be inundated and lost to the inhabitants
In the interior, as well as on the coast. dikes
are a common feature, being built to protect
portions of land from lakes rivers or to
permit the drainage of swampy tracts Lands
inclosed by dikes are called ''polders." Wind
mills are used to pump the water out of the in
closed area. One reclamation enterprise was
begun in 1889 and finished in 1852, The Lake of
Haarlem was drained and 10000 made
available for habitation by 1900 persons.
The general aspect of the land is fiat and
tame Wheat. rye. oats, beets. madder and
chcory are cultivated; also tobacco, fax, hemp,
oilseeds and hops. Culinary vegetables are cul-
tivated on a large scale The principal rural
industry, however, is stock raising and dairy
ing. The industrial occupations are varied.
Shlpbuildng and subsidiary trades are promi-
nent.
Hollands foreign trade was once the most
important in the world, and today she possesses
many valuable colonies, including Java, Suma-
Netherlands has an area of 12,643 square miles
ana a population of 65OOO0O. The capital and
principal city, The Hague, has a population
of 270,l09.
The Constitution of Holland vests the execu-
tive power in the sovereign and the legislative
in the sovereign and the States General the
latter sitting in two chambers. The upper body
consists of fifty members, elected for nine years
Cone-third retiring every three years. by the
provincial States from among tn most highly
assessed inhabitants and from among number
OF specified officials. The other body consists
OF one hundred members elected for four years
by all male citizens Of twenty-five or more who
pay a direct tax to the State, or are house
holders or own boats of not less than twenty
four tons, or receive minimum wage or salary
of about Sll5, or give other evidence OF their
ability to support themselves and their fam
HES. State Council, appointed by the SOW
eregn, is consulted on all legislative and most
executive matters
Hollands navy ranks perhaps twelfth among
the navies of the nations. The country is not
warllke or miltaristic, but its army embraces
ordinary field force of about 15O 900 men,
with 10000 in the reserves. Holland could put
100000 men into active service in short order.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04
FIRST AID TO THE PORT

NNHE saying that the Lord helps those who
i help themselves applies to wharf owners
as well as TO armies, The determination of
the Director of Wharves Docks and Ferries
to ask wharf owners to apply the saying
to their own property is in line with the
new spirit of enterprise abroad in the city
Eighty-thre wharf owners have been asked
to cooperate with the city in deepening the
water along their property. The city offers
to bear one half the expense if the owners
will bear the other half And the city will
see to it that the work is done for the equit-
able price Of "a cents a cubic yard The
dredged material will be used for filling in
waste land.
If the city can show to Congress and 10
the General Assembly in Harrisburg that it
is determined 10 do it's share toward equip
ping the port for an expansion of its water
borne trade it will be in position to de-
mand more generous cooperation from the
State and from the nation We must do
our share and do It ungrudgingly. The wharf
owners are expected to agree TO the plan
proposed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04
HASTEN THE NEW MUSEUM

WITHIN a few days the annual salon OF
w the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
Arts will be open in the old building on Broad
street. No details OF the pictures have yet
been made public; but judging from the
splendid exhibition OF last year, when not
single foreigner was represented, this salon
win be as successful as its predecessors.
There have been erLtics kind enough, or dis
cerning enough, 10 say that the Philadelphia
salon Is the best in the country. In one
respect it is always unsatisfactory. however,
and that is no fault Of the Academy There
is not room enough for the art OF hanging
20 be shown at It's highest Under the pres
ent crowded conditions hanging is a matter
Of ingenuity, and the judges are always 10
be congratulated on getting their pictures iu.
without violence The salon at the Carnegie
Institute in Pittsburgh, which ranks with the
one In Philadelphia. escapes this misfortune
with long and well-ughted rooms. Is Il very
hard 70 read 2 moral into this situation2
Does the Parkway suggest anything3
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04
Tom Daly's Column

A CHRONICBBR quite as observant as
n Samuel Pepys and vastly more humorous
was DIR. Alexander Hamilton, to whose
"Itinerarum," the journal of Journey
through the colonies in 1744, we referred the
other day. The manuscript was dedicated
and given by the Doctor in 1744 to an italian
friend and the latter's family preserved 1t
almost too carefully, for IT was quite un-
known until few years ago, when 1t fell
into the hands of an italian book seller.
Here is his picture of Philadelphia as the
town appeared to him, entering 1t upon
summer morning in l744
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6.-we mounted horse
at five In the morning, crossed Schuyllill Ferry
at six, and in half hour more put UP our
horses at one Cockburns at the sign OF the
Three Tons in Chestnut Street
At my entering the city 1 observed the
regularity of the streets, but at the same time
the ajority of the houses mean and low, and
much decayed the streets in general not paved.
very dirty and obstructed with rubbish and
lumber, but their frequent building excuses
that, The Statehouse Assembly house the
great church in Second Street and Whiteheld's
Church, are good buildings.
| observed several comical, grotesuue Phzzes
in the inn where | put UP. which would have
afforded variety Of hints for a painter OF
subjects-politicis religion. and trade,-some
toleraby well. but most of them ignorantly. /
discovered two or three chaps very inquisitlve
asking my boy who was whence come, and
whittier bound
I was shaved by a little hnical, humpbacked
old barber who kept dancing round me and
talking all the time of the operation, and yet
did the job lightly and to hair He abounded in
compliments, and was very civil fellow in
his way. He told me he has been a journeyman
to the business for forty odd years, notwith-
standing which he understood how to trim
gentlemen well (thank God) the best
masters, and despaired not of preferment be-
fore he died.
| delivered my letters went to dine with
Collector Alexander, and visited several people
in town. In the afternoon | went to the coffee
house. where I was introduced by Or. Thomas
Bond (an eminent physician and charter MEM
ber of the American Philosophical Society to
several gentlemen OF the place, where the cere-
mony of shaking of hands, old custom
peculiar TO the English, was performed with
great gravity, and the usual compliments, |
took private lodgings at Mrs. Cumes in Chest
nut Street.
(To he continued)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04
Bequests to Animals

Editor of "TVhdt Do You KnoW"-Is it legal t
leave money to horse cat other animal
ERNEST.
Such bequests have been upheld by the court
The English papers for March, 1928, reported
will with the following clause:
I leave to my monkey, my dear, amusing
Jackoo, the sum of 10 pounds sterling to b
enjoyed by him during his life it is to b
expended solely in his keep. leave to nj
faithful dog Shock, and to my beloved cat
Tib, pounds sterling apiece, as yearly pen
sion. In the event of the death of one Of hS
aforesaid legatees,g the sum due to him shal
pass to the two survivors, and on the deal
of one of these two, to the last be he who b
may After the decease of all parties, III
sum left shall belong TO my daughter Gerts
to whom 1 sh this preference above all NJ
children, bee use she has large family an
finds a difficulty in filling their mouths an
educating them.
The Count de Ia Mirandole, who died in lSis
left a legacy to his favorite fish, which he Ml
fed daily for 20 years before his death.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04
MARTYRDoM

The earth cries loud for blood; for meyer grew
One saving truth amid the human stress
That withered not in barren loneliness
Till watered by the saerihcial dew.
Red are the prophets; see how Athens slew
Her mortal sage for his immortal guess;
A thousand Golgothas to God confess
The cross. the cry and oh, the crimson hue
Through cloud and whirlwInd agony and flame
Man goes 70 God, glory round his head;
Some one must bleed or else the world will
diel
hea is the road 10 freedom. With our dead
He build the steps e life into the skyl
Leonard Van NoDpen
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04
(To be continued)
DISTANCE

Distances are disappearing
Through Tnrcntion's tortcard stride
Oceans tdrthcSt shores are nearing
with the ebb of eUery tide.
Wireless fash and four-ddy liner,
Mon0pldne and telephone,
wrought bY lofty brotUed designer,
Link together eUery cone
Scientists unttring labor
VdnquiSheS the spaces toide-
Makes the moon mn ncut-door nei0hbor-
Yet am not satisfied:
For the space tDould cross over
At high UeIocity
Is three feet upon the sofa,
Separating her from me-
ALoYsIUS.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04

A number of politicians. big and little,
have been obsessed for a long time with a
longing to investigate the Blankenburg Ad-
ministration. There was threat OF it dur
Ing the campaign, but Mayor Blankenburgs
welcome was entirely too enthusiastic and
sincere for the inquisitive gentlemen and
they could not lose the scent fast enough.
There is no objection to Councils doing all
the investigating it wants to do, but the gen
eral opinion of the public is that the civil
service administration with a smell clnging
TO 1t is the administration which has been
playing with the rules for the last month
and not the Administration which did such
excellent work in the preceding years.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04


including trade relations, between the United
States and the countries and peoples
to the south of us. He has taken infinite
pains to become an expert on South American
and Far Eastern affairs. 1t didn't just
happen. Years ago Barrett saw a field of
study in the Far East He cultivated it.
Then, more or less by accident, he saw an
other field in Central and South America.
He cultivated that. In each case he had a
purpose. He wanted to know, And when he
had learned he had no desire or intention of
keeping his knowledge under a bushe He
gathered harvests of publicity for the expert,
John Barrett. He sought means of utilizing
that knowledge, without waiting to be sought
out himself. Useful and important his serv-
ices have been, but he has never striven to
keep himself in the background He is not an
immOdest man. He simply stands apart from
John Barrett and sizes himself up with faith
in his own estimate. Most men bungle when
they try to do that.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04

recently app AIRED in
these C o | u m n s; the
other is that of John
Barrett, director gem
eral of the Pan-Ameri-
can Union.
John Barrett has had
quite as striking a ca
reer as any man of
his age in this country.
For ten years he has
been constantly in the
public eye as pro-
motor of rOOd rn1otiOnS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04
QUIZ

l. Name some valuable instrument of moder
warfare, IL any, that an American did M
invent.
g. Three American Presidents were assasslnat,i
Who were they?
3. Is there n woman in Philadelphia making
salary of as much ns $4,000 II year?
T. The man who is generally considered the mst
brilliant lawyer In the United States lives 1
Philadelphia. Who is he?
5. Who is Lord NorthcliTc?
g. who Is the American Ambassador mt Berlinf
Z. which Is the greater distance, from Africa h
South America from San Francisco TO IN
Panama Canal?
8. In the capital of what nation are United stala
forces stationed TO protect the existhl
Government?
0. How many States there IN the Union9
10. Name the Balkan States.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04
Fast Runs

Editor of "Whdt Do You Knot0"-Did W.
ever run more than so miles an hour benls
about 1850? 1 mean over a considerable ~
tance, not for a short squirt. l.. MORTON
Would you call 53A miles considerable ~
tance? In May, 1S4S, Great Western w. ~
ran that distance between London and Dldeol Z
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04
A Floral Calendar

Editor OF "What Do you RnOlD"-I have lls
read in an article on February days, four ~
from what is described as a "CalendAf =
Flowers,G They run:
The Snowdrop, In puTest white arrals,
First rears her hedde on Candlemas CAV
While the Crocus hastens 10 the shrine
OF Primrose love on Saint Valentine
Can you tell me where l can find the VIZ
poem? ANXIOUS
~ A reader may be able 10 supplygit.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04
Transandine Tunnel

Editor Of "WhGt Do You KnotU"-Can you ls.
me whether there is any tunnel under y.
Andes Mountains? If there is, to what puIg'-
is 1t put? S. ALVlhEA
There is the TrRnsandine Railway tunnel "
miles long, running 10000 feet above sea lsiq
1t connects Valparaiso and Buenos Aires ana !
used for the ordinary purposes of commerce.
was opened in 1910
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04

The president of the Mine Workers Union
says that labor is unalterably opposed to
preparedness. The president of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor says that labor is
unalterably opposed to anti preparedness.
1t seems that labor is in training for a dip
lomatic lob.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04

Now that it is fashionable to demand
preparedness why do not the advocates of
flood prevention come to the front and tell
US of the great military value of vast reser-
voirs in the mountains where the flood waters
can be stored. BY opening the gates we
Scould destroy any hostile army in the line
of the advancing waters, just as the natural
floods in Mesopotamia are checking the
British.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04

under the police power Of the States and not
under the commercial power of Congress"
There is some reason to suppose that the
bill was framed for campaign purposes only
and win not get into the statute books
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04
Barrett With His Carpet Bag

The circumstances surrounding his appoint
ment as Minister to Siam, his first pub
lie office are interesting. When an Oregon
man proposed for an important place
the opposition began to open its walls of
wrath upon him, until Mr.. Cleveland, good
ways off, not familiar with Oregon conditions
and taking no stock in the, Oregon Senators,
confessed himself puzzled about recognizing
the State Young Mr. Barrett at this stage
of the case blew in, with a carpetbag full of
testimonials. He was comparatively I'M
known in Oregon, having been a legal resi-
dent at the time of his actual appointment
less than three years. Mr.. Cleveland Won
dered If he would not serve as happy COM
promise between the opposing factions. Bar
rett modestly acknowledged his availability
in this line 1t was true that the silver peo-
pie had far less to say against him than
against any other representative of the
Cleveland faction presumably-let it be said
in franllness-because they knew so little
about him. The President accordingly well
coined Barrett as the happy issue out of his
Oregon Affections, and so gave Barrett a
bigger office than he had ever dared to ask
for.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04
DAYLIGHT IN DARK PLACES

A revolutionary change has been made
In the government of philadelphia by
holding the sessions of the Committee ON
Finance In the open. The Administration
vindicRtcs it's claim to independence by
this, and puts u moral obligation on the
public TO attend and to watch every act
of Councils. A modified town meeting,
such MS this would he, is the hest guar
meuf.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04

Philadelphia has been called ideal pow.
der store site by Admiral Strauss, who is
Chief of Naval Ordnance How fortunate
that this not said by a Representative
from this district.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04
What Do You Know?

Queries of general interest tciH be dns,oere,
in this column. Ten questions, the answen
to ,cI,ich euery 1oeI-intormed person Shout
knotU, are asked daily.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04
French Ambassadors

Editor OF "What DO You khOW"-Who pIs
ceded Jean j. Jusserand as French Ambassaa@
to the United States? MERcL
Jules Cambon was appointed Ambassador z
this country by President Faure i'm 1898 aa
continued under President Loubet until 1909,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04

The British are more shocked at the
audacity of the Germans in having ship
on the sea without their permission than
by what the ship has done.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04

Mr.. Daniels is confident that the president
of the Bethlehem Steel Company was only
bluffing when he said he would dismante
his armor plate plant if the Government
went into the business of armor making;
but was he?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04

Let us hope that General Goethals' an
nouncement that the Panama Canal slides
are ended is not premature.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04
Old Candlemas

Editor of ''Whdt Do You KRotD"-February
was grounding day but l noticed that 1t vsa
also called Candlemas. Doesn't Candlemas iAl
on February IA? HOLY DAY
No That day is Old Candlemas and ccincida
with st. Valentines Day
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04

"The Sphinx in soft felt hat" is a French
description of Colonel House. Always ready
with a pat phrase, those Frenchmenl
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04

Lieutenant Oscar Berge is a good sport
NJ well as an efficient sailor
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04
JOHN BARRETT A
HUSTLING EXPERT
Has Had as Striking a Career as Any
American of His Years-Al-
ways at Right Place
at Right Time

HNHE names Of two Americans Immediately
i come to mind when the subject of Pan
America and Pan -Amercansm is mentioned.
One is that of Professor Leo S. Rowe of the
University of PennsYlYania. q sketch of whom
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04

bleeding Kansas is willing to bleed some
more IL the honor of the nation requires it.