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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-11-04
Making Country Life Popular.

There used to be an old phrase, used
in regard to excessively quiet Will
ages, that in that town "they go to
bed when it is dark under the table. ="
Hard working country people, who
have labored all day uutil their mus
cles and nerves are pretty well ex-
hausted, frequently have little energy
for social eXcitements in the evenings.
But how about their young folks?
These modern youth begin to feel
restless about he time the ligh come
on, and they demand something doing.
They get restless in a town where
most of the people go to bed early and
little diversion or social life is offered.
one of the greatest needs of country
life Is to lind seine healthy outlet for
the spirit of fun aud frolic that young
people desire to satisfy in their even
ing hours.
If the life OF their home town does
not seem as active as they desire.
many fellows go chasing around the
country in automobiles, attendi ng All
the dances within many miles. call
ing on distant girls, etc. Some of
this excitement may be harmless
But careful parents prefer to have
their young people attending social
gatherings in their own community
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-11-04
A LITTLE TALK ON THRIFT
BY s. w. STRAlIS
President Of American Society for Thrift

The foremost problem before the
world today concerns methods of eff
fecting world sterilization 1t is a
fundamental truth that billions of
dollars in capital and millions of
human lives cannot be sacrificed with
out mourning an economic debt that
all humanity must share. And since
all humanity must share in this
burden. as events since the end of
the war have proved, it follows quite
naturally that all humanity must
share in the restitution of these de-
strOyed values.
What is needed is greater practices
. of thrift throughout the world, aud
10 plan of world wide sterilization
Will be successful that is hot based
on these practices.
There is much technical discussion
of the problems, and numerous plans
/ are being formulated, but that none
of these plans can be brought to sue
cessful conclusion unless the people
/ in the nations involved practice thrift.
Wherever evidences of returning
stability and industrial activity are
manifested, it is found that these
conditions had their inception in the
will of the people to work and save.
w That is essentially needed, therefore,
is a great world wide revival of the
thrift spirit.
In our personal lines there are no
shortcuts by which we can build
ourselves up excepting through the
orderly processes of working and
saving. And exactly the same rule
holds good with nations.
Not enough is being said about
thrift throughout the world. Not
enough of il is taught in the school
room. Not enough is preached from
the pulpits and through the press.
More intensive practices of thrift
would form a background that would
prove of incalculable value in bring
ing to a successful elimination such
plans for worldwide stabilziatioG as
may be worked out by statesmen aud
economists.
If each individual who reads these
lines will take these thoughts home
to himself and do what he can to lend
impetus to thrift, a splendid start
will have been made toward the re-
storation of worldwide prosperity
and good. will.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-11-04

Steel makers over the world are
watching an experiment which a
Frenchman is making with a process
by which he asserts iron ore may be
directly converted into steel. If this
process is practical, the intermediate
step of converting ore into pig iron
will be eliminated. The cost of pro-
duclng steel Will be reduced material
ly. The amount of capital invested to
make pig iron from iron ore Is ire
mendous, all of which would be re-
leased for employment in something
else. Time and money In vast quanti-
ties will be saved to the world when
this Frenchman or some other in
ventor achieves the goal he is set
upon.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-11-04

From time to time scientists an
nounce they have discovered new
method OF tightIng old age or wrest-
ing from time Il few more years to
add TO the span Of life. In some In
stances II Is preparation Of milk
that Will confer semblance of inn
mortality on man In his mundane
form. Again II is the transplanting
of glands; now 1t is substituting new
cells for old We all want 10 have
longer lives, says the New York Her
aid Many OF us think Of life chiefly
in terms OF this one dimension. but
what the world needs most is wider
lives and deeper lives wIdened In
our sympathles, interests and reaiza.
ton of great basic principles and Of
the eternally great values of life
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-11-04

OF unusual interest Is the derivation
of the word sterling" as applied TO
something that is genuine. pure. I'M
adulterated. or OF excellent quality"
The original form of the word was
"easterling" The Easterllngs were
the north Germans, or the merchants
OF the Hanseatic league, the original
"moneyers" Of England The name
OF these merchants came to be applied
10 coin or goods of fixed standard
value, answering all tests. In the
time Of Edward l we find an English
coin issued Of tho designation Of Il
dinar or dinarius, called sterling"
Since that time the word sterling"
has been applied TO the English pound.
which before the war was regarded as
the best value In the world
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-11-04

The long winter evenings create
problem for the young people of any
town. If left to themselves, they
often find amusements that are not
helpful or desirable. The practical
result in the majority of rural COM
munities. hes been that the young
folks got disguised with what seemed
to them the monOtonous life of their
home place and were led into that
restless frame of mind when any kind
of opportunity TO earn a living in city
life looked good to them. Elk.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-11-04

Barron financial writer. wonders
what has made the United States de-
velop In less than two centuries from
wilderness to the greatest nation
on which the sun has shone' 1t isn't
territory and fertile soil, for Africa
beats us in that respect II isn't
wheat-raising area, for Canada beats
us there 1t isn't education, for we
are far behind Germany. where IS per
cent of the population can read and
write Freedom has something to do
with H. But the great force that
created Uncle Sans empire was plain
old-fashioned hard work, a yagabond
now held generally in contempt
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-11-04

total OF II. 703,040 acres has been
sold to settlers in Alberta and Sas-
katchewan under the Dominion lands
act. according 10 the minister OF the
interior. or this acreage, 4,l55, 1873
has been patented and 6oS,lS4 acres
was not yet patented. The amount
paid in for lands preempted was S14,-
s60,007, and there was yet unpaid APP
proximately H20o00oO, Purchased
homesteads totsllng l,S22S4o acres
had been sold In these two provinces,
on which the revenue was SS.274.250
and on which approximately $4,000
was yet unpaid.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-11-04

Next time you are near a big mu-
scum, especially rhe American Mu-
scum of Natural History In New York
be sure to see the reconstructed skulls
of primitive men. Instantly IL will
strike you that modern man, compared
with his ancestors, Is like beauty
alongside the beast Man is losing hls
fsroclous head as he loses his fero-
cious disposition. Progress is certain
II slow. and the primeval skulls prove
IL.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-11-04

A great many localities report a la
Dor shortage, hut It isn't that there are
not men enough for the Jobs says the
Houston Post The trouble is. the
jobs are unsatisfactory. most of them
being out In the sunshine, and away
from soft.drink stands, and minus the
comforting presence Of tlapper Ste
nographer and Il machine for clipping
coupons.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-11-04

Forty per cent Of the land In the
United States is nontillable. Tie pro-
portion classified as swamp or marsh
lands is large Every acre Of 1t could
under proper control be made at small
expense to produce returns through its
possibilities for game conservation.
Areas on which Wild fowl shooting
could be had during the open season
would be valuable. for every commun-
ity In the United States has its con
tingent of sportsmen. Other nontill-
able land outside the inaccessible ter
rltory In mountainous regions might
be used for the production of nut
crops Once nut bearing trees are
established the matter Of land deteri-
grafton ceases to be problem. Far
less labor is required in the care of
the frees than for the cultivation Of
grain crops
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-11-04

The Ohio State journal recently
printed long editorial ou bootiacks.
but failed to explain 10 the younger
generation that a hootjack is nothing
Ike the automobile jack which Is the
only kind they know.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-11-04

Probably the people who laugh at
Marconi for trying 10 communicate
with Mars are relatives OF those who
laughed at Langley and direct descend
ants of those who snickercd at Morse
and old Ben Franklin.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-11-04

4 Philadelphia woman told the
Judge She won most of her domestic
battles when she was where She could
get her hatiron. But tears Will always
remain the most effective weapon OF
w0manklnd.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-11-04

The author Of The Star Spangled
Banner" would never have succeeded
in securing such wonderful results If
he had been obliged 10 set his rhythms
to modern jazz tune.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-11-04

Despite our great indignation at the
suggestion that man was descended
frem lower animals. we are compelled
TO confess, remarks the Houston Post.
that he IS the worst behaved 81 all
the animal species nov nhablting the
earth
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-11-04

The national debt now amounts to
S23, las, Oo0,ooo, aud a fnsncla, au-
thority says It is row In state Of
permanent decline Permanent is right
"A sum ike that will have 10 decline
forever before II gets wiped out.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-11-04

Cheer APP, the days may be getting
longer, but even the hottest day has
only ~ hours.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-11-04

Authorized by and inserted in behalf of
Robt. Erspamer, Hurley Wis, Amount
to be paid 500.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-01
Would Ask Intentions

Dear Cynthia am young lady Of
twenty-four and considered very good
'"oktnE: have light bobhed hair and
lccp blue eyes am nv" feet three
inches and weigh 1870 pounds. I have
hrcn Keeping company with a young
Drofese ional man for almost a year.
:!e is two years my senior. I care a
OF for this young man and he seems
TO care lot for me at least he says
he does and is also very jealous. II
] have lunch, talk or receive n letter
from another friend he Is peeved But
It he has not asked me to marry him.
that Ia. definitely He often jokes and
ays, When we get married." but. dear
Cynthia, l cannot believe it; being a
poor cashier. | cannot see why he cares
for me, as he has a business of his
own and profession. We have had
plenty of quarrels. but he always comes
back first am very true to him
and know that he is the same. At
Chrstrrastme he was called away, as
his father died, and was gone for weeks
md / stayed at home every evening.
Am / foolish and would 1t be right for
ne TO ask him just what his intentions
are and tell him If he Is not serious
he should not take up my time?
BLCE-EYED BETTY.
Call his bluff, my dear. next time he
SAYS. when we get married" Say
When do we?' And be in earnest
DO not let him laugh you out Of IL.
Keeping company is n bad Plan for the
very reason you cite in your letter
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-01

"Sacrilcge - some of my readers will
say--'how can one be more than a
mother; what higher destiny can any
woman-----'
Exactly. No woman can fulfill n
higher destiny. And it is precisely for
that reason that to be q real mother,
to fully live up to and do justice to
the opportunity and the great demands
so made upon her, she must be much
more!
This was brought home to me by an
incident told by friend Of the Hardy
family. OF course you have heard OF
Thomas Roche Hardy, the twelve-year-
old prodigy at Columbia University,
master Of many subjects which battle
students twice his age. And there $
nothing abnormal about Tom. He's a
regular he. boy, swims. plays ball and
rides horseback. In the words Of the
man who taught him to ride, "iou d
never take him for prodigy. lie seems
just chubby, good-natured young
ster.'
All of which points not to some freak
of mentality, but rather to extraordi .
nary development and training. And
that" says the friend who told the
story, "is all there is to it-and Toms
mother is responsible.
II was in the public library she
said. "and remembered something l
wanted in the reference room. Taking
my books to table, found right next
to me Tom, and at the other side Of
him, Mrs. Hardy. She was so en-
crossed in what she was doing that she
did not see me.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-01
Through a Woman's Eyes BY JEAN NEWTON
To Be Real Mother One Must Be Much More

Here she was saying, take this
one first. This is all there is in it
second paragraph on page twenty nine
and the first page of the third chap
ter
Tom had just closed the book on
which he had been working, and added
it to the number with which he had nj =
ready finished. And as he took the one
his mother had just given him, making
notes from the parts she had pointed
out, she continued one after another,
with the stack before her. marking on
slips of paper on which she sometimes
iotted a note or two, the places where
he would Immediately find the ma
terial he needed. Thoroughly familiar
with the subject. she was guiding him,
smoothing the way, and by eliminating
the usual great waste of the students s
time and brain in getting down to the
meat Of the nut, she was really giving
him that much more to work with"
The real mother can take her place
as the guardian of her children's bodies
their minds and their morals; the
moulder Of their character and the sane
tuary to which they will always turn,
To do this she must keep strong and
healthy her own body, keep unassailable
her own character, and though she may
not, like Mrs. Hardy, be fortunate
enough to know about everything her
children may have to learn, she must
keep her mind young, active and alive
For she must be mother, doctor, mentor
playmate, comrade, priest
Indeed, to be real mother, one must
be much more
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-01
Has Two to Take Her

Dear Cynthia.-I have come to you
once before and now ! appeal to you
again.
have been invited to an April Fools
party and IL seems to me ! have been
IL fool. Nevertheless. it cannot be
helped. and l come to you for advice.
/ asked young man to come to the
party and Understood him to say he
had previous engagement.
AS this was surprise party. I could
not ask the hostess whom else should
ask.
Finally thought of my brothers
friend. He consented to go, and all
was well.
Today. the first boy I asked said
he had broken the first engagement. TO
go with me. / told him l didn't think
It was very nice to do SC. but he said
it was just a club meeting 4 few Of his
chums were having.
Now. Cynthia. what am I to do? You
see l am only eighteen, ana do not
care to have squabbles with silly boys
that break engagements SLACkIE.
It puts you in on embarrassing post
tion. Of course, Can you not arrange
to go with both? II 1t see.ns better
not to, explain to he ore yea asked
first that because ot his refusal you
had asked some one else to go, but
you'd be glad to have him come, too
and join you there. An extra man is
always welcome at q party. you know.
Not going to club meeting Is not
exactly breaking an engagement.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-01
Read Your Character
Bv Di0by Phillips
Selling the Easy, Powerful Walker

Let's continue the illustration used in
yesterdays article, in which, assuming
that you are q salesman of automobiles,
you have just sized up a prospect by his
walk as being the typical business man
of the city.
Suppose there was another man whom
you met in that group which broke un
before you had chance to learn much
about the members, and that, az he
walked away. you observed he had that
long, easy, swinging, muscular stride
which charactcrizes some men.
What conclusions would you draw
from that mans walk. and how woul,
you approach him to the best advantag,
in trying to sell him machine?
That man may be in the city. HI
may work In the city. But funda
mentally he IS an outdoors man, ant
it's about ten to one that you'll find hin
taking most Of his recreation In tn,
country. And isn't the logical place t.
sell an outdoors man. outdoors? Find
cut where h" lives; "happen" to be il,
the neighborhood some time and offer t.
take him down to the Office. Or try t
run across" him at the country club
At any rate, it viii never hurt you Il
get him In the open when you talk ant
demonstrate to him.
K MouAax-NalNns - kS..~o~.U Uv.a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-01

Not the moth, but the butterfly, Is
attracted at present by the flame. This
flame color Is, in fact. one Of the tints
most emphasized by the foreign design
ers for evening wear and, although
carried out chiefly in the crepe weaves,
it is frequently asserted in satins and
velvets.
In those contrast models, too, which
put a skirt of one hue with bodice OF
another, flame is considered effective
with either gold or black. Thus Poiret
attaches to bodice Of cloth of gold
a stunning wide skirt of flame red
mousscline draped over the cloth Of
god foundation.
This youthful model, designed fol-
her who is in her first year out, Is OF
flame color velvet embroidered In gold
thread and set off with roses which
place against outer petals Of cloth ol
xold inner ones OF the velvet. The cen.
ter\ts also Of the metallic tinsus. r.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-01
Cav, You Tell?
Bv Il. 7. and A, W, BOdmep
Why Some Billiard Players Try to In
fiuence Their Shots by Moving the Body

We often see a pool or billiard player
move his body in rather grotesque
fashion after making a shot, and be-
fore its execution Is complete, rs If the
movement of his body could have any
effect In helping the accuracy Of his
craftsmanship after the shot had been
made. Nothing, of course, in the way
of body movement. short OF actually
touching the moving balls with some
part of the body, could have any posi-
BILE effect on the II timate direction OF
the balls. The practice is so common.
| however, that it has become known
among pool and billiard players as
"body English '
Such movement can only be at.
tributed to habit. When man has
wished to move an object to one side he
has always pushed it TO that side. If
he has wished to move al object in
front of him further away, he hns
pushed It. When desiring to bring an
object closer to him he has always
lu led it. For that reason alone, when
Il man playing pool or billiards, sees
his ball takin: a wrong direction, 1t IL
difficult for HIN, because Of long habit
to avoid. though perhaps unconsciously
l%rforming the movements Of pushing OF
pulling
4. Monday--UoW Dh MosH1 Oglglnatef
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-01
Getting Off BY Yourself to Think
Is Difficult in These CROWDED. Days,
But when You Have Mastered the Art OF Fing Your Brdn
With One Idea You'll Find 1t Easy hi

mustn't that 70, hwye to come r,sst
down to particulars and face the thin.
And YOU want to do Il all alone,
Out under the stars, out in some wide
place where the wind WIN sweep away
all doubts and worries and fears, you'd
like to be. N.Y.
that.
We are tied.
So, when we have problems to solve.
we'll have to devise some other way Of
getting by ourselves.
That's a very dimcu!t thing to do
in these. days Of crowded life; there
seem to be people eyerywhere.
how to remove your mind from your
surroundings. o.. o.
WHEN you master the art you'll find
w Il quite easy to sit in the train or
trolley surrounded BY, peop,e. chatter.
ing and laughing. and think as deeply
as II YOU we're entirely alone.
You'll be able to snatch q minute In
the midst Of n crowd while you are
waiting for some one at a store or sta
ton.
People pass by you and without
realizing them you see them. but they
don't enter your brain at all.
There isn't room for them when you
have found how to fill your thoughts
with one idea In this way.
Sometimes we call this concentrate ion,
but the name is long and rather for.
bidding.
It sounds so technical:
Getting off by yourself in the midst
of n crowd is a much nicer way to think
about it-and much easier thing
to do.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-01

What.--'
"Those perfectly scrumptious Rus.
sian bOots!"
He grinncd.
"Yeh, think they're rather attrac-
tive-on these young girls
1t was Virginia's turn to stare.
"On young girls? Why, honey, they
are too-ah--too sophisticated for
young girls"
That's good one, honcy-sophis-
ticated, huh! Russian boots are SO.
phisticated.
She prOfessed to be annoyed.
"You know as we'll as l do, Paul,
that Russian boots are not for young
girls at all. They're unbecoming.
II rather like the looks Of them.
honey only at first they seemed to me
to be n silly sort of II fnd."
"But that's just It," said Virginia
triumphantly. They're not fad and
they're not foolish. They're really very
sensible. They're sturdy. too. and
they'll wear forever, imagine
The inarticulate Gurgle from the head
Of the house did not ruf1e her.
'And so sensible. They keep the
ankles protected for one thing, and on
these rainy days we have every spring
they re just the thing. And now
they re only $lS."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-01
Asks Advice on Marriage

Dear Cynthia--I am n young lady In
~ teens and am considered very at.
tractive. Some time ago I met "A good
ooking young man and he was quite
ttentive to me. and now we find out
Vat we love each other. There Is only
one thing In the way. and tina. Is our
religion. We are both Of different
'aiths. Ho has n good position and
could marry me and make me happy,
4" claims. His family are very much
against this and threaten to disown him
- he ,narrie- me. He says II am
willing he will marry me. BOBS.
My dear. no one can advise you on
marriage. II IL for you and the young
man to decide. You have your own
lives to live. II you can make UP your
minds never to interfere In each others
religion and be willing to face disown.
rnent by your families. you may be
happy; but It's a great question. Mixed
marriages are not advisable
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-01
WHAT'S WHAT
By Helen Decie

Although theatres flash upon screen
or print upon program the rea a"onable
request, please do not talk while the
ways patrons" who ignore the request.
and who annoy every one within hearing
BY their chatter.
Those who are most often guilty of
this inconsiderate rudeness are Thought
less girls who 60 to n matinee laden
with boxes Of candy. Like the witches
in Macbeth. they "munch and MUNICH
and munch." and talk and talk and talk
their own affairs. while those In their
vicinity yainly try to fix their minds ON
the performance. One Of their tenn
porary neighbors should have the cour-
age to remind these-perhaps uninten-
ltional-diSturbers, as Courteously as
possible, that there Is plenty Of time
for conversation between the acts.