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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-05-26
INVENTOR IN EARLY YOUTH
John Muir, When a Boy, Gave Prom
lse Of the Genius That Later
Made Him Famous.

John Muir. the naturalist, in his
youth, developed talent for inven-
ton, making his own tools out of the
material az hand. During this period
he invented an apparatus which, when
attached to his bed. not only awakened
him at definite hour, but stimuli
taneously lighted lamp. After so
many minutes allotted for dressing, a
book was pushed up from rack be-
low the top of his desk, thrown open,
and allowed to remain there certain
number Of minutes. Then the machin-
cry closed the book, dropped 1t back
into It's place. and moved the rack
forward with the next book required.
Muir also constructed a tlmeplece
which indicated the days Of the
month and of the week as well as
the hours. One of his clocks kept
good time for so years. He also built
self setting sawmlll and an auto
matte contriyance for feeding horses
NJ a required hour Among his tools
was fine saw made out of strips OF
steel from old corsets, and hradawls,
punches and a pair Of compasses from
wire and old files.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-05-26
THEIR THIRD WIFE A TREE
Hindus Have Evolved Really Unique
Way Of Evadino Religious
TechnlcaIlty.

Probably the most curious form Of
marriage In existence prevails In India.
where men and women are married to
trees. A Hindu In the Punjab cannot be
legally married a third time, and when,
therefore he wants a third wife, he Is
married to a certain tree. so that when
he does actually take another wife she
counts as his fourth
In another district Of India there are
communities where Il tree marriage Is
s0lemnlzed In the case of man who
has lost two wives and is DESTROYS Of
taking a third, or a man who Is too
poor to marry IN the usual way.
In the latter case, the man Is after
wards married to a widow. As, how
ever, the remarriage Of widow Is held
By orthodox Hlndus to be fraught with
every calamity, the wedding Is per
formed at dead Of night under an old
mango tree II is nor easy TO under
stand the reason for en- an extraor-
binary custom as tree marriages, but
one authority points out tuat II seems
to be Intended to avert the curse OF
widowhood, the husband" being al
ways alive
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-05-26
Talking aPurs chaucsr.n

One Of the worlds three or four
great story-tellers. he was also one Of
the best versi6ers that ever made
English trip and sing with gayety
that seems careless, but where every
foot beats time 10 the time Of the
thought BY the skillful Arrangement
OF his pauses he eyaded the monotony
Of the coupIet, and gave to the rhymed
pentameter, which he made an heroic
measure, something OF the archltec-
tural repose Of blank verse.
He found our language lumpish.
stiff, unwilling, too apt to speak sax
ony In grouty mOnosyllables he left
Il enriched with the longer measure
Of the Italian and Proyencal poets.
He first wrote English and It
was feeling Of this. I suspect. that
made It fashionable In EIizabeth's day
70 stalk pure Chsucer Lowell.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-05-26
ODD WEAPONS OF DUELlSTS
Controversy That Had Fatal Ending
Settled With Billiard Ball
cagliostro's Peculiar Idea.

Billiard players win be interested
to know that 80 years ago duel with
a billiard ball took place In which a
man was killed The quarrel was be-
tween two men named Lenfant and
Mellant In the commune of MaisonfOrt
(Selne-et-OiseJ, France.
One September day they quarreled
over game of billiards. Challenges
were exchanged, the red billiard ball
was selected as the weapon, and lots
were drawn to see who should throw
It first.
Mellant was favored, and threw
with such speed and aim that Len
FAINT, struck on the temple, fell dead.
The duel of the pin is credited to
Cagli0stro. He had called a physician
a quack. Possibly the physician
thought this was too like the pot call
Ing the kettle black. Anyway, he
challenged. Cagliostr0 proposed that
two pills, one poisonous. the other
harmless. be put In box and shaken
up. Each was to draw pill and
swallow IL.
"a medical controversy should be
settled In a medical fashion," the
magician explained. II Is not on rec
ord that the duel was carried out.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-05-26
PROPER CARE OF TlMEPlECE
Sentative Piece Of Mechanism Seldom
Given the Attention Which Should
Be Accorded II.

On cold days many Of Us are annoyed
TO find that our pocket or wrist time
pieces are not behaving well.
Suspecting dirt or tired mechan-
ism, We take our chronometer to be ex-
amlned and doctored,
But how many owners Of watches Mt
tribute any blame to themselves when
their timepiece goes out Of orderl
watch Is a highly sensitive piece
Of mechanism. About Is per cent Of
US, on retiring for the night place our
watches on the cold washstand or man.
telpiece, and during the night, the Ere
having burned down and out the at
mosphere Of the bedroom becomes chit
~. Now. all metals contract with cold,
yet many express surprise when they
rise in the morning and find that their
tlmeplece has gone wrong
The best plan 70 prevent your watch
from becor@ng frozen up" Is to sleep
with 1t under your pillow. This evens
the temperature-aud, incidentally,
your watch Is in safer resting place /
II is generally thought that II ~
merely "a matter Of convenience wheth-
or. a tneoiece Is wound nn at NIGHT ar
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-05-26
mining" for Museum Specimens.


Few persons contemplating the re-
marllable specimens of extinct AMI
mails to be seen in some museums real
lie the amount Of work which has
been entalled In the uncoyering and
preparation Of these specimens. In
the first place. well-equipped eXpedl-
ton Is generally sent out to look for
these bones and many miles are some
times covered In the search Of likely
spot for operations Even then tons
without uncovering the bones that are
being sought The removal OF the
soil can be done only by those who
are familiar with the work, for an
inexperienced hand could readily do
much damage by not knowing how 10
proceed When bone has been 10
Gated II IL uncovered slowly by the
aid of small brushes and delicate I'M
plements. The bones when found are
exceedingly brittle and must be han-
died with the greatest OF care. When
obey are finally brought 10 light they
are given a coat Of shellac and then
placed IN bath Of -four paste They
are then carefully wrapped In strips
Of fabric and put in boxes When the
latter are placed in crates for ship
mont the smaller boxes are surround
ed with cotton and other material to
prevent any possibility Of damage be-
ING done 20 the specimens.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-05-26

gesuve Juices can acJ upon the I,,,,4
more freely. Heating often changes
the structure Of food materials very
decidedly, SO that they are more easily
masticated and more easily and
thoroughly digested The second is TO
make It more appetIzlng by improving
the appearance or flavor, or both.
Food which is attractive Quickens the
flow OF saliva and other digestive Juices
and thus digestion is aided The third
is TO kill by heat any disease germs.
parasites and other dangerous organ
isms 1t may contain. This IS often a
very important matter and applies to
both animal and vegetable foods.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-05-26
Music to Reduce Eye Strain.

There is as much eye strain Ia read
ing music as In reading print, and to
reduce that strain on a musicians
eyes a change In color of the back
ground on which the music is printed
is desirable Music printed I'm white
ink on green paper is being used to
relieve eye strain, and It is especially
designed for use in theaters where
poor lighting causes an unusual tax
on the sight nerves This color com
bination seems TO make tile notes and
STAFF stand out in relief In the semi.
darkness.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-05-26

Frogs cannot breathe with the
mouth open
Malta is the most thickly populated
island In the world.
The earliest known machine is an
Egyptian crank drill, invented before
1000 B. G.
Flscount Lascelles, the husband Of
Princess Mary. Is an enthusiastic col
lectoT Of old glass.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-05-26
WORTH KNOWING

The sun gives 100000 times more
light than the moon.
At one time sneezing was regarded
as a sign Of good luck.
Sir Philip Lloyd.Greame, president
of the board of trade in the British
cabinet, finds relaxation in singing
comic songs.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-05-26

farm are thrown upon the mar
ket in large quantities. Our
farmers do not attempt to sup
ply their own needs from what
they produce but rely on purchasing
what they need from the sale of the
product or products that they are
able to produce best and most eco
nomically.
Land, labor and capital are tho
three factors involved in production
A rise in any one Of these factors in
creases the cost OF production. Land
values have been rising rapidly. This
means that many of our farmers have
become wealthy not 80 much from
the farm products sold from the farm
but from the rise In value Of land
They are enjoying what is commonly
spoken OF as the "unearned mere
ment." Some day somebody will have
to pay for this. II we do not then It
will he our children or our childrens
children.
Something TO Think About
1t is said that only from to ID
per cent OF the farms OF the United
States are inherited. The rest must
be paid for in whole or In part once
with each generation. Can this be
done? With increasing land values
this becomes increasingly more diff
cult A reasonable rate OF interest
on land worth $4,000 will involve
an interest or rental charge of $500
to $500 per acre. On land worth
$4,000 this will be from $1,000 to
$24e0 per acre. This is a heavy fixed
charge for the farmer whe attempts
to pay for his farm in the course Of 4
life time. Unless this can be done It
means that we are TO be cursed with
a permanent tenant system.
The census shows that our farm
acreage has not increased near in pro-
portion to the increase in population.
1t is true that we have regions Of IN
developed or only partially developed
land, but the unused land Is the least
productive or is poorly located or
needs development. or the rainfall Is
uncertain Our labor costs are great
er than in European countries and az
increased yields per acre usually In
volye more laber the increase in pro-
duction from more intensive culture
or from developing less desirable land
takes place slowly. Improvements in
our country which increases labor or
utilization Of less desirable land IN
volve higher prices for food unless
the farmer e willing to take less
profits
The greatest problem Of our nation
is to have men on farms that cza
produce food at prices that the con
sumner can afford 10 pay. The farmer
has the Job Of feeding the world. re
cannot loaf on the Job. He must do
his best to select crops, livestock,
feed, bread and conduct his business
economically so as TO furnish food al
low cos. and at the same time be
should have a reasonable return II
agriculture is to be made permanent,
profitable, and comfortable.
Civilization Needs the Farmer
The solution Of our food problem -
directly connected with he land prss-
lem. II there Is a proper adjustment
between the value Of IsRs AIS .As
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-05-26

President Poincare Of France wakes
elasticity eloquent in his discussion
Of JACK Dempsey. comparing Dempe
sey, Familiarity known as the gorilla"
to Calcemna Of Agenie But Calce-
mluas name suggests that he was a
sort Of interior decorator, whereas
Dempsey Is decorator Of exteriors.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-05-26
Spectators by Running Selling
Values Above Production
Values Make Farm
ing Improbable.
CIVILIZATION PUT BACKWARD
Bankers Farm Expert Discusses Eco.
Monies of Farm Finance From
Farmers Vlewpolnt-calls Farm.
ers Men Of Affairs.
BY .. n. OTIS
Agricultural Director American Bank.
ers' Association.

O ur farmera
are fast becoming
men of affairs.
They do business
In a business
way. Gu r rural
banks owe their
existence to the
patronage OF the
farmer.
Our farms are
run as business
enterprises. The
AlN - H.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-05-26
Poor Pup

in the morning rlIv morning Is the
better time, because. fortified with the
latent power In the spring, the mechan-
ism is more able 10 Withstand the jolts
and shakes # receives during the day.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-05-26

There are three chief purposes Of
cooking. The first Is to change the
mechanical condition 50 that the d..
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-11-03
?
And Garbage
Will Be Collected
City Council Acts to Have Collec-
tons Made Every Monday and
Friday Hereafter.

Pursuant to an action of City Coun-
ell there will be regular weekly col
lections of ashes and garbage through
out PIeasantville in the future. This
matter has been under consideration
by Council for some time and Council
man Edward T. Stephenson announced
this week that the committee having
this work in charge had decided to
start such weekly collections at once
There will be a collection of ashes
every Monday. and the garbage collec-
tions viii be made every Friday. All.
ash and garbage receptacles must be
placed at the curb line by household
ers on the days the collections are to
be made. Members of the Street De-
partment will make the collections
when this is done, but will not make
collections where the r~eeeptacles are
not placed at the curb lines.
City CoE-eil will hold a regular
meeting on Monday night for general
business, and one of the matters X
pected TO be acted upon will be the
appointment of a Police Justice to
succeed the late George ". Biggs.
Mayor Charles E. Jackson has been
acting Police Justice since Biggs met
his death. This is the second time
that the Mayor has been called upon
to fill this office, having acted after
Burr McAnney was named to succeed
Judge R. G. Brown and McAnney fall
ed to qualify. 1t is rumored that Nc
Anney may again be named for the
position. and that he would qualify
this time if the appointment is made.
There are several active candidates
for the pOsition.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-11-03

Howard R. Cloud has resided in At
lantic City for t~hirty-fve years. His
first political appointment was on the
Board of Assessors of Atlantic City
and on which he served for a period
of six years.
For the past ten years he has been
secretary to a number of campaign
committees and also has acted in the
capacity of Campaign Manager for the
majority of candidates running for Of
flee on the Republican ticket. At the
present time he is under-sheriff of At
lantic County, having occupied that
Office for five years; he has had charge
of the detail work in connection with
the sheriff's office and is thoroughly
qualified to perform the duties of the
sheriff. The reputation OF Howard
Cloud is of the highest. He has al
ways responded to the call of bis par
ty, serving in a number of positions
without pay or hope of reward. The
important duties connected with the
sheriff's office make it particularly de-
sirable that the man who assumes
these duties have some knowledge of
them; therefore, by voting for Cloud,
you are placing a man in charge who
is equipped to protect the peace of
the county and properly administer
this office. He is efficient, honest and
energetic and is entitled to your sup
mort
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-11-03
VOTE FOR "BILL" BLAIR
Four Women Injured
In Automobile Crash
Car Driven by Mrs. Albert Boss
Ter Strikes Pole While Enroute
to Mays Landing.

Three women, residents of Pleasant
vile, were in an automobile accident
on Wednesday morning, on the Pleas
antville-Mays Landing road, as they
were going to the County Seat, to at
tend the murder trial of Mrs. May
MacNeil, charged with killing Mrs.
Hannah SeeIey
Mrs. Albert F. Bossler was driving
an automobile, in which were also
Mrs. George H. Adams, wife of the
Cashier of the First National Bank;
Mrs. Frank Johnson, of Adams avenue,
and Mrs. Pauline Barnard, of Ventnor
City. The car struck a telephone pole
and upset, as Mrs. Bossler turned
quickly to avoid collision with a truck
driven by a colored man.
As the machine hit the pole it turn
ed completely over. pinning the four
women beneath it. The truck driver,
whose name could not be learned, rs
sisted other motorists to raise the car
and extricate the women. 1t was e e
that Mrs. Bossler was badly injured
and she was taken to the Office of DR..
Leland S. Madden, in Pleasantville,
where she was treated, later being re-
moved TO her home.
The other three women were con
siderably bruised and cut, all suffer
ing from shock. The a was badly
wrecked.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-11-03

A number of friends were entertain
ed at the Mortified home of Miss
Alberta Steele, at a Halloween party.
After enjoying dancing and games, re-
freshments were served to the follow
ing: Margaret Willard, Crystal Kauf-
man, Jean Steele, Jean Adams, Mary
Martin, Almeda Powell. Martha Dor
den, Lillian Hyde, Lila Woolbert. Mad
cline Costello, Madeline shannon, Bes
s16 Da1y. Liillast nsssE ea s
vies, Dorothy Caffree. Lynda Webb
Margaret Henhotfer, Emma Leeds.
Ruth Adams, Alma Smith, Frances
Lawson, Gladys Reed, Elsie Knecht,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Steele, Reba
Steele, Alberta Steele. Chester Lee,
Jack Kinsel, George Webb, Philip Ris
ley, Elmer Hand, Charles Hill, Harry
Jeffries, John Hand, Thomas Bolton,
Maxwell Swank, Joe Meghee. Joseph
Walton, Louis Smith, Clarence Thomp-
son, Dudley Fenwick, Nelson Brown,
Daniel Brown, Philip Topin, Harold
Peck, Raymond Criste, William Dee
mer, William Vanaman, Arthur Hee-
man, John Scull, Arnold Smith, Ray
mond Heller, Frank Thompson, James
Thompson.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-11-03
Robert Fitzgerald
Died Last Tuesday
Colored Lawyer and Freebooter
Dropped Dead in Front of His
Kentucky Ave. Cafe.

Robert Fitzgerald, the first colored
lawyer in Atlantic City and for many
years a member of the Atlantic Coun-
ty Board of Freeholders, died sudden
ly on Tuesday morning. He dropped
dead in front of the cafe conducted
by himself and a brother, B. G. Fitz-
gerald, on North Kentucky avenue.
Heart disease was the cause of death.
The funeral was held on Thursday
from the Fitzgerald Auditorium, with
services being held in st. Augustine's
Protestant Episcopal Church. The
body was taken to his former home
in Virginia, for interment.
Freeholder Fitzgerald was IS years
old. He graduated from Howard Uni
versity, Washington, d. c. He was
born near Blackstone. Va, and came
to Atlantic City in 1895. Although
graduated as a lawyer, he never prac-
ticed law, and shortly after his arrival
in Atlantic City went into the hotel
business.
He was a stockholder and prime
mover in the Hotel Fitzgerald project,
a hotel for colored people which is to
be erected on Indiana avenue, between
Arctic and Atlantic, and is to cost up
wards of $1,000, 000.
The Freebooter win in all probabili-
ty be succeeded by James A. Light
foot or Isaac n. Nutter, colored attor-
neys, both of whom have been promi-
nent in organization politics in the
Third Ward. The vacancy on the
County Board will be filed by appoint
ment, the City Commission having au-
thority to make the appointment under
the State law.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-11-03
VOTE FOR JOE" CORIO
SURPRISE.

A number of friends gathered at the
new home of j. H. Parrish, SIG North
New road, during the family's absence
on Monday evening, and gave them a
real surprise on their return home
later in the evening.
The house was beautifully decorat-
ed appropriate to the occasion, under
the direction of Mrs. Fred. Larned and
Mrs. Howard Kilmer.
Nearly all the guests were attired
in clever costumes. Mrs. Robert
Young, dressed in a beautiful Indian
outfit, received the prize for the incest
costume, and Mr.. Bingenheimer, dress
ed as Aunt Jemimy, received the prize
for the most comical costume.
An enjoyable evening was spent
with games and music, after which a
delicious lunch of many kinds of cake,
candy and fruit was served under a
canopy of colored electric and candle
lights shining dimly through all kinds
of weird ghost-like decorations.
Those present were: MI. John Boy
ad, Miss Nellie Larned, Miss Celia
Leeds, Miss Edna Duncan, Miss Char
lotte Leeds, Mr.. Philip H. Atwood,
Miss Margaret Coudell, Mr.. Harry F.
Anderson, Jr., Miss Hattie Adams,
Miss Thelma Clark, Mr.. and Mrs. Bin
genheimer, Mr.. and Mrs. Lichtenber-
ger, Mr.. Leo P. Brady, Miss Delma
Kline, Miss Kathryn Larned, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Young and daughter Fran
ces, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Lehman and
baby, Mr.. Bruce Eckman, Mr.. Somers
Price, Mrs. Fred Larned, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Swain and daughter Ethelyn,
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Kilmer and son
Gerald, Messrs. Alfred and Lee Ford
of Atlantic City.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-11-03
Kiwanis Club Hears
DR.. Thomas J. Cross
Describes Visit to Holy Land
Club Favors Lighting Plan
Ladies Night Nov. 9Th.

DR.. Thomas ]. Cross, pastor of the
Chelsea Baptist Church, Atlantic City,
was the speaker at the regular weekly
luncheon of the Pleasantville Kiwanis
Club, held at the Atlantic City Coun-
try Club last Tuesday. DR.. Cross, in
his usual pleasing manner, told of his
experiences in his recent trip abroad.
He carried his listeners from the vari-
Gus European countries he had visited
to Egypt and into Jerusalem. His
reference to his visit to Athens, where
he had seen several hundred small
boys and girls, who had welcomed
him by singing America in their
broken English, was touching. He
spoke of the young girls of ages vary
ing from 6 to IL years, each carrying
the mark of the terrible Turk, which
indicated that they had been subjected
to their brutality and hideous crimes.
While DR.. Cross's talk was full of
pathos, there was just enough humor
intermingled to make the address full
of interest. At the conclusion of his
remarks, DR.. Cross passed around sew
eral souvenirs he had brought back
from the Holy Land. Some of these
were several thousand years old, and
were viewed with keen interest by the
members. DR.. Cross explained what
each represented. AT the conclusion
of his talk he was given a great ova-
ton by the large number of Kiwanians
present..
The Club went on record, unanimous
ly as favoring the proposition of bet
ter lighting Main street, between Plea
SAINT and Decatur avenues, and re-
questing Council to provide the neces-
sary funds for the erection of orna-
standards along this street in
this section. This proposition was
originally doomed by the local Cham
Der of Commerce at a meeting held in
this city several months ago.
The Committee on Ladies' Night,
which is to be held at the Country
Club next Tuesday night, Nov. 9th, at
$50 O'Clock, reported that tickets
could be secured at any of the follow
ing places: Dennis Drug Store, Walter
Thoms' Flower Shop, VIM. J.. Hos
bach's Store, and Weaver's Depart
ment Store. There will be a dinner
and dancing and other entertainment
will follow. The usual large gathering
Is looked for.