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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-01-06
Hidden Brine Rlyer.

A thousand feet beneath the town
of Midland, Mich, run rivers Of brine
charged with calcium, sodium, imagine.
stun, strontium, bromlne and chlorine
Forty pumping wells raise the brine.
and separative processes release from
II the bases of Photographic emulsionS,
medicines, cement. tanning materials,
perfumes, preservatlyes and cold-stor-
age solutions. The magnesium was
used for war flares, and now, com
bined in a secret alloy, furnishes metal
one-thrd the weight of aluminium.
sustaining a pressure Of 24,OOO pounds
per square inch. In the form of gas
engine pistons. after test equivalent
to that of a motor car running 30 miles
an hour continuously for $4,000 miles
scarcely sign Of wear was discern
Ible-ScientItic American.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-01-06

In some parts of India. discovered.
clothes--or the lack of them--cause
little concern; children up to six or
eight years old wear absolutely moth
Ing. All the bprbering is done In the
open street.
For the most part houses are sim
ply built of clay, with brush thrown
over the top. The better classes of
natives pile into tenement houses as
people do in the cOngested districts
of New FORK City, and their ambition
seems to be TO crowd as many persons
into a room as possible, and TO have
as many children as nature will per-
mit.-World Traveller.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-01-06

sHucl responds Red is the color u
warning green or white says 80
ahead. Ii Is awkward That red and
green are the coiors undistneuIshable
b. the color blind 70 whom both airs
green There IS d story OF John
Grcenlcar Whittier. who would not de.
part from Quaker garb, appearing a
reception IN bright yermilon
necktie It's deeply vcrdant sobrlety
had oppaaIed to him. Cation, the great
student 81 heredity made tie curious
observation that Quakers ofleuer than
others were color blind because for
mauy generations their eyes bad dwet
On sombcr hues, Seldom does meu-
Der of the Society Of Friends see
red
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-01-06
OFFER MARK TWAIN REFUSED
Nothing Saddsr, He lie Reported 70
Have Said, Than EditersnIp OF
Humorous Periodical.

About that time my wife helped me
put another temptation behind me.
This was an offer Of sixteen thousand
dollars a year. for five years, to let
my name be used as editor Of . hu-
morous periodical.
| praise her for furnishing her help
In resisting that te@ptation, for IT Is
her due. There was no temptation
about it. In fact, but she would have
offered her help Just the same II there
had been one. / can conceive Of many
Wild and extravagant things when my
Imagination Is in good repair, but l
can conceive Of nothing quite 80 wild
and extravag ant as the Idea Of my &C
ceptlng the edltorship Of a humorous
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-01-06

Isaac no and forgaye her He
shook hands with his son-in-law The
past is dead and buried from this
night on" he said huskily. I'VE have
all been TO blame Let us forget and
forgive
George, darling, it did seem a hor-
rid trick TO play on dear father" said
Rhoda. on their way homeward "Only
did 50 want him to see little Thomas
and he'd never have forgiven us"
only thing TO do said George
some sport. that parson :" Say. dar.
ling, when stood up with You before
him | was feeling just as I did when
we stood up together year ago before
the justice of the peace who married
us"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-01-06
NOT AS SHE HAD PICTURED
Girl Who Had Herself PACED In Hotel
Unprepared for Meeting With
Flippant individual.

The girl had never been PACED in a
hotel. Time after time she had heard
the bellboys go by calling out names,
and always she had envied the young
women who got up and followed them
to the telephone.
II got to be positive mania with
her-this desire TO be paged-and
finally she persuaded one of her
friends to telephone her at 4 hotel at
specified time.
She waited in the lobby. sitting on
the edge of her seat in excitement. un'
til the boy appeared.
Miss Brown Miss Brown"
She rose excitedly. Il am Miss
Brown" she said.
Gentleman waiting 90 see you out
front"
She looked rather surprised; that
had not been In the scheme. But per
haps he had changed his mind. She
followed the boy obedlentIy, and was
led face to face with perfect
stranger.
Her face grew pink with confusion
as she gazed at him. and he. realizing
the mistake, watched her In amuse-
ment. He was rather loudly dressed
young man with great air OF assur'
ance.
For a moment they stared; then he
spoke.
Not SO good" he said slowly, and
then, as an after thought. but not so
bad, elther'
And the girl fed in embarrassment.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-01-06
Where Long Neeks Are Stylish.

In Burma, among the karenS, a
long neck is the ambition of every
woman. Her mother starts thinking
about this when her daughter is 1
baby, and starts TO accomplish this
Swan.like effect when the tots are
scarcely able to walk
The method employed Is a series
of heavy brass rings, which are as
thick as your little finger. These are
put around the child's neck, and as
she grows, more rings are added, thus
forcing her neck TO lengthen out.
More rings are added year after year
as the girl grows into womanhood.
Twenty-one of these coils is the aver
age worn. although % have been
achieved
The 21-ring-coiared woman Is
thought beautiful, but the 25-ringed
lady Is considered a raving beauty
under the Karens of Burma.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-01-06
Making suralars Tools.

The Black museum at Scotland
Yard has recently acquired IA fine set
of house.breaking tools which had
been abandoned b their owner after
burglary. These instruments show
wonderful workmanship. There is
coliapsibie Jimmy that folds mp in
the pocket, a rope ladder Of silk that
fits into the palm Of the hand, a num-
her OF keys and lockpicking instTa-
ments. and neat oZygen-acetylene
blow-lamp. Where DO burglars obtain
these marvellous tooist They are e1-
perts at uakiug skeleton keys and SO
on. but they are not capable Of max
ing the other implements. No respect
able hrm MANUFACTURES such articles
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-01-06
carIba, FlashInQ Thunder eIrd.

The Australian thick-headed shrike
is about six inches long, rich.yellow
below, with a iet-black collar and a
white throat, black head and partly
black tail. 1t is sometimes called the
hlack-breasted hy-catcher and 1t has
also a variety IF French and New
Latin names
In the mythology OF some low
tribes, such as the Caribs. Brazilians,
Harvey islanders, Karens, Bechunas
and Basutos, there are legends of a
Tapping or flashing thunder bird
which seems to translate into myth
the thought of thunder and lightning
descending from the upper regions
of the air, the home OF the eagle and
the vulture.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-01-06
ROMANS BELIEVED IN SIGNS

When they wanted to know whcth.
er to do this thing or that tie an
Client Romans tried to fLd ont the
signs" Some persons looked as
birds flying overhead Others cut up
animals, to see what signs were In.
side Perhaps most interesting Of
all was the custom Of keeping certain
chickens and calling them sacred II
someone wanted 10 know q q plan
would succeed. be tried 10 fee, out
the chickens II they ate heartily It
was a good sign If they refused to
cut, the plan was probably given up
When a Roman died, food and drink
were placed beside his body 10 the
tomb. Animals we're sacrificed. ana
milk or wine was thrown IA the
ground THIS was repeated every
year II the relatives forg the
soul was supposed to become evil and
to bring bad luck says ihe Detroit
News. Animals were sacrificed IN
honor u the gods, as well ss for tine
spirits Of men. Pigs, oxen and sheep
were the creatures most often kIiInd
Flour and salt we're sprinkiei over
each animal rs mead was covered
with cloths. and then the priest re- seJ
q large knife Or an ak for the death
dealing blow Prayers were said by
those looking on The bones and fat
were placed On the altar aud burn d
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-01-06
OF Course kotl

A negro boarded tramcar. After
a word with the conductor, he shut
fed toward the door again.
An inspector, who happened to be
In the car, said to him, surely you
don't want to get Off so sOOn-and you
haven't paid"
"Ah want ter go ter Whopple
street" said the negro. AN de con.
ductah says dah's no s!ch place"
Well, there isa t." said the con.
ductor.
Den dah's sure no good Ia ma
gwine dab. Edinburgh Scotsman.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-01-06

so you're going to try 70 take hmo up Scotland the
eminent author in England said well the Lord help You'd
better take with ou open their skulls
How this legend started don't know think it because the
English jealous Of the Scotch They The Union
in 20; and they can't The Home Ride or
S"a Raj Dominion anything; they English
When they want money they London and make
literary they ell their books tie English prevent
of political trouble they take keep cabinet well filed with
Scochmen The English for shones sake can't get Union 50
they eaiate by saying that the Scotch
But there's nothing One has only
people and they will tell you tbat the audiences Glasgow
bugh the best the British Isles possess the
ability to recognize what is really good.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-01-06
BaHIn Land.

Batiin Land, barren insular tract
IN British North America. lies between
latitude 81 degrees and u degrees
north, with Lancaster sound on the
north. Baffin bay and Davis strait on
the east. the Gulf of Bothnia and Fox
channel on the west. and Hudson bay
on the south. The area is about 236,.
600 square miles. II is inhabited By
few Eskimos. but Is visited occasinrs
ally by whalers.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-01-06
A Literary LIGHT.

"Havc you ever met Scribson, the
flcti0uist?"
~ believe once attended some kind
of affair where he vas the guest Of
honor" replied Mr.. Grumpson. but he
talked SO sensibly on q number Of sub
jects you never would have guessed
he waS-an author"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-01-06

A uniform system Of traffic signals
n all the states S. obviously desir
able. The American Engineering stand
ards committee is 20 work one out. II
tie plan proves to be well devised It
should and doubtless win be adopted
the country over The committee VIII
be wise not TO tamper with danger sig
nails 10 which every person oy In.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-01-06
Love Of Nature.

"What is your favorlte flowerf"
We'll" replied Farmer COrnt0sse!.
Il guess an orchid is about as salts.
factory as any"
"Orchids are beautiful, but rare"
"1hat's why favor EN-. There's no
chance of they're gettin start like
daisies or dandelions an havln' to be
weeded out. Washington Star.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-01-06
helnlnn Hin out.

Doris felt sure you we're going 70
kiss me when you puekered up your
lips just now
Archibald o-er--it was oniy g
piece 81 grit In ms mouth
Doris-Thpn fnr goodness sake
swallow ity-.o1 4. soiLe.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-01-06

II would take 5S.l33 days 10 reach
Mars In an auto travelling 10 miles an
hour. says n professor Of astronomy.
Perhaps modern autoIst would be
conlen, with 30 miles an hour. II he
happens to be a professor OF astron.
omy.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-01-06

More and more the opinion grows
thar the only way out Of the world
morass Is through following higher
ideals Surely the human racc has
suffered enough to convince II that
higher Ideals are worth following.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-01-06

The Ohio state Journal argues tts'
the automobile has q spiritual valne
but when the preachers see the roads
crowded and the pews empty on Sun
day morning they will be hard 10 coz
vince
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-01-06
nerlodlcnl.

periodical
should regard that as the SSddest
of all occupations. If l should under
take il l should have to add TO 1t the
occupation Of undertaken, TO relieve
II In some degree of It's cheerlessness.
From Unpublished Chapters from
the Autobiography of Mark Twain" In
Harpers Magazine.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-01-06

When a self.reIiant American used
TO go out and shoot an arrow Into
bear to procure his winter suit he
never had 10 worry about the high
cost of wool. All be worried about
was the bear
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-01-06

and, although a smah quantity is
made secretly by employees of repu-
table firms, the majority come from
special factories engaged In nothing
else but making burglars tools Such
factories are hidden away in back
streets, and it is almost impossible 10
locate them.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-01-06

4 Constantinopies CORE poeaent
aay Americans are as safe III Turkey
as they would be in New York Or
Chicago. Is i that bad
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-01-06
The English Retaliate by Saying the Scotch
Have No Sense of Humor

By PROF STEPHEN NcocK in MY Discovery Of England
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-06-03
HONEY CAKES USEFUL
FOR CHANGE IN DIET
One Especially Adapted for Use
in Emergencies.
Will Become Hard On Cooling and VIII
Not Be Soft Enough for Use for
Several Weeks-lt viii Keep
for Long Period.

prepared by the United States Department
Of Agricultural
Honey can be used 10 advantage In
making cakes and cookies and make
a pleasing change in the diet. Here
is a cake recommended By the United
States Department OF Agriculture, es-
pecially adapted to keeping on hand
for emergencies.
Hard Honey Cake.
q eupful honey n teaspoonful
IA cupful sugar cloves
On cupfuls flour Speck white pepper
l egg spcck saii
a teaspoonful GIN n teaspoonful soda
ger l taDleApoonIu Wa
1 teaspoonfuI Gin ter
namon ? ounces blanched
Il teaspoonful almonds chopped
ground cardamom fine
seed
Slft together the flour and spices,
dissolve the soda in the water. beat
the egg and combine all the ingredi-
ents. Beat or knead the mixture thor
0ughly. Cook a small sample. IL II
does not rise sufficiently. add a little
more soda and honey II 1t falls. add a
little more flour. Roll out the dough
to the thickness Of about three-fourths
OF an inch and bake In a hot oven
When the cake Is done, glaze it with
a thick strip Of sugar and water and
allow 1t to dry in a slow oven or in
some other warm place. While It Is
still warm, cut 1t into long strips. Or
Il may be left In one large cake. TO be
cut into very thin slices when served.
This cake will become very hard on
cooling and will not be soft enough to
eat for several weeks, but will keep
in good condition for an indefinite
length OF time.
The children will like these cookies:
Honey Bran Cookies.
3 cupfuls bran u teaspoonful GIN
VI cupful sugar ger
Il to "a teaspoon u cupful honey
full soda "A cupful milk
Il teaspoonful Gin n eupful melted
namon butter
Mix the sugar, cinnamon, ginger and
soda with the bran and add the other
ingredients. Drop from a spoon upon
a buttered pan and bake about fifteen
minutes.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-06-03
THE STAR
By DOUGLAS MALLOCH

THERE Is a star that hangs upon
the east
That shines u little clearer than the
rest,
Each night diminished not. nor yet in
creased
A changeless jewel on the azure
breast
OF eventide. Each twilight 1t returns
And with celestial tenderness 1t burns.
The struggle had been hard the whole
day through;
All day the sky had glittered with
the n
And then came night, and then came
deeper blue,
The winds were still. songs hushed,
the day was done
And then the star. my perfect star.
came out
And ended disappointment, ended
doubt.
The struggle had been hard the whole
day long,
The rivalry of competition, al,
The ceaseless battle of the right and
wrong:
l saw bad men arise and good men
fall
And maryelled much that things are
as they are
And then came night, and then again
the star.
l do not know her name, that lovely
light.
Astronomers may call her what they
will.
To me the worlds a sky, and life is
night;
But there's a star, one star unchang-
ing still
That shines for all, for age, for eager
youth.
One star Northumberland I have named
her Truth.
70. 1929. by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.)
n
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-06-03

prepared by the United States Department.
OF Agriculture)
Shoes. even more than most other
articles of clothing, need to be aired
after wearing in order to prevent the
p~erspiration from rotting the lining. 1t
IS a good plan. suggests the United
States Department of Agriculture, in
connection with its home economics
work, to keep them on shoe-trees or
stuffed with tissue paper. because in
this way the wrinkles are forced out
and the original shape Is preserved.
Wettlng tends to spoil the appearance
Of shoes and to shorten their period Of
service; therefore overshoes should be
worn in bad weather to protect the
shoes. IL shoes do get wet, they
should be very slowly and carefully
dried. for heat tends to crack the
leather. 1t Is especially important to
restore the shape of wet shoes by
shoe-trees or paper stufiing. Even
with the most careful drying. moisture
tends to rot the threads with which
a shoe Is sewn, and IAN ounce of pre-
'tAtlAcA - W. a HOdhd "a NhiNs
Arctlcs Afford Protection.
For walking in nov or deep mud,
arctics with rubber soles and water
proof cloth tops afford excellent pro-
lection, as do also rubber boots. When
only a little protection is needed, the
slip-on, or sandal, is comfortable and
economical, for 1t covers the sole OF
the shoe but leaves the heel free. All
types Of rubber overshoes are o so
expensive that they should be treated
as carefully as the shoes they protect.
They should be kept away from great
heat, and set right side up with care"
10 prevent their losing shape. They
should also be washed, or brushed so
that the grit on them may not wear
down the surface.
Ii Is economy to keep two pairs OF
shoes in use and wear them on alter
nate days; the thorough airing on shoe
trees or stuffed with paper keeps them
fresher and more shapely SO that each
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-06-03
Uncommon
Sense ; s,m sz,a
RESULTS COUNT

A N ATHLETE desiring to prove to
"A Epictetus that he was growing
strong showed him his ~dumb-bells.
II don't want to see the dumb-bells,"
said the philosopher. II wan to see
your muscles"
1t is results. not methods. that count
with a a
Many wealthy men have Libraries
stocked with the worlds best litera-
ture. yet remain illiterate.
Abraham Lincoln had a Bible and
a copy of Shakespeare, and was an
educated man.
The world wants to know what you
are. not how You became what you
are.
Scores of young engineers proudly
exhibit degrees from technical schools
without being able to secure respon-
sible positions.
But any young engineer who can
show a capitalist a cheaper and bet
ter way to accomplish something i'm
portant, can get a paying job.
Your training Is your own affair.
The affair of your prospective employ
er Is the equipment for the job that
your training has given you.
The talent" before a prize fight do
not care what sort of apparatus a
contender Is using. They place their
bets on opinions formed from the way
he Is hitting In practice.
You must decide for yourself what
profession you will follow. and take
the advice of others as TO the best
way to train for II.
But do that training In private. and
don't brag about 1t afterward.
The man you will have to work for
will not ask you how many hours you
spent on Latin and Greek, mathemat-
les or psychology. He will ask you
what you can do.
Show him what you can do. and II
you can do II well, you have a chance.
If you can't do 1t well. all your train
ing, all your diplomas. all your letters
of recommendation. VIII be worth alb
~solutely nothing to you.
Copyright by John Blake)
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-06-03

prevent them from soiling other ar.
ticles, and make it possible TO sort
~ a particular pair quickly.
Good Care of Shoes.
Rundown heels spoil the shape OF
shoes and should be leyeled Mt once.
If the shoes are Of good leather, we'll
shaped, and well made, it is worth
while 10 have full soles hand-sewed
on them and new heels put on when
the first set wears through. Shoes
thus mended will outwear those re-
paired with ordinary half soles. and
also have a much better appearance.
Brass rather than iron nails In the
heels make less noise In walking.
Rubber heels prevent Earring In walk
ing and for this reason are very COM
Portable: for some persons they seem
to wear longer than leather heels.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-06-03
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Iron eolored things while still damp.
To clean stains from steel knives
rub them with pow dered bath brick.
Worn tablecloths may be cut into
squares and hemstltched to make extra
napkins.
Oilcloth aprons are work savers.
They are wiped with q damp cloth
when soiled In place Of being sent to
the laundry.
Zinc utensils can be cleaned with
soda water. afterwards polishing them
with a cloth dipped In t~urpentlne and
bath brick.
Eggs covered with boiling water and
allowed to stand seven minutes are
o nourishing and easier digested
than eggs placed In boiling water and
allowed to boil ~furiously for three ana
a half minutes.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-06-03
Wet Shoes Should Be Dried Slowly
to Prevent Cracking OF Leather.

pair gives longer service. All shoes
should be kept clean and well brushed.
Leather shoes may be rubbed with
vasellne to keep them soft, and also
to keep moisture from passing so
quickly through the leather. Only
good pollshes should be used. In using
paste pollshes, a brush Is preferable
to a cloth. as 1t will force the paste
into all crevices. The shoes should
stand n few minutes after the paste Is
applied then they should be brushed
with a fiat, stiff brush and polished
with a cloth or a buffer, a brush made
Of layers of cloth having a mapped
surface. A glove made of sheepskin
with the wool On. such as Is used for
rubbing furniture, is also very good
for polishing shoes.
Clean Canvas Shoes.
White canvas shoes are usually
cleaned with one Of the commercial
preparations for this purpose. II
water Is used. no more than necessary
should be applied on the shoes and
they must be cleaned on shoe-trees or
stuffed with paper TO prevent the can
vas from shrinking. If they are bad
ly soiIed, they may be washed with
soar that contains whiting. dried, and
n necessary treated with a CONNER
cial cleaner. All traces of the cleaner
should be carefully wiped from the
edges of a colored sole; otherwise the
sboe will have a slovenly appearance.
white suede and buckskin shoes are
cleaned In much the same general way.
but with special cleaners made for the
purpose.
II there Is sufficient space, a small
| chest for holding shoes may be added
70 the furnishings of the bedroom /;
or shoe bags hung on the inside of the
closet door are good. Pairs Of bags
in different coiors are very useful for
hacking shoes when travelling; they
keep the shoes from being scratched,
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-06-03
Birds Of a Feather.

A young man managed to get into
conversation with a pretty girl dur
ing a railway journey.
He was very pleased with himself.
and when the train arrived at his
destination he said tc the girl:
81 am afraid you wouldn't per
haps have been so nice to me II you'd
known I was a married man."
"Oh. as to that" answered the girl.
"you might be a little surprised to
know that | have just come out of
prison after serving a sentence for
bigamy.'-Exchange.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-04-07

Individual scoring of players in