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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-08-20
RECIPE FOR RESISTING
THE CITY

Do you remember, when Residents
and editors and readers alike slurred
over speeches Of nomination and
jumped to the seconding speeches that
were made by women delegates? Per-
haps you read then one of these
speeches, given at San Francisco. by
Florence Cotman of Arkansas. And
you wondered, unless you We're some
thing of a politician, how these new
citizens had been chosen. Suppose
Florence Cotman of Little Rock tells
her own tale.
eff the story of what have done
will help in any measure to inspire an
other woman to self-expression, / am
glad for you to use 1t, though it seems
to me of no great value.
"An abiding belief In women and
urged me on here in my own town and
on my own Main Street with weekly
lectures on current events. l believe
the dangerous citizen is the ignorant
one. | believe in creating a band of
international friendship SO strong that
neither hate nor averice nor desire to
Cypress the weak can break 1t. / be-
lieve the salvation of the world de-
ponds on an interested and intelligent
electorate wherever the people have
voice in government.
"a do not try to reach out into other
communities at this tine because
value my home life above everything
else. have been In some thirty states
and have been away three or four
months at time, but l find more
satisfaction in giving what have to
give TO those whom / kaow best and
among whom / shall always choose to
live. 1 think, however, that my sue
cess as a suffrage speaker in New
York city in 1915 and 1917, and the
notices l have from mary other cities
have increased the appreciation which
already existed here.
"The average girl should get her
first experience among friends. If she
turns out above the average the cities
will nearly always call Aer. 1t takes
determination and will power to resist
the urge.
81 believe every woman should have
a home and home life If possible. No
career can take their place. But there
coIr-ss g time when the children are
grown and there is much leisure which
will be wasted unless training has pro-
vided that woman with a vocation.
Every girl ought to have business
training and experience. If possible
before her marriage"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-08-20
SUFFERED TWELVE YEARS
WITH STOMACH TROUBLE

my recovery has been surprise to
myself and all my friends" recently
declared Jacob Ferdinand, R. F. D. 2,
Fond Du Lac, Wis, prominent citi-
zen of this city, in relating his re-
markable experience with Tanlac.
''The suffering l went through from
stomach trouble for u or IS years
simply can't be described. In my eff
forts to find relief I spent over one
thousand dollars, but kept getting
worse instead of better. A large part
of two years was laid up in bed and
for four months of that time l couldn't
get up at all.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-08-20
SCIENTIFIC WONDERS
"OUT IN THE OPEN"
Museum Makes Things Plain
to the Average Man.

VIII American cities soon be adding
70 the public library and the art
museum another temple-like structure
whose object is to popularize science?
Although this is above all the age
OF science, the average man has had
20 depend for his knowledge on read
ing. AT Washington there has recent
" been opened a wonder House of
science where the ordinary man can
IaEilllariZe himself at first hand with
the methods whereby the marvellous
results of science are obtained. The
new institution was Immediately seen
20 I'LL such "a long-felt want that
other cities undoubtedly will copy the
idea.
Any visitor can go through the
stately marble palace and work the
machines and instruments for him
self. He can study the sun; he can
Watch earthquakes and tremors be-
Ing recorded; he can examine things
with h1gh-powered microscopes: he
can look at the vibrations of his own
voice; he can himself perform the mar
veis that he has read about In the
Sunday supplements.
The Wonder House of Science Is
neither museum, scientific laboratory
nor thedter. And yet it is all of these
and more-testifies Raymond j. Brown
IN Popular Science Monthly. The
glass cases for exhibits and the ia
miII1r GRps1 30
al museum are conspicuously absent.
The exhibits are in plain sight, I'M
guarded and unprotected.
More than that" he goes on, 'you
and |, when we call on science In it's
new home, are urged and invited to
handle the exhibits and experiment
with them as much as we please.
Though they are made up of the
most delicate, intricate aud expensive
instruments of the modern scientific
laboratory, they are not reserved for
the exclusive use of experts, as would
be the case in laboratory.
ION every exhibit are attached plain
directions, which instruct us how to
turn the switches, to press the but
tons, to focus the eye-pieces.
"The purposes of the experiments
are explained we carry them on with
our hands, observing the details of the
successive stages with our own eyes,
and we appreciate the significance Of
the conclusion as we never could were
we merely to read of it or to hear it
discussed by lecturer. No theater
could provide a spectacle more amaz-
Ing than this almost bewildering array
of scientific wonders, made tangible
and understandable to all who come
to see.
There is the matter of earth
quakes, for example. Ordinarily we
hear only of the great disasters, such
as the one that occurred last year in
Japan, but earthquakes happen rather
frequently-1000 times a year, once
at least every hour, according to the
latest testimony Of the scientists
There was graphic evidence of that
| fact on the broad recording tape OF
the new-type seismograph that was the
| first thing 1 saw when I entered the
building
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-08-20
Takes Time to Read Bible

Thirty students at Seattle, Wash.
read the whole Bible without stopping.
and found that it required 80 hours
and 20 minutes for cover-to-cover
careful out-loud enunciation of it with
no stop-over to eat or sleep. The ex-
perimenters worked in relays, two at
a time, one reading a chapter, the
'ther the next without pause. Each
kept at it two hours then was re-
lieved.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-08-20
Her Bossy Aunt

My little cousin, Grace, was visiting
US for few days. When her mother
came to take her home she took her
on her lap and asked:
Weren't you lonesome, and didn't
you miss your mamma?''
Grace answered: mo, Aunt Emily
can boss you like everything. p
Everybody's Magazine.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-08-20
Women Outnu,nber Men

In the Babuyan islands. recently
disturbed by volcanic eruptions and
earthquakes, very large portion of
the population is composed Of women.
Fishing is the principal pursuit of the
men of the islands, and the frequent
typhoons are fatal for the frail fishing
craft, which accounts for the greater
proportion of females among the in
habitants.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-08-20
Omission Exclaimed

Father" said little Jimmy O'Brien,
why didn't st. Patrick sign the Dee
Iaration of Independence" Didn't
they ask him?'
"Shure they did, me bhoy; but We
see he thought the man that brought
it to him was wan O thin autygraft
hunters, an he kicked him out O. the
house. Boston Transcript.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-08-20
cuticura for Sore Hands.

Soak hands on retiring in the hot suds
of Cuticura Soap, dry and rub in Gu
ticura Ointment. Remove surplus
Ointment with tissue paper. This is
only one of the things Cuticura will do
If Soap, Ointment and Talcum are used
for all toilet Observation-Disclosures.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-08-20
W. N. u, MILWAUKEE, NO. ss--1s24.
Restaurant Conversation

Guests this supposed to be half
a chicken? - :
Waiter-YeS, sir 4
Guest-Then kindly bring me the
other half, instead
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-08-20
Today's Sir11iIe

Our smile for the day: AS faith
fully as maid servant goes through
her mistress belongings when the lat
ter is not at home-Ohio State Journal.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-08-20
Ducked, of Course

"When the doctor struck at Jim for
calling him quack, what did Jim
do?" "Ducked Exchange.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-08-20

"Finally I sent my daughter for a
bottle of Tanlac With the result that
I found immediate relief, and seven
bottles made well and happy man
of me. / will gladly talk to anyone
personally and answer all letters re-
garding my experience with Tanlac. 1t
proved a godsend to me-"
Tanlac is for sale by all good drug
gists Accept no substitute. Over 40
million bottles sold.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-08-20

If a town can become enthused
over blue print it is going to grow.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-08-20

Tanlac Vegetable Pills, for consti-
patton, made and recommended by the
manufacturers of TANLAC.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-08-20
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-02
COTTON TUMBLES
 IN HEAVY SELLING
Profit Taking Operations Last
 Practically All Week

NEW YORK, Aug. IA big un- loading movement in the cotton mar ket this week precipitated a violent break in prices that forced October contracts at one time as low as 21.57c, or 1S4 points down from the close of last week.
 The practical attainment of 3Oe cot ton last Monday, the goal for which the big bull interests had been striv- ing, was the signal for profit taking operations that lasted pretty much all the week, varied at time by Oc- casional violent upturns as the result of temporary covering movements. Weather conditions again furnished the most important factor in the market but were as conflicting throughout the week as they were tue week before, some advices reporting good rains in northern Texas while others declared that precipitation was not general nor of sufficient volume to be of substan- tial benefit to the crop. Condition fig ures by private houses showed q ten dency to improve and the average of the seven issued thus far is 6S.4s with an indicated crop of .12,09S, 900 bales.
 Bears laid considerable stress upon the absence of boil weevil complaints from any part of the belt and insisted that with normal weather conditions from now on it might easily be DOssi- ble to produce 13,O00,000-bale .rc1. Tho end of the week was featured by a violent drop that broke prices 70 within about 30 points of the lowest of the week, due to bear ish interpretation of Hester's car ryover of 2,319,000 bales of American cotton against 2, 573,000 last year and to the appearance of tropical dis turbance in the Caribbean which it was thought might possibly reach Texas and break the drought in that state. It was understood that several of the big long accounts were liquidated late in the week, Wall Street and western interests being among the heaviest sell CTS. There was some hedge pressure against the new crop and this feature is expected to became more pronounced daily as the ginning gets heavier in the southern parts of the belt. AL though cotton goods bnsinesss failed to duplicate last week sales, the transac- tions at Fall River involved about 150,- 900 pieces. General trade was checked by the break in raw cotton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-02
BRADsTREET's REVIEW

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-Bradstreet's to- morrow will say;
 Improvement is the key word of the weeks reports, this covering gains in crop conditions and in tentative esti- mates of yields, particularly of corn and wheat; in sentiment as to the future outlook for trade in wide areas; in payments on some long overdue ac- counts made possible by free market ing of grain. and hogs, and in actual sales by wholesalers or manufacturers of steel, lumber, shoes, leather, cotton goods and wool. New buying Is very generally moderate; cautious in fact, but there seems more definite faith ex- pressed in an actual turning for the better than at any time since the rise in grain prices and securities in June gave promise of lifting of the depression in farm product prices, par ticularly grain and hogs.
 Weekly bank clearings, $7,625, ,43O, 0O0"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-02
IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE
 NO, SSA-D

An Ordinance to provide for certain improvements on 1st avenue, from the east property line of 41st street to the west property line of S5ths street.
 BE TT ORDAINED, by the Commits sion of the City of Birmingham, as fol- lows:
 Section 1. 'That the sidewalks on the north side of 1st avenue, from a point 50 feet east of the east property line Of 41st street, to the southwest line of the right of way of the Southern Rail road Company, and the sidewalks on the south side of 1st avenue, from a point 15Q feet east of the east property line of fist street to the west line of the right of way of the Southern Rail road Company, shall be graded.
 That the north edge of a 60-foot roadway along the center line of 1st avenue, from point 35, feet east of the east property line of 41st street, to the southwest line of the right of way of the Southern Railroad Company, and the south edge of a 50efoot roadway along the center line of 1st avenue, from q point Go feet east of the east property line of 41st street, to the west line of the right of way of the South ern Railroad Company, shall be curbed with 6 by 20-inch granite curbing.
 That the north curb line of 1st ave- nue shall. be connected with the east and west curb lines of 28-foot road way along the center line of 42nd place, 43rd street, 44th street, 45th street, 46th street and the south curb line of 1st avenue shall be connected with the east and west curb lines of 26-foot roadway along the center. line of 41st place, and a 25-foot roadway on 42nd street, a 26-foot roadway along the center line of 43rd street, 44th street and 45th street, with by 20-inch cir cular granite curb of 10.foot radius.
 That the south edge of 6S-foot roadway along the center line of 1st avenue, from the west curb line of 59th street to point S70 feet west of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-02
.UNDERTONE FIRM i
 IN CURB MARKET
Oils Seek Higher Level In
 Sympathy With Big Board Rally

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-Stock prices displayed firm undertone in today's curb market, which showed more uni formity of movement than any other session this week. Oil shares sought higher levels in sympathy with the late rally in those issues on the big board, but except for a ten-pointl jump in Swan and Finch and a gain of 8 points in Penn Mex Fuel, price changes were relatively unimportant. -.
 Motors again were in good demand, Cleveland leading the advance in that group with net gain of nearly three points at 22%, Durant advanced IF points and General Motors, the most active issue, improved fractionally. An opening gain of three points in Dubilier which later was cancelled, featured the radio shares. Public utilities show ed mixed changes.
 Lehigh Valley railroad 5s of 2003 were admitted to trading, selling be- tween par and 100A.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-02
IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE NO. 36T.D

An Ordinance to provide for the con structiOn of certain sanitary sewers.
 BE IT ORDAINED, by the Commits sion of the City of Birmingham, as fol- lows:
 Section l. That sanitary sewers be constructed as follows: Beginning at the end of the present sanitary sewer in Center street alley 40 feet north of the north line of Division court; thence sOuthward along said alley to Division court; thence east along Divisioh court to a line two feet east of the center line of Block 3, Walker Land Com pany's Addition to Elyton; thence sOuthward along and across the right of way of the Alabama Great Southern Railroad Company, to the alley in Block 5, Walker Land Company's Ad- dition to Elyton; thence south and east
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-02
. .WnnL REVIEW

BOSTON, Aug. 1.-The Commercial Bulletin win say tonnOrrCw:
 "The week has shown little further change in prices for wool in the eastern markets, except that the grades from quarter blood down are q lhtie strong CT. The volume of business done is hardly so great as in previous weeks, but the market may be described as broader; and prices throughout are ex- ceedingly firm, with the tendency to- ward a higher level. Buying in the west Is scattered and at very firm rates, with little more than per cent of the new clip estimated to be in growers hands.
 "The foreign markets are firm and tending slightly upward on ali descrip- tions of wool.
 ''The outlook for the manufacturers is generally regarded as promising. No announcement has been made as yet concerning the coming lightweight season, but a fairly good demand for goods ia generally expected. It would seem doubtful if prices would be named very much under those of last seaAon.
 "Mohair demand Ia in narrow cona- pass and prices are merely steady"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-02
In Billions oF Dollars

comes have Huctuated sharply, rising from 60 in 1914 to 206 in 1916, then declining to 21 in 1921. In 1922 the number increased again. The decline in million dollar returns in recent.years has been partially due to hedvy invest ment in tax exempt securities.
 The most striking feature of 1922 tax returns as compared with previous years is to be found in indications of an amazing change in the distribution of wealth From 1917 to 1922 incomes of $1, ,0OO to $1O000 increased from 3,310,- 894 in number to 6,1S2,567. This is an advance of about 87 per cent. During the same period incomes of $10,000 to $50, 0,0000 increased from 142, ,S93 in number to ,S07, an advance of about 30 per cent. Comparing larger incomes, $5O,000 to a million dollars and over, the number fell 16 per cent during the 1917-22 period, from 19,103 returns to 16,O39.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-02
SHEAR MARKET

NEW YORK, Aug. Raw sugar was quiet and unchanged today at 5.O2c for Cuban, duty paid. No new busi- ness was reported.
 Raw sugar futures were quite active, but orders were pretty evenly divided and price changes were narrow. The market closed unchanged to one point net higher. September closed at S.S0c, December at 3.40c, March at 9.25c, and May at 3.33c.
 Refined sugar continued in light re- quest, but there were good withdrawals on old contracts. Prices were un- changed at 6.4Oc to 675c for fine grant, lated.
 Refined futures were nominal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-02

THE latest figures show that almost
 third of all people earning over
 $1,0O0 receive incomes of between $2,OOO and 5000, Of approxi- mately seven million persons making tax returns to the government in 1922, just 2,129,S9S- were in this seemingly predominant class.
 A slightly larger number of persons -2,471, ,1S1-sdeelared incomes between $1,0OO and $2,000, but the total income for this group was only a little over three and 0ne.haH billion dollars as compared with total income of over five billion dollars for those earning between $2,0O0 and 5000. The same computation shows that only about three-quarter of million people make between 5000 and $4,0O0. s
 Less than 3 per cent, or POP. .S3S, of those making returns for 1922 declared incomes of over $1O,000, while but 67 persons admitted incomes of a million dollars or more. The million dollar in-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-02
CnFFEE EuTTRES

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-The market for coffee futures showed early steadl- ness today, with an opening advance of to 10 points on covering due to 3irmer Brazilian cables, September reaching 14.95c and December 14c. This was followed by reactions under selling prompted by cables stating that Santos was about to remove restrictions on daily receipts. The dullness of the spot demand also affected sentiment and September dropped to 14.72c, with the close easy at net decline of 12 to g points. Sales were estimated at 5000 bags. Closing quotations: Sep tennber, 14.72c; october, 14.17c; Novem- .ber, 13.9Sc; December, 13.77c; March, 1s47c, and May, 13.22c.
 Spot coffee was dull: Rio Is, 16h o 16%c; Santos As, 2114 c 22Ac. Cost-and- freight offers included prompt-shipment Santos 3s and As at 21Ac, and Rio Is at 14.90615c.
 A special late cable reported Rio ex- change on London net H pence higher; AellaF-buying rate, 70 reis net lower; futures, 325 to 575 reis net lower.
 Rio receipts, 16,o00 bass.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-02
vEGErARLEs

CHICAGO, Aug. 1.--Peaches: Georgia Eibertas, busheI baskets, $1.75@23 crates, $1.50@1.75; Georgia Hales, bushels. s2 @2.26.
 Peppers: Louisiana, hampers, $1.26@ LEO; Tennessee, hampers, g.
 Sweet potatoes: Alabama, hampers, Egg plant: Louisiana, hampers, $1.50 91,75.
 Watermelons: Georgia Tom Watsons and Thurman Grays, 24 to 26-pound averages, $3.5064.25; 2S to 3o-pound averages, s4@5 per .car.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-02
WOOL MARKET

BOSTON, Aug. 1.-The Commercial Bulletin win publish the following quo tatIons tomorrow:
 Domestic. Missouri and average New England h bloods. S7@49c; $ blood, 4SD4sc; A blood, 44@45c.
 Secured basis: Texas fine 12 months, Sl,2T@l.30; fine months, $1.1581.20.
 Pulled: Delaine, $1.3591.8s; A, $1.30 Dl l.3B; A supers, $d.15Q120.
 Mohair: Best comblng, 7S9S0c; best cRrdinE, 665I0c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-02

 was felt that this might bring relief to the drought in Texas over the week. end.
 Testers figures showing a carry over of 2,319,O bales was also some what larger than the trade had antici- pated, which was an added incentive toward reducing commitments. Indi- cations point to the fact that other private. crop estimates will show crop of around 12, 500, 900, bales, and this has also caused considerable hesitation to those who had felt that the crop has deteriorated materially during the last two weeks. The fact of the matter Is the trade is becoming badly mixed and really do not know exactly what to do. They are afraid that the government will not reflect the larger crop esti- mates of private individuals, and there fore hesitate to be short; and, on the other hand, they feel that, if relief comes to Texas and the government should confirm this improvement, the market would not hold. We expect a feverish, uneasy market until either rains definitely come in Texas or until the government report next Friday Hubbard Bros. & Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-02
NAVAL STORES

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, Aug. 1.- Turpentine, firm: 7shc. Sales, 400; re- ceipts, 5S3; shipments, 176; stock, 15,- s53.
 Rosin, firm. Sales, 1860; receipts, 1,240; shipments, 4,255; stock. 11s,eS1.
 Quote: B, S4.4O;. D, B, s4.7o; F, G, H, I, sA.77h; K, M, $4.s0; N, s4.9O; VIC, S6.s5; wv. Se.26.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-02
PnrArn MARKET

CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-Potatoes were weak. Receipts, 90 cars. Total United States shipments, 649 cars. Kansas and Missouri sacked Irish cobblers, $1.15@ 1.30; few evtra fancy at shade higher; few ordinary stock, $1.05@1.1o; Virginia barrel cobblers. few sales at $2.So.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-02
RAW SILK

NEW YORK, Aug. Raw silk, firm. Prices per pound: Kansai double extra cracks, $6.05@6.15; Kansai best No. 1, $6.7O65S5; Shinshu No. 1, S5.606565; Shanghai, China. steam i'll gold double deer, S6.45@6.55.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-02
CALL MONEY

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-CaH money, steady: High, 2 per cent low, ? per cent; ruling rate, ? per cent; closing bid, per cent; offered at PA per cent; last loan, 2 per cent; call loans against acceptances, IF per cent; time loans. easier; mixed collateral, 60-90 days. 2h @2A per cent; As months, 3Q3A per cent; prime commercial paper, 3A @3M per cent.