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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-07-01
Pigeons Hon1irg Instinct

Belgium claims the credit of per-
fecting the modern racing pigeon. All
our British birds are descendants of
pigeons imported from Antwerp Brus-
sells, and Liege. Writing in the year
1865, John Moore, an authority of that
date, says:
1.-THE original of these pigeons came
from Bagora (Bussorah) in Persia, be-
ing sometimes brought by shipping,
and sometimes by caravans i.
Such is the admirable cunning and
sagacity of this bird that, though you
carry them hoodwinked twenty or
thirty miles-nay, l have known them
to be carried threescore or a hun
dred, and then turned loose-they will
Immediately hasten to the place where
they were bred" Even the ancients
bred and used homing pigeons, and
they were common in the land of the
pharaohs thirteen centuries before
Christ.-Lon6On Times.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-07-01
Musical Bargain

John Mccormack, the famous sing
er, receives many letters from as
pirants to musical fame.
At a dinner in New York Mr.. McCor-
mack read a letter that had been sent
him under the erroneous impression
that he taught voice production. The
letter, dated the Middle West, ran:
Friend John: Please let me know
your lowest rates for full correspond
ence course in voice production. /
have no voice, but as the efficiency
engineer business is not what it was
represented to me to be in the Inter
national Efficiency School of Core
spondence, l desire to abandon same
In favor of grand opera, and if you
can produce me a fine tenor voice ]
will be glad to pay, in addition to regu-
lar charges. cash bonus and a gen
erous percentage of sarary receipts for
a term of years"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-07-01
Woman Ranks With Man
in Intellectual Force

There is a small group of scien-
fists TO whom women owe an everlast-
Ing debt of gratitude. These are the
psychologists who have produced the
mental yardStick = the intelligence
test-and have thus furnished the
fairer sex with the final convincing
argument to refute the ancient and
odious charge that women have less
brains than men.
The intelligence tests have given the
scientific answer to the question: Who
are more intelligent, men or women?
And the answer is so conclusive
that it leaves no room for appeal or
evasion. The test scores of hundreds
of thousands of children and young
people of both sexes in schools and
colleges have furnished the evidence.
One noted psychologist declares that
according to numerous tests he has
made on school children under four
teen years the girls actually score one
or two points higher than the boys.
Still another point of difference be-
tween the sexes, as revealed by the
tests. Is that women's scores do not
fluctuate either above or below the
average nearly so much as do mems.
The very high grades-also the very
low ones-are generally made by men.
Nature always equalizes. And when
the grand average is drawn we dis
cover that the ancient notion of mas
culine mental superiority is hoax.
The extremes reached by men in the
tests may perhaps give us the clue to
another reason why the world has
produced few men geniuses, but no
wonderland why the institutions for
the feeble-minded contain more men
than women. 1t is from the highest
levels that the genius comes. and from
the lowest the nut. And as we have
just learned, both of these levels con-
tain more men than women. The fall
lacy of the past has been to consider
these few intellectual prodigies as
samples of the whole male half of the
race. We must, therefore, conclude
that the woman given to our rather
Adam was not only bone of his bone
and flesh of his fieSh-aS the theOlO-
gians tell us-but also brain of his
brain. The sons of Adam and the
daughters of Eve are possessed of the
same intellectual equipment.-Kings-
icy Grey in the Designer Magazine.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-07-01
Immense Water Project

The city of Manchester. England.
mas launched a water-power scheme
which will cost $50O00,000 Halves
water, little Westmoreland lake, is
to be turned into a reservoir to hold
20,000,0O0,000 gallons of water, give
a supply of 100000 gallons daily,
and thus solve Manchester's water
problem for a hundred years. To do
this will take ten years and involve
the building of an aqueduct 81 miles
long Haweswater is $50 feet above
Thirlmere, from which Manchester is
at present drawing water, but it will
have TO be raised 90 feet The pic
turesque valley of Mardale Green will
be submerged under the new Hawes-
water, but the quaint old village
church is to be rebuilt on higher
ground
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-07-01
Met Natural Death

Two dead whales found floating Off
the northern California coast were not
victims of bombarding by the guns
of the battleships in the hattie" of
Hawaii. as first believed. The whales
were killed and mutiIated by a school
Of orca, or killer whales, otherwise
known as wolves-of-the-sea. Swimming
in droves these killers attack the
largest whale much the same as
wolves surround and bring down a
moose or deer. The orca, which are
usually more voracious In the Far
North, were attracted south to the
California and Oregon coasts by the
presence of fur seals now on the reg
ular pilgrimage to rookeries on the
Pribiloff islands
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-07-01
Mothe, Comn1utes Over Sea

Mrs. Maren Christensen, who has
eight children and husband in Den
United States, viii commute every
six months or so between the two coun.
tries in order to spend a portion of her
time with the two groups forming her
family. The Christensens decided two
years ago to come to America to live,
but were frustrated IN their plans be-
cause of the immigration quota diff
"ulties. She was informed, however,
that she could visit for six months in
each year and thereupon she made her
plans to commute" every now and
then until such time as the entire fam
fly can enter the country.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-07-01
Claims American Fortune

Mrs Mary O'Sonnor Tinsdall of SO
Doom street, London. who has been
Smelling peas in Covent Garden in. Lon
don for so years, and claims the
worlds championship for that art. has
put in claim for the fortune of John
O'Connor, the recluse shoemaker of
Hastings, Neb.. who died - years
ago. leaving a fortune of S150.OOO,
which has grown to S250,OO0 since
However, she is but one of 500 O'Con-
nors from all over the world who have
put in claims for the fortune. Mrs.
sister.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-07-01
English Easter Customs

In a Yorkshire England parish. a
great football match Is PLAYED annual
ly on Good Friday. each member of
the winning team receiving glass
of hot milk, two hot cross buns. and
a new half-crown. In he parishes of
Kings Capel and Sellack, Hereford
shire. the old custom Of distributing
the "Pax Cake" is, or was. kept up on
Palm Sunday. Plain cakes are given
in church, the idea being that those
who have Quarreled during the year
should "break the Peace Cake" to-
gcther. saying. Peace and good.
will" thus ending their disputes be-
fore the Easter communion.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-07-01
Celebrated Inn

memorial tablet was recently I'M
yelled at Bath, England, to mark the
site of the historic White Hart inn
which Dickens introduced into "Pick-
wick Papers 1t was a famous
coaching house in the Seventeenth cen
fury. 1t was at the White Hart inn
that the poets Thomas Moore. George
Crabbe and w. L. Bowles often met
and there, also. Sir Edward Bulwer-
Lytton and Benjamin Disraeli, in their
early days. appeared at dinner in mag
nificent attire. including black velvet
tights and silk stockings.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-07-01
Radio Broadcosfinp

There are about one thousand radio
broadcasting stations throughout the
world, of which 53S are in the United
States, which also has approxima tely
$4,000 licensed amateur transmitting
stations. Further, according to the
best data available, in the United
States there are approximately eight
million radio receiving sets in use, !"
which about five million are tube"
sets and the balance crystal" sets.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-07-01

pound and have found great benefit,
and not only recommend it for such
troubles, but to build up the whole sys-
tenn. have used it for most everv-
thing that gets wrong with me. When
/ begin to feel nervous and irritable
DON stop long in getting bottle Of the
Vegetable Compound if / haven't got
one IN the house. 1t gives a fine appe-
You may use this testimonial in my own
town or anywhere else, and will an
swer any letters receive" - Mrs.
Rush FULLERTON, 525 S. End Street,
Clearfeld, Pa
If you are suffering from nervous
troubles, irritability, give the Vegetable
Compound fair trial. For sale by
druggists everywhere.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-07-01
a CoU and Her Horn

Paul. age four, was making his first
visit in the country and was intro
duced to the COW. The animals horns
interested him most as his only expe-
rience with horns had been with those
Of tin, campaign variety.
Later, while at dinner. Paul heard
the COW bawl and called out:
"Oh, mamma listen to that COW
blowing her horn"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-07-01
Lights Fight Moths

Searchlights are being used in Ger
many and South Poland to save the
forests from swarms of caterpillars,
the larvae of species of moth. When
the lights were set up at night in the
woods, millions of the insects, attract
ed by the powerful rays. were Gre
mated when they flew into the incan.
descent carbons of the arc lamps.
which were not sheltered by globeR
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-07-01

Fac Sanderson, Universal's most
persistent office seeker. has an Aire
ale and when Lee Jacobson venturec
burst into song one day. the dos
nined In. Justify.
Come on pup" pleaded Fac. "don'i
waste your time singing duets witt
that bird. he can make racket enougI
by himself"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-07-01
Nothing NeD About That

Il heard today" remarked Mrs
Jones as she came in from shopping
downtown, that we are going to have
broadcasting station in the village"
Mr.. Jones put aside the evening paper
That's nothing" he replied, there's
been one on our front porch for years.
"Our front porch Where?" Those
two rocking chairs on the shady side"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-07-01
Friendly Little Game

Sam-Lsten heah. boy, jes' what
kind of life is you been Twin?
Rastus-Oh. ordinary, jes' ordinary.
Sanl-Well. if yo' pulls any mo- aces
out o yo' shoe, yo' ordinary life is
goin' to mature.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-07-01

Watch cutlcura Improve Your Skin.
On rising and retiring gently smear
the face with Cuticura Ointment
Wash off Ointment in five minutes
with Cuticura Soap and hot water. 1t
is wonderful what Cuticura will do
for poor compilations, dandruff, itching
and red, rough hands.-Advertisem
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-07-01
WAS NOT FIT
TO DO her WORK
Dreadful Condition of Mrs.
Fullerton's Health Remedies
by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Clearfield, Pa. II cannot begin to ten
you how much Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg

etable Compound has
helped me IN every
way. Before taking
it | couldn't stand on
my feet without
pains run min g alb
through my whole
body from my waist
d wn, just like
threads pulling. I
was not fit to do any
work. My mother
got me to try the
v eUetahla Com
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-07-01
Chile Aids BODYBUILDING

The government of Chile has author
lied the loan of $25,0000OO to aid in
erection of modern dwellings and tene-
ments.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-07-01
Catch Plane in Net

Albert Juaron has perfected an anti
aircraft shell containing a net, which
spreads when the projectile bursts and
envelops the airplane. In this man
ner the wings, propeller or other parts
of the plane may be smashed and the
machine brought down.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-07-01
W. N. u, MILWAUKEE,, NO. 26--1e25.
Shad Fishing Pays State

Shad Fishing Pays State
In South Carolina shad fishermen in
some counties pay large sums for the
privilege of catching the fish which is
so popular in the South. Shad stamps
or tags are bought Of the county treas
urer for 5 cents a piece, and the fish
ermen who use nets pay % cents for
every 100 yards of shad netting.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-07-01

'Here are monks everywhere in or
s ~ Hhasa. The three large mon
a''e''eS OF Sero. Debung and Gah-dan
a. 't contain about 10000. and with
=, ~ 'ue other temples and monasteries
on noa number cannot fall far short Of
wv While the lay population Of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-05-15
NINA

THOUGH Nina has a typicaIIy
= French sound, the name is regard
ed IS English. However, it came to
US through the French by a lengthy
process Of evolution The Hebrew
Chanaach was its earliest source and
from this word IT derived its signifi-
canoe of grace"
Through the English Hannah, ii
came to France as Anne and was soon
given the diminutive, Annette. AS
Nanette, it appeared simultaneously.
but the French love of variety
changed the latter form to Nanon and
finally Ninon.
The beauty and fame of Ninon de
PEnclos, superwoman and court
"vamp" in the reign Of Louis XIV,
spread her name afar. 1t became al
most synonym for charmer and the
maids of several countries coveted IT..
But Ninon is too Gallo for English
ears, so, in its transportation across
the channel, the ending underwent a
change and Nina was the final result.
1t has enjoyed extraordinary vogue In
this country.
The diamond is Nina's talismanic
gem. 1t is the emblem Of feariessness
and inyincibility and promises its
wearer success in all undertakings
and freedom from misgivings. Ac-
cording TO an old superstition, II en-
hances the love of a husband for his
WIFE Sunday is Nina's lucky day and
3 her lucty number.
GO by Wheeler syndicate.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-05-15
EUen Despised Rat
Can Be Made Useful

Engineers running a line of power
cables from the Canadian side Of
Niagara falls to Buffalo were halted
temporarily when they found that the
steel towers used TO carry the wires
over the stream already were loaded
to capacity. While searching along
the shore, workmen found four-inch
gas main extending to the American
side of the river, which is nearly half
a mile wide and seventy-five feet deep
at this point. A large sewer rat was
captured, stout string tied about its
body, and ii was started through the
pipe. Half way across ii stopped and
refused t. go farther-another delay
and another problem. Finally one OF
the engineers conceived the idea of
sending a weasel in pursuit Of the rat.
The scheme worked. Not many sec
onds later the rat popped out on the
American side, the string in tow and
the weasel close behind. Heavier cord
was pulled into the conduit and then
the power cables were dragged
through.-PopuIar Mechanics Maya
zine
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-05-15
e YOUR HEALTH
By ANDREW F. cURRIER, M. d.

be very easily mistaken for erysipelas.
Eczema may occur on any portion
Of the body, or II may involve every
inch Of the skin and the treatment
of such cases is very difficult.
In treating ii the cause must he
found and removed IL possible, mois-
ture and air must usually be excluded
from it and II must be protected by
ointments, busting powders and ban
dages. but seldom by lotions and wa
terry fluids.
The bowels must be kept open and
when the eruption has healed. hot,
cold, or carbonic acid baths may be
used Acid fruits, shell-fish, tomatoes
and any other food that is irritating
must be omitted, also alcohol and to-
bacco.
Good busting powders are tale, dry
wheat flour. bismuth or zinc. Tar.
zinc or lead are often used in oint-
ments for eczema; and tonics, includ-
ing iron, quinine, strychnia, arsenic.
and cod-liver oil are frequently of
service. Exercise must be regulated
and the general condition improved.
Copyright by George Matthew Adams1
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-05-15
SEZ D D \ 4 y b [E2]YI

else" said Mr.. Fox, you can scare
Jimmy Crow, and that. in my opinion,
is enough to make you king"
Mr.. Kingbird did not answer, for at
that moment he spied Jimmy Crow or
one of his brothers or cousins coming
toward his home tree, and away darted
Mr.. Kingbird to show he was still on
the watch.
The next time Mr.. Fox saw Jimmy
Grow, he said: IL saw you the other
day, Jimmy, but you were in too much
of hurry TO see me. You seemed to
be going in the same direction that
Mr. Kingbird was going, only you were
ahead, Jimmy. Did you happen to see
him?"
Jimmy Crow cooked his head TO one
side and gave loud call Mr.. Fox
darted away under the bushes. Jimmy
Crow had given the warning that
means TO all who hear il. There Is
fox about, look out !"
Presently Jimmy stopped his cries.
HE is q sly one, he is" said Jimmy
to himself, always seeing things you
don't want him 10. Now wonder
where he was on that day when
started to call on the Kingbirds. Just
going TO pay them little visit, was all
/ was going TO do.
"Well, / can, send Mr.. Fox running
any time. i tell folks he is about"
Of few Jimmy cawing as If he wasn't
afraid OF thing in the world: but
then he knew that Mr.. Kingbird was
not anywhere around just then.
C@ by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-05-15
Booty Found IN Canal

Fortune in booty was discovered by
the French police when they drained
the St Martin canal, Paris, the other
day in search Of the body of a missing
man. The body was not found, but
there was brought to light rare col
lection of valuable church ornaments
and relics, the booty Of many burgla-
ries. which thieves had found unsal-
able and thrown into the canal There
were gold fonts and other articles ex-
quisitely enameled that are almost
priceless as historical specimens of
nearly lost art. There were beautiful
images and statues. and the coIlec-
ton altogether showed the canal was
depository for most Of the unsafe
booty which came into the hands of
Partisan robbers. Identification Of
the objects is in progress, and Ii Is
hoped that through them some clews
may be discovered to some important
burglaries that up 10 now have re-
manned mysteries.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-05-15
Knot in Boundary Line

The northern boundary of Mime
sofa was settled by the treaty of
Client terminating the War Of 1872.
By it the Lake of the Woods was to
be the northern boundary. At the
time 1t was supposed that there were
many rivers flowing from the lake
eastward, and the United States was
TO have the land drained by them.
When the actual survey was made it
was found that there were no rivers
flowing eastward. and so because of
the intention and after many surveys
had been made and commission ap-
pointed TO settle the matter, the small
piece of land called the Northern pc
ninsula was ceded to the United States
In 1873 and the question finally settled
by the United States and England In
1877.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-05-15
Much of Old Romance
of Seamanship Gone

London's day of glory as a port for
sailing craft has passed. 1t Is no
longer possible 10 induce sailors to
sign on for voyages under canvas. An
officer of sailing ship recently tried
to find men willing to work his craft
He failed even TO find men who knew
how to manage canvas. There are, of
course around the London docks sail
ors trained in the navigation of sail
Ing ships but they refuse to tackle the
old job because it means so much
hard work in comparison with the
moderate requirements on steamers.
1t is rare now to hear of a demand for
sailing crews but when one Of the old
time vessels must be taken on a yoy-
age II is possible to get men from
Norway or Denmark. Most of the
English sailors who learned their
trade under canvas are well over forty
years Of age and have no desire TO
leave comfortable berths aboard
steamers for the hardships of slow,
square riggers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-05-15
Jimmy Crow Had Given Warning.

Jimmy Crow Had Given warning.
drones from the other bees?" asked
Mr.. Fox
THAT is what some books tell about
me- replied wise Mr. Kingbird.
But why do you select the dronesi
Is il because they haven't a stingT
inquired Mr.. Fox.
Perhaps" answered clever Mr.
Kingbird, but you know, don't you.
that while the drones live on honey,
they do not take any home They are
not Of much use. The workers are the
bees that keep things going in the
hives"
Mr.. Fox had TO be satisfied with this
answer TO his questions, and so he
changed the subject You said that
some books said that you were
tyrant. Are there others that treat
you better?"
''Yes. indeed" was the reply. "Some
books say that only give battle when
there is just cause and that / am not
a bully as others claim that / am.
Some books print things about the
way / bully smaller birds and plague
them just for the fun / get out Of 1t.
They say / swoop down upon them
from high place and strike them on
the head or back of the neck and then
dart back like a flash, and that /
never make a fair hand-fo-hand fight.
You saw Jimmy Crow, Mr. Fox.
DID he try to fight me? No indeed,
he just turned and flew away. i had
TO chase him TO make him keep away
from my nest, and that is the way it
IS You see, / get blamed for things
/ never do, and am called names / do
not deserve.
But some Of the books tell the
truth about me and say / do a great
deal of good-that while / do eat
bees. il has been found that most of
my diet consists of insects that Mr..
Man is glad TO get out Of the way"
well, if you never do anything