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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27
What Makes a Girl Popular.

Every girl has the perfectly natural
desire to be popular with the other
sex, and every girl is interested in
knowing the secret of such popularity.
Some girls have the idea that the way
to have good time is to break away
from the recognized rules of social
life. The free-and-easy, reckless type
of girl may receive good deal OF
attention Of a certain kind, but it is
safe to say that men do not really
care for such a girl. Certainly they
do not have any respect for her. They
may enjoy a summer Irritation with
her, but such girl never enters seri-
ously into their thoughts. The girl
who is kind and thoughtful to her par
ents is the girl whom they admire.
The girl who is disrespectful to her
parents will not long retain the re-
spect of others. Men know very well
that girl who deceives her mother
cannot be trusted. A good daughter
has in her the making of a good wife,
and a man remembers this when he
begins to think seriously of matri
mony.-Leslie's
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27
Value of the "OId Man."

How about the "old man" and the
apprentice? / have always felt and
contended in my work that the "old
man." as he is slightingly referred to,
has a place in industry. His expert
ence Is valuable. He can be used as
trainer and coach. He may not be
fast, but he is sure. He may, on the
other hand, prove to be both skillful
and rapid on certain work. At any
rate, for the sake of his past services
don't turn him adrift II he is too old
and cannot work pension him. If he
can work find out what is best for
him to do and give him a schedule
with a sufficient allowance added
thereto to justify him in continuing
to do his best. 1t won't cost much, II
anything. The apprentice should also
have an allowance added to his sched-
ule that will warrant him in exerting
himself. The apprentice, the average
mechanic and the "old man" will have
different wage rates, so there Is little
likelihood of clash on account of
bonus earnings.-Engineer Maya
zine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27
Orjoin of a Mark Twain Story

OF all the witty things said or writ
ten by Mark Twain no phrase has
been quoted oftener than his reply to
an alarmist report, "Rumor of my
death greatly exaggerated" The his
tory of this now celebrated bon mot
will doubtless be of interest. Mark
Twain was on visit to London some
years ago, and had been secured as
the chief guest at a dinner to be
given by a literary club. On the
morning of the day when the dinner
was to take place the secretary was
shocked to hear rumor that Mark
Twain had died suddenly. At his
wits end, he sought to verify it by a
diplomatic note to Mrs. Clemens, in
which he mentioned the rumor.
Mark Twain got hold of the note and
telegraphed the now famous reply,
"Rumor of my death greatly exag-
gerated" = From After Dinner
Stories" by N. c. Fowler, Jr.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27

A sensation was sprung in baseball
Of the Athletics, announced that he
had asked for waivers on Pitchers
Bender, Plank and Coombs.
These THREE men were the main
stays of the Philadelphia machine
when it was at the height of its
power
There were unconfirmed reports
that the three famous pitchers had
been negotiating with the Federals
and that this influenced Mack in his
decision to dispose of them.
Bender was knocked out of the
box in the first game of the recent
worlds series with Boston. He was
a big factor in winning three world S
championships for the Athletics, and
when he was forced to leave the box
when facing the Braves it was the
first time in his career he had been
so Inundated in worlds series
game.
Eddie Plank will go down in base
ball history as one of the greatest
left-handed pitchers of the game. He
is past forty years old, and for years
back reports that Plank was through
have only been followed by the vet
eran making a remarkable showing.
In this year he was Mack's most eff.
fective pitcher in the worlds series.
He lost his game to Bill James, how
ever, the latter holding the Athletics
to two hits.
Jack Coombs first attracted atten-
ton as a pitcher for Colby college and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27

have to work for living. because
somebody else has done the work fol-
them. Just as though all that life
meant was to provide for the eating
and drinking. the housing of our
bodies and indulgence in Injuries.
A steady occupation is mans great
life preserver, without which. if he is
able to work. he cannot possibly keep
from fatal deterioration.
Our powers were given uS for exer.
else, for achievement, and If not used,
man cannot long remain a man. He
will soon dwindle back to the brute.
Mans chief purpose in life, the
great object of his existence is
achievement. He was made to do
things. and idleness is fatal paralysis.
The moment we divert anything
planned, made to serve a particular
purpose, we ruin it.
A watch was made to keep time.
That was It's sole purpose and object:
and II we attempt to use it for any
other purpose we rob it of its power.
When this woman was asked why
she stole, she said she had nothing
else on earth to do. When she was
a young girl she picked up ring on
the street and gave it to a little boy
with "the most glorious red hair" she
said, that ever famed" II knew
whose ring it was, but made myself
think ! didn't know, and then after
ward when the red-haired boy got in
trouble my mother pinned a placard
on my back, and made me wear it to
school for a whole week of misery.
The word thief in large letters was
written on the placard, and thought
should die before the end OF the
week. But l did not die. l lived to
hate the word thief worse than any
other word in the English language"
And yet, in spite of all this, life Of
idleness induced her to steal for di.
version.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27
Won Moltke's Sage Remark

In the Life of Won Moltke," by his
nephew, the field marshal, we read
that at ninety he had among his favor.
tie books Treitschkes German His.
tory of the Nineteenth Century" and
Sybel's Foundation Of the German
Empire" IL his travel diaries he
writes scornfully of the British,
whom he complains of meeting every.
where-"Pesth. On the yacht there
were IL travellers, of course some
Englishmen among them. They seem
as indispensable as the salt in our
food, though they do not always sea.
son society. The English
men kept to themselves, playing
chess" OF a party of Americans he
met on Danube river boat he writes:
"Albion's stepsons are not very ami
able. If the Yankee turns out thus
after having travelled all over Eu
rope, how disagreeable must he be al
home."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27

Joined the Athletics in 1905. Two
years ago Coombs was stricken with
typhoid fever. His back was affect
ed and he lay for weeks with heavy
iron weights swung from his neck
and feet. He was able to travel and
practice with the team this year, but
did little pitching. Coombs is thirty
two years old.
Bender is probably the best known
of the trio of pitchers. He is only
thirty-one years old, but has pitched
for the Athletics for II years. He
has taken part in four worlds series
and has won six and lost three of
these games. His greatest year was
in 1910 when he won 23 games and
| lost five. He has at all times been
among the best pitchers of his league,
and only during two seasons out of
the dozen he served in the major
league did he lose more games than
he won.
Connie Mack scored Hughie Jen-
nings, manager of the Detroit Amer
lean league club, for having given out
the news at Atlantic City. Mack said
he regarded the matter an American
league secret, until he himself de-
sired to inform the public.
Il have no intention of retaining
any of the three players named for
1916" said the Athletics manager.
Il would not have asked waivers on
them at this time, but for the fact that
one of the three told me he had been
talking business with the Federal
league"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27
HER APPRECIATION OF ART
Thrilled the Soul Of the
Copying Artist.

It was about three o'clock, and the
fading light in the art gallery of the
public library was beginning to bother
the painter-woman who faced the sun
set canvas with lumpy palette i'm
paled on one thumb and paint brush
held hesitatingly in tie other while
she scrutinized again the intricate
blending of sunset colors and backed
away a few steps farther to squint at
the perspective of the old whaler she
was copying as it lurched in painted
waves. Details of color blending, OF
light and shade, of form after the
fashion of a painters sensitive appre-
citation, undoubtedly filled her mind.
Then came humping along the pol
ished floor two other women. They
stood for moment in silence in front
Of the sunset picture. One of them
raised a thick beringed hand and
rubbed the canvas with slow, feeling
rub.
Amt 1t grand, Nellie she said.
"An' all hand-painted, too"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27
BASEBALL NATIONAL SPORT?
"Al'-Round Fan" Declares Golf and
Tennis Must be Given considera-
mountaineering Data.

With so many golf and tennis
players In this country, l cannot un-
derstand why baseball is referred 10 as
the national sport" states can All
Round Fan"
Baseball is called the national sport
because 1t is a domestic game-the
only sport we have not borrowed or
adopted from some other country. It's
origin may have been the English
game OF FOUNDERS, but as it is played
now 1t Is strictly American. Attend
ances figures prove beyond doubt that
baseball is more generally popular
than either golf or tennis, but when
1t comes to a question of the number
OF actual participants, it is doubtful
whether baseball holds it's own.
There is no way of accurately tell
ing just how many golf and tennis
players there are in this country, but
it is estimated by those who are in
position to venture an estimate that
there are more than 100000 of each
There are between 800 and 400 clubs
registered in the United States Golf
Association. There are about 65 clubs
In the metropolitan district alone.
This gives just meager idea of how
many golf devotees there are. When
figuring this way it must be remem-
bered there are thousands Of golfers
who are not affiliated with clubs who
play the game on the hundreds Of
public links throughout the countru
All summer resorts boast tennis
courts. Think of The thousands of
private and club courts.
1t is estimated that about $50. 900 900
is annually expended in golf, of which
about $12.5O0.00O is caddies' fees.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27
THE TRAGEDY OF NOTHING TO
DO.

Not long ago a rich woman was ar
rested in Chicago for stealing, and
this was her excuse: 1.-THE most
wretched. the most absolutely to-be-
pitied human being on earth is the
woman with nothing to do. believe
I'd steal and burgle and set fire to the
police station, or do anything else un.
der the shining sun to keep myself
from being bored to death.
I'D rather scrub floors for a living
and go home at night so tired could
hardly climb the steps to my attic
with my little dollar and a half OF
honest money jingling in my good red
hand, than to sit all day long with
the gnawing devil of idleness eating
my heart out and driving me to mad
ness"
Steal? / should think she would
steal or commit arson, or get I'D ex
petitions to the North pole or go dowr
in diving bells or up in balloons, or dc
anything on earth to get something te
to think of besides her own little silly
undressing, useless self, shouldn't
you?
Isn't it pitiable to see so many PEG
pie in the most glorious country il
the world. where 10000 opportunitie:
and unlimited resources are awaitins
honest endeavor. resorting to all sort.
OF devices for diversion, just to driv,
away ennui, just to keep themselve.
from going mad.
Think of the rich people givin,
monkey dinners and squanderin.
money like water on all sorts of fool
ish things, resorting to all sorts O
demoralizing practices, dissipatine
and wasting time. life's most precious
capital. just because they have moth
hg TO do-tust because they DO nc
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27
Minnesota Belgian Relief Commute.
Campaign Against Impure Eggs.

Washington, Nov. 10. = Federal.
state and local officials have begun Q
campaign in Illinois, the Department
of Agriculture announces, to stop what
is declared was illegal traffic in i'm.
pure eggs. From evidence gathered
the department stated, there seems
to be a definite market in Chicago for
'rots and spots at 81 case. Although
there il a certain demand for inedible
eggs for technical purposes, most Of
the rots and spots broken and frozen
and sold to bakers for use In cakes"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27
Neat lronina Board.

The best ironing board is one that
fastens to the wall by hinges, a
suitable position being chosen with
regard to light and nearness to the
stove. The board is put back fiat
against the wall when not in use. A
swinging metal plate Is attached to
some boards on which to set the
iron. For covering, table padding is
excellent, securely fastened. and over
this is put a shaped slip of I'M
bleached cotton. This should be
smoothly and firmly held In place,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27
Yost's First Lesson.

Parke H. Davis was coach Of the La
fayette eleven in 1896. Fielding H.
Yost was Davis left tackle. Parke H.
Davis gave Fielding H. Yost his first
big lesson in football. Today Yost
is recognized as the wizard of coach
ers and Davis is known as the great
est expert writing on the king college
sport. He is a member of the in
tercollegiate rules committee, and, al
though lawyer by profession, nearly
all his time is taken up with the study
Of football or writing on the fine points
of the game.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27
KOLEHMAINEN AGAIN WINNER
Fast Little Finn Celebrates Return to
American Athletics by Winning
Ten-MiIe Championship.

Hannes Kolehmainen, the little
Finn, celebrated his return to Ameri-
can athletics the other afternoon at
South Field, Brooklyn, N. Y, by romp-
ing away with the ten-mile champion
ship. Hannes had little real COM
petition, and, after tapping the last
man at a little beyond seven miles,
eased up and coached his fellow Finn,
Willie Kyronen, to such good purpose
that Kyronen won second honors al
most as easily as Hannes won first.
Nick Giannapopulos, the Millrose Ath-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27
Jared Elaaa eets IS Months.

New York, Nov. 19.-Jared Flag
was sentenced to serve 1S months In
the Federal prison at Atlanta for using
the mails TO defraud stock investors.
After imposing sentence Judge Rud-
kin granted stay Of execution and
consented to Flagg's release on bail.
pending appeal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27
BASEBALL
.-1"s-s-s.s.s.s.s.s-s..s,

Clarke Griffith won't take Nationals
to Cuba to train.
Veterans Otto Williams and Johnny
Lindsay are slated for release by Nash
vile.
Instead of the Grand Old Master"
as Christy Mathewson has been called
in the past, New York fans now speak
of him as "Old Matty."
Pitcher Carl Cashion will play for
Minneapolis next season, and Joe Can
tillon will try to convert him into a
first baseman.
/ Owner Lannin of the Red Sox and
Province Grays will not depose
Wild Bill Donovan as manager of the
Grays.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27
Mel Sheppard a Professions,

Mel Sheppard declares that he is
willing to become a professional IL he
can secure an engagement as coach
OF big college or club Though still
one OF the greatest runners at his dis
lance, Sheppard is rapidly developing
young rivals who are outshining him.
This is scarcely odd, as Sheppard has
been In the limelight for nearly four.
teen years as a runner.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27

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JOHN MITCHELL, Mas
sena, N. Y.
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Mrs. A. M. MYERS, Cor
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az took Lydia E. Pink
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27
Harvard's Wealth of Crew Material

Harvard university crew candidates
recently manned IL crews which prac-
ticed on the Charles river. The eights
included four varsity crews, three
freshmen boats and ten graded crews
made up from the rest of the upper
classnen.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27
eowdy,s Costly Home Run

An expert statistician has it figured
out that Gowdy's home run blow in
the third game of the series was far
more costly than the $4,000 muff of
Fred Snodgrass. 1t cost the Boston
and Philadelphia clubs over $4,000
each by concluding the series in four
games.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27
FOOTBALL

Peter Gaiac, Carlisle's new captain,
is Mission Indian.
Ann Arbor gave Johnny Maulbetsch,
the Michigan football star, diamond
ring.
George Bronder, the American jave-
lin champion thrower, intends to play
football in a brooklyn preparatory
school.
The Navy will endeavor to schedule
both Princeton and Penn as annual
games, beginning next season. An
napolis has long felt the need of
strengthening its schedule.
Penn is reputed to be negotiating
with Pooch Donovan, the Harvard
trainer. In the event Donovan goes to
Penn, Lawson Robertson will probably
replace him at Cambridge.
No successor has been chosen as yet
for Busch at Carlisle. Glenn Warner
and his associates are disguised by the
showing of the Indians on defensive
and the inability to develop q yoof
field general
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27

either by set of strong safety pins
which hold the under side taut, or by
a cord laced through worked eyelets
running form end to end. When the
board is not in use it should be GOV.
cred by a slip of ticking.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27
Wide Silk Braid.

Wide silk braid is coming in for
much attention. In velvet suit there
are patch pockets of the braid at the
hips, and two bands of the braid form
the lower edge of the foundation skirt
that shows below the long tunic.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27
Hannes kohlemainen.

letic clubs Greek terror, finished
third, and Jim Plant of the Long Is
land A. c. was fourth. The time,
52:37 3-5, was slow, but Hannes could
have gone much faster had he been
forced.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27

Just when lot of US were going to
be happy because somebody could
beat Willie Hoppe, he turned around
and conquered the Britisher about a
million to nothing.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27
Heine Wagner to Play,

Heine Wagner, shortstop of the Red
Sox every other year, will play next
season, 1915 being an anti,loaf year
on his schedule.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27
Refinement of Incidence.

"You think, Slowleight is lazy?"
Lazy? Why, I've seen him walt
five minutes beside revolving door
until some one went through ahead
and turned it for him."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27
HORSE RACING

Pat Smyth, jockey at Latonia, is
only thirteen years cid.
A western inventor has perfected q
sulky which he claims will develop
the 1:50 trotter. Unfortunately, the
horse can't be invented.
Among those who are striving to re-
vive racing in Chicago are those who
contributed most toward making ii
necessary to revive racing.
The three-year-old Peter the Great
colt, Peter Farren, that wo ked in
2:04 at Columbus, is to be Murphy's
one best bet in the slow pacing stakes
next year.
Throughout his long racing career,
Barney Oldfield hiss never been poorly
press-agented either by himself or his
agents. His latest burst into print is
as the first entry in the Vanderbilt cup
and grand prize races to be held at
the Panama-Pacific exposition.
Uhlan, worlds champion trotter
carrying 1919 pounds, with c. K. G.
Billings, owner, in the saddle, at Rich
mond broke the worlds record made
by him for one-eighth of a mile with
a running partner, negotiating the dis
lance in 13 seconds fat The former
record was 1874 seconds.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27
BILLIARDS

Further impressions of the Hoppe
Inman procession around the country
is that Inman is a beggar for punish
ment.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27

George Sutton, the veteran billiard
league by fair margin, his closest op-
ponent being Ora Morningstar. the bril-
liant Pittsburgher.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27

Omaha has two bowling teams called
the Marble Tops and the Concretes.
Sounds like names of baseball teams.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27
HAVE YOU
A CHILD?

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Tributes to | ord Roberts.

London. Nov. 19.-Lord Kitchener.
Lord Curzon Of Hedleston and the
Earl Of Crewe in the house OF loZds
paid tributes to Lord Roberta
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27
Hinder Cover

Madge-Do you think that styles in
our street attire will continue to grow
more daring?"
Marjorie-If they do, my dear, the
girls will have to wear masks.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27

Now Frank Gotch is an auto sales.
man. From throwing wrestlers to
throwing the bull is not such a great
leap.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27
BOWLING

Speaking of bowling, st. Louis haa
80 leagues, totaling 400 teams.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27
Remove DUTY on Polo ponI.s-

H. L. Herbert, chairman of the Am
erican Polo Association, is endeavor-
ing to have English ponies brought
into this country free of duty.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27
WRESTLING

The European war Is failure. Ger
many has let Zbyszko escape.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27

Pretty near time to bring Frank
Gotch out of retirement again.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27

Eddie Moy, who is making good il
20-round bouts on the coast, formerly
was Freddy Welsh's sparring part
ner
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27

Willie Richie was outpointed by
Johnny Dundee. Do yUu still remem-
Der who Willie Richie was?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27

Gunboat Smith doesn't believe Car
pentier has been wounded. He says
Carpenter is too fast to be overtaken
by a German she'll
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27

Eddie MCGoorty, back from Austria
liza, says that when Snow Baker, the
leading fight promoter of the island,
enlisted that settled the game, for the
boxers followed suit.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27
PUGILISM
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

John Broughton, first boxing cham
pion of England, is buried in West
minister abbey.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27

Peter Gaiac, Carlisle's new captain,
Is a Mission Indian.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27

Ann Arbor gave Johnny Maulbetscf
the Michigan football star, damon
ring.