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prank must be empty, of course, and
the split ink must be represented by
piece of black paper placed so as to
extend up to the mouth of the bottle.
You will have the job of cleaning up
after playing the paper-shower win
dow-shade prank, but never mind the
work, you will have had your fun.
Take down the window-shade roller
from it's fixtures, unroll the shade,
scatter paper over the unrolled por-
ton Gig. g., then roll it up again, and
replace the roller in its fixtures.
Father or brother may be greatly
excited upon seeing a stick appar-
emily running right through the crown
of his everyday hat Gig. y, but
this prank does no damage in the
least, because the upper end of the
stick is sawed off Gig. 81, and only
needle runs through the hat crown,
to join the two pieces.
The flutterer shown in Figs. 9, 10
and II may be mailed in due time to
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-31

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound would cure it. 1t helped both
the Change Of Life and the tumor and
when I got hone did not need the doctor.
took the Pinkham remedies until the
tumor was gone, the doctor said, and ]
have not felt it since. I tell every one
how ! was cured. If this letter will
help others you are welcome to use it I"
Mrs. E. H. BEAN, 525 Joseph Avenue,
Nashville, Tenn.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, pure remedy containing the
extractive properties of good old fash
toned roots and herbs, meets the needs
ofwoman's system at this critical period
Of her life. Try it.
If there is any symptom In your
case which puzzles you, write to
the Lydia e. Pinkham Medicine
Co., Lynn, Mass.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-31

they lined Indian fe and string baths would
middle
epeeded
a
Fodas dressed
He asked Willis if he preparing to take a swim.
Yep" Willis.
a
there killed twelve
las week., Ell any s or
Willis
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-31

in
with TripoH ooS and while still mdshpmn
Junior
OF the
little later after the Constellation
engagements.
Tenchar born in Brooklyn Y 1873 He
and the
of the
bark The IN
opening the Civil command OF
bomb
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-31

be received on April first. By having
it come by mail no suspicion will be
aroused The flutterer consists of
two rolled-up pieces of paper, folded
over, and connected by rubber-band.
Letter April Fool!" upon the pieces.
Twist the papers il opposite direc-
tons, until the rubber-band is twisted
very tight. Then place between the
folds of a sheet of note paper, slip
the paper into an envelope, and seal,
address, stamp, and nail.
Upon removing TIL paper from the
envelope, the fiutterer will Jump about
very lively until the rubber-band is
entirely unwound, when the person re-
ceiving it will be able to read the
message"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-31
The Stacker.

A Wisconsin senator said in a recem
address:
Il support our governments foreign
policies, and all the attacks on thos,
policies seem to me as weak and fab
by as the slacker's excuse for not en-
listing.
"A Stacker, you know, gave two e1
cuses for holding back. They appeared
on the recruiting agents card, as fol
lows:
'First-Weak eyesight, and canno
see his way to enlist.
'Second-Has varicose veins and
no confidence in the government
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-31

tunes manated from the instrument The effect upon the force was as
with
which
Southerne boobck
time arrived at night.
When
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inch thick and inches wide; and the
cross blocks B and G are Az inches
long-B of the width and thickness
of strips A, and C a piece of 2 by 4.
This framework is to be slipped over
the end of clothespole; therefore, in
assembling its parts, fasten strip B
at the right distance from so a
clothespole will fit snugly between
them. Cut blocks D Gig. 81 of the
proper size to make the opening of
the right width for the pole.
Fig. 5 shows how a can is flattened
on its sides to form spout, for the
filling receptacle, and how holes are
pierced through opposite sides for a
carriage bolt, by which to mount the
can. Bore holes of the diameter of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-31

the bolt, through strips A near their
open ends, and through two blocks E..
Blocks e form washers to keep the
narrow top of the can centered, so
the bottom will not strike strips A
when being inverted.
Fig. shows how the cord for in
verting the can is attached to the
spout, passed beneath, and down
through a screw-eye screwed into
block B.
The duplex bath in Figs. 6 and Z
has pulley arrangement for raising
and lowering it. Fig. 8 shows the
framework for holding the pans. The
lengths of the strips A and B will be
determined by the size of sthe pans;
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and the length of blocks c by the
size of the post support, which must
fit loosely in the center opening
formed by them. Screw screw-eye
into the center of the top edge of
strips C.
After slipping the framework over
the post support, staple pair of
clothesline pulleys to opposite sides
of the post, near to the top, or the
same sides as the screw-eyes in
strips C; then tie ropes to the screw
eyes in strips c. run them over the
pulleys, and drive nails into the post
near the base to fasten the rope ends
to when the framework has been
raised.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-31
BACKACHE AND KIDNEYS

Dear Mr.. Editor:
For the benefit Of others, I gladly
give this statement regarding the
merits Of "Anuric." Am nearly T6
years of age. I suffered from back-
ache, weak back, rheumatism, and
could not control the excretion of the
kidneys. I can safely say that "An-
uric" the new discovery of DR.. Pierce,
of Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y, has
done me more real good than anything
I have ever taken for these ailments.
Signed-Mrs. N. M. Flint.
NOTE:-A new remedy, called can.
uric" has been discovered by DR..
Pierce. 1t cures backache, headache
and the darting pains and aches of
rheumatism, kidney and bladder
troubles. This "Anuric" is 81 times
more potent than lithia, and dissolves
uric acid, as hot water does sugar.
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$.HANDICRAFT FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
A. Nicely HALL. and DOROTHY PERKINS
BIRD BATHS.

Fig. 1 illustrates battery of four
pan tubs. Get four saucepans five
or six inches in diameter, and make a
frame for each of just the right size
so the rim will rest upon the upper
edges Gig. o. BY tapping the strips
as indicated, A, B and c can be cut
of equal length. Strip D must be
enough longer to provide for mailing
the frame to the post support.
Fig. / shows the homemade filling
device, and Figs. 8, and 5, details
of it's construction. Side strips A OF
the framework are IL inches long, l
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-31
Ideas From Many Lands.

Persia has given us the hampstead,
and hoop tunics; Russia the tcherkesi
model of a long caftan, with it's deeI
folded waist belt. Arabia and lndis
have contributed the turban, and the
eastern bird of paradise floating bach
from its jewel clasp; while the Skin
gracefully draping the lower limbs hai
already been seen divided by the trou
sers of the Turkish beauty.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-31

treatment, and Will
say that ] have been in good health
since and able to do considerable
work at the advanced age of seventy
two. ! am glad you induced me to
continue their use at the time, as I
am cured.
Dodd's Kidney Pills, soc per box at
your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y. Dodd's Dyspepsia Tab
let's for Indigestion have been proved.
b0c per box-Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-31
Would Give Money for II.

man took his wife to a doctor,
who put a thermometer into her mouth
and told her to keep her mouth shut
for two or three minutes. When de-
parting the man tapped the doctor on
the shoulder and said: Doctor, what
will you take for that thing? I never
saw my wife keep her mouth saut so
long before"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-31
HARMLESS FRANKS FOR APRIL
FIRST.

Nobody objects to being fooled on
April first, providing the prank is free
from every element of danger that
might result in personal injury or
damage of some sort
During the early morning, the clock
is probably the most looked upon OBJ
ject in the house. Therefore, if 1t
develops an extra pair of hands over,
night, the abnormality is not likely
to escape anyone.
Figure 1 shows a four-handed clock
and Fig. how the extra minute hand
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-31

women. One OF the Stops On the tour
was in hotel far from the beaten
path. This matter of isolation evil
IDENTIFY accounted for the fact that
there was but one bathroom in the
entire hostelry, and it was rather
discouraged-looking bathroom at that
However, the party had travelled
long and dusty distance, and every
one had been looking forward to nice
cool white tubs and clean towels
When this regiment of women found
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-31

and hour hand are cut out of black
paper. Paste the hands in place.
One of the most surprising and an
noying things for father or mother
to discover is a fresh crack across
the corner of one of the large panes
Of window glass. You can make
perfect imitation of broken window
pane by gluing piece of cotton wrap
ping-twine to the glass in the manner
indicated in Fig. 8. Put only touch
of glue here and there, where you
make turn with the string. l have
never known this deception to fail,
even when the person examining the
window has stood but three feet away.
Quite as startling as the broken"
window pane is the sight of an over
turned ink bottle upon ones writing
desk. The ink bottle used in this
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-31

Dodd's Kidney Pills.
It is now three
years since I fin.
ished taking these
Pills and I have had
no trouble with my
kidneys since. ]
was pretty bad fol
ten or twelve years
prior to taking your
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-31

HOI dS large bS b
Ichild's head. The
doctor said it was
three years coming
and gave me medi-
lcine for it until I
Twas called a W ay
from the city for
Is ON Q time. OF
course I could not
|lgo to him then, so
|lmy sister-in-law told
:bme that she thought
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-31
Paternal Solicitude

Mother Cooking through the maya
zine)-"Darling / see from statistics
given here that every third baby born
in the world is a Chinese" Father
(fondling his first born)-"Then thank
goodness this is our first"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-31
Still One THING to Learn.

What are your daughters studying
now?" Nothing" replied Mr.. Cum.
rox. "They have learnt all about mu.
sic, painting, an literature. All they've
got left to learn is not to bother PEG.
pie with them"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-31

ers were afflicted with sleeping sick
ness and were wont to sink down be-
side their chairs and snatch wink
occasionally.
He thought of brilliant scheme
to rouse his small army from their
apathy and, Fastening to a music
store, purchased large graphophone
and a bunch of records. When the
machine arrived at the shop it was
surrounded by brush wielders and hair
cutters and before long the strains of
Robert E. Lee" and other ragtime
tunes emanated from the instrument
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-31
Best Ever.

What is the defendants reputa
ton for veracity?' asked the Judge.
your honor" said the witness,
i've known him to admit that he had
been fishing all day and hadn't got a
single bite"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-31
His Hobby,

Did you ever see one Of these hair
less Mexican dogs, Bill?" asked one OF
a pair of tramps by the roadside.
Nav, I aint," answered his pal,
AN wot's more, don't want to. The
only kind O. dogs I'm interested in ID
the toothless ones"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-31

received a collection of naval relics
pertaining to the services rendered by
Capt. Edward Trenchard, and Rear
Admiral Stephen Decatur Trenchard.
between the years 1900 and 1880.
An officers sword, a dirk, two
commissions, map, and manuscript
journal relate to the career of Edward
Trenchard. He was born in Salem
N. J., in 1884, and entered the United
States navy as midshipman on April
30, 1900. His first cruise was on the
slnnn of mar Adams under the valiant
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-31
AN APPREcIATIvE LETTER.

Mr.. M. A. Page. Osceola, Wis, I'M
der date of Feb. 16. 1916, writes:
Some years ago I was troubled with
my kidneys and was advised to try
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-31
So Davis Decided He Would Not Take Chance

WILLIS DAVIS who is the clerk the house committee interstate
did
happned which
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-31
National Museum Has Interesting Naval Relics


"a
Washington
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-31

CdIIIIUC T0UUC0 COIHIICI CI1I Pr TIVE RRhS1
still make money.
Among the interesting COMPARE
sons shown in the records of the gen.
eral supply committee, under the con-
tracts of which organization govern
ment purchasing agents here make
purchases, is that of the price of gas
oline. These records show that the
government just before the close of
the last fiscal year was paying IL
cents a gallon, while % cents was the
nrice in the omen market Carbon
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-31
Paradoxical Fitness.

I'VE need efficiency in the army"
But at the same time we do not
want it in too good running order"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-31
Rub II On and Rub Il In.

NUU TI OH anu nUU Ie III
For lame back, stiff neck and sore
throat, apply Hanfords Balsam Of
Myrrh, and be sure to rub it in thor
oughly. 1t is guaranteed to cure or
your money will be refunded by your
dealer. Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-31
Graphophone Puts Ginger Into Sleepy BARRIERS

conducts barber the downtown section and employs
"A discov
light his WELD
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It costs a lot of money to educate
girls, and after they graduate very
few of them are able to support hus-
band.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-31
Daily Thouoht.

The way to gain a good reputation
is to endeavor to be what you desire
to Socrates.
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Speaking Literally.
rs that car of yours satisfactory
1T suits me-"
From the ground up, eh?"
We'll, not exactly. I've had some
tire trouble"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-31
The Authority.

'Pa, what is home ruler"
Don't ask me, son. Ask your
mother"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-31
REVENGE Ia Sweet,

Teacher-Willie, what is your great.
est ambition?
Willie-To wash mothers ears.
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To look ones best and feel ones
best is to enjoy an inside bath each
morning to flush from the system the
previous days waste, sour fermenta-
lions and poisonous toxins before it is
absorbed into the blood. Just as coal,
when it burns, leaves behind certain
amount of incombustible material in
the form Of ashes, so the food and
drink taken each day leave in the ali
mentary organs a certain amount of
indigestible material, which If not
eliminated, form toxins and poisons
which are then sucked into the blood
through the very ducts which are in
tended to suck in only nourishment to
sustain the body.
If you want to see the glow of
healthy bloom in your cheeks, to see
your skin get clearer and clearer, you
are told to drink every morning upon
arising, a glass of hot water with a
teaspoonful of lirtestone phosphate
In it, which is a harmless means of
washing the waste material and toxins
from the stomach, liver, kidneys and
bowels, thus cleansing, sweetening and
purifying the entire alimentary tract,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-31

Half loaf is better than the aver.
age ham sandwich.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-31
United States Saves Thousands by Close Buying

AsHINGToNThe United States much less for the things
w individuals
why commodities question
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-31

A woman can keep a secret all right
II 1t is a good joke on herself.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-31
Speaking Literally,

For fouls In cattle use Hanford's
BalSam. Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-31
Weariest WAITING,

Paw, what's tho longest period OF
timer"
From one payday to the next
Buffalo Express.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-31

ALIENS FooT-EAsE FOR THE
TROOPS
Many war zone hospitals have orderet
Aliens Foot-Ease, the antiseptic powder
for use among the troops. Shaken int
the shoes and used in the foot-bath
Aliens Foot-Ease gives rest and comfor
and makes walking delight. Sold every
where. 25c. Try 1t today. Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-31
HOW MRS. BEAN
met The CRISIS
Carried Safely Through Change
of.Life by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
IllIljIIIlIlIlIIIIIIIjIIIll

Nashville, Tenn.-''When Twas going
through the Change of Life I had tu-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-31
I9x~S7Z

At the Chemistry Examination.
Professor-Can you tell me what
will happen to gold when it is left I'm
covered in the air?
Student-It will be stolen.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-31
Exceptional Case.

Exceptional Case.
Thinks well of himself, doesn't
he?"
III tell you the sort of fellow he
is"
YES"
He takes off his gloves to shake
hands with himself"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-31

important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle u
CASTORIA, safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that It
The Washington times., 1916-01-17

~ VERY HEAD A POSEY
~ BED" is to be the motto OF
each ambitious milliner this
spring. Those same exotic
posies are even now being forced
into premature bloom by their ruin
less fingers, for to these despots
spring Is bounded on the north ny
January and or the south by Marcn.
with winter returning at some inder-
mite time in July.
Ruftles, ruchinss, and millions OF
flowers; steeple crowns. fiat crowns.
or no crowns at all; leather. straw.
satin. tulle, runs the refrain.
Perhaps the most novel OF all are
the tall hats that somehow suggest
the mob caps worn by Kate Greena-
way children. Woe. thrice woe, 70
the man OF few inches II the lady
of his choice elects to don one or
these towering creations. The very
shapes soar rather high. TO begin
with and when a conscientious mil
liner adds an ambitious buncn or
vIolets or a tall spike OF marigolds
or few aspiring loops OF ribbon,
scape most alarmingiy.
All these hats At the head rather
snugly and are small at the crown,
making the height even more I'M
pressive. One such tall bonnet is
The Washington times., 1916-01-17

pears to be the trimming and not
the foundation. as heretofore. What
ever straw does appear is loosely
woven and must be sewed to a sub
stantial lining to oe at all practical.
In q solitary niche. because they
have nothing in common with pro-
vocstive chapeauX of tulle and
flowers. rest the hats of leather.
The fad for leather mas been creep
ing steadily upward ell season.
and now occupies the highest pin
nacle OF its ambition. .unless.- may
haE, some temperanrental French
soils. From high laced boots OF
breeches and leather coats and
leather muffs and leather neck
pieces. the gamut has run to close
hats OF kid.
These should never be worn by
woman past thirty-theN are try
ing enough for a youthful face.
so tightly fitted that they fairly
cracKle are these little hats, with
only msaRer fold or two across
the crown to counteract the stiff
ness. Occasionally n spike of bris-
ties seems to fairly pierce the at
mosphere..
Variety enough. that's certain
all the way from the blossoms Of
the Riviera ard the perfumed
fields of Grasse to the ineNpress-
ible sickness ,f leather. Surely
whole battalion of hats is none
TOO few to meet the cXigencieS OF
modern life.
The Washington times., 1916-01-17

of loosely woven purple straw. top
ped by plateau OF purple SATIN.
and. i'm turn, by q handful of violets.
Another suggests the smaller OF
the hussar models seen this winter.
but the satin foundation Is the
smallest part of the hat. Stuck into
the narrow brim ut the front is
bushlike concoction OF ribbon loops
six OF them. The ribbon is wide and
striped In three colors. with one par
ticularlv saucY end of ribbon soaring
heavenward. A tanele of goura sur
with dagger point of steel beads.
SO 1t Roes--with the perpendicular
line emphasized every time.
Every woman will covet one OF the
flower hats. In these the true
lenten purple creeps In and out and
ers. ruffles. and ruchings. Brown.
the warm brown of the springs
freshened earth. comes second in tho
color scheme and pink, the rosy
pink OF cherry blossoms or the edge
OF sun-wsrmed cloud bobs up Sc
renely here and there.
Pansies or violets-a luscious
deep purple-have won first place.
There is something so naively para
doNical in q violet bed concealing a
prosaic hat of plain straw or even
OF unadorned white buckram that It
trariness. The artificial flowers are
unusually lovely. too. though their
size suggests the horticultural
achievements OF Luther Burbank
When ones spring bonnet Is COW
cred with yiolets, 1t is considered
quite au fait to add an American
Beauty rose :or variety and good
measure. Somehow pansies and
roses do not seem to harmonize. Just
the exact pink green of leaves just
unCurled from the bud with the
slight bloom of white not yet gone
is the crown of a charming hat on
q foundation OF dark brown. In ad-
dition to the leaf covering. a run
OF brown tulle stands up around the
crown, half yelling 1t.
A third flower hat 10 OF crushed
La France roses with saucv ribbon
loop of old blue at the back.
Quite the essence of spring Is a
small hat with the foundation of
pink straw and ruffles of narrow
black gros grain ribbon, crossed
with bands OF narrow blue ribbon
ending in a large rosette somewhere
aft Of the right car. The hat Is held
on by a band of the blue ribbon
across the back of the coiffure.
Surely Marie Antoinette could have
worn just such 4 dainty hat at Petit
The Washington times., 1916-01-17
Dire Possibilities.

'Tis said that servant girls no more
are sailing
From Ireland. Sweden. Denmark.
Germany:
That; or supply. once adequate, is
failing,
From Norway. Hungary. and Italy
That housewives, valorous of late" are
quailing
Before the possibilities they see;
And agencies, as the demand more big
grows,
Will ofrer only daughters of the
Negroes.
And these. to please themselves. will
make their terms:
With wages and with privileges eN-
panded;
With shorter hours. although each
mistress squirms;
Two nights a week will quickly be
demanded;
The latchkey-right defiantly's affirmed:
And NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are flat and
candid
This scant supply the labor-handlins
To far Jamaica. and the dark Bar
BADGES.
Come. Mary Jane, your cooking beats
the Darkies;
A flat and kitchenette should do for
you;
Quite ready for your use tn electric
spark Is,
With apparatus and utensils new:
Too avaricious every servant shark IL;
So let all tyranny so up the flue.''
/ asked my wife to try 1t. she dissented:
"self-washing dishes haven't been in
vented"
j. A. in the New York Evening Mail