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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-11-23

trlbuted so that every cent you
give goes for tobacco, which is
bought practically at cost.
Every dollar pays for a bundle
OF tobacco that would cost $3.50
it bought from a retail dealer
The tobacco you buy for the
soldiers and sailors will be di-
vlded into, packages costing the
fund OF twenty-five cents each !:
with a retail value of forty-five
cents-enough tobacco to supply
soldier for a week. In each
package that you pay for is in
serted a postcard, addressed to
you.
In accepting the tobacco, the
lighting man agrees to write on
the card a message Of thanks,
which he will mail to you. If he
keeps his promise you get your
receipt from an American soldier
in France.
The Americans in France need
tobacco. They can buy French
brands it they have the money
and are in the cities, but at the
front tobacco is scarce article,
even the French kind.
The Secretary of War and Sec
rotary of Navy have Endorsed
this plan. Army officers greet it
enthusiastically and the soldiers
are wild about it.
There's nothing like good old
pipe to make a soldier forget his
troubles. Imagine a bunch of fell
lows you know, sitting in a
trench at night, waiting, whisper
ing, wondering what is going to
happen next, longing for a smoke
to. sooth them. And all they can
do-unless yeu helps to sit
there disconsolately and finger
their empty pipes or draw in vain
on a briar that had served them
so well in days gone by.
Send in your money. Fill up
these pipes. The American sold
iers in France are asking for a
smoke. Will you pass them by ?
Your name will appear in The
Miner as a giver.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-11-23
Not In Ely

A young man ins charge of a
newly plated realty tract, upon
which the only building was the
office of the company, upon see
ing the first person to enter the
door, hastily took down the tele-
phone receiver and commenced:
eyes, sir, think we can agree
on those terms. Thirty lots in
one parcel and twenty in another.
Yes, sir, the price is satisfactory,
thirty thousand dollars at the
transfer and the remainder in
sixty days. Did you say [ could
meet you in the morning at nine
o'clock and receive your check
for ten thousand dollars as the
initial payment? Very well, sir. .
Hanging up the receiver, this
busy person turned to the man
who had entered the office. els
there anything I can do for you
sir?" "Naw, not a thing" re-
turned the visitor. "I have just
come to connect up yer telephone,
that s all.''
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-11-23

OF Brainerd, met this week and
went over the plans and details.
Gardner hall has been secured
for the potato exhibit and at least
500 separate displays are expected
according, to the inquiries coming
in. The hall is large, well
adapted. for the show and will
afford splendid opportunity to
display the aristocrats of the DO
tato family to the best advantage.
In the room below, machinery
used in planting and handling of
potatoes will be ON exhibition and
advices indicate that number Of
the loading manufacturers will
be represented.
The Brainerd Retail market is
adjacent to this room and visitors
will be afforded an opportunity
to visit this innovation in the
handling of farm and garden
truck for the accommodation of
both grower and consumer.
The social sessions of the ga
thering will be held in the rooms
of the Chamber Of commerce and
the smoker, according to plans be-
ing made under the direction Of
r. R. Wise, vice president of the
N. M. D. A. and Secretary Lin
coin, will be decidedly lively af-
fair. The business meetings will
also be held here and a separate
room has been secured for the
sheep growers association, as the
officials are anxious to indicate
their keen interest in this move
ment which has long been advo-
Gated by them.
Hotels are making plans to
show true Brainerd courtesy, diff
ferent organizations are joining
in efforts to make the convention
a big success and with fair wea-
Their, prospects for record break
ing attendance and a prOhtable
meeting are bright.
Favorable responses have been
received from each of the several
prominent men on the program
| which will be one Of the best
ever offered. Already wide pub
1icity has been given the coming
meeting and the secretary is re-
ceiving inquiries from a wide ter
ritory and from several states.
The out Of town and neighboring
states representation promises to
be the largest in the history of
the association many prolific
meetings.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-11-23
Plans Complete

Plans for the entertainment
Of at least five hundred out of
town visitors at the annual meet
ing of the Northern Minnesota
Development Association at Brain
erd on December 81 are about
completed.
The fact that the meeting will
in fact be a three-in-one conven-
ton and that the State Potato
Growers associations are to meet
with the N. M. d. A. boosters
adds keen interest to the coming
event, which is expected to mean
much to the interests of Northern
Minnesota.
The special committee, made up
Of A. B. .Hostetter Of Duluth,
Otto L. Bergh, Grand Rapids, A.
G.. Tolaas, University Farm, F. A.
Colquhoun and Fred T. Lincoln
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-11-23

A statewide petition with
thousands Of signers will be sent
to Congress at its next session
asking that body to quickly en-
act legislation to curb the activl-
ties Of the disloyalists and "Huns
Within Our Gates"
The man who earnestly, ac-
lively, unselfshly and patriotic
| ally is doing his full duty as an
American citizen in all war ac-
tivities, is entitled to recognition
and a strong effort is to be made
to secure legislation that will en-
able people in every community
to "count noses" as to their 10y
atty or disloyalty. There can be
no half way position on the part
of anyone and as the boys i'll
khaki get into the real scrap,
there will be an insistent demand
that there is no occasion to sus-
picion anyone's loyalty to this
government and that he is in full
accord with it's war program.
Either this or the legislation
asked for. will enable local au-
thorities to deal with sedition and
disloyalty in a vigorous manner.
( The Commission of Public
Safety is acting in conjunction
with the American Defense So
ciety in promoting a petition
week when signers will be solic-
tied by Scouts, Camp Fire Girls,
Home Defense Leagues, etc.
Copies of the petitions will soon
be given out to all county direc-
tors and full publicity will be
given in the newspapers. 1t is a
movement that will eventually
"smoke OUT every dislOyalist
and make him show his colors.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-11-23

Here are some household
"trifes" that will help feed the
soldiers in France and the starv-
ing people of the war-stricken
area:
If every family of 2O,OOO,OOO
American households waste but
one slice Of bread daily it means
a waste of 100000 ounces of
-four, or $4,000 pounds; or
enough -four to make more than
100000 one-pound loaves daily.
AS a yearly average this means
the yield from 100000 acres, fig
uring the average yield at 14.9
bushels.
If every one Of these families
wastes just a half cup of milk,
sweet or sour, daily, it means q
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-11-23
City Election

Filings for the coming city cleo
ton on Dec. 4, must be in by to-
morrow might in order to get a
place on the ticket.
Up to the hour of going to press
the filings have been slow but there
may be squirt at the last minute.
So far the filings include John
Schaefer for reelection for NUM-
cipal judge and Aldermen Mike
Somero and Olof Knutson for re-
election. 1t is expected that w.
A. McCurdy will file later for alder
man. All the officials will be
elected for two terms.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-11-23
Is this a rich mans war?
- nl Al rnnnn M q

Is this a rich mans war?
Yes, it is-and the poor man s
too.
The Commission of Public
Safety has received a number O
reports to the effect that this ar
gument is invariably advance
when all others against the wal
have been successfully met anc
refuted.
1t is a most vicious and con
temptible piece of propaganda
used by pro-Germans and al
other classes who desire to wea
ken the the country in the face
of the enemy. The men who re
sort to this assertion have some
purpose in view aside from the
desire TO weaken the government
in this war. They are either men
who are obsessed of one idea
which obscures and distorts his
reason or they are men, who
don't care what they say as long
as they get the votes.
If this is erich man s" war
we have a set of wealthy mer
who are either crazy or very stu
pid. Everybody knows that
they are not either stupid o!
crazy. Our financial and com
mercial interests were prospecting
greatly before this nation de
clared war, it is true, and thai
they urged the country into wa,
to "save themselves and promote
their business" is something OF
which the mot prejudicial MIND
is unable to grasp.
The condition of the stock mar
kets today and the hundreds Of
rich mems sons now in thu
trenches and in the environments
are powerful refutations of any
such unwarranted statements.
The laboring classes Of this
country surely have no wish &c
contrast their conditions today,
or previous to the war, with those
of any nation that might be dom
mated by Germany. Suppose
that Germany won and had the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-11-23
100000 quarts daily or the yearly
product of 100000 COWS.

product Of 100000 cows.
If every family wastes one
fourth Of an ounce of butter daily,
it means 312,500 pounds day or
the yearly milk product of more
than 100000 cows.
If every family wastes an
ounce Of edible meat, whether it
is lean, mixed fat or suet, it
wastes 100000 pounds of ami
NAL food a day or 456,O00,0O0
pounds year; or distributing
this amount according to the per
capita consumption of the various
meats Excluding bones) a COM
bined herd Of over $4,000 beef,
291, 900 calves, over 625, 900 sheep
and lambs, and more than 2,132,-
900 hogs.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-11-23
NOTICE OF ELECTION

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that a
General City Election will be held on the
4th day of December, A. D. 1917 at which
time Officers shall be elected to fill the fol-
lowing offices:
THREE {3} ALDERMEN for TWO ~
year terms.
ONE l} MUNICIPAL JUDGE for TWO
z year term.
ONE 81 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL JUDGE
for TWO {2Yyear term.
Polls will be open from Six Y6} o'clock
A. M. to Nine Y9} o'clock P. M.
The following places have been desig-
mated as polls, to=wit: First Precinct
Ground floor of City Hall on Chapman
Street. Second Precinct==OId Catholic
Church Building on Camp Street. Third
Precinct-=Slovenian Library Building on
Sheridan Street.
ARTHUR KNUTSON, City Clerk.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-11-23
How's This3

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re.
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Halls Catarrh Cure has been taken
by catarrh sufferers for the past
thirty-fiye years, and has become
known as the most reliable remedy for
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure acts thru
the Blood on the Mucous surfaces. ex-
polling the Poison from the Blood and
healing the diseased portions.
After you have taken Halls Catarrh
Cure for short time you will see a
great Improvement in your general
health. @Start taking Halls Catarrh
cure at once and get rid Of catarrh.
Send for testimonials. free.
f: ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-11-23
TOBACCO FUND
The Miner Will Collect In Ely for
sour Boys In France To-
bacco Fund"

Every quarter that is contributed
to The Boys in France Tobacco
Fund" will keep an American
soldier in France supplied for a
week.
The Miner is collector for the
fund in this city and will be pleas
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-11-23
What They May Claim.

Pennsylvania claims to contain the
Hercules of the nation as we'll as the
Vulcan, New York will no doubt put
In a claim as the Midas Of the land,
Washington as the Jupiter, Boston as
the Minerva. and Oskaloosa, Iowa, as
the Venus, And Chicago, with ten
changes Of weather at each perform
ance, will put in its claim as the Mer-
curry.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-11-23

ALI war measures are discussed
in the terms Of dollars and cents.
Minnesota is now conducting a
campaign, which will enable it to
solve it's war tuberculosis prob
lem.
Reports from various counties
show that 5 to 20 per cent of the
Minnesota men called for army
service have been rejected be-
cause of tuberculosis. This means
that there are over 10000 cases
in the state. The enormous in
crease of the number of known
cases Of tuberculosis in this state
calls for prompt and efficient ac-
ton. We must proceed at once
against this infection if we are
to escape the fate of France with
it's half million war caused tu-
berculosis cases. Money is
needed for the campaign in this
county; the means for obtaining
it comes through the sale of Red
Cross Seals at l cent each.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-11-23

ed to receive
your contribu-
ton and forward
t b e m to the
b e a d q u arters.
These packages
cannot bebought
outright by pri-
vate individuals.
Those who have
charge of the
organization Sc
cure the tobacco
direct from the
manufacturersat
cost and the
government car
ries it. across the
water.
The Miner has
a few sample
packages on ex-
hibition so that
Won can see ex-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-11-23

Many of Americas soldiers
and sailors already are in France
AS soon as they are in trim
they'll go into the trenches, in
the slippery mud and the swelter.
ing heat, to fight for democracy
Many Of them will die there,
many will be carried back
wounded. All Of them will un.
dergo hardships beyond magma
ton.
The Red Cross is taking care
OF the wounded, kind hands furn.
ish our men with socks and shirts
The United States Government
clothes and feed them.
But there has been no means
for furnishing them with tobacco
Unless their friends at home help
them, the soldiers must sit in the
trenches with empty pipes, long.
ing for puff or two that would
bring untold comforts.
The Ely Miner has taken up
the work to help provide tobacco
for AMERICAS fighting men
We are going to do our bit to ELL
up the tobacco boxes. We are
ready to receive contributions for
Our Boys in France Tobacco
Fund" for which we have been
appointed official collector in this
city.
We want dollars, ten and hund-
dreds Of dollars for this work
,"Our Boys in France Tobacco
Fund.- is patriotic organization
All supplies and labor are con.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-11-23

power in this country with its
rule Of iron and ruthless mill
tary autocracy. Whose war
would it be then?
Yes, it is both a rich mans and
the poor mans war. They have
at least something in common
and they are meeting on an equal
footing in the war to make de-
mocracy safe and to establish an
everlasting world peace.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-11-23

This newest war work, the sale
Of Red Cross Seals, has drastic
figureSto prove it's needs. There
are over 1000 deaths annually
in Minnesota from the disease
most Of them preventable. This
causes an indirect tax of $500 for
every man, woman and child in
the, state. By the sale Of Red
Cross seals we can both prevent
man. deaths and give the state
another fertilization against in
roads Of disease resulting from
poverty through military service.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-11-23

act1y what is given for the money.
Each soldier receiving package is
supplied with a postal card which
he returns to the giver.
Those who have contributed dur
ing the week are:
P. F. Rosenbloom ....$1 90
P. 7. Brownell ... 100
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-12
MARRYING A NOVELIST.

E. T. M. writes: T am a young Wo- man of 2. A novelist, who has writ ten books and also for magazines, has proposed marriage to me. He is 8. I think highly of him, but I ask you candidly would male writer make a good husband?''
 Well, your question strikes too near home to do full justice to it in the way of giving worthy advice. Novel writers are only human and need love quite as much, if not more,> as the general run of people. Their ideals as expressed in print and their own heart ideals do not always correspond. Any one who can get his name in print has right to rate himself as an author, but the real test is being able to support himself from his pen. If he can accomplish this, fame and for tune may come to him. The general run of male authors are easy-going, good-natured men when luck stays by them. He must needs be an earth an- gel to be jolly, animated and hopeful when he finds editors unappreciative and no cash coming in to compensate him for his efforts. You do not the novelist or not This makes all the difference in the world regarding my advice. If you love him, wed him. If you are only eager to share his fame, wait until it percfes upon his banner. Men concerned in the writing game are all worthy and make the best husbands in the world, in my opinion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-12
CHAPT ER V.
We Both Need You"

- DO not know how it is that I shall
 find words in which to write down
 the loveliness of that gouverneus,
 of Old Harpeth. He was not as tall as my uncle, the General Robert and he was slender and 1.-the as some wild thing in forest. but the power !n the broadness of his shoulders and in the strength of his nervous hands was ,f a greatness of which to be frightened that is, think, ofswhich a man should be frightened, but in which a woman would take much glory. His hair was of the tarnished gold of sunset storm, and upon his temples was a curved crest of white that sparkled like the spray of a wave. All of which I must have seen with some kind of inward eyes, for from the moment my eyes lifted themselves from contemplating the carpet in embarrassment over my tweed trousers they were looking into his in way which at dawn my eyes have gazed into the morning star ris- Ing near to me over the little wood at the Chateau de Greg. E
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-12
CLERKING FOR FATHER.

Helen G. writes: 1T am a girl of seventeen and am having my first .un- pleasantness with my father. He is owner of book store and insists that it is my duty to wait upon his GUS toners after school hours. The truth is, I could not bear to do th1s go with a set of very nice, rich girls and they might cut my acquaintance were I to do this. I also know many nice young men, would they not think me beneath them were I to put myself at the service of Tom Dick and Harry by waiting on them in the store? I study hard in school all day and need my evenings for recreation and en- joyment. What do you think in re- gard to it?'
 Perhaps your father is not able to employ clerk and considers it your duty to do everything possible to aid
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-12
TODAY'S POEM
BIBLIOLATRES.


 Sowing myself in dust before a. Bool And thinking the great God is thine
 alone, O rash iconoclast. thou wilt not brook What gods the heather carves in wood
 and stone, As if the Shepherd, who, from outer N cold Leads all His shivering lambs to one
 sure fold Were careful for the fashion of His
 crook. There is no broken reed so poor and
 base No rush, the bending tilt of swamp J fly blue. But He herewith the ravening wolf
 can chase. And guide his flock to springs and
 pastures new; Through ways unlocked for, and
 through many lands, Far from the rich folds built with
 human hands The gracious footprints of His love
 trace. -kAHu WudL dIC luOu, yOVH VI OeAASA OA
 the clod, That from His hand the crook would
 snatch away And shake instead thy dry and sap
 less rod. TO scare the sheep out of the whole
 some day? Y ca, what art thou, blind, unconvert-
 ed Jew, That with thy idol-volume's covers Wouldn'st make a ail to coop the living God? Thou hearst not we'll the mountain
 organ-ton By prophet ears from Hor and Sinai
 caught, Thinking the cisterns of those He-.
 brew brains Drew dry the springs of the All
 knower'sI thought, Nor shall thy lips be touched with
 living fire, Who blow'st old, altar-coals with sole To weld anew the spirits broken
 chains.
 > God is not/ dumb, that He should speak no more; If thouA hast wanderings in the wild
 erness And find'st not Sinai, 'tis thy soul is
 poor; There towers the mountain of the
 Voice no less, Which whoso seeks shall find, but he
 who bends, Intent on mama still 'and mortal ends, Sees it not. neither hears it's thunder ed lore. Slowly the Bible of the race is writ, And not on paper leaves nor leaves of
 stone; Each age, each kindred, adds a verse
 to 1t, Texts of despair or hope, os oy or moan, While swings the sea, while mists the
 mountains shroud, While thunder's surges burst on cliffs x of cloud, Still at the prophets feet the nations sit.
 es James Russell Lowell
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-12
 / CORN Ih E'JII CUUhS

Ordinary stewed prunes may be
 greatly. enriched by the addition of spices, lemon and orange peel, and a spoonful of brown sugar. They should be well washed, covered with cold water and soaked over night. In the morning they should be cooked
 below the boiling point, very slowly soaked. When they are soft and al- most done, add the sugar and spices and peel Very little sugar is need ed, as the long, slow cooking retains all the sugar naturally found in the prune.
 A souffle of prunes makes de- hcious dessert as many housewives know. Beat the whites of three eggs until stiff, cGt and fold in one-haf cup of prune pulp and one-fourth cup of sugar, and beat until light and fluff fly. Pour into buttered baking dish and bake in 8 slow oven until firm. The souffle may, if preferred, be served without baking; in that case, soft custard is usually poured over each baking
 Prune Jelly-Wash one-half pound of prunes we'll, cover with two cups of warm water, and soak overnight. In the morning slowly cook the prunes until tender in the same water allowing the liquor to evapor- ate until only one-half cup remains. Soak one-fourth box of gelatine in One-haf cup of cold water for a half hour. Remove the prunes from the fo1y the pulp through a colander. / Add the soaked gelatine, one-fourfh cup of sugar and the prune pulp to the hot prune liquid, turn into a wet mold and place in a cold place to -hafden. Serve with cream, or beat the whites of two eggs until stiff, then cut and fold into the prune mixture just be- fore molding. Serve plain.
 Prune Pie.-Wash, soak, and cook the prunes as usual. Cool and re- move the stones. Make a paste of one and one-half cups of flour. One fourth teaspoon of salt, one-fourth teaspoon of baking powder one third cup of shortening, and ice water to make a stiff paste. Line a pie plate with the crust add the prunes, one half cup of sugar two tablespoons of butter, the juice of one-half lemon one-fourth teaspoon of salt, and two tablespoons of flour. Cover With top crust and bake until it is brown and f1aky.
 Prune Blancmange-Make an or dinary corhstarch blancmange, in double boiler. and five minutes before it is done add one cup of cooked prunes, seeded and cut into small pieces. Just before molding, add one teaspoon of vanilla
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-12
LAURA JEAN LIBBY'S DAILY TALKS ON TOPICS

him nj carrying on the business which furnishes you support. If your girl or boy friends think the less of you for aiding your poor, tired father,
 their friendship is not worth striving to keep. Your father would be len tent with you, granting you many an evening off for social pleasure and recreation. No girl should feel too proud to be brought in corNact with her parents business. Store life has its obligations and it's pleasant, as we'll as unpleasant situations to meet. No girl can make a mitake in
 obeying the mandates fo good fath-