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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-14

so skillfully applies to the elephants
howdah, the parrots wings and the
sailor boys MILDLY.
Mother may like something new and
attractive in the form of luncheon nap
kins made of one and half yards Of
white linen "a good quality comes at 70
cents yard) cut into six squares and
bordered with picot Irish edge after
merely rolling the edges.
Or she may prefer a theater bag
made of brocade velvet in any of the
new colors and lined with soft silk In
contrasting color. They are made with
a pocket in the bottom, either oblong
or round, and the top has a casing
through which gold ribbon is drawn.
Now that patriotism runs high make
hubby a red, white and blue pillow for
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-14

Interesting statistics showing the
time at which the children Of Beverly,
Mass. between the ages Of eight and
twelve, go to bed, disclose that Is 60
to bed between five and six o'clock,
5,24O between eight and nine; 156 be-
tween IL and II, and As between II
and 1. 1t Is to be hoped that there
are no Beverly children who are not
In their nighties, safely tucked up, by
one o'clock.--Boston Globe.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-14
AND NOT MUCH LOSS, EITHER.

For business reasons Hunks was
exceedingly sorry to find he had been
drafted. His partner was sorry, too,
as business was good and growing.
Still Hunks had hopes that he
might fail to pass the doctor, and OF
the eventful day he was accompanied
by his equally anxious partner, who
waited hopefully outside.
A few minutes later Hunks
emerged, his face wreathed in smiles.
congratulate me-" he cried; 81 say
congratulate me. I may fall down
dead any minutew
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-14
In the Days of '61'65.

christmas mornings in the Civil W
days." says the veteran. "were gener-
ally spent in reading letters. After
dinner the men INDUCED in sports, par
ticularly prize fights, and then in the
evening they gathered together and
sang the wartime songs and told
stories of the Christmases before the
fighting began. 1t wasn't all chorus
singing, either, for we had some good
soloists in the line, and our company
actors showed their abilities by re-
citing or rehearsing the plays they had
seen while on furloughs."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-14
sparrows Eaten in ENGLAND.

Sparrows are often eaten by Eng.
lish country persons. They are cap
tured easily in fine mesh nets stretched
over the ground and baited with grain,
or In nets hung at night around their
roosting places. in ricks, hedges and
ivy-clad walls. Also, the ground can
be baited and crowd of feeding SPAR
rows laid low with a gun. using fine
shot for the purpose.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-14
TRY This One

Hint to husbands: When drying
dishes hold the slippery ones over the
rest of the dishes. Then when they
slip, the chances Of breaking more
dishes are increased many times over
the more familiar plan of dropping
them on the floor. The more dishes
you break, you know, the fewer you
have to dry. There is no object in dry
ing broken pieces of china.-Kansas
City Star.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-14
~ - a q q q g q Is q "a
This Lad Had a Real
Christmas Tree

"THE question of how to meet the
needs of the education we
wanted our boy to have was
with us from his birth, and it was my
love of all kinds of trees which solved
our problem" said the mother of a
growing boy.
He came near the Christmas sea.
son, and l wanted to do something to
mark the wonderful event My mind
turned to trees. What could be more
appropriate than to plant tree and
let this child of nature grow up with
mine?
"Then came the thought, why moi
choose fruit tree, something that
will yield tangible profit to be laid
aside as the beginning Of fund for
the boys education? And SO the plan
took shape, and as we live in a warm
climate, fruit tree was planted each
year on Christmas day for the little
one
"Soon the lad was taking an active
part in the ceremony, and by the time
the first fruit appeared he was old
enough to take a real delight in the
proceeds of it's sale, which went into
his bank A few years more found
him in entire charge of a small or
chard His ever growing bank &C
count has always been his own, sub
ject to the inspection and advice of his
father, who keeps before him the pur-
pose for which it was started"
If you live where the climate pre-
vents tree planting on Christmas day
could you not give your son the price
of a fruit tree and let it be planted
when the proper season arrives?-
Philadelphia Ledger
Aasss & e = & & e = se ase G
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-14
Christmas
Gifts From
The Woods

HE paper birch is an especial
treasure, but we never cut the
bark from living tree, even
when deep in the woods, I'M
less we know that the wood
is doomed to be cut at once
Too many ignorant O
thoughtless people do not he:
itate to strip the beautiful
papery bark from the living
tree, not realizing probably
that the bark is needed to
protect the running of the
sap and that the outer bark,
so smooth and silvery, viii
never renew itself. So. ever
If death does not Immediately
follow, the beauty of the tree
is gone, said Ora Parker
Phelps in the Housekeeper.
Once / found a dead tree
from which / was able to slip
several feet of bark in rings.
This only needed to be sep
arated into convenient sizes.
fitted with tight bottoms.
sewed in place by raffia or
sweet grass, and lifting lids
attached, to make boxes ready
to fill with Christmas sweets.
In making laurel wreathing
or garlanding we have found
that by taking small twigs
and winding one on to an.
other, using light picture wire
as binding, the wreathing
makes very rapidly and easily.
When the white pine cones
fall we gather bushels of
them. And such treasures as.
the cones are! In the open
fire they make a glorious
blaze-fit background for
wonderful fire castles-and
as for kindlings they are alb
solutely unsurpassed.
Remembering that the two
little cousins living on the
Pacific coast once sent q bar
rel of the Western cones to
much loved poet, greatly to
his delight, we tried sending
q sack of cones. gayly decked
with laurel, to a city friend
who loves an open fire. In
the very bottom was a small
"chunk" with a paper bear
ing these words: IN. B.
This is a Yule Log" An
other time an armful Of the
cone bearing branches Of the
red pine were sent to friend.
But our especial Christmas
gifts, the ones we send to the
nearest and dearest, are our
little Christmas trees. We
take a day and go up to the
mountain swamp where grew
the cranberries, and there We
choose wee, little shapely
trees, getting them, so far as
we can, from the deep shade
of other trees, for these are
doomed to an early death
anyway. We fit each little
spruce securely to a board,
covering it with moss and
trailing vines. Then we deck
the tree. OF course the gifts
must be tiny and varied to
suit those to whom they go.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-14
Indians Utilized IRRIGATION.

The Indian discovered for himself
the science of irrigation. Many Of the
tribes, such as the Crows and the
Apaches, early made use of the river
bottoms for the cultivation of their
staple crOp-corn. When the c0ndi-
ton of dryness came they would con-
struct rough temporary dam Of log,
with which they could divert the
course Of part Of the stream into their
lands. There were primitive bitches
which distributed the water.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-14
Why Not Make
Some Gifts
This Christmas?

COME philosopher or other said long
- ago that we do not appreciate
that which we do not work hard
to obtain and that we love more the
people whom we do for than we love
the people who do most for us.
If your best friend motors make her
cap, la sunbonnet, out Of some dur
able silky material that matches her
motor coat Stiffen the visor with
buckram, line it with plaid silk and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-14
Worrying Always Weakens.

Worrying is always weakness, 1t is
always danger. In sense, though
often excusable and sometimes I'M
avoidable, it is cowardice; and cow
ards, as Shakespeare tells us, Idle
many times before their DEATH" We
may regard worry as the price paid by
humanity for advance in education
and In refinement of feeling; but 1t is
higher price than need be paid
Exchange.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-14
Christmas Mystery Plays.

On their return from the Holy Land
the pilgrims and crusaders brought
new subjects for theatrical representa-
ton, founded on the objects Of their
devotion and incidents in their wars,
and the early mysteries and other
plays of Christmas, among them that
of st: George and the dragon, which
has survived to modern times, prob
ably owe their origin to this period.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-14
A NEW HAND.

Friend-I don't see how you can
cook and play the piano at the same
time. How do you know when things
are done?
Bride-Oh, when I smell some
thing burning!
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-14
PARADoxIcAL REVENGE.

"Mrs. Gaddy got a freeze-out from
the club"
"What did she dol"
"She gave the members a roast"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-14
WELL FILLED.

ibid you fill the dinner order the
dentist gave your"
eyes. He ordered chicken and
[ sent him 9 pullet."
HOW COULD SHE TELL
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-14
That Was the Reason.

"The paper states that you pleased
a big audience at the banquet last
night" "The paper is wrong. / did
not appear" "Um, guess the paper
is right"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-14
The Proof at Hand.

"Wise men hesitate; only fools are
certain" observed the callow youth.
"Oh, don't know about that" re-
piled the fair maid.
swell, / am certain of it, anyway"
said the C. y.
"And then he wondered why she le(
ouS little audible giggle.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-14
PESS1MIsTIc.

First Politician-Every man has
his price.
Second Politician-Yes, and it is
going up all the time.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-14
Faults.

Everybody has faults" said Uncle
Eben. de principle difference in folks
is whether dey's sorry for 'em or proud
of EN-"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-14
VERDICT TO COME.

Caller-So the cashier is absent.
Will he be very long?
Office Boy-That depends on the
jury, sir.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-14
NOT a Hopeless Case.

you say your life is empty and
without purpOse?"
That's the way feel" replied the
pessimistic person.
Then why don't you go in for uplift
work and be professional reformerr'
"Oh, I'm not quite dissruntled
enough for that"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-14
ss e e g seEessssa2k
Some Good Things
For the
Christmas Stocking
ss & 6 e s2seEsssgasass

TOO often the days Immediately be-
fore Christmas are spent in wor-
rying over the buying of gifts
which the giver can but i'll afford and
which are going to people whom she
cares little about. These are what we
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-14

call duty" presents and Of all gifts
they give the least pleasure to the giver.
So try to put yourself In your gifts
this year. Begin early and knit the
cherub play suit Nothing is so soft,
so warm and so comfortable for robust
children outdoors In early winter
weather.
For big brother get ribbon two and
one-half inches wide, eight inches long !;
fringe both ends. then embroider ini-
tial in center or have gold letters put
on. The band can be glued inside Of
his hat to indemnity 1t.
Father will need a new desk calen-
dar and file for his office. So cover a
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-14

Howe-These Danger Above" signs
are met quite frequently these days.
Wise-Yes, one doesn't know wheth-
er a safe is about to fall on him or a
disabled airship Is coming down.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-21
WALKER LAND LEADS
|. LOCAL ROTARY CLUB
AS TEMPORARY LEADER

Preliminary steps for organization
of a Rotary club ir Richmond were
taken last night in meeting at the
Y. M. C. A.
Thirty men attended the meeting
and decided to meet again next Tues
day noon and form a permanent or.
ganization.
Walker Land has been appointed
temporary chairman by District Gov.
ernor Manly and authorized to name
a committee of Ave to draft local by
laws and nominate officers.
Herbert Wagner, a member Of the
indianapolis club, attended the meet
ing and explained in detail the prin-
ciples and operation of Rotary clubs.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-21
Scales Flag Pole
On Court House
For Paltry Sun,

A man is as safe on top Of the sway
ing steel flag pole on the court house
tower as he is dodging traffic on Main
street an busy Saturday night in
the opinion OF Ed Decker, an employe
of Swayne, Robinson company, who
scaled the pole twice today to replace
a broken flag rope
He will make his final trip up the
pole tomorrow morning.
The top of the pole is two-hundred
feet above earth and in case of an
accident, the ground is the first stop.
The small steel pole extends twenty
four feet from its base at the top Of
the tower.
Its strenuous work but I'll finish
the job after my arms and legs have
been given a rest" said Decker. He
will receive $40 for his work.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-21
HALL INSISTS THAT CHURCH PROVIDE
MORE Than PLACE FOR WORSHIP

Oakel F. Hall, Lafayette, Ind, in his
address before the Rural. Church work
ers' conference at Earlham this morn
ing said:
The Lords program for rural and
village folks is essentially the same
as that for city folks, and it is no cir
cumscribed affair. 1t includes the
whole of man from toe to crown, and
the whole of mans normal interests
from eating and drinking to thinking
and aspiring
1t also takes into account natural
eventualities and environment Christ's
words Il came that you might have
life and that you might have it more
abundantly" indicate the sweep as
well rs the purpose of the Christian
program,
Requires Full Time Work
So big and so difficult is this pro-
gram that no church can carry it out
working Sabbaths only. We are told
God instituted the Sabbath for rest
end reflect
The inference is He worked so hard
the other siS days He had little time
for either. Weekdays were likewise
ueed bv Jesus in doing his main tasks,
preaching. teaching. healing, and all
manner OF good. His profoundest dis
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-21
Maennerchor Lays
Plans to Care For
Thousand Visitors

Plans are progressing rapidly In
committees which have charge of the
Saengerfest to be held here this sum-
mer. Members Of the maenrerchors
of all the larger cities in Indiana, Ohio
and Kentucky will be guests Of the
Richmond society.
Committee chairmen were appoint
ed recently as follows: Matt VonPein,
chairman general committee; Casper
Jelly, secretary general committee:
Oscar Williams, concert committee;
William J. Schneider, advertising COM
mittee; Henry E. Bode, grounds COM
mittee; John Zwissler, transportation
committee; Henry Farwig, lunch COM
mittes, and Adolph Bickwedel enter
tainment committee
Four hundred singers from Rich
mond, Cincinnati, Dayton, Louisville,
Covington, Newport and other cities
where the MaenEerchor is represented
will participate in concert June 10.
Prof. Louis Ehrgott, Of Cincinnati,
will direct the chorus; William Dun
ing, Jr., is assistant chorus director. {
Lee B. Nusbaum will conduct the or /
chestra to be composed OF approxf.,
mately forty pieces. Nineteen chorus
es from Cincinnati alone win take ]
part in the program.
The entertainment committee Is |
DIannfng on an attendance OF LOCO |
\ lisitorS.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-21
, (By Associated PresS)

NEW YORK, Feb. 21-After Mayor
Mitchell had been informed by East
Side housewives today that their
children were starving to death by
hundreds" because of the high cost of
food, he promised to place before the
Board of Estimates on Friday their
plea that $1,O0O,O00 be appropriated by
the city to buy food for distribution at
reasonable prices.
The women ofthe New York tene-
ments have taken the food situation in
their own hands and planned q series
of public demonstration to convince
the mayor and city officials that some
thing must be done to reduce prices.
Plan Number Of Parades.
One of the widest protest meetings
the city has ever known broke up
early today after making arrangements
for a great parade of women and chill
dren to march all day through Wall
street and at night through Fifth
avenue
An appeal was sent to President VIII
son and a committee was appointed to
demand that the city appropriate ST.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-21
(By Associated Press)

Dispatches from various sources TO-
day added dozen ships to the list
of those sunk as the result of the
recent Teutonic submarine operations.
Most Of these were sent to the bottom
several days ago.
The longest list came from Ger
man source and claims the sinking of
six vessels in the Mediterranean with
in the last few days.
The names of three of these, not
previously mentioned in shipping re-
ports were given, their tonnage ag-
gregating 5000. In addition, the sink
ing was claimed of two steamers,
names not given, of total of 1900
tons, and of crowded Italian trans-
port tonnage not stated.
Paris Reports Five Ships Lost
Paris officially reports the sinking
of five vessels in the period from Feb.
16 to Feb. 20. None is positively
identifa5le but the indicated aggre-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-21
new YORK MAYOR WILL HEAR
PLEA FOR STARVING CHILDREN

5000 10 be used Immediately for
buying and distributing food among
the poor at cost. Impassioned speak
ers called upon the poor of the East
Side to organize and pledged the fl
nancial support of the Hebrew trades
union The capitalists were blamed
for the high cost Of food on the ground
that they were amassing wealth by
sending it to Europe.
Mass meetings and demonstrations
continued today. The police were on
the alert to prevent a fresh outbreak
of rioting such at put many pushcart
venders out of business on Monday
and Tuesday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-21
CHURCH FAILS
TO Get YOUTH,
SMITH ASSERTS

"My observations lead me to believe
that the great majority of people
want the church as an institution to
live and prosper. Comparatively few
people are willing to live in an un-
churched community" said Prof. 2.
M. Smith, Purdue, in addressing the
Rural Workers conference today at
Earlham.
Real estate values are higher,
property is safer and human life is
held more sacred in communities in
which principles of right living are
dominant than where church influ-
ences is so weak that ungodly living
prevails
Important questions in this connec-
ton are Has the Church met her re-
sponsibilities, is she now meeting
them, will she be prepared to meet
them in the future?'
Makes Few Observations.
Il have observed q few things within
the last ten years that raises a doubt
in my mind relative to the success of
the church in winning young people
tcontinued on Page TweIve]
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-21
.'Fly Trap Day"
Planned for City

After a conference with Mayor Rob-
bins the city food inspector, George
Mckinley, stated today that the mayor
had promised to designate, by procla-
nation, some day the latter part OF
next month as Fly Trap Day." urging
all householders and business men to
set out traps on that date.
Mckinley stated that he was going
to appeal to the pastor of every church
in the city to arrange to address the
members of their congregations on the
Importance aiding the movement to
abate the fly nuisance.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-21
COUNTRY FACES
FOOD R|0T|NC,
BROKER Warns
(By Associated Press)

CHICAGO, Feb. 21.-President ]. P.
Griffin, of the Chicago Board Of Trade
today telegraphed to the interstate
commerce commission and to the
president of eastern railroads insisting
that unless an immediate embargo
were placed on all products eastbound
out of Chicago except fuel and food
stuffs the country would face the dan
ger of anarchy and riot.
In his telegram to the railroad presi-
dent Mr.. Griffin said:
Despite all your assurances no re-
lief has been afforded to move grain
and other food products out of Chica-
go.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-21
DRESS SUITS
VERY SCARCE
AT RECITAL
IN OHIO CITY
Richmond Man Finds That
Common Folks of Day
ton Hear Best Through
Music League.
PLAN LOCAL SOCIETY
eY FORREST DAVIS.

This is to be a preachment
about dress suits and limousines.
It is inspired by a trip one of
Richmond's music-lovers made
to Dayton last week. He at
tended a joint recital by Mabel
Garrison and Efrem Zimbalist in
Memorial hall.
There were 5000 persons in
the hall and they formed a most
enthusiastic and appreciative
audience.
No Evening Dress Displayed.
And, there wasn't dress suit nor a
decollete gown in the whole crowd
Outside. where the automobiles were
parked, limousines were scarcer than
hens teeth and flivvers were much
more abundant than expensive cars.
1t was a congregation of common
folks.
This impressed the Richmond man
more than the recital. He had been
accustomed to regarding musical af.
fairs as society affairs per Sc.
Great artists had been associated in
his mind with white shirt fronts, low
necks and purring town cars.
"Why, none of the men folks were
dressed any better than I was and l
didn't have $50 worth of cloths on"
he told me-
Times Change In Dayton.
It was not ever thus In Dayton. Up
to three years ago music was luxury
and wartime prices prevailed. Well
to-do folks supported music and there
weren't enough OF them to pay the i'm
presario who managed the concerts
This was before the Civic Music
League taught the people Of Dayton
how to buy their culture and art col
lectively.
Now the music-lovers, high and
humble alike contribute their mite to
q common fund and hear the worlds
most eminent musicians.
This season, for instance, the Day.
ton Civic Music League had brought
such artists as Alma Gluck, Padere-
wski, Fritz Kreisler, Josef Hoffman,
Zimbalist. Anna Case and Louise
Homer to Dayton. Yet to come are
Mary Garden, Julia Culp and Pablo
CasalS.
Concerts Well Attended.
The league had eleven concerts on
It's schedule and upwards of 5000
persons have been attracted to each
one.
Richmond folks have as good right
to hear the worlds best In music as
have Dayton folks.
The musical atmosphere Is here.
We have a commodious hall. What is
needed is leadership.
That is why some Of us are attempt
ing to arouse interest in a vast com.
munity organization which will do,
. what like organizations have done in
Dayton, in Piqua, in Middletown, and
in Springfield.
Leaders In Richmond's musical life
are invited to become interested In
the community plan.
They will be welcomed at a dinner
To be given within a couple weeks for
William G. Frizzell, managing director
OF the Dayton league. at which time
steps for formation Of Richmond
league will be taken.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-21

For Wayne County by w. e. Moore
Rain or snow tonight or Thursday
followed by fair. Colder Thursday.
Southeast winds shifting to northwest
Thursday.
storms now covering the United
States, two over the south and two
over the west. Western storm covers
great territory. Unsettled conditions
will cause rain or snow tonight. Strong
shifting winds. 1t remains severely
cold in the north. Temperatures
range from zero in Iowa to "a below in
Canada.