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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
WATCH SMALL CUTS ON TIRES
If Filled With Rubber Gum They Will
Be Prevented From Developing
Blowout Avoided.

1t is an opportune time for automo,
bile tires to receive thorough inspec-
ton, so that their full mileage may
be obtained without interruption.
"Watch for the small CUTS" advises
the service manager Of a big rubber
company. "Spot them when they are
small and harmless. If they are then
filed with a good quality of gum rub
Der they will be prevented from de-
veloping to the stage where positive
injury to tread and fabric would re-
suit.
"Sand and gravel eat their way rap
idly into the heart of a tire. Upon
reaching the fabric, real trouble for
the motorist quickly develops and a
blowout is inevitable sooner or later.
Plugging up small cut is very sim.
pie matter, requiring only moment of
time, yet it is sure to save many a
disappointment and many a dollar OF
tire value to the man who watches
out"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
No Wonder He Left.

According to the camp pastor at
Camp Lewis, American Lake, Wesh-
ington, camp record blanks have been
found insufficient to accommodates the
address of an Australian who came
Indirectly from Spokane, Wash. Jones
was the unassuming name of the in
dividual, but he hailed originally from
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES erayrn dro-
acknowledgements, of the parish of
Naimigomshira, near Festiniog, An
gleseroy, South Wales. When he
Joined the army he held residence
at Waenarlwgdd, Swansea road, Gov
erton, South Wales.-Methodist Gen.
tenary Bulletin.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
Hoe as Freedoms Weapon.

awe, the people of the United
States, in gardens assembled might
well be the beginning of q new pre-
amble of American liberty, stating that
the people had decided to fight for
freedom with hoes, proclaiming to the
world the declaration that the welfare,
prosperity and happiness of this ma
ton are to be maintained; that the
freedom of other peoples is to be guar
anteed against oppression" writes
Charles Lathrop Pack, president o. the
national war garden commission. in
the Peoples Home Journal.
This preamble could state that it
had been decided by IAN American
people armed with hoes" that they
would help to raise enough food to win
the war. Every man in the army
would be doing his duty in the trenches
Of his own back yard or a nearby va
cant lot. The work In these trenches
is just as important as that in the
front battle lines of Europe. 1t will
constitute as vital a factor in the final
result.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
PARIS 4ALL RIGHT
1Doughboy" Fairly in Love With
the French Capital.
Pe5ieozess Of the Men and Pleasant
Manners Of the Women Impressed
American SoIdier-Saw Lit
tie Gloom in City.

know you are crazy to hear what
thought about Paris, it bein' the first
time I ever seen it. Well, Joe, all
can say is that Paris reminds me OF
Philadelphia with bun on! The
streets is all called "rues" and the
main one is the Rue de la Paix. It's
whole lot like Broadway would be
without the electric lights, theaters,
hotels and cabarets. Every other
place Is restaurant, and the ones
In between Is cafes.
The people here are so stuck. on
their home town that they won't even
go indoors to eat, but sit right out
on the pavement at little tables for all
their meals, SOS they can keep right
not to say the danes which parades
up and down.
The girls is pretty near all knock
outs, and none of them is too stuck
up to give guy pleasant smile and
pass the time of day. must say that
anybody which gets lonesome here
amt got no one but hisself to blame,
Joe! The men is all in uneyform
and great little guys. l think US
doughboys is mixin' with the French
better than anybody else. They go
out of their way to make things nice
for us and don't laff at us when we
try to speak French and call eggs
"woofs" instead of whatever 1t is.
Joe, Frenchman is the politest guy
on earth. If you go into place Of
business here and ask guy how to
get to certain street and number,
he closes his desk, calls taxi, stops
on the way to buy you shot Of vim
ordinaire and delivers you personally,
right outside the door, the while beg
gin your pardon for not gettin' you
there sooner! Can you imagine any
thing like that in New York? You
go up to a guy on Broadway and ask
him how to get somewhere, and what
does he do? He says: 81 never heard
tell Of it; Pm stranger here my
self?" Am ! right, Joe?
l heard a lot of talk about Paris
bein' up against it on account of the
war, the people all downhearted, and
food bein' as scarce as heat prOstra-
tions in Iceland. Joe, that is all the
bunk! They is plenty Of food here
for everybody, and / put away some
of the finest steaks / ever seen. If
the people is downhearted, then I'm
vice president of Egypt! Joe. they
are the gamest nation on earth, and
we are proud to be in the lineup over
here with 'em. They've had a tough
time for four years, and they know
they been to the war all right, but
that amt gloomed 'em little bit.
They're as full of pep as a steam drill,
and pretty near everything that was
runnin' before the war here is still
doin' business at the old stand. Why,
Joe, one Of these French guys could
kid the kaiser to death, on the level
H. G. Witwer in Golfers Weekly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
Doctor in Wooden Shoes.

A great Dutch daily publishes infor-
nation which throws a peculiar light
on the condition of public life in occu-
pied Belgium.
"At Malines," says the correspondent
of this Netherlands paper, "the rich
are more and more setting the example
of wearing sabots, since the shortage
81 shoes has grown so acute. Mr.. Gil
lis, physician and alderman, can regu-
larly be seen going around in sabots.
He is dressed as was formerly his hab-
it, not forgetting his high hat, but in
stead of wearing~the usual shoes he
wears black sabots. He is setting a
good example In overcoming false
pride also. A number of ladies are al.
ready following his example,"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
PREVENT GLARE FROM LIGHTS
Formula Used for Making Frosting So
Iution-Best to immense Object
to Be Coated.

In these days Of drastic headlight
laws, state and municipal, motorists
will naturally be interested In cheap
method Of frosting bulbs and lenses, a
method Of eliminating the glare from
lights and complying with all stat
utes Of this kind.
The following formula Is used for
making the frosting solution and into
this the bulb or lens is dipped. To a
mixture of "a ounces Of ether and 18
ounces of benzine, add 2A ounces Of
sandarach and one-half ounce of mas
tic. Any good drug store will furnish
the needed ingredients.
If it is desired to produce colored
light, coloring matter may be added
to the solution. If the surface to be
frosted is large and fiat the solution
may be applied with a brush, but this
usually produces streaked surface.
1t Is best to immense the object to be
coated, If possible.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
COURT CAT STEALS FISH
Pet Of ST. Paul Municipal Judge
Takes Week End Food
Supply.

st. Paul, Mimi Shyness, a cat and
the official rat catcher for the municip-
al court, where rats appear daily, is In
disgrace.
A small box is fixed to the window in
the Office Of the municipal court which
is open to the outside air and forms a
first-class refrigerator in winter. The
lid Of the box is hard to open and re-
quires some exertion even for man to
pull 1t open.
One night recently q whole fish was
out in the refrigerator to form Shy
ness's week end repast, but Shyness
was hungry and when the court house
building was silent she managed to get
her claws under the fastening and pry
1t open. Shyness looked overfed on
Saturday and fish bones were plentiful
in the Office.
Even Judge Finehout, whose special
pet the cat is, thinks that charge Of
petit larceny ought to be made against
the animal and that it ought to have at
least a suspended sentence.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
COLONISTS HAD LAST LAUGH
Yankee Doodle" Composed by Brit
ish Officer in RidicuIe, Became
War Song of Free Men.

History tells us the origin of our
national macch-the famous yankee
Doodle" For more than 80 years it
has led us to victory. Few, perhaps,
remember that to an English wit and
musical genius we are indebted for the
old tune. But true it is, although 1t
was composed in a spirit of raillery,
awakened by the sight of the Yankee
DoodleS who came to town" in answer
to General Amherst's appeal to the col
onies for aid.
1t was in the summer of 1755 that
the British army was encamped on the
east bank of the Hudson, little below
Albany.
They were to open campaign against
the French Canadians, and the we'll
disciplined and uniformed troops
awaited the arrival of the volunteers.
In they came, motley crowd, old
men, middle-aged men and young men,
but all with brave hearts beating and
strong arms ready to do battle. Some
were mounted on ponies, others on old
farm horses, taken from the pillow, and
many, with a zeal which knew no Ia
tigue, hurried in on foot.
Each carried his own outfit and pro-
visions. No two were dressed alike:
there were long coats and short coats.
and no coats at all; there were high
hats and low hats, covering closely
cropped heads, or wigs with flowing
curls. In they marched, and the regu-
lar soldiers made merry at their ex-
penSe.
Even the officers were not better
hammered, and the surgeon, Doctor
Shackburg, entertained his friends at
mess by playing yankee Doodle"
which he had composed in derision Of
the volunteers.
Greatly to the amusement of the
British officers, the provincials receiv-
ed the tune in good faith, when Doctor
Shackburg gravely assured them that
it was celebrated air of martial
music" and daily 1t was heard played
In their camp.
Little did those merry Englishmen
realize that the time would come when
to those ringing notes the same colon
lists would march to freedom.
Twenty years later ."Yankee Doodle"
cheered the heroes of Bunker Hill, and
later still, more than ever endeared to
American hearts, it was eXultantly
played as Lord Corvallis army
marched into Washington's camp at
Yorktown
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07

What has brought homer
swell, 1
fight anything
of nrul
only xegt DID, with the best of Them
things
home everything
No be
But the explanations didn't
jake" the
Again the general explained the he himself would
like
And general
pleading
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
STOLEN GOODS AS
PART OF HIS FEES
Tennessee Lawyer Claims Loot
as Payment for Defending
Negro Thieves.

Memphis, Tenn.-Three negroes
stole $1,000 in money and diamonds to
the value of $4,000 at Hot Springs,
during the races there, and came to
Memphis. Local authorities were noti-
fed to arrest the negroes. The trio
went to Jail and their ill-gotten wealth
was locked in safe at police head
quarters. Abe Cohen, local attorney,
called on the negroes and they read
lily employed him to secure their re-
lease. Incidentally, they gave him an
order on the desk sergeant for the
money and jewels. When the desk
sergeant refused to give up the wealth
Cohen went into chancery court and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07

running has been
real major in handling difficult tasks in this
when announced few
laid
rules and situations ana new
cases of Them
Secretary commission in the army but
Tor Major Billy" given her the recognition Oh n
ability major Leuenants
tains salute Major Billy
hem.
Major Wellborn 1t Is strongly
Wnhemina Webon put
the Major
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
FOR REPLACING TIRE TUBES
Essential That Liberal Use Be Made
OF Tale or French Chalk by Us
Ing Small Blower.

When replacing tire tubes it is es-
sential that tale or French. chalk
should be thoroughly distributed over
the inside casing. This operation is
greatly facilitated by the use of
small blower, such as is used for
spraying insect powders. A blower Of
this kind may be obtained in any
tale being evenly distributed all
over the inside of the casing, very
important matter.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07

secured a writ of replevin. Armed
with the writ Cohen secured the
wealth. He sued out another writ
writ of habeas corpus-and the court
freed the negroes. A little later Off
GERS from Hot Springs came to get the
negroes and the money. The desk
sergeant showed them the writ Of
habeas corpus instead Of the prison
ers and the receipts for the money
and jewels instead of the money and
jewels. The Hot Springs officers re.
turned to Hot Springs, V0wing it was
a little hotter in Memphis. Cohen
claims the money and jewels as part
Of his fee" for defending the negroes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
STEER WITH MAXIMUM EASE
Aligned ProperIy-It Prevents Ex-
cessIve Tire Wear.

The steering gear, properly speak.
ing, is the mechanism at the lower
end of the steering post, and the diff
ferent types take their name from
the forms Of gears used in them.
To begin with, 1t is important that
the front wheels shall be aligned prop
erly, If the car Is to steer with maxi
mum ease. Improper alignment re-
suits not only In hindering the steer
ing Of the car, but in excessive tire
wear.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
Gets Fortune: WEEDS.

Pittsburgh, Pa.-Herman G. Meyers.
a bank clerk, had a sweetheart in.
Huntington. Then came the draft and
Meyers was sent away to camp. By
steady plugging he was advanced to
corporal, but even the corporaPs pay.
he decided, was not sufficient with
which to start married life. All SEEM
ed despair until the girl wrote that
an uncle of hers had died and willed
her home and s25O,O00. provided she
would we'd before May Is next. The
wedding followed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
Deposit of Mineral Salt.

Experts employed in the department
of biological studies of Mexico have
reported that after careful investiga-
ton of the lands reclaimed by the
drainage of Lake Texcoco, in the vi
cinity of Mexico City. there have been
rendered available some 100000 of
tons of mineral salts, including COM
mon salt, caustic soda, bicarbonate Of
soda, etc., for all of which there is a
large demand in the republic in vari-
Gus industries.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
AUTO is RARE COMBINATION
Montana Court Declares Motorcar Ir
Luxury, Necessity and Waste
Used for Smuggling.

A law in Montana provides for the
confiscation Of any 'boat, team, wag.
on or sled" by which booze is SNUG.
gled into an Indian reservation, says
Kansas City Star. A smuggler saved
his motorcar recently, the court de-
Gliding 1t was neither boat, team, wag.
on nor sled.
The court did give its decision, how,
ever, as to what a motorcar is: "a
rare combination Of luxury, necessity
and waste"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07

squirrel. Anyhow, he was marching,
holding before him jonquil with a
long, sappy stem. He must have seen
in the blossom something more than
an everyday five-cents-apiece flower,
for he held it before him as an altar
boy carries blessed candle. The
woman stopped peanutting the SOUR
rel to look at the slow-moving figure,
but the man paid no attention. The
jonquil might have been a magic wand
that was visioning to him jonquils that
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07


stopped in
him what he meant by that he German when
the District
replied that it all but
Iiceman andas ked
depart
of
badc which indulge humor
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
Health Comes First.

The human body is kept in health by
simple living, which after all is test
of fitness for success. Without health
there can be no success, for gain of
fame or gold will not profit a man who
barriers away his health. The wealth
of the world some day will be judged
by the health and happiness of man
kind.-Elmer Lee, M. D., in Health
Culture.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
Protect Extra PLUGS.

Extra spark plugs carried loosely
In the tool box are liable to be broken
by contracting with tools. A good plan
for storing them is to cuts section
trffe greater than length of plug from
discarded garden hose. When the
plug is forced into the center of the
hose it is fully protected against dam
age.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07

Sam though because he needs bit of that he
work for the government Each night finds the girls looking
bring mother provides
capita
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
600 o.
1000 o.
flsi
900
70 D. D o.
fiu.2
Ignition Hoekup Systems.

series multiple connection shown in
Fig. is generally used.
If additional cross-connectons are
made, as illustrated In Fig. 2, it will
be found that a loose connection In
one series Of cells will not render the
entire series useless.-Peter J. NJ. Clu4e
in Popular Science Monthly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07

into headquarterS anu aSKeu II Nc
could see the general. He was told the
general was busy, but would see him
presently. This didn't satisfy him.
He had come some 800 miles "to see
the jinrul, and wanted to see him."
Just then the general walked out
of his office. The old chap sprang to
his feet, crying: Hello, Jake; l see
that you are jinrul now, and"
"Come right on in, Mack" said
the general, and they shook hands.
"Come right in. I'm powerful glad to
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
GETS SIX MONTHS SENTENCE
Sad Ending for Hiram Justices Pa
triotic and Family Az
fairs.

Bridgeport, Conn.-When the draft
got Hiram Justice Wake he was living
with a woman not his wife in Spring
field. She refused to sign his ques-
tionnaire, so Wake returned to his le-
gal wife here and she signed up for
him to enable him to get a low rating.
But after getting her signature Hiram
went back to his old love in Spring
field for visit. His real wife became
suspicious and exposed him, and he is
now serving six months in jail with a
prospect of doing military duty.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07

OF
You tell what wonderful thing and
wero
marching of Incident when inv OWL
handed
Of
hias an
alta holds blessed cande-and on - -
So seeyo never can realIy
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
Give Leather Attention.

Go over the leather on the car oc.
casionally with special leather dress.
ing and the difference in the appear.
ance of the upholstery will repay you
a thousand times. 1t also keeps the
leather soft and pliable, helps it to
resist rain, and prevents it from wear
ing out so rapidly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
Those Summer Eurs.

SIN kind o. hopeful it's goin' to be
a cool summer" remarked the man
with the subdued air.
Are you weather prophet?"
''No. But my daughter is wonderful.
ly smart And she's buying more furs
this spring than she did last"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07

noon a man approached the DOOM
where she was offering the bonds to
everybody who passed, and when he
was asked to buy a bond refused in a
somewhat surly manner. When asked
why he would not buy he gave the
surprising answer that he was Ger
man.
The woman was somewhat sur
prised that any German should con-
fess to being in the District when the
enemy alien law strictly forbids his
being here. So as he moved away she
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07

partment officials sing the praises of
the draft system they always mention
Provost Marshal General Enoch Crow
der, Lieut.. Col. Hugh Johnson, Lieut..
Col. Allen Gullion and a few others,
but none of them seem to know that
Major Billy" Wellborn is mighty big
factor in the draft machine which is
running so smoothly.
Major Billy is little girl who
keeps the thousands and thousands of
rules and regulations for draft boards
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
IGNITION HooKUP FOR AUTOS
System Shown In illustration to Pre-.
vent Loose Connection Doing
Any Damage.

Electrical ignition systems are gen
orally operated on low voltages from
primary batteries, storage cells, or
small low pressure generators. The
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
Many Lonesome Girls Working for Uncle Sam

HE City of Lonesome Gre" That
that girls themselves
other city the whole world
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07

to Washington since the war began.
Every one of the $4,000 is little home
sick grille, too. They have come from
every corner Of the Union and from
every city and hamlet. Every one Of
them wants to go back home, too.
1t is all because Washington is
just a great big lonesome town. 1t is
a town of grand distances and every
little stranger Is overawed by the big
things and the big people here and
she wants to get back to the home
folks and the family circle. Uncle
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
Fighting Spirit Shown in Veteran, "0ny So"

WAS the sort would imagine stayed
But his
nng his shoulders he
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
Car for physicians.

A motorcar designed for physicians
is equipped for use as an ambulance in
case of emergency.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
FORM Proteet!ve Association.

Sandusky CO.. County Horse Protec-
tive association passedsa resolution to
form mutual automobile protective
association.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
Germans "Joke" Didn't Seem to Be Appreciated

NE has been selling
the terminal station
the after
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
Probably All Symbols Looked Alike to Him

LIE marching You couldn't
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07
6, WlASHlNGTONE,}
- q SIDELIGHI5 q
major Billy" an Authority on Draft Regulations

thousands drafted
w
played gamble