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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-24
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Brains to Foresee Events,
Requisite on Wall Street

A winner must have brains. Lucky
strikes" occur now and then, but they
are the exception and not the rule,
writes Jasper. in Leslie's. The win
ner is the man who can forecast events
by training, experience, or instinct.
Somehow, he senses things in advance
Of their occurrence, and prepares
himself accordingly. A man may pass
building where fire smolders and
discover it by the smell of smoke and
prevent castrophe. Perhaps a hun
dred have passed the same building
without sensing the situation. Lord
Curzon once spoke of IAN intelligent
anticipation Of events before they oc-
cur" It Is this kind Of intelligence
that wins fortunes in Wall street, that
makes men successful in real estate
deals, and In business operations Of
all kinds. that enables the workman
to seek out the best Job with the best
chances for promotion. It Is the fore
sight of the statesmen that wins wars.
creates commerce, upbuilds industries,
and thus establishes the foundations
Of national prosperity.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-24
WHERE CENSOR is NEEDED
Successful Outcome Of Allotment De-
velopment Depends Largely on In
telIIoent Forethought.

The successful outcome of an al
lotment development as an asset to a
city depends largely upon the type Of
neighborhood established by the real
tor in selling his property.
1t is true, however, that some prop
critics are assured Of ultimate indi-
viduality before development on &C
count of their natural location.
The average allotment, however, is
dependent on the method Of sale Of
separate lots and the restrictions i'm
posed upon them, which have an inn
portant bearing on the ultimate up
building.
But the character Of q neighbor-
hood is far from assured because Of
imposed restrictions as to price Of
house to be erected, as is shown in
numerous cases about Cleveland.
Perhaps the most apparent reason
for a development not proving what
was originally intended are, first, that
the building operations Ito set the
pace, so to speak, were not carried on
by the developer to show what was
expected, and, second, the censoring
Of building p1ans.-Cleveland Leader.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-24
THE SOLDIERS MOTHER


He was so beautiful-my baby son!
His sun-kissed curls chung close around
his head,
His deep blue eyes looked trustingly in
mine.
did my best to keep hts beauty fair
And fresh and clean and dainty, for I
knew
never could be satisfied with less.
He was so strong and well. my little son!
! gave my days and nights to keep him
Called in fresh air and sunlight to my
aid,
Good food and play. all healthful things
of life.
I wanted physical perfection, for
I never Could be satisfied with less.
He was 80 bright and clever, my big son!
I sent him to the very best of schools,
Denying self that he might know no lack
OF opportunity to do his best.
Or feel no door OF progress closed to him.
I never could be satisfied with less.
And yet-but now-my well-beIoved SON,
For your perfection can pay the price?
Or would have you play the towards
part,
With selfish. shriveled soul too small to
Within 50 fair a frame? Is that my
choice?
I sought the best! Shall I be satisfied
with less? !
Nay. would have you honorable. my
SON
Just. loyal, brave. and truthful. scorning
fear
And lies and nleanness-ready to defend
Your home. your mother, and your coun-
try's flag.
He's gonei Dear God! with bleeding
heart I know
still could no be satisfied with less!
Sarah Benton Dunn. in New YORK.
Times.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-24
HOME g.
TOWN q
IEIpSA ]
GOOD IDEA THAT is SPREADING
Few Places Now In the Country That
Do Not Recognize Need OF
Identification. -.

Time was not SO very long ago when
the thought Of civic beauty and the
recognition Of the Importance Of city
Identification belonged to q few peo-
pie only.
When the first of the larger cities
OF Texas set about the process Of
making beauty where only ugliness
had been before, many taxpayers OBJ
Jected on the ground that it was not
wise to expend public money for such
purposes.
But that larger city persisted. A
landscape architect was employed, A.
comprehensive plan for future devel-
opment was drawn up. Appropria-
lions looking far into the future were
planned. An educational campaign to
teach the people the need for beauty
was gotten under way. Today that
city is far to the front as an example
of what may be accomplished in few
years of labor intelhgently applied.
Other cities followed. One by one
the centers Of population fell into line.
Directly the smaller cities began to
lay plans for that day when they, too,
shall be large cities. Only recently
the city of Denison, urged on by pub
lic-spirited citizens, employed a we'll
paid expert to make survey and lay
down comprehensive plan of artistic
development. And within the next
few months practically every Texas
city will have proved that even in the
stress Of war Texas people recognize
the value Of beauty and the impor-
lance of the artistic in the everyday
life of the people.-Houston Post.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-24
Amusing ignorance Shown
by Some American Firms

An amusing instance Of the ignor-
ance of some American firms regard,
Ing the language spoken In different
parts Of the world has come to light
and many laughs have been had at the
expense Of a well-known Eastern steel
company, muses. writer In the New
York Commercial. This concern de-
cided to circularize all the large bust
ness houses Of Honolulu and other
cities and towns In the Hawaiian is
lands and wrote letter In English to
them all in which this sentence oc-
Cured: do not hesitate to write us
regarding your wants in your native
language. We have complete for
eign department and are equipped to
translate letters written In any
tongue" One firm In Honolulu decid-
ed to test out this last statement.
After long search, an educated Ha-
waiian was found who was able to
write the original native language of
the Islands and a letter written by
him was duly forwarded to the Amer
lean steel concern. Whether 1t was
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-24

the poultry keeper. The smallest and
least favorably situated back yard az
fords an opportunity to keep at least
enough hens to supply eggs for the,
household. The number of hens need
ed for that purpose Is twice the mum.
Der of persons to be supplied, Hence
the smallest flock to be considered con-
sists Of four hens. Where hens are
kept only to furnish eggs for the table
no male bird is needed.
A coop for q flock of four hens
should have an area of about 20 square
feet, or about five feet per hen. For
larger f1ocks the space allowance per
bird may be a little less, because the
space is used In common and each bird
has the use of all the coop except
what her companions actually occupy.
For the ordinary flock Of 10 to Is hens
the space allowance should be about
four square feet per hen.
With proper care the backyard poul-
try keeper can keep hens, for laying
only, combining them continuously to
their coops, and have them lay well
nearly as long as they would be prof
liable layers under natural conditions.
While hens like freedom, good feed
and care reconcile them to confine-
ment, and mature, rugged birds often
lay more eggs in close confinement
than when at liberty.
If the space admits Of giving the
little backyard flock more room than
coop of the minimum size required,
the condition Of the land will deter
mine the form In which the additional
space should be given. If the soil Is
well drained and free from such filth
as often communicates the soil Of small
back yards, yard for the fowls may
be fenced In, allowing 20 to 80 square
feet of yard room per bird. The OPP
portunity for exercise on the land and
in the open air which this gives the
hens will benefit them and make life
for them more interesting.
II the soil is poorly drained and foul,
the hens will thrive and lay better If
not allowed on 1t at all. In that case,
the best way to give them some benefit
Of the extra space available is to build
adjoining the coop shed covering
about the same amount of ground and
having the front inclosed only with
wire netting. The foul earth under
this shed should be removed and the
floor filled in few inches higher than
the old surface with fresh earth or
sand.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-24
vegetables important in
Dlet-BuiId Muscles and
Keep Body in Condition

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
stop and consider the great value Of
vegetables In making your diet accepta.
Die and keeping you well before you
decide to leave them out Of your diet
even for few months.
they furnish some muscle-building
material. for nearly all vegetables con.
tain some protein and they all furnish
mineral salts needed to build and re-
pair the body and keep It in good con-
diion.
They are fuel foods. The starch and
sugar that vegetables furnish are good
for body fuel. One medium-sized
potato gives you as much starch as
two slices of bread.
Ihey give necessary bulk to your
food. The fiber and cellulose that
they have helps to prevent constipa-
ton.
They give flavor and variety to the
diet, which is especially needed to
keep the appetite normal.
They furnish other substances not
easy to describe, but very important,
which are needed by the body for nor.
NAL growth and to keep its parts work.
Ing smoothly. This and the supplying
OF mineral salts u.s. perhaps, the most
important part that vegetables have IA
the diet, for without vegetables ana
fruits the diet would lack these SUBJ
stances and also suff1ciency of the
minerals that are most needed to build
up and keep in repair the skeletal per.
ton Of the body and to maintain thu
alkalinity Of The blood. The minerals
most needed-iron, lime, magnesiun,
phosphorus and potassium sun
piled In small quantities in most veus.
tables. II we eat variety of vegefa.
bles we are not apt to lack these es-
sential minerals.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-24
Fifteen Cities in 1920
MayfReach a Population
In Excess of 500. 900

There will certainly be ten Amer
lean cities, when the 1920 census count
is made, that will have a population
Ia excess Of 100000, and there may
be jas many as fifteen that will pass
the half-million population score.
states writer in the Baltimore
American. Baltimore is going to be
IN the big ten, but where along In
the big ten? New York, Chicago and
Philadeipifa VIII beathe three largest
cities In the order named. But what
city will occupy fourth place? And
just what place in the first ten coll
umn will Baltimore occupy9 The
question may seem trivial, but 1t is
question lin which the people of at
least five cities, Baltimore being in
Guided In the five, are even now TAX
Ing lively interest.
The FIVE cities that will be In COM
petition for fourth place are Balti-
more, Boston,, st. Louis, Detroit and.
Cleveland. The city that is most
likely to beat Baltimore In the race
for fourth place is Detroit, which now
has an estimated population of $780,
600. Estimated populations some
times shrink. tremendously when the
government count is made, and it may
be SO with the spurty metropolis of
Michigan. st. Louis is claiming a
1918 population of $4,000, but this
also is subject to possible shrinkage,
as 1t Is 10000 greater than the 1910
score. Boston has not extended her
boundary lines and is not making any
claim to extraordinary population
growth. The New England city does
claim an Increase of 100000 over the
1910 count, however, or present
population of 767, 600.
1t seems to be warranted conclu-
sion that Baltimore must score above
100000 to get fourth place In the col
umn. If the Baltimore score should
be around, say, 10000, the Greater
Baltimore may not be located above
seventh place and may be In eighth
position, or only two places from bot
tom. But the Baltimore count NAV
be In way of surprise. We don't
know just how many people there are
In the annex.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-24
Kind of House In Demand.

The last matter influencing cost Is
'marketability." To be saleable
house must measure up to and down to
a standard. Mahogany and quartered
oak wainscoting, plate glass windows
and other similar embellishments do
not increase the selling value to any
great extent. BY the time you are
ready to sell the style In these things
will have changed, and they are then
more likely to decrease than increase
the value. Be measurably conven-
tional, and comfortably normal In your
ideas. The best houses are not the
most expensive or the most peculiar.
They are almost always the expression.
Of a "type," and follow the main fea-
lures Of their type, departing from the.
normal only in minor ways. This is
the Kind Of house that is always In
demand.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-24


alton In the temperature anywhere
within the range Of zero to 40 de-
grees. A much higher degree OF con-
stancy than this Is, however. some
times obtained; much depends on the
amounts Of carbons and manganese
present. $500
Small quantities Of invar have heen
manufactured which showed a change
In length Of less than half a mfIliorth
per degree between zero and 90 de-
grees. This alloy contained .O6 ner
cent. carbon and $50 per cent man.
ganese. Samples have even been nre-
pared which showed a negative CO.
emdent Of expansion. 1. e., which con-
tracted slightly instead of expanding
as the temperature rose.
lnvar possesses this peculiar nron-
erty only within a moderate tempera-
tyre range; from 40 degrees inward
tne coeficient Of expansion steadily
Increases as the temperature rises mn.
I'll at 200 degrees 1t, is the same az
that Of Bessemer steel.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-24
Value of Facts.

A fact is valuable thing and ought
to be saved up. Start a savings &C.
count Of facts. They have the strang.
est way Of popping up just when
they're needed-if you've stored them
away. The schoolhouse Is the main
fact factory. A man said to us the
other day that what he learned before
he was fifteen was worth more than
all he had ever learned since. The
more you learn before you're fifteen
the more time you'll have to learn
later. Personally we would rather
have fat savings account Of facts
than Of dollars. A dollar will earn
from 8 to 8 per cent. A frst-class fact
may some day earn you ten thousand
dollars.--American Boy.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-24
lnvar, New Metal, Believed
BY Various Investigators
TO Have Least Expansion

The fact that all metals expand and
contract more or less with every va
Ration Of temperature introduces great
complications Into the making OF IN
struments concerned with absolute
standards Of time or space. and much
research has been devoted to the fnd-
Ing Of a metal having the lowest pos
sible coemcient Of thermal expansion.
In due course the investigators arrived
at nickel steel alloy containing about
80 per cent nickel and about per
cent each of carbon and manganese,
which was found to have a remark
ably small thermal expansion at or
binary temperatures, and to which
the name "Invar'' has been given.
A summary Of the results obtained
during the last % years by various In
vestigators OF this property Of invar
and related nickel steels show ac-
cording to the Scientific American, that
a bar Of ordinary inyar expands or con-
tracts by about one-millionth Of Its
length for one degree centigrade alter.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-24
Potato PURGE.

Pour boiling water over a fourth of
a pound Of salt pork, scrape and rinse
In cold water. To the pork add three
potatoes, pared and cut in quarters,
one onion, peeled and sliced. four
branches Of parsley, half cupful Of
chopped celery, all cooked until ten
der in Just enough water to cover. Re
move the pork, press the vegetables
through the sieve, adding the water.
Add a quart of hot milk, teaspoonful
and half Of salt, half teaspoonful of
pepper, and when boiling stir In an
egg beaten with little cold milk.
Serve at once without further cooking
or the egg will curdle the mixture.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-24
POULTRY IN
BACK YARDS
Observation-Disclosures.

Poultry and eggs have never been
cheap food for the city dweller, and
there is no hope that they can be, dur
ing the continuance Of the war ana
Its necessarily attendant high prices.
even as relatively cheap as they have
ordinarily been. The only possibility
OF cheap eggs for the city family. ac-
cording to the United States depart
ment OF agriculture. lies In keeping
enough hens In the back yard, where
they can be supported principally on
kitchen waste. to supply the family ia
bic. The keeping Of hens In back
yards is at once an economic oppdf.
tunity, for city families and an essen
tial part Of the campaign for increas-
ing poultry production.
What may be done with fowls In a
back yard depends upon the size OF
the yard, the character Of the sofl. the
conditions Of sunlight, shade and ven.
tiladon. and the interest and skill 81
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-24
Your War Garden.

Don't rob yourself Of flowers even
10 war times. There is no better anti
dote for the war horror, and there Is
no reason why the vegetable garden,
should not be bordered with such
plants as gladioli, dahlias, sunfowers
and various other ANNALS. Indeed,
some Of the vegetables themselves have
beautiful blossoms. The scarlet run
ner bean and the sugar pea, for ex-
ample, have beautiful flowers and
both are excellent vegetables. Old
time gardens are often bordered with
parsley, and most Of the herbs when,
grown in little beds are delightful to.
look upon.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-24

thought, and utterly failed to remem.
Der of ever having heard Of him.
why, the paper up in Cohoes said
you wanted to give me trial and
so here / am" explained Hogan. i've
been pitching semipro ball up home,
and guess you've heard about me.
I'm a machinist by trade"
McGraw had never dreamed Of Ho-
gan, but he liked the youngsters
looks, and, most of all, he took
fancy to the name of Hogan. Nc
Graw would like to surround himself
with Doyles, McCarthys and Hogans.
so he decided to give Mike chance,
and Mike went to Marlin.
So there is something in a name
after all, for Hogan. who had never
played professional ball, is getting his
first tryout in the strongest minor
league Ia the country, and all because
his name is Hogan.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-24
The Public Pulse

{ care you feeling the pulse Of public
opinion out your way?"
"Not now" replied Senator Sorghum.
"Tm going according to my own hon.
est convictions. have pretty wise
constituency. They know that when a
man makes show Of feeling the public
pulse he is in reality looking out for
his own political health"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-24
The Butter Tree.

A tree, known as the shea, or butter
tree. is beginning to attract CONNER
ciai attention. It supplies not only
nuts, but also butter that may become
an article OF commercial Importance
says the San Francisco Argonaut. It
Is already exported to Europe, where
makers Of artificial butter And use for
It. Almost two-thirds Of the nut is
vegetable butter. The tree begins to
bear when It is fifteen years old, and
reaches Its prime In twenty-five years.
Chocolate manufacturers could easily
utilize the product. It might also be
OF use in making candles and soap.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-24
Wise and Otherwise.


There's some excuse for a
man being almost anything, but
what excuse can any man offer
for being pro-German?
Its vain to try to tell a wom-
an how much you think Of her
II Jon forget to phone her that
you're going to be late for din
ner.
Misery may love company, but
what It needs most Is help.
II you were In the other fell
lows place You might be making
a worse mess Of things than
he is.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-24
AFEW SMILES
. Wise Silence.

What excuse did you give the wife
last night?'
II gave nome"
Didn't even tell her 1t was business
detained your"
Heavens, man, il I'd uttered the
word 'bishness' I'd have given myself
dead away" .lRI
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-24

From one ton Of old shoes can be
extracted metals to the value of $4.70:
grease, s7.25; animal black, $50; sui
phate OF ammonia, $3.50; a total Of
sS3,45. or about Is cents a pair. The
grease Is good lubricant and the
animal black is said to be equal to
the best of bone black.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-24
Swiss Potato Soup.

Take four large potatoes, one large
white turnip, three quarts Of boiling wa
ter, quart of scalded milk, one-half
an onion, four tablespoonful Of fat.
one-third, of a cupful Of barley -four,
and O half teaspoonful OF salt. and
one-eighth Of teaspoonful of pep
per. Wash the potatoes and turnip.
cut In small pieces and cook ten min
utes,. drain and add the onion cut In
slices, add three cupfuls Of water, cook
until the vegetables are soft, press
them through sieve. return to the wa
ter; add milk, reheat and thicken
with the flour and fat cooked together;
add seasoning.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-24
Potato Mullins.

Take one cupful of mashed potato,
packing the cup firmly, add cup
full of warm milk, half yeast cake,
two eggs, tablespoonful Of lard. a
tablespoonful Of sugar, a teaspoonful Of
salt, and flour to make stiff dough.
Let rise, shape into biscuits. Let rise
again, and bake Is minutes. Set the
mullins at eleven and bake at six.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-24
site Of Ancient City Discovered.

News has been received at Madrid.
Spain, Of the discovery in Brazil Of
the site Of the Incan city known to-
early Spanish and Portuguese explor-
ers as Ell Dorado, and hitherto regard
ed as legendary. The ruins are locat--
ed In the Manoa region, near the Bo-
livian frontier. In the midst Of dense
forest. An archaeological expedition,
including Brazilian Spanish and Por--
tuguese scientists. will make q detail
ed study of the district.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-24
Animal Cemetery.

Probably the largest and best an.
pointed animal cemetery In the world
Is that which still remains attached to
the ruined summer palace In Pekin.
Here repose in cofins Of polished orris
wood deliberately carved. more than a
thousand dogs that were the pets Of
former einperors and expresses of
China.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-24
Good Irish Name Helped
Mike Hogan Get a Tryout
With John McGraW's Team

The bird who said there is nothing
In name had his signals gummed
up.
There is quite bit in some names,
and the case of Mike Hogan Of Co
hoes. N. Y, proves 1t beyond doubt.
Just before the Giants started for
Marlin and spring training. Mike Ho-
gan bounced into the Giants Offices
and announced that he was ready to go
South.
John McGraw gave him the up and
down, scratched his noggan In deep