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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-10
Wealth in Burning Sands"

Up in the Great Athabaska country.
$50 miles north of Edmonton, Alberta.
lie the tar sands. or burning sands, =
as the Indians call them. For genera
tons the natives have used this sand
for fuel. 1t burns fiercely, with q
strong, smoky flame and drops an ash
of the purest sand. 1t also serves to
gum their birch bark canoes.
Now a new use has been discovered
for the tar sand. The Canadians fig.
ure on turning it into explosives and
then, after the war, into dyes. When
refined the tar sand yields petroleum,
naphtha, illuminating oil. lubricating
oil, paraffin and benzine derivatives,
and, because of the unlimited quantity
of 1t, the German coaltar products
monopoly will be struck heavy blow
by the northland. Nor is this wonder
full resource deeply buried In mines.
1t lies on the surface and is traversed
from end to end by navigable river,
the Athabaska.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-10

medicine for woman's ailments / ever
saw. Mrs. SARA SHAW, b. No. !,
Portsmouth, Ohio.
Mrs. Shaw proved the merit Of this
medicine and wrote this letter In order
that other suffering women may find
relief as she did.
Women who are suffering as she was
should not drag along from day to day
without giving this famous reot and
herb remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham' 8 Vege.
table Compound, atrial. For special
advice in regard to such ailments write
to Lydia e. Pinkham Medicine Co, Lynn,
Mass. The result of its forty years
experience is at your service.
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oft
United auxiliary
to the I. 49, 'thf
approximately three hundred thousand
and from to .tl2,tf7~ Il
Of A p.
pay her w Is
uniform private at
disclose the identity
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-10
500 Reward. 500

Catarrh Is local disease greatly inf1u.
enced by constitutional conditions. It
therefore requires constitutional treat
Is taken internally and acts through the
Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the Sys-
tenn. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
destroys the foundation OF the disease,
gives the patient. strength by improving
the general health and assists nature IN
doing its work. $4,000 for any case Of
S GEpIc1NB sn fails to aA cure. oA
Druggists TIC. Testimonials free.
!, y. J. Cheney q Co.. Toledo. Ohio.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-10

method only fills about 8 per cent of
the space it fills when fresh, This
would multiply eightfold the facilities
for shipping meat, without adding ton
mage.
This discovery grows out of re-
searches begun year ago in thetHar-
riman laboratories at Roosevelt hos
pital by Drs. X. G. Falk and e. NJ
Frankel when the laboratory Was taken
over by the division of nutrition and
food of the 1hedica. departments the
United States army, at the instance Of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-10

30 Wc6h dI SlkA1Co =
could hardly g Q I
around to do my
work, and as [ had
four in my family
and three boarders
itmade it very hard
for me. Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vcge-
table Compound
was recommended
to me. / took 1t
and it has restored
my health. It is
noy.fosDlx, fho host
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-10
Getting Rich Quick.

Wholesale Merchant-We will give
your boy chance, sir, to learn thu
business, but the first year he win no,
receive any salary.
Father of the Boy (dubiously)-
What will he get the second year?
Merchant-Well, if he is faithful and
apt. the second year we will double
what he gets the first. Philadelphia
Inquirer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-10

In an awful shape. tried three
dinerent doctors but got no relief
IS As a l, last resort ] sent and got a.
q est surprise the very FIRST tablet r 4
"a took helped me. . can now eat any
thing ] want, and feel fne."
Yours thankfully, ID
Fowler. Indiana
Dec. Z. lsls G. s. Martin
T; s.: Y yoa. can make any .ee
ity. you are at liberty to do 50.
This is only one case out of thousands.
You should make the EATONIC test
in your own case at once. You have
everything to gain-not penny cam
you lose, for we take all the risk Your
own common sense, your own feelings
tell you that good appetite. good d.
gestion. good stomach. with the fever
poisons and effects of strong medicines
out of your system. will put you on the
road to strong, robust health again.
You want to enjoy life again after
you have battled with the "flu," fever
or colds, or any other illness that has
taken your strength. You want to get
back your Old-time vigor, be full of pep
and enthusiasm-be able to work with
ease, instead of listlessly, half-heart-
eddy dragging out mere existence.
So be sure to take box of EATONIO
home with you today. We cannot urge
this too strongly. II EATONIC falls
to give You positive beneficial results
1t will not cost you penny. There is no
risk-the benefit is surely all for YOU
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-10
Don't FORGET cutieura TaIeum

Don't Forget cuticura Talcum
When adding to your toilet requisites.
An exquisitely scented face, skin, baby
and busting powder and perfume, rem.
dering other perfumes superfluous.
You may rely on it because one Of the
Cuticura Trio (Soap, Ointment and
Talcumr. 25c each everywhere.-Adv.
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J.
Prof. McKee,
did not directly the butchers block around
estimated
bring the prices of through
and = &. .sAa--
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-10
Dividing the Bird.

ITO be happy man needs Won
derful digestion and woman needs
beautiful attire" said Mr.. Jones.
"Yes," commented Miss Brown ;
zone wants the stomach of. an ostrich
and the other wants the feathers
London Answers
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-10

OF the A. 2. L. VII be written and It
will be interesting reading. Just now
the average citizen knows little
about It,
The immense number of pro-Ger-
mans working in this country called
the A. p. L. into being. For every in
vestigator in government employ in
March, 1917, hundred were needed %
meet the crisis. 1t seemed impossible
to get an appropriation for them. Yet
their need was vital. How was the
problem to be solved? The American
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-10
First Flreplaces.

Fireplaces, as we know them. came
into use in the sixteenth century. Prior
to that the hearth was in the middle
of the room and the smoke escaped
through an opening in the peak of the
roof.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-10
New Method Of Drying Meats Promises MaryeIs

INVOLVEMENT made of by which
and unmad flavor by the application of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-10
Official Statement of the American Red Cross

HE following statement authorized the council the American
Red Cross:
dollar of the millions bureaus
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-10

reverse OF alarming. According to the
report of General Crowder on the first
draft (June 5, 1917 Of those examined
-2,51O,7O6-73O,7 56, or 2911 per cent.
were rejected by the draft boards and
5.S per cent of those accepted were
rejected upon examination by. medical
boards working at the environments.
These figures don't show we are
deteriorating physically. Of those re-
jected nearly ene-fourth, 21.68 pa
cent, were thrown out because, of de-
fecfiye sight Dpfecfivo taa+l, -. \ a, ).
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These
the per cent
of 1 per
Hoffman careful
justify unconditional rejection
analysis furthermore the great
majority of those rejected would be accepted
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-10
American Protective League and Its Patriotism

with
things Of various
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-10
Here's the Rioht snirlt

A st. Louis man walking along the
street recently me- a friend whom he
had not seen for some time. The
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-10


national
relief
the fiscal !
During
71634S
countries s76SSS5e
$4945557
$262S60OO
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-10
Uncle Sam Is Not So Very Decrepit After All

the physician big life
caI he anayzes the draft reflections
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-10

In Most Cases.
slow do you pronounce 'hauteur'?"
"Hot air, in some cases."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-10
"BEST MEDICINE
FOR WOMEN"
What Lydia E., ri hams
Vegetable Compound Did
For Ohio Woman.

Portsmouth, Ohio suffered from
Irregularities, pains in my side and was
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-10
The Point of View.

'Don't you like hot water In the
homer" 4That depends on whether
I'm in it."
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l am nota of No
Thirteen plans in 1913 Thir
with thirteen educational students Travelled
the ceremony :
When B. married at The
white House building the
bride
The thirteen superstition the popular
notions of this kind These just muc
o The those Friday unucky day
egon Many
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-10

the United States which took vital
part In the management of the great
est relief program the world has ever
known. For each dollar contributed
by the American people for war relief
work more than $1.01 is expended for
that purpose, the extra cent being pro-
vided by interest on the funds. These
are two of the striking statements in
the annual financial report of the Red
Cross covering the fiscal year ended
lime 90 1919
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Thirteen Has No Terrors for Woodrow Wilson

Brest on December 13 recalls the pres
ident's trip from New York to Sea Girt,
September Ii, 1912, when he was max
ing his speaking tour. just preceding
his election as president. He sat In
hair No. Is in the parIor car. Mr.. Will
ION said:
Thirteen is my lucky number
usually get seat. % or room IL wher-
ever go. The number IL has run
through my life constantly. When
vas in my thirteenth year as a profess
sor at Princeton wa elected the thir-
VI - 80 i,,,+ +b;r+oap IattarS in my
The sun., 1919-01-19
LAFAYETTE COLLEGE.

\ total Of i39 students have enrolled
at Lafayette College. EaSton, Ia, ac-
Cording to data which have Just been
made public by Registrar William NJ.
Smith. Additional registrations which
are expected in the course Of the next
few days. mostly Of former students
who have been in the military and naval
service. are expected to bring the num-
Der up to $50
The freshman class numbers 22-.
dicateS tIat at Lafayette. as seems 10
10 the cas-" at other educational insti-
tutions. the close OF the war sees n
shrinkage In the total size Of the stu
dent body. II is very evident, is en-
ti~ely due 20 the losses aimed in the
upper classes.
Plans for the prompt Institution OF a
reserve officers training corps. the au-
tHoritv for which has been granted by
tho War Department, are progressing
rapidly The faculty. al 4 meeting held
this week. has decided that one credit
each year toward graduation will he
given fuI the work OF the corps and the
adjustment of the military training and
;he physical training at the college Is
being completed. capt Wilbur J. Fox
who has been assigned by the War De-
partment to take the work of the corps
In charge, has arrived and has pre-
sented the project 10 the student body
1t is expected that the number OF
students required for the inception OF
the organization will DO Forthcoming
before the middle OF next week.
The sun., 1919-01-19

at Wheaton College February by the
dramatic society will be repeated on
these occasions and In addition there
will be given at each entertainment
vocal or violin solos and readings.
Among the soloists who will go to
Camp Devens are Florence Brigham Of
Fall River Mass. fsoprano), and Helen
y. Power of Dorchester. Mass, (violin).
On February 81 a reading will be given
by Miss Jeanne Begg OF the Wheaton
College faculty. The committee in charge
OF the entertainments includes Miss
Laura Plonk. instructor, OF dramatics
Ruth Richardson OF Littleton, y. H., and
Julia Steere Of Winchester, Va.
The first lecture in tho course on
Business Law will come on Thursday
evening. January 80. The lectures this
year will be given by Richard II. Wis
wall OF Boston.
Doris NJ Townsend, director OF the
bureau OF vocational opportunities. rep
resented Wheaton at the third intercol-
legiate vocational conference held Mt
Radcliffe College OIL Friday and Satur-
day. The first two OF these conferences
were held at Wheaton.
on Friday ard Saturday. February
IA and 10. there will be conference at
Wheaton under the auspices of the
bureau OF vocational opportunities.
The annual meeting OF tho Classical
Association of New England will be held
at Wheaton OIL Friday and Saturday,
March 2S and 90.
The sun., 1919-01-19
PHILLIPS EXETER.

The wipter term at Phillips Exeter
Academy, Exeter, y. IL. has opened with
an increased attendance Of twenty new
boys who during the fan term We're
members OF the various :. A T {, camps.
Several Of the new entrants had planned
&c enter the academy in the fall, but
being within the draft chose to train
as officers. special sections have been
arranged for these new men so that as
far as possible they may not lose their
years work Preceptorial work in small
groups will give the men chance 20
make up the lost work and should IN
most cases fl them for the college board
entrance examinations next June,
Owing to the ending of the war the
student battalion will drill only twice a
week during the winter term instead of
six times The work will still he under
tho charge Of Capt. s. A. Dion OF the
Canadian EXpeditionary Force. and will
be setting up drills rather than intensive
military drill. However. the lessons OF
the need OF some sort of military knowl-
edge have been brought home SO forcibly
that probably some form OF military in
struction may be continued permanently
as an optional form OF athletics. The
number Of Exeter men who have lost
their lives in the great war has reached
forty-four, although the exact number
will not be known definitely FOR some
time.
Tho latest member Of the faculty is
George Iynde Richardson. Jr.. who
will be instructor in English In the alb
sence OF Hrof Tufts. who Is serving as
state Senator in the present session at
Concord. Mr.. Richardson prepared for
Williams College at the Phillips BROOKS
School, Philadelphia In college he had
a brilliant record. He led his class in
scholarship. and gave the valedctory
The sun., 1919-01-19
COLUMBIA GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

The reopenlng exercises OF Columbia
Grammar School. New York city. after
the holiday vacation, were marked by a
dedicatory service to those sons of &. G..
s who have risked and. in many cases,
given their all on the battlefield Of de-
mocracy. The Rev. Henry Townsend
Scudder. class OF IS, delivered the invo-
cation. and in a short but stirring and
appropriate address emphasized the s.g-
nihrance of the great victory and the
glorious part the young manhood Of
America has played In the Winning Of IL.
At the Gloss of Mr.. Scudder's address
the headmaster read the names Of those
who have made possible the many
starred service flag Of the school. COM
menting upon the nature uf their service
and calling for standing and silent
tribute to those whose immortal fame
the gold stars after their names can but
symbolic.
4 recent lecture. Of interest uader or
binary circumstance but doubly so IN
der present. was that Of Count llya Toll
stoy, the son o: the great Russian au-
thor. Count Tolstoy drew a very graph.c
picture of chaotic Russia. dwelling par
t!cularly on the terrible r9cnace of Dol
shevlem and emphasizing the necessity
Of concerted action on the part OF tn,
allied Powers to combat t.
TWO events In the near future which
'hc e. g. : boys anticipate are. first
the int"rforms handicap athletic contest
in which II is expected records of long
standing will be mashed. and second
Allen :. W.ilams's lecture on snakes
Mr.. Williams l. AN eminent authority on
this fascinating subject. and his appear
auce at the school with wide assert
ment OF illustrative matter" Is Away,
fNa.l
The sun., 1919-01-19
A NEW YEAR MESSAGE

Qu!rements. socially. financially. politi-
cally and from the economic side Of life.
No one is exempt from sharing the
burden OF responsibility in this great
question of enlightened education. ON
every hand We meet our opportunities.
Shall We wisely improve them? Not
only must we recognize and utilize the
opportunities which confront us but we
must seek channels in which to exercise
our one talent or our many talents in
doing our part in making future history
great beyond anything in its past. To
the listless and thoughtless this serious
presentation will he unwe!come, but that
is no excuse for silence. Let us hope
that some day all the world will be SO
interested In educational regeneration
there will be no l!stless or thoughtless
people such rs to-day prove. unwittngly,
stumbling blocks in the path OF progress.
Let us who are interested go to Il. We
must read, study, think and act. our
slogan should be: Education the lest
for all peoples OF all ages" May We
become more than king In salf-mas-
terry ana push forward toward our
highest ideals. H. VI. r.
The sun., 1919-01-19
Education and "Kultur"

inent from Within, democracy. Ore
cannot therefore borrow directly and
abruptly from the other except through
Violence or the masquerade III spite
NJ all ohscurnG of differences by out
ward forms the two stand as far apart
as the East is from the West. What Or.
De How're says in characterization OF
the contrast Of the German system as
against the English holds in the main
as against ours: in the German civil
lization has been sacrificed TO Kultur,
conscience to science. will and heart to
Intellect, conduct to learning
"kultur Is n special term for a new
conception Of the place and power Of
nationality, new conception OF which
FiChte and HeKel were tho preachers
and prophets, 1t means neither culture
Uor civilization. Culture il Individual
Civilization is International Kultur is
Eat!bnal---nas gravity national 1t is the
intellectual and spiritual personality OF
nationality. Kultur is the soul and
personality OF what Germany is the
body. Before this Kultur tho German
bows his devoted head. 1t is his god
and temple He knows no higher law.
Humanity he rejects. He has built him
self military State SO efficient as to be
standing peril to the world and a
means OF slavery TO himself This State
has come 10 embrace and include all
the activities. ambitions, aspirations. all
the nunishments and rewards. all discov-
cries and creations. all achievements Of
learning and art. or of business and
war The State T. the all In all The IN.
divldual citizen for all the best there is
In him must be swallowed up In the
state, Behind and beyond the structure
or the state there is no right and
The sun., 1919-01-19
YALE UNIVERSITY.

NEr HAVEN. Conn. Jan. 1S.-Yale' 8
official registration amounted to 1915
students, and the university officials
stated that they expect that the number
will reach 1000 before the list is settled
for the present term, which amounts to
the opening of new school year be-
cause OF the reopening on a collegiate
basis. Every day few students are en-
tering the institution from military SER
vice as they are being discharged either
in this country or in France. OF the
present list 352 are freshmen. $50 are
sophomores. 200 juniors and $50 seniors
In the academic department, total
OF 925.
The Sheffield Scientific School has 6SS
students. including 36O freshmen. 1914
Juniors and 1874 seniors. As the pro-
posed lenEthening OF the course does not
go Into effect till next fail there is no
sophomore class. About 400 students
are entered in the graduate schools less
than a third Of the usual number.
The present enrolment is slightly
larger than last year. when only 1906
students were enrolled. but 1t is only
about two-thiris Of the normal registra-
ton OF 3.i00 students.
The course on artillery training con-
ta!ns Sc at present. all le!ng members OF
the students Army Training Corps who
we're commissioned last fall after their
course was finished.
The sun., 1919-01-19

HAT one effect 81 the war with
fermauy viii lie to purge Amer
lean methods Of education Of
the false standards established by Ger
man "Kultur." and formerly Initiated
In this country, was the interesting
declaration made by President Beuja-
min lde Wheeler OF the University OF
California in an address delivered "A
while ago at the Los Angeles State
Normal School in Los Angeles. Cal.
German Kultur'' was gauged at its
true value In the address by the State
university president, and the Prussian
methods Of education we're assa!Ied and
contrasted with American democratic
Ideals. President Wheeler'S speech was
In part as follows:
"One very notable advantage Of the
war Is likely To- be that We shall make
an end OF roughly initiating German
schools and borrowing unCoolIed this or
that feature Of German education. 1t
will indeed he we'll II for a while we do
not borrow from It at all. cooked or I'M
cooked. We have had occasion OF n
CHASTITY sort TO see what this education
really is, what purpose It serves and
! whittier IL tends. Not that IL IL so
much evil in itself. as that 1t is a mech
anism to serve the purpose OF an Or
gani2ed evil.
"A national system Of education car
res with II the spirit and atmosphere
OF the nationality II serves. Germany,
and particularly Prussia. Is aNmilitary
autocraCy based on caste; its educa-
tional system, being shaped to the uses
of autocracy, is instinct with authority
| and discipline. Our American system
having been used TO train "A few people
In the exercise OF democracy. is Instinct
with the spirit Of self-direction govern.
The sun., 1919-01-19
THE SCARBOROUGH SCHOOL.

Because OF the growth OF the Scar
borough School. established ave years
ago by Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. vanderlip, a
community advisory board of twelve was
named at a meeting held recently at
the National City Bank This board.
which will advise those in charge of the
school concerning the relationship of the
school to the community and the service
1t is possible for the school to render. lie
composed of Mr.. and Mrs. F. A.NVander-
lip, Finley ]. Shepard, Ogden Reid. Miss
Caroline Choate, Mrs. +. w. Harden.
Mrs. c. Il. Lord, Dean ]. Il Woodbridge,
DR.. Carroll Durham. F. c. Schwedtman.
W. S. kies and Frederick Stellc.
The Scarborough School is one of the
most interesting developments in educa-
ton in America. Mr.. and Mrs. Wander
lin have provided In this school an oppor-
tunity for putting into practice the best
in modern education. 1t now has an en-
rolment Of one hundred and sixteen
fifty-seven boys and ffty-nine girls
There are fifty-six pupils In the element
airy school and sixty in the high school
ranging In ages from to II years. They
come from homes located in the cities
and villages OF WestcheSaer county and
in New York city. They are housed in a
beautiful new building located on the
Nanderlip estate at Scarborough. y. y
The building is equipped Will shop. lab
oratorics. gymnasium, baths, lockers
lunch room. kitchen, library and audi
torium.
The school makes provision for Dhysi-
cal growth by use OF It's excellent facili-
ties for outdoor exercise. 1t has two
excellent tennis courts, an outdoor swim
ming pool. an open air theatre and al
athletic field the latter now under con
struction. The surroundings OF the schoo
are such az to afford excellent opportu-
mites for nature study.
TIE school is administered by "A direc.
tor and an assistant. who have a teach
ing staff of fifteen full time teachers anC
three part time. The students share If
the government and responsibility OF tn,
school which Is democratic in atmos
phere. The institution is anticipating
growth in numbers and influence. and Il
guide in the direction of that growth ant
influence is the function OF the advisory
board which was chosen last week. TIL.
director OF the school is Wilford VI
Aiken.