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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-04-11
GOOD OLD ENGLISH CUSTOM.

The practice of lifting" once great.
~ in vogue and still to be found here
and there In England is one of the
most curious of the Easter customs.
It was observed on Easter Monday
and Easter Tuesday, the men lifting"
or "heaving" the women on the for
mer occasion, and the women return
ing the compliment the next day. The
process consisted In placing the per-
son to be lifted on the crossed hands
Of two or three others and raising
him high off the ground three times.
At the end. of the ceremony the lift
ers expected fee of kiss or silver
sixpence, and sometimes both. Oc-
casionally chair was used for the
lifting. A traveller In England many
years ago. who was entirely unac-
quainted with this Easter custom,
leaves a pathetic account Of his be
wilderment one Easter Tuesday upon
being seized by several vigorous young
women. placed, in@spite of his trou.
bles, In a gayly decorated chair, and
raised aloft three time, to the full
height to which these Amazons could
reach. Then he was In still greater
CONSERVATION. he alleges, when he was
kissed heartily by each one of his
fair filters, and requested to present
to the group piece of silver In token
of his gratitude.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-04-11
AS YOUNG AS
YOUR KIDNEYS

The secret of youth is ELIMINA-
TON OF POISONS from your body.
This done, you can live to be hundred
and enjoy the good things of life with
as much "pep" as you did when in the
springtime Of youth. Keep your body
in good condition, that's the secret.
Watch the kidneys. They filter and
purify the blood, all of which blood
passes through them once every three
minutes. Keep them clean and in
proper working condition and you have
nothing to fear. Drive the poisonous
wastes and deadly uric acid accumula-
tons from your system. Take GOLD
MEDAL HARLEM Oil Capsules and you
will always be in good condition. You
will feel strong and vigorous. with
steady nerves and elastic muscles.
GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil CAPSULES
are imported direct from the labora-
tories at HARLEM, Holland.
They are a reliable remedy which
has been used by the sturdy Dutch for
over 200 years. and has helped them
to develop into one of the strongest
and hearthiest races of the world. Get
them from your druggist. Do not take
a substitute. In sealed packages
three sizes.-Adv. '
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-04-11
SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER
.. in Engaging in Controversy ~.
~ With Hefty Waitress. -

"a guest came boolging out of the
dining room yesterday with rivulets
and rills of ketchup coursing down
his face" related the landlord of the
Petunia tavern, land yelling that he
had been assassinated or miscOnstrued
or something. Feared like he had
bit onto a tack in his fritters, and
when he chided Sylphie, the hefty
waitress, she busted the copdiment
over him. Also he wanted to know
what 1 was going to do about it.
a"'Well, Mr.. Hollar,' says I, when
you found a tack in your viands it
was an accident, but when you talked
so that she smashed the ketchup on
your hear, to a young lady who served
her apprenticeship as waitress on
a boarding car for railroad con-
struction gang, that was contributory
negligence, and 1 can't do anything
for you except to hand your bill to
you and wish you Well on your jour
ey.'"-Kansas City STAR ,s u. ,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-04-11
Gold In the Head"

IL an acute attack of Nasal Catarrh. Yer
sons who are subject to frequent "colds
in the head will find that the use of
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE will
build up the System, cleanse the Blood
and render them less liable to colds
Repeated attacks Of Acute Catarrh may
lead to Chronic Catarrh.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE Is TAX:
en- internally and acts through the BLOOD
on the Mucous Surfaces of the System.
All Druggists 75c. Testimonials free:
$4,000 for any case of catarrh that
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE will not
cure.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-04-11
His Ice Cream Bucket.

They were on the back platform of
an outbound IrvingtOn street car. One
was carrying small paper bucket,
which was labeled all over with the
words, "Ice Cream"
From the way the other passengers
eyed the bucket it was evident they
either thought the ice cream season
was past or wondered why the carrier
hadn't bought 1t in Irvington instead of
carrying it such distance.
81 guess people think I'm dippy. car
rying a bucket of ice cream from
downtown when it can be bought out
here" said the man with the bucket.
But it's not ice cream. It's chilli"
well, they say ice cream is chilly.
so you should worry" said the other.
indianapolis News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-04-11
r ESUS of Nazareth Was dead,
and his bruised body had
hee,, Ind "a, Jhe ne,r.c,,t to,,,b

ESUSF OF NGzGretb UGS deGG,
II and his bruised body had
been laid IN the new-cut tomb
Of Joseph of Arinaathea. Joseph
ras a rich man uho believed IN Je-
ssls; whe's the mord came from the
hill called Golgotha that Christ acas
dead, Joseph had gone to Plate, the
Roman judge, who had found no
fault in this just man, and begged
Christ's body. He had wrapped the
body in fresh linen and laid 1t IN q
new sepulcher, where no mans body
had ever been. And great stone
vas rolled IN front of the entrance
of the sepulcher, and 1t was sealed.
AL was over, the disciples told
each other; their master apas dead,
and the dream ended. There was
black despair among these humble,
loving followers. " s.
Now, early IN the morning of the
first day of the Jewish week, two
days after the crucifrion, Mary
Magdalene, and Mary, mother of
James, went to the sepuzcher, TAX
ing with, them spices and ointments
bought out of their scanty savings,
wherewtth to anoint the body of
Jesus. 1t wGs the last service then
might do him. And as they went
along they wondered how they would
roll back the heavy stone from the
door of the sepulcher, that they
might enter IN.
But vhen they were come to the
sepulcher, behold, the stone was
rolled array and, entering, they
found the body of Jesus was not
there; the linen clothes lag there,
Wherein Joseph had wrapped his
Lord, and the linen cloth that had
been bound around his head, folded
and loSd aside. And they began TO
weep. Then they saw two men,
nth garments of light, sitting one
at the foot and the other at the
head, where the body of Jesus had
been, and the men said: ".
"Why seek ge the living among
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-04-11

of the King-Tsu province, who is said
to have been the first to lay up sup
plies of colored eggs and present them
to friends and relatives at the very
season in which we celebrate our
Easter holidays.
In the fourth century it was pro-
hibited by the church to eat eggs
during the forty days preceding Easter,
but as the hereto hens could not be
prevented by this prohibition from lay
ing eggs there was always great
abundance of eggs after the feast.
They were given to the children, and,
to make them more attractive, were
.colored and otherwise. adorned. This
was probably the first step in the evo-
luton of the Easter egg.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-04-11
Symbol of Easter Day.

A little lad, tired and worn at the
close. of the day. after long struggle
with the solution of a problem cried
himself to sleep. While he slept the
father with rapid strokes of the pen
rewrote the problem, with its correct
solution, on clean tablet. Opening
his eyes, a look of gladness frightened
the little fellows face as he saw the
neatly worked out problem in the place
Of the dirty. tear-stained paper over
which he had fallen to sleep.
Easter day contains the promise for
us of the Masters perfect life. to
which we shall awaken after we have
closed our eyes to the human, imper-
feet, tear-stained product of our own
endeavOrS.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-04-11

cause it answers the cry of
an inner need. That cry is
by no means always reli-
gious, as some suppose. 1t springs from
various motives. To some it is merely
the response of returning spring. TO
others it answers the call of fashion.
Most people salve their consciences
that they are answering the call of
the inner religious life. No doubt
Easter day furnishes the occasion for
all that's done in it's name, but much
of the Easter performance has as
much heathenism as Christianity in it.
OF course you'll holler and protest
that it isn't so. But your old uncle
is willing to let the facts speak in the
matter. The reason we find it so hard
to see the truth is that custom has
made the whole Easter show respect
able.
Your Uncle Ben finds no fault with
the desire of the fair sex to look as
fair as the. lily and be twice as at
tractive. But the trouble is he can't
always see the beauty in many of the
creations that are thought to be so.
People forget that features differ. Not
every one can wear the same shaped
hat. They don't want hat like any
body else. But it must conform to
Dame Fashions order no matter. how
colors may scream and the feathers
may flare, but if that's the mode there
is no room for argument. So when
the fair creature has donned the ar
NOR of latest creation she sallies forth
to bewilder the spectators and enjoy
the thrills of admiring (D glances.
That's one reason why the world en-
joys Easter. 4 aE -
But the heart knows deeper calls
than dress. The world has much of
sadness in it. Few homes have not
felt the touch of the grim reaper. He
is no respecter of persons. All ages
and conditions of men answer the call.
There is the first torrent Of recOllec-
ton and private sorrow. To such
there is great relief in thoughts of
IttStei. IHe very SdilH StSiuS "
speak message of hope In early
morn comes the bird song. With peep
of day the smiling sun lights the bud
ding trees and greening fields. Here
and there venturesome little flowers
peep through the winters refuse They
all tell of new life. They help make
the sad heart lighter.
To such Easter is the assurance of
inexperienced promises. Something
deep in their hearts tells them that
there is much to live for. The Eas-
ter message is the only word that
brings real comfort. 1t tells of vic
tory. No wonder they go to the Lords
house to hear again the story of the
Resurrection. In spite of the SCOTS
of critics, in the face of all the skill
full attempts to explain the great Eas-
ter mystery of the empty tomb, they
find joy in recounting that conquest
of the grave so many years ago. At
the house of praise they hear it in,
every hymn and prayer. The message
is the theme on every lip that comes
to worship. Their own hearts begin
to rejoice as the truth becomes real
and they realize that they who have
gone before shall live again.-"Uncle
Ben" In Grit.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-04-11

the dead? He is not here, bat IS
risen, as he said"
And, looking on those bright,
grace faces, the women krsew that
they beheld tao angels. Then they
ram into the city and. told the dis
ciples, and Peter and John returned
Witb them, and John outran Peter
and came first to the sepulcher, and,
STOPPING DORM he saw in very
truth that the tomb was empty.
And Peter went into the sepulcher
and sau the linen clothes lying
there, and the other disciple aoent in
also, and they marveled, not get
being sure what these things meant.
For they Were simple men.
And they went array again into
the city. But Mary Magdalese
stood without at the sepuscher and
wept. And as she aUas going away,
bearing the gifts she had not been
able to leaue him, she saw man,
whons she supposed to be the gar
dener. ~.
He said: ...... .. . .u..
Woman, why weepest thouT
MnrU said to him.
"Sir, if thou haze borne him
hence, tell me where thou hast laid
him, and l Uill take him array"
He made answer:: ......
MARY" -. . mn -. lila.
And at that word she looked into
his face, and 1t auas Christ the Lord.
MASTER" she cried.
Jesus, Nth smile of infinite
compassion, said to her:
"Touch me not, for am not get
assembled to my Father; but 90 to
mig brethren and sag to them /
ascend unto mig Father, and your
Father; and to my God, and your
God"
Then Mary Magdalene returned
into the city, and her sorrow was
turned into gladness, and she told
the disciples how she had seen the
risen Lord.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-04-11
Reduced in Rank.

Because the newly commissioned ma.
jor looked like ready money the por-
ter had been very active in his atten-
tons. His movements were of the
"hot-foot" variety whenever the Off
Ger appeared to require service. Also
he was careful to address the major
as "gin'ral." And when the train
neared the Union depot and, following
the assiduous use of the brush, the
sable servitor discovered himself in
the possession of a dime, he was equal
to the emergency. He clicked his heels
together, saluted and remarked !:
"Corp'ral, All tank yo', sah."-Argo-
naut. r..a --E 8~
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-04-11
Some Job.

Sponsors of projected Theodore
Roosevelt International highway"
launched last month at meeting in
Duluth, Mimi, announce blandly that
it is their intention ito secure the
blazing and signboarding of this en-
tire highway from Portland, Me-, to
Portland, Ore. before the. 1919 tour
ing season begins" It will be some
achievement if they do 1t.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-04-11
Don't FORGET cuticura Taleum

DON'T Forget CutIcUra a1cum
When adding to your toilet requisites.
An exquisitely scented face, skin, baby
and busting powder and perfume, rem,
dering other perfumes superiuous.
You may rely on it because one Of the
Cuticura Trio (Soap, Ointment and
Talcum). 25c each everywhere.-Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-04-11
The Spring Brings Little Feathered
. Friends to Greet Us on
Easter Morning. ..r
THE MIRACLE.

Not in the Easter lily's heart
OF cleaning gold and snow, t
Not in the carols silver clear
Where jeweled windows glow,
Not in the stately harmonies
The gilded organs play,
Is found the miracle divine
OF Easter day.
But in the worm entombed so long
In darkness and in cold,
The resurrection and the life
Immortal we behold;
1t breaks the cocoon coffin small,
Arises from the clay,
And heav'nward scars on joyful wings
On Easter day.
-Minna Irving
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-04-11
Natural Conclusion.

Hello, Black, thought you were
dead?" -.
whatever gave you that idea?"
Heard a couple of men praising
you the other day."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-04-11

Do your best, then take what comes
without f1inching. Every experience
can be turned to good account.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-04-11

l could hardly feel much confidence
in a man who had never been inn
posed upon.-Guesses at Truth.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-04-11
ALL LOVE EASTER
World a Unit in That, but Writer
Asserts There Are Various
Reasons for 1t.

world loves Easter be-
cause it answers the cry OF
an inner need. That cry is
by no means always reli-
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-01-31
Death of Mrs. John Lee Davis

Many friends we're shocked last
night to learn of the death Of Mrs.
Louise Harbin Davis, wife OF John
IL. Davis, at her home at 1103 Elm
wood avenue. Mrs. Davis had been.
i'll for about a week with influenza
and appeared much better yesterday.
but about 2:30 in the afternoon had
sinking spell and never rallied. Her
heart was affected by the other trou-
bles.r.
Mrs. Davis was native OF States
vile, N. c., and had been a,gesident
of Columbia about ten years. Her
husband, John Lee Davis, is secretary
of the State Federation Of Labor and
federal labor agent at Columbia. She
leaves also little daughter, seven
wears old, and her mother, Mrs. Mat
tie Harbin and several brothers and
sisters at Statesville, N. c.
The funeral will be at the home
this afternoon at $3.50, conducted by
Rev. C. A. Freed, D. D., pastor OF
Ebenezer Lutheran church Of which
Mrs. Davis was member and choir
member. The interment will be in,
Statesville, N. c., Monday morning.
lust after the arrival of the train from
Columbia.-Columbia Record, 26th.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-01-31
RABBIT SKIN FOR LEATHER
Possibility That Tanning Process Has
Been Discovered That Will
Solve Big Problem.

At present in Annonay, France, an
earnest effort is being made to intro
duce rabbit skin leather in shoe max
ing. Annonay is in the valley OF the
Rhone, just south of Lyons. It was
there, about Is years ago, that chem
ist devised a tanning process in which
the hair was removed from the pelt
of rabbit without damage to the
skin. Previously no one had been able
to remove the hair without injuring
the pelt.
The chemist had his process tried
out for short time. but it did not
prove to be commercial success and
the rabbit-skin shoe came to be only
a memory. Less than ten years ago
some Germans got hold of the old
chemists formula and began to manu-
facture rabbit leather.
At one of the industrial expositions
In Germany in 1909 there was display
of 250 styles of shoes made of rabbit
skins. The exhibition won first prize
in the department Of footwear. Now
the French have taken up the work OF
the old chemist of Annonay and are
manufacturing shoes out Of rabbit
pelts.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-01-31
SPOILED BIG WEDDING FEAST
How Ex-German Emperor Upset DIM
ner on Which Herr Ballin Had
Spent Much Money.

Herr Ballin was noted for the ex-
travagant dinners which he gave on
great occasions, says the Edinburgh
Scotsman. Probably the most magnifi-
cent of all was that which he arranged
to grace the wedding of the kaisers
daughter to the duke of Brunswick.
The floral decorations alone cost Sl0.-
600. the dinner worked out at about
$50 plate. and the wines at about
$50. But the dinner. from Herr Bal
Inns point of view. was failure. for
the kaiser and kaiserin. who were TO
have been present. sent word in the
afternoon that they could not come;
and it was in their honor. OF course.
that Herr Balm had spent his thou
sands on the banquet. One OF his
servants has said that when Herr Bal
lin received the message that the en-
peror could not come. he flew into
tremendous rage. He sent for his
butler. and ere the man had reached
Herr Ballin's study. his master shouted
out to him: 1.-The emperor cannot come
to dinner tonight-put the whole show
off, and then slammed the door. The
butler did not know exactly what to
do. To put off so important guests as
were to be present was. of course. an
impossibility; but no one in the house
hold dared to approach the master OF
it to suggest this. However. at aboul
5 o'clock Herr Balm had sufficiently
recovered his temper to come down.
stairs and give some necessary direc-
tions about the banquet
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-01-31
Need for More consuls.

The chairman of the shipping board
has called the attention of congress
and the people to the need of enlarg'
ing our consular service abroad. in
view of the fact that our great mer-
chant marine will be released for use
in foreign trade.
Mr.. Hurley tells US, observes the In
dependent New York;, that the Uni
ted States will have 25.O00.0OO tons OF
merchant shipping by the end of 1920,
and that as fast as these ships can be
freed from military work they Will en-
ter commerce. The present consulates
would be entirely inadequate to handle
this enlarged business. There are not
enough of them, their staffs are too
small and they are handicapped by in
experience with duties that will be de-
manded and by antiquated regulations.
Even now the burden of work, espe-
cially in the way of inquiries to be an
swered, is overtaxing the undermined
and underpaid force. Mr.. Hurley
therefore pleads that immediate steps
be taken to remedy the situation.
"We need more consuls and larger
consular staffs," he tells us. IF #edo
not provide them today and prepare
for the great growth in our merchant
marine and trade after the war. fear
that we shall suffer serious break
down"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-01-31
MULE OF PECULIAR COLOR
Driver Explained With Patience Just
How the Animals Strange Appear
ance Was Brought About.

Two mules, drawing an army service
wagon, caused sensation in Knights
bridge a short time ago. One mule
was poor but honest in appearance,
brown in color; the other was a dell
cate shade of green The green mule
was solemnly unconscious of the atten-
ton he was attracting. Effects OF
war oats?" asked facetious United
States soldier. A workman rubbed his
eyes and then muttered, "camopfiage.
The A. S. C. driver looked thoroughly
ashamed of the turnout. He stopped
to pick up crate. "What is the mat
ter with your pony?" asked a mild
man. 81 am tired Of being asked 1t,
and it isn't pony" replied the driver.
'It is all through the chemical. Good
ness knows what color it will be to-
morrow. IT'S coat was very light once,
and the other mules used to kick it
We washed it in some chemical dye
to make it darker. The sergeant
can't remember the name Of the dye,
and now that it is wearing OF, it is
different color each day. You are the
last person shall explain it to-" he
drove off furiously-a khaki driver on
a slate-gray lorry drawn by one hon.
est brown mule and one shameless
mule of an esthetic shade Of green
London Mail.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-01-31
NO DISGRACE TO FEEL FEAR
One Result Of War Has Been Sanar
Idea of What Constitutes
Real Bravery.

An English observer calls attention
to the fact that our world war has
destroyed the fear of being afraid.
Heretofore, even to most distant an
tiquity, the one quality insisted on in
the soldier was that he should be
fearless and the more callously so the
better. The faintest tremor Of timld-
ity was black mark against the most
respondent knight as well as the low
lest bowman or halbardier, and the
schooling for war was an utter det,-
ance of the personal risk.
!. This theory held, as many will re-
member. even till the period of the
Boer war, when the British suffered
so severely in officers because it was
held cowardly for commander TO
seek cover. Men, then as now, felt
fear, for that is one of fesh's attri-
butes and, indeed, is one of the most
valuable of human possessions, since
fear is our protection from dangers
and harms innumerable. We fear wild
beasts to avoid them. snakes and
spiders TO increase our attention.
storms and tempests that we may pre-
pare means Of escape from them.
So it was only in(battle that chiv-
airy insisted that man should be with
out fear, or pretend to be.
With the coming Of new warfare.
however, all lands at once came to q
more sane understanding and the Old
physical bravery has given place to
moral resolution. The man who now
enters the hell Of shell fire. OF hurled
flames and deadly gases, no longer
attempts to fool himself into the be-
lief that he is not afraid. He knows
full well and only stupid nature
could avoid the knowledge that the
human is at the mercy of forces a
million times beyond his own ability
to counter. The old knight might
really believe he was able to unhorse
all the enemies that rode against him
and therefore might conceiva5ly be
without fear, but how can a soldier
feel that way when facing modern
weapons of destruction?
Therefore, it is no longer dig
grace to feel fear or to admit it; the
only disgrace is to allow fear to pre-
vent one doing his duty. How mncn
I finer fiber is needed for this new de-
f1ance!
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-01-31
You've Heard EN-.

Look here" said the city editor to
the cub reporter, you should write
everything as briefly as possible. In
stead of saying the middle-aged bald
headed performer in the hired aggre-
CATION of followers of Orpheus who
nightly provide the harmony at one OF
our leading temples of mirth, seized
his trombone firmly in his hands.
placed his feverish lips to the mouth
piece and sounded thereon an unearth-
" tone like the wailing of lost soul
on the main street Of Inferno'-now
shorten that up"
So the reporter merely wrote: "The
slip horn player in the orchestra blew
a helva note"