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USES FOR HORNS IN CHINA.
Pills and Marvellous Tenies Are
Among the Many Thinss Manu-.
featured From Them.

Water buffalo and OK horns In China
are worked into lanterns. some Of
strikingly large size and quite trans
parent, says writer In the Boston
Evening Transcript They also ind
many other uses I'm China, including
the manufacture of combs, shoe horns
and backs of hair, tooth and other
brushes. Prior to the antiopium CAM
paign the principal use made of these
horns was In the manufacture of
opium cups or boxes for packing and
storing opium for home consumption.
Horn lanterns In China are made from
the hOofs as well as the horns of ami
mails Deer, reindeer and mountain
goat horns are valuable In China for
manufacture into medicine. Stag
horns are particularly valuable, but
useful only during certain time OF
the year. From the stag horns pills
are made that are reputed to have
marvellous tonic and rejuvenating
qualities. About q million pounds of
water buffalo and OK horns and q
thOueuhu pairs VI 0CCl liz WCIC GA
ported during 1917. the latter prob
ably for the medicinal use of Chinese
populations abroad. Ivory ware is pc
culiar to Canton. Tusks are imported
from Siam and carved with great skill
and dexterity by the ivory carvers Of
Canton. experts being few in number.
Canton is famous for its deliberately
carved ivory balls. one within another.
sometimes to the number of II. all
carved from without. There are about
forty ivory shops In Canton. There
are, however. only six expert carvers.
These work In their own homes and
make about $50 Canton currency a
month Cat present exchange about $25
gold), but usually much less.
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PAINT PROTECTION
AND ITS ECONOMY.

The preservation Of structural ma
terials, which may be obtained through
the application of paint. constitutes a
most vital means of furthering the con-
servation of our natural resources. 1t
is, moreover, the most economical
method of sustaining the appearance
and general upkeep of any commu-
nifty.
A structure coated with sheets Of In
dia rubber would not be as well protect
ed from decay as structure coated
with a good oil paint. This IS due to
the fact that sheet Of rubber is not
so durable or as waterproof as a thin
dried film of paint. The latter mate
rial when applied dries to, a continuous
elastic film containing finely divided
particles Of metallic, wear resisting
pigments. A square foot of such a
film upon wooden surface costs less
than penny, yet 1t will beautify and
protect a dollars worth Of surface for
many years. This is low rate of In
surance.
Dwellings, barns outbuildings, sheds,
posts. fences, stock enclosures, wagons.
implements, windmills and other struc-
lures, whether of wood, iron or cement,
should be preserved, through the use
of paint, from rapid decay. High grade
paint may be used successfully for all
such purposes. Colored paints will be
found the most seviceable, the coloring
matter in the paint adding from tive
to three years to the life Of the coating
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Cultivation In Burma.

We who think of Burma as in India
must modify our ideas considerably.
As a matter Of fact IL lies outside the
Indian region. and owes Its connection
mainly to Its recent history, for as
will be recalled Burma was conquered
at the expense of India. and in great
measure by the Indians who assisted
in garrisoning, policing and construct
ing its public works. Without this aid
Burma's annexation and government
would have been exceedingly difficult,
for back IN the hills of the Irrawaddy
valley basin there are still wild tribes
scarcely emerged from conditions Of
savagery, whose chief aim In life until
recently was the practice Of inter.
tribal conflicts and head-hunting. It 10
to these people the Burmese are con-
nected by racial affinities, though the
former have developed amazingly un-
der the influences of civilization, q
standard which Is high according to
the Asiatic code As result, the Hill
tribes are sparse today. and Burmese
civilization is on the Increase through
out the country
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REAL SECRET OF THE CZECH
Enthusiasm. In Everything 10 One Of
the Most Prominent Of His
Characteristics.

II you ask the Czech himself, he will
tell you that the secret of his life Is
enthusiasm. He calls 1t love-lOve Of
country, which lays down life without
question or stint; love Of beauty,
without which he considers life stupid,
neither to be lived through with Joy
nor departed from with dignity. In
this esthetic apprehension which we
call by the thin and unsatisfactory
word taste" the Czech Is like the
French-surely he must be likened
sooner or later to the French bear
ing the mark Of q race old In living,
rich in tradition, discerning In its APP
precautions. He ID. too, a lover Of
love, worshiping women; a lover Of
life, more joyous than the Russian,
less light minded than the Gaul. A
lover not of the form, but of the SUBJ
stance. Life is short: youth Is short.
1t is to laugh, to work, to weep, to
think, to love, to be aware Of that COM
pick and eyerchanging stream Of con-
seriousness. When Czech dies, some
how one feels that one may say Of
him what may not be said of every
man, He is dead, but he has lived"
If you ask the American he will tell
you that the Czech's secret is ALLIED
ideals with TeutOn training" 1t Is
his efficiency that endears him to the
American. especially IL he is recuper-
ating from the Russian army-Olivs
Gilbreath in Harper's Magazine.
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New Process Invented to Pre-
serve Surface Of Monolith
in Central Park.
HIERoGLYPHs oBLITERATEb.
Riqors Of Western Climate Caused
khedIve's Gift to Disintegrats.
Painting Ancient obellsk With
Special Preparation Stay
ed Decay-Ruined Por.
tions Restored.

New Workers awoke one morning to
find in their breakfast headlines the
news that a jealous park employee had
discovered signs of disintegration on
the surface of the city's most treasured
antique-Cl eopatra's Needle. Photo
graphs revealed that the monolith was
peeling. large pieces of sandstone hav-
ing fallen from the tall shaft, carrying
with them part of the priced hero
glyphs.
London's twin sister Of Cleopatra's
Needle was reported as resting COM
fortably and enduringly on the banks
of the Thames. and the rival port won
dered whether preparation would be
found to stay the attacks Of their
harsher climate.
Such a preparation was soon forth
coming. A new paint combination as
a preservative for stone was invented
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IN PROBATE COURT.

IN PROBATE COURT.
ORDER LIMITING TIME TO FILE
CLAIMS AND FOR HEARING
THEREON.
State of Minnesota, County Of St.
L0uis-.ss.
In the matter of the Estate of Frank
Lozar, Decedent.
Letters Of administration having
been granted to Agnes Lozar,
1T is ORDERED, That the time
within which all creditors of the
above named decedent may present
claims against his estate in this court,
be, and the same hereby is, limited
to three months from and after the
date hereof; and that the 7th day
OF October, 1919, at ten o'clock A.
M, in the Probate Court Rooms, at
the Court House at Duluth in said
County be, and the same hereby is,
fixed and appointed as the time and
place for hearing upon the examina-
ton, adjustment anda allowance of
such. claims as shall be presented
within the time aforesaid.
Let notice hereof be given by the
publication of this order in The Ely
Miner, as provided by law.
Dated, Duluth, Minnesota, June 80,
1919
S. w. GILPIN,
Judge Of Probate.
Seal Probate Court, St. Louis County,
Minnesota.
H. j. Merdink, Attorney for Admin
istratrix, Ely, Mimi. 7-4-11-1s.
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FIRE PREVENTION
STARTLING FIGURES ON FIRE
LOSSES-A FEW RULES
FOR PREVENTION.

Fire isl the great waster in our
country today. From being less than
$200,00O,000 in 1915, our annual
fire loss has now grown until in 1918,
it was more than $500, 100000.
The present year has made fair
start toward equalling that record.
In the first four months of 1919, the
American fire loss exceeded $4,000
600.
This fire loss in the United States
is $500 per capita. That in Min
nesota in 1917 was $40 per capita.
(The year 1917 is used for reference
because of the abnormal loss caused
by the great confagration of 1879
These figures relate to property
loss alone. They do not include the
losses due to the interruption of bust
ness, nor the destruction of valuable
public documents and business rec
Ords. These are estimated to be even
in excess of the property loss.
: So disastrous has the situation be-
come throughout the country that the
National Board of Fire Underwriters
have instituted a system of surveys
of our larger cities, the sole purpose
of which is to point out fire hazards
and means of fire protection. Small
Ter cities must undertake this work
for themselves for the time being.
But the greatest and most effect
i've part of fire prevention work must
be done by individuals, and in this,
every man, woman and child can and
should assist.
Specific information relating to fire
prevention and fire protection will be
furnished by the State Fire Marshal's
Office at St. Paul, if request for it
is sent to State Fire Marshall G.. H.
Nettleton.
Pending the receipt of such infor-
nation, the following rules should be
observed by every citizen.
1. Do not allow rubbish of any
kind to accumulate on any part of
your premises.
2. Keep all dust, cleaned out of
stores, basement, attics, factories and
elevators.
3. If it is necessary to have oily
rags or waste on the premises, or oiled
mops, keep them in metal cans, and
keep the. cans away from easily in
f1anmable material.
A.. Do not allow smoking near
barns or garages or elsewhere where
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IN PROBATE COURT.
ORDER LIMITING TIME TO FILE
CLAIMS. AND FOR HEARING
THEREON.


ORDER LIMITING TIME TO FILE
CLAIMS, AND FOR HEARING
THEREON.
In the matter of the Estate Of Vaser
Selerovich, Decedent.
Letters of administration having
been granted to H. j. Merdink,
1T rs ORDERED, That the time
within which all creditors OF the
above named decedent may present
claims against his estate in this court,
be. and the same hereby is, limited
to six months from and after the
date hereof; and that the 23rd day
of December, 1919, at ten o'clock A..
M, in the Probate Court Rooms at
the Court House at Duluth in said
County, be, and the same hereby IS,
fixed and appointed as the time for
hearing upon the examination, adj
justment and allowance of such claims
as shall be presented within the time
aforesaid.
Let notice hereof be given by the
publication of this order IN The Ely
Miner, as provided by law.
Dated at Duluth, Minnesota, June
s. w. GILPIN,
Judge of Probate.
Seal Probat Court, st. Louis County,
A. ]. Thomas Attorney for Es-
tate. 6-27-7-4-11.
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IN PRoRArE COURT

ORDER FOR HEARING ON Pc
Triton FOR ADMINISTRATION.
State of Minnesota, County of St.
Louis-ss. ).
In the Matter of the Estate of Erik
Anti, Decedent.
The petition of Benjamin Anti
having been filed in this Court, rep
resenting, among other things, that
Erik Anti, then being a resident
of the County of St. Louis, State oe
Minnesota, died intestate, in the
County of st. Louis, State of Min
nesota, on the oath day of May, 1919;
leaving estate in the County of St.
Louis, State of Minnesota, and that
said petitioner is the son of said de-
cedent and praying that letters of
administration of the estate of said
decedent be granted to said Ben
jamin Anti,
TT is ORDERED, that said pe-
tition be heard before this Court,
at the Probate Court Rooms in the
Court House in Duluth, in said Coun-
ty, on Monday, the 18th day of July,
1919, at ten o'clock A. M. and ali
persons interested in said hearing
and in said matter are hereby cited
and required at said time and place
to show cause, if any there be, why
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said petition should not be granted.
ORDERED FURTHER, That this
order be served by publication in
The Ely Miner, according to law, and
that copy Of this order be served
on the County Treasurer of st. Louis
County not less than ten days prior
to said day Of hearing, and that
copy Of this order be mailed to each
heir of decedent at least fourteen
days before said date of hearing.
Dated at Duluth, Minnesota, July 2,
1919.
By the Court.
s. w. GILPIN, .
Attest: Judge of Probate.
A. R. Morton, Clerk of Probate.
Seal of Probate Court, st. Louis
County, Minnesota.
A. w. Nelson Attorney. 7-4-11-18
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there is material that win burn read

there is material that will burn read
lily.
S. Never leave an outdoor fire
unattended.
6. Keep chimneys clean SO that
they will not throw sparks.
z. Inspect stove pipes and flues
at least twice a year for cracks or
other openings.
s. Where electricity is used, have
the wiring inspected and approved
by properly qualified electricians.
9. Never use a paper shade on
an electric light bulb.
10. Where matches are used, only
safety matches should be allowed.
IL. Store your gasoline in an UNI
foreground tank.
IL. Keep lace curtains away from
gas jets and lamps.
IS. Never use gasoline or benzine
in cleaning clothing near stove or
open fire.
ID. Watch your oil stove. Keep
it clean and free from leaks.
Is. Never start a coal or wood
fire with oil.
16. Never look for gas leak with
an open flame.
II. Never use lighted match to
look for things in dark closet.
10. Never let children play with
matches.
10. 1t is well to keep always on
hand, some form of fire extinguisher
which has been approved by the I'm
derwriter's Laboratories for efficien-
cy in fighting an incipient fire.
20. Remember that while fire is
one of the greatest blessings known
to mankind, an instant of careless
ness can turn it into one of the great
est curses that any community can
know.
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NOTICE!

The Home Service Committee Of
the American Red Cross may be
found every Thursday afternoon
from 8 to 5 o'clock in the Woman's
Rest Room of the Community Center.
Returned soldiers and sailors, and
their families, are always welcome
and the committee will gladly give
any information regarding insurance,
additional travel pay, bonuses, lib
erty bonds, or any other information
desired.
MRS. H. E. WHITE, Ghmn.
MRS. E. LEINO,
MRS. JOS. STOLL,
ADELAIDE VAN BLARCOM,
tt. Committee.
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Honduras Attractive.

With a population estimated at 600,-
600 and an area approximately equal
to that of Pennsylvania, Honduras has
abundant room for development. It
has tropical climate with few of the
usual disadvantages. The interior is
mountainous and salubrious, with con-
siderable rich land suitable for diver
sified farming and fruit growing, while
all OF the remainder, even the deep
mountain stones. is used for pasturage.
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I'm PROBATE COURT

ORDER FOR HEARING ON Pc
TITION FOR ADMINISTRATION.
State of Minnesota, County Of St.
LouiS-sS.
In the Matter of the Estate of George
E. Porthan, Decedent.
The petition of John E. Porthan
having been filed in this Court, rep
resenting, among other things, that
George E. Porthan, then being a res
ident of the County Of st. Louis,
State of Minnesota, died intestate,
in France, on the 14th day of Feb
ruary, 1919; leaving estate in the
County of st. Louis, State of Min
nesota, and that said petitioner il
the father of said decedent and pray
ing that letters of administration
of the estate of said decedent be
granted to said John E. Porthan,
1T is ORDERED, that said Pc
tition be heard before this Court,
at the Probate Court Rooms in the
Court House in Duluth, in said
County, on Monday, the 18th day
of July, 1919, at ten o'clock A. M.
and all persons interested in said
hearing and in said matter are hereby
cited and required at said time and
place to show cause, If any there be,
why said petition should not be
granted.
ORDERED FURTHER, That this
order be served by publication in
The Ely Miner, according to law, and
that copy of this order be served
on the County Treasurer of st. Louis
County not less than ten days prior
to said day of hearing.
Dated at Duluth, Minnesota, July 2,
1919.
By the Court.
s. w. GILPIN,
Attest: Judge of Probate.
A. r. Morton, Clerk of Probate.
Seal of Probate Court, st. Louis
County, Minnesota.
A. w. Nelson. Attorney. 7-4-11-18
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Commerce and Art United.

The period Of Antwerp's great rise
to commercial prosperity was also that
of the city's chief artistic production.
The names Of Quentin Matsys and Of
Rubens are specially connected with
the city, for Rubens was essentially an
Antwerp man. although he was not.
like Teniers and elder, and Van Dyke.
a native of the place.
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To Remove crease.

The following method, described in
Popular Science Monthly, has been
substituted for the use of gasoline and
other light oils: Boil the parts in caus-
tic soda I've; one pound to a gallon of
water; then brush while the ARTICLES
are hot. Caustic soda is recommended
as better than ordinary soda, since 1t
causes the fat or grease to dissolve
more quickly.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
United States Land Office, Duluth,
Minnesota, June 81, 1919.
Notice is hereby given, That Oden
#. Wick, Of Duluth, Minnesota, as
final assignee of Jonathan ]. Bing-
ham, on June FL, 1919, filed in this
Office, his application to select under
Section 2306 of the Revised Stat
utes of the United States, the
Lot II of Section IA, Lot 8 Of
Section Is, and Lots 1, 3, 6 and
Of Section 20, Township So
North, Range Is West, 4th p.
M. containing 1880 acres.
Any and all persons claiming ad-
versely the land described, or de-
string to object because Of the Min
eral Character Of the land, or for
any other reason, to the disposal to
applicant, should file their affidavits
of protest in this Office, on or be-
fore July 80, 1919.
JOSEPH WINCZEWSKI,
= Register.
6-27-7-4-11-18-25
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SCHOOL BOARD
DISTRICT NO. Il.
Ely Mimi. June 80. 191

Ely NlIiii. y uuc oV, lOlO.
Pursuant to notice a special meet
ing of the Board of Education for the
purpose of opening bids on coal and
for correcting the acoustics and dec
Grating the auditorium and transact
ing any other business proper to
come before stated meeting, was
called to order at eight o'clock p. M.
by President Geo. T. Ayres. On
roll call, the following members were
found to be present: Ayres, .Chinr,
Lockhart and White. Absent: Fenske
and Stapledon.
Bids on coal were opened as fol
lows:
]. A. Rothman, Youghiogheny
screened lump $7.95 per ton F. o. B.
bins or buildings. Youghiogheny
Run of Pile $7.70 per ton, F. o. B,
bins or buildings. Pocahontas Mine
Run $500 per ton F. O. B. bins or
buildings.
Frank Veranth, Youghiogheny
screened lump s7.95 per ton, F. D.
B. bins or buildings. Youghiogheny
Run of Pile $7.70 F. o. B. bins OF
buildings. Pocahantas Run Of Pile
$3.50 per ton F. o. B. bins or build.
ings.
Alex Sikala, Youghiogheny screened
lump $6.75 per ton. Youghiogheny
Run of Pile $3.50 per ton. Poca-
hantas lump or egg 1925 per ton.
Pocahantas Mine Run, $7.0c per ton.
Above prices of Alex Skala in
cludes hauling, but not freight.
On motion duly carried, the con-
tract for supplying the district with
5000 tons, more or less of steam coal
was divided between ]. A. Rothman
and Frank Veranth, each to supply
500 tons, more or less and to furn-
ish state weight certificate with
each car. Also, should the pervail-
ing circular price on the above men,
toned grades of coal be reduced
during the life of the contract, then
the district shall receive the benefit
of such reduction. The proper Of
ficers were authorized to enter into
contracts with them upon their filing
a satisfactory bond. All members
voting aye.
Bids for re:ting the acoustics
and decorating the auditorium were
opened as follows:
VIM. G. Andrews :.ti.e
Co., 500 60
Mazer Acoustic Co.,------ 4,115.00
H. w. Johns MaEv:'!e Co. for
correcting acoustics only, 4,5S0.oO
On motion duly carried the pro-
posal of the Major Acoustic Co. of
Philadelphia, Pa. tc correct the
acoustics and decorate the Washing
ton school auditorium for the sum OF
4,115.O0 was accepted, and the prop
er officers authorized to enter into
contract with them upon their filing a
satisfactory surety bond in the am
cunt of their contract. All members
voting aye.
On motion duly carried, the SALARIES
of the following employees were in
creased in the amount set opposite
their names, effective July LIST, 1919.
yeas and no nays.
Steve Seliga, $117.00 per month.
/ Steve Roseman, s117.00 per month.
Joseph Pluth, $117.00 per month.
Paul Yadlosky, $117.00 per month.
Oscar Larson, $117.00 per month.
month.
Victor Takkunen, $123.50 per
month.
Joseph Kolenz, $123.50 per month.
Henry Kurvinen, $123.50 per
month.
Fred Neff, $4,000 per month.
Henry A. Berg, $175.00 per
month.
On motion duly carried, the salary
of Miss Ruth Blackhurst was fixed
at $500 per month retroactive to
June 1st, 1919. All members voting
aye.
On motion duly carried, the Board
adjourned.
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by DR.. William Kuckro, chemist of the
Metropolitan Museum Of Art. Many
years previous coating with paraffin
had been tried, but the application had
not entirely accomplished its purpose.
The new painting process. however,
proved success. Disintegration was
halted and the damaged parts restor-
ed. New York breathed easily again.
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Watch for Airuuakes.

An English astronomer of promi-
nence has advanced the theory that
there are airquakes, entirely independ-
ent of earthquakes, that are caused by
the explosion of meteors in the atmos-
phere.
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mander Gorringe, U.
s. NJ, after a three
years effort, obtain
ed possession of 1t
and moved 1t to its
present position, at
an expense of nearly
500, 900. 1t was a
nally swung into po-
sition at noon, Janu-
airy %, 1881.
The height of this
monument, from base
to tip, Ia So feet. 2
inches. The meas
surement of the base,
square through its
axis, Is 2 feet. 81
inches. The entire
weight of the mono
18th is 219K tons.
Since it was quar-
ried near the torrid
zone, 1t has traversed
the entire length of
Egypt, most of that
of the Mediterra-
mean Sea and the
width of the Allan
tic ocean, dis
lance of 6, 400 miles
proving itself q first
rate traveller for one
whose age has ex-
c 2 Q d g d thirty-fve
centuries. In the
course of its exist
ence II has seen
Pharaoh and his host
going to their de-
struction in the Red
Sea; Shishak march
ing to the Conquest
of Jerusalem; Cam
byses desolating the
! a n d; Herodotus.
Plato and other Greek
students engaged in
pursuit of Egyptian
lore; Alexander the
Great on his victori-
Gus xpe ditto n
through tho land of
Goshen; six and q
half centuries of
Roman sovereignty
and Christian strug-
gle at Alexandria; all
the long line Of Mos
lem rulers since
Caliph Omar; and
now, leaving alto
gether its native land,
1t stands looking up
on the million dwell
ers in this metropolis,
whose site was un-
known to the Eastern
world at a time when
the Obelisk had been
in existence for two
thousand years.
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THE oBELIsK.

The Obelisk was presented to the City
Of New York by the Khedive Of Egypt.