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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-02-11
No. on Supreme Court RolIs.

Daniel Webster, one Of the most ac-
tive lawyers before the bar Of the Uni
ted States Supreme court, never signed
the membership roll Of the court.
Associate Justice John III. Clarke, a
member of the Supreme court, never
practiced before the Supreme court as
a lawyer, and his name Is not on the
rolls as having been admitted to the
bar Of the court. The same is true of
former Associate Justice David Davis,
who, after the Hayes-Tilden contest
for the presidency, left the Supreme
court to serve as United States senator
from Illinois. But as Senator Davis
he appeared several times before the
Supreme court.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-02-11
japanese Arts ,eeino FORGOTTEN.

A Japanese contributor to the Japan
Advertiser has the following note on
the forgotten arts of his country: "All
the polite arts and accomplishments
are In bad way. How many middle
school boys Of today know how to
drink tea in the forms Of the tea cere-.
mOny? Flower arrangement Is being
fast forgotten. VersificatiOn, which
once was one of the commonest ac-
quirments of youths. Is a hopeless mys-
terry to the people of Taisho. The
word politeness is not to be found in
their lexicon. When at home they
read cheap story magazines, and when
going out they put themselves at the
tender mercies of jammed tramcars.
So they wax ever more dwarfed and
penguin-f0oted. both physically and
mentally. And the love of nature, OF
art and poetry, which was such dis
tinguished characteristic of the Yama-
to race Is being quickly replaced by the
love of money and accumulation"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-02-11
The Snail and the Screw.

1t is no doubt true that nearly all
human inventions have been suggested
by natural objects. Fremont OF the
French school of mines points out an
interesting example in the case OF the
screw, the. fundamental idea of which,
he believes, was suggested to primitive
man by the spiral shape Of the edible
snail.
1t was not the shape Of the shell
that suggested the screw. but the spi-
raj motion which 1t is necessary to
give to the body Of the snail in order
to withdraw 1t from the shell. This
at once showed that an object OF q
screw shape embedded in solid pow
erfully resisted attempts to withdraw
it by straight pull.
The hint was enough, and the screw
became one of the earliest Of mans
inventions.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-02-11
Car, TO Be Run by Sugar Power

Sugar as source of alcohol for use
as motor fuel was predicted by Ad-
miral Dumas at the Imperial motor
transport conference, held at Olympia,
London.
He looked forward. he said, to sugar
being a by-product of coal and alcohol
becoming the main product. Similarly
with wine. He hoped to see wine the
by-product and alcohol the main prod
uct.
The admiral added that he welcomed
the "PussyfoOt" campaign, as 1t might
set free sources of alcohol now wasted
in wines and spirits.
~ should like to see," he declared,
"a prominent government official hang
ing on every lamp-post where gas Is
burned owing to the loss of benzol In
Cured in the burning Of coal to pro-
duce gas"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-02-11
Great Game Farm Planned.

When the legislature passes bill
of acceptance. Louisiana will have a
veritable empire of the wild, stretch
ing along the gulf of Mexico seventy
five miles and comprising 500 square
miles.
The property consists of Marsh is
land with $4,000 acres of land, pur-
chased by Mrs. Russell Sage and given
TO the state as game refuge, and
. tract of $1,000 acres in vermillion
and Cameron parishes, given by the
Rockefeller foundation.
Adjoining Marsh island is the pres
ent state game farm on land belonging
to the McIlhenny interests of 10000
acres. Lying between is what is
known as the grand Chenier tract of
$1,000 acres, which the state expects
to acquire in the near future.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-02-11
LOVE AFFAIRS OF. ROYALTY
Monarehs and Princes Of Britain
Figure Conspfcuously In the
Annals OF Gallantry.

There is a great deal of talk to the
effect that the prince Of Wales will be
allowed to follow the dictates OF his
heart In the matter of marriage, even
If the lady he should choose be not of
royal blood, remarks the Montreal
Family Herald.
The rule requiring that royalty wed
with royalty is not as old as is some
times thought, for 1t was only in the
time of George III. that the Royal
Marriage act was passed. George ILL.,
himself made the daughter of linen
draper his wife, though she never was
his queen.
In olden times, of course, the king
married to cement an alliance with
some foreign country. but happily
there Is no need for that form OF
diplomacy I'm these modern times.
Henry VIII.-"bluff King Hal"-once
declared where my heart goeth. there
shall my hand be bestowed" and fol-
lowed this up by wooing and eventual
ly winning Anne Boleyn, the daughter
OF a knight and the descendant of a
London apprentice. Very passionate
was his woOing of his Town sweet
heart"
The day after poor Anne's head fell
under the executioner's axe on Tower
green, he was standing at the altar
with Jane Seymour, another knight 8
daughter, who became the mother of
our sixth Edward.
When he was prince of Wales.
George ". fell in love with Mrs. Eitz-
herbert. beautiful widow. He was
very ardent in his woOing. and the lady
led him pretty dance before she
finally yielded and allowed him to
make her his wife.
There Is charming frankness in her
letters to her royal lover, in one of
which she writes. in answer to re-
quest to meet the prince after leaving
the ballroom: Meet your What,
you?-the prince of Wales, whose
character il the annals of gallantry is
too well known for me to suppose that
after such meeting should have any
character at all !"-London Telegraph.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-02-11
SETTLED QUESTION OF HAIR
After Experience With Kerosene, Cap
tain Hopkins Had Not Any Fur
ther Worry About Il.

Badness is condition the threat
IT which will frequently stir. men Of
even the most dormant vanity. Hair
t0nics have netted fortunes for their
inventors and there are countless rem
edies OF the old housewife; some Of
which. such as the application Of kero-
sene, make the writer, at least, feel
that the disease might be preferable
to the cure. The sea captain John
D. Whidden tells Of In his Ocean Life
In the Old Sailing Ship Days" certain
ly discovered to his sorrow one of the
possible results of such cure"
Captain Hopkins was giving din
ner to some Of the other ship captains
and their wives who were In the har-
Dor of Bahia at the same time with
him. AS the cabin of the captains
brig was small, the table was laid un-
der awnings on top Of the cabin. The
guests arrived and dispersed about
under the awnings to enjoy themselves
until dinner was served. Captain Hop
kins, who was general favorite, aft
er a few minutes went below, pre-
sumably to put few finishing touches
to his appearance" The captain, who
was "a small man, with quaint,
scanned. whiskerless face" was trOu-
bled about his thinning hair and, after
trying all sorts of tOnics, some one
had told him that kerosene oil, well
rubbed in, would cause a healthy
growth when everything else had
failed" Captain Hopkins tried it and
came to have great faith in 1t, go
ing around with his head glistening,
and an odor distilling from him like a
Pennsylvania oil derrick" Down In
his cabin, now, he proceeded to give a
fresh application Of the kerosene.
Suddenly the people on deck were
startled by yell, "and the next In
slant the head Of old Hopkins ap-
peared above the companionway.
blazing like giant candle. The ladies
screamed, while one or two captains
caught up buckets and, dipping up salt
water over the briggs side, deluged the
captains head, extinguishing him In a
moment, but leaving him as bald as
an egg, although beyond few bis
tiers he was not seriously hurt" Cap
tain Hopkins, 1t turned out had light
ed a lamp and somehow brought the
match in contact with his head.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-02-11
WORLDS DEBT TO UNKNoWNS
Fitting That Services Rendered to HUI
manity by the Anonymous Should
BE Properly Recognized.

Underlying the splendid tributes Of
France and Great Britain to two un-
known soldiers, as symbols of all the
unknown heroes OF the war, is a
thought that should find more general
/. application in times of peace.
1t Is something new for unknown
soldiers to be buried In Westminster
burial was once reserved for marshals
and generals and conspicuous heroes,
among military men. 1t is only just
that the victory OF democracy over au-
tocracy should make such a difference,
J and 1t Is only natural that an anony-
NOUS soldier should symbolic common
service In war.
Such service has always been anony-
NOUS, but the anonymous have not
previously been so honored. Common
service of an official character is usu-
ally performed by men In uniform
whether as soldiers, policemen. fire.
men or sailors-who for the most part
remain anonymous. When one of these
millions of official servants steps out
of the usual routine and performs ex-
traordinary service and becomes a
hero, the public demands his name.
Not that 1t matters; the deed is the
important thing, but henceforth the
name and the deed are associated.
Otherwise the anonymity Of the hero's
service is preserved.
Some years ago DIR. Nehemiah Boyn-
ton made an interesting address In
which he emphasized the debt we
owed to the anonymous in all walks
of life. Unofficial service Is but
slightly less anonymous in character
than that Of persons In uniform. We
live In an interdependent world. yet
we know but handful of people out
OF countless millions. Life is sailed on
an anonymous sea, and 1t is only once
In q while that we speak friendly
ship. whats In name" might be
rendered why a name?" A rose with
out any name at all would delight US
still. Brooklyn Eagle.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-02-11
Object Lessons in Fuel Saving.

The moving pictures are to be made
use of as means of educating people
in the manner of making the most
efficient use of fuel. Several 50-min-
ute films have been made, showing
good and bad operation in steam boil
err plants, methods Of testing boilers,
and the like. These pictures will be
available to each state in connection
with its educational propaganda to
conserve the fuel supply. A series OF
official bulletins on engineering phases
of steam and fuel economics also is
being prepared. They will include
boiler and furnace testing, fuel gas
analysis, saving steam in heating sys-
TENS, boiler-rOOm accounting system.
saving steam and fuel in industrial
plants, burning fine sizes of anthra-
cite, boiler water treatment, oil burn
ing and stoker operation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-02-11
Concentration Of Wealth.

Tn substantiatiOn Of the contention
that very much Of the national wealth
is finding its way into a few private
hands, Congressman Henry T. Rainey,
fl the house of congress, made the fol-
Moving Statements, based on statis-
tics of the federal income tax bu-
reau:
"There are two men In the United
States whose income last year was
over $16,OOO,OO0. There are five men
In the United States whose income last
year was over $5,OO0,O00 apiece. In
1914, before the war started, there
were 60 men whose annual incomes
were over 81, 100000 apiece. Last year
there were 248 whose incomes were
over 100000 apiece. In 1914 there
were ia men whose incomes were be-
tween $4,000 and $1,O00,0O0 apiece.
Last year there were 400 men whose
incomes reached this immense sum.
In 1914 there were lat men whose in
comes were between 100000 and
100000 apiece.
To-day there are 400 men who en-
Joy that large income. In 1914 there
were 40 men whose incomes exceed
ed S250,OOO, and was under 100000.
Now there are $50 who enjoy that in
come. In 1914 there were 233 men
with an income between 100000 and
$25O,OOO. Now there are $50 men
who are enjoying that income. In
1914 there were 400 men whose in
comes exceeded s150,O00 and was un-
der 100000. Now there are 1900
men who enjoy that income"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-02-11
Getting" the Professor.

he is vigorous and energetic. He
was an exceptional athlete In his col
lege days. Now he teaches in COL
lege, but that doesn't detract from
his popularity. Even his students
like him. Nevertheless, they were
always on the lookout, hoping that
some day something would happen to
place him in position at least en-
barrassing. And the time did come.
A girl came to borrow a textbook
and he gladly lent it to her. She said
she would return it the next day be-
fore class. She did. During the
lecture, he had recourse to it. While
turning the leaves a powder puff
fell to the floor. There was an ag-
onized silence. He looked on the
floor to see what had fallen. and when
he saw the puff he tried wildly
to think Of something to say. His
mind was blank, so he began his next
sentence: "Well. despite that -"
there was pandemonium.-In-
dianapolis News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-02-11

OF the royalties who attended the
funeral of the late ex-Empress Eu-
genie some are still reigning, some
dethroned. The former must have had
thrust upon them the suggestion Of
how long their own hold upon the
throne will last in these days and how
many will escape her fate Of descend
ing crownless into the grave, says Bal
timore American. Nothing has so en-
phasized the uncertainty of human
power and grandeur as the events
of the last few years, of which this
obscure burial of one once playing
prominent part in the destinies of the
world is so striking an illustration.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-02-11

The British military authorities have
acquitted of blame an officer in COM
mand who was responsible for the
Punjab massacre by ordering his
troops to turn their machine guns
upon 5000 unarmed natives, killing
500 and wounding 1.50O. A commits
sion appointed to inquire into the facts
blamed this officer, but the military
stands by him, remarks Baltimore
American, which proves how much the
military idea must be held in check
except In active warfare.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-02-11
Women Live underground.

Mrs. ]. r. Forbes, the well-known
woman traveller, who lately returned
to England after wandering for sew
erai months from Moscow to Syria.
tells a story Of her discovery of a
tribe Of women who live underground.
They are to be found In the caves Of
the Tripoli mountains and come I'D.
says Mrs. Forbes, only once In the
course Of their lives. That is when
they marry and change their abode for
that Of their husband. Being contin.
ually in their underground caves a re-
markable change takes place In their
appearance. They become very white
n the face, and their eyes become dark
and brilliant. As they grow older
they are seized with passion for
dyeing their hair with henna. In the
daylight these women are almost
blind: in fact they stagger about as
though under the influence of drink.
Their houses are spacious enough for
them to keep all their live stock I'M
derground. including their cameIs.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-02-11

bicycle was built entirely Of iron. with
Gathering iron wheels, but later he In
troduced iron-shod wooden wheels
Subsequently he made the tall ordi-
nary. The actual inventor Of pedals
to propel the front wheels Of bicycle
was NJ. Michaux, of Paris, who in
vented the bicycle proper in 1866, IS
years after Mr.. Plowright was born.
1t was imported into England In. 1868.
and 1t was apparently this bicycle that
Mr.. Plowright copied. James Starley.
a Sussex mechanic, was the man who
converted the old-fashioned 'bone-
shaker into the modern bicycle and
tricycle..
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-02-11

In report made public recently the
increase of suicide among children is
noted, a particularly sad feature Of
contemporary life. The ages of these
child self-murderers, boys and girls.
average about fifteen and sixteen
years. The lack of discipline and the
consequent failure of character max
ing, the inability in the Self-indulgence
engendered by the bringing up Of
youth, is no doubt, largely responsible
for the inability to endure any un-
usual strain or disappointment among
the young. Whether or not this theory
is correct, the increase Of youthful
suicides is matter demanding urgent
and earnest investigation and thought
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-02-11

The colleges are producing gradu-
ates trained in practical and scientific
farming, and these young men are in
demand for farm managers and ranch
superintendent at salaries ranging
from $500 to $1,000 a year. This
looks like fine business both ways. 1t
Is well that the colleges recognize the
Importance of husbandry and it is we'll
that a student who painstakingly
adopts such career should find in
slant appreciation and reward. Agri-
culture is inclined to fall into two
lines-the one-man farm where the
owner can take care Of production
without much worry about help, and
the large ranch where most Of the
work is done by machinery. Into
either of these the college-trained
farmer should fit to advantage.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-02-11
~ -..t-47l l.s7---
BILLS HANDICAP TOO HEAVY
OF Course He couIdn'. Play Golf With
Such an Opponent and Such
Gallery.

Bill Is a Presbyterian by marriage.
Those of us who have heard him play
golf would never have guessed that he
had any such church connection what
ever His language when he misses a
shot (and he misses quite number OF
times during an afternoOn) is what
might be termed OF the explosive and
highly irreverent variety.
Bill appeared at the club the other
afternoon with friend whom he intro
duced as Rev. Mr. Sanderson-accent-
ing the Reverend as though he were
afraid we were going to miss 1t and
treat him as one of his ordinary COM
panions. Personally, 1t isn't necessary
to tip us off in advance that the
stranger is a minister.
But Bill seemed to be afraid of us,
although not quite so afraid as we
were OF him.
You and the minister going to play
together" we asked.
Yep" said he "Join us?'
you ,het," said we. "If you and
a minister can go IS holes and you
don't explode we want to see it,"
Bill began gamely. His drive was
full of slice and his iron shots We're
mostly all turf, and he put on stage
grin that was marvellous to behold.
Toward the middle of the afternoon
he tried whistling. switching to hum
ming, tackled silence and reverted TO
plain grinning.
He dubbed shot on the twelfth
hole and said: "GoOd night! !"
THAT isn't what you said when you
dubbed one here last Saturday." one
of US remarked.
He missed putt for a win on the
fourteenth and whistled.
First time we ever heard you whis-
tie after missing one," we casually re-
marked.
On the sixteenth he went to pieces
altogether. But he was game. He
made no apologies.
THAT shot you just made used to
be good for quite string" We sug-
gested
Say" he finally shrieked, show
could anybody play golf with couple
Of birds like you pecking at him all
day long? You haven't given me a
minutes peace since the parson and
began this game"
"Peace?" we exclaimed. as it peace
you want? You look to us like man
who wants TO start a riot."-Detroit
Free Press.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-02-11

sag in the middle; : while -if : piece Is
supported in the middle the two ends
will drop.
Flexible rock Is found In India, and
also in America. more especially In
Brazil. It contains proportion OF
mica, which is largely used for max
ing lamp chimneys on account of its
nexibility. 80.
: The presence OF mica does not how
ever, account for the bending quail
ity Of the rock. which Is due to the
fact that the particles of quartz OF
which it Is composed are interlocked
together like hinges, with spaces In
between the particles. in such a. man
ner that though the rock will give to
a certain extent it will not break.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-02-11
She Knew IL

When a young man in my late teens
/ picked up little telegraphy from a
friend of mine. One evening we at
tended a club dance and after having
danced with a particularly poor
dancer, i drummed on the arm of my
chair for my friends benefit, poor
dancer, stepped all over me-" To my
utter surprise and humiliation the girl
sitting next to me turned and said
quietly, you needn't advertise the
Chicago Tribune.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-02-11

A Mexican consul to this country
says that revolutions in Mexico are
over for good and all. If it is true
that agitated republic has ceased ro-
tating on any uneasy political axis
and has settled down to stable basis.
it may concentrate much ill-used eff
fort time and energy on an internal
Improvement badly needed to bring IL
to any rank among civilized nations.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-02-11
Sorrows Of the Sultan.

Six months ago an oriental poten-
tate Of note dismissed dozen Of his
wives on the ground Of economy.
Now the cables tell US he's changed
his mind, foodstuffs and dress goods
having declined, but it's too late.
Seven of his wives have gone on
the movie stage and the other five are
working as models in New York
Richmond Times-Dispatch.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-02-11

women. the same number as starred
in the first class Of the training school
in the United States in 1904, are in
the first class. studying administra-
ton Of association activities, club work
with girls and organization Of girl
students. There are AZ Y. w. c. A..
workers in India at present and 161
centers of work,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-02-11
III. Father PROBABLY ! Waiter.

His Father Probably Waiter.
"Do you remember the parable of
the man who wrapped his money in
napkin?" asked the Sunday school
teacher.
yes, ma'am," replied the tow-head-
ed boy.
"What was the meaning Of that?"
"Why, / guess the man intended the
money as tip for the waiter, ma 'am."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-02-11
How,s This :

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case Of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Medicine.
(. Halls Catarrh Medicine has been taken
by catarrh sufferers for the past thirty
five years, and has become known as the
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Catarrh Medicine acts thru the Blood on
the Mucous surfaces. expelling the Poi
son from the Blood and healing the dis
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After you have taken Halls Catarrh
Medicine for a short time you Will see
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F. ]. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-02-11
No Tubs There?

81 see by the paper that Sheffield
forty miles from the nearest seaport
has asked the British government to
build a waterway to the ocean," said
the man in the country store.
whats the NATTER" came from
Hiram. on the cracker barrel. "Hain',
they got no barth-tubs over in Shelf
field, for gracious sake?"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-02-11
Reducing the Surplus.

Equal suffrage is serious matter
in England where the number Of wom-
en- entitled to vote far exceeds that
Of the men,"
"Oh, they have removed that dan
ger"
"How sO?"
"NO woman can vote who will not
acknowledge that she is not under
thirty"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-02-11
The Trouble.

Patience become Of Percy,
who used to go with you so much?
Patrice-Why, cloud came into his
life
about the size of mans hand. /
suppose?"
"No; exactly the size of my papa's
feot."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-02-11

: The gumps who are selling their
Liberty bonds at 50, thus enabling the
prudent people to make. a big profit,
will be blaming the government for
their own weak-mindedness before
long. says Houston Post. SwiRg to
'em and take all that the suckers
offer you at present quotations.