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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-09

great rising under Bar-Cochba. The
rebellion was stamped out with much
bloOdshed Emperor Hadrian, in re-
building Jerusalem, changed its name
TO Aelia Capitolina and decreed that
no Jew should dwell in it. Never
since that day has Jerusalem been a
Jewish city or Palestine a Jewish
land
Ascalon's history was naturally
troublous in times like these. In 1880
B. c., say the Tel-el-Amarna tablets,
the native chiefs and Dagon-worship-
ers who ruled the city were paying
tribute to the Pharaoh of Egypt. The
place was captured successfully by the
great Rameses IL, and by King As
surbanipal of Assyria.
1t later became one of the five
towns of the Philistine confederacy.
Tell it not in Gath, publish it not
in the streets of Ashkelon; lest the
daughters of the Philistines rejoice"
is written il II Samuel 30. 1t came
into the hands of the tribe of Judah.
but it remained an enemy of the
Hebrews to the last
Ascalon long belonged to the
Romans. In the Seventh century it
came into possession Of the Saracens.
In 1899 was fought the great battle
on the plains of 'Ascalon in which
the Crusaders under Godfrey de Bouil-
lon were victorious. The city was
taken and retaken during the wars Of
the Crusaders.
The end of Ascalon came in 1910,
when it was destroyed by the Sultan
Bibars 1t was then that its harbor
was filled in. 1t was then that it be-
came a desOlation.
Herod the Great was the ruler who
beautified Ascalon. Herod is the
family name of a group of rulers of
Palestine. The family had its origin
in Antipater, an Idumean (Edomite)
who in the last century before Christ
was made by the Romans governor of
Edom, Juiea, Samaria and Galilee.
His son was Herod the Great, who was
made king of Judea and reigned from
80 to 4 B. G.. 1t was Herod Antipas,
son of Herod the Great, tetrarch of
Galilee, who beheaded John the Bap-
list and to whom Jesus was sent by
PLATE. The Herods were Jews only
in the sense that the Edomites were
conquered and compelled to embrace
Judaism about 40 B. c.
Herod the Great ruled the Jews
with an iron hand, ruthlessly murder
ing all whom he considered enemies,
including even the brother of his wife
Marianne. When he left his court
on a dangerous mission to Rome he
left word that in the event of his
death, Marianne should be killed also.
This jealous decree started a quarrel
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-09
HE'LL STAY AWAKE NOW
Awful Possibility Contained in Bar
ber's Warning Must Have Stirred
Up Mr.. Brown.

AS John Brown sat in the BARRIERS
chair sleep overlook him, and while
the knight of the lather prepared the
creamy stuff, John Brown doZed off.
II beg your pardon, sir" said the
barber five minutes later. you'll
have to wake up. I can't shave you y
Nervousness sounded in the BARRIERS
voice. He hated TO disturb customers.
what! Can't you shave me whilst
1 am asleep?" roared John Brown.
"And why, pray?"
Because" answered the barber
alphabetically, when you sleep your
mouth is open so wide 1 can't find
your face. And I wouldn't like to
drop the razor into your MOUTH"
With a frightened look John Brown
held open his eyes with both thumbs
to keep awake while he was shaved
London Tit-Bits.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-09
Powerful Wireless;

VV7ASHINGTON.-The whole world
w needs tuning up according to
President Harding. The Presi-
dent has the distinction of sending the
first message around the world by
radio, and he found that the methods
of radio transmission hold lesson.
A radio outfit was set up in the
White House TO connect with the new
transmission station at Jefferson, l..
l., and the President opened the switch
which set in action this station, which
is capable of communication with 81
other stations scattered over the globe.
After turning the switch, the Presi-
dent stood up while a radio operator
tuned up" his instrument prepara-
tory to sending a message from the
President around the world
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-09

both memorial gifts, lead above to the
galleries and committee rooms.
Opening directly from the vestibule
is the auditorium, which, with its three
galleries, has a seating capacity OF
1900 people.
Other finely furnished rooms on the
first and second floors serve as Offices
for the national officers, reception
room, library and a museum where
are exhibited treasures of great his
toric value
On the south side of the building
overlooking the Pan-American grounds
projects a semicircular portico, the
roof of which is supported by 13 mono
lithic marble columns presented by the
! 13 original states.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-09

Oliver Goldsmith proclaimed him to
be one Of her dullest boys, and Har.
riet Martineau was a source of anx.
iety and perplexity to her parents
during the whole of her young days.
By reading her autobiography we see
how easy 1t is for gifted child, a
well-intentioned child, and one anx-
ious to do right and merit appreciation
to be so wholly misunderstood as to
be continually in fault and causing
perpetual trouble to all around her, to
say nothing Of making life a burden
and misery 10 herself.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-09

Of the six-cylinder type, and are con-
nected with two motor generators
which will drive two propellors. Two
engines of the same type, of 1000
horsepower each, are located forward
and are connected directly with the
generators. which, through two rear
electric motors, will drive the subma-
rine at an economical surface cruising
speed of IL knots.
By combining the main and forward
plants a maximum of $500 horsepower
will be obtained. When under water
the submarines win be driven by the
aft motors from batteries and no gas
engines will be run.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-09
60U'RE TOO BIC

A CCORDING to the agricultural ex-
n perts the trouble in the corn stu
alton is the presence Of some half
billion bushels which the farmer does
not know what to do with. After do
nestle consumption, foreign demand,
hog feeding, cattle raising and other
outlets are taken care of, the half bill
lion bushels loom as a surplus Which
keeps dragging down the price.
Corn exports are bucking up and
have been all year, according to the
foreign trade tables. In the nine
months ending with September, corn
exports were 100000 bushels. This
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-09

the primary color pigments Excava-
tons OF Greece prove that the prirai-
tive Greeks used white, red. blue. yell
low and black In stucco and fresco,
while brown. black, white, maroon and
red were the pottery colors. Roman
coloring was strictly adapted from
the Greek. with the difference that the
Romans accented the vivid hues of
the Greeks. The Romans used strik-
ing color contrast much more than did
the Greeks. and their mosaics have
become art classics for this very rea-
son.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-09
Subtraction.

"a poor excused" said Senator
Borah in an argument on disarma-
ment. "As poor an excuse as Aunt
Dinah'Si
"Look here said to old Aunt
Dinah one day, I put fouS pairs of
white flannel pants in the wash on
Monday, and you've only brought me
back three pairs. What's your ex-
cuse?
Nah excuse, Mars WILL said Aunt
Dinah, SIS dem fo' pairs muster shrunk
up to- free. Don yo' know, Marse Will,
dateflannel shrinks awfulY"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-09
Fossils Reveal History.

The fossil shells of the early inverte-
brates, or spineless creatures, are of
great Importance to biologists, for they
indicate the geologic period in which
the rock beds containing them were
formed-in other words, the age of the
rock. Each fossiliferous rock bed con-
tains characteristic forms or groups Of
forms that determine the period in
which it was mud or sand. Former
Director Powell of the United States
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-09
Taking Him Down.

w. L. George, the English novelist,
declared at a woman's club in Chicago,
during his lecture tour, that women
novelists were inferior to men.
Men," he said, with their larger
outlook, can write about all sorts of
things. Women, however, Only write
about love-"
"Weli," said woman novelist who
was present, 'that is as it should be.
The best way TO stir your readers is
with a spoon"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-09

everyone has a thought of Jerusalem
and Palestine. And Ascalon is close
TO Jerusalem and the birthplace or
HerOd the Great, who ordered the
Massacre of the InnOcents."
During the World war the activities
of the Palestine Exploration fund were
necessarily suspended. Now they have
been resumed with extraordinary sue
cess. ArchaeOlogists are uncovering
many splendid buildings of ancient
days, some of them of great informa-
tiOnal value. The greatest finds. have
been uncovered in Ascalon.
The Palestine Exploration fund is
a society founded in London in 1865
for the accurate and systematic in
vestigation of the archaeology, tOpog-
raphy, geology and physical geogra-
ply, natural history, manners and
customs of the Holy Land for Biblical
illustration. A preliminary expedition
was made by Captain Wilson in the
winter of 1866. Since then no less
than eight expeditions for varying
purposes have been sent out Since
1869 the society has issued quarterly
statement and has published several
works and maps. 1t maintains a
museum at its London office.
Ascalon is a desolation in the literal
meaning of the word and has been
a desolatiOn for many year. Vegeta-
ton is scanty. The once splendid
harbOr has been filed up. The great
walls and towers that surmounted
the ridge that surrounds the city lie
in crumbled ruins The confusion is
extraordinary the walls and towers
appear to have been blown asunder by
powder. Yet once the city must have
been a vision of beauty. Here and
there broken columns of marble and
granite tell of the glOries of the past.
Probably Ascalon once looked some
thing like Jaffa, making allowance
for the undermining Of that ancient
city.
Ascalon lies on the shore of the
Mediterranean, in Judea, SO miles
southwest of Jerusalem. 1t was a
fortified city in ancient times How
old it is, nobody knows. 1t passed
from the Egyptians to the Canaanites
about 1900 B. c.; in those days the
Egyptians were the overlords of Pales-
tine, which was then called Canaan.
Between 1900 and HOO B. c. Philis-
tines and Hebrews struggled for pos
session of Canaan. The Hebrews
finally gained control and the Ca
naanites were submerged. In 1850 B. C.
the divided Hebrew tribes were united
into a kingdom under Saul David,
his successor, completed the establish
ment of Israelite supremacy in Pales-
tine. Under Davia and Solomon, for
the first and only time in history,
Palestine was the home Of a united
people under one central government.
Then followed its division into
Israel and judah. Then followed
conquest by the Assyrians and by the
Babylonians and by the Persians and
by the Egyptians and by the Romans.
In 20 A. D. the struggle against Rome
was ended by the capture and ruin
of Jerusalem. In 1925 A. D. was the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-09
sENsED SOMETHING WRONG.

Little Miss Polly, age seven, came
over TO see US one evening and re-
Quested that we play the record on the
photograph, which was Even Thou
Bravest." from Faust, sung by Rein
aid Werrenrath. She listened for a
few minutes and then said, That's a
religious piece. isn't it," On being
told that it was grand opera selec-
zion She remarked. My goodness,
thai" --i " quiet for grand opera. :"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-09

More than s22.6OO,OOO in credit
Nl has been extended to farmers
and stock men since congress
authorized the War Finance corpora
ton to make advances for agricul-
tural and live stock purposes. accord
ing to figures made available by that
agency. Reports of the corporations
activities since August "a showed
total credit in excess of so. 663, 600 es-
timated., with about 81 financial insti-
tutions located in 10 states to make
loans to farmers and stock raisers-
The states in which corporation adj
vanees for these purposes have been
made are: Montana. Minnesota, Mis-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-09
Use the EirepIace.

A fireplace that is really used to add
to the comfort and good cheer of the
family on cool evenings is a never
failing source of joy. One that fails
to draw-a too common fault in latter
day buildings-can often be enlarged
or otherwise changed at small ex-
pense, and made useful. The custom
of having a house full of fire-places
which never have a fire In them La
one that is as absurd as it is COM
mon.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-09
Early Color Development

Colors played a big part in the life
of ancient peoples. as bits of pottery
and house furnishings as unearthed
from ruins tell very plainly. The an
clients seemed to recognize the fact that
color is the life of nature and deserves
adaptation to daily surroundings And
yet. vivid as were the hues they used
there is a monotony to the colors used
almost exclusively. This is because
few variations had been made with
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-09
What Did He Mean7

"I long for the kind of a man who
would love and protect me always"
she murmured, zone who would I'M
derstand, a man who would kneel in
the dust to kiss the hem of my skirt,
her voice trailed dreamily.
"Clorine, dear" said the young
man, earnestly, sit wouldn't be neees-
sary for him to kneel in the dust"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-09
Real Rest Depends Largely Upon
the Depth of Your Sleep
A wa,ning to flight" or '.poor" sleepers

The deeper and sounder you sleep the better
you feel Five hours sound refreshing sleep does
you more actual good than ten hours restless,
disturbed sleep.
This is because the final conversion of food
into vital tissue and nerve cells goes on more
rapidly when the physical and mental forces are
at rest.
You can't get sound, refreshing sleep If your
nerves are agitated with tea or coffee. Both these
drinks contain caffeine, which is sometimes very
irritating to the brain and nervous system.
IF you want to know the JOY, vgor and
stamina that comes to the person who gets sound
healthful sleep why not stop taking tea or coffee
for while, and drink delicious, invigorating
Postum instead.
Thousands of people everywhere have found
that this was the only thing they needed IN order
to bring about these very happy results.
Order Postum from your grocer TODAY.
Drink this delightful cereal beverage of coffee-like
favor, for week. Perhaps, like thousands of
others, you'll never be willing to go back to tea
or coffee.
Postum comes in forms: Instant Postum Tin ins)
made instantly in the by the addition Of boiling
Postum Cereal Tin PACKAGES of larger bulk, who
prefer make the drink while the being prepared
made by boiling for 20 minutes
Postum for Health
There's Reason"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-09
,SLk5sr~voak 7LIaoer7ruo9I

Seek We the Lord, all We meek of the
earth, which have wrought his judg-
ment; seek righteousness. seek meekness:
II may be We shall be hid in the day OF
the Lords anger.
For GAIA shall be forsaken, and Ash
kelon desolation: they shall drive out
Ashdod at the MONDAY. and Ekron shall
be rooted up.
Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea
coast the nation of the Cherethitesi the
word Of the Lord is against you; o
Canaan, the land Of the Philistines, will
even destroy thee, that there shall be no
Observation-Disclosures 1886.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-09

geological survey once tersely ex-
planned to a congressional committee
the value Of paleontology by saying
that it is ''the biologists clock" by
which he tells the time in the worlds
history when any rock bed was
formed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-09

Gave No Promise Of Greatness.
If we study the childhood of great
people we shall find that many emil
nent men and women were voted dull
In their youth, and looked upon as
mediocrities. The school-mistress Of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-09

The first state to declare MSraoria
day a legal holiday was New York.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-09

Do the difficult things first and the
easy ones will take care of them
selves.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-09

The first steamboat in the United
States piled the Hudson in 1907.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-09

A great deal of peace of mind comes
from letting an old habit have its way.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-09
BY JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN.
SCALON (Ashkelon) is q

SCALON (AshkeIOn) is a
desolation-the words of
the prophet were fulfilled
long ago. But out of the
desolation are now coming
relics that shall add much
to the knowledge of the
present concerning the
day in which the prophet
,r--o+o A. Chr;Ct,,,aS t;p,a
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-26
Demagogues and Statesmen

The difference between demagogues and statesmen is
clearly brought congressional discussions
of tariffs and taxes.
This is at all matter Of partisan differences, for
there are Democratic Statesman well Democratic
demagogues, and the Republicans of the house anl
ate also fall into tae two elassiicatio,s.
A statesman, whether DeNocrat or Republican, is
who strives for what he believes be the best inter
ets of the nation and its people, and his grade
statesman depends upon the degree to which he is
cessful carrying effect his sincere and honorable
purpose.
deuasogue on the other hand, is whose pur-
is to adjust his to the shifting winds Of
popular favor and who either lacks the intelligence to
know what is for the public interest else lacks the
honesty to sustain the cause he knows is right.
Every congressional demagogue, be he Democrat or
Republican is trying to get tax laws that will take the
burden of off the poor and put that burden
in larger upon the rich. And his for
dong this is that he believes that such will
add to his popularity AM therefore to the political
strength.
The statesmen in congress, the other band know
that the welfare Of all the people well rich, IS
best secured by system of taxation that fairly
upon all classes that is enforced and collected with the
leas. COST that affords least opportunity for evasion,
and that gives least interference with the operations of
the great and industrial system upon which the
we'll being and prosperity of all classes depend
If j. possible e rich without taxing the
poor, there might be something to say in defence of
those congressman and others who openly confess such
purpose But the plain truth is that taxation always
eoualnes its burdens If the poor do not pay their
taxes directly, they must pay them indirectly, 'h rent
and bills for clothing and groceries, and the services of
corporations and other necessities of modern exist
ence And the burden of paid indirectly ia nee
essary greater than that of taxes paid directly to the
federal government
1t has always been held that high desUe Of popu-
lar intelligence necessary to the successful crera
ton Of republican government This is true more
than ever, at the presest time. \ large number OF
most important questions coming up for decision
Some Of them are new, of them old questions
liz, new form And the welfare 90 .he naor std its
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-26
Insurance That Does Not Insure

Holders of policies for plate glass insurance in Pueblo
who failed to obtain compensation for their losses IN
the June flood fully warranted in calling public at
enton to the matter and the state government should
careful consideration to the facts presented by
them.
1t is not claimed that the insurance companies d not
perform the strict letter of their contract but it is
stated that there such variation in the terms of
the policies that of the companies paid, and
Of the policy holders received compensation for their
flood losses while others found that in this particular
they had insurance that insurance ct ALL
The ordinary business should not feel compelled
to employ lawyer in every in order to make sure
that every insurance policy what it is commonly
supposed to There should be standardized form
of policy for each kind of insurance Life insurance
should insure in Of loss of life without quibbc
equivocation Fire should insure against loss
by fire. and plate glass insurance should insure against
loss from the breaking of plate glass The state nsur
ance department established protect the rights of
the people from misunderstanding well from actual
frauds, and this plate glass matter would to
come clearly within the line of the official duties of that
department.
The Chieftan is glad to note that three companies
The Employers Liability the Metropolitan and the
Etna, have received honorable mention in this matter
of losses from the Pueblo flood It is certain that they
will lose anything By their of fair dealing
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-26
The Psychology Of Exposure
Chicago Tribune.

other departments THE TRIBUNE have author
Comment feminine wearing apparel and this
dorartm- pretend to have. We do not even
whether choose theT dresses to please them
other, to make each other Jealous
O please authorities maintain that the
thinks of when selecting dress is
object is to make other envious
OF her appearance.
Be that may. used to be allowed to we
that what women Sre seeking to do
the sboos which respected in the homo life
Of dear queen
finds that she is expected not TO d. a
because she is her present ncina
the reason why Will anything she pieases. Con-
a gluon good deeds. is hereby dared
public welfare law TO compel girls to bob their
hair short skirts knickerbockers, etc and
middle the Atlantic Wen be back in the mid
Victorian period in a minute.
the franchise I'm politics did not infuriate
women because they prevented from voting. They
Ircn 10 a to be built under the
n1al- started towards the polls in
presidential election. What the did
being prevented women and because of
their frcn, having public chore to do.
there law compelling women TO smoke
cisarets drink whisky they would unanimously
to o either They learn
cd that rebellion IS sweet long they think that
people to protest. they will shorten
roll they taboo they want TO walk
hit Il IN the eye. The freedom Is a wild
thing they overlook Il, that the taboos make
o London bus Exposure brings indtffer-
The finally to the Hoentos for their
middle aged cluhmcn such bore
dom they will look from newspaper to
/. H. concealment. not exposure, and taboos
a womsn's most powerful friends
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-26

on their trail Nevertheless, the con-
fession had a restraining effect upon
tn gang activities OF Little Italy. and
for time things were remarkably
quiet. Then suddenly with the en-
forcement of prohibition. an epidemic
OF 'vendettas" started up again.
All the recent Italian murders,
which have figured so prominently IN
the newspapers. are due 10 feuds re-
sulting from traffic in liquor, the
police believe. The chief padroue8
are fighting for the control of boot
leging monopolies. and there are con-
stant quarrels. constant strategy and
constant murder,
Prohibition is incomprehcnsihle TO
the italian OF New York" explains
one police official. In his opinion d
man can no more he prevented by law
from drinking than he can from eit-
ins, and he regards water as liquiI
TO be used only for cleansing purposes.
The boss men OF the underworld do
not regard the prohibition law as a
joke. however. They regard 1t as =
godsond. II means huge and easy
profits TO "a man with strong nerves.
a hardy staff OF killers and keen
appreciation Of vcngcanr."