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The Ely miner., 1921-02-04

cousins OF the dear departed "auntie. ?
She found Miss Susan at home, tend
Ing to her pet canary. Miss Susan is
IS. but spry and alert, ready for any
emergency. Miss Emily, five years
older. was out motoring with kindly
benefactress. The slow tears Of old
age trickled down Miss Susan's cheeks
at the word that another of her gener-
alton had passed away. And then,
with quick transition, she began ex-
cited plans for attending the funeral.
which involved trip by boat TO Port
land and long and arduous ride In
day coach. But the thought of all
this. coupled with midsummer heat,
did not daunt the little lady. She
would go.
But, at least, Miss Susan" urged
the messenger. .you'Il not take Miss
Emily with you"
s And, my dear" said the lady to
the woman, when she told her story
over cold lunch, "what do you sup
pose Miss Susan said? Seriously, In
her slow drawI, she replied: oh, l
couldn't leave Emily behind. You see
she has so little fun in her life.'"
The Ely miner., 1921-02-04

who strutted around in high boots
and long sword while German mayors
turned over the city cash and bowed
low in reverence.
Then there was Ponzi who paid
fifty per cent in thirty days.
The biggest hoax of modern times,
however, was the recent "blue law"
excitement.
Finding that prohibition is abso-
lutely imbregnable, the wet news
papers decided to attack it by trying
to make it appear that reformers
were drunk with power, and insane
to begin on. So they announced
that the reform organizations had
proposed a national law for ''blue
Sundays" This national law, which
we presume was to have been an
amendment, would stop all trains
and street cars on Sunday, close up
the drug stores and news stands,
stop all sports and amusements, anna
teur as we'll as professional, prohibit
golf playing and driving of automo-
biles. and compel everybody to go to
church.
OF course, church boards of tenn
perance, prohibition and public NOR
ais were very much interested in this
proposition as soon as they saw in
the newspapers that someone was
proposing it. Indeed, they even
learned they were part of the con-
spiracy. So were the Anti-Saloon
League and other prominent organi-
zations. Inasmuch as they were i'm
olicated in the scheme, they thought
well to look the matter up, so they
hustled around to find the bill and
ind out VINO proposed it and just
what all the row was about.
So far, they have not found the
law nor found the movement.
Later they saw by the papers that
they had withdrawn from the move
nent and were glad to learn this.
There may be some bill in the
hopper, covered with dust and never
seriously introduced, which provides
for unreasonable regulation of the
Sabbath, but the only bill found was
The Jones-Temple bill to provide a
rest day for the workers in the Dis
srict of Columbia.
1t may not be generally known
over the country that even in the
government department clerks are
required to work all day Sunday fire.
luently. Some times in cases of
emergency they work fourteen and
fifteen hours day during the week
and then return for the Sabbath.
The law that will stop this kind of
thing is not merely a "blue" law,
bat is a red, white and blue law
Virginian.
The Ely miner., 1921-02-04
WANT LANGUAGE UP TO DATE
Common Sense Behind Literary Revo-
luton" That is Now Prevail
InQ In China.

What is termed the literary rev0lu-
tion in China aims at reform of the
language used In books, magazines.
newspapers and public discussion. The
outsider will jump to the conclusion
that this means an attempt to encour-
age phonetic substitute for ideo-
graphic characters. Not at all. There
is a movement to supplement ideo-
graphs with phonetic signs to show
their pronunciation, the aim being
quite as much to standardize pronun-
citation as make 1t easier to learn to
read. But this movement arouses no
isuch interest and excitement as the lit
erary revolution.
The latter Is an attempt to make the
spoken language the standard Ian
guage for print. Literary Chinese is as
far away from the vernacular as Latin
is from English. perhaps further. 1t is
speech Of 2,OO0 years ago. adorned
and frozen. To learn 1t is to learn
another language. The reformers were
actuated by the practical impossibility
Of making education really universal
when in addition to the difficulties Of
mastering the ideographs, children In
the elementary schools are compelled
to get their education in terms Of a
foreign language.
They are actuated even more by the
belief that it was not possible to de-
velop a literature which shall express
the life of today unless the spoken Ian
guage, the language Of the people, is
used. Apart from the employing and
enriching Of the vulgar tongue. 1t is
not possible to develop general discus
sion of the issues Of today, social,
moral, economic.-New Republic.
The Ely miner., 1921-02-04
Learn From Lazy Man.

At last some use has been found
for lazy man. The secret was re-
vealed by #. b. Gilbreth, an efficiency
expert, in recent lecture before the
polytechnic section Of the American
institute.
when we go to Investigate a fac
tory" he said, sand wish to find the
swiftest worker, we naturally ask to
see the men or girls who have the
fattest pay envelopes.
"But when we want to see the man
who accomplishes task with the least
amount of lost notion we hunt out
the LATEST man in the factory. By
instinct, he learns to do things
without loss of motion, otherwise he
could not hold his job.
"We study that mans movements
and take motion pictures Of him in
action. Then we show these pictures
to the rapid, energetic worker, and by
studying them he learns shorter meth
DDS and becomes much more efficient
at his own work.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Ely miner., 1921-02-04
Catch a Freak Fish.

A freak fish, IL feet long and weigh
ing 500 pounds, was brought to port by
Capt. Steve Massa of the smack Ardita,
reports San Diego {Cal.) correspond
ent The fish was caught ina sea bass
net off Point Iona at depth Of 80
feet. The fish had a mouth two feet in
diameter, no teeth, purple eyes, a short,
blunt nose, with a sharp horn COM
posed of solid bone and skin like a
rhinoceros. A. L. MIanahan of the state
fish and game commission and Capt.
w. c. Crandall of the California Bio
logical institute at La Jolla were un-
able to identify tire piscatorial freak.
Photographs were taken Of the fish and
were sent to the University of Cali
fornia in an effort to trace its ancestry.
The Ely miner., 1921-02-04
EASY TO GET FINGER PRINTS
Most Parents Will Agree That Baby
viii BE Glad 70 Cooperate
IN the Matter.

A campaign is now under way to
require the finger-prints of all babies,
records ito be preserved for identifica-
ton purposes In any misfortune which
may come to them throughout their
lives. ~
Fathers interviewed said the plan
would check an enormous waste of ef-
fort. Babies have been finger-printing
themselves ever since the human race
first crossed the starting line, but the
records never have been preserved.
Parents generally approved the idea
and suggest also the recording and
preservation of fnger-prints on the
following subjects:
I. Papa's linen collar.
2. Daddy's shirt bosom.
8. The leaves of the Harvard clas-
sizes or the Century dictionary. These
volumes,i and the like. always seem
the most eagerly sought after by 2
year old on lark In the library.
4. The suit Of the Old-G Gentleman
Who Sits in the Seat Just Ahead
of-Baby on the train.
5. Any white woodwork OF window
sills.
Parents In registering the prints
should proceed IN the following man.
ner:
1. Get one jar OF raspberry jam:
2. Get baby. Possibly this should
be done r1rst)
3. Allow an interval Of fifteen Sec
onds to elapse.
4. II the print is to be taken on
collar the father should sit on the
floor, back to the baby, and repeat
softly "Come snookum, ,oookums, until
the kid grabs the idea. Not more than
fifty finger prints should be taken on
any one collar.
5. Set collar In cool place to dry.
8. Attach the infants name and pic
ture on the inside of the collar.
z. File the collar away in q card
index.
If parent prefers to register. the
prints on shirt bosom all he needs
to do is to take the child on his lap
and say severely, Don't touch papsy's
shirt Naughty man win eat you il
you do" Inside of five seconds 1t win
be possible to file the shirt, although
q larger card index cabinet Is needed
II prints are taken this way.
In taking the prints on book leaves
no preliminary preparation Is neces-
sary beyond cautioning the child new
q to 60 int the library Or touch .
bosk--Kansas City Star.
The Ely miner., 1921-02-04
Hunt In Autos In Alaska.

Times have changed in Alaska from
the days when trappers mushed over
the snow fields to hunt for. game.
Citizens of Fairbanks are hunting carl
bou by automobile, so say recent ar
rivals at Seattle. Automobiles are
coming into their own in the territory
and the bureau is advised that "the
days of real sport" around the north
ern Alaska town are featured by mo.
toring out to the herd where thou
sands OF caribou are leisurely graz
ing. bagging a few animals, dumping
the carcasses into the tonneau Of the
car and driving back with the winters
meat supply.
The Ely miner., 1921-02-04
How's This Z

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
Ave years, and has become known as the
most reliable remedy for Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Medicine acts thru the Blood on
the Mucous surfaces.r expelling the Poi
son from the Blood and healing the dis
eased portions.
After you have taken Halls Catarrh
Medicine for a short time you will see a
great Improvement in your general
health Start taking Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine at once and get rid of catarrh. Send
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
The Ely miner., 1921-02-04
PsrferatIon Of Postao. ssamps.

Torty-six perforations are made
J around the edge of every postage
/, stamp. 1t is estimated that about
I 500 100000 holes are punched every
day. This means similar number
Of bits OF paper. They are collected,
repulped and remade into sheets Of
paper. These are regarded so valu-'
able by the postal authorities that
barrels full of them are sold every
day.
The Ely miner., 1921-02-04

lection the foster parent rave 70 the
unfortunate bullock was q never end
ing source Of comment and specuL
lation.f When both, 4 fattensd after
Is months onsour place, were drivenAt to
the shipping station 60 miles distant
the blind one was led through the diff
cult places byehis friend and generally
cared for day and night"
The Ely miner., 1921-02-04
Child's Idea of Rain.

Children are not naturally irrever-
ent, though they sometimes say things
that rather shock the grOwn-ups. A
little Brookine girl Of five was asked
by her playmate what caused the rain
and she replied In perfect innocence,
Don't you know? It's when God Is
taking bafr and splashes the water
out over the tub."-Boston Transcript
The Ely miner., 1921-02-04
COULDN'T LEAVE EMILY OUT
Peculiar Reason Why Elderly splnster
Just Had to Attend the
Funeral

Word has come to the mid Victorian
lady that an old friend Of her moth
er's had died suddenly In her home In
Maine. It was her duty to brsakal-le
sad news Q TIVE elderly apinHfers-
The Ely miner., 1921-02-04
Wealth Not LIES Real Prize.

Wealth Is not the real prize of life T;
It IL only q trophy, a symbol and may
carry with It no satisfaction indeed.
It does not carry with 1t genuine, last
ing satisfaction unless won and em.
ployed fairly. honestly, honorably.
The Ely miner., 1921-02-04

CATHOLIC CHURCH-First Mass
at $50 with Slovenic Sermon.
High Mass at 1890 with English
Sermon. Vespers and Sermon at
. 1880. Children's Catechism at 8.
A. M. every Saturday.
Rev. Frank Mihelcic Parish Priest.
The Ely miner., 1921-02-04
SOME FAMOUS JOKES.

After all, some of the people are
fooled all of the time.
There was the Cobbler of Coblenz
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-11
POLICE IN BERLIN
HUNT RUG THIEVES
Form Special Squad When
Thefts of Persian Car
pets Increase.

BERLIN. Feb. 10.-Persian rug
thievery il the game ~ criminal hide
and seek which today IS occupying
the ingenuity Of Germany's crack
second-story men and her best DE-
tectives. The thieves have done
business on such a large scale that
q special rug squad has been organ
ized At the Berlin Polizei Praesidium.
With TIE usual methodical system
OF the Berlin police Criminal COM
missioner Tegtmeyer. of the rug
squad. issues warming to BerH
householder telling them how 20
proceed. no~ that they still haF
their rugs 90 be able 20 identity
them when they are stolen. Get
description Of them with measure
ments prepared by an expert rug
ran. warns che .urnissiouer and In
case OF unusually valuable rugs IL is
we'll 20 have them photographed. He
doesn't add 90 the suggestion that
a good German police dog might
make the identification unnecessary
by preventin gthe burglary. That
might cut down the business Of the
EAE e4udAs
Activities OF the rug specialists !
the burgling profession caused 1,12
reports Of stolen carpets 20 be made
70 the Berlin police during the year
1920. This probably represents much
less than one-half the number Of
cases. for tire thieves Systematically
cut up and removed the stair carpets
r. apartment houses. many Of which
CT ses were never reported TO the po-
lice. The total appraisal Of stolen
carpets for the year IS estimated by
Commissioner Tegrmeyer at $4,000
900 marks. OF these carpets about
1900 600 marks worth were returned
through the police.
The rug thievery was conducted on
so large a scale that the police de
partment has found 70 necessary to
rent large store in which 70 dis
play rugs recovered fn raids or
fences" The rugs awaiting identi-
fcation include several hundred val
liable antiques.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-11

a poAceman's life is one big whirl
OF excitement. Tie never knows what
is going 20 happen from one minute
TO another. He must be ready at all
times 20 face danger. What must be
his feeling. in the dead OF the night
when he suddenly encounters a
vicious burglar. or runs into fght2
II is not strange that a policeman's
nerves should be taxed 20 the limit
and Il IS because Pepgen has relieved
90 many policemen OF various all
ments that they readily endorse It,.
Pepgen has aided the health OF thou
sands OF policemen.
Many people who live right here
IN South Bend have found Pepgen
an efficient remedy Many have
given statements 90 this eject and
their testimonials have been pub
lished Ia local newspapers.
In other cities people are just as
enthusiastic as they are here. II viii
therefore be interesting % note what
is being said about Pepgen else
where about The country The fol-
lowing experience related by Ed
ward r. Metcslf. policeman. 1882
Garland Ave. Louisville. KY. Is an
example Of what people in that state
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-11

think. Mr.. Metcalf says
For more than six months I had
been suffering with my stomach and
bowels. After eating. gas would
form and cause an uncomfortable
feeling. Certain foods would sour
on my stomach and give me heart
burn
Il lived on a light diet. and even
then l would. stop eating before I
satisfied my appetite. was also
consupated.
II am now eating three square
meals every "a hours, and I relish
every one Of them. Ny food seems
TO digest properly. 1 have gained
FIVE pounds in weight.
i speak the truth when I say
that I cannot express my apprecia-
uon OF Pepgen. II is a fine remedy
yes. il is more than hiatt Is
wonderful
u only wish I could impress upon
everybody who Is in a rundown
condition how important II Is that
they start Immediately TO take Pep
gen."
Those who wish 10 try Pepgen may
obtain IL from any hrst-class drug
store anywhere. ADV.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-11
MANY MISTAKE
BEGG FOR LAWYER
Cleverness in Questioning of
Congressional Witnesses
Brings Compliments.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 10.-Rep.
James T. Begg. OF Sandusky. o.. is
rot "a lawyer, and was never even
so much as vaccinated for the law,
as the saying goes. but he Is con-
anually being paid the compliment
Of being one Of the most skiliful
lawyers I'm congress. which arises
no doubt from his readiness in de-
bate and his cleverness in forcing
admissions from Witnesses who ap-
pear before the various committees.
The other day a committee Of
which Begg is a member had be-
fore f. a recalcitrant witness and
one Of the shrewdest lawyers on the
committee piled him with very
pointed interrogatories but without
results. Turning TO his colleague
the lawyer said:
"Mr Begg would you Ike TO ask
the witness some questions?'
yes" said Begg, IF YOU are
through L will take him on for
while"
in a short while the witness was
doing everything Begg wanted him
to do except jump through a hoop,
which ne probably would have done
If there had been any hoops handy
Wants TO Retain Him.
When the hearing was over the
lawyer on the committee said to
Begg:
i've been practicing law for 30
years and ] would give a fortune II
L could cross examine a witness as
well as you can. And, by the way
he added, Il have got a case 1 want
to turn over to you"
what in the name OF the great
Jehosephat would I Go with the
case if L had it," interrupted Begg.
do with it?" was the startled re-
joinder. why. you would do with
I it, 1 suppose. just what any other
lawyer would do with It."
"But L am not a lawyer" replied
Begg.
The lawyer member complained
Of feeling faint and asked 10 be led
out into the air.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-11
TELLS Why PRINCETON
LIMITS ENROLMENT

PRINCETON, Feb. 10. - Pres't
HBbben. of Princeton, in his annual
report has given out statistics which
forced the university TO restrict its
enrolment.
"Our dormitories have a capaci.r
for accommodating 1875 students.
The new dormitories contemplated
could take care of an additional 400
students, making total dOrmitory
capacity Of 1875 students. which
might possibly be increased to 1,725
or 1850. but If the undergraduate
student body were limited to 1000
there would still be upward Of $50
men rooming off the campus even af-
ter the new dormitories are built.
''The dining halls have a present
capacity, based on existing kitchen
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-11

and they do not smoke SO much a
men"
IN my orchestra they have glver
a certain tone TO our rehearsals an
a different spirit to our perform
ances"
The famous conductor deplored
the fact that choral singing IS on The
wane in England. and that the must
cal festivals for which certain parts
Of England were famous were going
20 their doom.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-11
FRANCE CONTROLS
RABIES EPIDEMIC

PARIS. Feb. I0.-Thanlxs TO the
energetic measures taken, firstly, by
the muzziing order and. secondly. by
the confscation and destruction Of
all stray dogs. the epidemic OF rabies
has greatly diminished in France.
Figures given out BY the Pasteur IN
stitute for the four quarters OF 1920
show there were only Is cases of
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-11

facilities, for feeding 1900 students.
With an estimated undergraduate
student body OF 1000 men. this
would leave 500 men TO be taken
care OF by the upper class clubs.
This indicates an average Of so men
to oiu0-that is, 2b juniors and %
seniors-which Is a larger number
than some Of the clubs could accom-
modate."
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-11
TWINKLE FOOT IS
NEW HOSIERY STYLE

LONDON. Feb. s.-New Year nov
elites in hosiery include the twin
kle foot"
In other words, fancy stockings in
colored silk. with . design embroid-
cred at the instep in metallic thread
and a center Of iridescent sequins
which sparkle in the ballroom.
There are also shaded color stock
ings. A French firm has produced
these colors which change from ma
room TO champagne, or from navy
blue 10 pink, or black to white The
deepest tone Of the colors is at the
foot.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-11
LEADER SEES WOMEN
NEEDED IN ORCHESTRAS

LONDON. Feb. 1O.-"I will never
conduct an orchestra without women
in future; they do their work so
we'll" declared Sir Henry wood. at
the Brighton School OF Muslc's an
nual festival.
Women have greater talent for
the violin" added Sir Henry. They
have a greater delicacy OF touch
They are sincere. They do not drink
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-11

rabies In France for the last quarter
OF the year. as compared with IA In
the first quarter. The number Of
deaths from rabies is not given, but
IL is stated TO be very low. But one
person died after receiving the spe-
cial Pasteur course OF piQures.
Two thousand five hundred stray
dogs were destroyed on an average
during each quarter. In 1919 there
we're 715 cases Of rabies declared.
Try NEWS-TIMES Want ids
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-11

Tar Reaching Consequence.
The garment strike ls probably
responsible for the disappearance OF
1he shimmv.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-11

Photograph records. 10 inch
double faced. coo each. three for
$3.50. 40 Blue Bird shop. s74I-tf
TIE PARENT TEACHERS UUB
OF The Periey school VIII give
doraI SALE Saturday morning
Feb. L. at the PiEgiy-wIEEly. y.
Michigan, near Co'faK. g74s-II
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-11

salzburg. now 10c and for /
25c. 9723-tf.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-31
LOCAL GIN HANDLED MUCH
COTTON HERE ON sATuROA'

The two operating gins of Opelou-
sas were quite busy last Saturday as
a result of the rush of farmers who
had harvested quite a lot OF their
crop and wished to dispose Of 1t while
the market was strong. The Peoples
ginnery, under the management OF
Simon Sicily, handled more than
forty bales of the new crop, the same
gin having ginned four first bales
just few days before.
The quality of the cotton, accord
ing to Mr.. Sicily, is the best he has
ever handled in his long experience
as a gin man. The dry weather has
proved a propitious factor in aiding
, the farmers in saving their cotton in
the very best manner possible. Be-
sides this, they have been unusually
careful in hauling nothing but dry
cotton to the gins, as a result of
which they have received fine sam
pies of the staple that when offered
for sale was greedily snapped up by
the buyers. Mr.. Sicily says it pays
for the farmers to be careful about
the manner in which they handle
their crops, and his advice given
gratiuitiously to them for many years
is beginning to bear fruit, for they
are rapidly quitting their old slip
shod method of picking, handling and
hauling to market cotton that produc-
ed poor sample and brought low
price in competition with better han
died cotton of more careful farmers.