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The Ely miner., 1922-12-15

rents eddying off into the side streets
and alleys.
In the stores could be heard the
crisp wrapping of paper, the cOntinu-
Gus blare of horns, and tinkling of toy
pianos, and weary shop girls serving
patrons equally weary. Outside was
wind and snow, and jostling people
loaded down with bales and bundles
Of Christmas purchases.
In the postOffice the wheels were
turning fast, while a steady stream OF
letters and packages poured in through
the mailing-chutes, on every hand.
Clerks at the various windows were
busy handing out stamps, weighing
bundles and making change.
In the center of the room man was
pushing a long, horizontal row of LET
tiers along a table into a cancelling
machine; three others were steadily
pounding packages with rubber
stamp. Still another man. nervous and
working under pressure. stood Just
within a horseshoe railing of iron
pipe. on which hung canvas mail sacks.
With swift, trained hands he tossed
letters and packages, from his central
position In the horseshoe, into the
open mail sacks, with unerring GER
tainty.
Suddenly scOOping up a small hand
full Of letters, a clerk called out.
Special" A small boy arose from a
pile of mail sacks with jump. Rub
hing the sleep out of his eyes, he went
across the room and entered the ad-
dresses of the specials" in his book.
Gee, but my feet hurt" he confided
10 one of the clerks. 1t was an oft-re-
peated story TO the clerk, but he
stopped his hurried work and regard
ed the boy with kindly eyes as he said:
Last trip. son; it is after ten
o'clock now, and if anything should
come In later. we will hold it until
morning. l know how it is; used 10
carry them myself"
The boy went out into the night. and
made his way towards the outskirts
Of the town, where there were no street
cars; where the way was often dark,
The Ely miner., 1922-12-15
.Tve seen that lady before yolun

"Fve seen that lady before" volun-
teered the Heavenly Messenger.
"What?" shouted the travelling man.
where is she?"
Il just took letter to her over at
the opera house." explained the boy.
"She's lady in a show"
And I've looked for her for nineteen
months" said . the travelling man
slowly. "How strange that l should
find her on Christmas Eve. 1t Is sure
the glad tidings' they tell us about.
And the next moment he had his coat
and hat on, and was rushing for the
elevator. on his way to the opera house
and the girl he had sought unavailing-
ly for nineteen months.
The Heavenly Messenger whistlei
softly as he plodded through the drift
ed snow and pulled the knob which
caused bell 10 ring in the interior
of an old-fashioned house. Light
Shone from the froSt-coated windows
of the front room, though ii was now
far past midnight An old gentleman
came TO the door and pulled the Angel
into the room abreast of strong gust
of wind and binding furry Of snow.
Make yourself right at home, my
little friend" he insisted warmly.
Take that chair up close to the fire.
Emily! EmilyI here's a letter from
the British consul in New York. What?
as / live, Charles is safe. He was
shipwrecked off the coast of France,
but he is not seriously injured and Is
on his way home"
The motherly woman who had come
into the room cried a little over the
news from her son, but she did not for
get TO turn to the bearer of the good
tidings and say: "Poor boy, it is
bad night for such little fellow to be
out. Are your feet wet? Take your
shoes off and we will dry them"
More warmth came from the old
gentleman than came from the fire.
place, as he pictured to the boy Christ
mas time in England. The wife brought
a plate of cookies shaped like animals
and covered with pink and white
frosting.
Merry Christmas" she called soft
ly, holding lamp high over her head,
as the Christmas Angel slowly made
his way down the walk, and out into
the night. "Giff my luff to your ma"
The Ely miner., 1922-12-15

make life as dreary as possible, In
stead of as merry. 1t would not even
snow. A fine, sharp drizzle swept in
under the bridge where the man with
the tin whistle stood, and managed TO
get inside the tops of his boots and
his collar and up his coatsleeves; 1t
was very disappointing indeeu.
Holiday season was usually jolly
one for pennies. Either people had a
great deal more at that time, or they
We're bent on getting rid of those they
had. The man with the tin whistle
kept a little cup that possessed most
remarkable appetite for coppers! 1t
could hold as many pennies at one
gulp as a boy eating raisins out of a
plum pudding; and that's saying a
great deal! But today the little cup
was almost empty. Nobody had time
TO stop and dig around in pockets for
loose coins; il was too cold, and their
gloves bothered and they wanted to
get home. where their children were
waiting to clap their hands over the
packages from the stores. The man
with the tin whistle wanted TO get
home, too. He did not have any chill
dren waiting for him, and they would
have had no bundles to squeaI over if
he did, but there was funny, raggedy
dog that always expected something,
and danced around in dizzy, delight
ful way that was very cheerful. But
how could the man with the tin whis-
tie go home when his tunes brought
him nothing but numb fingers and a
feeling in his feet as if they had
turned to wood?
However, he screwed up his mouth,
took long breath, pretended that pen
nies were making his little cup ring
like sleigh bells and played the gayest
little tune you ever heard 1t laughed
its way up the windy stairs into the
station; ii chuckled along the cold
stones on the gray wall; it capered
about the pavement like an elf doing
polka and was altogether the merri-
est piece of business in that particular
spot that had happened for years. The
The Ely miner., 1922-12-15

were the parting words the Angel
heard, as he turned the corner of a
street and lost sight of the little house
of the kindly German folk
When the Special Delivery Angel
awakened Christmas morning = or
rather Christmas uoon-his mother.
sitting at his bedside, and stroking his
hair, said to him in a regretful tone,
Il had planned to have turkey for
dinner today, but l could not quite
manage it. You have your fathers
eyes. dear. My, but he would have
been proud Of your
I'D rather have chicken than
turkey" answered the boy. 1.-The
gravy is better"
''Tell me about last night"
Nothing but glad tidings, ma.
Everyone seemed to be almost tickled
TO death at their mail. | guess folks
don't send any other kind of letters
but cheerful ones on Christmas Eve"
The Ely miner., 1922-12-15
His Christmas Gift
@SSSSSSSa@Sz

1t is difficult To tell what to give a
young man for Christmas If you can
do nice sewing, a silk shirt would
prove most attractive gift, provided
that your mother sanctions so expen-
sive a present. A particularly fine
pocket knife, bill book, cigarette case,
belt buckle, set of toilet articles in
a travelling case. any one of these
would be most acceptable to the aver
age young man.-Grit.
The Ely miner., 1922-12-15


M RS. BECOME was not giving any
AsA thing that Christmas. The an
nouncement of her limited purposes
had sent a chill through the house
that froZe the hopes of several young
people. shower of one-cent cards,
registering good wishes that were
rather cheap, had gone out. The bag
of candy for the eager, but insincere.
well-wishers that ring Christmas bells
year by year had not been provided.
The outlook was not promising.
Besides, Mrs. Begone was very deaf
in one ear and could, upon occasion,
be very deaf in two ears. 1t was
difficult to make her hear anything
that she didn't want to hear. There
wasn't much chance for persuasive
argument She could be as deaf as an
adder, when she had concluded not 70
be a multiplier
Nevertheless, Susy did-not despair:
choosing favorable after dinner time,
she advanced TO the attack with
well prepared Christmas appeal which
was favored with anticipations.
But as soon as the old lady heard
the word "Christmas" she became
wholly unable to hear more. Susy con-
tinued from behind her back, got
down on her knees, peered up from
the floor, peeped up through her
fingers. without effect. Finally, re
marking in an aside, Wouldn't She
wear you out?' the child was about
to give up. when she was encouraged
by the beginning of a smile that
seemed to promise to spread all over
Mrs. Begone's countenance. This
hint of success was reflected in a
broader smile upon the child's face
that in turn found registry upon the
face of the other and certified that
the battle was won. =.
1t was a costly smile for Mrs. Be
gone; six very empty stockings asked
for contributions the next evening,
but ! dare say that she was happier in
filling them than she would have been
If her deafness had not been cured.
She was even happier than the chill
dren, and that is saying a good deal.
She was so happy that she changed
an old saying in her mind and, in
stead of True happiness, if under
stood, consists alone In being good"
she made il True happiness. if UNDER
stood, consists alone IN doing good"
The Ely miner., 1922-12-15
Human Nature
VS.. the
Christmas Spirit
By Mary Graham Bonner
~ ~
20, 1922. Western Newspaper Union.I

70, 1922, Western Newspaper UnionJ
WE WERE full of the Christmas
spirit We were going to be more
kindly, more charitable, more friendly
with the whole world. The Christmas
spirit had penetrated. We could feel
its warm glow. And so-after glo-
rious Christmas in the old homestead
we were on our way back to the city
where lately our work had taken US.
The travel was heavy, of course,
and we found ourselves waiting at
the end Of a long line to get into the
dining car. We waited for an hour by
our watches. We were exhausted from
having stood and from annoyance at
the slowness of others and because we
were very hungry.
Finally the line grew shorter. Soon
our turns would come. But it seemed
not. For those who had gone into the
dining car at last 70 eat took time
about it even though their absence
made the waiting line a shorter one.
At last we were at the head of the
line. 1t had been a long process TO
work up TO this point and we smiled
at one another.
only a moment now and We'll be
eating" we fairly beamed the words
But again it seemed not so. For
those at the tables We're eating and
eating and eating. They would never
finish, it appeared. When they ap-
preached the end of their meal and we
almost bounded to the nearly-yaeant
table we discovered they were taking
their time over their coffee.
How selfish people are" we said to
each other How much they lack the
unselfish Christmas spirit. 1t means
nothing to theml They know there is
a great line waiting and they don't
hurry in the least Why, just think of
the length of time we've waited and
there are more to follow US. And yet
those people can be as leisurely as
though they were In their own homes.
It's outrageous, simply outrageous,
how utterly selfish people are.
And you would think at this time of
the year they'd be little more
thoughtful"
And TO our exhaustion was added
the sorrow We felt in the thoughtIess-
ness of human nature
And then-the head waiter sum-
moned Us to a table Two persons had
at last arisen and at last our turns
had actually come!
We sat back and luxuriously perused
the menu. Well, we were hungry. We'd
have a good meali
And we began TO order.
"And I'm just going TO take my
time about it, too" / said. "Just be-
cause people stand there and glare at
us, as though we almost had no right
to be eating our meal, isn't going to
make me hurry"
The Ely miner., 1922-12-15

Hermit Cookies.

One and one-half cup1uls sugar, 3
eggs, l cupfuI of butter or shortening.
8 cupfuls -four, 1 teaspoonful baking
powder, l teaspoonful salt, 1 teaspoon
full cinnamon, 1 teLspoonful allspice.
L teaspoonful cloves, 1 teaspoonful
nutmeg. u teaspoonful soda, IA cup
fuls raisins.
Add sugar and eggs to melted but
ter. Beat we'll Sift -four. baking
powder, salt, spices and soda togethe..
Add to butter mixture and mix well.
Add pumped raisins. Drop by tea
spoon on creased pan and bake in
moderate oven until brown, about 20
to 25 minutes. This makes about SO
cookies.
The Ely miner., 1922-12-15

time, the messages are messages that
carry comfort and gladneSs-that
bring peace and good will. But
there are heavenly messengers who
are always speeding somewhere, not
only at Christmas time. but all the
time, for that matter-and so this story
has 70 do only with the small, red
checked boys of the pOstoffice Special
Delivery" service, who go and come
far iato the night on Christmas Eve
Darkness had fallen and shifting
crowds Of people hurried, good
naturedly, through the packed shop
ping district of large Western city,
on one of the Great Lakes. The crowd
flowed like q human river with cur
The Ely miner., 1922-12-15

lind there were shepherds abid-
ing in the field, keeping wdtch oUer
their flock by night, and 10. the
angel of the Lord came upon them.
and the glory of the Lord Shone
round about them; and they were
sore afraid.
And the angel of the Lord said
unto them, Fear not, for, behold,
/ bring you good tidings of great
Jog, sChich shall be to all people.
For unto yOu is born this day in the
city of DaUid a SaUiour, which IS
Christ the Lord. ..-
And suddenly there uas NTH the
angel a multitude of the heGUenly
host, Praising God and saying: Glory
to God TN the highest, and on earth
peace. good WiH tOward men,"
The Ely miner., 1922-12-15
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Christmas Trees and Stockings

Christmas Trees and Stockings.
Two Christmas practices, both old
and very pretty, that have come down
to us are the Christmas tree and the
hanging up of children's stockings on
Christmas eve. Each provides a way
of making gifts, and the way provided
by the stockings is especially pleasing
TO children. Perhaps it is going out.
but in homes where it is still followed
there are delighted children or Christ
mas morning when the mysteriousIy-
filled stockings are examined in some
thing like awe blended with great
pleasure. The Christmas tree sur
wives, and no Christmas school lesti-
val is complete without one. brilliant
with lights and loaded with presents.
presided over by merry yet vener
able Santa Claus.
The Ely miner., 1922-12-15
His christmas eift

Under most circumstances 1t would
not be in good taste for you to give
the young man by whom you are en-
ployed Christmas present. OF course.
if you '.go in the same crowd" or have
known each other for number of
years conditions are slightly different.
Should your mother deem it correct
for you TO give him some slight token
make il rather impersonaI.-Gri
The Ely miner., 1922-12-15
Bout Christmas.

THE kindling's all cut, and the base
ment swept,
And everything is where 1t should
be kept.
In lessons he's most perfected,
Does other things least expected:
That's my Son.
On the run
For his dad
Bout Christmas!
I have never to look for coat or hat
Neither to wonder where's this or that;
My ties hang neatly on the rack,
Aud my soiled linens in the sack
That's my Girl.
She's a pearl
For her dad,
Bout Christmasi
MY slippers ! find beside my chair
Kind attentions for me there
At times ] feel Almost a King
So petted Ger. and everything:
That's mx Wife.
Bet your life.
Dear Old Dad"
Bos Christmas.
y Woodward Pemberton
The Ely miner., 1922-12-15
Sad and Solemn Thoughts.

Even at Christmas, when all the
world is gay and glad" said the grey
bearded philosopher, ''there come to
a man sad and solemn Thoughts
yes" agreed the young man who
had no watch on the end of his chain.
''and the saddest and most solemn
are those that come to a fellow when
he reads of the marriage of girl To
whom last Christmas he gave dia-
mond ring on which he is still paying
installments"
The Ely miner., 1922-12-15
=sSSS@Rs
Remouinn water So.

Some silks and woods are spotted by
water. a satisfactory method for re-
moving such spots is TO dampen the
entire material evenly and press ii
while still damp. Either sponge the
material carefully with clean water
or shake it in the steam from briskIy
boiling tea kettle until it is thoroughly
damp, then press 1t.
The Ely miner., 1922-12-15
THE FAILING FLASH

THERE was a pattering of
= feet through the hall and
small spot of light approached
the big fireplace. A long and
bulbous stocking was clasped TO
a beating heart and an eager
little face was half revealed as
it turned bedward again In the
faint glimmer. Then a sudden
darkness overwhelmed the small
pilgrim, and. as she lost her way
and bumped into a chair, the
stuffed Christmas stocking fell
to the fiocr with a bang. The
wall that followed brought
father down stairs in a hurry
and comfort to the lost traveller.
What is the matter, baby, what
are you doing here?" said the
rescuer '.The 1ectricity fell
ont" was the fearful answer.
%. 1922. Western Newspaper Union.)
The Ely miner., 1922-12-15

Il should say not" said my COM
panion. "We'Il take all the time in the
world in spite of their ugly Iooksi"
1t was some time later that We re-
membered the Christmas spirit We had
been so full of before,
Human nature VS.. Christmas spir-
It." We said sadly to each other.
The Ely miner., 1922-12-15
IT'S DIFFER
ENT NOW.

Lady: 1 sup
pose you wish
Christmas c a m e
several times a
year.
Willie: I used
TO till 1 got en-
gagged to Millie
Nextdoor. but it's
different now.
The Ely miner., 1922-12-15

Nd so. down through two
thousand years heavenly
messengers have been going
TO and fro in the earth, car
rying good tidings of great
joy; sometimes. of course,
there are messages of sOr-
row, but in the Christmas
The Ely miner., 1922-12-15
AThounht for the nax

And the angel said unto them.
Fear mot: for behold. BRING you
good tidings Of great joy. which shall
be To all people"
The Ely miner., 1922-12-15
Dead Broke.

"Are you going to hang up your
stockings this Christmas?'
Il am more likely to hang up my
watch"
The Ely miner., 1922-12-15
' ...,. vtsr..s srva.,t, ),

s 1T any wonder that the
man with the tin whistle
felt a trifie discouraged? Is
II any wonder when the
pavements were so cold, the
wind so keen and his coat
so thin? 1t seemed, on that
shivery Christmas Eve. as
IL everything WAS irving TO
The Ely miner., 1922-12-15
CHRISTMAS DAY IN ICELAND
Natives Still Cling to Old Customs and
Songs; Day Is One of Great
Happiness.

&: ::: :: 8: s: :: !: :: !: : :
far north, where the short
est day is four hours long. and where
at Christmas time the sun does not
rise above the horizon for a week.
Christmas is a great day with the
people of Iceland and trey still cling
to all their old eustoms and songs and
the day TO them is one of great hap
pineSs.
One of their favorise old songs is
filled with simplicity that is touching
and yet gives glimpse of a philos-
ophy of life that Is pretty fine:
When I go good and think Alright
At peace with man, resigned to God
Thou lookst on me with eyes of light,
Tasting new joys in joys abode
The Ely miner., 1922-12-15
The Deaf
Ear That Heard
pp chrislopher G. h.zArd

Y. =. Mestern Newspaper unlon.l
New-York tribune., 1922-06-06
Setback i'm Wheat
On Good Weather
In the Southwest
Some Rallies on Profit
Taking by Shorts; Close
l. Unsettled at a Net De-
cline of IA 10 29s Cents

CHICAGO, June 5.-Wheat under
went a material setback IN price to-
day largely as result Of ideal weather
to promote the harvest IN the south
west. The closing was unsettled but
IL 70 2%c net lower with July N.i3i4
10 S1.13~ and September Sl13S 70
siI3%. Corn lost y TO = cent; oats
finished IN cent off 20 u cent up.
and provisions at gains Of 2b to II
cents.
Sentiment in the wheat trade was de-
cidedly beafish 20 start with but changed
somewhat In the later d-alinea Rallies.
however. appeared 10 be due ehlsny 70
profit taking on the part Of shorts Aside
from catering crop reports. especially
from Kansas. the trade here was looking
for lower quotations from Liverpool to-
morrow after she holiday interim An
Increase q the domestic visible supply
total counted also as a depressing factor.
Moreover. milling demand was slow and
there were advicea that cutting OF new
wheat was IN progress as far north a.
southcanern Missouri
Crop reports from the foff wheat states
we're extremely optimistic. and Increased
Yields IN this section were expected 10 out b.
weigh any deficiency IN the west epd
OF the hard winter belt Spring wheat &C
counts were favorable as rule but *
trsmely high temperatures were reported
Corn and oats rejected the weskntss -
wheat and oats touched the lowest prices
yet this season.
Higher quotations on hogs led 20 an
upturn In the provision market sthouSh n
for a while more than Offset b. the bear
ish course Of grain values
New-York tribune., 1922-06-06
pstlilnns In Rsnkruntcy

The following petitions IN bankrupiey
we're filed yesterday In the Cnitea states
VALUE GARMENT co. INc.-Inyolan
WEINBRoT & LIss-Inyoluniary. is'
GERTI YASowiTcH-inyolun,aFy. 50
JACK siiVERsTEIN-Invo y
West 2fd g.. wals's 80
ALFRED HERsOHN-involuntar isi
west tsth 81 Liabilities. 10000 assets
siEGELBAuM 4 EDELsoN. NC
Involuntary Hats and oaps. 7 Great Jones
81 Llabllltiss 1885,. sssets, h.sA.
scHECHTER a RiMBERG-lny,,ollnsn-
iary 80 Lafayette 81 Liaoihtlss
H A cAssfN . involuntary
Uahe~faahers ~ sixth Ave
vOSTANA CONSOLIDATED COPPER
60 Voluntary. 81 Wall S. Liablil'les
'afpEPT II HAWKES. - Voluntary
Eiscirlean. 1910 Broadway. Laolliiie'
ttffs. assets fifb -..
ANTHONY IMARATA Nolnntafy,
purke Ave. Bronx. Llaoiliiies' 1851
no assets
Receivers In bankruptcy
Ths following receivers IN hanhItNpfl
we're appointed Yesterday IN the lniteu
states District Court ..-.,.., e..... ~.
Maurice IurFrrfi fHr Fafi"N~A Et''fe '.r''
with bond OF ti2.t0o. s.,...
Fiias Lieberman. FOR hygrade SMOKED
Flsh 90. Inc. ~ second 81. with bona oi
c-orn.iu. smy,h. for Harry wslnhrot
and samuel LIS, is7 Essex It., furniture
vim bond of 5000. 49,. ,.-.,
Iossph r sfearns. for Value Garment
90 Inc. 8, West 9Th 81, with bono or
Alie n Moran. FOR Jack sllysrsieln.
uslsta. b. West ga A.. With bond OF
ior.ph Y. Mckee. for Alfred. Her'ohn.
if- Nest 18th o., plth bond u s. 900.
IouIs fsrsaint for Sincslman a Was
ssrran. with bond ~ 1880.
Norris Frank. Tor 0erti lankonltcn -
r.,sx A. farnl,ure. with bond u $1,000.
schedules In Bankruptcy
Tha foIloufne schedules 'ln bankruptcy
we're fled ysrsrdAy In The United states
EvERwEAR KNITTING MILLS, INC
a. Easi sid a. Liabilities. s2Atis; as
siEGFIpAuM ADDISON. NC
Hats and caps Great Jones a. Liaolli-
ties. ssiisi. assets ss.it3.
ANrHONT fMARATA-7SS Burke sv,
BronN Liabilities ss.lti. no sss-,s
MONTANA CONSOLIDATED COPPER
COL Wall e. Liabilities, sI3si9' as
J6sEPH FARBMAS-5s Avenue G fur
niture Liabilitiss. SSH: assets $3.50
electrician Liabilities. ftiss. assets tlIo.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-06
st Ionl.. nockr MountaIn 4 raeIfIe
Gulf Coast Lines
Sheet and Tin Workers
In Wage Agreement

ATLANTIC CITY. June 6.-The Sheet
and Tinp.ate Manufact5rers' Assoeia'-
ton and representatives Of nearly
10000 operatives affiliated With the
Aralgamated Association o. Iron. Sheet
s-5 lin Workers % America to-day
reached an agreement on q scale for
tbe coming year. The scale, which Will
be virtually the same as last years, Is
based on tonnage.
m the selling price Of material rises
waceq will be Increased. under the ex-
isting agreements. and should tne ma
terial prices drop wages will be cut
This feature will be retained. The
manufacturer now will begin negotiA-
tions with employees Of the bar iron
irdastry. affecting about $4,000 men.