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barrel looking at q trap set espe-
cially for him; though many rats had
entered the trap, 1t had never been
wise Mr.. Rat, and that was the rea-
son he was grandfather.
But one day there came to the barn
to live Madam Cat and her five
frolicsome kittens, and Madam Dog
and her puppies, and such fun as
they had running over the barn floor,
tumbling things down from the little
Shelf-like places around the barn, I'M
til Grandfather Rat, who lived under
the barn floor, was driven out of his
wits with the racket.
At night all was quiet, but he did
not sleep at night; it was in the
daytime he had his best maps, and
now he could no longer enjoy his rest.
He would have TO move.
Grandfather Rat started out to find
a new home, and he found one close
by pond. Here l can have plenty
of water" he said. "And it Is not
too far from the barn, and l am
sure l will have peace and quiet when
want to sleep"
So he moved and made a nice place
for his home in the bank and slept
all day, waking up once in a while
just to enjoy the quiet of his new
home and tell himself how wise he
was to move and how lucky to ha- q
found this very spot.
He waited until 1t was dark before
starting for the barn. He even dozed
while he was waiting, but he awoke
with a start, for his sharp ears caught
peculiar sounds and he sat up and
listened.
go round, go round" he heard.
Grandfather Rat looked out carefully
from his home. He saw nothing, but
he heard hundreds of different voices
calling, go round, go round All
night long he sat and listened, not
daring to stir out of his house, for he
was sure hundreds of men must be
waiting to capture him.
The next day, as soon as it was
quiet. out came Grandfather Rat and
ran for the barn, where he ate a
good breakfast, and then under the
floor he went to his old home, and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-08-03
YOUR LUNCHEONS

IF YOU are planning to give for
i NAL luncheon your invitations
should go out at least ten days in adj
vance, and unless the luncheon is very
large and formal, these should consist
of brief, cordial notes written on your
best paper. These notes should set
forth the date of the luncheon and the
hour it is to be served. Formal notes
should be written along the following
lines:
Mrs. James Brown Henry requests
the pleasure of Mrs. Greene's company
at luncheon on Thursday, the twenty
fifth .of February, at one o'clock"
Less formal notes, in cases where
the luncheon is given to more intimate
friends, should read:
Dear Mrs. Brown: I should be
pleased if you will take lunch with me
on Friday, the seventeenth, at half
past one. Trusting that you have no
previous engagement which will pre-
vent your coming, l am, Sincerely
yours"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-08-03
1Che Right Thing
Right Time

Answers to such invitations should
be sent out within a day or two after
their receipt. Tardy replies to lunch
con invitations are inexcusable.
The hostess should be dressed at
least half an hour before the hour set
for the luncheon, and waiting in the
parlor to receive the guests. 1t Is Cx-
ceedingly bad form to keep an expect
e1 guest waiting.
When the maid announces that
Luncheon is served" the hostess
leads tEe way TO the dining room and
stands at her place at the head of the
table. The guests find their places by
cards bearing their names placed at
every cover. AT the right Of the
hostess is seated the woman to whom
she wishes to show the greatest honor,
and other guests are generally seated
where they will be most congenial.
When the guests are seated, the
hostess begins to eat first, thus giving
the signal to the guests. The grape
fruit should be on the table, a half
portion at each place, when the maid
announces the luncheon. For the first
course served by the maid, begin by
serving the guest at the right hand of
the hostess. In the second course be-
gin with the guest on her left hand. In
this way no partially is shown.
Coffee is the last course to be served.
and when the hostess is quite sure
that all Of her guests have finished,
she should rise and lead the way into
the parlor again. Here the hostess and
her guests converse, and it is nice to
have a little music if some of the
guests play or sing. Guests should
stay from half to a full hour after
luncheon, and as they leave, express
their pleasure to the hostess.
Throughout the luncheon it is the
duty of the hostess to see that con
versation does not lag, and to keep an
eye on one and all of the guests, max.
ing sure that not one of them is bored
or neglected.
| ((G nv Mcclure Newspa nar Synat.
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OLD MIR, RAT MOVES

once there lived under a Darn an
~ old Mr.. Rat. He had gnawed so
many hard things that his teeth were
quite worn and he was getting very
fussy about what he had TO eat.
A brick wall now would keep him
out, and even the hard wood which
he used to snap his tail at was no
longer al easy thing for him to gnaw
his way through. Yes, he was grow
ing Old-this he had to acknowledge.
Grandfather Rat did not like to be
chased as he once did, either. That
is, he did not feel like defying his
enemies. He did not stand much
chasing in his younger days. Grand
father RHt would face even dog
when he was young, and many times
he made Mr.. Dog sorry he noticed
him when he was caught eating the
farmers corn.
He was a very wise old fellow, was
Grandfather Rat. Many trap had
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-08-03
Prune Tomatoes and Tie
to an Individual Stake

Tomatoes pruned and kept tied to an
individual stake should make earlier,
larger and more uniform fruit but not
as large a yield probably as where
they are not pruned quite so closely.
This pruning and stalking will permit
of cultivation throughout the entire
growing season.
In tieing, the strings should be knot
ted tight to the stake and loose around
the stem of the plant. Any material
that will not cut, such as two-ply jute
or pieces of rags torn into strips, will
be suitable to tie the plants to the
stakes. Another advantage of this
kind of training is that the fruit can
be readily harvested without tramp
ing the vines.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-08-03
Japanese Millet Suited
to Many Kinds of Soil

Japanese millet is not particular
about it's soil requirement. 1t thrives
well on extremes of light and heavy
land. Neither does it require baby
ing" Where the crop is sown on corn
land, that has been washed out, if the
soil has not been seriously puddled, it
is not even necessary to disk the field
ahead of the seeder. Since the crop
makes a rank growth, light seeding is
recommended. AS a general recon-
mendation, not over a bushel of seed
to the acre should be sown.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-08-03

able as we'll as cheap. Directions for
preparing special feeds are given.
Great emphasis is laid on cleanliness
and regularity of feeding. Tables show
the amount and kind of food that Is
best for foxes of different ages. De-
tails of the management of the foxes
under all ordinary conditions are in
tended to aid both the beginner and
the experienced rancher, and the sec
ton on sanitation, particularly the pre-
vention of diseases and parasites,
should receive especial attention.
on application to the United States
Department of Agriculture, Washing
ton.
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10 minutes from the morning nap, but
sponge bath will put almost any fairly
healthy body in tune for mid-sum,
mer day.
The next important item is proper
dressing. Although knit underwear is
so reasonable in price and easy to
launder points worthy of considera,
tion) in the hottest weather a thin
dimity, crepe or nainsook teddy or
union suit will be found Iauch more
comfortable, cooler, and does not cling
to the body like the knit-wear. In a
loose, comfortable, thin corset with a
slip which answers for both corset
cover and skirt, then slipover dress
of cool, easy-to-wash material, with
properly shod feet-shOes with sub
stantial heels-one will be able to
meet the day with every advantage of
proper bodily care.
Potato salad is favorite. 1t should
be remembered that cold potato takes
some time to become seasoned, so 1t
should be prepared long enough ahead
to let the salad dressing and other
seasonings thoroughly penetrate that
vegetable.
The meals for hot weather should
be prepared with the idea Of not over
taxing the stomach during the warm
days. If possible have the heavy meal
at night, when the workers Of the fam
lily may rest in the cool Of the day.
Cooling vegetables, cucumbers, toma-
toes, juicy fruits, custards, junkets,
frozen dishes will be found to be most
favored.
Fresh fish is easy Of digestion and
makes a good main dish, with a Gu
cumber or tomato salad. With lemon
sherbet for dessert. and some small
cakes or cookies, one NAV feel that
the family has been properly fed.
Whole wheat bread, graham, rye or
wheat bread may be served as one
wishes.
Salads of vegetables NAV take the
place Of main dish; with bread and
butter and a light dessert, the meal
will be sufficiently satisfying.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-08-03

ing and whelping seasons. They are
easily alarmed and disturbed by
strangers, so that ranches are often
located in remote places where the
animals are reasonably secure from in
truders of all kinds. The bulletin has
diagrams and pictures showing differ
ent ways to lay out a fox farm, and
how to construct various types of
pens, dens, fences and other equip
ment. A watch-tower or outlook from
which the entire ranch can be OBJ
served without disturbing the foxes is
illustrated as an essential feature.
The Importance of Mendels law in
relation to breeding is discussed, and
the characteristics of a first-rate ami
NAL are pointed out. The ration pro-
vided must be wholesome and accept
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-08-03
BEST QUALITY CROPS PROFITABLE

after it has been produced-these
make up the main expenses. They
bear usually an extremely small pro-
portion to the additional price Sc
cured for good products. In fact, care
is often not so much an expense as a
mental habit.
Apart from the profit, there is great
satisfaction in producing the best.
That alone is worth while to the
farmer who makes farming his life.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-08-03

in spite of the noise made ny the
puppies and kittens, he slept sOundly
all day.
Better live here with thu noise
of which l know the cause" said he,
than dwell in a place where such
unheard-of sounds keep me in the
house all night. 1 wonder what 1t
was?"
If Grandfather Rat had only
known, he might have gone out In
safety, for it was the concert given
by the Frog family nightly by their
pond that he heard, and no one would
have harmed him.
20. 1929 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.)
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"And Such Fun as They Had"
he seen, but never on the inside
always on the outside. He had
laughed to himself to think that Mr..
Man could think he would be fool
ish enough to go in after the cheese
or whatever was placed in the trap
to tempt him.
Here is plenty of grain and corn.
and things outside the barn too nu-
merous TO mention" Grandfather
Rat used to muse as he sat behind
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-08-03
MEN YOU MAY MARRY
BY e. r. PEYSER

Has a Man Like This Proposed
to Your
Symptoms: All the ladies
have a hungry look as he enters
wearing a self-selling smile; men
sneer at his coming. He is 6 feet
5 tall in his own mind, but only
5 feet 6 by standard time. He
has great assurance, never talks
to anyone very long. He has di-
gested the most exacting books
on etiquette. His conversation
is popped with foreign phrases
and social gossip, and he plays
the piano any time he gets the
slightest suggestion. He is the
human zoos ideal-the lion
among the ladies.
IN FACT
He Is the king Of tanned beasts.
Prescription for his bride:
ID Compare him daily and
AZ nightly with the musi-
clans, poets and diplomats of
history. Fuss over him so hard
that he need not go out for glory.
Absorb This:
The Paths of Glory Must Start
and End In Marriage.
% by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-08-03
Not Many Farmers Give
Eggs Needed Attention

The comparatively few farmers who
are giving something Of the same at
tention 70 eggs that they have given
to commercial milk, find that the mar
ket returns are more satisfactory
than where the eggs were gathered
in the good" old-fashioned way.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-08-03
Bordeaux Mixture Will
Keen AWAY LeafhOppers

Bordeaux mixture will protect potato
plants from leafhoppers. A small
amount of the mixture can be made
by dissolving one-fourth of pound of
blue vitriol or copper sulphate in about
two and half gallons of water. Then
add the milk of lime from a quarter
OF a pound of slaksd lime. Spray both
top and bottom of the potato plant
leaves,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-08-03
ER THE
EA KIIIE;t1ENA

The woman whose life is intel
ligently ordered is always prepar-
ing herself for the higher demands
of her work. She is not only doing
that work with adequate skill from
day to day, but she is always hitting
herself in advance for more ex-
acting and difficult tasks.-Hamil-
ton w. Mabie.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-08-03
Dangerous to Let Cows
Drink Stagnant Water

1t is not advisable, in fact, danger
ous to allow cows to drink from stag
nant pools regardless of their size.
Stagnant water soon becomes contain
mated with dangerous germs that are
not only likely to cause sickness in the
herd, but infect the milk and make IL
unfit for human food
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-08-03
Odd Superstltlons.

In Java, when search is made for
the body of drowned person, live
sheep is thrown into the water. and is
supposed to indicate the position of
the body by sinking near it. TO pro-
cure rain Peruvians used TO set a black
sheep in field, pour chlca over 1t, and
give it nothing to eat till rain fell.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-08-03

add a bit OF butter and cover with the
top crust. Bind the edge of the pie
with a piece of muslin two inches wide,
which has been wrung out in colo wa
ter. This keeps in the juices, and the
result is pie that is hard to equai. A
paper funnel placed in the center OF
the pie is often as good to keep the
juices in, if the edges have been we'll
Tapped and pressed down. The juices
will boil up in the funnel and go back
again into the pie.
Strawberry Pie.-Into deep under
crust, which has been baked, heap
fresh sugared berries, cover with
spoonfuls of stiffly-beaten cream thai
has been sweetened and favored with
bit of almond. Serve very cold.
Burberry Pe.-Take one quart of
blueberries, four tablespoonful OF
sugar, two tablespoonfuls of lemon
juice or a handful of green grapes.
seeded, the yolk of an egg, three table
spoonfuls of cream and pinch OF Gin
namon. Line the pie plate with the
crust, mix the berries with the other IN
gradients and pour into the crust.
Cover with top crust and bake until
the bottom is well Drowned.
Pineapple Pie.-Bake a crust for an
open pie. Crate one pineapple; add
one and one-half cupfuls of sugar, two
tablespoonfuls of cornstarch, mixed
with a little cold water, the yolks Of
four eggs, we'll beaten; add the above
ingredients to two cupfuls Of boiling
water in double boiler; let come to a
boil, then pour into the crust. Cover
with a meringue, using two Of the
whites and four tablespoonfuls OF
sugar. Brown in a moderate oven.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-08-03

''The wise husband" says the Paw.
huska Journal. reserves the place in
his twelve greatest women list for use
in the immediate mily."-Boston
Evening Transcript.
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keepers, s e a mStreSSes,
general managers and
voters, just about any
thing of interest to the
average woman viii be
fitting for the cook.
For hot weather hints,
the first thing to engage
the mind is starting the
dav RIGHT It NAV take
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-08-03

DC Illtlc 10, wv
doubt It,"
Line a pie plate
with rich crust,
and add pitted
cherries, sweet
ened to taste, to
fill it. Sprinkle
with a little flour,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-08-03

achieved widespread usage in honor
of the Italian lady in "Sir c. Grandi-
SON."
The turquoise is Clementinas tails
manic stone. 1t will protect her from
all dangers, particularly from acct
dents while riding and walking, accord
ing to an old legend. If she sees the
new moon reflected in its surface, she
will have extreme good luck. Monday
is her lucky day and 3 her lucky num-
Der.
Ia nv Wheeler Syndicate, Incl
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-08-03
pharaohs Faced White plague.

The lungs Of many OF the Egyptian
,mun,mies prove that 5000 years and
more ago consumption reaped its har-
vest of victims.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-08-03

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
It's loneliness increases. it will
never
Pass into nothingn.ss, but still
will keep
A bower quiet for us to steep
Full o. sweet dreams and health
and quiet breathing;
Thus on each morrow we are
wreathing
A fowery band to bind us to the
earth.
Keats.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-08-03
A LINE O. CHEER
BY John kendrick Bangs.
A REMONSTR RANCE

NOV stop your growing bout
~ the heat
That shimmers on the sizzling
. street.
1t does not cool you off to cuss,
And fume about, and fret and
. fuss,
|, And when it's hottest pray re-
member
! How much you'll need 1t next
December.
. 20 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-08-03
COUNSEL FOR THE COOK

AS so per cent of the cooks of this
country are wives, mothers, house
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-08-03
SU M M Err PIES

Is there ever any pie quite so deli
cious as a well-made cherry pie? MAY.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-08-03

Custom is almost a second nature
Plutarch.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-08-03
"Whats in a Narne?"

FACTS about Your name; it's history;
meaning; whence it Was derived; sienif-
canoe; your lucky day and lucky jewel
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-08-03
Tip From the West.

~ Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
Evening star., 1923-12-23

Thomas Cushing Daniel. sixty-four
years old and a resident of Wash
ington for thirty years, died yester-
day following an attack of heart
afiiction, at his home, 1929 Idaho
avenue.
Funeral services will be conducted
at his late residence tomorrow morn
ing. The body will be removed TO
Fredericksburg Va, his old home, for
burial.
Mr.. DAME, was born in Stafford
county. Virginia, moved to Fred
ericksburg when a child, and lived
there until he was thirty-four years
old, wnen he moved TO Washington.
He had for several years been in
the real estate business, with his
brother Selden Brooke Daniel in this
city. Together they formed the firm
known as the Daniel Realty Com
pany."
Mr.. Daniel was known as a public
ist, having written several books on
the money question.
He is survived by his wife. Mrs.
Thomas Gushing Daniel: three sons.
Thomas Gushing Daniel jr; Claude
Waggerman Daniel and Raleigh
Travers Daniel. and two brotherr
John Moncure Daniel and Selden r.
Daniel.
Evening star., 1923-12-23
MRS. MAUD B. HARLOW
FUNERAL SERVICE HELD
Prominent Civic Worker Succumb-
ed to Short Illness at Emer-
gency Hospital

Funeral services for Mrs. Maud
Barnaby Harlow, commissioner of the
Girl Scouts in the District, who died
Friday~at Emergency Hospital. after
a short illness, We're held yesterday v
afternoon at st. Johns Episcopal
Church
Rev. DR.. Robert Johnston, rector of
the church. officiated. The pallbear-
ers included Arthur Addison, Edward
McCauley, Gen. Black, Robert Shep-
erd, Herbert Slocum. Frank Moss.
Montgomery Blair and Capt. Frank
Hill. Interment was at Rock Creek
cemetery.
Mrs. Harlow had been member of
the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Emer-
gency Hospital for many years, and
was secretary of the Home for the
lncurables. She was largely interest
ed in civic matters and social work in
the District.
Mrs. Harlow. who was ffty-one
years old. is survived by her hus-
band. Richard A. Harlow, and her
daughter. Mrs. Theodore Wilkinson.
Evening star., 1923-12-23
Deatbs.

his residence, MILDRIDGE ABNER. beloved
son of Mrs Carrie Thompson and brother
of of the late fiom hon1a Meon Asns
parlor 18th and Florida ave-, Rev. waiter
Brooke officiating. %
ALMAN Saturday. December %. 1928 at
faiSe father Of ~" Margaret weich. aged 81 years
Funeral from his late residence. 400 NJ
Reoniem mass % at the immaculate Concep-
tion Church at 9:30 am. Relatives and
friends invited. Interment Mt Oliret GENE
BAKER. Suddenly, Friday. December ~
1923, at his residence, Brookeyille., Md,
ROBERT L. BAKER, in his Seth year
Funeral Monday December "a. at 2:30 pm,
from Salem VI. T. Church. Brookeville. Md.
baltimore papers please copy.)
BoHRER. Saturday. December %, 1923. at
am, at his residence; 1929 T st; nv,
Darne Bohrer. Funeral services from>, the
West Presbyterian Church at 1918 pm.
MONDAY. December a. 1nterment at hern-
BRIGGS. Saturday. December %. 1929. Ann
f. BRIGGS. widow of the late Oliver II.
Briggs and mother of James p. Briggs.
Funeral services will be held at the Cniver-
salist Church (Church of Our Father, 18th
and T.. Monday, December "a. at IL am
1vtsa at ta
papers please copy.)
BROWN. Departed this life Saturday, De
oember 90, 1923. at 4:40 pm, RICHARD l..
BSOWN at his residence, 2253 18th ST. NV.
He leaves to mourn mother, Maria Florida.
and a host of friends. Notice or funeral
hereafter.
RURCH. Saturday. December 30, 1923. at
II O'Clock noon, ELLA WATTS, .'aughter
of the late Thomas NJ and Maria L. Watts,
at Washington. d. c. Services at PIP
Massachusetts ave. NV, Monday. Decem
Der "a at 2 pm. Interment Green Mount
cemetery Baltimore, Md, at / pm. Wednes
day, December 26. e4s
CoTTRELL. Suddenly. Friday. December Il.
1928. Mrs MARY e. OOTTRELL, in her
apartment ut tba Rochambeau. Funeral
services Monday morning at 10 O'Clock in
her apartment at the Rochambeau. %
DANIEL. On Friday. December 81 1928. at
80 pm, at his residence. 1923 Idaho ave.
NV. r. CUSHING DANIEL, husband Of
Julia r. W. Daniel. Funeral notice later.
Wilmington. n. c.. Fredericksburg, Va,
papers please copy.) 23'
DAWES. Friday, December q, 1923. at $50
am. MARY NJ, widow of Joseph s.. Dawes
Funeral from her late residence, 230S goth
st. NV, Sunday, December %, at PM.
Relatives and friends invited TO attend
DEL vECcHIo. Suddenly, Friday, December
81, at IL o'clock Pm, SAVING DEL VEG
CHIC. Funeral from his late residence, 92s
9th st. NV, Sunday. at 2 pm. Relatives
and friends invited to attend. 2S'
Evening star., 1923-12-23
TRIED TO QUERY COOLIDGE
Woman Held for Observation as tc
Mental State.

Gretchen keringer. twenty-seven
years old, who has been in this country
less than two years. went TO the
Capitol yesterday afternoon and sa id
she wanted to have an interview with
the President on various subjects. one
having reference to widows and
orphans of the world war and another
dealing with an alleged conspiracy
formed in Iowa
She said she had resided in New
York and Iowa since her arrival in This
country. She was turned over to the
police and taken to Gallinger Hospital
for observation as to her mental con-
dition.
Evening star., 1923-12-23
COUPLE SENT TO JAIL.
Two Get Indefinite Terms in Check
Case.

CLEVELAND, December 22.-lnde-
terminate sentences in the Mansfield
and Marysville reformatorieS were inn
posed upon Harold Read and his wife
here today after their trial on a charge
of attempting to cash worthless
check here several weeks ago.
Local police officials state that the
connie are also wanted for similar Of
lenses in Buffalo. Chicago, Philadel-
phia and New York and will be sought
by police from those cities upon thelr
release