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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-20
Iowa Makes Largest Drop, Ac.
Cording to Survey.
Gains Have Occurred in Early Truck
Crop States North OF South
Carolina and Generally
In Cotton States.
prepared by the United States Department

prepared by the United States Department
OF Agricultural
A drop Of 70 per cent In the value
of pillow lands during the past three
years is shown in statistical survey
made by the United States Department
of Agriculture. Pillow lands in the
United States had an average value
of $66.53 per acre March 1, 1923, as
compared with $69S9 on March l, 1922,
with SS3.7S March 1, 1921, and with
$9O.01 March 1, 1920.
BY states, Iowa shows the largest
drop over the three-year period, reg
istering decrease of $66 an acre. ILL
nois is next with drop of $44 an
acre; Indiana third with a drop of
S37: South Dakota fourth with drop
of So an acre, and Nebraska, Utah
and Idaho next, each showing a drop
of 500 an acre. The smallest decrease,
50 an acre over the three-year period,
is shown in Massachusetts and New
Hampshire. Connecticut shows drop
of So; Alabama 81, New York and
Florida So, Virginia and West Vir-
ginia Sc. An increase of So per acre
is shown in New Jersey, and of 50 in
Rhode Island.
From 1922 to 1923 gains in pillow land
prices have occurred in early truck
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-20
|n-he Right Thing
Right Time


lights. Somehow a flood of artificial
lights indicates luxury to some folk.
But truly it is not considered in the
best taste to indulge in such an orgy
of light. In the dining room the light
should be subdued to certain extent,
preferably the light on the table should
be given by wax tapers, and the side
lights only bright enough to make it
possible for servants to get about.
There is look of coziness about the
dining room that is not too brightly
lighted that the one that is blaze
of lights cannot possess.
When you have guests, you should
to some extent consult their wishes
concerning lights. That Is, see that
they have a convenient bedside light,
especially if you know they are wake
full. and see that they are seated near
the living room light If they are sew
ing or reading. Again, be sure, If your
guests have headache or eyes that
are not strong, that you arrange the
| lights to be agreeable to them.
60 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-20

"Pine Tree, You Are Very Small"
each end is handle, and with this saw
the men work back and forth making
a ringing and singing sound as they
saw deeper and deeper into the trunk
of the tree, but if you are not tree
the sound is quite pleasant to hear.
And this was the reason that all the
trees around Big Oak were awake and
signing that night, for they knew it
would soon be gone, though their SYM
patty did not make it any easier for
Big Oak to bear the thought of its
fate.
Just beneath the Oak grew small
pine tree, not very old, but, oh. so very
wise as you will soon learn. Vainly had
Pine Tree tried to make its voice
heard above the means and signs of
the larger trees, and when ii was about
ready TO give up Chestnut Tree, sway
ing near, bent branch low enough to
notice little Pine.
"What is it you are trying TO say
away down there, Pine Tree?" it asked
''YOu will have to grow faster if you
wish to talk to u.s.
In a brisk tone that made its needles
stand quite straight it said: Il have
something to say to Big Oak"
at is very kind of you to be sorry,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-20
"Whats in a Name?"
FACTS about your name; it's history;
meaning; whence it Was derived; signih-
canoe; your lucky day and lucky jewel

musical version, Giuditta. Judy is q
diminutive used generally as form
of affection, except in the instance of
the Judy of the famous Punch and
Judy show.
Judith has been beloved of authors,
but curiously enough her name has
been rather neglected by the poets.
There seems to be no noteworthy eX-
amples of odes to her or her heroic
deeds. But the lack has not discour-
aged the popularity Of her name in
England and America, while the har-
monious Italian version has great
vogue in that country.
The jade is Judith's talismanic
stone. Its milky green depths hold
promise of freedom from danger and
insure fearlessness in it's wearer. II
is a curative, according to popular
superstition, and hence is believed tc
ward off disease and the jinx of bat
luck. Tuesday is Judith's lucky da.
and her mystic number.
90 by the Wheeler Syndicate Inc.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-20
Why Purebreds Pay

Just how much better, from
the actual dollars and cents
standpoint, are purebreds than
common animals? Thousands
Of farmers have pondered the
question. In a study covering
$1,000 head of breeding stock in
various parts Of the United
States, the federal Department
of Agriculture finds purebreds
worth forty cents above par or
common.
And why can the farmer get
as large a return with ten pure
breds as with fourteen dung
hills? The purobred makes bet.
ter use of the feed, the meat Is
of better quality and brings q
higher price, there is less ofeal
when the animal is dressed and
the young have a create selling
value. Since it takes fewer ami
mails to return the same income,
the owner has less money tied
up in housing space and labor,
hence his annual overhead
charge is less per head.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-20
THE BIG TREES

IT WAS nearly dusk in the forest, hut
- not one of the trees around the Dig
oak tree was ready 20 be quiet for the
night. And no wonder, for they All
were very much upset.
That day woOdman had worked his
way through the uaderbrush and had
carefully looked at all the trees. He
had walked all around the Big Oak and
finally made mark upon the bark.
None of the trees needed to be tcld
what the mark meant Year after year
the same thing has happened to the
unfortunate tree that bore the cross,
Men with huge axes cut away the un'
derbrush to make path for their
team, and then the dreadful saving
would begin.
But perhaps you do not know about
the cruel saw. 1t is long piece OF
steel with sharp, jagged teeth, and al
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-20
Big Items Are Depreciation, Fuel,
Repairs and Upkeep, In
tereSt and Oil.
TAXES and INSURANCE COUNT
Bulletin Issued by Department OF Az
ricuIture Gives Simple Formula
for Figuring Expense-Many
Suggestions Given.

prepared by the United States Department
OF Agriculture.)
Principal items of cost in operating
a tractor, in order of their relative i'm
portance, are depreciation, fuel, re-
pairs and upkeep, interest and lubri-
eating OIL according TO l.. A. Reynoid-
son and II. r. Tolley of the United
States Department of Agriculture.
Other costs making up the total cost
are: Labor in repairing and attend
ing the tractor, housing, grease, taxes
and insurance. These conclusions are
the results of Investigations concern
ing tractor costs which the Depart
ment of Agriculture has conducted
among tractor owners at various times
and which have been brought together
and are presented in Farmers Bulletin
1897, Cost of Using Tractors on Corn
Belt Farms"
First Cost of Tractor.
Granting that any tractor will do the
work for which it is made, first cost is
stated TO be the item which demands
greatest consideration on the part OF
the purchaser. This item depends on
the size, type and maze of machine and
should Indicate fairly well the quality.
To determine depreciation charges on
a tractor whether by the day or year,
| first cost is divided by the total useful
| life in years, or the days of work
| done during the life of the machine.
| The annual cost for interest on trac-
| tor is fixed charge for each year of
! life. The bulletin gives a simple
| formula for figuring the interest on d
| tractor costing any amount and giving
different numbers of years service.
Keep Down Repair Expense.
X To keep repair expense at mini
mum, the farmer is advised to do his
own repairing and overhauling so far
| as possible. The size of a machine
the operation, and above all, the op-
orator, are said to govern TO a large
extent the quantities OF fuel and oil
which are daily required. The wide
variation in the amount Of fuel and
oil used per day by different sized
tractors is counterbalanced by the
larger or smaller amounts of work
done by the different sizes, the bulle
tin states.
Owners and prospective owners
should not place too much weight or
the average performance of tractors,
the authors of the bulletin advise
pointing out that IAN average figure
represents various results, some O-
which may be normal, and some either
above or below normal. 1t should bt
the object of every farmer operating {
tractor to strive to excel any result
given as an average figure whether i
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-20
PLOW LANDS DECREASE in VALUE

crop states north of South Carolina
and generally in the cotton states.
Continued depreciation is shown in
states in the corn and wheat belts, and
in the mountain and Pacific regions.
Prices were above 500 per acre on
March 1, 1923 in only three states, S153
in Iowa, $126 in Illinois, and S113 in
California. Low prices were so in
Montana, and $26 in Georgia, Ala
-bama, and Mississippi.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-20

Drums of Skulls Used by Tibetans-
Drums, made out of the tops of
skulls, over which is stretched human
skin, are used to make music" in va
rious parts of Tibet. But skulls are
not the only portion of their ances-
pie extract melody and rhythm. Many
an intriguing tune is played on ma
tive trumpet formed from human
thigh-bone drilled and holed and
adapted to the production Of sweet
sound.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-20
COVERING FOR POTATO PATCH
Cow Manure Is Best, as 1t Will Not
Burn Crop If Weather Is Dry
and Hot in Spring.

In the spring cover the potato
ground with good COW manure. not
horse manure, as it will burn the crop
if the weather Is dry and hot, then
disk the ground good and deep. Break
the patch, SOW the fertilizer with the
wheat drill and then harrow and
drag 1t. Mark off the ground and
plant one piece Of potato to hill,
each piece containing one eye, the
hills about twelve inches apart. AS
soon as the potatoes come up harrow
with section harrow and in about
three or four days pillow with shovel
pillow. The potatoes should be plowed
every week as long as the vines are
green. When the vines begin to die.
hill up but not too high.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-20
WHY TAKE
IAxATIVES?
Discovery by Science Has
Replaced Them.

Pills and salts give temporary relief
from constipation only at the expense
of permanent injury, says an eminent
medical authority.
Science has found a newer, better
way-a means as simple as Nature it
self.
In perfect health a natural lubricant
keeps the food waste soft and moving.
But when constipation exists this
natural lubricant is not sufficient.
Doctors prescribe Nujol because it
acts like this natural lubricant and
thus secures regular bowel movements
by Natures own Observation-Disclosures
AS Nujol is not medicine or laxa-
tive, it cannot grippe and, like pure
water, it is harmless and pleasant.
Nujol is used in leading hospitals.
Get a bottle from your druggist
ay.-Advertisement.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-20
Annual Cost of
Farm Tractors

represents life, cost of operation or
days of use" Suggestions for reduc-
ing the cost of using tractors include
the acquiring Of ability to operate
tractors, saving time, and combining
implements and operation.
Copies of Bulletin 1897 may be OBJ
tanned free upon request to the United
States Department of Agriculture,
Washington.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-20
HOW MUCH LIGHT?

1t is a very hard undertaking to seek
TO please everybody.-Publius Syrus.
TT is usual comment that men like
! bright lights in their homes while
women like the softly shaded light,
and the reason for the latter prefer
ence no dor.bt is due somewhat to the
fact that the "dim, religious light" is
far more favorable to ones complexion
than the bright light that finds favor
in masculine eyes. But, of course,
all men do not. like bright, glaring
light, nor do all women like the light
that is dull.
There are some newly rich people
who find some sort of comfort in hav-
ing all the lights in their homes burn
ing in all the rooms of their houses
during the evening. To them there
seems to be rare satisfaction in never
having TO snap out an electric light but
TO pass from one room to another
with no question as to the matter of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-20
SOME CROPS MATURE SLOWLY
Sweet Potatoes, Pumpkins and
Squashes Unsuitable Where Two
Crops Are Grown In Season.

Never plant sweet potatoes, pump.
kins or squashes in the garden where
you expect to grow two crops in a
single season. All of these crops re-
quire from 40 to $50 days to mature.
The bush squash, however, natures in
from GO to so days, but the vine squash
utilizes the full season.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-20
CROPS FOR EARLY PLANTING
Radishes and Spinach Are Two Old
Standbys of Gardener-Hardy
and Mature Rapidly.

Radishes and spinach are two of the
gardeners old standbys for early plant.
ing on ground where at least two crops
in single season are to be grown on
the same plot. They are not only
hardy, but mature early enough to be
out Of the way for another crop.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-20

quietly folded their leaves and went to
sleep. contented and happy.
Little Pine had taught them a les
son that the things most dreaded
sometimes turn out to be the greatest
blessings in life.
RS 1000 NV McCIure Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-20
Fall Freshening Favored.

In a comparison of fall and spring
freshening at the Mississippi station,
fall freshening gave a larger yield of
milk and fat than spring freshening.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-20
Dairy Accomplishment

One dairy Improvement association
counts among it's accomplishments that
at least ten poor-producing cows were
sold in q single month.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-20

Miss HawIey, the "moVie" star, is
one of those women who are just as
beautiful in the home or on the street
as they are on the stage or on the
screen. She is five feet, five inches
tall and weighs 124 pounds. She is
not what might be called petite, but
she has sprightIy charm and viva
ciousness all her own. Her real start
I'D the ladder of fame came in 1918,
when she was featured in promi-
nent production.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-20
Benefits of Quail.

Quail eat 60 kinds of weed seeds and
116 kinds Of insects, most of them
harmful.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-20
A LINE O. CHEER
BY John kendrick Bangs.
..s-s-s-s.s-s-s-s-s-s-s OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
THE FIRST CONCERN

SHALL not strive and LABOR
= Reforming my poor neighbor,
But seek the nearer pelf
Reforming my own self,
And till I'm wholly sure
My own ways are secure
I'll let my neighbor do
The things he's minded to.
20 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicare.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-20
SinuIe Devotion,

"Don't they get on well together"
'Tll say they don't. They have twin
pews in church."-Life.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-20

1t is a very hard undertaking to seek
TO please everybody.-Publius Syrus.
The Washington times., 1923-12-25
GIVES WORKERS
INSURANCE
POLICIES
Employees of GoIdenberg & Co.
Get Half Million in Christ
mas Gifts.

More than half a million dollars
in life insurance policies was given
by NJ. Gcldenberg to the employees
of Goldenberg & Co. as Christmas
presents yesterday.
Every employee OF the firm re-
ceived a policy of from $500 to
$4,000 in value, according to his
present salary and length of service.
The policies are made out in favor
Of his estate. payable upon death
providing he is still an employee of
the store. The policy contains a
disability clause providing for regu-
lar payments to the employe in
case of total disability.
This is believed to be one of the
biggest employees insurance deals
ever attempted in. Washington. 1t
was placed with the Missouri State
Life Insurance Company by Young
& Simon, of this city.
Goldenberg, in his announcement
of the gifts to his employees, stated
that this form of present had been
decided upon in the place of the
former cash bonus, because 1t would
prove more benefiq hl to the en-
ployes in the long FUN.
The Washington times., 1923-12-25
BALL PREDICTS
PASSAGE Of
CAS- BILL
House Will Act First If Senate
Is Blocked by Mcclellan.
Sure of Reciprocity.

Prediction that the 2-cent gasoline
tax bill will pass Congress early in
January was made today by Senator
L. Heisler Ball, chairman Of the Sen
ate District Committee, before ne
left Washington to spend a portion
of the holidays at his home in Della
ware.
The objection that Senators Nc
Kellar of Tennessee made to the
measure probably will be overruled
by Senator Cummings, the presid.
ing officer Of the Senate; but if
1t should be sustained, the trouble
will be relieved by having the
House pass the bill in advance 70
the Senate.
1t remains undetermined whether
the personal property tax provision
will stay in the bill or not. Senator
Ball declares he is willing to accept
the measure either with or without
the personal property tax exemp-
ton.
The House is inclined to be
against the exemption. but such
strong protest has been made by
District of Columbia motorists
against the retention Of the tax that
1t may be eliminated on the floor
Of the House, if the House District
Committee does not reverse itself.
The Washington times., 1923-12-25
DAUGHTER OF EX-KAISER
HAS JOINED .RoYALISTS

BERLIN, Dec. 25.--Munich prom,
ises to become the center for mem
bers OF dethroned European dynas.
ties. The latest to join the royal
colony in the Bavarian capital is
former Emperor Williams only
daughter, Victoria Louise, the re.
Gently legalized Princess Of Prussia
and formerly Duchess Of Bruins
wick
Louise, with her husband, Ernst
August, formerly Duke of Bruins,
wick, and their four children, all
of whom have frequently visited
Doorns Castle in Holland, where lives
former Emperor William, have
taken up their residence in Munich
where they will be able to meet
many old friends, such as mem
bers of the Wittelsbach family OF
Bavaria, the Hapsburgs of Austria,
the Saxon WRITINGS and several
members Of Sicilian Bourbon fam.
lilies.
The Washington times., 1923-12-25
GIVES
MILLION To
CATHEDRAL
81, o84,62 Is Reported at
Victory Luncheon by
Campaign Teams.

Washington has done its share
toward erecting the National Cattle
draI at Mt. st. Adams. Workers
reported a total subscription of ST.
084, 627.60, at victory luncheon in
the New Willard Hotel, yesterday.
A nationwide drive for 100000
is in progress.
The Rt. Rev. James E. Freeman,
bishop of Washington, will leave for
Chicago, January S, to open the ma
tional drive. He is to speak in
practically every large city in the
United States.
Expresses Gratitude.
At the luncheon yesterday, he ex-
pressed his gratitude to team lead.
ers for their efforts. AT the close
Of the luncheon, subscriptions were
still coming in, and for days to
come the campaign workers expect
to hear from Washingtonians who
wish to have a part in building the
edifice.
Newbold Noyes, local campaign
manager, announced that the four
division leaders will be retained as
captains IN the preliminary Organl-
Zation.
Team No. 5, captained by Freder-
lex H. Brooks, was awarded the cup
for the best showing.
Receives Cup.
DR.. w. Sinclair Bowen received a
cup for the largest individual sub.
scriptions, his report Of 1876 being
eight more than that turned in by
Harry K. Boss.
The luncheon started with $685.
377 as the total Of subscriptions.
AS the various teams reported, the
sum went up until the million dollar
mark was passed.
Subscriptions are still being re.
ceived at the National Cathedral
Foundation, 1417 X street north
west. The local campaign records
will be- closed about January Is.
The Washington times., 1923-12-25
AMATEUR PLUMBER FINED
AFTER DOG FIRES TORCH

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.--His de-
sire to oblige neighbor. who COM
planned of trouble with pipes in her
apartment. cost Sam Gerber. thirty
two years old, OF 645 East 145th
street, the Bronx, twenty dollar
fine imposed by Magistrate w.
Bruce Cobb in Morrfsania court.
Gerber pleaded guilty to practic.
Ing plumbing without a license.
"Hop-Scotch," a mischievous dog
belonging to Mrs. Rose Denninger,
Gerber's neighbor, overturned a
can of gasoline on the floor along
side a torch Gerber was using to
guide him in his operations.
This set fire to the floor of the
apartment and necessitated the
calling of fire apparatus. Mrs
Denninger and her six-year-oId
daughter, Clara, were burned about
the hands. They were attended
by an ambulance surgeon, and Ger,
Der was ordered to appear in court
and explain. He did, and paid his
fine.
The Washington times., 1923-12-25
BOWMAN'S OLYMPIC
HOPES THREATENED

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Dec. 25.-In-
1uries received In the Syracuse
Pittsburgh football clash in New
York last October threaten to keep
chester Bowman. Orange flash, from
the American OIypic team.
Healing of an injury to his knee
bowman badly tore it in the game
with the Panthers-is essential If
Bowman Is to compete in the Olym-
pic tryouts. To give his protege
every opportunity for Olympic CON-
petition Coach Tom Keane, of the
Orange track forces, has directed
bowman to remain out of indoor
track work. Since Bowman helped
WIN every race with the champion
snip syracuse quartet last year, his
speed Is sure to be- missed this
season.
The Washington times., 1923-12-25
GAR WRITES ITS
own HISTORY
OF TRIP
c. S. Bruce, Of Bureaus Of
Standards, Carries 90 "Ac-
cessories" on FIivver.
By WILLIAM PICKET HELM.

By WILLIAM PICKET HELM.
C. s. Bruce, Of the United Safes
Bureau OF Standards, has just put
the finishing touches upon the
Governmert.owned flivver shown IN
the accompanying illustration. These
touches consist Of ninety pieces OF
apparatTs which tell the c0mplete
STORY, for the first time, Of what
happens to the car and what the
car does during tour. Bruce has
been working on the apparatus for
months, and the flivver on which
he labored has been dubbed
"Bruce's Chariot"
Twenty-eight steel pens writing
on a roll OF moving paper, tell the
story of the run. They show the
speed of the car, the velocity Of the
wind regardless of whether the car
is going with the wind or against
| 1t, the weight of the air used by the
engine, the rate at which the car
gathers speed or slows down, how
much work the piston does In suck
ing in air and gas, temperature Of
the gasoline in the tank, tempera-
| ture OF the differential, manifold
Intake, inlet water, outlet water,
and. air as 1t enters, direction OF
the wind. number, Of explosions in
each cylinder and number Of revelu
tons of each wheel.
The stove-pipe apparatus is used
to measure wind velocity and obtain
wind direction.
/ When the trip is finished Bruce
take sheet of paper from beneath
the pens and reads the complete
lhisfo.y of his cars performance.
He also takes a. roll of film from
a camera hidden dwon in the
works. That completes the record.
lit contains a photograph of every
gas explosion from start to finish.
The car is to be used in tests
] looking to improving motor eff
cheney and performance.
| CopyriRhA. 1923. by WIn. Pickett Helm.
The Washington times., 1923-12-25
MUCH INSANITY DUE TO
CORN 'LlKKER, /" CHARGE

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Dec. 25.-
Corn liquor drives people insane"
declared Judge H. B. Alternately,
who passes upon hundreds Of liquor
cases in the courts Of Birmingham
each month.
An average OF two to- three vic
Tins OF corn" are sent to the Ala
banda insane Asylum each month
from jefferson county alone, as
serted the judge.
A. total: of five persons were sent
to the asylum during the past week
In each case the victim was a
heavy drinker, according to the
Judge.