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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-09
"Whats in a Narne?"
FACTS about Your name; it's history;
meaning; whence it Was derived; sienif- 4,
canoe; your lucky day and lucky jewel


| lions are continued through Ellen r.
win and her piteous death upon Braes
of Kirth, and Ellen Douglas, beloved
heroine of Sir Walter Scott.
Italy took the name of Helen and
transformed it into the soft musical
Elena. Provence contributed Alienor,
which became Eleonore in France and
Lemore in Spain. 1t was finally
brought to England by 'good Queen
Eleanor" and was long used as royal
name by the Plantagenets as Elinor.
Italy contributed one more charming
derivative in Leonora d'Estes, object Of
Tasso's hopeless affection.
Other countries brought the distin-
gushing mark of their language to
bear upon Helen, resulting in the
Helenka Of Russia; Helene, of Sweden !,
Leonore, of France; Nellie and Lena
of England and America.
The jewel assigned to Helen, and one
to be worn by all who bear the name,
if they would have health, good for
tune, and happiness, is the hyacinth, or
yellow jacinth, as it is better known.
In early days jacinth was carried by
every traveller to insure them against
accident or disease-in fact, the stone
is said to warn its wearer against the
approach of danger by paling in color.
1t is also believed to be proof against
lightning. To dream of a jacinth is
interpreted to mean success" and
Sunday is the lucky day of its wearer.
90 by the Wheeler Syndicate. Incl
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home close beside Mrs Coon in the
hollow tree.
Mr.. Coon forgot all about the fat
chicken he was to take to his wife:
he thought only of feeling warm once
more, and down he jumped and off he
ran to his home. But when Mr.. Coon
was drawing near to the hollow tree
he heard strange sounds. He stopped
and listened. what in the world is
that?" he thought. at comes right
from my own doorway, too"
+ Up went Mr.. Coon very cautiously
and peeped in, and there in the hollow
tree he saw six tiny coon babies, their
eyes not open and all of them crying.
Nov, where is Mrs. Coon?" said
Mr. Coon, right out loud. "How care
less of her to go away and leave the
house alone! Some one has been here
and left these crying children in our
nest.
"What homely-looking creatures
they are, too! 1 won't have them here
another minute. What right had any
one to come to the hollow tree and
leave all this trouble?"
Mr.. Coon was just going in when
he felt sharp rap right on his ear,
and the angry voice of his wife said.
Don't you dare touch those darling
pretty babies, you heartless parent"
Mr. Coon looked into. the flashing
eyes of his wife. "Heartless parent 2"
he questioned. ''Do you mean to say
those crying, blind creatures are our
children?"
Eyes, l do; but you do not deserve
TO have such pretty babies" snapped
Mrs. Coon. "And as for their crying,
why shouldn't they, when their heart
less father stays away all day and
part of the night and their mother has
to go looking for him? Now you go in
the house and don't you dare stir until
l tell you. / am almost frozen, and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-09
Parts Should Be Adjusted to Fit
Horses Properly.
Not Difficult to Allow Team Few
Days Rest In Severe Weather.
Renew All Broken or Badly
Worn Pieces.

Every farmer realizes the i'm
portance of having first-class set of
team and light harness. 1t is not only
essential that the parts are adjusted
so as TO fit the horses properly, but the
harness requires to be occasionally
dressed with some softening preserva-
tive, so that it will be kept strong,
durable and attractive.
AS it takes day or two to go over
the harness in a thorough manner, it
ia well to choose time when there is
no work for the horses. However, it
will not be difficult to allow the horses
a few days rest during the winter
weather.
When dressing harness it is just
as we'll to give it good overhauling
while you are at it. Take all the
straps off the harness, breeching, back
band and bride apart. If any parts
are broken or badly worn they should
either be replaced or renewed. Then
give all the parts a thorough washing
with good harness soap. This well
rubbed in and applied with a sponge.
After the harness is well dried 1t can
receive a dressing of some softening
and waterproofing preventative, such as
neatsfoot Oil, or any of the other good
dressings which are on the market.
Last of all the brass mountings
should be polished. 1t Is wonderful the
Improvement this will make.
Putting the harness parts together
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-09
CROPS FOR SPRING PLANTING
Rhubarb and Asparagus Do Better If
Planted Early in Season
Rich Soil Needed.

Rhubarb and asparagus may be
planted in the fall, but most gardeners
prefer spring planting in the North.
Fall planting will give good results In
the South where the roots are not in
jured by frost. Both these plants
thrive best in a very rich sandy loan,
but will give good results in any soil
that is not wet and is we'll filed with
humus. Rhubarb roots containing one
or two eyes are set about three inches
deep in rows four feet apart and from
two to four feet apart in the row, de-
pending on the richness of the soil and
variety. Pinnaeus and Victoria are
popular varieties. Give frequent shall
low cultivation during the growing sea-
son. Remove seed stalks when they
appear. Asparagus needs much the
same treatment.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-09
BY MILDRED
MARSHALL
HELEN
LEONORE, NELLIE. LENA, ELINOR

COMEONE once said that a woman
~ may be a proverb for any amount
of evil or misfortune, but as long as
she is proverb for beauty, her name
will ring through the centuries. In
proof of this is the ever-popular name
Of Helen. Coming from "Helios," the
Greek sun god who drove his flaming
chariot around the heavenly vault day
by day, the name signifies light and
brightness, and conjures UP dazzling
figure of youth, beauty and cleverness.
1t is the queen of feminine names, it's
fame beginning with the oldest of
Greek epics, the Iliad, with Helen Of
Troy whom Tennyson describes as
A daughter of the gods divinely tall.
And most divinely fair.
Her loneliness with shame and with sur
prise
Froze n, swift speech: she turning on
my face
The star-like sorrows of immortal eyes.
Spoke clowly in her place.
1 had great beauty: ask thou not my
name:
No one can be more wise than destiny,
Many drew swords and died. Where er
/ came
brought calamity.
One of the first to bear the name was
the mother of Constantine and restorer
of the shrines at Jerusalem, who was
called st. Helena. Through careless
pronunciation, Helen became Ellen or
Ellin, the Welsh version. Elayne fol-
lowed, the name becoming famed as
the mother of Sir Galahad, whom Ten
nyson later identified with his Lady of
Shalott." From this, Ireland adopted
Eileen, or Aileen. Its poetical associa-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-09
DON'T BE TOO NICE

You are too finical for me; speak plain,
;ir-Ben Jonson.
THERE are always some persons
with whom we have to come in
contact, who, in their effort toward
displaying good manners, are really
too nice. The unfortunate result is that
instead of appearing extraordinarily
well bred they appear ridiculous. We
accuse the man who has acquired such
tricks as being Miss Nancy"
What are some of these undesirable
mannerisms?
One of them is too finical way of
handling things. The woman who
keeps her little finger at right angles
or curved back when using a fork or
spoon may think she is displaying Il
charming daintiness, but to most per-
sons she is extensively prim when she
does this. There are some men who
handle cards when they play cards as
if they were afraid they might soil
their fingers if they touched them TOO
freely, so they shuttle them and deal
them and hold them-well, you have
seen this mannerism and know how
ridiculous it is.
Then there are some finical habits
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-09
MAKING USE OF CURRYCOMB
Best-Liked Grooming Tool for Lazy
Man-Never Use 1t on AMI
mails Head or Legs.

The use Of the currycomb Is very
much abused, because it is the best
liked grooming tool for the lazy man.,
as it makes possible quick grooming.
1t should not be used much upon the
animals body, and never upon the head
or upon The legs, except for dirt that
cannot be brushed off. It's greatest
use is for cleaning the body brush. 1t
does enable much quicker grooming
where it Is employed FOR the entire
body, and in some thick, heavy-coated,
thick-skinned horses it may do no par
ticular harm.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-09
.n7he Right Thing
Right Time


that come really from a fear of con
tact and not from any false nicely.
Thus some persons always wipe off
fork and spoon on their napkin or the
edge of the tablecloth before begin
ming to eat, and have even seen these
cranks polish off the top of their drink
ing glass before they would touch ii
with their lips. The fact is that if you
dine at a restaurant or house where
there may be contagion or germs
or something of that sort lurking in
the forks and spoons they may quite
as likely be lurking in the napkins and
flying-if those creatures do f1y-about
in the air. SO really no good is
achieved by this precaution. And of
course it is in very bad manners and
is decidedly a slur on the housekeep-
ing.
60 by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-09
MIR. COON'S SURPRISE

MIR. COON poked his head out of
- the hollow tree where he and
MS wife had spent the winter The
sun was nice and warm and Mr.. Coon
thought IL would do no harm TO take
little run when 1t grew dark, for he
was sure spring had come to stay.
So when Mrs. Coon was fast asleep
out crept Mr.. Coon. Down the tree he
ran and off to the farm.
But he found nothing there. The
poultry house was fast locked, there
was no corn In the fields and no cher
ries or grapes. He was out too early.
much too early, and Mr.. Coon sighed,
for he was hungry.
He had spent so much time in hunt
Ing about that he found it was almost
day and he was far from his hollow
tree home, so he ran up tree close
by and there he found an old nest left
by Mrs. Hawk.
"Ah! here l will take a good nap"
said Mr.. Coon, land be off early to-
night for a farm l know about, where
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-09
SOY BEAN GROWN WITH CORN
Becoming Very Popular Crop In Corn
Belt as It Is Adapted to Wide
Range of Soils.

The soy bean can be grown success.
fully with corn and is becoming a very
popular crop in the Corn Belt, as 1t
can be hogged down and helps to bal
ance the ration of corn. 1t can be
grown on a wide range of soils, but
incubation is necessary when it is
grown for the first time, says the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture. The hay from this crop contains
a high percentage Of protein and is
palatable. This plant adds a great
deal to the value of silage when 1t Is
grown with silage corn.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-09

and strong again. But told them / was
going to get well, that / was not going
to die just then. My husband got me
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and ] took six bottles of it. ]
soon got strong again and had three
more children. / have recommended
the Vegetable Compound ever since, and
If you could see me now you would think
] had always been well. Mrs. MARY
F. HERRICK, 234 Detroit St., Indian
apolis, Ind.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound is an excellent medicine for ex-
pectant mothers and should be taken
during the entire period. It has a gen.
eral effect to strengthen and tone up the
entire reproductive system, so that it
may work in every respect effectually
as nature intends.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-09
Turkish Proverbs.

ITO kill two birds with one stone"
in Turkish is Cleaning the candle
stick to butter the rice" IF the thief
is strong enough he will arrest the
householder" is the Turkish way of
implying that a culprit may be clever
enough to incriminate his victim.
"Whom the gods wish to destroy they
first deprive Of reason has it's parallel
in the Turkish proverb, "The end of
an overeXcited dog is the mango"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-09

how can you expect me to keep six
children warm all aloneY
IL thought it was springtime,
stammered Mr. Coon.
"Well, it isn't" said his wife. Mr..
Coon meekly crawled into his nest and
curled up with his family, glad to be
back where it was warm, and he made
up his mind to stay there until the
springtime came TO stay, for he felt
sure that six children to care for
would not have been thrust upon him
if he had been there instead of Mrs.
Coon.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-09

the farmer is not so careful with his
poultry, and if l take home a nice,
plump chicken to Mrs. Coon, / am
sure she will forgive me for going
away without her."
SO all day he slept in the nest and
the sun was nice and warm, but when
evening came Mr.. Coon awOke with a
SILVER, for the sun was gone and a
cold wind was blowing, which made
Mr.. Coon feel very unhappy and I'M
comfortable. He wished he was at
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-09
The Quiet Goldfish,

Gabrielle dAnnunzio, who is said to
have given himself up wholly to re-
ligiOn, has fondness for strange pets.
One OF the inmates of his household
is q goldfish, which is known as Lon
Pe-Li-Tel. D'Annunzio declares that
eft possesses the two qualities most
rare in life-it Is clean and silent"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-09
Shark Fins as a Delicacy.

The shark carries delicacy for the
Oriental. certain of the fins. These
are stripped of the flesh and dried
Later the cartilaginous substance or
the rays" of the fins are separated,
soaked in wafer. and cut up for use in
soup. In Hongkong restaurants charge
as much as $3.50 gold for cup of
soup made from the first-clnss fins.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-09
HARNESS MUST BE KEPT IN REPAIR

will be an easy job for the expert
enced one, but 1t will be rather con-
fusing to the uninitiated. However,
with a little display Of commonsense
even the beginner will not find it puz-
Zling.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-09
Oats Good GROWING Feed.

Oats is good growing feed for all
kinds of young stock, and is the stand
ard grain feed for horses in many
parts of the country. 1t has high
protein content and is easily digested,
says the United States Department
of Agriculture,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-09

by the boys and girls clubs, fostered
by the United States Department of
Agriculture, basis for the valuation
of farm and backyard gardens has been
established. Market values of $50 TO
$3.50 from one-tenth acre Of land are
numerous and it Is safe to estimate
that one-half acre of well cared for
farm garden will give a value of not
less than $3.50 per season.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-09
Soy Beans Add Nitroaen.

Soy beans, like all legume crops, add
nitrogen to the soil. A small crop
such as would grow in a cornfield
would add but small amount of nj
trogen.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-09
MEN YOU MAY MARRY
BY e. &. PEYSER

Has man like this proposed
to you?
Symptoms: Small face and
freckled, little bridgeless fiat
baby nose; great builder of air
castles with no airplane APP
proaches = impracticable chap
whose ma and sisters have filled
him to his eyes with what a mar
velous bridge player, billiard
player, chauffeur, ETC., he is. His
delight is spying ahead TO see
how rich he'll be out of some
unknown by-product of some
mandatory.
IN FACT
He himself seems to be a by
product.
Prescription for bride-to-be:
ID Sing praises to and of him
as his ma and sisters did.
Absorb This:
IT'S A LONG LANE THAT
HAS NO YEARNiNG.
20 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-09
A LINE O. CHEER
BY John Kendrick Bangs.
THE PERFECT DAY

VXTISH a day might come along
Wv Just chock-full of mirth and
song
For all persons everywhere
Who are loaded down with care.
Wish each week could have day
Full of flowers sweet and gay
Spreading wide OH every side
Every woe of man to hide.
Wish somehow day might be
OF all hatreds wholly free.
When all men might learn the good
OF loving brotherhood
Maybe, Friend, if so you try
Might and main, persistently,
Just the sort for which l pray.
You can help make of today
60 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.) I
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-09
layinu Hen Is BUSY,

The laying hen is also a busy hen.
She Is vigorous and heavy eater.
She is always stretching or searching
for more to eat.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-09
+ RECK LES

March Worst Month for This TroubIe-How
to Remove Easily.
There's reason why nearly everybody
freckles in March, but happily there Is
also a remedy for these ugly blemishes
and no need stay freckled.
Simply get ounce of Othne-doubIs
streng th-from your druggist and apply
little of it night and morning. and in a
few days you should that even the
worst freckles have begun to disappear
while the light ones have vanished entirely
Now is the time to rid yourself of freckles
for IL not removed now they may stay all
summer. and spoil otherwise beautiful
complexion. Your money back IL OthinA falls
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-09

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.l
Many successful farmers of the pres
ent day own an automobile and trac-
tor, sometimes more than one automo-
bile or more than one tractor These
are considered necessary equipment in
the conduct of their work. The auto
mobile and tractor require constant at
tention and care to keep them in run
ming order and up to full efficiency.
The same is true Of the work horses
on the farm. They must be fed and
housed and given proper attention If
they are to do the work required of
them. But Is the welfare of the farm
er himself and his family being looked
after as thoroughly as that of his
automobile, his tractor and his farm
team? Is his table as well supplied
with foods that make for efficiency and
the highest type Of both physical and
mental development? 1t is generally
supposed that the farmer lives well,
but there Is abundant evidence to
show that In many cases he does not.
In fact, his table is often not so well
supplied with desirable fruits and vege-
tables as are the tables of the people
living in the cities who are supplied
from his and other farms.
Garden Sidetracked.
The farm garden, which during the
early days of civilization In this coun-
try was recognized institution, has in
90 Il ii Il
gree been sidetracked in the tendency
toward farm specialization. This is
especially true in the zone crop" Sec
lions. The argument advanced by the
farmers is that it does not pay to have
a garden, since one or two more acres
of cotton, corn or wheat will bring
enough money to buy all the vegetables
needed by the family" The fact is
that the money received for the cotton,
corn or wheat go to pay running eX-
penses and the vegetables are not pur-
chased and the farmer and his family
go without this element of their living.
1t is reported that one western wheat
farmer was offered only 90 cents a
bushel for his 1922 wheat crop which
cost him 90 cents bushel to produce.
1t is difficult to see how that farmer
can purchase many fruits or vegeta-
bles for his table on the profits of his
wheat crop. The argument that it
does not pay to have garden can be
disproved, for it is fact that no other
similar area Of land on the farm gives
so great a return In actual value as
the garden. The truth of the matter
is the average farmer who plants a
garden uses the products on his own
table without making any calculation
as to their value. At the end of the
season the vegetables have been eaten
and forgotten about and the impress
sion on the mind of the farmer Is that
they had no value.
Valuation of Garden.
From the development of the thou
sands Of backyard and community gar
dens, also the garden work conducted
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-09
Work of Iayino Hen

A hen must lay so eggs a year to
earn her feed alone, and at least 90
eggs to pay her board, keep and care,
it is figured.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-09

yOu mcOiCl z. IL
seemed that / had
some kind of weak
ness so that / could
not carry a child its
full time. The last
time I was troubled
this way l had a ner-
|vous breakdown and
was a co m pie tie
wreck. The doctor
thought ] would not
live, and if / did that
|Iwo,1ld pauar h.a xuell
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-09
Allow Alfalfa to Dry

Alfalfa that is wet by dew or rain
should be allowed to dry thoroughly be-
fore being pastured at any time.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-09
A MAN WHO BECAME
FAMOUS

Doctor r. V. Pierce, whose picture
appears above, was not only success
full physician, but alsc a profound
student of the medicinal qualities Of
Natures remedies, roots and herbs,
and by close observation of the meth
DDS used by the Indians, he discovered
their great remedial qualities, espe-
cially for weaknesses of women, and
after careful preparation succeeded in
giving TO the world a remedy which
has been used by women with the best
results for half century. DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription is still in great
demand, while many other so called
''cure-alls" have come and gone. The
reason for its phenomenal success is
because of its absolute purity, and DR..
Pierce's high standing as an honored
citizen of Buffalo is a guarantee of all
that is claimed for the Favorite Pre-
scription as a regulator for the ills
peculiar to women.
Send 10c for trial pkg. to DR.. Pierce's
Envalids Hotel, Buffalo, n. Y.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-09
NERVOUS WOMAN
COMPLETE WRECK
Tells How She Was Made
Well by Lydia E, Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Indianapolis, Indiana.-'rNow want
to tell you Just what induced me to take
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-09
Valuation of Garden

From the development of the thou
sands Of backyard and community gar
dens, also the garden work conducted
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-09

You are too finical for me; speak plain
;ir-Ben Jonson.
Evening star., 1923-09-21
HARD COAL MINING
HALTED BY STRIKE
1900 Quit in 8-Hour Demand at
Collieries and Strippings
Near Hazleton, Pa.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HAZLETON, Pa, September 21.-
All operations at the Lehigh and
Wilkes-Barre Coal Company's three
collieries and four strippings near
here were tied up today by strike
of 1900 men and boys over a dis
agreement on the recently established
eight-hour shift for workers who
heretofore were on duty twelve hours,
The men assert that the company
wanted stable bosses and others to
make the shift in two turns of four
hours each, with a four-hour idle
period between the turns. The en-
ployes claim this is not in accordance
with the meaning of the new wage
eight-hour day.
On behalf of the company it was
said that some of the men had con-
sented to the arrangement. Mine
workers declared that the individual
action of one or more men does not
bind the others, citing a decision of
Charles P. Neill, conciliation board
umpire, in this connection.
New Lists Show Increases.
PHILADELPHIA. September 21-
Increases ranging from 80 to 80 cents
ton on domestic sizes of anthracite
coal at the mines were shown last
night in the new price lists of three
large producing companies.
Q. p. Waldron, general manager of
the M. A. Hanna Company, which
operates collieries in the Wilkes
the increase in prices at the mines
had been figured on the lowest pos
Slble basis to meet the advance in
wages of the mine workers.