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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-05
Ruling Is Announced on
Grapes Sold in Boxes

Lug boxes containing grapes are re-
quired by the federal food and drug
act to be marked to show the quantity
of grapes in the package, If they are
shipped into interstate or foreign COM
merce, according to recent an
nouncement by DR.. c. A. Browne,
chief of the bureau of chemistry, Unit
ed States Department of Agriculture.
The text of the letter follows:
"The federal food and drugs act
classes as misbranded an article of
food if 1t be in package form and the
quantity of the contents be not plain
ly and conspicuously marked on the
outside of the package. Information
relative to marketing practices gained
through investigations at points Of
production as well as of distribution
and consumption justifies the conclu
sion that grapes in lug boxes whether
lidded or uncovered, are food in pack
age form within the meaning of the
act. 'The containers should therefore
be labeled with plain and conspicu-
Gus statement of the net contents In
terms of the largest unit, either of
avoirdupois weight or of dry measure,
contained in the package"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-05
CHAPTER XVI

Grant spent his Sunday forenoon in
an exhaustive house-cleaning cam
paign. Bachelor life on the farm is
not conducive to domestic delicacy.
When he was able to view his handi-
work with feeling that even femi-
nine eyes would find nothing to offend,
Grant did an unwonted thing. He
unlocked the whim-room and opened
the windows that the fresh air might
play through the silent chamber. When
he had lunched and dressed he took a
stroll over the hills, thinking a great
deal, hut finding no answer. On his
return he deserted the familiar figure
of Under in semi-recumbent position
on the porch. and Linder's well-worn
car in the yard.
"How goes if. Linder?" he said,
cheerily, as he came up. rs the Big
Idea going TO fructifyy'
"The Big Idea seems to be all right.
You planned II WE'LL"
Thanks. But is il going TO be self
supporting mean in the matter of
motive power Would il run If You
and and Murdoch were wiped ont ~
Everything must have a head"
"f,pmncraey nIust hEd its own head
--mRsl ross II OUT of fhe materials
sulT!hd # It doesn't do that i.'s o
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-05
Fa::!..r![:',n!Iln!-l.E-In,|,t'

It's weather. not wear. that DESTROYS
most farm machinery.
Is the tractor in shape to do the
fall blowing and fitting?
Added tools often stand for multi
piled efficiency on the farm.
Adopting farm name is not enough
The next thing to do is to use 1t.
Lightning rods, poorly installed. are
worse than none at all. Be sure thai
the ground connections are at least
eight feet deep, or down to permanent
moisture.
Dawson golden chaff, a beardless
wheat especially adapted to southern
Jersey, yielded 81 bushels per acre IN
trials at the New Jersey Agricultural
experiment station In 1923.
Rape seeded at the time of fba I.s,
cultivation of corn will provide an
abundance of late feed for bors 4,
is particularly valuable in corn ne,ds
that are to be hogged down.
,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-05
Frequent Civilizations
Essential for Potatoes

Potatoes are a quick crop in growth
hence they require very frequent cul-
tivation for best growth and maturity.
Most farmers do not cultivate their
potatoes often enough to make the
crop as profitable as 1t might te
Three or four civilizations will keep
the weeds down in a potato patch, but
it requires six or eight or more cub
tivations to produce a fine potato CROP
Every cultivation probably pays bet
ter than for any other cultivated crop.
1t must be remembered that the po-
tato crop suffers readily from contln-
ued dry weather, and that frequent
civilizations are practically the only
means by which the moisture can be
conserved. Frequent civilizations also
set free much plant food that would
otherwise remain locked up in the
soil. 1t requires only an hour or two
to run over quite good-sized patch
of potatoes with horse and cultiva-
tor, and the results are far better than
when hoe is used.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-05

Reward for testers Who Tighten Lies Burdens

England knights her playwrights
and her men of wealth, and so does
France, but France has gone long
step further and awarded academic
palms to three clowns. the Fratellini
brothers. for their beneficial effect on
the public morale.
No task is harder than finding new
Jokes or making old ones appear fun
ny, the New York World states. There
is a continuing 'dearth of merriment,
only occasionally relieved by obliging
amateurs. When a good story comes
to light the city pounces on 1t like a
hawk; 1t is passed from mouth TO
mouth in every office and factory till
ii wears thin with handling. Obvious
ly the market is undersupplied and
the art of eiiciting smiles should be
subsidized as well as honored.
The better comedians of the revues.
who receive but a shame-faced fame,
deserve at the least congressional rec
ognitions and pensions from the pub
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-05
Cattle and Sheep Are Most
Susceptible to Disease.


prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
Anthrax, an acute infectious disease
affecting animals and occasionally
man, has broken out In several south
ern and western states, the United
States Department of Agriculture an
nounces. Reports from veterinarians
of the bureau of animal industry show
that the most serious outbreaks have
occurred in Mississippi, Louisiana.
Arkansas, Texas and South Dakota.
Cattle and sheep are most suscept-
ible, but none of the domestic animals
are exempt Anthrax is caused by a
germ which multiplies rapidly In the
body. especially in the blood, and pro-
duces poisonous substances which
cause death. The germs probably are
most commonly taken in with food,
though they may gain entrance also
through wounds.
The symptoms of anthrax vary great
", according to the acuteness of the
attack. The early stages usually are
characterized by high fever. rapid
pulse, and labored breathing. In the
most common form of the disease
there are also local external swellings
or tumors Death ensues in from a
few hours to several days.
Medicinal treatment is usually of no
avail in acute cases. The most eff
fectiye method of dealing with anthrax
is by prevention. The preventive
measures recommended are "a pro-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-05

house, bursting like white fire from
every wall and ceiling. Grant rushed
to the whim-room and was standing
over the child when the crash of thun-
der came upon them. The boy stirred
gently, smiled, and settled back to his
sleep.
| Grant drew the blinds in the whim-
room, and went out to draw them in
the living room, but the sight across
the valley was Of a majesty so terrific
that it held him fascinated.
Turning from the windows, Grant
left the blinds open. "Only cowardice
would close them," he muttered to
himself, land surely, in addition to the
other qualities Under has attributed
to me, am not a coward. If it were
not for Willie / could stand and
enjoy It."
Presently rain began to fall few
scattered drops at first, then thicker,
harder, until the roof and windows
ratified and shook with their force.
The wind, which had gone down so
suddenly, sprang UP again, buffeting
the house as it rushed by with the
storm.
AS the night wore on the storm, in
stead of spending itself quickly as
Grant had expected, continued I'M
abated, but his nervous tension grad
ually relaxed, and when at length
Wilson was awakened by an excep-
tionally loud clap of thunder he took
little fears as a mother might have
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-05

prepared by the United States Department
OF Agrtculture)
As part of the extension program
on dairying in the western states the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture has prepared three sets of dairy
exhibits, each different from the 9th
ers, yet all emphasizing the same fun
damental factors underlying success
full dairying. The main theme in
these exhibits is, it pays to keep good
high-producing cows and feed them
we'll
What Exhibits Show.
One exhibit gives the results of cow
testing association studies 1t shows
poor COW, representing large group.
that averaged $50 pounds of butterfat
year, with an income over feed cost
of only $26 per COW. Contrasted with
this is good COW, representing an
other large group, that averaged 3Oo
pounds of butterfat year, with an
income over feed cost of STA per year
per COW. The owner of the low pro-
ducers had to house, feed, and care
for three cows to get the same income
over cost of feed that the owner OF
the good cows got from one.
These exhibits also show that the
way to get high producers is to use
good bulls, keep records of produc-
ton, Gull the herd, and raise heifers
from the best cows. Having got GOOD
cows, the suggestions are made to feed
literally, have good pastures and use
them properly, provide silage for win
ter feeding, and be sure the ration
contains sufficient mineral matter,
which it is suggested should be sup
piled by feeding plenty of alfalfa, clo-
yer, or other legume hay.
Work for High Quality.
One part of these exhibits empha-
sizes the Importance Of producing
dairy products of the best quality.
High quality is associated with such
fundamental practices as clean cows,
small-top milking pals, thorough wash
ing and steaming of utensils, quick
cooling of the milk or cream TO low
temperatures, and finally quick and
frequent delivery to market.
Another section compares dairy
cows with a single and double-track
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-05
Green Stuff Important
for Flock of Pullets

Very often In the late summer the
range on which the pullets are being
reared runs down until there is noIh-
ing left but a-baked SOIL and rank
stand of weeds. Real grass feed which
the chickens can eat is essential TO
normal growth. Shade and fresh cool
water are also important.
Do not feed over ten per cent meat
in the growing mash as high pro
tein ration will mature the pullet in
stead of developing growth. Thirty.
five pounds of cornmeal, twenty-five
pounds bran, twenty-five pounds mid
dlings, ten pounds meat scrap and five
pounds bone meal is suggested. Milk
may replace the meat, but do not leave
out the bone meal particularly in this
case.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-05
Cottonseed Not Favored
as Protein for Poultry

One of the objections TO cottonseed
meal for poultry feeding is its unpal-
atable quality. Birds will not eat as
much of the mash when 1t has cotton
seed meal In ii as they do when 1t
contains animal proteins. When bone
ash such as precipitated bone, bone
-four or raw bone Is added to The
mash it has a tendency TO increase
the value of cottonseed meal and the
birds will eat 1t much better. A very
good supplement to a mash containing
cottonseed meal is chalk, 2 pounds. 2
pounds bone meal and / pound of
common salt to each 100 pounds of
mash.
Cottonseed meal has not been popu-
lar with poultry keepers as source
of protein for poultry and this is
doubtless due to the fact that 1t Is not
very palatable.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-05

done. They sat for a long while in a
big chair in the living room, and ex-
changed such condolences as man
may with a child of FIVE, After the
lad had dropped back into sleep Grant
still sat with him in his arms, think
ing.
And what he thought was this: He
was long while framing the exact
thought; he tried to beat it back in
dozen ways, but 1t circled around
him, gradually closed in upon him and
| forced it's acceptance "Linder called
me fool, and he was right. He might
have called me coward, and again
he would have been right. Under was
right"
Some way 1t seemed easy to reach
that conclusion while this little sleep
ing form lay in his arms. Now was
the time to do something that would
cost; to lay his hand upon the prize
and then relinquish it-for the sake
of Wilson Transley!
"And by God I'll do it," he ex-
claimed, springing to his feet. He car
ried the child back to his bed, and
then turned again to watch the storm
through the windows. 1t seemed to
be subsiding; the lightning, although
still almost continuous, was not SO
near.
'What little incidents turn OUR
livesr' he thought. THAT boy; in
some strange way he has been the
means of bringing me to see things as
they are-which not even Under could
do. The mind has to be fortified for
| the thought, or it can't think 1t. He
brought the necessary influence to
bear. 1t was like the night at MUIR
| doch's house, the night when the Big
| Idea. was born. Surely / owe that to
Murdoch, and his wife. and Phyllis
Bruce"
(TO BE CONTINUED
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-05
Goslings Get Diarrhea

Goslings sometimes have diarrhea
and digestive disorders as a result of
heavy feeding with sloppy mashes or
drinking stagnant water that is quite
unclean. A good mash for goslings
can be made of equal parts corn meal.
bran, middlings and rolled oats mixed
with skim milk. Perform a postmortem
on any goslings that die, and note the
condition of the internal organs and
contents of the crop. Usually there is
little trouble raising goslings when
they have plenty of fresh green grass
and shade
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-05

lie treasury. They are in line of
descent from Will Kemp, Shakespeare's
clown; Grimaldi, whose memoirs were
edited by Charles Dickens, and all the
harlequins of history.
Since there are no orders of nobil-
ity in this country, those who succeed
In being particularly excruciating
should receive cash prizes or gold
medals easily convertible into cash
AS nation we are too serious, moi
as a matter of choice, but because
there is so little first-rate wit TO be
found. And we deserve our fate.
What have we ever. done to encourage
the successful clown except to laugh
at him?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-05

one. He obtained possession by false
pretenses. Which is the more moral
thing-to leave him in possession, or
TO throw him out? Didn't you your
self hear him say that men who are
worth their salt take what they want?''
"Since when did you let him set
your standards?'
That's hardly fair"
II think it is. l think, too, that you
are arguing against your own convic-
tions Well. I've had my say. | de-
liberately came out today without
Murdoch so that might have 1t. You
would be quite justified in firing me
for what I've done But now I'm
through. and no matter what may hap
pen, remember, Under will never have
suspected anything"
That's like you. old chap. Well
drop it at that. but must explain
that Zen is going TO town tonight to
meet Transley. and Is leaving the boy
with me. 1t Is an event in my young
life, and have houseeleaned for II
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-05
Robert Stead
oopyare4r oy ROBERT STEAD
I "A NOVEL or TIE FOOTuiuLe
AUTHOR or THE COW pUNCHeRN THE
HOMgSTEAOERS~ 'NElonBOQS' GTc


being the Big Fizzle. That's why I'm
leaving it so severely alone-I want to
see which way it's headed"
II could suggest another reason"
said Under, pointedly.
Another reason for what?"
"For your leaving it severely alone"
what are you driving at?" demand
ed Grant, somewhat petulantly. You
| are in taciturn mood today, Under"
Perhaps / am, Grant, and If so 1t
comes from wondering how a man
with as much brains as you have can
be such id fool upon occasion"
Drop the riddles, Under. Let me
have it in the face"
"It's just like this, Grant, old boy"
said Under, getting up and putting his
hand ON his friends shoulder; Il feel
that l have an interest in the chap
who saved all of me except what this
empty sleeve stands for, and it's that
interest which makes me speak about
something which you may say is none
of my business. / was out here Mon
day night to see you. and you were
not at home. ! came out again
Wednesday, and you were not at home.
l came out last night and you were
not at home, and had not come back
at midnight. Your horses were in the
barn; you were not far away"
"Why didn't you telephone me?"
IF hadn't cared more for you than
l do for my job and the Big Idea
thrown in, could have settled it that
way. But, Grant, do"
Il believe you. But why this sudden
worry over me? / was merely spend
ing the evening at neighbor's."
"Yes-at Transley's. Transley was
in town, and Mrs. Transley is-not
responsible - where you are con-
cerned''
"Linderl"
II saw 1t all that night at dinner
there. Some things are plain to every
one-except those most involved.
Now it's not my job to say to you
what's right and wrong, but the way
it looks to me is this: what's the use
of all your big-heartedness if you're
going to be small in matters like this?'
Grant regarded his foreman for
some time without answering. L ap-
preciate your frankness. Linder," he
said at length. "Your friendship,
which can never question, gives you
that privilege. Man to man, I'm going
to be equally frank with you. 10
begin with, 1 suppose you will admit
that Y.D.'s daughter is strong char
acter, woman quite capable of direct
ing her own~affairs?"
1.-THE stronger the engine the bigger
the smash If there's a wreck"
"It's not case of wrecking; it's a
case of trying to save something out
Of the wreck. Convention, Under, is
torture-monger; it binds men and
women to the stake of propriety and
bids them smile while it snuffs out the
soul that's in them.
Let me put it another way: Trans
ley is a clever man of affairs. He
knows how to accomplish his ends He
applied the methods-somewha modi-
fed for the occasion-of a land
shark in winning his wife. He makes
great appearance of unseltishness,
but in reality he is selfish to the core.
He lavishes money on her to satisfy
his own vanity, but as for her finer ma
ture, the real Zen, her soul IL you
like-he doesn't even know she has
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-05
Convicted

A young fellow was engaged In a
clerical capacity by friend of his
father. He was, however, shiftless,
and nothing he said could be relied
upon.
One day his employer called him
into his private Office and gave him
a lecture. He dwelt chiefly on his
prevarication and wound up by say
ing: "You know, James. that you are
always lying"
"Sir," said James, 81 would have
you remember that am gntleman."
There you go again. said his en-
ployer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-05
Valuable Tea Set

A tea set, more than 200 years old,
is carefully cherished by Mrs. Hamp-
ton B. Miller of Alfred, Maine the
set is complete, having - of the usual
group articles, with the larger piece
intact. 1t is blue-white china. with
willow blue stripe and blue polk.
dots dll over the surface, and was
originally the property of Mrs. Mer.
rill's -great-grandmother and has
been handed down TO the oldest girl
of each generation on her wedding day
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-05
XIII Striped Beetle

For the striped potato beetle use
lead arsenate either as spray or
dust AS spray use it at the rate of
8 pounds of powder to 100 gallons of
water or 91s level teaspoonfuls to one
gallon of water. If used as a dust
mix with pure gypsum or sulphur. or
dilute one pound with 10 pounds of
nydrated lime. Apply whenever need
ed, covering all parts of the plants.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-05
Help Cure Green Hay

Dry salt has some effect In help.
ing to cure green hay, both from its
moisture absorbing and it's preserva-
tive action, but if enough is applied
to have any material effect, it will
make the hay too salty to be palat-
able. 1t is better to let the hay cure
in the field than to try to cure 1t with
artificial methods.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-05
Tobacco for Worms

A good treatment for the flock when
intestinal parasites, such as worms
have been found, is to use tobacco
dust, which can be purchased or made
from homegrown tobacco. The treat
ment is to feed the dust in the mash.
at the rate Of 2 pounds tobacco dust
to 100 pounds of mash. Confine the
birds during the treatment, and then
pillow up the penyard, so the worms
will not be taken up again
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-05
Dairy Exhibits
in Western States

railroad. AS the double-track railroad
does more than twice the business OF
a single-track railroad, so the COW that
produces 800 pounds of butterfat a
year yields more than twice as much
income over feed cost as the COW that
produces $50 pounds of butterfat
year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-05
Gathering the Wheat

The wheat harvest usually begins
in June in California, Louisiana. Mis-
sissippi, Alabama, Georgia, the Caro-
limos, Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky,
Kansas, Utah and Missouri; in July
in Oregon, Nebraska. Minnesota, Wis
consin, Colorado, Washington. Iowa,
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio. New
York, New England and Upper Can
ada in August in North and South
Dakota. Manitoba and Lower Canada
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-05
Moral Legislation

You can get men TO vote to reform
others but you can't draw them into q
knockdown and dragout fight TO do il
lis what ails all moral legislatiou
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-05
MEDICAL TREATMENT HAS LITTLE
VALUE IN CASES OF ANTHRAX

tecting individual animals by vaccina-
ton and (2) burning or deeply bury
ing the carcasses of animals that have
died of the disease. so as to avoid In
fecting the ground.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-05
Experience

Experience is course of teaching
that after while has one hemmed in
all round by verbotens.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-05
Legend of Unicorn

Medieval conception of the unicorn
as possessing great strength and
fierceness may have been partly due
to the fact that in certain passages
of the Old Testament, the word Rem
TRANSLATED in the authorized version.
unicorn), refers to two-h0Tned an
imal, savage and quarrelsome. sub
dued TO gentleness only at the side
Of a virgin. The idea of purity is
included in the significance OF the mi
corn ID In many coats of arms.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-05

Those who apply themselves too
much 10 little things usually become
incapable of great things.
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