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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-25
Ice Supply Is Necessary
for High Quality Milk

In the production and marketing of
high-quality milk and cream a supply
of ice on the farm is almost a neees-
sity. says the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. Proper cooling
and cold storage is said TO be the great
est single factor influencing the bac-
terial content OF milk from the time it
leaves the COW until II reaches the
consumer.
The department says that farmers
should, II possible. put up at least IL
tons Of ice in the North and W tons
IN the South for every COW in the milk
ing herd. This win provide for cooling
the milk, allow for melting. and pro-
vide a little surplus for household use.
In winter, when work is not pressing
on the farm, a little time spent In an
ticipation Of the ice harvest win pay
good returns. During this season old
ice houses may be repaired and all the
necessary equipment for harvesting Ice
provided
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-25
Uncle Sam, Fur Dealer, Is Out of Luck

ECRETARY HOOVER of the De-
partment of Commerce Is as
IL sembling a national committee
of merchandfsers TO study dis
position of the departments 10000
sealskins, which have become, strange
~ enough, SO many white elephants.
Fashion, that dictatorial force which
prevents women every year from wear
Ing what was the very thing last sea-
son, put a crimp into the sealskin
market and incidentally hit Uncle Sam
pretty hard.
Sealskin, the most durable of all
furs, has been dropped by fashion.
They're wearing nutria and chinchilla
and rabbit called something else. The
result is that more than 10000 fine
pelts have been returned to the gov
eminent in recent months by auction
GERS who were unable to sell them.
Every bit of Alaskan seal made up
n this country is supplied by the
United States government through
ownership of the Pribilof islands,
where the seals have their rookeries.
From 10000 to $4,000 skins have been
taken annually by natives of the island,
employed by the government and sent
TO st. Louis for treatment and sale.
Only 1900 skins were prepared this
year and even these were spurned by
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-25
WaS1,ir]8forN
Side1i3hfS
johnson on the New immigration Bill

students. elergymen and some others.
They do not count in the quotas.
"a quota relative immigrant is the
husband. wife or unmarried minor
child OF an alien who has been legally
admitted to the United States, lived
here two years and taken out first
papers.
THE third class includes all others;
that is, the rank and file coming to
make a new home here. The number
of those who may come in under the
quota classes is thus defined: The
term quota, when used in reference TO
any nationality. means 200, and In adj
dition thereto 2 per centum Of the num-
Der of f~oreign-born individuals Of such
nationality resident in the United
States as determined by the United
States census OF 1890
.aThe full quota under this proposed
law might then be 4 per cent of the
residents Of that nationality as shown
by the census of 1902 per cent OF
relatives, husbands, wives and minor
children of aliens here two years and
having first papers and 2 per cent
of newcomers classed as quota
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-25
Reluctant to Live ABROAD

For these reasons Americans who
are willing TO live in foreign countries
and to work for the promotion of
American foreign trade in distant
places deserve moral support and rec
ignition on the part cf their COM
patriots at home.
American residents abroad have
been, even apart from their activities.
important factors in developing the
demand for American goods. Ere
quently the first acquaintance with
some indispensable device of American
daily life has been made by foreigners
on visits TO the home or office of an
American resident abroad. Americans
residing abroad have raised the stand
ard of living in many foreign coun-
tries both by example and by precept.
If in the earlier history of export
the Germans and the British were in
spired TO settle abroad by the desire
to gain a foothoId and TO provide a
strategic base for their commercial on
erations, the reason for the growing
number Of Americans who settle in
foreign lands is somewhat different.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-25

the f~ur-buying public. Only some 1000
skins at $50 each were sold; the rest
were put into storage by the govern
ment.
As this fur enterprise of Uncle Sans
Is a special pet of the Department Of
Commerce and of particular interest
TO the experts in the bureau CT fish
cries, feminine fashion is receiving
much unfavorable criticism in these
offices.
As to durability all skins are graded
down from the seal, the only other skin
that approaches it in this respect be-
ing the otter. Rabbit, which is made
into French seal. is about at the bot
tom of the list. The so-eaIled Hudson
seal, which is dyed muskrat. is much
superior TO rabbit, but even it is far
below the standard of the real
things.
The governments interest in furs has
o only been Of benefit to the fast
disappearing seals and foxes but 1t has
been the means of creating a new
American industry. Until it entered
into a contract with a st. Louis firm
in 1915 for dressing and dyeing seal
skins this work had been done almost
exclusively in Europe. Since that time
all these skins are prepared and dyed
in our own country.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-25
Fertilizer Great Help
to Grower of Potatoes

Earl f. Miller. according to an
nouncement, leads all other members
of the Jay county potato club, with
a yield of 418.4 bushels of potatoes
per acre His methods. which NAV
be of interest to other growers. are as
follows:
For seed, he used certified Rural
New Yorkers, his soil being a sandy
loam- The seed was treated with
formaidehyde. He applied 500 pounds
per acre Of a 2-I2-6 fertilizer. One
section of the field was left unferti-
lied. Yields were estimated from the
weights OF potatoes dug In representa-
tive sections OF the fortified n un-
fortified areas. The potatoes receiy-
ing 600 pounds of 2-I2-6 fertilizer. ay-
eraged 41s4 bushels per acre. Those
from the unfertilized section averaged
194-6 bushels per acre less
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-25
Useless Ideas and Inventive Genius

the Constitution and 66 private bills.
The high man in the senate is Ken
meth Mcclellan of Tennessee, with 90.
Two bills proposed by Representa-
tive John Langley of Kentucky viii be
watched One bin proposes the restor-
alton OF free seeds, upon the distribu-
ton of which many a congressman
campaigned for reelection. The other.
IL enacted into law. viii return a vast
amount Of patronage TO congressional
control by abrogating the federal stat
ute placing fourth-cIass postmaster
ships in the classified service, and by
overruling the present executive order
requiring competitive examinations for
applicants for misunderstanding OF the
first. second and third classes.
A bill submitted by Representative
Blanton OF Texas aims ito return 10
the South certain Of the cotton tar
wrongfully collected from the citizens
OF the South during the period 1865
IS by paying TO each living widow OF q
Confederate soldier. as proper repre-
.sentafives OF the South, the sum of 81
600 and $50 per month for the remain
der Of their Hvez.1
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-25
Petroleum Spring

The first reference TO the discovery
of petroleum In America is contained
In a letter written In 1929 by Joseph
sionary to the Indians He had
crossed the Niagara river and made
his way southwark through western
New York isto northern Pennsylvania,
where he found a spring from which
oil flowed. This oil was highly es-
teemed by the Indians for medicinal
uses. The letter of the priest was
published in 1852 in Sagard's History
de Canada"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-25
British Farmers Taught AID.
vantages of Pure BREEDS.

prepared by the United States Department
Of Agriculture
That the United States Department
Of Agriculture and the various states
are not alone in carrying on a cam
paign for better live stock is shown by
results collected by the bureau of ami
NAL industry. The ministry Of agricul-
ture for England and Wales has been
working for nine years on a Live
Stock Scheme" which Is a combination
of the Better Sires-Better Stock
campaign, cooperative hull ~associa-
tons. contrasting associations and reg
lister Of merit of the United States.
British farmers are being shown the
advantages OF using pure bred sires
and the ministry of agriculture also is
giving them financial assistance to
enable them to use the improved meth
DDS OF stock raising.
The scheme is now operating in
practically every county of England
and Wales. The latest report shows
81 societies and one individual using
TAT bulls; and SO societies and 45I In
dividuals using $50 boars. This Is an
increase of los societies and 100 bulls
over the previous years enrolment.
One large dealer in Yorkshire says
that he believes that cattle values in
his district have increased fully 1890
per head as a result of the work done
by the British government. The same
plan is being applied to the improve
ment of sheep and light horses.
Reports from countries in Europe,
South America, Asia and Africa, where
various methods for improving live
stock are being used, also show a gen.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-25

-HE union of useless ideas with
inventive genius exists else.
where than ct the United States
patent Office. For instance,
there is congress. The day that the
LaFollette group and the Republican
regulars in the house came TO terms
and permitted the election of a speak
er 1855 bills and resolutions were in
troduced and tent TO committees.
Not all of these 1855 bills and reso-
Iutions were freakish- hippant, per
sonaI or of an ineonsequential nature
They include "A proposed amendments
TO the Constitution
The flood OF legislation in the house
is nc worse in proportion than the pa
per cascades in the senate. On the
first day in the upper house clerks car
ried of TO committee rooms 575 hills
and resolutions, including six pro-
posed Constitutional amendments.
Representative John E. Raker OF
California, serving his eighth term in
the house. is the undispufed champion
for number of bills introduced the first
day OF the present session. Mr.. Raker
proposed % bills. three amendments TO
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-25
Pruning Demands First At
tention and Must Be Done
Before Buds Open.

This is the time OF the year for
~orchardists to be doing necessary
things In The orchard 10 increase fruit
production for e year. OF these,
pruning the trees is n thing demand
ing first attention. Il. +. Payne, ex-
tension horticulturist for the North
Carolina State college and department
OF agriculture gives some simple sug-
gestions for pruning the apple trees.
He states first that this pruning must
be done after the leaves fall and be-
fore the buds open in the spring. Dur
ing this dormant season the tree Is
bare and it is easier for the operator
TO e just what he is doing
Mr.. Payne's suggestions about how
to prune are as follows:
THE primary object of pruning Is
Tor fruit production, therefore the
duced- After the tree has reached
bearing age, no attempt should be
made to shape 1t as the period OF
training the tree is the first four years
after 1t is planted. Heavy pruning
should never be practiced during the
period Of fruit production. The prac-
tice will throw the tree out of the
production Of fruit into the production
OF wood, which is very undesirable.
in pruning apples, all dead and dis
eased limbs should be removed, cross
ing branches should be removed or
headed In, closely parallel branches
should be taken out, rangy branches
should be cut back, and the new
growth that is not needed should be
removed.
The ends Of the branches should
not be stubbed back as this causes an
excess of laterals on the branch in the
vicinity of the wound, and less sun
light viii be admitted. Where a whole
branch is to be removed ii should be
taken out back to the parent branch.
If the branch is growing too long and
II must be headed back, the end should
be taken out back to a lateral.
Moderate dormant pruning Is rec
commended as it gives the proper bal
ance between the carbohydrates. nj
trates and moisture which are essen
tiai ( maximum fruit production. All
fruiting wood should be conserved as
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-25
Inquiry Into the Reclamation Projects

history of construction, changes N
original engineering plans and esti-
mates, increase in final cost due to
such changes, ownership of land at
time Of opening, etc.
The engineering structures are to be
treated eomprehensively, reporting on
such questions as whether they are
well built, preliminary estimates of
cost, final estimates Of cost, whether
they were built economically, opera
ton and maintenance costs, power de-
velopments. and proposed extensions.
The soils, climate, seepage, and
drainage receive a special paragraph,
with numerous subheads, calling for a
wide variety OF data.
A paragraph of special Importance
relates to markets and transportation
facilities. including such questions as
the charges for carrying products 10
markets and the prices Of commodi-
lies shipped into the projects.
One Of the most important sections
of the plan relates to the problems of
settlement.
The financial history of the settlers
calls for special comment.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-25

FOREIGN observer has re-
marked that Americans sur
pass all nations in fondness
for foreign travel, but exhibit
greater reluctance to reside abroad
than the nationals of any other coun-
try. says A. j. Wolfe in Commerce
Reports.
The building up of successful foreign
trade is aided by the permanent resi-
dence in foreign countries of competent
nationals of the exporting country.
The Germans recognize the importance
Of this factor by sending their young
men TO foreign countries and by en-
couraging them to reside permanently
at their post The British have dotted
the world with traders and bank
branches. and an English club, as the
social center of the English commu-
nifty. may be found in th,. furthermest
outpasts of the commercial world.
Americans are also to be found wher-
ever there is a commercial oppor-
tunity. but permanent residence abroad
is felt by them as a sacrifice, both
social and economic.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-25
Protect Fresh Concrete
Before Water EyaDorates

II newly placed concrete is left ex-
posed to the wind and sun. before it has
had time to harden some of the water.
which is necessary to harden II. win
e~vaporafe- Water is necessary to hard
ening OF concrete, a chemical action
goes n
Thus floors and walks ought to be
covered with earth and kept moist for
about 10 days This is common prac-
tee in concrete road construction
Sand. gravel, cement, and wafer
can be heated in winter and finished
concrete covered with canvas with ex-
cellent results.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-25
Oats Sprouted Without
Expensive Equipment

Oats may be successfully sprouted
without the use of expensive equip
ment. Soak in water for II hours,
then pour in a box with holes In the
bottom. Night and morning stir them
up well and sprinkle. After they begin
to sprout. spread out an inch thick
and stop stirring. but continue water
ing. Keep warm and In ten days they
will be ready to feed. Feed a block six
inches square TO Il hens. BY starting
a new box every few days the hens
may be constantly supplied with green
food.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-25
Convert Milk Into Many
Products of Importance

Whole milk az such Is very uaIafabIe
and highly nutritious. II can be cun-
verified into many other products of
great Importance In the human diet.
From 100 pounds of milk testing 4
per cent any one of the following foods
can be made: As pounds of butter. IL
pounds Of cheddar cheese, 45 15-ounce
cans OF condensed milk, 12-5 pounds OF
vhoiemilk powder, SIS pounds Of Swiss
cheese and % pounds Of Camefnbert
cheese In addition there are numer-
q by-products such as whey and skim
milk formed in the process of manufae-
ture.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-25
Leghorn Pullets Should
Lay When 6 Months Old

Leghorn pullets should weigh three
TO three and one-half pounds and start
TO lay when $50 days or six months old.
The weight OF the Rhode Island Reds
should be five to five and one-half
pounds and 1t will take about a month
longer for them to mature than the
Leghorns. 1t will take about W
and a half months for Plymouth Rocks
to mature. Their weight at laying
should be five and one-half TO six
pounds. If the pullets are to be forced
by artificial illumination, IT is a de-
sirable practice to hold back pullets
until the majority reach body matur-
ity as judged by the weights above.
Small eggs and lower annual produc-
ton result in having egg production
start before the pullets are mature.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-25
Give Proper Attention
to Well-Being of PIGS

The pigs bed should be kept dry by
frequent changes. Attention to this
detail will result in greater profits.
Other points include proper ventilation,
feeding the pigs inside where it is
warm, keeping their quarters sanitary
and providing an abundance OF pure
water before the pigs at all times.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-25

for women and decided TO try it. After
the first week l could 60 TO sleep every
night and / stopped having that nervous
feeling and got a better appetite. The
doctor had always said that an operation
was the only thing that would help me,
but ! never had any faith In an opera
ton. Since the Vegetable Compound
has started helping me | do not suffer
the severe pains, feel stronger, and Am
able to do my own work. / am more
than glad to tell my friends that It helps
where other medicines have failed. =
Mrs. Gus VoGEL. 6606 Pelouze Street,
Detroit Michigan.
A record of fifty years service must
convince women of the merit of Lydia
z. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-25
He Wasn't Needed

A woman was telling a friend that
she had been to a wedding. She de-
scribed the brides white satin gown.
the veil, the slippers. the flowers. and
everything.
And what did the bridegroom
wear?r asked the friend.
We'll, do you know hat good-for-
nothing fellow never showed up at
all"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-25


immigrants, says Represent
alive Albert Johnson of
Washington, chairman of the house
committee on immigration. He says
concerning the new bill, in part:
Il believe that we have taken a long
step forward in the bill technically
known as n. r. 101, which has just
been introduced into the Sixty-eighth
congress and referred to the committee
on immigration and naturalization, of
which | have the honor TO be chairman.
This bill if passed may be cited as the
s~elective immigration act of 1924.
"The new bill provides that all So
cially inadequate aliens shall be
weeded out at the source and that the
burden of proof as TO ~inadequacy shall
be placed on the alien rather than on
the United States.
For the purposes of selection, all
newcomers 10 the United States are
divided into three general classes,
non-quota,' quota and quota rela-
lives The first includes husbands,
wives, fathers, mothers or unmarried
minor children OF American citizens,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-25
Ways to Increase
Fruit Production

fruit production lis the main . object
now. Pruning wounds should not be
painted or treated In any way as they
heal more quickly If left untreated-
Stubs should be left as this will
often result in loss Of the tree by de-
cay"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-25
Children Cry for 1Castoria"
A Harmless Substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Drops
and Soothing Syrups - No Narcotics!

Mother, Fletcher's Castoria has
been In use for over 80 years to relieve
babies and children OF Constipation,
Fl~atuIency, Wind Collie and Diarrhea;
allayfng F~everishness arising there
from. and, by regulating the Stomach
and Bowels. aids the assimilation of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-25
M0THERI GIVE SICK CHILD
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP"
Harmless Laxative for 4 BiIious
c~onstipated Baby or Child.

Constipated. bill
ious, feverish, or
sick, collie Babies
and Children love
10 take genuine
California Fig
Syrup" No other
laxative regulates
the tender little
bowels so nicely.
II sweetens the
stem md
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-25
Suspicious

@Allison's business must be back on
q paying basis"
NO / heard him saying the other
day that he had not been able TO get
II worked up TO normaIcy."
Then why is II that my tailor has
been saying such nice things about
him lateIy?'
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-25
Reference

Prospective Mistress-Can you re-
fer me to anyone for whom you have
worked before?
Bridget-WeI1, mum, / cooked for
yersflf a couple of days last winter
Boston Transcript.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-25

~OWu
pains m my right
side, also headaches
and sleepless nights
j first began having
troubles when | was
Is, and they have in
creased as / grew
older. A little book
let was left at my
door, and Tread
what Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
C0--~--I hoo Hnra
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-25

out gripping. Contains no narcotics or
soothing drugs. Say California" TO
your druggist and avoid c~ounterfeits !
Insist upon genuine California Fig
Syrup which contains directions
Advertisement.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-25
To Have a Clear. Sweet skin

Touch pfmples, redness, roughness
or itching, If any, with Cuticura Oint-
ment, then bathe with Cuticura Soap
and hot water. Rinse. dry gently and
dust on a little Cuticura Talcum to
leave a fascinating fragrance on skin.
Everywhere 25c Observation-Disclosures
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-25
Tormenffne

Lois-"So o nearly drowned IN
the surf? l suppose you were terribly
frightened?" Louise-"Heavens, yesi
All the life guards I'd ever firted with
flashed before my eyes"-New York
Sun
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-25

"Our laws have become so numerous
that If often costs a man a hundred
dollars TO get a shiIling's worth of Jus
tice, and misses Of it at Iast-"-Wll-
Ham Manning, 1898.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-25
Chemical to KIN weevils

Remember that bisulphide of carbon
is the chemical used for killing bean
weevils or bugs" Put the beans in
an alright box, put the chemical on
top. ' it over. and the fumes win
do the rest
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-25
WoMENI DYE FADED
THINGS new AGAIN
Dye or Tint Any Worn, Shabby Gar.
ment or Drapery.
pianondD@>

Each 15-cent package OF Diamond
Dyes contains directions so simple
that any woman can dye or tint any
old, worn, faded thing new, " If
she has never dyed before. Choose
any color at drug store-Adyertise-
ment.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-25
CAMPAIGN FOR BETTER
LIVE STOCK Is SHOWN

eral activity 1 n this field. The work
is prompted, 1t is believed, by a grow
ing recognition of the economic value
of weIl-bred live stock.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-25
TweIpe Patriarch

Fer the past 400 years the patri-
archaic of the HISTORIANS has been a
hereditary post. The present patriarch
is the youngest religious dignitary In
the world. being but twelve years old.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-25

Burning SIKH Diseases
quickly relieved and healed by Coles
Carbolisalve. Leaves no scars. No medf-
cine chest complete without it zoe and
soc at druggists. or J. ". Cole Co., Rock
ford, m--Advertisement.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-25

Best Way to Relieve Pain
Is by direct outside application and
the best remedy is an AlIcock's Plaster
the original and genuine.-Adv.