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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-26
SLEEPING SICKNESS AND
AFTEREFFECTS

THE newspapers report a case of
L sleeping sickness" in which the
victim has been asleep" for week or
more. The popular belief is that this
is a definite disease. 1t is not.
There is a tropical disease, common
in central Africa, popularity called
sleeping Sickness" but this is en-
tirely different from the occasional
case which occurs in this country.
The cases seen here are really form
of meningitis following influenza, in
which the most striking symptom is
Inconsistencies. This condition gen.
orally starts with chill followed by
fever, headache and sometimes vomit-
ing. Drowsiness soon occurs. beeom-
ing deeper and deeper. During the
earlier stages the patient can be
aroused, but later on the sleep be-
comes so profound that the patient
cannot be awakened. Delirium and
commissions may occur. The uncon-
seriousness may become deeper and
the patient may die without waking,
or it may gradually disappear, the
patient recovering, but generally with
considerable paralysis or serious men
tai Impairment.
Doctor Duncan of London has re-
Gently published a report on the re-
suits of this condition in 1876 cases.
Thirty-five died, sixteen recovered
but could not be traced after leay-
ing the hospital. In the remaining
eighty-three some kind of mental i'm
pairment was found in seventy-nine.
This varied from defective memory to
Insanity Extreme drowsiness was
frequent, while others suffered from
insomnia. In some cases the dispo-
sition was entirely changed. Paraly-
sis of some muscles or spasmodic
twitching was also found In some
cases. Some patients were depressed
and melancholy. Some form of men,
tai arrangement was found in nine
teen out of twenty patients who re-
covered.
Children under ten years of age
showed a greater tendency to mental
impairment than older persons II
the patient lives year after the
acute attack the chances of complete
recovery are good.
Sleeping sickness" is simply an in
lection of the brain by influenza
germs. Every epidemic of influenza
produces a certain number of cases
Avoid influenza and you'll never have
sleeping sickness"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-26

VVYYAR experience and peace
w no as altogether sss as ~ aa aa"t con- M
illusions that either sea-cOast
defenses or battleship protection can
be dispensed with, Gen. John j. Perish
ing finds in his last annual report as
chief of staff of TIE army.
Summing up both actual experience
with airplane bombing results in the
World war and subsequent bombing
tests against capital ships, the former
commander of the American Expedi-
tionary Forces said:
"Of course, some damage was done
by aircraft bombing, and it would
doubtless be somewhat greater in an
other war, but until II becomes vastly
more probable than at present demon
strated, then it cannot be said that we
are in a position to abandon past ex-
perience in warfare"
General Pershing declares, however.
that the most vital present need Of
the army Is an increase In the air
service and gradual development of
its personnel and equipment Espe-
ciaEy because Of its ability to observe
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-26
Pershing on Battleship VS.. Airplane

enemy movement. he declared, the air
service Is essential to armies In the
field. although the infantry is still
the backbone of the attack, and the
role of other arms is to help it reach
the enemy"
The idea that the principles of
warfare have changed and that armed
contests will be settled In any other
way have nothing substantial in our
experience to warrant serious consid-
eration," General Pershing added.
Conclusions, from such trials. that
aviation can take the place of either
seacoast or battle fleet protection do
not seem TO be altogether warranted.
improvements in the accuracy of anti
aircraft artillery appear to be keep
ing pace with improvements In avia-
ton. Our own experiments against
airplanes show that to avoid the dan
ger of destruction they must fly at
such height as to. eliminate the
probability of accurate firing, and
this would especially apply TO bomb
ing planes which have limit as to
altitude"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-26
Wisdom, in Studying Past

American Legionnaires of Kansas
would make compulsory the study OF
civics. American government and the
Constitution for one year at least be-
yond the courses now ordered in the
grade schools of Kansas, according TO
a resolution recently passed at the
state convention of the Legion. In
presenting the resolution its trainers
declared: "The foundation stone OF
our government in the United States
Is laid in the successful achievement
Of the past and wisdom for the future
may be found In studying that past"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-26
Glimpses of Capital Social Functions

%; the Congressional reception, Feb
ruary 8; the Speakers dinner, Febru-
airy II, and the Army and Navy re-
ception, almost as brilliant as the
diplomatic, February 10.
1t is well that the White House
list is by tradition long one. for that
of the cabinet is strikingly brief.
Cabinet women will have but two
open receptions in the entire season.
They will be at home Wednesday,
January IA, and again on Wednesday,
February 4.
The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Hughes held their diplomatic break
fast on New Years day in the Pam
American Union building, a place
wonderfully adapted to the purpose.
They have, of course, to give their
annual series of diplomatic dinners,
a dinner for the President and Mrs
Coolidge, which will be the first on
their schedule of events, and the first
cabinet dinner for the President and
Mrs. Coolidge.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-26
Wood in Our Games

In more than thirty varieties about
25,OOOOO0 feet of wood go every
year to provide US with skis and bill
Hard cues, snowshoes and tennis
racquets, candle pins, bows and ar
rows and many other things. Wood,
says Nature Magazine, does its bit to
keep US healthy, amused and lovers
of sport and the out of doors.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-26

IRIS. COOLIDGE pleased Wash
MI ington society by issuing
earlier than usual the official
list of state dinners and re-
ceptions for the winter HostesseS
were therefore able to go on planning
their own entertainments without the
fear of their most important guests
being taken away by an invitation
from the President and Mrs. Coolidge.
The dinner in honor of the cabinet,
always the first on the list, was given
December Is. Next was the reception
on New Years day, from IL a. m. to
1 80 p. m.
The dinners are all set for eight
o'clock and the reception will start at
nine. The reception to the diplomats,
January 8, will be practically brilliant
this year. There will be a week be-
tween each entertainment, and fol-
lowing the diplomatic reception will
be the diplomatic dinner, January 10 |;
the judicial reception, January % !;
the Supreme Court dinner. January
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-26

sponded to treatment, but the right
gave indications of knotting into a
fist.
Surgeons decided to try to restore
the hand TO use by plastic surgery.
Small bits of flesh were removed from
the girls leg and grated to the hand,
which was then fitted with plaster
cast to remold 1t to normal shape.
Surgeons said that the cast Is doing
its work, and that the girl will be
able to le;.ve the hospital shortly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-26

NARIUM ct mutabile semper fem
ina-'WOman is a variable and
changeable thing always" wrote a
famous Roman author many centuries
ago. Wrote Shakespeare: age can
not wither- her, nor custom stale her
infinite variety" If they could return
to earth would they claim to be
prophets foretelling women as COVER
nors of two Sovereign States of the
United States of America in the year
1925 A. D.? Anyway, that's what the
New Year will See-Her EXcellenCy,
Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross, governor of
Wyoming and Her EXcellency, Mrs.
Miriam Amanda Ferguson (Mrs. James
z. Ferguson), governor CT Texas. And
this something plumb new in our his
tory.
While the results were the same in
both states, the circumstances of NOM
inatiOn and election were Interestingly
different. Mrs. Ross is the widow of
the late Gov. William B. Ross who
died in October. She was not can
didate, was nominated by the Demo
CIdllC STATE anu y" uS CiCNNSd
easily in a state normally Republican.
Mrs. Ferguson Is the wife of former
Governor Ferguson, who was i'm
peached and resigned from the COVER
norship. She made the race to vindi-
cate her husband and had TO win two
primary elections of the Democratic
party as well as the election itself.
Philosophers viii doubtless say that
these two elections are old stuff IL
stead of new. The Wyoming voters
provided for widow who had lost her
husband in the service of the state.
The Texas voters elected loyal wife
who was fighting for the good name
of her husband and the father of her
children. Take your choicel
NINETEEN TWENTY-FIVE will see
one new thing which the "show-
me- fellows will have hard work In
proving old stuff That's a national
outdoor recreation policy, with the ex-
ecutive branch of the federal govern
ment, the National Park Army" of
100000 members of 12S affiliated or
CARNATIONS and the American people
working in harmony and cooperation.
The government is represented by the
Presidents committee, which consists
of the secretaries of interior, agricuI-
ture, war, commerce and labor and
Theodore Roosevelt. The Army and
the people are represented by gen.
oral council Of 100 which in turn Is
represented between meetings by an
executive council Of IL. The Fresi-
dents committee will formulate an adj
ministratiOn policy concerning the rec
reational and conservational use of
the public lands, harmonic the differ
ences of the several executive depart
ments and assure federal cooperation
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-26
City Aids Post

An unsolicited appropriation of S4.-
600 to aid w. A. Hudgens post of the
American Legion in the completion of
a Memorial athletic field was made
recently by the city council of Ander-
son. S. c.. The field. when completed.
will be one Of the finest athletic fields
In the state.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-26

any other COW that had ever lived.
As to her milking capacity. she gave
ten quarts a day.
The bride did a rapid calculation
and said to her husband: 1--WE can
never use all that. We don't need
such big cow. Buy calf"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-26
Remarkable

'Lafe Putter happened TO a queer
accident yesterday" in the crossroads
store related Gap Johnson of Rumpus
Ridge HE was out turkey hunting
and started to crawl through the
brush, dragging his loaded and cooked
shotgun after him."
Great day." CALCULATED the pro-
prietor Of the emporium. And 1t
went off and shot the pore cuss?'
'Unh-uh, That's the queer part 1t
didn't go off."-Kansas City Star.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-26
Make Hand to Play Piano

The making of what virtually is
new hand for Elizabeth Matthiesen,
fourteen years old. that she may real
lie her ambition to become proficient
at the plano, is the unusual feat that
surgeons at Johns Hopkins hospital
have performed, says the Washington
Star.
When Elizabeth was learning to
walk, she fell against a stove and
burned both hands. The left hand re-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-26
Thought Calf Would Do

A town girl who had married we'll
TODD countryman was asked by her
husband IL she would like to have a
cow of her own so that the household
could have its own supply of fresh
milk. She agreed willingly, and the
couple went to farm to purchase
a COW.
The farmer, who was perhaps less
truthful than the majority of his kind.
told them his COW was quite unlike
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-26
Nep Screu Driuer

Among the recent inventions Is a
one-handed screw driver that holds any
screw by It's slot with firm grip,
thereby adapting itself particularly to
machine' composed of small parts,
radio sets. typewriters. etc.
The tool consists of hollow shaft
engaging a screw driver bit at one
end A rod down the center Is con-
nected TO two pieces Of spring steel
which, When extended. cover the
screw driver bit.-Cleyeland Plain
Dealer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-26
He Reads a Sign

A man was coming out of the Hud-
son tubes and, not watching his step,
he bumped into street cleaner,
tripped and fell on his brush. He got
up. and as he did so he saw a sign in
front of him which read: Comes Out
of the Tube and Lies Flat on the
Brush. Exeter Times
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-26
In the Park

Julia-Let's go, Herbert. l felt a
raindrop on my cheek.
Herbert-No, no! We're just seat
ed under a weeping willow tree.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-26
Watch the Small Leaks

Beware Of little expenses; a small
leak will sink a great ship.-B. Frank.
Tin
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-26

good American cltl-
ET7zE =!lEz5T zen who is glad that
Z&sF$TH he is alive. He looks
~ the part. He is also
- & supposed TO be particu-
II ~ Iarly glad that he Is
alive in 1925, for. the
reason that history is
in the making these
days and the new year is likely to see
considerable that is new. And of
course, this good American likes TO see
new things That's human nature.
There is nothing new under the
sun according to the old saw. But
the saying is very old and the man
who said it lived a long while ago.
Doubtless he was a smart man-sO
smart that If he were reincarnated he'd
hunt up an alibi the very first thing.
For nowadays the day is pretty much
wasted that does not produce some
thing new. And as fast as the new
things bob up, the newspapers print
1t on the first page and we all know
about it almost before it happens. Let
q German alchemist at 10 p. m. dis
cover a way to make gold and the
man in San Francisco reads the head
lines the next morning-and skips the
text because he heard all about it the
night before on the radio.
HNE new thing that we are sure
" to have Is a new President. He's
the same Calvin Coolidge, to be sure,
who's been occupying the White
House. but now he Is going to be Pres
Ident in his own right. He says he's
not going to rock the boat because Of
that-which is a pretty good joke In
its own dry way-but there's likely TO
be difference, just the same. 1t
wouldn't surprise everybody If 1925
saw something new in politics.
And of course there will be millions
upon millions of new good resolu-
tions''-every American worth his salt
makes them incidentally, the good
American who is looking about for one
worth while can do much worse than
turn back to President Coolidge's
Thanksgiving proclamation. He men
toned some Of the many, many rea-
sons why Americans should be thank
full and concluded with this sugges-
tion-quite as timely at New Years:
We shall do well to accept all these
favors and bounties with a becoming
humility. and dedicate them to the
service Of the righteous cause of the
giver of all good and perfect gifts. AS
the nation has prospered. let all the
people show that they are worthy to
prosper by rededicating America to
the service OF God and man.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-26

Make good-or make room.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-26
BY JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN

HE smiling COunUenance
which looks out at you
from these columns is
supposed to be that of
a good American citi-
zen who is glad that
he is alive. He looks
the part. He is also
supposed to be particu-
larly glad that he is
alive in 1925, for the
reason that history is
in the making these
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-26

THERE'S an old saw that says,
L 1.-The only way to judge the future
is by the past" Experience has
shown that this is about as good a
way as any, even If not the only way.
The immediate past has certainly
made history rapidly. So 1925 is quite
likely to do it's share. Will all the
new things be unmixed blessings? They
will not
There's the psychologist, for ex-
ample, who will be busy in 1925
preaching that man is nothing more
than composite of instincts and emo
lions and his actions the purely mech
anistic result of muscular and nervous
reactions. This doctrine throws out
all ethical conceptions of life, abol-
ishes moral responsibility and blocks
selfdevelopment. II therefore endan-
gers man as an individual and society
as a collection of individuals.
So this doctrine of the psychologist
is plainly no doctrine for the good
American. This nation is founded
upon freedom, upon religion, upon
equal opportunity and upon the re-
ward of intelligent and persistent en-
deayor in the development OF self.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-26

with the people,
who will continue
to deal directly
" | t h C o n g RI s S,
through their own
or CARNATIONS. A
comprehensive rec
reational survey OF
the country is al
ready under way.
The n a [ ion a |
Outdoor Recreation
conference, the new
organization. d e.
clares for the pro-
lection a gal n 5 I
commercial inva.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-26

Resolved, That OUTDOOR
recreation furnishes oppOr
tunity to gain Astounding health
strength. wholesome enjoyment. I'M
Outstanding and love of nature, good
fellowship and keen craftsmanship
and, above all, has a direct beneficial
influence on the formation of sturdy
character by developing those quail
ties of self-control, endurance under
hardship, reliance on self and Coop
Grafton with others in team work
which are so necessary to good citi-
zenship.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-26

a RE you making haste to get rid at
"A any old price of the stocks and
bonds and miscellaneous securities in
your strong box? No? Well, lots of
people are saying that DR.. Adolf
Miethe of Berlin will get you If don't
watch out. Anyway, the German sci
enlist is proclaiming from the house
tops that he has found out how to
change quicksilver into gold. And it's
just as easy as falling off log. You
see, the only difference between an
atom of mercury and an atom of gold
is that the former has so electrons and
the latter 70. SO he just turns on an
electric current, "cracks" the mercury
atom and knocks off that superf1uous
gold
Gold is money and the basis of cred
its because of it's scarcity If you
and l can buy mercury, hitch on to
an electric current and make us a
stack of double eagles-why, gold is
worth just exactly what it is worth as
a metal in the Industries and the arts.
And the world will have to go back
to beaver skins or woodpeckers' scalps
or something of the kind for medium
of exchange
However, there's one thing about
this modern alchemy that still stands
between us and the poorhouse. Doctor
Miethe estimates that it will cost
more than 100000 to make 6 pound
of gold by disintegrating quicksilver.
And pound of gold-a whole pound
of 16 Ounces-is worth for money pur-
poses almost exactly $330.40.
THERE'S an old saw that says,
L The only way to judge the future
is by the past" Experience has
81 tbof ;S nh
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-26

sion of the 20 units of the
national park system and
for the maintenance of the
standard in parks to be Gre
ated. Its general declara-
ton of this policy is this:
Seward daily gateway., 1924-03-08
SEWARD DAILY GATEWAY
Delinquent Tax Roll of Real Personal Property of the Town of Seward, Alaska
 for the Year of 1923.
and

Bv order of the Council of the Town of Seward Alaska Notice Personal Property the Town the 1923 has been and IS ton the Bank of Seward building Corner % tour n, Av 9th as be heard the said Tax M on be held at Anchorage within the Sale
 
 fi seal this 18th day of February 1924 ira~nora+e Seall M. WHTTLESEY, 'NoipO ~ Municipal Clerk.
The Washington times., 1924-06-06
BULLETINS FROM THE
=. EIGHTH INDUSTRY

world, are much too stiff for COM
fort. Army fashions are so
strict that officers resort to many
devices for keeping in style,
among which is the use of the
corset.
Pretty, youthful and plump Car
rie Clark Warde and frankie
Ryder played "Topsy" and Eve"
in Stetson's Uncle Toms Cabin"
for many years. Twenty-six years
ago the company disbanded AMI
Garlic Clark Warde journeyed
north and frankie Ryder jour
neyed south. Letters were sent
at longer intervals; then at last
correspondence ceased-each had
lost track of the other. The
paths of the two probably would
have never crossed had not Henry
Otto filmed Dantes Inferno at the
William Fox West Coast Studios,
Hollywood, where they both met
Unexpectedly.
X
Gathered together for chorus
girl scenes in the picture which
The Washington times., 1924-06-06

Law, Anita Elson, Lima Bas.
quette, Hilda Ferguson, Geneva
Mitchell, Betty Compton, Doris
Vinton, Mae Daw, Katherine Lit
tlefield, the Kelo Brothers, Willie
West and McGinty, English aero
batic team, and Branden lyman.
There will be eighty beautiful
American girls, REINFORCED by six
teen English Tiller girls, and six.
teen English Empire girls, who
are now preparing new dances.
X 4 n ~.
Officers In many European
armies wear corsets.
According to Dimitri Bucho-
wetzki, who served with the Rus.
sian forces on the Galician front,
and who is now producing Com
promised" for Paramount. many
European army men are forced
to resort to this method of keep
ing themselves slender.
European uniforms, while un-
doubtedly the smartest in the
The Washington times., 1924-06-06

OO'SO'VS ~A&RAI& nave little time
left for any personal life so we are
told.
4 = 4
Five Of this years crop of the
thirteen "Wampas" Baby Stars
are. now employed on the Fox
lot. Marian, Nixon is playing a
lead with Tom Mix; Dorothy
MackaIll has the principal fem
mime role in 1.-The Man Who
Came Back; Lucille Ricksen is
opposite George Hackathorne in
Checkers; Gloria Grey has the
important role in the modern
sequence of "Dante's Inferno"
and Ruth HAT has a comedy lead.
X \ X
FlorenZ Ziegfeld has completed
the cast for the new "Follies of
1924" by engaging Irving Fisher,
The Washington times., 1924-06-06

Dolly SOHlpSOU
who is featured in 1.-THE Enemy
Sex" supported by Percy Mar.
mont. Kathlyn Williams. Huntly
Gordon and Seldom Lewis.
Fritz Lang, director of die
Nlbelungen" declared in a recent
interview in London:
Il would never dream of at
tempting to make a cowboy film
for America. I could do 1t no
more than the Americans can
make, historical films. How can
they? They have no history. I'm.
fortunately they try. But the
ract remains that only the coun.
tries of Europe can really catch
the medieval culture and tradi.
ton and represent the spirit of
their old legends. My own trouble
is that there are so many beauti.
full stories of the past crying out
to be filmed that / shall die be.
fore l have time to do a quarter
Of them.
The Washington times., 1924-06-06

for Pathe, are
haunting the
shops Of Los
Angeles and
Hollywood col
Letting s o m e
new finery.
A s ere e n
stars vacation
can seldom be
CO nsidered a
rest, for be.
tween buying
wardrobe, pos
ing for pic
lures, answer
ing fan mail,
receiving fan
admirers, they
The Washington times., 1924-06-06

All Of the important scenes Of
Blossom Time" the Franz Schu-
bert operetta now being sung at
: the FHty.ninth Street Theater in
New York were filmed yesterday
for the Shuberts. The films will
be filed away and will be used to
aid the stage directors in making
the annual revival Of Blossom
Time
- -.* 4 4
Given a brief vacation Of five
days from the studio, Madeline
Hurlock and Alice Day, featured
players in Mack Sennett Comedies