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Hyder weekly herald., 1925-03-18

Arrivals from Ketchikan re- port that the success of the Riv- ersida mine and the excellent prosnects of the Mountain view Gold Mining Company properties on Fish Creek, both of which are backed principal ly by Ketchikan people, are causing a vast increase of in- terest in local mining among the First City residents. One informant states that nearly everyone he met in a weeks visit wanted to talk mining at Hyder" and many appeared eager to take a chance" at some of the local prospects.
 1t is perhaps needless to sug- gest that this attitude is one that should have been adopt ed by the Ketchikan people long ago. Hyder and Ketch- ikan bear much the same re- lation to each other as Seattle does to Alaska. Situated at the gateway to this district it will always command a large portion of the local trade with the outside world. Whatever
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-03-18

The scribe has a faded clip ping in his possession about the difficulties of a pioneer newspaper, which reads:
 We begin the publication ov the Roccay Mountain Cy- clone with some phew diphphi- culties in the way. The type phounder phrom whom we bought our outphit phor this printing ophice phaled to SUD- ply us with any ephs or cays, and it will be phour or phive weex bephore we can get any. The mistaque was not phound out till a day or two ago. We have ordered the missing let ters, and will have to get along without them till they come. We don't lique the loox of this variety ov spelling any better than our readers, but mistax will happen in the best regu- lated phamilies, and iph the ph's and c's and KS hold out we shall ceep (sound the c hard) the Cyclone whirling aphter phasion till the sorts arrive. It is no joke to us--It's a serious aphair."
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-03-18

$50,0O0 in one of the local banks. He had been publish ing his little country paper for thirty years and had moy- ed to the city with around $5O,OOO to his credit. When asked by the reporter for the secret of his great financial success, he said:
 T attribute my ability to re- tire with a $5O,0O0 bank &C., count after thirty years in the country newspaper field to close application to duty; al- ways hewing to the mark and letting the chips fall where they may; the most rigid rules of economy; never spending a cent foolishly; everlastingly keeping at my job with a whole heart; and the death of an uncle who left me $49,999. SO"
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-03-18

President Coolidge is said to be an infrequent dancer, but there are some folks around the capitol who have been ex- ecuting a quick step since he took over the White House job.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-03-18

With the Danes calling their Senate the "Landsthing," the Blueberry Kid asks why we shouldn't call our Senate the "Damthing?" 7
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-03-18

There are a lot of good ex cuses for doing right but most people don't look for them.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-03-18

Where will the world find room to stack all it's diction- aries when the puzzle fad fades out? n..
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-03-18
Just For Fun

@S&0& ~ @ W&8
 With the DaneslcaIling their Senate the "Landsthing," the Blueberry Kid asks why we shouldn't call our Senate the "Damthing?" 7 Does a red-headed woman al-i ways marry a meek man, or does he just get that way?
 The thing that causes unhap- py marriages is that each party gets about what he deserves.
 If eggs continue to go up, the goose that laid the golden egg will be considered a cheap skate.
 It pays to be sQ0are--Look at the cross word puzzle.
 Where will the world find room to stack all it's diction- aries when the puzzle fad fades out? n...
 There are a lot of good ex cuses for doing right but most people don't look for them.
 About the only thing that can compete with a boys hnaginat- ion as to capacity is his stom- ach.
 The president has the pecu- liar notion that the way to get something done is to go to work.
 Hubert T. Says that 3 man bigger than you is never a liar. He is just mistaken.
 A parlor athlete rarely makes 8 good footplayer.
 Minister--My boy, do not curse so.s The angels will hear you.
 Boy--Aw, go on, even Saint Peter tells lots of people to go to hell.
 Noel must have got an eyeful somewhere; anyway here's his latest jingle:
 She's 8 very naughty girlie,
 And the skirt she wears is shocking;
 You can read the serial numbers
 On the bank notes in her stocking.
 Variety may be the spice of life, but we think a lot of pep is the spice of life.
 The Man Who Came Back The Prodigal Son.
 It is hard for rich men to get into heaven. Also for poor ones.
 Judge Have you any grounds
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-03-18

Does a red-headed woman al- ways marry a meek man, or does he just get that way?
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-03-18

About the only thing that can compete with a boys hnaginat- ion as to capacity is his stom- ach.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-03-18

It pays to be sq0are--Look al the cross word puzzle.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-03-18

The thing that causes unhap- py marriages is that each party gets about what he deserves.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-03-18

If eggs continue to go up, the goose that laid the golden egg will be considered a cheap skate.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-02-13

them to eat, there would be nothing
left for the Appleton family but the
neck and the gravy.
Daysey Mayme Appleton has issued
card TO the public as follows: "Per-
haps, being only a simple little girl,
my influence in this great world will
never amount to much, but what little
weight 1t may possess wish to throw
in the interests of peace. desire to
ask kind friends that they no longer
invite my father, the Honorable Ly-
sander John Appleton, to any evening
entertainments. When he gets the In
vitation he roars till he has reached
the hostess door, and is cross for a
week afterward. He always says he
won't go. and my mother always
makes him, and he gets so riled up
that 1t Is almost impossible for me to
coax any money ont Of him for a
month later. If kind friends will add
to their invitations, Mr.. Appleton Not
Expected may get him back to that
calm, submissive state of mind where
| 1t will no longer be necessary for me
to pick his pockets after night"
20 by George Matthew Adama.l
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-02-13
Awakened by Big Dog Barking
Right in His Face.

'hSfe t'fo GNSs
little white houses and more trees and
flowers, and, best of all, Tom found
garbage cans.
This is pretty good country to
live in" thought Tom that night when
he crept behind a barrel on the soft
grass TO sleep, but he was rudely
awakened in the morning by big dog
barking right in his face.
Tom was city bred and quick at
jumping, and he was on top of q
fence before the dog had recovered
from his surprise at scratch Tom
gave him on the tip of his nose, and
pretty soon the dog tired of barking
at Tom, ran away, and Tom went hunt
ing for his breakfast.
He found plenty to eat, and that
he found an old bag, the incest bed
Tom ever had known, and in the morn
ing, when the sun shone in through
the cracks nice and warm and awoke
him, Tom Kitten for the first time In
his life did not have to jump and run.
Instead he stretched himself and
yawned, and If he were not so hun
cry Tom thought he would like to
stay there the rest of his nine lives.
for he was certain something dreadful
must be awaiting him outside
But when he crawled out from under
the steps and looked around all was
still, so he walked up the steps and
sat in the warm sunshine to make his
toilet.
Tom eyed a bottle of milk on the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-02-13
By MILDRED
MARSHALL
FANNY

FANNY. which was originally con-
= sidered a diminutive of Frances.
has become sufficiently an individual
entity to be regarded as separate
name entirely. Its origin is In reality
very complicated as it Is one of a
dozen dissimilar names that come
from the Frey of Teutonic mythology.
Freya was the goddess of love, but
she likewise drives over the battle
fields in her car drawn by cats and
chooses half the slain whom she es-
corts to their seats at the banquet of
Yalhalla.
The modern Fanny is apparently of
the days of Queen Anne. coming into
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-02-13
Submarine Cables

Submarine cable is said to.be valued
at S5OO,OO0,0O0. There are approx
mately 100000 miles of underseas
cable, representing cost of $1,000 a
mile, which 1t costs to manufacture
and lay the cable. The average use
full life of a cable nowadays is any
thing between 80 and 40 years, accord
ing to circumstances. About 1O,OOO,0OO
messages are conveyed by the worlds
cables throughout the year, the work
ing speed being up to 100 words min
ute under the present conditions.
Abou. 80 per cent of these are sent in
code or cipher.-Family Herald.
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whats in a Nance"
FACTS about Your name; it's history;
meaning; whence it Was derived: sisnif-
cance: your lucky day and lucky Jewel

notice with the beautiful Lady Fanny
Shirley, who made it great favorite
and almost proverb for prettiness
and simplicity, so that the wits of
George IFS time called John, Lord
Hervey Lord Fanny" for his effemi-
macy. Fanny is often given at bap-
tism instead of the full name, Frances,
and by an odd caprice, 1t has lately
been adopted in both France and Ger
many instead Of their national con-
fractions.
One poet, doubtless seeking to cele-
brate the beauty of the lovely Lady
Shirley, wrote "Song to Fanny"
which has lyrical charm:
Nature, thy fair and smiling face
Has now a double power to bless;
For tits the glass in which / trace
My absent Fanny's loneliness.
Her heavenly eyes above me shine.
The rose reflects her modest blush,
She breathes In every eglantine
She sings in every warbling thrush
That her dear form alone I see,
Need not excite surprise in any;
For Fannys all the world to me,
And all the world to me Is Fanny.
Fanny s JeWei Is the WOnorouSiy
| lovely fire-opal. The restless colors
of the ordinary opal are far surpassed
by the fire-opal whose mysterious
depths are shot with flame. The stone
/! Is perhaps the only one which super
stition regards as unlucky except in
cases of persons born in October. Leg
end has 1t that pixie clad In bril-
liant colors has been imprisoned In the
stone; he moves restlessly about seek
| ing egress, but only human tears can
melt the gem and give him freedom,
so he contrives all manner of mischief
for the wearer, to bring about that
end. Fannie's lucky day is Friday and
is her mystic number.
60 by Wheeler Syndicate. Incl
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-02-13
A RAY OF SUNSHINE.

TT MATTERS not how lowly we may
L be. nor how dread life-tides about
our little selves may ebb and flow.
there is always some one among our
friends and acquaintances upon whom
we can shed a ray of sunshine.
Some one is living under darker
skies than we, longing for encouraging
words or cheering smiles; some one is
starving for affection which means to
him or her lamp of hope; some one
is striving TO overcome ruinous habits.
too weak to hold his or her frail craft
on a safe course.
Eacn one needs ray Of friendship.
the blessed boon which If used Alright
would make the whole world brighter.
knit mankind closer in happiness.
soothe aching hearts, dry burning
tears and hide from cold stares the
beggar's outstretched hand.
There is something in soul-sunshine
human nature.
So send forth this mystic cheer far
and wide.
There are hungry hearts every
where, behind walls Of marble and
slabs of novels, praying for apprecia-
ton and sympathy.
Find one If we can and blow to
flame the spark that kindles love.
Scatter sunshine across the sea and
over the land until it shall turn night
TO noon-tide.
We may speak different dialects,
but we can punctuate our sentences
with cheer and make ourselves IN
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-02-13
Words Meaning Changed

The word consul originally was APP
piled to the two chief magistrates Of
the Roman republic. Later 1t was
used in connection with the chief mag
istrates of France after the revolution
when Bonaparte was first consul. Now
1t Is applied to that officer whom the
government maintains In foreign
country for the protection of trade
and yindication of the rights of its
merchants, and to whom the further
duty Is assigned of keeping the home
government informed Of all facts
bearing on the commercial interests Of
the country.-Grit.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-02-13
kl |!|N A '!lR' N'&;'|l+l f|ijI

steps. There was no way of getting
any, and he had tasted milk only a
few times. That was when someone
broke bottle and he was able to get
few laps before he was driven away.
While he was washing his face some
one opened the door. and instead Of a
bang from broom a pleasant voice
said, Hello, puss, where did you come
from?"
Tom was quite surprised at the nice
sound he made as he rubbed against
the nice voiced person. He had never
done much purring. and he was pleased
with the sound.
The kitchen door was open. and as
Tom looked in he saw a mouse, and
forgetting brooms and stones he ran
in and caught 1t.
'Well, If this puss can't catch a
mouse!" exclaimed the nice person.
"You are a real cat You don't wait
for your breakfast to be brought to
you on a plate. You shall have a
saucer of milk"
Tom crawled under the stove. He
had never seen one before, but some
how he knew just what to do. and
while he was doing he heard some
one say, well keep that kitten He
knows how to catch MICE"
That night behind the stove Tom
found nice bed made for him. This
is what l call LUCK" said Tom as he
curled up for a good nights sleep.
Not all night. of course, for Tom knew
that mice run about mostly In the
dark, and he wanted to show he was
grateful for such good home, so he
slept with one ear open. ready to catch
the tiniest sound.
20 by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate)
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night. Drain the raisins and steam
Mix two teaspoonfuls of cornstarch
with one-fourth cupful of sugar, then
add the raisins and the fruit juice.
Cook over hot water for six minutes,
add one tablespoonful of lemon juice
and pour around bananas which have
been baked in their skins and the skins
removed.
Orange Shortcake. - For dessert,
when It Is hard to find something ap-
petizing prepare rich biscuit dough
and bake 1t in large-sized biscuits.
Split them and butter well, making a
small shortcake. using oranges that
have been peeled, cut into small pieces.
sprinkled with sugar and allowed to
stand to season for an hour or two.
Heap the fruit with plenty of juice on
each layer and serve ii hot
Cranberry Pudding.-To one pint of
flour add two teaspoonfuls of baking
powder. one-half teaspoonful of salt.
two tablespoonfuls of sweet fat, rubbed
into the flour, and enough milk to bake
drop batter. Stir in one cupful Of
chopped cranberries and steam in a
buttered mold two hours. Serve with
sweet sauce.
Baltimore Suet Pudding.-Take one
half cupful each of molasses, milk and
suet, one and one-half cupfuls of flour,
one cupful of chopped raisins, the
juice and rind of lemon, one tea
spoonful of soda, one teaspoonful of
cinnamon, one-half teaspoonful Of
cloves, and one teaspoonful of salt
Mix and steam five hours. Serve with
q fruit sauce.
Graham Pudding.-Take one-fourth
of cupful of butter, add one-half cup
full of molasses one-half teaspoonful of
soda, one egg, one-half cupful of sour
milk, one and one-half cupfuls of gra-
ham ficur, one cupful of raisins and
spices 10 taste. Mix well and steam
four hours. Serve with an
Onion Stuffed With Peppers.-Par-
boil until nearly done, six even-sized
large onions. Remove the centers,
chop and mix with finely minced green
pepper that has been parboiled. Bake,
basting with butter and water until
nearly done, then sprinkle teaspoon
full of buttered crumbs over the top
and brown quickly under the gas flame.
Serve with thin cream sauce.
Honey Dressing.-Take one-half cup
full of strained honey; beat slowly In
to three well-beaten egg yolks. Place
in a double boiler and stir over the
heat until the mixture begins to thick
en- Remove from the heat and beat
until cool. Add salt and cayenne. a
tablespoonful Of lemon juice. and just
before serving fold in cupful of
whipped cream.
Onion Soup.-Have ready one cup
full of cooked onion which has been
put through sieve. Into saucepan
with one tablespoonful of butter. add
two of -four, mix well and cook until
thick. Add three cupfuls Of scalded
milk, seasoning to taste; let boil up
once and serve with a spoonful Of
whipped cream in each cup or bowl.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-02-13

sI read about the Golden Medical
Discovery in the papers, so thought
I would try it." said Miss Aasta
Peterson of Christine, N. Oak,
whose picture appears above. 81 was
attending high school but had to
quit as my nerves went back on me.
Then I caught an awful cold and it
turned into bronchitis. I started
taking DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery and used about four boxes
of the tablets when / was entirely
well. For my part / can say that
DIR. Pierce's medicines are wonderful
and I shall not be without them"
Obtain DIR. Pierce's Discovery now
in tablets or liquid. You will quick
ly feel the beneficial effect. Write
DIR. Pierce, President Invalids' Ho-
tel in Buffalo, N. Y, for free medical
advice. Send 10c if you wish a trial
pkg. of the Tablets.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-02-13
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KQKITCHEN
ACABINE =
(@. 1925. Western Newspaper UnionD
WEEKLY MENU HINTS

Good housekeeping is worth while;
bat spotless floors may grace house
that is not home Real living means
comfort, happiness, growth.
SUNDAY-Breakfast: Fruit, cereal
coffee cake, coffee. Dinner: Fried
chicken, parsley potatoes, radishes,
green peas, lettuce, strawberry ice
cream. Supper: Sandwiches, cake. tea.
berries.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.: Grape fruit,
cereal with cream, creamed dried beef,
toast. Dinner: Cabbage with cheese
sauce, cold boiled ham, green onions.
Supper: Chicken salad, bread and
butter sandwiches.
TUESDAY - Breakfast: Oatmeal
with dates, hot gems, bacon, coffee.
Dinner: Rolled roast of beef, sliced
cucumbers, peas, custard pie. Supper:
Hot potato, salad, olives, Parker house
rolls, Strawberries, cake.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.: Oranges,
griddle cakes, maple strip. Dinner:
Sliced roast, heated In tomato sauce,
baked potatoes, radishes and onions,
strawberry shortcake. Supper: Milk
toast, Jelly roll.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.: Buttered
toast, egg, bacon. Dinner: Beef cro-
quettes, scalloped potato, lettuce with
French dressing. Supper: Baking
powder biscuit, cottage cheese, straw
berries.
FRIDAY-Breakfast: Oranges, ONE
let, toast. Dinner: Salmon loaf, but
tered green peas, creamed potatoes.
Supper: Dreamed mushroom on toast,
lettuce.
SATURDAY - Breakfast: Craps
fruit, ham and eggs, toast. Dinner:
Lamb chops, watercress, radishes,
mashed potato, gingerbread. Supper:
Whole wheat nut bread, orange layer
cake.
Cabbage With Cheese Sauce.
Cook a firm head of cabbage until
tender, drain, place on a platter and
pour over rich white sauce to which
has been added a cupful of grated
cheese. Serve cut in pie-shaped pieces.
More Good Things.
Bananas are such good food and are
used mainly as a fresh fruit, though
L
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-02-13
TOM KITTENS LUCK

TOM KITTEN had had hard time
= of it ever since he could remember.
If he ever had mother he did not
remember her, and he never had home.
Tom slept anywhere he happened TO
find place when he was tired running
away from big dogs. In fact, most of
his life, it seemed to Tom, had been
spent in running from dogs and dodg-
ing stones and brooms.
One day Tom found himself in a
place where there were no high build
ings or noisy street cars. Tom Kitten
did not think there could be so many
trees in the world as he could see now.
He felt so happy he ran, and the
farther he ran the nicer things looked,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-02-13
ThiItyRunningSOIes

Remember, 1 stand back of every box.
Every druggist guarantees to refund the
purchase price (35 cents) If Petersons
Ointment doesn't do all 1 claim.
1 guarantee 1t for eczema, old sores,
running sores. salt rheum, ulcers, sore
nipples, broken breasts, itching skin,
skin diseases, blind, bleeding and Itch
ing piles, as well as for chafng, burns,
scalds, cuts, bruises and sunburn.
II had 80 running sores on my leg
for IL years, was in three different
hospitals Amputation was advised.
Skin grating was tried. / was cured
by using Peterson's Ointment."-Mrs.
F. E. Root, 2S7 Michigan Street, Buff
falo, n. Y. Mail orders filled by Peter
son Ointment Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-02-13
Something to Think About
By F. A. UALkER

derstood, not clumsily nor dimly, but
easily and clearly as the sunlight Of
heaven.
And If we have within us the right
spirit, we can continue this beneficent
work until love shall canopy the earth,
faith and hope flood the dark places
with glorious light and sorrow turn to
gladness. Whatever the number Of
good deeds we may have done, how
ever far we have flung the sunshine,
there will be times in our lives when
we shall feel that we have not done
enough to merit the peace which Is
ours-unspeakably sweet and rich be-
yond price.
20 by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-02-13
SOAKS RIGHT TN
and LImBERS UP
STIFF JOINTS

Stiff. swollen, inflamed, rheumatic
joints should be treated with rem
edy made for just that purpose and
that purpose only.
Remember the name of this discov
cry is Joint Ease and it will take out
the agony, reduce the swelling and
timber up any troubled joint after ordi
nary cure-alIs have miserably failed.
Just rub 1t on-60c tube-~at any
druggist-ask for Joint Ease.
Always remember, when Joint-Ease
gets in joint agony gets out-quick.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-02-13
Pofted Mistletoe

After experimenting for II years
a French gardener has produced a
"mistletoe plant" growing in pot. as
a house decoration. The mlstletoe
shoots have been grated on the top
of sapling apple tree. pruned of
twigs and leaves. After five years the
grated mistletoe bears berries.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-02-13

there are countless ways
of serving them attrac-
lively. AS a dessert try:
Bananas With Sultana
S a u c Soak one-half
cupful of Suitana raislns
in one cupful Of canned
fruit juice and one-half
cupful of orange juice, or
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-02-13
First American Watches

Aaron Dennison and Edward How
ard invented the process of making the
parts of watch by machinery and
erected the first building in the world
for that purpose at Roxbury. Mass.
beginning the manufacture of Ameri-
can watches in 1850.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-02-13
HOW TO SOLVE CROSSWORD PUZZLE

I'm the
the
under the column
white
ar In the definition
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-02-13
DEMAND "BAYER" ASPIRIN
Take Tablets Without Fear II You
See the Safety "Bayer Cross"

Warning! Unless you see the name
"Bayer" on package or on tablets you
are not getting the genuine Bayer
Aspirin proved safe by millions and
prescribed by physicians for % years.
Say "Bayer" when you buy Aspirin.
limitations may prove dangerous.-Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-02-13
Beware OF Coughs
That Hangs On

Pneumonia and serious lung trouble
usually start with cough. So If you
with few doses of that fine old medi-
cine, Kemp,s Balsam. This famous
Balsam soothes the nerves of the
throat. stops the tickling cough and
nature does therest. Noform of cough
syrup so good for children's coughs.
80 cents at all stores.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-02-13
Take Time for Study

There can be no study without time,
and the mind must abide and dwell
upon things or be always stranger
to the inside Of them.