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DwINDLE DOWNS

once upon a time there was the
- dearest, prettiest, cutest little girl,
and her name was Goldilocks, and she
acted in the movies so dearly and
prettily and cutely that every one that
saw her fell in love with her and saved
up TO see her in her next picture, and
Goidilocks made $4,000 a week and
nobody begrudged it to her except one
person, and that was her landlord.
Her landlords name was Dwindle
Downs, and he raised Goldilocks' rent
and raised 1t and raised 1t and raised
II and raised 1t until poor Goldilocks
was driven almost to distraction. But
she couldn't move because all the other
houses were being lived in, and at last,
when Dwindle Downs told her she
would either have to pay him 5000 a
month or move, she summoned Cream
pufia, her good fairy.
"If you raise GoldiIocks' rent once
more, you wicked man." said Cream
pufia to Dwindle Downs, 81 will wave
my magic wand and change you into a
bee hive. and all the bees will come
and live in you free of charge without
a cent of rent"
"Ha. ha. haw laughed Dwindle
Downs scornfully. "0ne more threat
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fruit for hundreds Of years, lay a
rough brown log. Just a splendid place
for weary folks to rest.
"Whew, but I'm tired" pulled
Quickear, tired and hot. Let's sit
down for a while!"
that's a good idea," said Cheerups,
tanning himself with a leaf. its very
warm exercising"
"Oh, DON'T" cried B%righteyes, just
as they were about to settle down on
the old rough log. "Please don't sit
there; you might hurt his feelings"
Whose feelings, for goodness sake,
Brighteyes? You do say the queerest
things" scolded Sniffsniff. at won't
hurt mine certainly. You forget that
we haven't all of us Softfoot's padded
slippers. We are tiredT"
"But don't you see those round
shiny eyes in the end of the log?"
cried Brighteyes. tits Mr.. Alligator,
+ do believe. Now wouldn't it have
been funny If we had all sat on him?"
and B~righteyes clapped his hands
gleefully.
"You mustn't be rude wen to a log
of wood, Brighteyes, for you see
there's no telling what 1t might turn
out to be. Ahem. good afternoon, Mr..
Alligator" said C~heerups, in his best
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THE cRUsTY

UDEAR, dear, but this has been a
dull day." yawned Cheerups.
stretching his arms above his head and
brushing away a passing fly. Home
life Is splendid, but a change o and
then is good, too. I'm going for a
walk Come on, Quixie Boys; what
do o say to a stroll down by the
Yellow River?"
OF course, Brighteyes, Quickear,
Softfoot and Sniffsniff were willing.
So in single file down the Winding
Way they went, Cheerups In the lead
with the QIixies behind, keeping their
eyes on Cheerups' little red shoes as
they twinkled in and out of the Tall
Grasses. They didn't want to lose
sight of their leader and the promised
lark.
On and on they trudged until they
came TO the Yellow River, and there,
on the muddy bank in the shade of an
old date palm which had been bearing
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-11-27
GASTRITIS is DANGEROUS
STOP 1T QUICK

When your stomach Is bloated-when
II Is so distended with gas that pressure
on the heart almost suffocates you
What are you going to dor
Take q chance or get rid Of the gas
Quick2
The one big selling stomach medicine
today is Dare's Mentha Pepsin and its
mighty power TO relieve terrible gastrttis.
acute or chronic is a blessing to tens of
thousands Of people who have been un-
able to get nelp from any other source.
It's splendid for any stomach trouble
is Dare's Mentha Pepsin.
So when your food won digest or gas,
bloating or shortness of breath cause you
to become nervous or dizzy or have .
headache always remember hat you can
get one bottle-of Dare's Mentha Pepsin
from your druggist and II it doesn't help
your disordered stomach-your money
will be returned.
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~HE WHY b. K i ssylao
- SUGGESTIONS

They were the primitive mans science.
They were the best he could do with
his defective system of ratiocination
to explain the phenomena by which he
was surrounded. But to the civilized
mar of today they are so far from be-
ing the offspring of his reasoning that
they are directly opposed to 1t. 1t
might be supposed that when the
stage of intellectual life which pro-
duced superstitions had been passed
had died out under civilization-the
superstitions evolved from that stage
would die with 1t. But such is not the
case. 1t has been said that in the past
hundred years there has been a great
decline in popular superstition. But
many still cling to their beliefs.
1t may be said that these supersti-
tons have been handed down from
generation to generation to account
for their persistence. But unless there
Is some other quality to sustain it a
conception handed down becomes void
when enlarged experience and more
perfect reasoning disprovec it. The
conception of the earth as a plane was
handed down for ages, but when ex-
p%erience proved the fallacy of this con-
ception 1t ceased to exist. Primitive
superstitions are al much opposed to
modern experience and reason as the
conception of the earth as a plane. yet
they persist with astonishing vitality.
Modern ratiocination and primitive SUI
perstition would appear to be incom-
patible, yet they exist side by side.
What is the answer?
GO by McClure Newspaper Syndicatel
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s. The IS
JUNGLE
With eheerups and Che 0uixies
A %Grace bliss Stewart
orry we didn't recog-

name 81 am sorry we didn't recog-
nize you at once"
Il hear that you can stay under
water a long time. Mr.. Crocodile" said
C~heerups, trying to keep him In a good
humor.
Fright you are. Mr.. Cheerups.
can stay under water with my mouth
wide open, too, and that's more than
any of you can do, I'll wager"
Goodness! / should say so =
gasped the Quixies in chorus.
''That sounds a bit like a fish story,
Crusty," leased Cheerups, but of
course l know it isn't" he added hast
lily, as the Crocodile began to open
his jaws and show his rows of terrible
teeth.
mo fish story about that" he rum
bled and grumbled. "Tl take you I'm.
der water with me, If you would like
to prove it."
"Oh, no, thank you, Crusty." cried
Cheerups in alarm. 81 am perfectly
sure you are right about 1t, but what
L want to know Is how you do Such q
wonderful thing"
well, it's this way" replied Crusty
Crocodile, all good nature again. AT
the back Of my throat is a curious
valve which closes so tight when ]
open my mouth that not the tiniest
drop of water can get down my throat
But that isn't my only accomplish
ment. / can run very fast on land,
and you just ought to see me swim
BY switching this powerful tail o
mine from side to side, l can GO
through the water like a streak OF
lightning. But dear me! Here an
talking about myself all the time
Please excuse me, Mr.. Cheerups, and
tell me why you chose to come to
African"
"Oh, we didn't exactly choose
laughed Cheerups merrily; 1--WE just
came. You see, we lived on the top
of a Great Mountain in America and
nobody ever came to. see us so we
wished and wished for a chance to
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Interesting Facts

A novel rubber cap for bathers has
pockets to inclose the ears of a wearer
comfortably.
A fountain pen has been invented for
marking wooden packing cases or fab
ric covered bales.
Operated by clockwork, a recently
patented attachment closes window
v~entilators at set times.
An oy~ster-opening tool Invented by
4 Frenchman does Its work by prying
their shells apart with a knife as they
are held upon a block.
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broaden our acquaintance. Then we
decided TO travel, and here We are.
We really came to help people. and
am sorry. Mr.. Crocodile, that we
haven't done anything for you"
"Oh, but you have, sir. 1t has made
things looks brighter just to talk to
you, Mr.. Cheerups.
Sometimes a smile, as you will ind.
Is the very best way of being kind"
Then into the water slid Crusty
Crocodile. "Watch me SWIM" he
called, as ne waved his tail and van
ished In a curve of the Yellow River.
10 by Little. Brown & Coz
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and nuts, cover and bake until tender.
Set away to cool and serve with cream.
Beef and Corn Puoding.-Take a
can of corr and one pound of lean
beef; put through the meat grinder.
In a saucepan brown one tablespoon
full of fat with a teaspoonful of
minced onion cook for two minutes,
then add one tablespoonful Of Drowned
flour. Add one cupful Of stock, salt
and pepper to taste, and cook until
smooth. Into a buttered baking dish
put layers of the corn and beef;
sprinkle lightly with ~seasonings and
the thickened sauce Cover and bake
in a moderate over Uncover and
sprinkle with grated cheese.
Armenian GouIash.-For this dish
use two lamb or mutton hearts. Slit
the hearts, wash and remove the ar
teries. Cut into inch cubes and par
boil, then drain. Mince eight large
onions very fine, also three green pep
pers; place in a deep saucepan and
add the prepared hearts, one teaspoon
full each of thyme and sage and q
quart Of boiling water. Cook until the
meat is tender, then add n dozen
dumplings, prepared as follows: One
cupful of mashed potatoes, one tea
spoonful of salt, one ~teaspoonful of
paprika, three-fourths of a cupful of
flour, one teaspoonful of chopped pars-
ley and one teaspoonful of baking pow
der. Mix and form into twelve dump
lings and drop into the goulash. Cover
tightly and cook for fifteen minutes.
Lift the dumplings to a hot platter.
Thicker the gravy and pour out the
goulash In the center of the platter.
Garnish with parsley.
6roiled Venison Cutiets.-Cut chops
from the loin of venison. Brush with
sailed butter or olive oil, sprinkle with
salt and pepper, roll in bread crumbs.
Broil over Goals Or under a gas flame
until cooked to the right turn.
Chestnut SaIad.-Shell and blanch
fresh chestnuts. Boil fifteen minutes,
then drain and cut into slices or quar-
tiers. add an equal amount of finely cut
celery. mix with French dressing and
serve on crisp head lettuce.
Nua hL4~veo
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N THE INVISIBLE

TN 1S46, Leverrier, the French astron-
\ omer, decided from his calcula-
tions that there must be another planet
beyond Uranus. The existence of
such a planet was the only possible
way of accounting for the movements
Of the others. So he carefully calcu-
lated where this planet, if it existed,
ought to be at a certain time.
But he had no telescope powerful
enough to see it, even if it existed.
So he wrote his friend. Gale. in Ber-
lin, who had a very powerful telescope.
and asked him to look in a certain
spot in the sky at a certain time.
Gale did so, and there was the new
planet.
Who discovered it: the man who
from his figures decided that it must
exist. or the man who first saw it7
A similar situation has arisen in re-
gard to the most common vitamin,
called vitamin A. Chemists and food
authorities have suspected for years
that there was some substance in fresh
foods which was necessary for the
growth and health of the body. and
the absence of which caused various
diseases of nutrition. In 1912, Doctor
McCollum, then a teacher at Madison,
Wis, found by feeding experiments
on animals, that there were at least
three of these mysterious substances.
which he called fiat soluble vitamin
A." water soluble vitamin B" and 'wa-
ter soluble vitamin c." Vitamin A
is found in butter, cod liver oil, milk,
egg yolks and the green leaves Of
vegetables.
Doctor McCollum's discovery has
been confirmed by many hundreds Of
scientific men in all parts of the world.
Chemists at once began to hunt for
the Vitamin A, which they knew was
there, but which they couldn't sepa-
rate from all the other substances in
the foods which contained it. They
have been hunting for it for II years,
but no n has seen it.
Now Professor Takahashi of the
Tokyo Institute of Research announces
that he has extracted it from cod
liver oil. spinach and green lave. a
Japanese weed.
1t is a transparent, thick. yellowish-
red oil with a bitter taste and a
peculiar odor. Professor Takahashi
has named it .biosterin," and the
amazing thing Is that this vital prin-
ciple in food. like radium, gives off ac-
tinic light rays so strong as to af-
feet a Photographic plate. Whether,
like radium. it will continue TO give
off rays without losing strength is
not yet known.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-11-27
BIRDS ON WEDDING GIFTS

IN MANY parts of the country 1t Is
1 considered unlucky to receive as a
wedding gift anything with birds de-
picted on 1t. This arises from an as
ISOLATION of ideas-a primitive concep-
ton of relations and, therefore, cause
and effect, sympathetic magic of a sort.
Birds suggest flight-something fleet
ing-and for the married state perma-
nency Is desirable. Therefore, the
wedding gift should not suggest i'm
permanency or it will produce imper-
manency. The superstition is ancient:
1t is found in other countries. 1t Is
obviously primitive.
Those superstitions which are clear
ly of a primitive origin present a most
interesting problem in their survival.
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POINTS ON
KEEPING WELL
DIR. FREDERICK r. GREEN
Editor of "HEALTH"
20. 1925, Western Newspaper Union.)
ARE WE NOT HOT-HOUSE
GIANTS?

A RE Americans living in too hot and
A dry houses? Are we as a nation liv-
ing, during the winter months, in so
warm an atmosphere that we are be-
coming abnormally sensitive to drafts
and cold air and so are reaping the re-
suits in the form Of constant colds,
coughs, bronchitis and pneumonia?
These are some Of the questions Dr..
Thomas Hubbard of Toledo asks in an
article on "Hot Air Comfort in a re-
cent issue of the Journal of the Amer
lean Medical Association, and which
he endeavors to answer. As the ques-
tons affect living conditions in prac-
tically all American homes. his article
Is deserving of careful consideration.
Americans, a few generations ago,
says Doctor Hubbard, lived in houses
and hotels with an average tempera-
ture of about 55 degrees. Those were
the days Of the open freplaces. This
method Of heating is still widely used
in England, as it has been for CEN
turtles. Most of the present improve
ments in heating have been American
inventions. About $50 years ago Ben
jamin Franklin invented the Franklin
stove, which at once became popular.
This was followed later by the~sheet-
iron stove, still widely used in many
households. The hard-cOal base burner
was invented about 1850, then the hot
air furnace, the steam and hot-water
radiator systems, and later the
vacuum heating with oil or gas as a
fuel.
In 1920, a temperature Of between
80 and go degrees was considered best
for hospitals. Today, 20 is the average
temperature for schools, hospitals and
hotels, while - to 70 Is not unusual
In offices and homes.
That Americans require a much
higher degree Of warmth than Euro
peans Is shown by the fact that most
American tourists complain bitterly of
cold living and sleeping rooms, both
in England and on the Continent, while
foreigners usually object just as siren
uously to our overheated houses, Of
fees, hotels and theaters. On the
other hand, we wear thinner clothing
and less of it, even though u win
tiers on the average are much more
lengthy and severe. A friend Of mine.
just back from a years study in Lon
don. says that wooden underwear is
absolutely necessary in England all
the year round. Shades of B. V. DIS!
On the other hand, medical officers
during the World wal stated that the
American soldier was more suscepti-
BILE to cold than the English or French
soldier. All ex-service men who were
in France agree that the two most
unpleasant features were the cold
and dampness.
Probably our houses and offices are
too hot and too dry. Free ventilation
and plenty of outdoor air will correct
both of these mistakes.
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~ inc 0PA0
of water and one-fourth cupful of vine
gar. Boil until a hard ball is formed
when dropped into cold water. Add
one-half teaspoonful of cream Of tar
tar as soon as the boiling commences.
When almost done add one-half cup
full of butter and one-fourth teaspoon
full of soda. Pour out to cool, then
pull.
Ice Cream candy.-Mix three cup
fuls Of %granulated sugar with one-half
cupful of vinegar and one and one-half
cupfuls of cold water with a table
spoonful of butter. Boil to a hard
ball. then pull when cold.
Sultana Carameis.-Melt o~ne-fourth
of a cupful of butter. add two cupfuls
of sugar. one-half cupful Of milk, one
fourth cupful of molasses when boil
ing-boil seven minutes. Add two
squares of unsweetened chocolate and
stir until melted; boil seven minutes
longer. add one cupful Of chopped
nuts and two tablespoonful of
chopped raisins. Beat until creamy.
L oit tul anu llioth INV -.
Ice Cream candy-Boil three cup
fuls of sugar, one-half cupful of boil
ing water, one-half tablespoonful of
vinegar and o~ne-fourth t~easpoonful of
cream of tartar. When the mixture
becomes brittle turn onto a buttered
plate and cool. Pull, flavor while
pulling with orange extract, oil OF
sassafras, or vanilla. Cut into pieces
with shears, wrap in waxed paper or
put into a jar and seal. If left for
several days it will be h~oneycombed
and soft.
Peanut Candy.-Take a pound of
peanuts, shell and roll with a rolling
pin until like coarse crumbs. Into a
saucepan place two pounds of light
brown sugar and twelve tablespoonful
of butter. Stir until melted and count
the time from the first bubble-cook
and stir constantly for seven minutes.
Remove from the heat, add the nuts
and pour into a well-buttered pan to
cool.
coconut Candy.-Add softened but
ter, using a tablespoonful to a cupful
Of powdered sugar, cream until well
blended, add coffee-a few drops at a
time, mixing well until the mixture is
creamy and smooth; add a cupful of
coconut and drop from a spoon on but
tered paper.
S~easonable Foods.
As ounces are now in the market
one may enjoy a dish that is a trifie
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-11-27
SOAKS RIGHT TN
And tIMBERS UP
STIFF JOINTS

Stiff, swollen, infiamed, rheumatic
Joints should be treated with a rem.
edy made for just 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 or
binary cure-alls have miserably failed.
Just rub it on-60c a tube at any drug
store-ask for Joint-Ease.
Always remember, when Joint-Ease
gets in Joint agony gets out-quick.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-11-27

outa you and TIL send word to the
Affiliated Landlords of Fairyland to
raise your rent to a hundred ounces of
thistledown a month"
With a cry of fright Creampnffia
few away, and poor Goldilocks had to
pay $500 of her 100000 a month for
rent.
90 by George Matthew Aeams.}
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In the course of a year / married and
after my first baby was born l got up
too soon and it caused a displacement.
This troubled me so that l could hardly
walk or do my homework. i knew what
the Vegetable Compound did for me be-
fore so / took it again. It strengthened
me and now /. have five little kiddies.
The eldest is six, the baby is FIVE months
old and / have twin boys three years old
and a boy of five years. lido all my own
homework, washing and ironing, and I
never felt better In my life. 1 owe my
health to your wonderful medicine and
/ recommend it to all my friends
Mrs. VERBENA CARPENTER, III End
Avenue, Evanston, Wyoming.
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IN A NAME q"
BY MILDRED MARSH
-BJ MILDRED Z
Facts about your names; It's history; meaning; whence 1t =
was derived; significance; your lucky day and lucky jewel y

toned. Monica Is also a favorite in
France and the %peasantry call 1t Mon
ique. Moncha is the Irish form.
The emerald Is Monica's talismanic
gem. 1t is believed TO bestow upon
her the gift Of foretelling or sensing
future events. She will have espe-
cially keen perception when she fears
the jewel and will be guarded against
deceit. Wednesday is her lucky day
and / her lucky number.
90 by Wheeler syndicate.)
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Health is your most valuable asset.
Obtain DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery, now, in liquid or tablets,
from your neighborhood druggist, or
send 10c to DIR. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel,
Buffalo, N. Y, for trial pkg. DR.. Pierce
will give you medical advice free, too.
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AILMENTS OF
YOUNG GIRLS
Relieved by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound
School Teachers Experience
Evanston, Wyoming.-"A few years
ago / had troubles every month such as

girls OICen nave, ana
would suffer awfully
every time. ! was
teaching school and
it made it hard for
me as / had to go
to bed for two or
three days. One day
my mother sugges-
ted that take Lydia
E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound,
which / did, and it
did for mo
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The M ulA
KITCHEN 40E&H
CABINET9llSN
,e. lsz6. Western Newspaper union.J

t9. 1915. Western Newspaper union.)
Ch~eerfuiness is the daughter Of
employment.
Gloom and sadness are poisons to
us. the origin of Mysteries, which
is a disease of the Imagination
caused by vexation and supported
by fear.-Sevigne.
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d. pei ilidiiCiilD
cured of stomach
trouble by taking
DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery.
AS a stomach med
icine and a tonic
for the blood it has
no equal and / am
always glad to rec
ommend it."-Mrs.
Ellen Jones. 1917
Ave 2
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unusual.
Stuffed Ounces.
Wash and core
six ounces. place
them In a baking
dish with n cup
full each of water
and sugar. Fill
the cavities with
chOpped raiSinS
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When It Hurts

Tn worst thing about bein' a parent
is hayin' a little tired child come home
from school ever evenin' Loaded down
win algebras histories, treh'n. text
JOCKS. IN WrIIln' PADS, al ueiles VA
we know enough L help it if we would.
Abe Martin. in Indianapolis News.
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pulls, ana giving
the children of
the family a good
time.
Moiasses Candy
TO one and one,
half pounds OF
sugar add one
C upfu of m O.
lasses, n cupful
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Is 1t Your Stomach ?

Council Bluffs. Iowa.-"After many
remedies had failed to give me relief, l
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Life is not so short but that there
is always time enough for courtesy
Emerson.
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HOMEMADE CANDIES

This Is the eason Of the year when
we enjoy making candy, having candy
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The di%rty-faced boy evidently wants
the earth.
The Washington times., 1925-10-02
BABY GIVEN TO MAN
ON HIS WEDDING DAY

POTTSTOwN, Oct. "A few hours
before Albert p. Gnoza. former
member of the Potstown police
force, was married, a baby wrap
ped in a blanket was left at his
home with a note saying. here is
your baby
Police say the child was taken to
Gnozas' home by Miss Ruth Dubois.
who is now being sought,
Look at its "nose. it's eyes, it's
mouth" her note is said to have
read. Everyone says it is the
picture of you
The child is two weeks old. 1t
was turned over to the Homeo-
pathic Hospital. where il will be
kept until the mother can be found.
Gnoza is said to have declared that
he had given money for the sup
port of the infant.