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The Ely miner., 1925-10-30
The Withdrawal of the
Candidate

When Miss Annie Oakley, the
famous rifle shot, was travelling
through the country giving exhibi-
tions Of her skill at theaters, she
reached a small town In Texas; and
her manager inserted an advertise
ment In the home paper for smart
colOred boy to assist In the per-
formance. Applicants were instruct
ed to apply at the stage door of the
local opera house at l p. M. sharp.
When the manager arrived he
found the passageway congested with
little negroes, each eager to testify
to his smartness. He made a selec-
tion. picking out spry boy of about
twelve. He took his applicant inside
and stationed him near the wings.
You will stand right here and not
move" he said. "When the curtain
goes up, Miss Oakley will come out
and talk TO the audience for a few
moments. Then l will balance a
small arpl, on your forehead and the
lady will go over on the other side
of the stage yonder and shoot it off,"
The candidate grabbed for his hat.
his eyes wildly rolling in search of
the nearest path to safety.
''Mistah,' he demanded. "who's
goin' to shoot whut apple offer whose
haid? Me, why l wouldn't let NAH
own nanny shoot no apple offer NAH
haid, let alone it's some stranger"
And he was gone.
The Ely miner., 1925-10-30
Out of Business Hours

To realize what the antiquity of
this one Is you first must look up the
date of Gen. Tom Thumbs death and
then hark still farther back to the
yet more remote period when that
little man was at the height of his
fame.
Under the management of P. T,
Barnum, the most famous of sll our
dwarfs was touring the country. Be
tween engagements hee stopped over
Sunday at country hotel in New
England.
A lady of the neighborhood called
and sent up her card with the request
that she be-permitted to meet the
general. The message was received
by a member of Barnum's staff. who
happened at the moment 20 be In the
generals room. This person, who was
six feet tall and broad in proportion
and something of a wit. asked that
the lady be shown up.
Presently she knocked at the door
and he answered Ii.
II am looking" sne said, ''for Gen.
Tom Thumb"
Madam" he said, proceed to
look"
Surely you are not the celebrated
midgetY she cried.
Certainly / am" he answered.
"But just at the present moment,
madam, l happen to be resting"
The Ely miner., 1925-10-30
Homemade Soap Is Much
Harder Than Store Kind

Perhaps you have wondered why
some of your neighbors bother to make
homemade soap when 1t can be pur-
chased so easily. AS families increase
in size. Soap bills usually get to be
quite an item, and home soap making
will save $5 to $40 year.
If you will save your grease and
meat scraps you will he able to make
dozens of bars of fine white soap. If
you follow carefully the recipe on the
lye label or one in the manufactur-
er's booklet, you will have splendid
success, You will find that home
made soap is much harder and does
not wash away so quickly as store
soap.
Waste grease, as rule, is Of no
value whatsoever except for soap MAX
ing. When sufficient quantity has
been saved to combine with six cans
Of highest-test lye, you can make do
nestle soap at cent bar. On the
basis mentioned you would have more
than a hundred bars of pure soap,
which would last the average family
one year and would be worth over Sc.
If you try it once yourself you will
be very much pleased with the results
obtained.
The Ely miner., 1925-10-30
Hens Should Be Fed So.
That Thev Mott O11icklv

The old hens should be fed so that
they will molt quickly. Eggs will be
high in price this fall and winter and
we should feed the flock so as to OBJ
tain every possible egg, suggests D. ii.
Hall, extension poultry husbandman
at Clemson college.
The molt is natural thing and
the hen must be allowed time enough
for 1t. We can help them through the
molting stage by feeding. The mash
feeds are very beneficial In growing
feathers, therefore, these hens should
have all the mash thsy want. A pound
Of sulphur added to each 100 pounds of
mash will also aid the hens in growing
new feathers. Sulphur Is also a mild
tonic and aids In keeping the hens
body In condition.
During the molting period, the hens
need large amount of grain feed for
the upkeep Of the body. The molt Is a
severe drain on the hen and a good
strong body, with plenty of extra en-
ergy should be kept by the hen. The
hen is also laying up surplus energy
for next years laying. The best feed,
care, and attention should be given
them at this time. 1t will always pay
you to send your hens to roost with a
full craw each night.
The Ely miner., 1925-10-30
The Ways of the Army

A green recruit was having his
first experience at doing sentry duty
at one of the southern cantonments
In 1917. Toward him through the
darkness came captain.
Halt! Who goes thereT de-
manded the greenhorn.
"Officer of the day." came the
answer.
Beat 1t bo. before I run you in,"
said the sentry. what the hi
would the officer of the day be doin'
hangin' round at night?"
This story is matched by one that
l had from a retired chaplain, who
voucher for its authenticity:
The officer of the day was inspect.
ing the guard.
"What are your orders?" he in
quired of drafted man.
Sir" said the sentry, in his newly
acquired military manner. "my orders
are to be yigilant."
"What does vigilant mean?" said
the officer.
81 don't know" said the sentry.
"Call the corporal of the guard
and we'll find out" said the officer.
The corporal of the guard came.
and saluted.
Corporal" said the officer, "this
man here doesn't know the meaning
of the word vigilant. Suppose you
tell him.
''It means, sir, to be alert" an
swered the corporal promptly.
"And what does alert mean?" said
the commander, anxious that the les
son should be driven home to the
pupil.
Il don't know" said the corporal.
The Ely miner., 1925-10-30
The Choice of Young Cohen

1t so befell in the months preced-
ing our entry into the World war that
In a suburb of Chicago a prepared
ness league was organized. Swept
away by. patriotic love for his
adopted country a youth named
Cohen joined 1t. Now. military drill
was part of the duties of mem
Der, and young Cohen did not take
with any great amoult of enthusiasm
to this feature.
One evening the commander Of his
squad sought to liven him.
Buck up. Hermann" he said.
"You learn how to be soldier. and
some of these days you may go
back to the old country-to Poland
and be field marshal"
II Think" said Herman. "Td rather
stay here and be a Marshall Field"
The Ely miner., 1925-10-30
is YOUR HEALTH
PERFECT?

HOW many people are sick In the
l United States at any one time?
1t is impossible to say. We have not
yet a sufficiently correct system of
registration to know positively how
many births and deaths there are In
this country every year. Nevada and
South Dakota are still without any
accurate system Of human bookkeep-
ing, while In many of the other states
the laws for registering births and
deaths are still too new to give any
reliable figures.
So any attempt to estimate the
amount of sickness is little better than
a guess.
The reports from the draft boards
during the war showed that a surpris-
ingly large number OF young. men were
disqualified for military service on ac-
count of physical defects. But how
many people of all ages and both
sexes are handicapped or disqualified
for everyday activity by some kind of
physical ailment? 1t may not be a
serious disease, or 1t may be some
form that weakens the person without
endangering his life, like hookworm
or malaria, neither of which often
causes death, but both Of which keep
the patient in a rundown condition,
unable to do any work or only a small
part of what he might do. 1t may be
what people in the South quantity but
accurately call misery" just a gen.
eral weakness and feeling of discom-
fort, due TO poor or insufficient food.
anemia, constipation or some chronic
infection. Whatever 1t may be, it
hampers the person, prevents him
from doing his best in any activity
and, what is still more important,
keeps him from getting the largest
amount of pleasure and happiness out
of life.
A committee Of the New York
Academy of Medicine recently made
careful examination Of one thousand
persons of both sexes and of various
ages. Only twenty-five perfectly
healthy people were found Two hum
dred and fifty needed some kind of
advice. while seven hundred and twen-
ty were i'll and needed some kind OF
care and treatment. Yet none of
these people were really sick; that is,
not sufficiently Ill to prevent them
from following their everyday occu-
patton. They all considered them
selves in good health and their friends
and relatives all regarded them as
healthy people. Yet they were all,
consciously or unconsciousIy, working
under some kind of handicap.
The Ely miner., 1925-10-30

TAKING ADVANTAGE
OF HIGHER PRICES

The high egg market last fall was
In the latter part of November. The
records indicate that the tendency Ia
for the high spot In the market to ad-
vance earlier in the fall The prob
lem Of the person who Is interested
In making his poultry pay, is how to
prepare to take advantage Of these
high prices.
Pullets which began laying late In
October frequently lay during the en-
tire winter. Pullets which are de-
veloped too early begin laying early
In October and then begin to molt, and
unless they are exceptionally well fed
they will not begin laying again until
spring.
If Leghorns are hatched before
April and are well grown they will
likely start laying early In October.
Under good growing rations Leghorn
will mature in about 200 days. Some
growers can carry their early hatched
pullets along more slowly and pre-
vent them from laying much before the
first of November. In order to do
this they feed very little meat scrap
and other high protein feeds and feed
considerable ground oats and other
bulky feeds which grow a good frame
but which do not hasten the maturity
of the BIRDS
The heavy breeds which are slower
maturing will lay better in the fall II
hatched earlier than April. February
and March pullets of the breeds such
as Plymouth Rocks, Rhode Island Reds
and Wyandottes will be about the
right stage of maturity for November
eggs If they are grown on a good ra-
ton.
One trouble with a good many pro-
ducers is that they do not feed their
pullets SO that they mature quickly
enough so as to start laying In the
fall. In other words you have two
sources Of trouble In getting pullets to
lay in November. One Is the Matching
Of Leghorns too early and thereby
having them go into a molt, thereby
losing production In the winter from
that source. The other trouble Is on
account Of late chicks and slow de-
velopment which results In the pull
let's not laying until the greater part
of the winter is over and the period
OF high egg prices has passed.
The Ely miner., 1925-10-30
Flapper Found Out
What Grandpa Said

Senator Lenroot said at a lunch
con:
'sThey talk about the new woman.
forgetting that there's nothing new
under the sun.
"A fiapper said to her octogenarian
grandfather one day:
Grandpa, what did you say to
grandma when you proposedT
$50 away growled the old gentle
man, .and let me work my radio In
peace
"'No. but tell me-what did you
sayr
"'Go awayl Can't you see I'm try
ing to get Woonsocketr
at won't go away till you tell me
what you said-so therep
'The old man hesitated. Then he
coughed and answered:
at said "yes".' .'"-Philadelphia Bull
letin.
The Ely miner., 1925-10-30
ProUide Canned Corn to
Help Out During Winter

Every housekeeper likes to have a
few jars of canned corn among her
reserve supplies, especially IL the corn
is grown In the home garden, but many
do not feel quite confident about can
ming 1t properly. The United States
Department of Agriculture says that
corn can be safely and successfully
canned at home IL a steam pressure
canner Is used. Corn is one Of the nom
acid vegetables which should be proc
essed at q temperature higher than
212 degrees Fahrenheit which Is only
possible under steam pressure.
The corn should, Of course, be as
fresh as possible when canned. Handle
1t within two hours after picking, IL
possible. To prepare 1t for canning,
cut 1t from the cob without precook-
ing. Add half as much boiling water
as corn by weight and heat thoroughly.
Pack It hot In the Jars, add one tea
spoonful of salt to each quart, and 2
teaspoonfuls of mgar If desired. Ad-
just the springs half way, or place
screw tops on loosely, and completely
seal tin cans before placing them In
the Gamer, which should be hot Proc
ess 80 minutes at Is pounds pressure,
or 250 degrees Fahrenheit.
In using the pressure Gamer, wait
until steam flows fully from the pet
cock before closing; otherwise the
pressure is no indication of the tenn
perature. Commence to count the time
when the pressure reaches the desired
point, not before.
Seal glass jars as soon as removed
from the Gamer. The texture of prod
ucts in tin is removed if the cans
are cooled quickly by plunging In cold
water. All cans and jars should be
so marked that each lot can be identi-
fed. Keep them at room temperature
for at least a week. Discard. any
showing signs of spoilage and watch
others of the same lot until it is GER
tain that they are keeping.
The Ely miner., 1925-10-30

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture)
Having a closet containing a hinged
shelf which can be let down to do
duty as a counter or table is a good
arrangement. Where there is not room
for a kitchen cabinet the closet can
be made to serve instead. With the
shelf up, the door can be shut and
the contents of the closet concealed
effectively. The farmers wife in
-Wythe county, Va, who planned this
ingenious use of closet entered her
kitchen in the county better kitchen
contest, under the terms of which each
contestant was to make the most i'm
provement possible for the least out
lay: The contest was carried on under
the cooperative direction of the Unit
ed States Department of Agriculture
and the Virginia Polytechnic institute.
The cltSet was fitted up with
hinged drop shelf which rested when
down on an extension leg. The equip
rhent and materials for baking were
grouped together in front of the shelf,
and a high stool was placed near
The Ely miner., 1925-10-30
Egg-Eating Habit

The habit or vice of egg eating Is
difficult to break, once 1t has been es-
tablished. 1t usually starts from the
birds getting taste of a fresh egg
when 1t Is broken. Sometimes fresh
egg shells thrown to the chicks with
out being heated gives them a taste
OF the raw, fresh egg. Darkened,
large. roomy nests, the frequent re-
mOval of eggs and the immediate re.
moval of any broken shells are the
most dependable methods for break.
ing up this trouble
The Ely miner., 1925-10-30

When one or both fasteners of a
glove have pulled out, sew tape under
the worn places, putting an ordinary
dress snap near the old fastening, and
the glove is useful again.
To keep the coffee pot sweet and
clean, put tablespoonful of carbo-
nate of soda into 1t. fill 1t nearly full
of water, and let 1t boil for little
while. Then rinse thoroughly with
several lots of warm water, If this is
done once week the pot win always
be fresh and nice.
The Ely miner., 1925-10-30
POINTS ON
KEEPING WELL
DIR. FREDERICK r. GREEN
Editor of "HEALTH"
STRAIGHTENING GIRL
GRADUATES
Ce0SceceoSeSoG0e0S 0e0SOeS@SSOe

WToMEN students at the Univer-
w sity of California are crooked.
This Is a startling statement, but II
is made on the authority of the direc-
tor of physical education at that IN
stitution. Not mentally or morally
crooked, but physically crooked. Ac-
cording to the records Of physical ex-
aminations the girls at the University
of California are growing up with one
shoulder higher than the other and
with stopped shoulders.
This is due to long years of carry
ing heavy books, always under the
same arm, from force of habit; to sit
ting at their desks for hours with
stopped and rounded shoulders, until
one side Of the body Is developed be-
yond the other and one shoulder,
usually the right, has slant which
comes permanent AS sailors would
say, the girls have a ''list to star
board"
Any fixed habit or long-continued
work has, in time, definite effect on
the body. Just as the working man or
woman, always doing the same work
in the same way, will gradually require
a body change TO correspond to the
occupation, so the student, through
years of study, unless some means
are used to prevent 1t, acquires a
Characteristic stoop. We all know the
rounded shoulders and the contracted
chest of the desk worker.
Peasant girls In Europe and native
women in Asia and Africa have car
ried water bottles, milk jars, baskets
of grain and fruit, bundles Of laundry,
bales Of merchandise, and even little
brothers and sisters on their heads for
centuries. This constant balancing
and carrying of weights has devel-
oped the muscles on both sides of the
body and has made their spines and
shoulders strong and erect. The we'll
developed figures and graceful car
riage of primitive women have been
remarked and commented on by count
less travellers and explorers.
Civilization has it's disadvantages.
One of them Is that the human body
is not only hampered in development,
but 1t is also actually distorted by
some conditions of civilized life. DR..
Z. L.. Bradford of Boston, one Of the
leading orthopedic authorities in the
country, seriously recommends that
the daughters of our best families bs
taught to carry weights on their heads,
not because they have to do it for a
living but in order to give them good
figures.
What shall it profit girl graduate
to win Ph.D., IL II costs her crook
ed back and contracted chest? II
our college women are to be the moth
ers of better men and women, they
must have straight bodies as well as
well-trained minds.
The Ely miner., 1925-10-30

by, ready for use. Groceries were kept
on the shelves above, in cartons, glass
jars, or other neat. tight, containers
Whatever could be hung up was placed
on nails, on the door or the edges of
the shelves Cook books were kept In
rack on the door,
A dish closet with drop shelf close
to the stove is convenient place to
keep cups and saucers, pitchers,
bowls. or any other dishes that are
often filled directly from the stove
When there is no need of using the
shelf it is held p-with a small wooden
catch.
A homemade cabinet has a shelf.
which is really a biscuit board. Chains
hold 1t in place, and the til.ing bins
for -four and meal are also held by
chains. The bins go back and the
shelf drops down when not in use, COW
ering the pot closet below. The same
idea could be followed inside closet.
Precautions should be taken In any
case to make the bins mouse and in.
sect proof by fitting them with tight
covers.
The Ely miner., 1925-10-30
Deer Still Plentiful

From time to time there is some ag-
itation for the further protection of
deer, but recent survey shows that
there are at least 100000 wild deer
in the United States, Each year about
$4,000 are killed in the eastern and
central western states alone. Mime
sofa kills about 10000 deer each sea-
son and 5000 were slain in New York
in 1924.
The Ely miner., 1925-10-30
Safety First

They were as busy as bees at the
downtown restaurant. A portly woman
visitor hurriedly approached the serv-
ing counter and demanded of the
startled waiter:
"Where is the kitchen? I want to
see how the meats are prepared before
order mine" ne."-Indianapolis News.
The Ely miner., 1925-10-30
VARIOUS WAYS OF
USING SOY BEANS
Appreciated for Their High
Food Value.

Prepared by the United states Department
of Agriculture.)
Soy beans have long been a staple
food product In the Orient. As they
are becoming better known In this
country, and appreciated for their high
food value. people are beginning to
inquire as to the best ways of cooking
them. The United States Department
Of Agriculture says that the yellow,
brown and green varieties of soy beans
are excellent for use as green vege-
tables, and can be cooked like lima
beans or any other Of the varieties of
beans used green. Dried soy beans
can be prepared in much the same way
as navy and other dried beans. The
soy beans, however, require longer
soaking and much more cooking than
the familiar varieties of beans. Either
a pressure cooker or a fireless cooker
can be used to advantage, therefore,
in cooking them. In general, dried soy
beans need to be soaked "a hours and
cooked for at least hours. The time
varies considerably with the dryness
Of the bean and it's variety. 1t Is bet
ter to simmer any soy beans than to
boil them rapidly. Since the soy bean
Is very rich in fat, 1t does not require
additional fat in cooking, but some
persons prefer to add little meat fat
or butter because of the flavor.
Roasted soy beans are somewhat
like roasted peanuts in flavor. Soak
the beans over night. Boil them for one
hour in salted water. Spread in a
shallow pan, and roast in a moderate
oven. Sprinkle them with salt while
they are still warm.
The following recipes suggest uses
Tor boiled soy beans:
Soy Bean Loaf.
cupfuls boiled IL tablespoeafuls
soy beans -four
cupful bread y teaspoo nful
crumbs curry powder
|. / cupful chopped 1 teaspoonful salt
cooked celery u cupful milk
Scald the milk, add the flour which
has been mixed with a little of the
milk, and stir until thick. Mash or
grind the soy beans; mix with the Gel
cry, thickened milk and seasonings
and form into loaf. Bake in a mod
crate oven.
Soy Bean Vegetable Soup.
. cupfuls boiled " cupful chopped
soy beans celery
cupfuls strained 2 tea onfuls
tomato pulp onion juice
cupfuls water l teaspoonful salt
Y tea poo nful tablespoonfuls
pepper -four
Cook the celery in the water until
tender. Add the tomatoes, bean pulp,
and seasonings to the celery. Add the
-four which has been mixed with a lit
tie water, and cook for twenty min
utes.
The Ely miner., 1925-10-30
DEMAND "BAYER" ASPIRIN
Take Tablets Without Fear II You
See the Safety "Bayer Cross"

Warningl 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 25 years.
Say "Bayer" when you buy Aspirin.
limitations may prove dangerous.-Ady.
The Ely miner., 1925-10-30
Lady Of Distinction

Is recognized by the delicate, fascinat-
ing influence Of the perfume she uses.
A bath with Cuticura Soap and hot
water to thoroughly cleanse the pores
followed by a busting with Cuticura
Talcum powder usually means a clear,
sweet, healthy skin.-Advertiseme
The Ely miner., 1925-10-30
Origin of Theory

When an old farmer was asked If
hot weather was really good for the
cotton crop he replied: "Well. some
body said so at ssme time and 1t was
too hot for anybody to deny 1t and
that's how the d-d idea got started"
New Orleans States.
The Ely miner., 1925-10-30
Use for Leftouers

When you have two or three vege-
tables left over, even though there is
but just spoonful or two of each,
combine them into a macedoine salad
or potato harlequin.
The Ely miner., 1925-10-30
Mother City of Russio

Kieff, situated on the Dnieper river,
is called the Mother City of Russia"
1t was the capital of the grand
princes of Kieff and became head Of
all the Russian principalities about
the year 1864
The Ely miner., 1925-10-30

ers, draperies, coverings, hangings-
eyerythingl
Buy Diamond Dyes-no other kind
and tell your druggist whether the ma
terial you wish to color is wool or silk,
or whether it is linen, cotton or mixed
goods.
The Ely miner., 1925-10-30
Many Defaced Coins

The number of defaced coins re-
turned to the mint at Philadelphia,
Pa, to be remelted would fill five
trains of Sc cars each. holding $4,000
pounds to the car.
The Ely miner., 1925-10-30
AROUND THE HOUSE

When sewing up sheets. don't cut in
two until the seams are sewed over
and over.
Turn your dress skirt inside out
when hanging it away and shake well
to remove dust.
Dice-shaped pieces of potatoes can
not be surpassed for cleaning water
bottles or glass vases.
The Ely miner., 1925-10-30
American Films Exported

Motion-picture films exported from
the United States made their highest
record in the year 1925, when the to-
tai length of exposed" films exported
was over 2OO,O0O,OOO feet, or about
10000 miles.-Science Service.
The Ely miner., 1925-10-30
English Rail Sections

When passenger travel is heavy on
English railways and it becomes nee
essary to run trains in two sections,
the first train carries at Its rear
sign bearing the letters "a. p. f."
meaning Another portion follows"