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The Bismarck tribune., 1925-07-24

Part of the secret Of raising chill
dren is knowing you annoy them as
much as they annoy you.
Quit worrying and maybe. your
wrinkles will go away for a rest.
With the men using so much hair
tonic girl just simply can't keep
her nose from being shiny.
The law of supply and demand
makes polite people popular.
With so much t. see on the beach,
diving is u waste of time.
The most reckless drivers are
those who don't know how to drive.
The hard thing about being a
philosopher is looking satisfied.
Don't think such heavy thoughts
during the warm spell. Too much
will make you howlegged.
1t is not polite to pinch girl to
keep her awake while you are Kiss.
ing her.
The tooth brush is mightier than
the chewing gum.
If you don't wash the windows OF
your closed car people will: wonder
what's going on inside.
These are the days when you can't
tell if man is stretching himself
or stretching fish tale.
Copyright, 1925, NEA Service, Inc J
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-07-24

The law of supply and demand
makes polite people popular.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-07-24

With the men using so much hair
tonic a girl just simply can't keep
her nose from being shiny.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-07-24

There is good thing to be said about the Tennes
trial. 1t doesn't to have any effect the stock
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-07-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Vego Jensen are the
owners of sedan, purchased re-
Gently. .,
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-07-24

Mesdames c. Young and G.. Soule,
also Miss Elsie Soule, were callers
in Moffit on Wednesday.
The Ely miner., 1925-02-27

Claudio is popular in France, Louis
MI, who gave both his daughters mas
culine names, called the eldest Claude
and when she was the wife Of Fran
co.'s ], la RENE Claude plums were so
termed in her honor. Her daughter
carried the name Claude into the
House Of Lorraine. From there it
passed into Switzerland where it be-
came Claudine. The Italians immedi-
ately adopted it and termed it Claudia.
France clings to Claude, Claudine, and
Claude.
Claudias talismanic jewel Is the
cat's-eye, which is surrounded by more
superstitions and legends than almost
any other stone 1t is used by the ma
tives of Ceylon, where most cat's-eyes
are found, as charm against evil
spirits and 1t has the same value to the
people of India. 1t becomes almost a
hypnotic stone to some people and is
said to provide it's wearer with un-
failing magnetism and attraction. But
to dream of cat's-eye signifies treach-
cry. Claudia's lucky day is Thursday
and 6 is said to be her mystic number.
20 by Wheeler Syndicate. Inc.)
The Ely miner., 1925-02-27
CONTRADICTIONS

vEYHEN Saturday morning came
w and Mary realized that John was
going off for the entire day to play
golf, she suddenly felt as If the person
TO whom she had been married for
two years were a hard man and
stranger.
She was standing on street corner
waiting for car, when she noticed a
green dress and huge hat. The wom-
an was rouged and powdered and
wore many fiashing jewels. "What a
creaturel" thought Mary. Then she
began to wonder why her car didn't
come. Evidently there was a block,
and presently it began to rain. The
.irst thing she knew pleasant voice
beside her said: "Will you have half
of my umbrella?' There was the
dressy lady.
All the way home Mary was argu-
ing with herself on the Inconsistency
of human nature. She couldn't explain
it; she just began to recognize it. She
was late when she opened her own
door, and John had already reached
home. There he sat in her precious
winged chair, dropping cigarette ashes
on the chintz. For moment her soul
was tried. Then the train of thoughts
she had been following IN the street
car came back to her. The inconsis-
tencies of human naturei AT that
point she accepted her husbands con-
tradictions. too. Moreover, as she
found him an ash receiver. she felt it
comfortable to have got past the deifi-
The Ely miner., 1925-02-27
Che Dhu
of
Superstitlons
BoNFIREs
Blu II. lRDlNG KING

RoNFIRES as we know them in this
country now are not expressions
of popular superstition but they have
their origin in superstition and in Scot
land and Ireland in quite recent times
the bonfires lighted at certain dates
were clearly survivals of ancient su-
perstitious rites as are, likewise, the
midsummer fires lighted in certain
parts of England.
In the old days, says one writer
these fires "Blazed on every hill and in
every farm. No field was fruitful into
which a burning brand had not been
thrown, no horse or COW which had
not been touched by fire that night"
These "needfires'' of old were set
burning in all parts of Europe, though
the date upon which they were lighted
appears to have differed in different
localities. AS rule, however, they
were midsummer fires and were sup
posed to symbolic the reaching of the
sun to its highest point in the heavens.
In this country the bonfire has be-
COule Sliupiy dn cApICoSiOu vi ScucTdl
joy over some great event or at some
great anniversary. But originally these
fires were undoubtedly connected with
sun-worship. The fact that in some
places these fires are still called "bale-
fires' is thought by some authorities to
indicate that they were once lighted In
honor of Baal. the Phoenician sun-god.
That they are survivals of sun worship
in some phase is, however, alsundantly
proved. This is not in antagonism to
Professor Frazer's story that they
were originally fires for human sacri-
fice-they might well have been both.
About these "balefires," real fires"
'.needfres," etc, of which our bonfire
is the representative. enough has been
written to make small library.
t@ by Mcclure Newspsser syndieats.>
The Ely miner., 1925-02-27
feTablecloth" Spread by
Mist Ouer Mountain Top

One Of the most interesting sights
to be seen in cloudland is the
spreading Of the tablecloth" over
Table mountain in South Africa. When
a southerly or southeasterly wind
sweeps in from the southern ocean the
mountain barrier defect is upward,
the moist air cools by expansion, and
dense white cloud spreads over the
summit.
1t Is particularly striking because a
perfectly cloudless sky generally pre-
walls at the same time over the sur
rounding country. The cloud forms a
level layer and pours over the leeward
edge of the mountain, dissolving and
disappearing at fairly definite level.
Thus the picture of "tablecloth" is
complete. The wind that causes the
cloud is always more or less violent,
and after making the sweep of the
mountain it descends in cataract into
the city of Cape Town, which it fills
with dust and uproar. She sudden
ness with which the clouc forms is a
sourc. of danger to persons who make
the ascent of Table mountain.
Fatal accidents have occurred be-
cauf visitors have wandered about in
The Ely miner., 1925-02-27
Things Evidently on
Moue in PrunfytolDn

How are things coming on, these
days?" asked a guest who visited the
hamlet sufficiently often to be mildly
interested in the happenings there.
Lively Lively!" triumphantly re-
piled the landlord of the Pruntytown
tavern. "a lady got divorced and was
remarked within fourteen minutes,
luther day another lady horsewhipped
a gentleman for something or nuther.
/ didn't learn what, right in front Of
the post office; when real keen pic
ture is shown at the Oriental Grotto
you hafto cross over to the opposite
side of the street TO get by until the
second shcw starts; the boys and
girls are parading the streets day
after day and far into the night; we've
got way past Nav Jongg and are
neck deep in the crossroads puzzle.
Why, by glory, look for our pregres-
sive little city to be arrested most any
minute for exceeding the speed limitI"
City Star.
The Ely miner., 1925-02-27
CLAUDIA

NNE of the popular names of mod
~ ern times with a certain aristO-
cratic class is Claudia, meaning famed
The name has distinguished origin
and is fitted to grace the most queenly.
1t comes from the Claudian gems of
Rome, and going still further back, Is
derived from the Greek word meaning
famed.
Though the Claudii were family of
evil fame who figure In most of Rome's
tragedies, there is no denying their
imperious will and attainments. The
regin of Emperor Claudius gave his
name vogue in both the masculine and
feminine form.
The first Claudia known was one
who sends her greetings to st. Timothy
in st. Paul's Epistle. She is believed
to have been the daughter Of British
prince and the wife of Prudens. The
epigrams of Martial speak Of lady
of the name of Claudia as British, and
thus Claudia Is marked by two very
dissimilar authorities as one of the
first British Christians.
The Ely miner., 1925-02-27
ss5aITTJ55 6f1 Observation-Disclosures
86R[A2kN|S[I4EI

what happened to you, Teddy?"
inquired little Dog on wheels, that
had hole In his back.
"Oh, boy came to our playroom
and played at hunting bears. so he
stabbed me with his knife" said Teddy.
But how did you get so badly dam
aged?'
."Oh, somebody wanted to know
why l didn't bark, and he cut me
open," replied toy Dog. "They say the
toy mender can fix me all right, but |
am afraid he will have a hard time
mending my back"
"O-o-oi" cried the Dolly without any
hair. ~ have been thinking, suppose
something happens to the toy mender
before he gets to us, we will never be
made whole. O-o-o."
BY this time the little Moonbeams
were trembling so with fright they
could hardly creep from between the
shutters. They did not stop to peek
anywhere else, but made their way
back to the MoOnman and threw them
serves III HIS zap. II WIS Il teIEluAc
sight, was all they could say.
When at last Mr.. Moonman found
out what had scared them he laughed.
"Go back tomorrow night and see what
you find behind those shutters" he
said. sit happens every year. You'll
find everything will be right"
1t took a great deal of urging the
next night to get the little Moonbeams
started off on their trip down to the
earth. Old Mr.. Moonman was very
late In showing his face, but after a
while off ran the Moonbeams and
crept through the shutters Of the toy
shop.
1t was a very different sight from
that which they saw the night before.
They hardly knew Miss Dolly, with
her new hair and her new foot, and
the other doll had her new arm and
Puss new pair Of eyes, which she
was using to look into every corner
for stray mouse.
Teddy Bear was so well mended you
could not tell where the cut had been,
and toy Dog was barking for every
body to look at his back and trying
The Ely miner., 1925-02-27
THE sPRINGY-DoNKEYING

the mist and fallen over precipices !;
some who preferred to wait for the
mist to rise have been obliged to re-
main for hours in one spot. The liter
ature of the "tablecloth" dates back
at least as far as the Seventeenth GEN.
tury. There is quaint old German
work dealing with atmospheric mar
vels. published at Nuremberg in 1850,
containing picture and a description
of the cloud, which had already ac-
quired its present name.
The Ely miner., 1925-02-27
THE MooNBEAMs

ONE night some very young Moon
- beams scampered down to Earth
TO look for closed doors and shutters.
MoOnbeams, you know, just love to
creep through cracks and creyices and
see things that folks think they have
locked up-just like boys and girls for
all the world-the Moonbeams, I mean.
"Oh, here is place to peep
through" cried one little beam. "Come,
there is room for all of us and expect
there will be something wonderful to
see."
The shutters through which they
crept were those of the broken toy
shop where all the dolls and toy dogs
and cats and crippled toys Of all sorts
are taken when some accident hap
pens TO them.
Now, it was not long after Christ
mas, and the toy mender had been so
busy that he could not mend half the
toys that were brought to him to be
made well, and the long, wide shelf in
front of the window was pretty well
filled.
Just as the little Moonbeams peeked
the magic hour struck, which set all
The Ely miner., 1925-02-27


his best to look himself until he near
ly lost his balance twisting himself
around.
The little Moonbeams were so inter-
ested that they forgot 70 stay close to
the shutters, but peeked so far through
that the toys saw them and called out,
"Oh, come in, Moonbeams, and make
the place bright. We are so happy we
want to dance for Joy because we are
whole again."
So the Moonbeams tumbled into the
shop, and there they stayed until Mr..
Moonman came to find them, thinking
they must be lost.
"What did I tell your he said. "Of
course they are as good as new, but
every year, after Christmas, it hap
pens-lots of accidents; but they al
ways get mended."
(@ by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.)
The Ely miner., 1925-02-27
Good Enough Reason

A bright girl in large school ap-
piled to her teacher for leave to be
absent half day, on a plea that her
mother had received telegram which
stated company was on the way.
"It's my fathers half-sister and her
three boys" said the pupil anxiously,
''and mother doesn't see how she can
do without me, because those boys
always act so dreadfully."
The teacher referred to her printed
list of reasons which justified absence
and asked if her case came under any
of them.
Il think it might come under this
head, Miss Rules" said the girl, point
ing as she spoke to the words "Domes-
tic Affiiction."
The Ely miner., 1925-02-27
Hape uou his Habit7
Bu MARGARET Morrison
Bu Margaret Morrison

cation stage; instead of a somewhat
awesome superman, she found herself
companionably married to very dear
and splendid, and also fallible, human
being.
When one friend Of yours is always
late for an appointment, or when an
other irritates you with nasal voice.
or when an acquaintance for whom you
otherwise have great esteem insists on
shouting forth your name in a public
place-have you acquired the habit of
asking yourself this question: Has
she an honest mind and kind heart?
If so, you will find that the other traits
assume their just proportions.
HAVE YOU THIS HABIT?
90 by Metropolitan Newspaper service)
The Ely miner., 1925-02-27

the toys talking. One poor dolly had
lost her hair and a foot. "Oh, will
/ ever be made well again?" she was
saying.
"Of course you WILL" replied an
other doll that had lost her arm. "Once
my little mother was cross and she
grabbed me right by my hair and took
1t all off, but the toy mender fixed it
as good as new"
Il am sure will never see another
mouse" mewed poor pussy made of
cloth. Both my eyes were pulled off
by the little mistress Of our playroom,
and she threw them out of the window,
too-m-e-o-w."
"Oh, hush, Puss, you are enough to
set folks crazy" said poor Teddy
Bear with a dreadful hole in one side of
his body. "You will see all right again
the toy mender will give you new
pair of eyes"
The Ely miner., 1925-02-27

Attractive Jelly.-One cupful of sift-
ed banana, juice of one-half of a
lemon, one-half cupful of orange juice.
one-half cupful of sugar, two table
spoonfuls of gelatin, one-third cupfui
of cold water and one cupful of cream.
Soak the gelatin in cold water, heat
the bananas and sugar in a double
boiler. add gelatin; when almost cool
add the fruit juice, then cream. Pour
into pan large enough for it to make
layer about one-half inch thick. Add
one pound of cranberries, one pound
of sugar and enough water to start
the cooking. Put through colander,
add two tablespoonfuls of soaked gela-
tin and pat layer of this on top OF
the bananas and cream. When well set
cut into heart-shaped pieces to serve.
Chiffon Pie.-Line pie plate witt
pastry and bake it for twelve minutes
|. Combine the juice and grated rind OF
one orange and one lemon and five ta-
blespoonfuls of water. Place in dou-
BILE boiler and bring to the boiling
point. Beat the yolks of three eggs,
add five-eighths of cupful of sugar
and pour the hot liquid over this grad
ually. stirring constantly. Return to
the double boiler and cook for ten min
tftes until thick. Remove from the
fire and allow to cool Beat the whites
of three eggs until stiff add two ta-
blespoonfuls of powdered sugar and
fold into the cooled mixture. Pour
into the pastry shell and bake for
twenty-five minutes.
HaIibut Steaks.-Have two steaks
cut about an inch thick. Mix cupfuI
of fine bread crumbs from the center
of the loaf, with one-third of cupful
of melted butter, dash Of paprika, a
teaspoonful of salt and poultry dress
ing. Lay one slice of the fish in an
earthen baking dish, brush generous
ly with butter, over this arrange the
bread mixture, add a few drops of hot
water If needed to hold the dressing
together Press the other slice of
fish on the dressing and dredge lightly
with salt, spread bits of butter over tbs
fish. and bake In moderate oven UNI
til the fish separates easily from the
bones.
Fig Pudding.-Put one-third of a
pound of suet through the meat grind
er, work until creamy, then add one
half pound of finely chopped figs. Soak
two and onethird cupfuls of bread
crumbs in one-half cupful of milk, add
two well-beaten eggs, one cupful OF
sugar and three-fourths of teaspoon
full of salt. Combine mixtures, turn
into buttered mold and steam three
hours. Serve with an egg sauce.
The Ely miner., 1925-02-27

"Three years ago / was broken
down in health" said Mrs. T. J. Paye
of 217 E. Merrill Ave-, Beloit, Wis.
picture aboye.) 81 suffered with my
side and pains through my limbs. I
was very nervous and suffered from
headaches. The doctors l had, failed
to help me much. Then I noticed an
advertisement recommending DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription so
started taking it and soon felt better.
/ continued this medicine until I was
well. Now I am glad to tell what
this medicine did for me-"
If you want to be we'll, start at
once with this Prescription" of DR..
Pierce's. Get it from your neighbor-
hood druggist, in tablets or liquid;
send 10c to DR.. Pierce's Invalids'
Hotel in Buffalo, N. Y, for trial pkg.
Write for free medical advice.
The Ely miner., 1925-02-27

stuffing. Sew up the opening, where
the bone was removed, and wrap firm
ly with strong strip of cotton. Cook
slowly for three or four hours and
cool before removing the bandage.
When cold. remove the bandage and
rind and brown the fat; sprinkle with
sugar and fine crumbs and bake an
other hour in a slow oven.
JelIied Ham.-Take one pound of
boiled ham cut into thin slices, four
pound shank of veal, one-fourth cup
full each of diced celery and minced
onion, one bayleaf, one-eighth tea
spoonful of thyme, eight peppercorns
and two teaspoonfuls of salt. Wash
the shank of veal, place in kettle
with the vegetables and seasonings
and pour over two quarts of boiling
water. Simmer slowly until the meat
and cool under weight. Strain the
stock. Add One-half teaspoonful of
salt and dash of cayenne. Into a
.cold, wet pan pour little of the stock
which has been clarified by adding
two egg shells crushed; bring to the
boiling point and boil for ten minutes
without stirring. Stand ten minutes,
then strain through double cheese
cloth.
After the first layer of the stock
has stiffened arrange layer of the
sliced ham and veal add more stock
and repeat until all the ham is used.
Let stand five hours before removing
from the pan.
The Ely miner., 1925-02-27

Just rub on the new application
called Joint-Ease If you want to know
what real joint comfort is.
It's for stiff, swollen. or pain-tor-
tured joints whether caused by rheu-
matism or not.
A few seconds rubbing and II, soaks
right in through skin and flesh right
down to ligament and bone.
1t oils up and limbers up the joints.
subdues the Inflammation and reduces
the swelling. Joint-Ease is the one
great remedy for all joint troubles
and live druggists have it or can get
it for you--a tube for 60 cents.
Always remember. when joint Ease
gets in joint agony gets out-cuick.
The Ely miner., 1925-02-27

Immense areas of the ocean have
beds of red clay. There is no ooze
covering it, because in those parts
there is virtually no life at the sur
face. The red clay areas are far
from any shore and SO receive none
of the sediment washed from the land.
They might well be called the deserts
of the sea. for they have no plant life
and almost no animal life. That red
clay is perhaps the oldest deposit at
the bottom of the ocean. 1t must
have formed very slowly and partly
The Ely miner., 1925-02-27
~ TIE -
\ I0KITCHEN
SCABNE T IL

(@. 1925, Western Newspaper Union)
God wove a web of loveliness,
OF clouds and stars and birds,
But made not anything at all
So beautiful as words.
They shine around our simple earth
With golden shadow wings,
And every common thing they
touch
Is exquisite with wings.
There's nothing poor and nothing
small
But is made fair with them;
They are the hands of living faith
That touch the garments hem.
The Ely miner., 1925-02-27
Rare Joker

"Some one entered my room last
night and stole eleven poems that had
just completed" stated Tennyson j.
Daft, the versatile versificationist.
"Whom do you suspect Of playing
such Joke on himself?" asked j. Full
Ter Gloom, the paltry pessimist.-Kan-
sas City STAR
The Ely miner., 1925-02-27

from volcanic matter such as pumiee
and volcanic glass; the fragments
were slowly worn to pieces, and the
various substances finally decomposed
and formed clays. The red color is
owing to oxides of iron and of man.
ganese infhe volcanic rocks.
The Ely miner., 1925-02-27
DEMAND "BAYER" ASPIRIN
Take Tablets Without Fear II You
See the Safety "Bayer Cross"

Warning! Unless you see the name
'fBayer" 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., 1925-02-27
First Quiets-Then
Ends A Cough

That terrible "hack", ''hack",
shack, that almost drives you fran
nc ama strains your f wnone pody can
swallow now and then of that fine
old medicine, Kemp's Balsam. 1t cuts
the phlegm, soothes the inf1amed
membrane and takes away that con-
stant desire to cough, cough, cough.
Only 80 cents at all stores.
The Ely miner., 1925-02-27

serve in times OF
e m e r g e Nc y. A
S p o o n f III o t
whipped ca IN
placed on half of
a peach or pear,
sprinkled w ! t h
nuts or not, ali
one wishes.
The Ely miner., 1925-02-27
Bigger Mental Come

II don't need no crossword puz-
zles," said Uncle Eben. my minds
busy enough studyin' up words datIl
go towards 'splainin' to de landlord
Washington Star.
The Ely miner., 1925-02-27

lHe Hltdl STInutr Hllu
added to a rich white
sauce to serve on vari-
Gus dishes, or simply on
hot buttered toast.
Stuffed Ham.-Soak a
ten or twelve-pound ham
In cold water overnight.
In the morning wash and
trim carefully, remove
the bones and fill with
The Ely miner., 1925-02-27
Solution Of Last Weeks Puzzle.
HOW TO SOLVE A CROSSWORD PUZZLE

I'm the whit is puzzle will
IN y h
under the headed
o he x o
sando
in the efn Hons.
The Ely miner., 1925-02-27
Another False One

II hear you had blowout at your
house last night"
mo, that was just q report"
The Ely miner., 1925-02-27

A new stone-cutting machine is said
to do all the work that is done in lum-
ber with circular saw.
The Ely miner., 1925-02-27
CHOICE HAM DISHES

A small piece of boiled ham left
from any meal may be ground through
The Ely miner., 1925-02-27
seasonable Good Things.

Canned peaches and pears make
dainty dessert which one may quickly
Evening star., 1925-10-04

Al one Of the religious celehra tionS
in Morocco spiked balls are thrown
into the air and allowed to fall on the
throwerS' heads. He who appears the
| most injured and ferocious is consid-
cred the most truly religious
Evening star., 1925-10-04

The charge d'affaircs Of Great
Britain and Mrs. Henry Getty chill
ton will give a tea tomorrow after
noon from , to : o'clock in their
home, al 49, & -leet. in honor Of