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Seward daily gateway., 1925-05-06
Male Pedestrians Responsible
 for Own Safety Zurich Roads
lBy Associated Press.l


 ZURICH, May 5.--In the opinion of a Zurich justice of the peace mo- tor car drivers must necessarily halt when they approach women, cattle or hens, for nobody can tell which way they will run, but there isn't any reason to suspect that two men standing in the middle of the road will run in opposite directions when a driver sounds his horn" With this reasoning, the judge declined to fine driver for running down male pedestrian.
 The evidence showed that two men standing in the road paid 10 atten- tion when ':1e 1rlver sounded his horn, but when the car tried to pass them they ran in opposite directions and the driver explained it was i'm possible to avoid both of them.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-05-06

Big a hole in the center and in it build your camp fire. Keep your fire small. Never build it against trees or logs or near brush.
 Breaking Camp-Never break camp until your fire is out, dead out.
 Brush Burning-Never burn trash or brush in windy weather or while there is the slightest danger that the fire will get away.
 How to Put Out Camp Fire-Stir the coals while soaking them with water. Turn small sticks and drench both sides. Wet the ground around the fire. If you can't get water stir in dirt and tread it down until pack ed tight over and around the fire. Be sure the last spark is dead
Seward daily gateway., 1925-05-06
Careless Campers Told
 How To Put Out Fires
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, D. C., May 5.-Six rules for prevention of fires in for ests have been prepared by the Uni ted States Forest Service in connec- tion with American Forest Week, which passed last week. The rules follow:
 Matches-Be sure your match is out; break it in two before you throw it away.
 Tobacco-Be sure that pipe ashes and cigar or cigarette stubs are dead before throwing them away. Never throw them into brush, leaves, or needles.
 Making Camp-Before building a fire scrape away all inflamable ma. terial from spot feet in diameter
Seward daily gateway., 1925-05-06
DR. SEiPEL TO LECTURE fRv kssocfa%ad prassl

VIENNA. May 5.-Dr. Ignatz K. Seipel, former chancellor of Austria, has consented to lecture next sum- mer at the University of Vienna. His subject will be sociology.
The Ely miner., 1925-02-20
POINTS ON
KEEPING WELL
DIR. Frederick r. Green,
Editor of Health"
t@. 1925. Western Newspaper Union.)
BROADCASTING BETTER
TEETH

THE radio in some form is almost
as common in the home as the
telephone. Broadcasting stations have
increased until every radio owner can
tune in on some station. One may
hear, any evening. jazz bands, dance
music, symphony orchestras and
monologues.
Numerous health talks have been
broadcast. Station WEAF of New
York thought that something ought
to be said about the teeth. so DR..
Richard f. Doran, prominent dent
ist of New York city, was asked to
tell thousands of listeners how to
take care of children's teeth. These
are a few of the suggestions Doctor
Doran made:
The responsibility for good teeth
rests largely with mothers, in the care
given TO children's mouths and teeth
before they are able to care for them
themselves.
Good teeth mean good health,
strengti, and freedom from illness.
From the time of the child's birth
up to the appearance of the first
tooth, which is at about the sixth
month, the baby's mouth should be
carefully wiped out daily with very
soft cloth and warm water. When
the baby is about six months old the
first teeth appear. They are the two
From this first appearance these teeth
should be carefully cleaned each day
with soft cloth. Later on. small
toothbrush should be used.
AS the other teeth appear they
should be given the Same care. By
the time the child is two and half
years old all of it's first or milk teeth,
twenty in number, should have made
their appearance. Mothers should
teach their children to brush the teeth
morning and evening and to keep the
gums and tongue clean.
If the teeth were continuous and
were perfectly smooth there would be
no trouble. But they have numerous
grooves in their surfaces and there
are small spaces between them. In
chewing, food is often crowded be-
tween the teeth or left in some of
the little grooves. If the teeth are
not Immediately cleaned after eating,
these food particles will decay, pro-
ducing an acid which dissolves the
enamel and results in decay of the
teeth themselves.
Many mothers believe that the milk
teeth are of LITTLE imDortance. that
there are no nerves in them; and that
their decay is of no Importance. This
Is serious mistake.
Decayed teeth cannot chew prop
erly and are very apt to cause decay
in the permanent teeth after they
come in. Every child should learn to
brush its teeth after every meal and
to keep them sound and free from
decay.
The Ely miner., 1925-02-20

able, religious mother pursued the
even tenor of her way, the same in
dustrious, efficient, thrifty housewife
and farm manager as ever.
II am not surprised at what George
has done," she said, she was always
a good boy"
April IA, 1889, Charles Thomson,
secretary of congress, arrived at
Mount Vernon with official certificates
that Washington had been elected the
first President of the new nation
Washington prepared to accompany
Thomson to New York, then the seat
Of the national government That aft
ernoon he rode to Fredericksburg to
say good-by to his mother. She was
then past eighty and wasting from
the effects of painful and incurable
disease (cancer). He found her feeble
in body, but as ever strong in spirit
and bright in intellect. After an af
fectionate greeting between them
Washington said to his mother:
"The people, Madam, have been
pleased, with the most flattering una
nimity, to elect me to the chief mag
istracy of the United States; but be-
fore / can assume the functions of
that Office have come to bid you an
affectionate farewell. SO soon as the
public business, which must neces-
sarily be encountered in arranging
new government, can be disposed of,
shall hasten to Virginia"
"You will see me no more," she
said, interrupting him. "My great age.
and the disease which is rapidly ap-
preaching my vitals, warn me that
shall not be long in this world.
trust in God l am somewhat prepared
for better. But go, George, fulfill
the high destinies which Heaven ap-
pears to assign you. Go, my son, and
may that Heavens and your mothers
blessing be with you always"
1t is known that Washington felt
that he was then seeing his mother
for the last time. 1t is said that he
put his head on her shoulder and
wept. For it is not least in the great
ness of George Washington that he
appreciated his mother. And it is said
that she clasped feeble arms about
his neck and mingled her tears with
his-and she was not woman given
to tears. Let us hope that her tears
were not all of sorrow at parting. And
it was the final parting of great son
with great mother-his best friend.
She died August 25, 1889. Her death
was felt as solemn public event and
so observed throughout the land.
Mary Washington was never known
to show a feminine weakness except
one. She had an unconquerable fear
during thunderstorms. And that was
because, soon after marriage, an in
innate woman friend sitting beside
her was Killed by stroke of lightning.
What does man owe to his mother?
What did George Washington owe to
his mother? What does the United
States of America owe to Mary Wash
ington?
The Ely miner., 1925-02-20

pressed fervent wish to see the Mid
dleton portrait of Mary Washington.
The owner, Miss Edwardes of North
amptonshire, a grand-niece of Robert
Cary, sent 1t to London, General
Grants acknowledgment was in part ::
General Grant presents his respect
ful compliments to Miss Edwardes, the
enyied owner of the Middleton paint
ing of Mary Washington, and begs to
tender her his hearty thanks for ex-
ceeding kindness in sending to Lon
don, for his convenience and gratifica-
tion, this admirable and evidently Ito
the life" portrait of Mary Washing
ten. who, above all others, must be
held in deepest affection and exalted
remembrance by every American.
Whenever the day arrives for the re-
turn of these paintings (this and the
Sharples portraits of the Washing
tons) to America. congress WILL he
doubts not, unanimously do its duty
in the matter. The painting of Mary
Washington has especial claims as the
only portrait of her known to exist.
General Grant had hoped that Mid
dleton's portrait was free for disposi-
ton, he hears therefore with regret
that family arrangements prevent for
few years this desired accomplish
ment.
General Grant legs to repeat his be-
coming sense of the honor done him,
as also TO express his entire conf
dence that at the proper time Miss
Edwardes' family will give due weight
to his countrymen's natural wish to
possess the gem, happily, for America,
under her family control.
The Middleton portrait of Mary
Washington goes far to substantiate
Washington's claim as to his mothers
beauty. There are few illusions in
writing as to her personal appearance
before her marriage And here Is an
odd thing: a letter found in deserted
mansion near the York river during
the Civil war, 40 years after its writ
ing:
WmsBurg, We 7th of Octr, 1722-
Dear Sukey: Madame Ball of Lancas-
ter and Her Sweet Molly have gone
Hom Mama thinks Molly the Comeli-
est Maiden She Knows She is about
16 yrs old, is taller than Me, is very
Sensible, Modest and Loving. Her
Hair is like unto Flax, Her Eyes are
the color of Yours and her Chekes are
like May Blossoms. / wish You could
See Her.
But Mary Washington was much
more than beautiful. Lawrence Wash
ington of Chotank, toward the close
of the Eighteenth century, wrote this !:
"I was often here Cat the home on
the Rappahannock) with George-his
playmate, schoolmate, and young mans
companion. OF the mother was more
afraid than of my own parents; she
awed me in the midst of her kindness !;
and even now, when time has whitened
my locks, and l am the grandfather OF
a second generation. could not behold
that majestic woman without feelings
it is impossible to describe"
When the Revolution began Wash
ington persuaded his mother to move
from her estate on the Rappahannock
to Fredericksburg. She declined the
offe~ of a home with her daughter.
The Ely miner., 1925-02-20
DIABETES ON THE
INCREASE

60 MUCH has appeared in the
~ newspapers during the last two
years about Doctor Banting and
his insulin treatment for diabetes
that many are under the impression
that this disease has. been practically
wiped out or will disappear in the
near future.
This is grave mistake. Insulin
is in no sense a cure for diabetes. 1t
is merely substance which enables
the diabetic patient to live a little
longer than he otherwise would. 1t
has no effect. so far as we now know.
While diabetes has been known
ever since the time of Hippocrates,
it is probably more common today
than ever before and is constantly
increasing. Our statistics on diseases
are SO recent as. to give us little in
formation regarding their frequency
a hundred or two hundred years ago
but we do know that diabetes is much
more common today.
New York city was one of the first
communities in this country to keep
any records regarding the causes of
death. In the late COS. just after
the close of the Civil war, one death
from diabetes occurred in every 2,4OO.
In 1923. there was one death from
diabetes in every 81.
AS diabetes is not contagious dis
ease but is due entirely TO personal
habits, probably largely to diet, this
increase must be due to some change
in our manner of living. In recent
issue of the Survey DR.. Haven Emer-
son shows that the increased use of
sugar is probably responsible. Fifty
years ago sugar was luxury and was
eaten in comparatively small amounts.
A few pieces of barley sugar or
little homemade molasses taffy was
about all the candy available for chill
dren. Adults used small amounts of
sugar on their foods. Today, there
are candy stores on every corner,
candy stands in every drug store,
lunch room and hotel lobby. The
consumption of soft drinks. ice cream
and other sweet things has enormous
ly increased. The average amount
of sugar eaten today by the American
people is far beyond that of any 9TH
er period in the worlds history.
Now, sugar, itself. is an excellent
food but we are consuming today
more sugar than ever before in our
food. with candy, sweet drinks, and
ice cream thrown in for good meas
ure. The discovery of insulin will not
in any way diminish the amount of
diabetes. Only sensible regulation of
our diet can do that.
The Ely miner., 1925-02-20
Famous Battlefield

Torres yedras is the name of a range
of lofty and rugged hills extending
across the peninsula on which stands
the city of Lisbon, the capital of Por-
tugal. The hills are about fifteen
miles from Lisbon, and extend from
the Tagus river across the peninsula
to the sea. In 1910 Wellington caused
this chain of hills to be strongly for
tilted. unknown to Napoleon's gener-
ais. who. with forces greatly superior
The Ely miner., 1925-02-20
War Memorial

The little village of Hedge End, in
Hampshire, England. will shortly own
in completed state one of the most
unique war memorials in England 1t
is in memory of the men of the county
who died in the World war, and is be-
ing built, In Swiss chalet style, en-
tirely by an ex-service man. He has
devoted the whole of his leisure to the
task for many months. and the me-
mortal contains many symbolic figures
The Ely miner., 1925-02-20
Much-TroDeIed Mullen

The common MULLEN plant of our
fields, usually referred to as ''only a
weed" is really foreigner and GEN.
turies ago was used by the Romans.
who dipped its dried stalk in suet to
burn for candle light in their process
sions. The Greeks soaked its leaves in
oil to use as wicks in their graceful
lamps. 1t is said, too, that Spaniards
in ancient times used the seeds of the
plant for stupefying fish. So it seems
that mullen is plant gIobe-trotter.
The Ely miner., 1925-02-20
Veteran Fireman

In a firemen's parade held at Phil
adelphia, Pa, William FL. Hinkle. of
Mt. Holly, won the prize for being
the oldest uniformed fireman, mem
ber of an organized department or
company. Kinks is ninety-five years
old and has been member Of the
Good Intent company, Mt. Holly, for
eighty years. He is reputed TO be the
oldest fireman In America.
The Ely miner., 1925-02-20

and inscriptions, as well as medallions
containing the names of war celebri-
Ties. In it is model of the Europa.
and on the ceiling are about eight hum
dred wooden diamonds hearing regi-
mental crests, colors ribbons, buttons,
divisional and corps signs, and the
crests of all the ships in the British
navy.
The Ely miner., 1925-02-20

In numbers. were opposing Wellington
in Spain and Portugal. wellington
suddenly retreated behind the lines of
Torres vedras, which the French found
to be impregnabe. When the proper
time came Wellington advanced and
finally drove the enemy out of the pen
insula Of Spain and Portugal.
The Ely miner., 1925-02-20
Condensed Big Library

The library of the Chinese emperor
in the Seventh century, contained S0,-
600 volumes. In the Fifteenth CEN
tury. 1000 Chinese scholars. commits
stoned to condense the vast mass, sue
ceeded in reducing 1t to $4,000 vol
umes
The Ely miner., 1925-02-20
AIor,,, Clock Old idea

Striking clocks and alarm attach
ments are as old as the mechanical
clock itself, which was believed to
have been invented by the monk Ger
bert as early as 996.
The Ely miner., 1925-02-20

MRS. MARY r. BENEDICT
sia pkYsoE STREET, KEwAHEE. ILLINOIS
Kewanee, Illinois. - 'fWhen was
married about year and half ]
took Lydia E. Pinkham's 8 Vegetable
Compound because of i'll health. /
did not have any children. / now
have two healthy little girls and / am
sure would not have had them had
it not been for your medicine. Last
spring and summeroI got all run
down, irregular, and / had awful
headaches, and my back and side hurt
me SO that I could stay up only a
short time. My limbs would get so
tired and ache till / could cry. /
started to take the Vegetable Com
pound again and used the SanatiYe
The Ely miner., 1925-02-20
Worlds Telephone

Statistics recently published puts
the total number of telephones in use
at 22,937 900, this figure being made
up as follows: America. 15,S40,O 600;
Europe, 5,903,000; Asia. 6S3.000; Aus
tralasia, 3S9,0O0 and Africa, $4,000.
The Ely miner., 1925-02-20
When Children Cough
Act Quickly

Watch your child closely when he
gets a "cold'' and begins to cough.
Many case Of Group and serious ILL
ness has been turned aside with q few
doses of that fine old medicine,
Kemp's Balsam Act promptly.
cough syrups fail to help-stick to
Kemp's Balsam. just g. few doses
briug the relief you are looking for.
ONLY 90 cents at all stores.
The Ely miner., 1925-02-20
BY JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN

|.
! :: ! ]. !: :. !: !. !.
u - that his mother was the
- - most beautiful woman
~Nr he ever saw. That Mary
(SZNS9l Washington was a re-
SN W. markable woman the
~ III world has always known ;
IK history has taken care
of that. But it was gen.
orally believed for a long time-is
perhaps still believed by many-that
there was no portrait of Washington's
mother in existence. 1t was known
that Washington had an oil portrait
of his mother; that it had been badly
damaged, and that he kept it in his
bedroom at Mount Vernon as one of
his priceless possessions. But it was
supposed that this portrait had dis
appeared, never to be seen again.
Herewith is reproduced that por-
trait, as it appears after 1t had. been
restored by skilled hands in England.
All doubt as to the possession by
Washington of a portrait of his moth
er is removed by the following para
graph from a letter written by him
at Mount Vernon under date of May
10, 1892, to Charles Carter, who had
married a niece:
1t is very good of you to get the
presumed needful done to my mothers
portrait, painted by an Englishman
named Middleton, who formerly held
a commission in the British service,
and who had been professional artist
in England. Robert Cary has fire.
quently urged its being sent to Eng
land. that he might oonfide the re-
pair of the hole and the completion
of the picture itself-which, but for
the face, is by most persons deemed
imperfect-to one of the most emf
nent English painters; but / have been
so long accustomed to look on the mu-
tilation. as almost to disregard 1T. The
portrait is identified with my whole
life. My mother gave 1t to me, and
the large hole was thrust through 1t
in the course of wagon travel to Phil
adelphian quarters. Under the disfgure-
ment, Mrs Washington and myself
ever afterwards preferred it hanging
in my bedroom, where it's wounded, un-
finished and apparently neglected con-
dition escape frequent unpleasant re-
mark. Any change wrought in the
picture beyond repairing the hole
to my eye. / am happy above measure
in having 1t, wounded and apparently
neglected as it is, rather than incur
the penalty of its absence.
Washington, 1t is evident, was
loath to part with the portrait, even
temporarily. Presumably, also, he had
little confidence in Charles Carter's
ability to have it restored.
When James Sharples. the English
painter, went to Mount Vernon TO
make portraits of Washington and his
wife, it was different story. The
portrait of Mary Washington went to
England and through Sharples and
Robert Cary, Washington's English
agent and personal friend, 1t was
turned over to an artist named Bird.
who was Royal Academician and
one of the ablest portrait painters liv-
ing
Why this portrait of Washington's
mother never got back to America is
one of the unanswered questions of
history 1t is a matter of conjecture
that after Washington's death interest
In the portrait on this side of the At
lantic grew less. 1t is guessed that
Sharples paid Bird and that Cary re-
imbursed Sharples. At any rate the
portrait ultimately went into the
hands of Cary.
Gene--i Grant. when in England, ex-
The Ely miner., 1925-02-20
Water Organs

Nero is said to have possessed
great number of so-called water or
gans The original term for this va
riety is organum hydraulicum.
The Ely miner., 1925-02-20
Has She Thought of That?

Prominent club woman wants d.
vorce because she doesn't know where
her husband is. He may be at home
Boston Transcript.
The Ely miner., 1925-02-20

The highest radio station In the
world is situated on. top of Mount Cor
covado, 1000 feet above Rio de Ja-
neiro, Brazil.
The Ely miner., 1925-02-20
Brains Activity

The human brain, according to q
French physician, will discharge twelve
and three-tenths thoughts per second.
The Ely miner., 1925-02-20
Be Positive

Positive resolutions are better than
negative ones. Don't swear off
swear on.-Boston Transcript.
The Ely miner., 1925-02-20
American Peculiarly

We are queer people, and If man
announces cure for existing evils we
call him a nut.-San Francisco Chroni-
Gle.
The Ely miner., 1925-02-20
Has a Beautiful Baby Girl Now

Bridport, Vermont. Tin the first
place / wanted a baby, but none
seemed to come to me. / just love
children and my husband is away all
day, 80 was not happy at all. A
doctor told me / could not have a
baby until Invent to a hospital. But
my sisters said, Take Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound and you
will be Ok / was nervous, had
organic weakness, with backache,
sideache, headache and no strength.
/ had been in bed nearly a week when
] began taking the Vegetable Com
pound. 1t was all that ever helped
me and just wish you could see my
beautiful baby girl. am fine now,
and SO is she. / am still taking the
medicine as it keeps me well. You
may be sure am recommending the
Vegetable Compound and always
will. Mrs. A. w. HOWE, Bridport,
Vermont.
The Ely miner., 1925-02-20
A HOME WITHOUT CHILDREN
Lacks the Greatest Joys Of Life
Many Wives Chidless Because of I'LL Health. Read
How Lydia E. Pinkham,s Vegetable Compound
Helped Mrs Benedict

Wash, and it was not long till was
relieved. Now do all my own work
and help others. / sure praise Lydia
3. Pinkham' 8 medicines to any one /
meet that is suffering from similar
troubles. I think if mothers with
girls would give it to them when
they come to womanhood it would
make them stronger. People who
have known me all my life are aston
ished to see me now as was always
sickly when in my teens until I
started taking the Vegetable Com
pound. Mrs. MARY r. BENEDICT,
BIB PaYson Street. KeWanee. Ill.
The Ely miner., 1925-02-20

Even the lowly hog wants the lions
share.
The Ely miner., 1925-02-20

The reward of thing well done is
to have it done well.
The Ely miner., 1925-02-20


Mrs. Lewis, preferring t.
rule her own home. At Fred
ericksburg she was in con.
stant receipt from Washing.
ton by special courier of im.
portant news. AS the war
went on and the fate of the
nation seemed to depend upon
her first-born, as his renown
mounted day by day, as his
name became a synonym for
hero and patriot in two hem
ispberes-why, this indomi-
table, level-headed. imperturb-
The Ely miner., 1925-02-20

FailibIe Humanity
AS there is scarcely a human being
without a physical blemish, can you
expect many to have no mental de-
fects? We're all fallibIe creatures.
more or less.
The Ely miner., 1925-02-20

Banana Flour
The manufacture of banana flour has
started at Siglap, Singapore 1t will be
used In the manufacture Of chocolate
bicuits, cakes, and as beverage
mixed with cocoa and milk.