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The Washington times., 1925-01-08
WIFE ASKS COURT MAKE
HUSBAND SUPPORT HER

Alleging great unkindness and
extreme cruelty, Mrs. Ruth s.
Lusby. 1920 Seventeenth street
northwest, today filed suit for
maintenance in the District SUI
preme Court against Guy McClaiE
Lusby, 1874 Kenyon street north.
west, said to be a salesman en-
ployed by the General Baking
Company at a weekly salary Of
$35. Mrs. Lusby, represented by
Attorneys Seal and Dice, alleges
that her husband "choked and
smacked her, cursed and assaulted
her, forcing her to leave him."
She also charges inadequate sup
port and says that she had been
compelled to seek employment to
support herself and child and that
she earns ST. a week She asks
for custory OF their one child.
The Washington times., 1925-01-08
Gov. GrOesbeck, Mich,
Urged to Succeed
Stone

Congressman Mclaughlin, and
seven other Michigan Congress
men today presented to President
Coolidge the unanimous indorse-
ment of the Michigan delegation
in Congress" of Governor Alex j.
Groesbeck, of Michigan, for The
Attorney Generalship. The as
pirations of Charles B. Warren
of Detroit for the post were
ignored.
1t is understood that Presi-
dent Coolidge indicated yester-
day to Senator Couzens that he
would like to appoint Warren,
if the Michigan delegation
would not press its opposition
to the former ambassador.
The Washington times., 1925-01-08
COOLIDGE ASKS SO, $50
FOR CONGRESS LIBRARY

Appropriation Of $1,000 to meet
salary increases at the Library OF
Congress is requested in a supple
mental estimate sent othe House
this afternoon by President Cool
idge.
The increases are made in ac-
cordance with revised ALLEGATIONS
by the personnel classification
board. Employees in the reading
room, the copyright office and the
mnwd index tile rooms are affected.
The Washington times., 1925-01-08
WIFE BEATER Is GIVEN
FOUR MONTHS IN JAIL

Sixty days per blow, totaling
four months in jail. was the SEN
tence Judge Mattingly imposed on
Clarence A. Gardiner, colored, who
was convicted in Police Court today
of assaulting his wife, Lula Card
ner, with a blackjack.
The wife testified that after
Gardiner had broken the black
jack on her head he struck her on
the arm with the heavy sawed-off
end OF q pool cue,
The Washington times., 1925-01-08

Morton of an overcoat, a suit, q
stickpin, gold chain and pencil, a
savings bank containing about $40
and a brown leather suit case.
Miss Lena Gordon, 1715 = street
northwest reported that her apart
ment at that address was entered
by a jimmy thief who took a ring
set with diamonds vailed at SIS
and two banks each containing IS
in change.
The Washington times., 1925-01-08
U. S. EMPLOYEES THANK
COOLIDGE FOR RENT VIEW

The stand that President Coolidge
has taken in favor of rent control
in Washington drew from the
District Federation of Federal en-
ployes a resolution of thanks at its
meeting last night.
Appreciation Of the Presidents
action also was expressed last
night by the West End Tenants
Association, who formerly were
connected with the Tenants
League.
The Washington times., 1925-01-08
THIEVES ROB 2 HOMES;
$500 IN PROPERTY TAKEN

Thieves entered two homes in
the northwest section Of the city
last night, getting away with
property valued at about $500.
Entering through the front base
ment door Of 1907 Thirteenth street
northwest. thieves robbed William
The Washington times., 1925-01-08
Public to GetEzectrc RetundBlanksFeb. I
58HEARDLtoSEEM{!|
t-0B y BEL PRICE c--NAa4..Ahp
ANSWER, ADAM, PLEASE.

Adam, Adam, father of the race,
Do you look from heaven 10Th
aOT-inkIed, tOoTried facee
Don't you kn0tc your fame IS IN
collapse and nearly SfGatk9
For they say aoe sprGsg from Jock,
the MonkI
Some disagree, oh yes, and say zoe
came up from fish;
Some say the fish GJoresGid aoGs a
shrimp;
But tOho'u fdGO nab agree pretty
girl HIee Lillian Gtsb
Descended from a Screechin',
scrGtchSn' chingpI
AdGsn. Adam, lend a helpiw' hand,
For they're after Bryan Nth
"RoMS" to beat the band
lYet, aCith0att a gun the things zoe
see, aoe've often thank
D0T1ctn had gr0Nch GDin the
ntOHk!l
HEZEKIAH PENNY.
-.
The Washington times., 1925-01-08
BE HAPPY RIGHT NOW.

Be happy 7soaO;
Your future ills
/ SUiH GLIoaV
May require pills,
But a0bGt do you
KnoSO M01O of that?
So aUhg talk thru
Yonr derby hGt7
Jump up and laugh
And dump yoUT care,
And comb the chGff
Out of your hair,
And sOipe the saUeGt
From off yoNr brOaO,
And-don't forget
Be hGppy--NO1Oi
GENE BLOSSOM.
The Washington times., 1925-01-08
NICKS FROM NUT CENTER.

The Ku Klux held grand KIon-
kIave last midnight, at which was
initiated Patrick LeyinslxY, Solomon
DOYLE, Abraham johnson, PietrO
JouIonOVslxy, and jeff LsidOre Sui
Ivan. all riding the goat with APP
prOpriate gestures and ceremonies,
swell time being had by all.
A big hog barbecue is In prospect
for next Friday. to be had Jointly by
the Sons OF Sambo and the Knights Of
VerrazanO. A large crowd Ii ex-
pected.
MARRIED-Miss Leah Krautwurst
to the Baron, Mike Angelo Shea, by
the Reverend ELI SlewfOOt, at the
Church Of St.. Giles. The wedding
march from jazz was beautifully
rendered ON the jewsharp by Miss
Waikiki Gonzalez, assisted on the
bass horn by Ooshihiki PettibOne. The
bride wore q tasteful gown of dark
black crepe trimmed with immOrtel-
lie and carried q holly wreath, while
the groom was charming to the be-
holder In q nuted suit of alabasteP
peau de cOnsOmme. We wish them
luck! JACK HENRY.
The Washington times., 1925-01-08

Nurmi may be "the great
est runner of all ages" bat
he can't touch one LoVe-Gf-
ficted 1CidoW Uho starts ont
to catch a FELLOW and lands
him no matter hot0 far ahead
of her he may be.
ARIZONA IKE.
The Washington times., 1925-01-08

DOct0r-NOw whatever elSO yen
do don't leave the house.
Mike-Beg0rrah. We don't expect
me to take IL with me, do you?
OKDONO.
The Washington times., 1925-01-08
If its the 1O0npag sOho pays,
sUhy am GEsOGys broke?
SCRANTON.
A TRAMP'S REFRAIN.

Oh, the snow. the beautiful snow!
I'm quietly telling you this, Dear
Bud;
Once. I was rs pure as the beautiful
snow,
But / slipped my footing and fell
CABIN JOHN POET.
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sight gradually failed he was forced
to give up certain sorts of cases. His
sister read to him, and so he kept
abreast Of all that was new In medi-
cine. AS his eyes grew dim, his hear
ing became more acute, his fingers
more skillful. his judgment in diagnosis
more accurate. Men came to him from
all over the country for advice, for
suggestions, for treatment. In spite
of his handicap, he is great physician.
More than that he is great man.
He sits in darkened room now, his
eyesight practically gone, but he has
not grown cynical. he never COM
plains, he makes no alibis. Everything
that gave him joy-his surgery, his
contact with the great out-Of-doors
the sunshine and the bright blue sky,
he has lost, but he's the gamest loser
I've ever met.
&C. 1926 Western Newspaper Union.)
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THE GOOD LOSER
BY THOMAS ARKLE CLARK

r HAVE never known anyone who
Mcmillan did. Trees and flowers and
birds and the blue sky thrilled him. A
dog and gun and tramp through
the woods and across the hills gave
him the keenest pleasure. He had an
eye for beauty very rarely found.
His great ambition was to be sur
geOn, but there was no money in the
Mcmillan family, and if Roger were
to get anywhere it would be by his
own efforts. His father was a black
smith in a Western village, and all
through high school and for two or
three years afterward Roger shod
horses and worked at the anvil and
saved his money to take him to med
ical school.
He had no easy time in medical
school. but he got on amazingly. He
had no pleasure excepting the pleasure
of earning his living by hard toll and
the joy of realizing that he was doing
his college work well. The dean said
that of all the young fellows who had
come under his notice Mcmillan
showed most promise. His grasp Of
the subjects he was studying was won
derful, his skill in surgery marvellous.
He gave every promise of winning the
game of life.
Toward the end of his senior year a
strange dimness came over his eyes at
times; severe pains sometimes shot
through his head, but he was too much
engrossed with his work TO give these
much attention. He was the president
of his class, he was the most respected
man in college, he had little time to
think of himself. Just before COM
mencement someone persuaded him to
have his eyes examined. The physi-
clan was alarmed and sent him to the
most distinguished specialist in the
country.
There is no use in Disgusting the
TRUTH" the specialist said, at is better
for you to know the worst. You are
losing your sight; there is no remedy
for it; in ten years at most you will
be totally blind"
"Tll make the most of the ten
years" the boy said, and that's about
all he said
He went back to the town of his
birth and began his practice. AS his
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-12-11

Lords of Misrule" of England was a
leftover from the Roman Saturnalia.
The Christmas Carol goes back a
long way into early English life. The
first printed collection came in 1921
from the press of Wynkin de Worde.
This early master-printer was prob
ably born In Lorraine and went to
London to be assistant to Caxton,
whom he succeeded in 1491. 1t is inter-
estfng to know that a fragment of this
edition is still extant and contains the
famous Bears Head Carol" which
is still sung on Christmas Day In
Queens College, Oxford-whether the
serving of the boar's head on a silver
platter in the big dining hall still OBJ
tains, one is not prepared to say. In
the old days the serving of the boar's
head, with much pomp and ceremony
and minstrelsy and song was the
feature of the Christmas feast in the
homes of the wealthy and great. The
authentic wording of this carol Is as
follows:
The boar's head in hand bear I.
Bedeckd with bays and rosemary;
And pray you, my masters, be merry,
Quot estis in convivio,
Caput apri defero,
ReddenS laudes Domino
The boar's head. as l understand.
Is the rarest dish in all this land
Which thus bedeck'd with gay garland
Let us servire cantico
Caput apri defero. etc.
Our steward hath provided this
In honn= 90 the King of Bliss,
Wiaisa on this day to be served Is
In Reginensi Atrio,
Caput apri defero, etc.
AT the time Wynkin de Worde pub
lished the first collection of Christmas
Carols in 1921 carol-singing was a uni
versal practice in England In 1926,
when Henry VIII lay i'll, there was an
edict specifically prohibiting carols,
bells or merry-making." In 1926
license was issued to Thomas Trysdale
to print, "Certayne goodly Carowles to
be songe to the Glory of God"
The Puritans endeavored to put a
stop to carol-singing and practically
succeeded. Parliament, it will be re-
membered, ordered the abolition of
Christmas Day and to show that it
had been abolished sat in session
December %, 1652-''commonly called
Christmas Day."
But Christmas day came back with
the Restoration-and so did the Christ
mas Carol In 1861 appeared volume
with the title, "The New Carols for
the Merry Time of Christmas, to Sun
dry Pleasant Tunes"
In France also the Christmas Carol
is very old. The French word for the
Christmas Carol is Noel. The Breton
word is "Koroll." which means dance.
Noel originally meant birthday" In
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that the Bavarian government has
passed a law forbidding the picking,
destroying or tampering with certain
much-desired plants that are threat
ened with extinction, namely, sdel-
weiss, wild rhododendrons, bergmandl.
brunella vulgaris, cembra pines, rock
roses, black Christmas roses, French
cowslips, gentians, lady's-slippers.
Turk's-caps and water lilies. For
eign tourists are warned to hide the
flowers they pick under their coats
while passing strangers. to avoid get
ting into trouble.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-12-11
SMALL BOY MAKES
PEACE OVERTURES

Gordon's sister, Jane, had scarlet
fever and the house was quarantined
Father and the Oldest daughter, Con-
stance, were staying at his sisters
home because his mother was afraid
he had been exposed to the contagion
Mother confined all her efforts to
Jane and the only time little brother
saw anything of mother was when she
stood against the cupboard and
snatched bite or two.
Tearfully, he dragged two chairs up
to the kitchen table. Pulling ON his
mothers dress, he begged:
Mamma" pointing to the table,
Tets be friends and eat together once
more"
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time it came to mean the Birthday Of
Jesus" Still later it was song about
His birthday. Nowadays a Frenchman
wishing anyone Merry Christmas"
says, "Joyeux Noel"
Now the title, ''The First NOVEL;"
which quotation has been made in the
foregoing, throws a sidelight on his
tory. This carol is probably more than
500 years old, although 1t did not ap-
pear in print until 1888. The Norman
conquest of England was responsible
for the "Noel' in it's title. And this
in turn was changed to "Nowell" to
make it look English and to insure its
pronunciation in two syllables.
silent Night" is probably one Of
the most popular of all the Christmas
Carols. 1t seems to have been first
published in Leipsic as a "Tyrolean
Song" Before that 1t had been in
the repertoire of a family of strolling
Tyrolean players. Its origin was then
unknown and 1T was said to be old
In time it was credited to Michael
Haydn. A few years ago Ludwig Erik
made thorough investigation and re-
ported that Silent Night" was written
and composed in 1918 at Oberndorf,
Germany; that Joseph Mohr, assistant
priest, wrote the words; that Franz
Gruber, schoolmaster, wrote the
music. According to Erik, the carol
was produced Christmas Eve in the
church, the poet, a tenor, singing the
melody, and the composer singing
bass. A chorus of young women sang
the refrain. The church organ was
out of repair and the accompaniment
was played on guitar.
"God Rest You Merry Gentlemen"
is believed to date back to the Seven
teenth Century. 1t certainly is as
familiar to the English-speaking world
as any, One version has the first line,
eGod Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
one does not know whether or, not the
use of the comma is authorized.
1t will be noted that the Christmas
Carols in general have a common char
nent among the older ones: They are
set to pleasing and not difficult music;
they are simple in form and pic
turesque; they are often childlike in
their naivete. In short, they are real
bits of folklore.
Yet men famous in the world of
letters have not disdained to try their
hands at the Christmas Carol. For
example, 80 Little Town of Bethle-
hem," deservedly popular, was writ
ten by the Boston divine, Phillips
Brooks. 1t was intended for Sunday
schools only. Several composers have
written music for it. These include
Joseph Barnaby, the Englishman, and
Louis III. Redner, the American.
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There was long pause when moth
ing was accomplished.
IF you all don't stop fussing and
complaining" stated Bessie Brain In
firm voice, II won't think another
thought And then where would you
be? run you all and have ten times
the work; If you can't obey orders for
few hours to address Christmas
cards, you're a pretty poor lot. Now
let's start in once more, and not
word out of you. There's that nice
old Mrs. Hopkins-she must have
card If nobody else does"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-12-11
A Common Occurrence

"What is the occasion Of this rum
pus!" we asked as we were about to
pass poor little cottage. at is a
fight between the stork and the wolf
at the door," replied the person of
whom We had inquired. "Such battles
very frequently occur at the doors Of
such little houses as that."-Kansas
City Star.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-12-11
Law Saves Wild Flowers

Bavarian Alpine tourists carrying
punches of edelweiss have been rudely
surprised when, upon reaching villages,
they have been taken into custody by
the police. as 1t criminal to pick
fiowers?" they ask in amazement, and
are told that 1t is-that is, to pick GER
tain flowers. The German so loves
flowers and the number of wander
Birds" or summer tourists and walkers
In the German mountains Is 50 great
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-12-11
Artificial "Sunv Makes Hay

In England. where damp and foggy
weather, coIanon during certain sea-
sons, makes d good hay crop rare, a
new device has been patented which
dries hay by means of artificial heat.
The hay Is stacked while it is green
and then Is dried In 25-ton stacks.
This invention is expected to save
many acres of crops that are lost
every year because of rainy weather
at the critical period. = Brooklyn
Eagle.
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Their Christmas Task

eff l have to lick another stamp,
declared Tessie Tongue, Il absolutely
won't have enough energy to talk, and
that's my chief business"
IF / have to scratch off another
address," scolded Hannah Hand. Il
shan't be able to life finger for a
month"
IF have to give another glance
at an address book, shall go blind"
muttered Effie Eyes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-12-11
Barbs Kill Cattle

One would find it hard to attribute
any virtue to the terrible cholla cac-
tus, the most spiny and dreadful OF all
American plants. Starving cattle in
desperation try to pierce the thorny
barricade for mouthful Of the tempt
ing green pulp within, only to die slow
ly from the fostering barbs. In ex-
tremely dry seasons the ranchmen often
set a torch to these. Only the thorns
burn and the nourishing Joints remain
O. safe fodder.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-12-11
Romance of Alexander

The romance of Alexander was one
of the most famous tales of the Mid
die ages. 1t was attributed to Cal
listhenes. companion of Alexander
the Great, but was probably written In
Alexandria in the third century A. d.
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So .Tessie Tongue licked her forty
eighth stamp, and Hannah Hand wrote
her forty-eighth card and Effie Eyes
looked at her forty-eighth address,
and Bessie Brain-well, she kept on
thinking Martha Banning Thomas.
&C. 1925. Western Newspaper Union.)
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One of the features of the new
Union railway station in Chicago is the
chapel, where the bodies of the dead
in transit may reverently be cared for
and where travellers may come to pray
while waiting between trains.
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Plausible. Anyway

Weather was probably invented by
his satanic majesty so that people
would have something to growl about
when there was nothing else at hand
Exchange.
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THE FIRST NOVEL;

Inc first NOVEL; the Angels did say
Nas to certain poor shepherds in fields
as they lay;
In helds where they lay keeping their
sheep
On cold winters night that was so
deep.
Chorus.
NOVEL;, NOVEL;, Novel; Novel;,
Born is the King of Israel!
Then let us all with one accord,
Sing praises to our Heavenly Lord,
That hath made Heaven and earth of
nought,
And with His Blood mankind hath
bought
Chorus.
NOVEL;, NOVEL;, NOVEL;, NOVEL;.
Born is the King of Israel!
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HOW TO SOLVE CROSSWORD PUZZLE

In the white spaces this
in
a TO The the puzzle
a the one
etc forms aren cate in the
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Popular, but Hord-Worked

In small town there are very few
things more important than the COM
mittee on refreshments.-Ulri Her.
aid.
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| 10 LIE SLTlSIludS CdTOl COLL
ing back to its own as a
time-honored feature of the
Christmas Tide? 1t looks
heN7e-H so. And 1t is to be hoped
E\ESS, that it is so. For the sing
ggSISW ing Of Christmas Carols will
1891 help to popularize the religi-
Gus observance of the day
which is losing ground year by year in
this material age
Probably there is no room in our
Twentieth Century civilization for
carol-singing after the old way. But
carol-singing on a large scale Is ad-
mirable-as many American cities
abundantly proved in 1924. 1t was
made a community service. Many
singers were enlisted and trained.
Carols were sung in hospitals, orphan
ages and other institutions. The mes
sage Of home was carried to the travel
er in hotels and railroad stations.
Mass-singing in municipal auditoriums
was received with popular acclaim
This community service was strangely
reminiscent of the old-time Waits
street musicians who were an estab-
lished institution of English cities,
wearing waits badges" with the
town arms.
The singing of carols Is much older
than Christmas, just as the midwinter
festival of good cheer long antedates
the celebration of Christmas as the
anniversary of the birth of Christ The
pagan Britons celebrated this midwin-
ter festival; so did the Romans and
many European peoples 1t was not
until the Fourth Century that this fes-
tival became identified with the church
festival of christmas"
Have you discovered that It's very
easy indeed to dance to some of the
Christmas Carols? Well, it is. And
that's because Carol was originally
q term for a dance-or for songs in
termingled with dancing. 1t was a
long time before the word came to
be applied strictly to a religious
Christmas song.
Primitive man makes merry, you
know, in song and dance and bolster
Gus play. 1t is not hard to see in the
Christmas of modern times plain evil
dence of the pagan origin of mid
winter festivities. The "Yule Log"
undoubtedly spread from the ancient
Lithuanians and Let's, whose Christ
mas Eve" was Log Evening" The
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-12-11
"They haven't missed
a single day at SCHOOL,"

They're well all the time. The doctor says they are the
healthiest children he knows
"3e told constipation what makes many growing
children sicky. Polsons from the matter spread
through the little bodies lower their resistance to disease
So I'm very careful guard against constipation. simply
give them little Nujo every night.
"Nujol isn't laxative ALL you know but keeps them
just regular cockwork They like IT. and the doctor
says it's just the thing for Them"
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matter and thus permits
thorough and regular elimi-
nation, without overtaxing
the intestinal muscles.
Nujol can be taken for any
length of time without i'll
effects. To insure internal
cleanliness, tshould be taken
regularly in accordance with
the directions on each bottle.
Unlike laxatives, it does not
form a habit and can be dis
continued at any time.
Ask your druggist for
S@1 Nujol today and let
nOl your childrenenjoy the
perfect health that is
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-12-11
Nyoi helps Nature in Natures own way

Mothers are the best friends
of Nujol. When their chill
dren's health is at stake they
seek the remedy that med
ical authorities approve be-
cause it is so safe, so gentle,
so natural in its action.
Constipation is dangerous
for anybody. Nujol is safe
for everybody. 1t does not
affect the stomach and is
not absorbed by the body.
Nujol simply makes up for
adehciency-tem-
porary or chronic Nj
lin the supply of 1Nl
natural lubricant =.
in the intestines. 'A- 's'.s
Itsoftens thewaste FOR e
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-12-11
BY JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN

S THE Christmas Carol COM
ing back to its own as a
time-honored feature of the
Christmas Tide? 1t looks
so. And it is to be hoped
that it is so. For the sing
ing Of Christmas Carols will
help TO pOpularize the religi-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-12-11

Solution of Last Weeks Puzzle.