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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-12-11
A Violent Indisposition

1 first heard this one several years
ago. / have heard 1t several times
In varying forms since then. But for
me age cannot wither nor custom stale
it. To my way of thinking, it is still
worthy of being included in any SYM
postum, great or small, of stories
dealing with the Afro-American popu-
lation.
AS my favorite version runs, a col
ored man, on appearing for work one
morning wore a countenance so bat
tered that almost one might have been
pardoned for assuming that it's owner
had made more or less successful
effort to run 1t through a meat chop
per. The white man for whom the
SCARED and bruised victim worked
took one look at that disfgured face
and threw up both hands in horror
and sympathy.
"Great heavens, boy" he cried,
what you been doing to yourself?"
"Me? I amt been doin' nothin' to
myself" explained the darby. "But
somethin' is done been did to me, Mr..
Watkins. It's lax dis, sub: Yistiddy
evenin' / got into a kind Of an argy-
mint wild another niger an one word
led to another, ez 1t will. An purity
soon up an hauled off an hit at him
wild my fist.
"Well, seemed lax that irritated
him. So he took an split my lip wide
open wild pair of brass knucks, an
he BACKED dis eye Of mine clear down
to my armpit an he tore one ear
moughty nigh loose from de side of
my haid. an den, to cap all, he
knocked me down and stomped up an
down 'pur my stomach wild his
feet. Honest to Cd, Mr..
Watkins. never did git so sick of q
niger In all my nfep
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-12-11
.A s. In The s.
|@ JUNGLE
Az With cheerups and the Quixies
E@sF57| Grace bliss Stewart

Mr.. Screech Owl, and once l trained
had a wonderful bass"
With such encouragement, Mr.. Hoo
poe began to sing, but it was a poor
attempt. Cheerups knew right away
that it wouldn't do. Such small,
squeaky sound wasn't impressive at
all. No. indeed, 1t wouldn't do!
Your method of singing is all
wrong If it's volume you want, Mr..
Hoopoe," said Cheerups. "Now just
puff out the sides of your neck, then
hammer your beak three times on the
ground, and you'll make as big sound
as anyone could wish. Every time you
strike the ground with your beak some
Of the air in your throat will escape,
and that will make the noise"
Three times on the ground, did you
say?" asked Mr.: Hoopoe, putting out
his neck and looking about to burst.
Then three times he raped the ground
with his beak, and out on the morning
air rang three loud clear calls.
"Hoo-hoo-hoo. hoo-hoo-hoo," screamed
that delighted bird. "My, but
that's fine," he gasped, when he could
get his breath. TT was hard work, but
1t was worth it; and I'll tell everybody
in the Jungle who wants singing les
sons to come to you. You are a Won
derful teacher, Mr.. Cheerups. How
glad / am that / dropped in"
Then "hoO-hoo-hoo" came fainter
and fainter the sound through the
Jungle, as happy Mr.. Hoopoe hoped
away, blowing his own horn.
"a by Little, Brown & Coz
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JIBEN TACK

TOBLETS REMNANT, the civil serv-
) ice examiner, was putting young
Jiben Tack through a course of ques-
tions to determine whether he was
mentally fitted for the job of dog IL
cense inspector.
who invented the first steamboat"
he asked.
Ponce de Leon, wasn't it?" replied
Tack eyasively.
"Well,' no, but don't know as tlEt's
so Important" said Joblets Remnant
where does the Ganges river rise
and where does it fall?''
1T rises in the east and falls in the
west" hesitated Tack.
Wrong; but there's smarter men
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-12-11

THERE are two kinds of kidney dis
= ease" depending on the part of the
kidney infected. To understand these
two kinds of kidney trouble, it Is neces-
sary TO know something about how the
body is constructed.
The kidneys are the filters of the
body. They take out of the blood all
the waste products, the ashes that are
no longer of any value and wash them
out of the body. To do this, they
must have two parts, strainer and
a drain pipe. The strainer is a clus-
ter of blood vessels punched up In a
ball. Under the microscope it looks
like cluster of angle worms. The
blood goes through these vessels and
as it passes, the waste products are
strained out just as housewife strains
the grape juice for her jelly. These
products then are washed down the
drain pipe or tube into the cavity in
the center of the kidney where they
drain through the ureter into the blad-
der and are discharged.
There are In each kidney thousands
Of these filter clusters or glomerules,
as they are called, each with its tube
leading into the central reservoir.
When the poison attacks the kidney 1t
may affect either the tube or the Ill
ter. In either case serious results fol-
low.
If infection from any part of the
body affects the tubes or the filter.
the walls swell up and the drain pipe
becomes stopped up. This condition
develops gradually, so that the disease
comes ON slowly. Exactly the same
thing happens that would happen II
you stopped up the drain pipe in your
sink. The water trickles through
slowly, so that the urine is diminished
in amount and is dark, but is not
smoky. That means that it does not
contain any diluted blood. The water
In the blood cannot get out, so it backs
up into the blood vessels and then
seeps out in the lower part Of the
body, naturally into the feet and legs,
which become water-logged, swollen
and Doggy. and have pits or depres-
sions on pressing the skin with the
finger tips. The fingers, hands, abb
domen and face may also be swollen
with water This is what is popularity
called dropsy Patients with this
form of kidney disease seldom die of
the disease itself, but their resistance
is so lowered that they often die of
some other Infection.
If the filter itself is affected, then
the patient becomes i'll suddenly. The
urine is greatly reduced and may stop
entirely. 1t is scanty, very dark and
smoky from the blood in it. The poi
sons which should be thrown off are
kept in the body, SO the patient is apt
to develop uremic poisoning, become
unconscious and die from heart fail
ure and poisoning.
Both kinds of kidney disease are due
to the same cause-poisoning in some
other part of the body.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-12-11


Melt enc tablespoonful of butter In an
omelet pan, add the shrimps and stir
until hot; add two eggs beaten with
two tablespoonfuls of milk: season
with salt and cayenne, and stir and
cook as scrambled eggs. Have ready
six slices of bread toasted lightly and
well buttered, cover half the slices
with layer of the mixture and cover
them with the remaining slices, but
tered and toasted. Pour around a
cream sauce, sprinkle with paprika
and serve for luncheon.
Oyster and Sweetbread Sandwiches.
-Parboil two cupfuls of oysters,
drain, remove the tough muscle, fine
ly chop and chill. Chop fine one pair
of sweetbreads which have been
cooked and chilled, add to the oysters
with one-half cupful of finely chopped
celery. Mix well and marinate with
French dressing; let stand two hours.
Drain well and moisten with mayon-
naise dressing Cover thin slices of
white bread with layer of the mix
ture; spread the same number Of
slices with mayonnaise dressing. Put
together in pairs, trim off the crusts,
cut into triangles and serve with a
combination salad for Sunday night
supper.
Green Pepper, Onion and Parsley
Sandwiches.-Cut a slice from the
stem end of four green peppers. Re
move the seeds and the white portion
and finely chop through meat
grinder. Chop one medium-sized
Southern onion, add one-fourth cupful
of finely minced parsley, mix all light
ly and moisten with mayonnaise or
cooked salad dressing. Use as fill
ing for whole wheat bread spread
with mayonnaise. Cut into triangles
and serve with oyster cocktails or
oysters on the half shells.
Economical Desserts.
A tasty dessert which is not too
much work to prepare, nor is too ex-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-12-11
Literary Note

"The good short story" says a lit
erary correspondent, "is harder to put
together than the long novel, which is
really nothing more than a series Of
short stories, linked together. It is
easier to market an ordinary novel
than 1t is to place a short story. The
latter, to get by, must show snap and
ginger from first to last. One editor
wrote me: "A three-line text frequent
ly says more than a three-column SER
mon Atlanta Constitution.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-12-11
Proving There's Something in

once knew q colored child called
"Exey" for short, whose real name
was Eczema. The mother of the un-
fortunate pickaninny had found the
word in patent medicine almanac
and had fallen in love with its poetic
sound. l also included in my acquain-
lance at one time negro youth who
answered to the title Of Hallowed
Harris.
"Yas, suh," stated his father on be-
ing pressed for his reason for choos-
ing so unusual baptismal prefix for
his offspring. II got dat name outen
de Holy Bible. Don't you member,
boss, whar 1t say in de Lawd's Prayer,
'Hallowed be dy manner"
But the Testimonial name which
struck me as being most interesting
of all was worn by a dog-a NANCY
appearing, breedless, nondescript rab-
bit dog which trailed ar old darkey
whom friend of mine claims he met
on a road in the piney woods of south
Georgia. The dog ranged off into the
thickets and his owner ordered him
back.
did I hear you calling that dog
Rover Uncle?" asked my friend.
NAV, sub, called him Over,
witch is short for Mo'over,' witch 1t
Is de dawg's right name"
where did you get that name and
why?"
EUR good reasons, boss" said the
old man, with chuckle. "W'en 1 gifts
dat dawg he's jest little scabby pup
an alluz 'nointin' of hissef wild his
tongue. So members whar de Good
Book say, An de dawg, Mo'over,
licked his Sores So I knowed den 1
had done hit on de right name fur dat
pup of mine"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-12-11
Tells Why He Can
Now Eat Hearty

IA letter which read in the paper
about Carriers Little Liver Pills fitted
my own case so closely that could
not help trying them and am very
happy l did" So writes Mr.. Frank ].
Trumbull of Jersey City, N. J., whose
letter goes on to say, 81 had heard
about Carriers Little Liver Pills for
years but never knew they helped over
come poor appetite and sour stomach,
until l read about another man in the
same plight who took Carriers with
good results. l tried them and can
honestly say that they freed me of
nasty gas on stomach, so that / can
now eat without getting bilious, and
they improved my appetite fully 1OO%o.
You can rest assured that from now on
I will boost Carriers Little Liver Pills
whenever / can"
Recommended and for sale by all
drug stores.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-12-11

sugar; salt and nutmeg to taste, and
three cupfuls of milk, one-half tea
spoonful of lemon juice, part of the
grated rind, and raisins to suit the
taste. Butter a mold, sprinkle with
raisins and fill with the bread and
raisins in layers. Beat the eggs, add
the sugar or honey, nutmeg, milk
lemon and juice. Steam for one hour
turn out on a platter and serve hot
with any desired pudding sauce.
Steamed Bread-crumb Pudding.--
Take one cupful of bread crumbs, one
half cupful each of molasses, cold wa
ter, corn flour and raisins, three
fourths Of teaspoonful of soda and a
teaspoonful of salt. Mix the ingredl-
ents well, put into creased mold anu
steam two hours. Serve with cream or
sweet sauce.
Peach Cake Pudding.-Line the bot
tom of pudding dish with thick
slices of orange cake soaked in the
juice from canned peaches. Fill the
dish with the peaches, cover with a
meringue, using the white of an egg
and tablespoonful of sugar. Brown
in a slow oven.
Orange lce.-Boil two cupfuls of
water with one cupful of sugar for five
minutes, cool and add one cupful of
orange juice and one-third of a cupful
Of lemon juice; strain and freeze.
Combination Saiad.-Cut small to-
mato into quarters or eighths, leaving
the sections together at the stem end
Arrange on lettuce and heap over the
tomatoes finely minced celery, a quar-
ter of a pear thinly sliced, and the
tapering end of banana to be placed
In the center; shake bit of paprika
on the tip and serve A few skinned,
seeded and halved grapes may be used
with or in place of the pear.
Carrot Pie.-Take one cupful of
cooked carrots, one cupful of milk,
one-half cupful of sugar. one-half tea
spoonful Of ginger, one teaspoonful Of
cinnamon, one-half teaspoonful of all
spice, few drops of lemon extract,
one egg well beaten and pinch Of
salt. Bake in one crust.
Fruit Cup.-Remove the skins and
seeds from a cupful of white grapes
and the membrane of one cupful Of
orange sections Mix with one cupful
of diced pineapple, one-half cupful of
orange juice and one-half cupfui OF
pineapple sirup; add few grains of
salt and honey to sweeten. Pack in
Ice and salt until the juice begins to
freeze. Serve in sherbet cups gar
nished with maraschino cherries. This
will serve six to eight and makes a
good beginning for dinner.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-12-11
THE WHY @ oyz HING
~ SUGGESTIONS

the hand with the other. This super
stition is common In various sections
of the country.
Its origin is to be looked for in the
far days of the lost gods and in that
primitive idea which considered the
hair as vital and integral part of the
possessor so that it was often offered
in sacrifice, sometimes even as a sub
stitute for the sacrifice of the man
himself. The eyelash is hair and it
comes from the eye; and the eye was
one OF the symbols of Osiris. the great
god Of the Egyptians. Therefore the
eyelash is offered as a sacrifice to
Osiris that he may be propitious to the
wish Of the suppliant.
20 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-12-11
ADELINE

TT is difficult to imagine nobility in
I connection with a serpent, yet
noble snake" is the significance given
the charming name of Adeline 1t Is
one of the many Teutonic appellatives
arising from the custom of honoring
and clarifying the lowest Of Gods
creatures, by using it as a suffix to
proper names.
Adeline grows out of the old Ger
man term Ado and linde, the serpent.
The feudal princesses of each little
Frankish duchy seem to have favored
some variation of the name. 1t ap-
peared finally in Lombardy as Alisa
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-12-11
End Long Checker Game

A checker game lasting IL years,
with 1900 miles separating the play
ers, has just ended In draw. One
player was Ernest Jackson of York.
S. c., secretary of the Southern
Checker association, and the other
James McGregor of New South Wales.
Australia.
The game started in 1914 and pro-
ceeded uninterruptedly by correspond
ence, moves being made about every
two months.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-12-11
Interesting Facts

There is no truth in the often be-
lieved statement that lightning never
strikes in the same place.
Tobacco acreage in the United
States this year is 1,693,OOO acres, IL
per cent less than last year.
Lightning strikes oak trees most
frequently, and after the oak comes
the elm, chestnut and pine.
Street car companies in Hamburg
require a passenger to buy an extra
ticket if he is carrying hand bag or
suitcase.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-12-11
MR.. HOOPOE'S HORN

SSTHIS cry make would be all
right for some folks, suppose.
Lots of little birds would be proud of
1t, but I'm not satisfied. 1t isn't loud
enough to suit me-" mumbled and
grumbled Hoopoe to himself, as he
sat one fine day in the shade of rock
out on the Great Desert.
He looked so nearly like the sand
as he crouched there that he was
scarcely visible. His body of grayish
brown and his black wings and tail,
barred with white, were perfect pro-
lection.
There's Mr.. Hawk sailing around
and around up in the sky. He's look
ing for me, guess" thought the Hoo
poe, 'but he can't find me, even with
his sharp eyes. I'll just latten out
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-12-11
Pupils Proleforians
Beechan's Pills

In MoscOws public schools at least
80 per cent of the pupils are children
of the proletariat. Boys and girls in
the young Communist party, the pre-
paratory course for membership In
the adult Communist party, number
80 per cent of the pupils. Children of
peasants and worknen are between
40 and 60 per cent of the total, and
those of employees or members of per-
missible professions between 20 and 40
per cent The others are children of
employers or well-to-do persons.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-12-11

DIR. w. Treska of Berlin has in
vented a machine to determine how
hard his dog bites when he whites
down T-bone. According to the ma
chine the dog must exert force of
$50 pounds to the square inch to bite
a bone. Tearing meat of average
toughness takes only half as much
energy.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-12-11
EYELASHES AND WISHES

ONE way to ''get your wish" is to
~ place an eyelash-or "eyewinker"
as it is sometimes called-on the back
of your hand and blow it off. If it
flies off at the first puff you give it
you will get your wish. Another is to
put an eyelash down your back, wish
ing as you do so /; and still another is
to place the eyelash on your finger
and. as you wish. carry the finger
three times around your head and then
throw the "winker" over your Shout
der. Some people, instead of trying
hand, try to knock it off by striking
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-12-11
Elements"

The term element was first given
its modern meaning by Robert Boyle
an English scientist, who lived from
1927 to 1851. Certain of the elements,
however, were known to the ancient
alchemists. but their conception was
not clear.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-12-11

The Burning Question of the
Moment
When Admiral Peary, then a naval
commander, came back from the Pole
group of special correspondents for
big city papers secured tug from the
Dominion government and steamed up
the Labrador coast to meet the return
ing explorer and to get the first inter
views with him.
In the party was one New York
correspondent who spent three days
framing a highly scientific and In
volved question which was designed,
so he thought, to bring out the exact
truth regarding Peary's achievement.
1t will be remembered that the DR..
Cook controversy was then waging.
All the way up the coast he was
insisting that he should have q
chance, without interruption, to fire
his broadside
Peary's answer, he stated, would
inevitably have a direct bearing upon
the claims of DIR. Cook and would
show conclusively whether Peary had
really reached the Pole.
In body the newspaper men
boarded Peary's ship and met him,
After the first exchange Of greetings
and congratulations the spokesman
for the interviewers cleared his throat
and said:
Commander Peary, this gentleman
here has a very important question
to ask you"
Peary turned aggressively upon the
New Yorker. His bushy eyebrows and
bushier mustache were bristling.
"What do you want to know?" he
demanded briskly.
The New York newspaper man was
seized with confusion. He fumbled In
his pockets and produced cigarette.
what is it you want to ask meT'
repeated Peary sharply.
The correspondent swallowed hard
Have you got match?" he In
quired.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-12-11

pGuSlNe lOE OTui-
nary use, will al
ways be popular.
@ U a k er Pud-
ding.-Take three
cupfuls of stale
bread, three eggs,
one-third of a cup
full of honey or
0po-half aunfuI 0f
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-12-11
He Did

Her Father-But, young man, do
you think you can make my daughter
happy?
Her Suitor-Do I? wish you could
have seen her when 7 proposed
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-12-11

Gun are Quitc
worth while.
OF S hri m p
Sandwiches. Re-
move the intes-
final veins from
shrimp t h er e
should be a cup
ful-chop fine be-
nr
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-12-11
Magazine Department for the
Home Circle s::: .! -. :. &C.,: ::
= TIE go,
~kITEHEN.aA
s1TAHINET e
t@. 1925. Western Newspaper Union

Go forth this day with the small
est expectations, but with the larg-
est patience, with keen relish for
and appreciation of everything
beautiful, great and good, but with
a temper so genial that the fric-
tion of the world shall not bear
upon your sensibilities
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-12-11

Few are qualified to shine in COM
pany, but 1t Is in most mems power
to be agreeable.-Swift.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-12-11
DON'T BROOD OVER
STOMACH DISTRESS

Don't lay awake nights and feel mis-
cradle an day-there's one right way to
tx up your gassy, rebelious disordered
stomach in such short time that your
heart will be gladdened.
Today Dare's Mentha Pepsin is the one
remedy supremely efficient where acute
or chronic Indigestion or gastritis Is
making your days and nights miserable.
Reports of its mighty power to over
come unbearable, near suffocating stom-
ach agony have swept the land until to-
day it's sales are marvellous.
Get one bottle Of this pleasant speedy
acting medicine today with the distinct
understanding that II 1t doesn't help you
your money will be returned
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-12-11
HOT SANDWICHES

Sandwiches which are hearty enough
for Sunday night supper or a lunch
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OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
MY FAVORITE
STORIES
By IRWIN s. COBB


OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OOOOOOOO
(Copyrightl
The Burning Question of the
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POINTS ON
KEEPING WELL.
DR.. FREDERICK r. GREEN
Editor of "HEALTH"
KIDNEY INFECTIONS

Observation-Disclosures
20, 1925, Western Newspaper Union.)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-31
HAGEN WINS IN
U. S. COURT
Former Cop Freed OF Booze
Conspiracy Conviction

EaNad J. Hagen, former police
man. ana pfiner OF Edward piolow.
former police sergeant. was vindi'
Gated by a decision OF the United
States circuit court OF appeals al
San Francisco. according TO word re-.
ceiyrd hero Tuesday,
Hagen. convicted OF conspiracy and
sentenced to serve two years az Nc
Nell island penitcntiary, Was arrest
"a on faulty search warrant, the
appellate court held HnEcn'5 rlghtH
had been "unwarrRn,ably Invaded, .
tho judges said The decision re-
yorbed Judge Jerumiah Notorer
Possibility that ficlow now will
surrender and take his chances n
being convicted tn the olmsted con
splracy case doomed Tuesday. Piclow
also il under conviction on a similar
charge. bat Il is practically conceded
that his conviction also will be 70,
yeraed.
riclow disappeared following pub
LEGATION OF the names Of those indlct.
cd as co-conspirators with Roy Dim.
sted. who have not yet been appre'
hended,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-31

Have you lost an article you treas
ure as n keepsako7 Lot The Star
Want Ads help you. The cost is
lcys."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-31
NAVY DRAFTsMEN GET R.aiSl

BREMERToN. March Shorty
cents extra win be added TO the pay
OF IS navy draftamen in the yard
here dali. April /. Hun. machinery
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-31
PIT. A. Solicitor
Admits He's Guilty

J. s. shuey. before JuHtie" q, G..
Dalton. Monday pleaded guilty 10
petit larceny, and was given aua-
pended sentence Of so days on case
growing out Of charges Of the Seattle
parentTeachcr associations that he
had pretended to be n representative
OF one Of their publications
He IL alleged to have accepted 81
from Mira. Cape TO pay for an adver.
tisement in one Of Tho purported
magazines.
PIT. a. women were not allowed
TO testify against him. since he
entered n plea OF guilty.