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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-07
Report Theft of
Auto at Gardiner

The State highway police have
been notified of the theft Of a Ford
sedan last Friday afternoon at Gar
diner. The car, which is 1924
Fordor model. is the property Of
Garfield Parker. 454 West street.
Gardiner. The makers number on
the car is 9S077S0.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-07
Lists Maine Towns
For Tourist Man

state Librarian Henry Dunnack
mas recently finished compiling list
whicn VIII be of especial value to
a.: .ne Boom Maine" movement which
- now attracting general attention.
The Boston Chamber of Commences
Is publishing a map of New England
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-07
DAILY RADIO PROGRAM
Compiled by United Press)
MONDAY, DECEMBER 7,


WEAF Hook-Up-Opera. "Risoletto.
KCO-Educa tional program.
WIS.,. Nicholas Society dinner.
WSB-Radio exposition programs.
WMAK-Bout, Kansas vs.. Goodrich.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-01-30

friendly relations and real understand
ing between those countries and the
United States than have all the Off
cial representatives of the government.
The commandership of the depart
ment of Panama is thus one Of the
most important links in the chain of
Legion officers That post is now held
by William Byrne Boggs. Boggs was
born January IL, 1892, at Frametown
in West Virginia. At the age of nine
teen he enlisted in the Coast Artillery
corps. Upon the declaration of war
with Germany, he was commissioned
and assigned to duty in the adjutant
generals department as assistant adj
jutant general for the Panama canal
department. He was discharged from
service June 80, 1919. He was mar
ried to Miss Esther Bye of Minneap-
oils, Mimi. on May L. 1917. at Girls
tobal, Canal Zone. They have two chill.
dren, Dale, aged six years, and Carol,
aged five.
The new commander has been &C
tive in the work of the Legion in
Panama since its organization. He is
a member of Panama Canal post, No.
1. He was for three years a member
Of the post executive committee, two
years a member of the department
executive committee and one year an
alternate national executive commit
teeman. He is at present employed as
assistant surveying officer in the
executive department Of the Panama
canal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-01-30

lei Boone, was the first white settler
west Of the Alleghenies. He explored
with Boone, returning to Kentucky
with his family in 1888 to make his
permanent home in the wilderness.
There are several suggestions as to
the origin of this name The prob
ability is that with this name. as
with many others, there were several
independent origins in different local
tiles where families Of the name
sprang up. 1t is said that in most
cases Bean is derived from the
Scottish ''ban," meaning white. 1t
has been thought that In certain Sec
lions the bean is and was TO an even
greater extent a crop of immense i'm
portance. When the name Is found
TO have originated in Cornwall, Eng.
land, it Is undoubtedly derived from
the worn "bean," meaning in Cornia
small. Then 1t is an adjectival nick
name.
Waters.-Quite clearly this Is a sur
name derived from Walter and not
from water in the present sense. II
has been pointed out that two or
three hundred years ago Walter was
always pronounced as If spelled
water, and the dropping of the silent
'1' in the surname would have been
a natural development.
GO by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-01-30
Hliferacy in Alaska
Proves Serious Problem

nliteracy constitutes grave problem
In Alaska that will require serious con-
sideration in the process Of its solution,
declared H. L. Faulkner, authority on
education, speaking before educators in
the United States.
Mr.. Faulkner spoke under the aus
pices of the American Legion, depart
ment Of Alaska, which is sponsoring a
campaign TO reduce illiteracy in the
territory.
''Illiteracy is subject of particular
graveness in Alaska at this time," said
Mr.. Faulkner, '.for within the past
month from 800 to 1000 illiterate men
and women in the First division alone
were taken to the polls on election day
and voted as machine. In the First
division today illiterates are sitting on
grand and petit juries and on city coun-
ellis; helping to make and enforce, or
preventing the making or enforcement
Of laws they cannot understand"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-01-30
BY ROBERT LA MAR

Day by day engineers Of the various
radio manufacturing corporations are
making improvements in circuits that
Occasionally one of them stands out so
prominently that 1t becomes an i'm
portant factor in the industry. The
Kompentrol, the trade name of new
tuned radio frequency receiver, comes
under this heading.
The performance of the receiver, one
that employs five tubes, is very much
superior to many others in this cate.
CORY. This Is a broad statement which
unquestionably will arouse some dis
sension, but ii is based on rigid COM
parative tests conducted by the writer
in various localities, some of them the
so-called dead spots of New York city.
Most of the competing sets were "put
under the table" when it came to dis
tant reception.
The new set consists of two stages
of tuned radio, a detector and two
stages Of audio. Admittedly, this is
no cause for amazement, but the actual
performance OF the set Is.
Where the Set Differs.
The basic difference between the
KompentrOl set and the ordinary
radio frequency simplifying set of the
tuned type is shown in Fig. .. 1t will
be seen that in the conventional radio
amplifier the low potential sides of
both radio frequency primaries are
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-01-30
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like the real puss that comes In here
sometimes and is always driven out.
and that is why / cannot understand
how 1t Is you are allowed TO remain
My coat isn't soft and furry. but II
is nice and clean and not a bit like
that puss who is driven out or here,
replied China Cat, S'and If you will
look in the mirror yourself you will
coon find out you are no more like
the dog that comes in here than that
vase in the middle of the shelf"
"Your eyes are all wrong" said
China Dog. Il am very big, fierce
dog with a hairy coat and"
In the middle of the mantel hold
ing a vase for flowers stood china
boy. Come here" he called to China
Dog, at the same time giving a low
whistle which made China Dog stop
quarreling and run to his master.
'Stand up on your hind legs and
beg" commanded the china boy, and
up on his legs stood little China Dog
and whined.
Good doggie," said China Boy, pat
ting China Dogs head Now roll
over and play dead"
Little China Dog obeyed, and when
China Boy told him to jump up he
patted him again. "If we were real
folks I'd give you bone" he said.
Again China Dog whined, and this
time he wagged his tail. Now 60
back TO your place ON the end of the
shelf and stand there until tomorrow
night" said China Boy.
"Well, If / shan't give up" said
China Cat. 81 would just like to see
myself minding that vase boy the way
you did"
Look There is mouse" said
China Boy. 1T ran back of the sofa. =
China Cat jumped to the floor and
there she lay next morning, with her
head broken of, and though she was
mended and put back on the shelf,
when the magic hour came around
next night she kept to her own end
of the shelf and said not word.
But China Cat thought IL she did
not speak, and what she thought was
that she did not like boys or dogs and
she would rather not speak at all than
have TO mind that vase boy as little
China Dog did.
@Bow," said China Dog as he start
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-01-30
Che Dhu
OF
SuperStitions
SEWING ON THE BUTTON
By II. IRDlNG KING

IF A GIRL sews a button on the
L clothing Of single man of mar
riageable age 1t Is sign that she will
marry him within the year. Almost
anybody in the rural districts of New
England can tell you that, and per
haps the superstition is found in other
sections. At least superstitions Of a
kindred nature are found in many
parts both of this country and Europe.
The superstition is based upon that
phase of sympathetic magic known as
the doctrine of knots.
AS has been said before, to the an
clients what was associated in thought
was associated in fact Knitting and
sewing were placed In this philosophy
in the same category as knots All
three conveyed the idea of uniting.
When a maiden, therefore, sews but
ton on the coat of bachelor the union
of the button and the coat by means
of the thread suggests the union OF
herself and the young man upon whose
garment she is operating. This sets
up the sympathetic magic of like pro-
ducing like and the two young per-
sons are by its operation bound to-
gether, even as the button is bound TO
the coat. The setting of the time
within which they win be married at
within year. Is merely the sugges-
ton OF reasonable time for the magic
to take effect and is frequently omit
ted. The point of the superstition Is
that they WIN be married before long.
&C. 1875. Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-01-30
Ole
AMERICAN
oL.I:GONo
LEGION MEN HELP
HOLD FRIENDSHIP

In the work of the American Legion
a very important part is played by its
members and posts and departments
located in the possessions Of the
United States and in foreign lands.
These men and organizations act, in
their constant contact with people of
other nations, as unofficial representa-
tives of the United States. They do
much TO promote and TO cement the
frlendliest relations between the moth
er country and the country of their
adoption.
Particularly important work has
been done in this direction by the de-
partment of Panama. To the men Of
this department it has been given to
foster the most cordial relations with
the peoples of Central America. One
high Central American official has
gone so far as TO say that these men,
acting unoficially. have done more for
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-01-30
Why Your Aerial May
Be Inside or Outside

Which is better, the inside or the
outside antenna?
If the wire is not too long to be
stretched out in a room 1t makes little
difference whether it is actually inside
or outside. unless the walls contain a
great deal Of metal. such as steel or
other metal conductors of electricity.
In other words, one may shield an an
tenna from the radio waves by drain
ing these waves of through other near
by electrical conductors, but an an
tenna cannot be insulated from these
waves. Glass, wood, brick, etc. do
not stop the waves. but il all the win
dows were made of metal and the walls
were also of metal no radio waves
would get inside.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-01-30
CHINA CAT GROWS WISE

once in a farm house there lived
- in the parlor on high mantel a
china dog and a china cat.
The cat was white with yellow
spots on its sides and she sat looking
over the big parlor for many years
until one night when the house was
quite still the black dog with white
spots said Bow"
China Cat jumped up and bumped
her back and glared at little China
Dog. but he was just as scared as
China Cat. for until that night he had
never discovered he could bark at the
magic hour when all toys and such
folks talk
What do you mean by barking like
that?" said China Cat. Zone would
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-01-30

think you were like the masters dog
that comes In here sometimes all COW
cred with hair. You are nothing but
a smooth-coated toy dog-not real at
all"
Il am real. or could not bark. and
i want you to get right of Of my
shelf" snapped China Dog.
Your shelf" said China Cat. 81
want you to know IL anyone owns this
place ii Is L Get down on the floor
yourself If you think you are so real.
That is where dogs belong"
Not handsome dogs like me-" said
China Dog, "but common cats belong
on the floor, and If you do not jump
down where you belong shall drive
you down"
You just try It; that is ALL" an
swered China Cat. showing her claws
IF had such a shiny, smooth coat as
you have / should know wasn't real
cat at all, but just toy like you
BOW wow." laughed China Dog.
'Yeu had better look In the mirror
behind you. You haven't any fur coat
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-01-30
A Home-Made Ammeter

A cheap ammeter may be made by
winding a few turns of resistance wire
around the base of cheap thermom-
eter. The resistance wire is then con-
nected in series with the circuit under
measurement The rise of the mer-
curry in the thermometer is directly
proportional TO the current flowing In
the circuit.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-01-30

California thinks well of the advice of
Legionnaires. He asked the advice of
Legion men in picking man to fill the
position of secretary to the Veterans
Welfare commission and recently had
this to say about the Legion's choice:
Il gave the job to young man whom
I had never seen In my life, but who
had been recommended to me by the
Legion and he has delivered the goods
100 per cent. / think the boys are
running that department of the gov
eminent In good shape and without
partisanship."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-01-30

Ing the medium knife. AS most sau-
sage needs something to give 1t body,
a cereal, like oatmeal, is liked. To pre-
pare it put two quarts Of water, one
tablespoonful of salt into sauce
pan; when boiling add one pint of oat-
meal. Stir occasionally and cook one
hour. Turn into a deep dish, add the
meat and seasonings TO taste. Poultry
dressing, sage for pork, celery leaves
dried and rubbed fine, also parsley
leaves are well liked with salt and pep
per as usual,
italian Sausage.-Take two cloves Of
garlic, six medium-sized onions
chopped. two pounds of lean pork, one
pound of fat pork; put through the
meat chopper twice. then add the pint
of cooked oatmeal as above, two table
spoonfuls of salt, the same OF dried
celery leaves, one tablespoonful OF
poultry dressing. one teaspoonful Of
black pepper and paprika TO taste. Mix
thoroughly and pack into five-inch cas-
ings. Plunge into boiling water, boil
for one and one-half hours. Hang up
TO drain. and dry for week or two.
Then dip into melted paraffin and hang
in cold place till needed.
Bologna Sausage.-Take two pounds
of beef, one pound of fat pork, one
half pound of bacon. one Glove of gar
lie. one medium-sized onion. Put the
meat and seasoning through the meat
chopper, then add the oatmeal as pre-
pared. Mix well, add two tablespoon
fuls of poultry dressing, two table,
spoonfuls of salt, one teaspoonful of
black pepper. Mix well, put through
a colander Pack into an eight-inch
casing. Boil two hours, then cure as
above.
Steamed Pudding.-Take one quart
of bread crumbs, add milk to molsten.
two well-beaten eggs. one and onehalf
cupfuls of molasses. one cupful Of cur
rants, one pint of chopped apple, one
Of cloves. Steam two hours and serve
with a hot sauce.
Turban of chicken.-Strip the meat
from a three-pound cooked chicken
and chop fine with one-quarter pound
OF cooked ham. Mix one-qusrter of a
cupful of butter with four tablespoon
fuls OF flour; season with salt and a
dash Of cayenne. Stir into this two
cupfuls of boiling milk; cook until
thick. then add the chicken and ham
Beat and add two eggs and pour into
a well -greased ring mold. When serv-
ing turn out on platter and I'LL the
center with sliced tomatoes.
N,,s. nl4xmeaQ
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performed on someone in the family,
that recently when her young son was
taken down with the measles, she sug-
gested TO the doctor that he send for
noted surgeon to cut out the spots.
When Daysey Mayne Appleton has
her picture taken, she always wears
a dress cut low enough to show her
ribs and collar hone. 81 have to pay
the photographer just as much when
l DON'T" she argues.
Mrs. Lysander John Appleton has a
silver spoon. which, she says, one. of
her ancestors saved by smuggling In
the front Of her shirtwaist when she
took passage on the ark.
Mrs. Lysander John Appleton has
always entertained the opinion that
her husband isn't much. but recently
when he received a package of gar
den seeds from the congressman from
his district. she began looking at him
with renewed interest. He must. she
argued, be man of Some Influence.
Copyright by George Matthew Adsms.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-01-30
Help FIJI Community Chest.

Legionnaires throughout the land
are helping I'LL the community chests.
One instance of unstinting co-opera-
ton by Legion men In the interest of
unfortunate humanity is in Los
Angeles where three hundred active
workers went into the field for funds,
In compliance with that phrase In the
preamble of the Constitution. ''For
Community, State and Nation" The
community chest is Complementary a
community affair. with mercy as Its
sole end.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-01-30

connected to the 'B" battery plus am
plifier post.
In this receiver, however, they go to
one end of a variable 100-ohm rheo-
stat, while the other end goes to the
'B" battery amplifier. In other words,
a variable resistor is inserted in series
with the primaries of the radio fire.
quency transformers.
The first thought the technical radio
fan is likely to get is that the resist
ance is put into the circuit TO introduce
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-01-30
Jour Last
Name
IS 1T BEAN?

NNE Of the earliest Of Bean fami-
" lies in this country has the dis
tinction of having been Of Jersey or
igin. That is, the progenitor OF the
family was a native of the isle OF
Jersey in the English channel. He
settled in Boston, Mass, in 1910.
There he died, leaving a widow and
three sons, Lewis, Ebenezer and Jo-
seph. The widow Bean removed from
Boston to Maine, settling In York.
Ebenezer was killed by the Indians
and Joseph was captured and kept
captive for six years. Lewis became
the progenitor of all of his family In
the New world. One of his descend
ants was Eli Bean. a general in the
Civil war.
One branch of the Bean family in
this country was founded by John
Bean, a native of Scotland, who
settled in Exeter, n H. in 1900. His
descendants lived In Maine Among
them is TO be found the name Joshua,
which seemingly does not appear in
the other Bean family.
William Bean, a companion of DAN
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-01-30
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&c, isas. western Newspaper Union,
WEEKLY MENU HINTS

AS the season for wild game is now
here one may enjoy the seasonable
meats. partridge. grouse, duck and
venison.
SUNDAY-Breakfast: Apples, oat-
meal, top milk, drop doughnuts. Din
ner: Roast wild duck, orange salad,
apple pie, cheese. Supper: Dreamed
celery and cheese, whole wheat bread.
MO NJ AY- Breakfast: Pears,
boiled ham, coffee cake. Dinner:
Chill con carne, lettuce salad, hot rice.
Supper: Baked potatoes, dried beef.
TUES DAY-Breakfast: Grapes.
bran with cream, bacon, toast. coffee.
Dinner: Roast of lamb, boiled cauIi-
flower, figs with whipped cream, coffee.
Supper: Brown bread milk toast, let
tuce salad, tea.
WEDNESDAYS Oranges,
cereal, top milk, cornmeal gems, ham,
Dinner: Beef loaf, German cabbage
salad, apple dumpIines: Supper:
Cream of tomato soup, ginger bread,
apple sauce.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES: Cream OF
wheat, fried ham, rolls, coffee. Din
ner: Sirloin steak, onions. baked
squash, mashed potatoes. Supper:
Macaroni, tomatoes, sponge cake, tea.
FRIDAY - Breakfast: Grapefruit
halves, omelet, bacon, toast. Dinner:
Goldfish chowder, shredded cabbage
with cream, chocolate pudding. Sup
per: Oyster stew, cold slaw. fruit,
buns, tea.
SATURDAY - Breakfast: Orange
juice, fried cornmeal mush, rolls, cot.
fee. Dinner: Split pea soup, fried
egg plant, baked pears with cream,
coffee, orange salad. Supper: Steamed
brown bread, baked beans.
Orange Salad.
Slice oranges which have been care
fully peeled, and lay in overlapping
slices on a bed of lettuce. Dress with
French dressing and serve at once.
German Cabbage Salad.
Take three-inch slice of salt pork
cut into small dice and fry until
brown. Meanwhile chop half head
of cabbage or a pint, with one small
onion. Pour over the very hot fat
with the pork dice and mix well, add
ing such salt and pepper as ones taste
dictates. In the frying pan heat one
fourth cupful Of vinegar, and when
boiling hot pour that over the cab
bage. Set In the warming oven until
time for serving.
Shredded Cabbage and Cream.
Shred hard white head of cabbage
very fine, add enough good thick
cream to moisten, adding sugar, salt
and a dash OF vinegar.
Winter Sausage.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-01-30

ed back to his corner after playing
with China Boy. 'You aren't real.
l told you you were not"
IL am wise IL / am not real"
thought China Cat "Ill sit here the
rest of my days and never let you or
that vase boy know / can speak at
the magic hour. Then / shan't be
bothered by two such silly creatures
as you, who think they are real when
they are nothing but china like me.
But some day they will tumble of
the shelf and then they will find ii
out just as i did"
&c by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-01-30
Renewing Crystals

When old crystals lose their sensi-
tiyeness dip them In thin oil for a
few days. replace them In the detector
stand and place the catwhisker either
on the crystal or on the outside of the
cup. They will be found to be as good
as new.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-01-30
A LINE o. CHEER
BY John kendrick Bangs.
*x***x*#****#**x#*** y
APOLOGY FOR FEBRUARY

yXT HEN February comes along
Wv And huns her melancholy
song
A little voice within me sings,
BE patient with her mummur-
ings-
It's not her fault that she draws
near
This sad and solemn time of year.
And there be places on this earth
Where she's a time Of JOY and
mirth,
And gladness brings. with fow-
ers gay
To decorate the CHEEKY way;
And # she seems to you TO be
A thing of winter, blustery,
lis but because with your own
You chance to view her in that
guise,
And do not seek her otherwhere
In chimes more genial and fair"
20 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate)
xxxxs
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-01-30
To Stop Radiation

A single stage of radio-frequency
amplification added in front of your
single-circuit receiver will cut out
radiation from your antenna. The
radio-frequency amplifier itself should
never be allowed to oscillate. however.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-01-30

Ii is much more
enjoyed than that
bought at most
markets. w b e q
pre- pa r ing the
meat for sausage,
put 1t through the
meat ch oppe 7
three times, us
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-01-30

"Neutralize" the first stage in the
same manner as a neutrodyne and
thus be sure that you are not disturb
ing your neighbors' reception.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-01-30

The world is said to be at the
threshold of new peace. everybody
agreeing that old one was not wholly
satisfactory.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-01-30
Winter Sausage.

In small towns and on farms when 1t
Is practical to make sausage at home,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-01-30

DAYSEY MAYME APPLETON at
one time had stroke of rare
good luck. When size was entertaining
her steady in the parlor health officers
called and put the house under quar-
sntine for the smallpox for four
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-01-30

Mrs Lysander John Appleton Is SO
crazy TO have surgical operation