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of the red mitten was a bit of red
yarn. Jimmy had an idea perhaps
he could get the red mittens after
all.
Old Mrs. Birdie had asked him only
that morning If he had seen In his
travels bit of yarn or soft twine
she could use in repairing her nest.
He decided he would run and tell her.
Mrs. Birdie could pull at the yarn
that hung from little Bruins red NIT
tens and perhaps she would pull them
off Bruins paws. She could> pluck the
bit that hung from the mittens and use
1t for her nest, and then, OF course.
she would leave the mittens on the
ground
So off ran Jimmy Coon to tell her.
He did not have to go far because
Mrs. Birdie lived in tree close by.
"Pll come right along" said Mrs.
Birdie when she heard the news.
By and by the other Mrs. Brides
made such noise Quarreling over
the red yarn that little Bruin awoke
and his eyes nearly popped from his
head when he saw only a band OF
red around his swrists-all that was
left of his beautiful red mittens.
He jumped up and ran for home,
still looking at the red wristbands,
but as he ran the bands grew mar
rover, for the scrapping Mrs. Brides
had tangled the yarn about a bush
which held it fast, and when little
Bruin reached home not sign OF
the red mittens did he have. 1t had
all unravelled.
"Sakes alivew exclaimed Granny
Bear when little Bruin came tum-
bling into the room where she sat
knitting. "What has happened"
Between his sobs little Bruin man.
aged to tell his sad story. at just
flew away" he said. "the faster l ran
the faster it went away"
Little Bruin wiped the tears from
his eyes and, taking Granny's hand,
he led her along the path through
the woods. He did not have to go
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-19
DEVILS DARNING
NEEDLES

JEW people realize what great
= mass of persistent superstition
underlies our modern culture-how,
though the temples Of Isis and Osiris
are crumbling by the banks OF the
Nile; the "stars glimmer through the
loops of time" in the Roman COLI
scum, Thor and Odin reign no longer
in the Norseman's heaven and Stone
henge lies Druidless upon Salisbury
plain, the superstitions evolved In the
DAYS when these things belonged to
living present and not to hoary
past remain still with us, descended
from all these various sources, APP
parently indestructible and forming a
part of the lives of the people In the
present day.
The superstition regarding the
dragon fly or, as 1t Is popularity called,
the devils darning needle, Is an in
heritance from Morse mythology. In
Scandinavia the dragon fly Is called
the trolls needle, or trolls spindle,
and is regarded by Norwegian chill
dren as it is by the American child
In our name we have simply substi-
tuted devil for troll" Who has
not. wheL child, brushed away with
fear a lowering DEVILS darning needle
lest II should "sew his mouth up" or
sew his ears up? The superstition
differs but 1t is generally the mouth.
The mouth is the original form Of the
superstition and the reason for this
is apparent. The trolls hated noise
above all things-it reminded them
of the day, when they fought with the
gods and Thor threw his hammer
after them. Children are apt to be
noisy and thus awaken unpleasant
recollections; wherefore the trolls
needles Sew up their mouths to keep
them quiet In Icelandic literature
the trolls were giants; but In Morse
literature they later became dwarfs
which was probably the result of
their unsuccessful attack upon the
gods. A belief in the trolls still ling
ers in the Scandinavian peninsula.
They are the "hill people" the little
neighborsp who live in the interior Of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-19
Important Items Radio
Fans Should Remember

Do not expect great things from
cheap radio sets.
The best set for distance is one
using radio frequency amplitication.
A small toothbrush, used dry, will
help to keep the interior of set
clean.
Do not use oil or grease on switches.
They are poor conductors of cleo
tricity.
Each amplitier requires an audion
whether it is radio or audio ampli-
fication.
When experimenting with various
hookups, make up severa- leads with
various length connections.
A dry battery can be ruined by
dropping it on the floor. The shock
will break some of the internal con-
nectionS.
Loose connections, poor insulation
and the like may put any set out of
commission as far as results are con-
eerned.
Freak transmission (and reception)
Is due to condition. station on
one occasion may send from Toxic to
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-19
Qlour Health y a 9s:5;:: i !: ..

hol, or too much fluid Of any kind.
1t often comes from fatigue, nerv-
BUSINESS, exhaustion and worry.
People who speculate or take big
chances on things or are constantly
fretting, are almost sure to acquire It,
Washing out the stomach is often
very beneficial, and the bowels and
skin must be carefully looked after.
Chewing gum Is useful In some
cases, though the habit as ordinarily
practiced does not seem to me either
elegant or desirable.
No amount of medicine will cure
the disease unless one Is careful about
his food and drink. and uses only such
substances as experience may teach
him his digestive apparatus will pro-
perly dispose Of.
&c by George Matthew Adama>
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-19

far before they came upon thu red
yarn trailing on the ground.
Granny Bear followed the red line,
and pretty soon she saw the bush
where the Mrs. Brides were still
pulling at the yarn.
you say you were asleep and when
you woke up the mittens were all
gone but the wrists?" inquired Granny
Bear.
Little Bruin nodded his head. II
turned them inside out" he explained.
And then Granny Bear remembered
the unfastened end of yarn and, being
a wood dweller, she knew what had
happened. But she did not see two
bright eyes looking down at her from
a nearby tree, or she might have
thought some one beside little bird
could tell what happened to little
Bruins red mittens.
(@. 1925. Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-19

Cakes Of sunshine, angel food or
pound-caket mixtures baked In sheets
and then when cool cut into tiny dia-
monds, crescents, squares and oblongs,
covered with fondant and then dec
grated with colored candles, cut gum
drops of different colors citron, angel
lea nuts, In fact any dry preserved
fruit like pineapple, ginger, lemon or
orange peel will make sufficient va
riety to satisfy any one. Buy sam
pie of some well-made cake and use 1t
as model for decoration. With
little practice any one who likes to do
such work will find many new ways
of identifying foods.
Plain Cake-Cream two tablespoon
fuls of fat add three-eighths of cup
of sugar, one egg, one-fourth Of cup
| full of milk and three-fourths of cup
full of flour, one teaspoonful of baking
powder and one-half teaspoonful Of
| fiavoring. Mix and bake in a moderate
oven.
Babies who will not thrive on any
kind of food have been nourished on
whey in combination with skim milk,
milk. sugar and cream. Whey is val
| liable because of its abundant mineral
content, in natural physical solution.
Sweethearts.-Cream two-thirds Of
cupful of butter with one-half cup
full of powdered sugar, then add one
teaspoonful of boiling water and a
| teaspoonful of vanilla. Whea the
mixture is very light break in two
eggs, one at time, beating one min
ute after each addition. Now add
three cupfuls Of pastry -four gradual
ly, and when the dough leaves the
side of the bowl turn it out onto a
pastry-board covered with one cupful
of flour. Knead lightly, working In
| the flour; the dough must be smooth
and not stick to the hands. Place the
dough back in the bowl and cover
with cloth; let stand two hours.
Now roll out one-half of the dough,
| one-quarter inch in thickness Cut
with small heart-shaped cutter,
place on baking sheet and bake
slowly. When the cakes are cold, Ice
with confectioner's sugar, made
smooth with hot water; to this add a
little bit of red vegetable coloring to
give a pale pink color; mix thorough.
~, then ice the cakes. This same mix
| ture may be cut with a doughnut cut
ter; decorate with halves of blanched
almonds, three on each cake; sprinkle
with sugar mixed with cinnamon.
These are called sand tarts and are
very attractive as well as palatable.
Picnic Time.
At this season of the year when lit
tie trips into the country are such a
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-19
The Cockney and the Lady

Mrs. Pat Campbell has rather q
caustic wit, as her friends-and more
especially her enemies-can testify.
On one occasion an interview with
her was besought by London play
wright for whom personally Mrs.
Campbell did not care very deeply.
The playwright In question was a
self-educated cockney and sometimes
in moments of forgetfulness he lapsed
into the idioms Of his youth.
He desired an opportunity to ten
der Mrs. Campbell play he had
just completed and In which he hoped
she might consent to take the star
role. She sat In attentive silence
while he read the script, act by act
When he had finished he looked up,
expecting some word of approval or
at least of comment from his auditor.
Mrs. Campbell, with a noncommital
look on her face, said nothing at all.
An awkward pause ensued.
"Ahem," said the dramatist at
length, I'm afraid my play seemed
rather long to your
"Long? Well, rather!" drawled
the lady. st took you over two
hours to read it-without the h's."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-19
Dry Cell Tubes

Many who use 1a-volt tubes have
been complaining about these being
sensitive to Jars, knocks and, in some
cases, even walking across the room
caused ringing noises in the tele-
phones. Noises of this character are
caused by the construction Of the ele
ments in the tube. They are called
microphonic noises. This can be RENE
died by placing the socket, which
holds the tube, on a sponge, thereby
relieving the tube of any vibrations
that may be transmitted to it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-19
BRUINS RED MITTENS

Of COURSE Granny Bear knew
that her little Grandson Bruin
would not need mittens, for in the
cold weather he would be soundly
sleeping inside a warm cave house ;
but being grandmother, she just
had to knit.
III knit him some red mittens, >
said Granny Bear TO herself as she
SAT In the rocking chair by the win
dow. RED is such a lovely color.
All boys like red"
Little Bruin teased to wear the red
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-19
BY BREWSTER LEE. In Radio


Two tubes, instead Of one, In the
last step of two-stage Transformer
coupled audio-frequency amplifer i'm
prove quality greatly. Anything with
In economic and scientific reason
that improves quality of the received
signal should appeal to radio fans.
Sets that operate a speaker, even the
faithfully reproducing cone type, with
out audible distortion, constitute the
best possible encouragement of great
er radio growth and popularity.
Probably IS to 90 per cent of the
tube sets in use today produce dis
tortion that is discernible by the ear
trained to the best radio reception.
Why should your set be in this class?
Tubes are much cheaper now than
ever before. The additional cost of
one tube, counting its tube life, as
well as battery current consumption,
is so low that anybody who can af-
ford a four-tube set can afford a
five-tube set. Therefore this cir
cult is presented. 1t uses five tubes.
The first is a tuned radio-frequency
amplifier. The second is the regen-
Grated detector. The third is the
regular first stage Of transformers
coupled audio-frequency application.
The last two are parallel-connected
tubes to handle the heavy load of the
last stage of audio.
Distortion may arise from many
causes, including even RF feedback or
stray coupling between stages. But
the audio side of the circuit is most
often responsible AS tubes are made
today, unless a power tube is en-
ployed, which means much greater ex-
pense, or push-pull resorted to, or the
parallel device presented herewith,
the load on the last transformer audio
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-19

Honolulu and never repeat-the per-
Torrance just because conditions ex-
actly similar may not again occur.
aerial.
Solid bare copper wire is generally
most suitable for the aerial, and one
wire is enough.
A permanent magnet will retain its
magnetism long time If a piece of
steel is kept across the poles.
A poor ground connection may
cause a high loss of selectivity be-
cause of the increased resistance of
the aerial circuit, which broadens.
tuning.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-19

bread, cook an egg In butter in the
frying pan, lay thin slice of onion
on the buttered bread, then place the
egg, another slice of onion and the
top slice; 1t is now ready to 'fall to-"
Tomato Club Sandwlch.-Lay thick
slices of tomato on slices of buttered
toast, sprinkle with salt and pepper,
finely minced olives and parsley, add
a layer Of thin, nicely cooked bacon
and cover with another slice of toast.
Russian Egg Sandwiches. = Chop
three hard-cooked eggs and mix with
the following dressing: Add chopped
pickle, pepper or chilli sauce to may
onnaise, using about four tablespoon
fuls, enough to make the mixture the
consistency to spread.
italian sandwIches-To chill sauce,
mayonnaise, chopped ham, celery,
mustard and cayenne, add salt If
needed and spread on whole wheat
bread.
Anchovy Sandwiches.-Pound to a
paste enough anchovies for the de-
sired number of sandwiches Add
lemon Juice and little mayonnaise
to soften.
Tomato and Cucumber Saiad.-Pre-
pare small-sized tomatoes by SCOOP
ing out the pulp and draining the
cups Chop one small cucumber and
a tablespoonful of onion with little
chopped celery, refill the cups, using
some of the pulp removed. The re-
naming pulp may be used in various
dishes, as soup or nodded salads. Mix
the filling with a highly-seasoned
salad dressing, finish the top with a
spoonful of thick mayonnaise and
sprinkle with finely minced chives or
green pepper. The tomatoes may be
arranged on lettuce, endive. water
cress or nasturtium leaf.
N1.. w. wee
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-19
CONCENTRATIONS
1t is said that bagpipes were kno

1t is said that bagpipes were known
to the ancient Greeks.
More earthquakes occur in Italy and
Japan than in all other countries COM
bined.
American wells last year produced
two-thirds of all the petroleum taken
from the earth.
Steam was the power used to pro-
duce about 81 per cent of the elec-
tricity distributed by public service
generating stations in Great Britain
last year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-19
~HE WHY ST b. X KING sSv1Ho
- SUGGESTIONS

hills and correspond somewhat to the
brownies" Of Scotland. They are In
general well disposed but easily Of
Tended. especially by any noise. and
sadly given TO petit larceny. In
America the devils darning needle
superstition Is confined entirely tc
children. but among them Is universal.
10 by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-19
he KITCHEN
GA|Bl|l]|E 4HaoB

&c. 1925. Western Newspaper Union)
A garden is lonesome thing. God
wot-
Rose plot,
Fringed pool,
Termed grot,
The veriest school of peace: yet
the fool
Contends that God is not
Not God in gardens? When the eve
IL cool?
Nay out l have a sign,
It's very sure God walks in
mine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-19

like small flower gar
dens, are easily made
In the home kitchen.
Small and dainty is the
rule, and they may be
even more delicious and
quite as attractive as
those which cost so much
when bought.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-19
Value of Two Aerials

1t is good plan TO employ two
aerials, one short one for local sta
,tions. the other a long one for dis
tant reception. with a convenient
change-over switch.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-19

mittens and, being a grandmother.
Granny Bear said at last, swell, run
along with you and wear the red nit
tens If you like, you little tease
Little Bruin sat down under the
tree. First he looked at the red nit
tens all over and then he turned them
inside out, then he pulled them on
and looked at them again, and then he
dropped his paws and began to nod
bis head. Little Bruin was tired and
he fell asleep
Jimmy Coon was watching all the
time and he noticed that on the tip
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-19
A LINE o. CHEER
: BY John kendrick Bangs.
|: UNDAUNTED

Y,LL crack a joke If possibly !
To bring a laugh unto the
heart of man,
But best of al the specimens of
mirth
That you and I can work down
here on earth
Lies in some quiet service of the
style
That seen above will make the
angels smile.
20 by Mcclure Newspape syndicate.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-19

JOY, the need OF a
variety Of sand
wiches Is f Ell t.
Here are q few
suggestions:
Fried Egg Sand.
wIch.-This made
and served at once
is a most filling
sandwich. Butter
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-19
Basing Range of Receiver

The range of receiving set should
be based on the distance heard any
night at all under any atmospheric
conditions.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-19
DAINTY CAKES

The small ornamental cakes which
are served at weddings and recep-
finnc and w Inoly
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-19
What's in a Name?"
BY MILDRED MARSHALL

Facts about your name; Its history:
meaning; whence y was derived; sig.
nifcance: your lucky day, lucky Jewel
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-06-18
BIG YEAR FOR
BUILDING & LOAN
KenOsha Building & Loan
Association Advanced
Rapidly In Year.
KINGSLEY REELECTED
r. S. Kingsley Is Reelected
President of Organization
at Annual Meeting.

Reports presented at the 23rd annu-
al meeting of the Kenosha County
Building and Loan Investment COM
pany stockholders held Tuesday even
ing at the GermanAmerican club
house on Grand avenue revealed that
the year just closed has been one of
the most progressive years in the his
tory of the organization and that dur
ing it the association has done much
to increase its usefulness to the COM
munity. More than two hundred
stockholders of the association were
in attendance at the meeting and
these with proxies represented more
than twc-thirds of the outstanding
stock.
The stockholders elected r. s.
Kingsley, F.. E. Stemm and ]. M. AL
bers to fill vacancies on the board OF
directors for three-year terms. which
had expired. ]. D.. Rosenblum was
elected a director to fill the vacancy
caused by the recent resignation OF
R. S. Cooper.
Immediately following the meeting
of the stockholders, the new board OF
directors met and elected officers
Ralph S. Kingsley, who has been presi-
dent of the association during the
year just closed, was reelected to
head the organization. Other officers
elected we're: Vice-president, j. M. Al
bers; secretary, F. w. Hermans; as
sistant secretary, J. M. Gehring;
treasurer, Joseph F.. Funck; attorneys
Randall, Cavanagh and Mittelstaed.
At the stockholders meeting chang
es in the Articles Of Organization and
the bylaws were adopted by unani,
nous vote, these changes being II
keeping with suggestions made by the
state banking department to make the
organization more modern and more
efficient. The stockholders also en-
dorsed the change of the name of the
association from the Kenosha County
Building Loan and Investment com
pany to the Kenosha Building anc
Loan association.
Has Had Record Year.
R.. S. Kingsley, president of the as
ISOLATION, in a brief talk to the stock
holders, told of the advancement made
by the association during the year JUS
closed.
From a membership of 638, rank
| ing 43rd in the state in 1922, the as
sociation has grown to one of 326l
members, ranking 14th in the state
he said. much of this growth cam
| in the year just closed: a drive fol
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-06-18
.MONDELL ON MELLON.
TAX REVISION PLAN
Former Republican Floor Leader Tells
South Dakota Bankers Why
Farmers Suffer.

Bookings, S. Dc -. Failure of
the midwestern and northwestern agri-
cultural regions to fully recover from
the depressions of 1920 and 1921 was
traced today in an address by Frank
w. Mondell, war finance corporation
member and former Republican House
leader, to the past policy of Congress
in maintaining high sur-tax rates I'M
der peace time conditions. He declar-
ed recovery from these slumps would
continue slow unless tax reforms were
brought about to encourage the free
flow of capital into productive indus
try.
1t was Mr. Mondell's second speech
of tour through the midwest and
was made before the convention of the
South Dakota Bankers association. In
it he urged the bankers to interest
their communities in the Importance
to the individuals therein of the fed
eral taxation policy and told them
that if they earnestly desired to have
scientifically drawn tax rates, they
must so inform their senators and rep
resentatives in Congress.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-06-18
JOHN DOE HAD
GOOD APPETITE
A Hundred People Identify
Man at Morgue as
a Tramp"
WERNER EXONERATED

s.i
Arthur Werner, 703 Milwaukee ave-
nue., was not found responsible by the
coroner's., jury by their verdict this
noon for the death of John Doe, the
man who was struck and killed by
Werner's automobile Monday night.
John Doe still remains an unknown
person.
But there is one thing known about
John Doe:
He was a hearty eater, and though
he had no job and no independent in
come, he saw to it that he got his
''tnree square" day.
About hundred people called at
Cardinals morgue to view the body
Tuesday, or called up the police Of
flee to tell what they knew of John
! Doe. All remembered him as a man
who had during the two days prior to
his death, called at their house for
a meal. Almost all of these had sup
piled him with food.
This morning at the inquest, testi-
mony was introduced which tended to
show that Mr.. Doe not only liked to
eat but he liked to drink as we'll.
John Bernard, 373 Exchange street,
said that he was sitting on the steps
of the Eagles clubhouse Monday even
ing about z p. M, just about a half
hour or so prior to the accident, and
he saw man come strolling up alone
from the lake. He was staggering like
a man who had been drinking intoxi-
! cants. Bernard said he had good
chance to view the man, for he came
; over to the steps and begged for
/ money. He said he wanted money to
! get something to eat.
"I told him that he better look for
worS," said Bernard, End he answered
! that he hadn's worked for. twenty-five
years. Then he said 4 mean business
You better dig down and give me some
money"
Bernard said the body at the
morgue was positively that of the man
who had thus accosted him and in an
intoxicated condition prior to the &C
cident,
! Werner. Gives Testimony.
! Arthur Fisher, who sat on the porch
of house on the southeast corner of
| the intersection of Prairie avenue and
/ Sheridan road at the time of the ac-
cident, said that he saw Werner's car
moving across the street and heard
the bump. He said Werner's car was
moving at a rate which suggested that
he was in first or second gear, when
the bump came.
Arthur Werner, who was driving the
Chandler Royal Dispatch car which
struck the man, testified at the in
1 quest voluntarily. He said that he
had stopped at the east side of Sheri-
dan road on Prairie avenue, obeyine
a stop sign, picked up again at "go'
and was just going on across the
street when he struck the man whom
/ he had not seen until the wheels
caught him.
The jury returned verdict before
noon freeing Werner from any blame
because OF. the accident. The charg,
of manslaughter which had beer
placed against him merely as a pre-.
cautionary measure by the police, was
dismissed and the defendant dis
! charged.