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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-09-25

THE PINK THINGUMMY

CON, DEAR, Aesop" complained
- Mrs. Dumpkopf, 81 ordered q
blue thingummy and they went and
sent me up a pink one, and thingum-
mics aren't supposed to be exchange
able and / suppose I'll have a terrible
time getting blue one for it."
You won't if you go about if as a
man would-as would, for instance,
said Mr.. Dumkopf vigorously II would
simply walk up to the proper official,
briefly, explain, and demand a blue
thingummy in exchange"
''oh, Aesop, will you exchange it for
me?" crowed Mrs. Dumkopf admiring-
ly, and the next day Mr.. Dumkopf
found himself briefly stating the case
to the proper official and demanding 9
blue one.
Him." said the proper official, with
a glance that made Dumkopf feel like
a pickpocket contemplating arson
''thingummies not exchangeable. HIM.
When was 1t bought? Who bought it!
Is this the one that wss bought? Why
"Why-er-I did, I mean, she did,
don't know. Because"
why wasn't it brought back be
fore? Have you middle name? What
was the sales persons number? Were
you born in this country?''
"Er-who, me? No. Yes. Whatr'
ioundered Dumkopf.
why blue? Did you ever exchange
thingummy before? If so, what
color? Was this spot on it? Was
that? Were those? How much edu-
cation have you had? Why not more?'
'Blydootl!" gasped Dumkopf, and,
tying the pink thingummy in an mex
tricable knot around the officials neck,
he bought blue thingummy at the
thingummy department
90 by George Matthew Adams)
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VIOLA

THE practically unique occurrence
= of an old Latin word as a modern
feminine name, without change of
spelling or significance is evidenced in
Viola. 1t is one of the few names
which has not undergone a lengthy
process of evolution from some root in
a dead language. 1t has not even sub
mitted TO revival but has passed down
through the centuries as the Latin
word for violet" and will remain a
feminine proper name signifying violet
TO the end of time
There are many instances of the use
of Violet in England and Scotland
There is the equivalent Yolande in
France and also Violetta. But in Italy,
where the Viola arose, there is no rec
ord of its having been used as a
proper name.
The common opinion of etymologists
seems to be that ii was a fanciful
name imported from Italy by Shake
speare and bestowed upon one of his
heroines in Twelfth Night" But
however it may be. the Viola who
loved Orsina endeared the name in
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-09-25
Saued Many Lives by
Rejecting Fool Aduice

A funnel-like tornado swept Chews-
vile, Nd, and neighboring country.
The old brick schoolhouse at this town
was crushed and scores of large trees
were uprooted. Naturally everybody
got excited. One Of many who had
expressed fear for the condition of
the railroad tracks and the safety Of
passengers on a railroad train which
was soon TO pass through the town
was told harshly by cucumber-souled
inhabitant to keep your shirt on"
But when the excited man, walking
up the railroad track, saw a giant tree
lying across the rails and heard the
far-away sound of an approaching
train, he refused TO be handicapped
by any foolish saying-he tore his
shirt off his back and, running toward
the train, waved the shirt frantically
TO signal the engineer to stop. The
engineer did stop, just a few feet in
front of the fallen tree, and the man
who refused TO keep his shirt on is
credited with averting a wreck and
saving many lives-Pathfnder Mag
azine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-09-25
IN s. In The s.
IM JUNGLE
" With cheerups and the Quixies
ESfF=zI 61( Grace bliss Stewart

she found herself in the thick, deep
jungle.
Now, wonder" she said aloud,
looking up. IF that breadfruit would
be TO the children's taste"
at looks good 10 me-" said small
merry voice which seemed TO come from
right under Mrs. Ostrich's very toes.
But of course / don't know for whom
you are marketing"
Dear me-" snapped Mrs. Ostrich In
surprise and alarm, dear me, who's
interfering now?''
ITS only Cheerups, Madam, and
thought perhaps / could help you pick
were a little uncertain" said the voice.
well, well, this is luck" cried Mrs.
Ostrich, looking down al Cheerups
from her eight feet of height, and
winking and blinking her great eyes
with their long lashes. ITO think that
| should run right into you, Mr.. Cheer
ups. Why, all the Desert and Jungle
Folks are talking about you and your
wise words and your wonderful ways.
Here ] am in a terrible tangle. and
you appear right in front of me to
unravel ii. Miraculous. l say, simply
Miraculous
First, please tell me who you are
smiled Cheerups, land what is your
trouble. ! surely don't deserve the
fame you speak Of, but shall be very
,vlo m halYN Won I
"0h. thank you, Mr.. Cheerups; you
are so kind You see, / am Mrs. Os-
trich and / have at home fourteen as
handsome little Ostrich babies as you
could see any day in a twenty-mile
run"
But l couldn't run twenty miles, -
cried Cheerups.
''Oh, excuse me-" replied Mrs. Os-
trich. Il forgot that you hadn't the
long-distance apparatus" and she
looked proudly at her tall, strong legs.
We'll, my babies had their gravel
meals for two or three days, as was
right and proper, and then they didn't
seem TO like the leaves and vegetables
which Father Ostrich brought them.
We just can't find anything they will
eat. And If they don't eat, they will
die. Oh, Mr.. Cheerups, I'm almost
distracted"
Don't. be anxious, Mrs Ostrich,
beg Of you" said Cheetups In a tone
full Of kindness. II have a plan. Just
lay a few extra eggs outside the nest
and feed the wee birdlings on them
until they are old enough to eat other
things. And when you hatch the next
brood, you might lay the extra eggs
first, so the babies breakfast will be
all ready and waiting for them when
they come"
That's splendid idea" cried Moth
er Ostrich. Thank you a thousand
times, Mr. Cheerups; I'll do just as
you say and off she ran at top speed
toward home. Ever since, Mrs. o.
trich has followed Cheerups' advice
with success
&c by Little. Brown Coz
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used as 1t will vary with its richness.
The following L. a doughnut recipe
which has been worked out and tested
and found TO be the best ever" If
the directions are carefully followed
the cakes will be rich without soaking,
tender and very moist. This kind viii
keep without drying out
Best-Ever Douohnuts.-Beat two
eggs in an aluminium bowl, add one
and twe-thirds cupfuls of sugar and
beat until the sugar is well dissolved,
then add half teaspoonful of salt
and one AID one-1ourth cupfuls of thick
sour milk with a teaspoonful of soda
well dissolved in it; then one-fourth
cupful of rich thick sour cream, so
thick that spoon when dipped into 1t
will stay well heaped with the cream.
Powdered mace or grated nutmeg
makes the best flavor Vanilla never
seems to be an appropriate flavor for
dbughnuts, and never, If you must use
vanilla, use the substitute commonly
called vanillin; il spoils the flavor of
any food Now the aluminium dish is
set directly on the ice after just enough
flour has been added to make thick
mixture that will still stir with the
spoon. The secret of moist, tender and
altogether delicious doughnuts Is TO
cut them as moist as possible. The
chilling process makes them easy to
handle with no more flour. Work
quickly, have the fat just right and
carry the cakes to the fat on a broad
knife so they will not lose their
shape; being soft they are hard TO
handle. This makes three dozen dough-
nuts cut in the usual size.
Sour Cream Dressing for Salads
Add a tablespoonful of any good salad
dressing to cupful Of thick sour
cream, mix until well blended, add
such seasonings as onion juice, red pep
per or any chopped green pepper and
onion with bit of fresh red pepper.
With this as a foundation one may
vary it TO suit any salad. For cucum-
bers add q BIT Of vinegar; also for
chopped or shredded cabbage.
Sour Cream Cake FiIIing-Cook to-
gether one cupful each Of sour cream
and brown sugar; when thick, add one
cupful Of hickory nut meats and beat
until stiff enough TO spread on the
cake. Add any favoring desired;
maple is especially good with this fill
ing.
seasonabie Foods
Oysters are now coming into the
market and should be served occa-
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me as If / could find something which
would be good for the children. /
don't believa you looked far and wide.
l shall go long distance away to-
day. / am a faster runner than a
horse, so il will be easy"
Il don't know how far you'll 60"
said Father Ostrich a bit peevishly,
for he didn't like Mrs. Ostrich's criri-
cism, but I'm sure youTl go wide if
you go around In circles as usual And
mind, don't get frightened and hide
your head in the sandI"
Now, Father, don't be cross" said
Mrs. Ostrich. You have the same
bad habits that / have, you know.
Good-by, I'll be back before dark" and
she trotted away over the desert, her
legs moving so fast that her toes
seemed scarcely to touch the ground.
I'll have TO 60 toward those trees
and growing things over there"
thought she. There's nothing here on
the desert fit for my babies to eat"
And she ran so fast that all at once
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-09-25
OOOOOCOOOOO
HOW TO KEEP
WELL
DR.. FREDERICK r. GREEN
Editor of "HEALTH"
CHILDHOOD'S ENEMIES
oOoooooooOoOooOoOOOOOOOO

FINDER this title DR.. Ada z.
- Schweitzer, director of the bu-
reau of child welfare of the Indiana
state board of health, discusses some
of the health dangers of children in a
recent number of the Indiana Health
Bulletin.
One of the greatest dangers of child
hood as of adult life is the common
cold" Colds are found everywhere, in
all ages and classes, in all climates
and locations. Investigations by the
United States public health service
show that they are by far the COM
monest and most universal of all dis
eases. While not dangerous them
selves TO life, they are the starting
point for many serious and chronic
conditions.
Babies with frequent or constant
colds, who are always snuffiing, Wheel
ing and coughing, soon develop an I'm
natural condition Of the delicate mem
brane lining Of the throat and nose.
The swollen and inflamed membrane
in the nose causes not only constant
secretion and discharge of irritating
mucus which keeps the nose plugged
up and prevents normal breathing, but
in time the membrane itself becomes
thickened, closing up the nasal canal
so that the child becomes an habitual
mouth breather. Sleeping and wax
ing, the child breathes through its
mouth instead of through its nose.
Now the mouth was never intended
to breathe through. When the air goes
through the nose, as IL should, il Is
warmed, strained and moistened and
so reaches the throat and lungs
warmed, moistened and strained, free
from dust and other irritating matter.
the open mouth it is cold, dry and full
of dust Continual mouth breathing
keeps the throat dry and constantly
irritated Most children who are
mouth breathers have constant at
tacks Of bronchitis, dry, hacking
coughs and difficulty in breathing. As
result, the lungs are not properly
filed, the child lacks sufficient oxygen
and soon becomes round-shouldereI
lat-chested and anemic Adenoids and
infected tonsils are much more apt to
develop in such children than in the
normal child
The child with constant colds is
more apt to have pneumonia and tu-
berculosis. Even if il lives TO grow
up it is handicapped.
Protect the child from infections. IF
it is chronic mouth-breather, find
out why and have the bad habit cor
rected.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-09-25
UHO SAID
Man rs to man either
god or a tvoIf."

D ESIDERIUS ERASMUS, the au-
~ thor of the above quotation, was
born ar Rotterdam, Holland, in the
year 1867. His real name was Gerard.
but this he changed practice which
was greatly in vogue in his day.
Erasmus had been left an orphan
at an early age. and the efforts of his
guardians were largely responsible for
his entering a monastery and swear
ing he would become a priest. This
determination he later relinquished.
and by special dispensation from the
pope at Rome was relieved from his
monastic vows.
In the year 1492-the year that Co
lumbus first set foot on the shores
Of the new world-Erasmus left his
home in Holland and. with the per-
mission Of the bishop Of Chambray.
who was in charge of the monastery
where the lad was living. Travelled to
Paris. There he studied theology and
literature and there he formed &C
quaintance with many wealthy Eng
Hshmen whose Instructor he became.
One of these-Lord Mountjoy-was SO
impressed with the monk, and became
so great an admirer OF him, that he
settled on him lifelong pension.
In 1897 Erasmus accompanied Lord
Mountjoy TO England. where be was
graciously received by the king and
where his learning secured him con-
siderable attention from the men OF
letters Of that country. Soon after
Erasmus returned to the continent and
secured the dispensation from the pope
relieving him Of his monastic vows.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-09-25
Bridge In Mexico Is
Built of Mahogany

As almost everyone knows, mahog-
any is among the most costly woods
in existence. This tropical material
is very seldom used in the construc-
ton of buildings of any kind; its prin-
cipal use is for high-grade furniture.
There is, however, one bridge in the
world made Of this wood The struc-
ture is located in the department of
Palengue, state of Chiapas, Mexico, q
district In the extreme southern part
of the country near the boundary OF
Guatemala. 1t is constructed entirely
Of mahogany except for a few iron
supports, braces and nails that are
necessary. The bridge spans the Rio
Michol and its total length includ-
ing the approaches exceeds $50
feet. 1t is Is feet wide. None of the
timbers in the bridge are sawed, fei
there are no sawmills In that region
Instead. all the timbers are hewn and
split.-Pathdnder Magazine.
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CONVERSION
sv THOMAS ARkLE CLARK


TWAS reading a magazine the other
1 day when this sentence caught my
eye and held my attention: Zone can.
not go toward one thing unless one
goes from something else" And in all
the universe, movement is Inevitable
and universal.
1t was the prodigal who said, Il viii
arise and go to my father" He was
leaving behind him hunger and rags
and filth and sin and abject poverty
and friendlessness. He was going
from all that was miserable and
wretched and low. He was going to-
ward comfort and friends and love
and home, but he had to leave one
thing before he could reach the other.
There must for him be separation
from his old life before there could
be a realization of the new. He must
turn his back on one scene before his
eyes could behold the beauties of the
other
When was a child there was an an
nual revival meeting conducted for
weeks in the little schoolhouse two
miles from where we lived. 1t lasted
for weeks, if the roads were good, and
it furnished about the only relaxation
there was from the monotony and rou-
tine of hard work with which We were
familiar.
Everybody turned out Young peo-
pie and old came from miles around
afoot, on horse back, in lumber wag-
ons, by every means Of locomotion
available. The interest was intense,
the sermons were dramatic, and the
appeal to the individual strongly emo
lonal Ultimately numbers of men
and women yielded to the appeal and
admitted conversion.
The term was a little confusing TO
me. 1t seemed very sudden, mysteri-
Gus experience, often full of emotion
and excitement, bringing many TO
tears and throwing others into appar-
ent ecstasies of JOY and happiness. !
sat back with the other fellows inter
ested. fascinated by the phenomena
which were before me, longing rather
vaguely for something, but i did not
know what. i didn't understand it
then-it was in fact years before ii
became clear to me just what it all
meant
There was Jim Bradley, for example.
He was Fifty years old He had never
gone TO church; he was the loudest,
most profane talker in the neighbor-
hood. He could not utter sentence
without bringing in an oath or yul-
gar word, and after he was converted
he never swore again 1t was too
mach for me. They talked good
deal about backsliders, too, and
couldn't quite grasp that.
Ultimately / came TO see that both
the man p-ao was converted and the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-09-25
WHY WE GROW

What makes us grow? And, on
w the other hand, what makes US
stop growing? The process of grow
ing is a natural one and the fact that
we stop growing on arriving at full
growth or maturity is also natural
But what determines the size to which
we grow and what stops US when we
reach a certain size?
Every form of animal life, except the
very lowest asd simplest, appears first
much smaller than full size and grows
to its permanent form. The baby hu-
man and the baby elephant, the kitten
and the puppy are born small and un-
developed. They grow slowly or rapid
~, the higher and longer lived forms
slowly and the lower and simpler
needs twenty or twenty-five years for
growth. The span Of human life to-
day averages fifty-nine years and rare
ly exceeds one hundred. The baby
elephant needs forty years to develop
his huge body but lives to be two
or three hundred years old.
Why do our fingers and toes all
grow TO be the same proportionate
size? Why doesn't one finger get
ahead of the rest or keep on growing
after the others have stopped? Why
do some men stop growing at five feet
and eight inches and others grow to
six feet and four inches? What is our
real age? Is it the number of years
We have lived or the degree of growth
we have reached?
These questions have so far had but
one answer. Growth of the body be-
gins. goes on and stops. because it is
natural"
DR.. Alexis Carrel of the Rockefeller
institute has been trying to find why
growth begins and why it stops.
Twelve years ago, he put bit of the
heart muscle of an unmatched chick in
test tube and, by keeping it at
fixed temperature and feeding it with
chicken blood se<Im, he has kept it
not only alive but growing ever since.
Doctor Carrel has found by many
experiments that the white blood cor
puscles and the glands produce GER
tain substances which he calls feed
ers. This substance stimulates growth.
If II is plentiful, the individual grows
large; IL scanty, he grows little.
If il is absent, he doesn't grow at all.
The younger the cells. the greater the
amount of this substance produced. As
the cells grow older. this decreases in
amount Another substance In the
serum has just the opposite effect 1t
checks growth. There is little of il in
the baby and much of 1t in the blood
Of the old man. So young serum
stimulates growth and old serum pre-
vents 1t.
&c. 1925. Western Newspaper Union.)
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ly looked over to remove any bits OF
shell, then put under the tap and
rinsed in sieve. The liquor should
always be reserved and used, but care
fully strained. The amount of oysters
to serve depends upon the number to
serve and their fondness for the shell
fish. Enough should be used to give
the broth flavor; many like the broth
who care little for the oyster.
Drop the oysters into the strained
oyster liquer. adding enough cold wa
ter to cook the oysters until their
edges curl. Remove them TO the soup
tureen, adding plenty of butter and
salt and pepper to taste. To the hot
liquor add fresh scalded milk, pour
over the oysters and serve at once.
Too long cooking of the oysters will
make them tough and too little viii
make them most unpalatable Serve
at once with crisp oyster crackers
Grilled oysters.-Put a large piece
Of butter into hot pan; when smek-
ing hot drop In the oysters, a few at
a time. When the oysters are Drowned
remove to hot dish and pour over
them sauce made by using the liquor
from the oysters. thickened with -four
and butter well blended. Season with
worcestershire sauce, salt and cayenne
and serve on buttered toast.
Fried oysterx-Drain and wipe the
oysters dry, roll in cracker crumbs
seasoned with salt and pepper, dip
into egg which has been beaten with
a tablespoonful OF milk. then dip
again into cracker crumbs. Fry quick
ly In deep fat; drain on paper as fast
as taken up. Serve very hot with
parsley and lemon.
Colonial cabbaee.-Shred a hard
head Of cabbage which has been al
lowed TO crisp In cold water Drain
well and add sweet cream, using
enough TO mcisten the cabbage, q few
tablespoonfuis OF sugar, a little salt
and just enough vinegar to give zest
TO the dressing.
Grated carrot. chopped celery with
a few minced nuts, mixed with q good
salad dressing makes a good salad or
sandwich filling.
Nu. hle4~s.o
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MRS. OSTRICH TO MARKET

MRS. OSTRICH was troubled
Ava Something was wrong with the
children. Her fourteen beautiful eggs,
like ivory globes, had Matched into
fourteen lively young birds. They had
eaten gravel for several days after
they came out Of the shell, which all
ostrich mothers know is the best thing
for their young stomachs, but after
that they didn't seem TO thrive. Father
Ostrich had brought them the tender
est leaves and twigs, and even some Of
those wonderful watermelons which
grow on the edge of the desert, but
nothing agreed with them.
whats TO be done, my dearT
roared Father Ostrich in his loud, i'm
porTant voice.
We'll. ! don't know, Father" said
Mother Ostrich. "but il does seem 10
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backslider had simply turned around
to go in another direction. The back
slider was going back to his old sinful
life; the converted man had his face
turned toward the things that were
clean and unselfish and lovely.
There is no standing still for any of
US. We are either going forward or
back. We are going somewhere or no
where, but we are all going. If we
want to 90 to a different place we shall
have TO turn around That's CONVEX
version.
(6. 1875, Western Newspaper Union.)
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The World Ouer

Six hundred people were killed In
tornadoes that swept the Southern
states in 1884
Rock plants are covered by stellate
hairs that protect them from sun,
damp or cold
To cover the interior surface Of the
steamer Leviathan. 1000 gallons OF
paint was required.
In Hamburg one has to buy an ex-
ira ticket IL carrying a suitcase OF
other hand baggage on a street car.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-09-25

The Pelasgians were a prehistoric
people, probably belonging to the
Aryan race. They dwelt in Asia Minor,
Greece and Italy, and made their first
appearance in Europe about 1000 B. C
The ancient Greeks are thought to
have been mixture Of the Hellenes
and the Pelasgians. The most ancient
architectural remains of Greece, such
as the treasury or tomb of Atreus al
Mycenae, are ascribed TO the Pelas-
CLANS. The name Pelasgia at one
time was given to Greece.-Exchanga
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-09-25

Hyacinths growing wild were dis
covered on some Of the western is
lands of the Aleutian chain recently
BY mixers from the fishing schooner
Lady and bulbs of the flower brought
TO Dutch Harbor, Alaska. The hya-
cinth originally came from Asia and
was first propagated in Holland COM
mercially. That the bulbs grow on
the FAR western islands In wild state
adds evidence, TO the belief that Ash
stics first inhabited Alaska.
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IkaIEkHINETE

&c. 1879. Western Newspaper Union.l
The garden still Is green
And the green trees around.
But the winds are roaring overhead
And branches strew the ground.
And today on the garden pool
Floated an autumn leaf;
How rush the seasons, rush the years.
And oh, how life is brief.
Richard Watson Glider.
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I"ONHAT'S IN A NAMED
--By MILDRED MARSHALL--
Facts about your name; It's history; meaning; whence il
was derved significance your lucky day and lucky jewel

English hearts and it has continued
with great popularity ever since the
time of Shakespeare
The amethyst is the talismanic gem
assigned TO Viola. Ii promises her
success in love and freedom from vex-
alton. Friday is her lucky day and
3 her lucky number.
20 by Wheeler Syndicate. I've,