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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-11-12
CHE WHY of
SUPERSTITIONS
By H. IRVING KING
BEES AND LUCK

TT is unlucky to have swarm of
L bees come to you. This super
stition Is general In the United States,
Canada and In Europe, and can be
traced back without difficulty to pc
Rod over two hundred years before
the Christian era among the Romans,
while there Is evidence that 1t can
claim like antiquity among the Ger
mans.
Tacitus tells of the CONSERVATION
among the Romans In the consulship
Of Manius Acilius when swarm OF
bees settled upon the cupola of the
capitol. 1t was regarded as prodigy
Of evil omen. Among both the, culti-
waited Romans and the Germans when
a swarm Of bees settled upon house,
it was thought to be sign that that
house would soon be consumed by fire
or that some disaster would happen to
its inmates. And the Romans evil
IDENTIFY considered, also, 1T Is inferred
from Tacitus, that the settling of a
swarm of bees upon public building
like the capitol forboded disaster to
the state.
Just why the Romans and the Ger
mans should consider the settling of
a swarm of bees upon a house an
omen Of evil is not so clear. 1t is
known that they were accustomed to
divine by the flight Of bees as the Ro-
man angurs OWNED by the flight of
birds, and these bee auguries doubt
less became In time reduced to rigid
formula in which the settling of a
swarm upon q house had its fixed
place At any rate the American
farmer of today who shakes his head
forbodingly when strange swarm OF
bees settles under the caves OF his
barn, or on tree Of his orchard, is
a lneal descendant In superstition OF
the toga-clad Roman, who viewed with
alarm the bees settling on the capitol
In the consulship of Acilius.
(0 by Mcclure Newspaper syndicats.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-11-12

stone-studded negligee. OF course this
beauteous teagown must have long,
flowing sleeves, and to be sure 1t must
be fashioned of diaphanous fabric,
such as peach-colored georgette, for In
stance.
ones are now the preferred kind
These are styled of crepe de chine,
also changeable satins. Some are en-
broidered. some have ostrich or mara-
bou trims. JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
&c. 1874 Western Newspaper Uniea)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-11-12

are so much in yourself that you
make people cry"
"Not because they are sad," said
the Onion. Il merely make their eyes
water"
"Well," said the String Beans in the
icebox to the Butter and Eggs, 'you
shouldn't boast anyway as much as
you do.
"And besides that, you are not
named after flowers but after weeds.
"Not such popular weeds either.
"Why, / remember when l was
growing upon q vine that they talked
about me over the way the Butter and
Egg weeds would crowd themselves
into the fields.
"They did not like them at ALL"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-11-12
Nofhin9 Can Do That

The sign "Quiet" is posted In pull
man cars to insure good nights rest
for the patrons, but we have no idea
that 1t serves as bromide for the
loud snorer in an upper berth.-New
Orleans States.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-11-12
"DANDELI0N BUTTER COLOR"

A harmless vegetable butter color
used by millions for 30 years. Drug
stores and general stores sell bottles
of "Dandelion" for 80 cents.-Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-11-12

The Alpine flowers that are So
brightly colored when found at the
edge of the snow line are, when the
snow is melting, much paler.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-11-12

The root of discomfort is selflove.-
J. f. Clarke.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-11-12

Incidental expenses" sometimes
cover a multitude of sinful items
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-11-12
Conada's Fish "Crop"

Fish caught around Canada's coasts
and in inland waters last year sold
for nearly $50.000,000. 1t was the
largest catch since 1920 and exceeded
the five-year average by Is per cent
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-11-12
Use CutiCura Soap
And Ointment
To Heal Sore Hands
kneW the SYMPTOMS

isn't it odd how some children
learn so much faster than others?"
what did your baby say now?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-11-12

About Working Women
1t is not generally realized that one
out OF every five working women is
under twenty years of age. Two-fifths
of the women who work are less than
twenty-five years old. Another two
fifths are between twenty-five and for
ty-four years old.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-03
SENATOR WILL PROBE
 CHAIN BR0ADCASTING
Dill Wants to Remedy Complaint of Some Fans By Congress
 sionai Action

Washington, Feb. LP,-Legisla- ton will be sought by Senator Dill, democrat, Washington, 10 deal with problems arising out of radio chain programs, as q result of which es- pecially in the cast, the listener often finds himself confronted with the same entertainment even though he tunes in, ono after an- othcr, as many as 15 stations.
 Making clear that he will make no attempt 10 discourage the sim ultaneous hroadcasting Of a single program by many stations, Senator Dill today asserted that his efforts would be directed toward having all stations participating in single program broadcast 1t on the same, or nearly the same wave length.
 Senator Dill will seek the remedy in the form Of an amendment to his general radio bill, which Is now before. thes interstate commerce committee,
 Senator Dill announced that he would press for further consldera- ton by the interstate commerce committee at an early date of his radio bin, which was based on rec concentrations Of the last national radio conference, Every effort will be made, ho said, to have it enact ed at this session of congress,
New Britain herald., 1926-02-03
FOSTER PARENTS GIVEN
 FREEDOM FOR PRESEN'
But Davenport Couple Are Not Freed From Suspicion In
 Boys Death

Davenport, Iowa. Feb. 8 tPl-AIr and Mrs. Ralph A. Bogie, foster par. ents of Harold Barker, 16. year old orphan boy adopted by them, who was asphyXiated q week ago under mysterious circumstances, were re- leased from jail today after being questioned for several hours. They had been held since last night, when a coroner's jury recommended that the boys death be investigated by the grand jury.
 They were released only pending action of the grand jury, which now is in session.
 MT. and Mrs. Bogie denied they had any connection with Harold's death, saying it was purely acciden- tai. Tho coroner's jury recommend ed that tho grand jury look into the case when it was found that the foster parents had taken out a S10.- 900 life insurance policy for the boy, MT. and Mrs. Bogie being nam cd the bencfciaries.
 During the questioning of the couple today, it was brought out that Bogio is a negro and that for q number of years, ho has been pos ing as a white man, Mrs, Bogie de- clared that she had not known her husband was negro until questions brought out the fact today,
New Britain herald., 1926-02-03
Hardware Report Shows
 Business as Very Good

New York, Feb. S.-1n its weekly hardware market summary, Hard- ware Age will say tomorrow:
 The month of January has been q satisfactory one in the matter Of hardware sales. according to re- ports from the various market Gen. ters. Business generally for the mouth Is substantially in advance Of that for the same period last year. Tho sa,e of staples is holding up well, wh.e advance spring or ders are materiaIi2ing in consider able volume. In respect to the latter, however, the peak of buying will not be reached until after February. Should this prove n mild month, a satisfactory business will undoubtedly result.
 Retail sales are good and stocks generally low. That conditions generally are basically sound Is in- dicatcd by the fact that collections are favorable"
New Britain herald., 1926-02-03

to Dartmouth by F. k. Hall, chair man of the intercollegiate football rules committee as a memorial 10 his son. who died last year in his student days.
 New York--The Rev. Dr, Harry Emerson Fosdick is 10 limit his ser mons in the Rockefeller Baptist church to S5 minutes.
 Audubon. N. J.--Nat Royner is out si6 as the result of his curl osity as to whether his girl would have company or Il crowd. Outside looking in he was mistaken for a Peeplng Tom, or a burglar or some- thing. Came neighbors with shot guns and he ran to police station and was pinched. His girl helped free him. but he was fined for melt ing a riot
 Bridgeport--Aunt of Stanley Yale Beach asks courts 10 remove Con. necticut conseryator.
 New Haven-Frederick II. New ell of Washington, reclamation sery ice consulting engineer to give Chcs ter s. Lyman lectures at Yale. | Middletown-Death of Mrs Rrs sic M. Bogi in state asylum puzzle corner; question of suicide or mur der not determined.
 Hartford-Governor appoints com. mittee to determine Connecticut's part. If any, in sesqui- celebration in Philadelphia.
 Tairfeld-Edward Gray, held in New York. wanted in connection with dynamite placed in constable'g automobile.
 Bridgeport--Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi and Senator David Walsh of Massachusetts send mes sages of condolence to family of former Senator Archibald McNeil.
 Bridgeport-Charles Ward leaves bulk of estate to woman with whom he lived for II years and two illegi- innate sons; $10o. bequeathed to wife.
 Hartford--Teachers of state paid $5lo,7lS,74 into annuity reserve of teachers pension fund during 1925,
 Hartford Stanley Weinhergor and l" F. Wheeler arrested charged with selling insurance without H. ccnse.
 Bridgeport--Police searching city for man who brutally assaulted eight year old girl.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-03
Dr. MacCurdy to Be Sent
 To Palestine Meetings

New Haven. sFcb. 2 tP - Dr George Maccurdy, director of the American School of Prehistoric Re search and member of the Yale faculty, will represent Yale and the Smithsonian Institution at tho arch- aeological congress to be held in Palestine and Syria April 2 to a. it was announced today. Both he and Mrs Maccurdy will represent the School of Prehistoric Research lat the congress, They will sail March 6 on the !. $. Lapland.
 The months of'May and June will be devoted to work in the Near East, Jugoslavia. Rumania, Hungary. Austria, Czechoslovakia. Poland, Scandinavia and Holland. Dr. and Mrs. Maccurdy will reach London On June 25. when Dr. Maccurdy will open the sixth summer term Of the American School Of Prehistoric Re- search.
 During the five years Of the schools existence. 42 students have been enrolled.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-03
JR. ACHIEVEMENT NOTES

Mrs. T. w. Connell, homecraft , specialist of the Springfield bureau will meet the leaders reed basketrS club in the band room at the Boys club, Friday, February 12. It will be impossible for her 10 be in New Britain On the regular meeting day which would be Friday of this week
 Mrs. Clara Sears of 1145 Stanley street has become a leader and is organizing a club in the neighbour hood of her home,
 At the regular monthly meeting of the Junior Achievement council held at the Chamber of Commerce Mon- day night it was voted to sound out the sentiment of the boys in the city concerning a brass band. Any boy in the city who may be interested should communicate with the di- rector of the foundation. w. w. T. Squire, 76 Lake boulevard.
 4 joint entertainment is planned with the Boys club for the later part of the month, tentative plans include games moving pictures and q social hour for dancing.
 Harry Gay, woodcraft specialist, of the Springfield bureau visited q number of clubs in the city today. He expects to visit the local clubs twice a month.
 A boys band may be organized among Junior Achievement children in the city, according to sentiment expressed at d recent meeting of the New Britain Junior Achievement council. It was felt by members that there are boys enough in the city who would like to take ,p the study of instrumental music 10 make it worth while organizing q band.
 William W. T. Squire, director of Junior Achievement work in the city, was instructed 10 ascertain the sentiment among the boys who are willing to try, and 10 report at future meeting upon the advisability of the proposed project.
 Another project under discussion which is likely to assume definite according to the feeling of officials, Is the formation of d school for leaders. It Is likely with in two or three weeks that q school of some sort will be started
New Britain herald., 1926-02-03

gineering, said that in collaboration with Dr. J. II. Muller, assistant pro. lessor of chemistry. he had perfect ed a new non-inductive. high-re- sistanco filament to take the place Of impregnated paper used widely In a grid leak.
 These filaments arc mounted in glass tubes. A coating of metal a thousandth of an inch thick upon a glass core gives Q grid leak of uniform resistance which does not vary with weather conditions, whereas the impregnated grid leak varies as much as 100 per cent, throwing the receiving set out of perfect adjustment.
 A well adjusted grid leak pre-. vents the tubes from "spilling over"
New Britain herald., 1926-02-03

possible without protective duties or q subsidy.
 The government rejects protective duties on imported grain as contrary to It's election pledges, and opposes subsidies for my system of control. The governments proposals are us follows:
 First-The preparation of a scheme on a sound commercial basis for short term credits and credits for Improvements and for land pur- chase.
 seccnd-Tho development Of small holdings.
 Third-The continuance Of the present afforestation program.
 fourth--Appropration of f!,O0o,- 900 spread over five years for grants
New Britain herald., 1926-02-03
FLASHES OF LIFE: WEDDING GIFTS
 BARRED TO ENCOURAGE MATRIMONY

By The Associated Press,
 Constantinople - Wedding gifts have been abolished by the governor Of Constantinople province. This part of n program to encourage marriages and national economy. Though gifts arc prohibited. the aid to matrmony comes in the curtail- ment of expensive festivities.
 Berlin-Pity poor Oscar Hohen- zollern, son of Wilhem. He's SC broke that he has to make tho fire in the kitchen stove with hls own hands. At least Reichstag com mittee has been informed so. The government pays him a measly pen sion of s35 a week.
 Moscow--Some good American dollar bills have gone up in smoke because gamins thought they had been issued by the anti-bolsheviks and were no good. Boy vagrants stole a purse from Miss Sarah Ra- binovitch of New York containing sl,oSO, The police reached a bon fire in time to save sl0l.
 New York-In tho drawing room of Mrs. Algernon Sydney Sullivan. who in 1857 led the grand march at the first annual charity ball of New York's socially elect, is a clus- ter of roses sent her by the man. agement of last nights affair. For years she was queen of the ball and the flowers are now amid mementoes of the social triumphs of bye gone days.
 Culver City, Cal.--Queen Marie of ! Rumania Is to write q scenario for production In the near future. New York-Having had an extra ordinary come back from pernicious anenia, the Rev. Dr. Percy Stickney Grant Is to preach at St. Marks in the Bouwerie next Sunday on "The Mastery of Life" His blood cond;- uon IS now eo per cent Of normal Two years ago 1t was 40 Der cent. Friends expect that soon he will be his old self.
 Worcester, Mass. Mushrooms from Russia have been found weighted, In order 10 defraud pur- chasers, with copper jackets from bullets fired during the war.
 New York--A design of an angel crowning q victor with laurel and including figures symbolic of base ball, golf and other sports has been made by the architect of the Cathe- dral of st. John the Divine for a stained glass window.
 Hanover, N, H,--A health house for undergraduates has been given
New Britain herald., 1926-02-03
Truck Trailer Runs Over
 Little Boy, Killing Him

Mcndon, Mass, Feb. 8 LP - Franklin White, &, son of Mir. and Mrs. Edgar White and a nephew of Judge Franklin Freeman of the su- perior court, was killed instantly yesterday afternoon when the wheels of a truck trailer loaded with tele- phone poles passed over his head, Police were told the hoy attempted to climb onto the poles and missing his hold fcll under inc trailer wheels.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-03
New Radio Noise Remover
 Discovered in Research

Philadelphia, Feb, 8 R,-Anoth. or step forward in eliminating un- wanted noise in radio receiving steps Is reported by research workers in the University of ennsylvania.
 Dr. Harold Fender. dean of tho Moore School of Electrical En-
New Britain herald., 1926-02-03
LATEST REVOLT IN
 PORTUGAL IS OVER
Threat to Bombard Lisbon Ends
 in Capitulation

Lisbon, Feb. R-Threatened lh investment and bombardment
 lo reVolutionaries surrendered un. additionally at eight o'clock today
 The above dispatch Is the first in- imation that there has been new lprising in Portugal. It obviously 'efers to some previous message Sltich has apparently been held up " the Portuguese censorship.
 Portugal has been in q state of ef- ,ervescence for several years, with violent labor and radical agitatlons bomb outrages and revolutionary movements most of which have been put down only with the use of troops.
 Uprisings ascribed to the com munists. In which several lives were lost, occurred in July. 1924, and again In September of the same year.
 The most serious incident in the last twelve months took place dur ing the first fortnight in April. when an uprising in which the commu- nists were again declared to have been active participants, broke out in the capital.
 President TeiYeira Comes and sev- oral of his ministers were forced to take refuge In the main barracks, while loyal troops marched against the rebels, who were led by Major lilomeno Camera and supported by mutinous cavalry, artillery and in fantry several hundred strong.
 regular battle was staged in the ely. the royal troops drawing q cordon around the rebels and open ing shell fire against their head quarters. After all night fighting, in which twelve were killed and seven- ty.three wounded. the rebels holsted inc white flag,
 Scarcely month had passed be- fore the head of the Lisbon police department. was ambushed by Reds and severely wounded. The govern mont ordered the deportation of all lndesirables, and the radicals coun- tered by calling q general strike.
 Again in July the government, on the alert, quickly suppressed the movement, with the loss of three lives, and placed the capital under martial law.
 The last two months have been comparatively calm, the only trouble reported In press dispatches being the bombing of the Archbishop's palace, with no casualties, on Jan. 2.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-03

In and of drainage schemes.
 Fifih-Grants for agricultural re. search and education.
 sisth---The continued fostering of the sugar beet industry,
 Tho government considers that present conditions do not justify re- volutionary methods.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-03
GIRL BANK BANDITS FATE
Scra CTumb and Her Mother Gre
 Three Years Each.

Sioux Falls, & h., Feb. 3 Rs-- Sentences of three years each in the pcnitentiary were imposed on Mrs Catherine Rogers and her daughter Sera. Crumb, bank robbers, yester- Bay.
 They were convicted last Friday of holding up and robbing the Rcn- ner State Bank Nov. 27, They con- fessed, pleading insanity.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-03
BRITISH GOVERNMENT
 BOOMING AGRICULTURE
But Contends Protective Tarin Is Essential To Make It
 paN

London, Feb. R>-The govern mont issued an official paper ex- plaining Its agricultural policy. It admits that agriculture could be fostered and production increased by large increase in arabic areas, but contends that the the ruling level of wheat prices no such increase Is
New Britain herald., 1926-02-03
FAKE DOCTORS ACCUSED
Face Mnnslaughtcr Charges With
 Exhumntions In Chicago


 Exhumntious In Chicago
 Chicago, Feb. S-Five men who have been practicing medicine years without licenses, face charges or manslaughter, as county and state authorities prepared yesterday 10 exhume the bodies of a number or patients alleged 10 have been killed hy malpractice.
 One of the five accused of medical ouackery Is already under arrest. He is Harry Esoin, 96oI south Kedzie avenne. Klein has confessed having pranhced without & license eight wears. John Fullmer, state investi- rator. told the coroner, In that ;Ima he has lost twcnty-four pa tients. Fullmer said, in circum- stances that seem to warrant cX- humation. Many of the patients were children.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-03
draining off the static charge grad. ually and without noise.
Reporters Clubbed So
 Often They Ask Badges

Paris, Feb 3 Rl-The policeman's club in Paris have 50 often descend- ed upon wrong heads during riots that the newspaper reporters have requested the authorities to issue ts them small badges by which they may bo recognized as non-combat- ants during disturbances.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-03

Chinese natives are known to use old newspapers in making their clothing.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-03
DEATH SENTENCES FOR
 BLACK REICHSWEHR MEN
Four Members To Die, Others Im- prisoned As Berlin Starts Clcan-
 Up of Organization

Berlin, Feb. R-Four members of the so-called Black Reichswehr were sentenced to death yesterday in the first of a series of vehmic murder trials. Two others were given prison terms and five acquit- ted, They were accused of the mur- der of one Pannior. another member of the organization.
 Those upon whom the sentence of death was pronounced were Ser grant- Major Stein, Priyates Schir- man and Aschcnkamp1f and Lieu tenant Benn.
 The trial of eleven members of he Black Reichswehr was held in secret because the court deemed that | public hearing would endanger he safety of the state.
 At the trial it was charged that pannior, the murdered man, was es- corted 10 wood by two of the ac- cusod, Stein and Aschenkampff, who already had dug his grave. pannior vas struck on the head with hatchet by Aschenkampif and when still showing signs of life was struck again by Stein. After the killing the slayers reported 10 Lieutenant Benn. also sentenced to death, that his orders had been carried ont
 More than two score men still await trial on similar charges. Five were previously convicted.
 Vehmic tribunals or vehmGeTchte tlourished during tho middle ages and exercised a powerful and some times sinister jurisdiction in Ger many. The courts only punishment was death which was carried out on tba snot
New Britain herald., 1926-02-03
4-PlECE AMERICAN WALNUT
 BEDROOM SUITE

Similar to sketch. deTw~ Reduced from $225.00 to 0l 70 Suite consists of attractive Dresser, large and very practical Chitforobe, bow-end Bed and Semi-Vanity Dressing Table. The price of the Suite without the Chif- forobe would be only $145.OO; or with the Chitforobe instead of the Dressing Table the price is only $140.0O.
 This is but one sample illustration of dozens of other equally good buys"
 right now