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New Britain herald., 1926-01-08
BE HAND HAS
 TED COLLECTION
Handbills Noting Many Famous Players
cago. Jan. 8 R--For two

cago, Jan. s P--For two
 an English plasterer carried
 nd in his pocket an oddly-in-
 ped little book given him as
 10. One day he showed 1t 10 the rarian Of the British Museum and armed the volume was a rare shorthand" Bible, engraved in phonetics in 1886.
 Today the plasterer, still following that trade, is a bibliophile known the world over and possessor of great collection of theatrical and operatic playbills. He knows books and the stage.
 The playbills are part of an inti- mate history of the legitimate stage which dates back as far as the early part of the Seventeenth Gen. tury. but is most complete and valu- able in it's record of American drama and opera. In his modest Chi cago home, Thomas Conolly has the bills which advertised the first plays and players In the United States. Down through the eos are repre- sented the plays, pres3 clippings, portraits of the more prominent of the actor folk, their signatures and bits of personal writings.
 Here are glimpses of Edwin Booth, Edwin Forrest, Mrs. Lotta Crabtree, Joe Jefferson, the Soth- erns, and their contemporarie: which are not revealed in the chronicles of the stage. There arc vellowing reminders of old Madison Square Garden and the Niblo Gar dens in New York; McVicker's Hooley's and the old Haymarke theaters, in Chicago, and dozens o playhouses that are now history.
 Conolly. already interested in tn history of drama through his collec ton of rare books, came 10 Chicago to help decorate the new Auditorium in 1889, and has been with the Audi torium ever since. He has the pro gram for its opening night, whel the Italian Opera Company, wit Mime. Patti, sang "Romeo an luliet'' on Dec. 10, 1889.
 Personal Friends
 Many of the famous characters c the stage are his personal friend! For them he seeks old programs c their first nights and each Christ mas sends them little mementos ( the profession and players who hay long since answered their last cul tain call. Of late years he has keI an autograph book, now bearing til signatures of Robert Mantell, E. I and Julia Marlowe Sothern, Edd
New Britain herald., 1926-01-08
NEW MODEL STATS FOR MEN

London, Jan. P>-Arbiters of men's fashion, spurred by the popu- larity of Russian boots for women. have designed new spats for men. These. are made of rubber in vary ing shades. and besides being easy to clean, are claimed to be more close fitting to the ankles and shoes than the present cloth spats.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-30
AS Told by
Irwin S. Cobb
SIGNS OF DEPARTURE
(Copyright.)

EOR some reason or other a good
have for their heroes or their central
characters colored persons. For in
stance, there is the time-honored yarn
of the mulatto cashier who told a
black depositor seeking to withdraw
his funds dat de intrust had done ct
up dat money!" And one likewise re-
calls the pathetic narrative Of the
ancient negro who, on being told by
the state bank examiner that banks
had busted before and that no doubt
in the future banks would continue to
bust, sorrowfully replied: "Yas, sub,
I reckin you's right. But, boss, dis
is de fust time / ever had one bust
right In my FACET
/ think of yet a third: An elderly
person Of color secured job as jani-
tor in a national bank. He put his
savings on deposit in the institution,
but after a few weeks withdrew the
sum and transferred it to rival bank
across the street News of this hav-
ing reached the presidents ears, he
sent for the old man.
Uncle Ike" he said, "of course your
money is your own to do with as you
please, but don't you think 1t looks
peculiar for you to be working here
for us and keeping your money some
where else? What's the idea, any
howY
"Well, Mist Blanchard" said Uncle
Ike, "I's tuck notice dat you wears
yore hat all de time you's In yore
Office. 1 amt never seen you widout
you had yore hat clamped on yore
haid."
what has my habit of wearing my
hat constantly to do with the case?'
asked the puzzled president.
Mist Blanchard" said Uncle Ike,
81 amt gwine tell you no lie. If you
must know de truth. it's done made
me Uneasy. You looks so much lax a
man OATS fixin' to go way some
whar's In a hurry
&C. by the Central Press Association.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-30
nsssnstssarausspptupppu

0T HATS that!" The Hotel Ste
l. nographer smilingly put the COW
er on her typewriter.
Done for the dayT' asked the
House Detective.
Kelly, 1 am done with that job for
ever" laughed the girl. That's the
thing which keeps me downtown
dressed up all day instead of at home
in curl papers and kimOno. Down here
/ finish a job knowing l will never
have to do it again. That's a lot of
letters about stock in a cement coffin
company. The suckers will bite and
get hooked or they will wasre-basket
those letters as they should be- In
either event / won't have to write
them again. That the cement caSket
people waste a lot of cement that
ought to be made into good roads
everywhere is none of my affair
But at home there is no such thing
as finishing job. While you wash
one red flannel undershirt Jimmie
the breakfast dishes you put the
scraps into a stew for lunch and move
the pot of cabbage you cook for din
ner onto a warmer part of the stove.
while you scrub the kitchen Es-
telle cuts paper dolls and scatters the
scraps all over the dining room, while
pop knocks the ashes out of his pipe
on the arm of the chair in the sitting
room. SO it goes day in and day out,
week in and week out and months and
years till they scent up the fiat with
tube roses for the woman who had
job that never was done.
ME for business, Kelly, where you
can see the finish Of something.
Home life Is like one of those
movie serials which never finishes,
or q continued story in a magazine
which is never donel / hope l never
fall in love and marry!"
(@ by the Mcknight Syndicate, Incl
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-30
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>9TOTy Martha Martin

Peter accepted for all of his family.
She invited the Bogey family and the
Oaf family and she invited the Cloud
Fairies.
Some one asked her how she ex-
pected to have all of the guests come.
1t would not be possible to have the
King of the Clouds and the Army Of
Raindrops and the Mist grandchildren
and the Rainbow Brothers and the
others all at the same time.
Fife Elf invited her guests to come
In the afternoon and to remain until
night. Some of the guests had other
engagements and told her they could
not stay all those hours, but they
could stay for while and that pleased
Effie Elf.
Well, the party began. And all the
guests came. The Fairies and the
Brownies, the Gnomes and the men,
bers of the Bogey and Oaf families,
Witty Witch and old Mr.. Giant-every
one of them appeared.
And then, all of sudden 1t began
to rain and then every one remem-
bered that 1t had been said that the
King of the Clouds and the Army of
Raindrops and the Mist grandchildren
had all been invited.
And how dark they made 1t and how
they did pour down and what spat-
tering and splashing they made. But
Effie Elf had called her guests to come
within the great Elfland tent so they
could look out from every side with
out getting wet
Before long Mr.. Sun appeared right
while the King Of the Clouds was COM
ing down, and he called out:
"Hello, King, how are you" 1t
shows what a high-up creature Mr..
Sun is that he feels entitled to speak
to king in such a fashion. And the
King Of the Clouds liked to be greeted
in that way by so noble and high a
creature as Mr. Sun.
And then appeared the Rainbow
Brothers and Mother Rainbow looked
over them. All the Rainbow children
came, too, for Mother Rainbow al
ways brings her children with her.
They wore orange and green and pink
and lavender.
Oh, then came the Cloud Fairies in
fluffy white silvery costumes, and
some wore sashes Of yellow golden
cloud silk which were very gorgeous.
Later Mr.. Moon came peeping over
hill and Mr. Sun excused himself po-
litely after a bit. But oh, such a
came to IT.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-30
CHE WHY of
SUPERSTITIONS
By H. IRVING KING
MAGIC OF RAW SKINS

CIR WALTER SCOTT said that one
y of his earliest recollections was Of
lying on the floor Of the grandfather's
house wrapped In a bloody skin just
stripped from a slaughtered sheep to
cure his lameness. Sir Walters peo-
pie were of the border gentry related
to the high Scottish nobility, educated
and enlightened for their time, yet
they apparently had full faith In this
ancient piece Of folk-medicine and
looked for better results from its
magic than from the learning Of the
medical faculty Of Edinburgh who
had been consulted concerning young
Scott's affliction. And Edinburgh was
then the very headquarters of medi-
cal knowledge.
1t was about the time of the battle
of Bunker Hill that Sir Walter lay
wrapped in the freshly stripped sheep
skin, but in some respects times have
not altered so very much since that
date. The warm and bloody sheep
skin newly stripped is still considered
In many parts both Of this country
and Europe as sovereign cure for GER
tain diseases In different parts Of
the country different diseases are
specified as the ones for which the
fresh skin Is to be applied. In one
section they generally recommend 1t
for Inflammation of the bowels. There
are kindred superstitions throughout
the country with regard to fresh skins
of other animals. In another section
they cure chilblains by wrapping the
feet In warm, bloody rabbit skin.
This is nothing more or less than
survival of the primitive idea of dis
ease transference Modern science
ascribes the transmission OF disease
TO microbes; primitive man ascribed
It to magic. Modern science conceives
a transmission; Mr.. Caveman went
further and conceived transference.
Then since transference was possible
WHY not transfer the disease to an
animal or to the skin of an animal so
newly stripped that 1t still retained
the receptive qualities of the animal ;
in fact the magic of association of the
animal itself?
And get little rabbit skin
To wrap the baby up in.
"a by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-30
Whale Meat Sent to
Feed African Natives

In his annual report the chief SAM
tary inspector of Inverness, Scot
land, after an Investigation at the re-
quest of large number of taxpayers
who had complained of disagreeable
odors, says the curing of whale flesh
for human consumption has been car
ried on by residents of the Island Of
Harris for some time.
1t appears, says the inspector, that
the industry was inaugurated by the
late Lord Leverhulme, of Lever Bros,
which firm has fishing and other ia
terests in many parts of the world.
The inspectors report explains that
the work is done at the herring cur
ing station at Leverburgh, where the
meat is cut into small pieces, washed
and picked, afterward being hung on
frames and dried by mechanical
power.
When thoroughly dry the whale
meat is packed under pressure in kegs
and exported to the Kongo for feed
ing natives working for the Lever
company.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-30

table Compound. i have tried the
Compound myself and received fine re-
suits from its use." In describing her
condition before taking the Compound
she writes, 81 was afraid in my own
house in broad daylight, used to
lock the doors and pull down the
shades so that nobody could see me-"
One day a booklet advertising the
Vegetable Compound was left on her
porch and she read 1t through. In so
doing, she found a letter from woman
whose condition was similar to her
own. 81 bought Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound" Mrs. Lorberter
continued, "and have had fine results.
My condition made me burden to my
husband. Now I ask him, How is
housekeeping" and he says, at is just
like being in Heaven" Are you on
the Sunlit Road to Better Health?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-30

turn out successful tailored things
either in hats or garments.
Here is group Of five beautiful
tailored hats that give some idea of
the variety of shapes and materials
used and the trend of styles. 1t leads
off with wide-brimmed model of fine
milan in black with a clever cut-out
trim of long felt petals in sand color.
This Is mounted on the crown with a
very handsome black pin studded
with rhinestones. These wide-brimmed
milans and similar shapes In hair
braid, sometimes with the simplest Of
ribbon trims, have such record Of
success that wide-brimmed felts and
velvets are likely to follow them when
summer is gone. AT the left is a
shape of soft straw braid with a clev-
erly creased crown and trimming of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-30
SPORT SHOES IMPORTANT;
DIGNIFIED TAILORED HATS

NOV that the simple jumper frock
in white or light-colored crepe,
worn with an equally simple hat,
leads the procession Of chic pastime
clothes, women may indulge grow
Ing taste for fanciful shoes. This SIM
plicity Of frock and headwear allows
them to place emphasis on shoes, and
this is what they are doing. OF course
the one-strap slipper, Of white or col
ored kid skin, will pass without criti-
cism In the company of sports clothes,
but there are any number of hand
some shoes, made of kid skin In COM
bination with other feathers, that will
make striking finish for the sports
costume.
The lion and the lamb that lie down
together have nothing on the kid
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-30

when 1t comes to choosing strange
company. Kid skin gambols with liz
ard, snake and alligator in sports and
dressy shoes and masQuerades, with
strange markings and many colors, as
reptilian. It's unequaled pliability and
strength keep 1t first in demand;
nothing else is so comfortable. For
afternoon and evening, kid slippers
are shown in pink, blue green, parch-
ment, navy and sauterne, as well as
in the usual tan, gray and brown
shades. 1t is often combined with
lizard, and shoes Of kid and lizard are
especially effective In gray, tan or
white. The combination of brown and
white Is favorite for sports wear and
a fine example is shown here of the
brown and parchment shade. Alliga-
tor skin and parchment kid make the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-30
Restoring Old Writing

When writing on old manuscripts
has become faded and illegible it can
frequently be restored by the follow
ing method: The effect on parch-
ment is usually of lasting nature
but fresh applications are necessary
on ordinary writing paper. Lay the
paper as fiat as possible and dampen
it evenly with clean, cold water. Brush
over the writing with fiat camel
hair brush dipped in solution of sui
phide of ammonia, when the writing
will Immediately appear plain and
readable.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-30
How 1t Started
THE "UNION JACK"
By JEAN NEWTON

ssT HE Star-Spangled Banner ex-
i plains itself; likewise the Tri-
color Of France. But who put the
Jack in Union Jack? This curious
term, which is the name by which we
know the British flag, has been the
subject of much surmise, but so unique
is its history that you would never
guess it in a thousand years!
In ancient times every English sol
der in the field wore the protecting
"jacuue" or surtout (overalD, which
was a garment of padded leather inter-
spersed with pieces of plate armor,
upon the breast the crimson cross of
st. George. When the soldiers had oc-
casion to board a ship their jacques
were placed next to each other along
the bulwarks of the ship in the same
way that the Romans arranged their
shields on board their galleys. The
jacques so afforded the men protection
against the arrows of their adver-
saries on the water and by the device
upon their outer side proclaimed the
nationality of the ship. Excepting the
kings own ship, which flew the royal
arms on silken sail, the jacques
bore the only indication Of the nation
atty of vessel.
In the course of time, when the
jacques were no longer needed along
the bulwarks, solitary jacque was
displayed at the bowsprit, and so the
name "Jack" came into use for the
flag that superseded it,
In 1901 the three kingdoms of Eng
land, ireland and Scotland, were for
mally united and the British flag made
a combination of the cross of ST.
George for England, of ST. Andrew
for Scotland and st. Patrick for Ire
land. 1t was this union which made
the British flag the "Union jack
.Copyright.l
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-30

Midsummer has brought out the
sleeveless flannel suits for tennis, golf
and street wear The skirts have
group Of plaits at the front, the jack
cts are double breasted and belted
across the back Practical square
pockets are set each side at the front
and white pearl buttons provide the
trimming feature.
The mood of fashion In the mat
ter of hats has undergone a change.
Once again tailored modes of distinc-
ton find themselves making the
strongest appeal to those women of
discrimination who set the pace In
fashions. This demand for fine tai
lored hats will put the art Of the
milliner to its severest test; for 1t
takes the utmost In craftsmanship to
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-30

Fairy Princess Joy said she wouldn't
miss 1t for anything.
you'll be sure to come, won't you,
Fairy Ybab?" she asked. And Fairy
Ybab said she would come and that
the Fairies orchestra would come, too
'Then," said Fairy Ybab, when the
members Of the Elves orchestra want
to dance we will play for them!"
And then Effie Elf asked the rest
of the Fairies, and all of the Brownies,
and Billie Brownie and his brother,
Bonnie, accepted for the whole fam
fly!
Fife Elf invited old Mr.. Giant and
Witty Witch and she invited Mr.. Sun
and Mr.. Moon.
She invited the King of the Clouds
and the Army of Raindrops and the
Mist grandchildren and the Rainbow
Brothers. She invited the Gnomes and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-30
The Conservative

This day comes E. Dallis to see me
from Atlanta, and tells me how they
do not have daylight saving time in
Albany, Ca, where he dwells, and
there is clock there that strikes the
hour, and a negro woman at his home
who says. eleven o'clock all over the
world" "Nay," quoth her mistress,
st is twelve O'Clock in New York and
nine o'clock in Denver and eight
o'clock in San Francisco" "Well,"
said the ancient negro woman, "thank
the Lord live in town where eleven
O'Clock is eleven o'clock."-F. p. A.,
in New York World.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-30
Titles Made Hereditary

The title ''markgraf' or "margrave'
was at first held only during the life
of the incumbent. AS these men be-
came more Independent and powerful
their positions and titles became vest
Cd in the same line and they were
established as a powerful hereditary
order of nobility. This occurred about
the Twelfth century The margraves
then acquired the rank of princes Oh
the empire, between counts and dukes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-30
Rabbits ana Frogs "Game"

For the first time in history cotton
tail rabbits and frogs are to receive
protection in Washington, the COM
mission having fixed an open and
closed season for each.
Rabbits are now recognized as game
in most states, and some eastern
states annually purchase thousands Of
them for stocking purposes. Frogs
are of great commercial value as a
food product, for bait and are useful
as insect consumers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-30
THE ELVES PARTY

go ONE to the ball." said Effie Elf.
" 1--WE are giving ball, we want
every one to come"
And she went around asking all the
friends of the Elves, and the friends
of the Elves are many.
"You'll be sure to come, won't you,
Fairy Princess Twilight-Bell?" she
asked. And Fairy Princess Twilight
Bell accepted with much joy.
you'll be sure to come, won't you,
Fairy Princess Joy?" she asked. And
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-30
Lands Shark on Line

While fishing at Tampico, Mexico,
a sailor, surprised at the violent tug
ging on his line, discovered he had
hooked shark and played" the line
long enough for the arrival Of a
friend with six shooter. The shark
measured IA feet.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-30
adv of Distinction

Is recognized by the delicate, fascinat-
ing influence Of the perfume she uses.
A bath with Cuticura Soap and hot
water to thoroughly cleanse the pores
followed by a busting with Cuticura
Talcum powder usually means clear,
sweet, healthy skin.-Advertiseme
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-30

the papers, MIS-.
Jack Lorberter of
704 Dellwood Place
wrote to the Lydia
e. Pinkham Medi-
cine Company. IF
young women want
to keep their health
and strength for the
next thirty years Of
their lives, 1t is best
tostart in right now
and take Lydia e.
Pinkham's v q 6 e.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-30

velvet ribbon In two colors. Note
that the brim is not narrowed at the
back-which shows an increasing re-
gard for brims Their careers are not
cut short anywhere. Below this is a
sportish model made of apple-green
bangkok and trimmed with folds of
velvet about the crown In two colors
green and burgundy. 1t has chou
of velvet at the back and looks sim
pie enough, but no amateur can man.
age it. At the right is handsome
black satin hat In new shape. A
coronet of finely plated ribbon en-
circles it, pierced by q handsome jet
pin. It is a model OF much dignity,
but there Is nothing tame about it.
The small milan shape that finishes
the group shows clever management
of double-faced ribbon, faille on one
side and satin on the other, In two
shades. This is folded In such a way
as to show the two surfaces and to
change the contour of the shape lit
tie. The rhinestone pin at the front
has a double head.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
GO. 1925 Western Newspaper Union)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-30
A Perennial One

PA, what's valedictorianT
"a valedictorian, my son, is the
one who speaks last"
.Then ma is a valedictorian, isn't
she, pa?"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-30

If people would neither borrow nor
lend there would be more lifelong
friendships.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-30
Tangible Results

"What did Blanks get out of col
lege?" ''Three sweaters and movie
contract"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-30

But few tips come to the waiter who
sits down and waits.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-30
WOMAN CON-
QUERS FEARS
Husband Delighted and
Home Happier

st. Paul, Minn.-"Here Is a little
advice / would like to have you put in
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-30

handsome one-strap slippers at the
bottom of the picture. Above these
a white kid slipper, in the sandal
STYLE. is shown. 1t is trimmed with
three rows of perforations. Single
strap slippers are worn with the
clever sports frock pictured. This is
made of white radium silk with apple
que of blue radium silk for trim
ming.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-30
Planes May Replace Ships

TIUUSS Nuy NcPtuCS OTtPS
The present type Of ship will event
ually be replaced by giant hydro
planes that will skim along the sur
face of the water at tremendous
speed, according to the prediction of
q British scientist.