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" hen Syrup SpiE- Thread ls priceless from heading t8 content. Let no human beug fail to know that the literature of cooking is choice and en- teftaiHiHg + Is no part of the re- viewer task to survey a work chapter by chapter. and the one on cookery IS mentioned as typifying the character af this little volume Ii appears to deal with the homely art of cooking. but il actually gives survey of cook erys realm from Chinese hard and soft immortal foods Co the Salem Cook Book. and. withal, never departs from ts high purpose tn be humorously en- tertaining
 We would. says the author, 'em- blazou coat of arms, with a mixing spoon couchant, q rolling pin rampant, and an egg whisk passant. on an ap- ron cheekie. with the motto. 'ferve. tThe ancient for of Is from the Salem Cook Book1
 "Phiueas Is an ever present char acter recurring iu the work of Fran ees Warner and t will be noted that much that Is astute issues from his mouth
 A Word says Phineas, will run whenever quorum of its parts Is present
 The Ford in question. says the au- thor. Twas already getting on m years, when 1 married into it The author prophecies that some day Phueas and herself must progress into a ear of greater renown "0 haW easily it will run. says she. but on the nigh ways of remembrance. there will be travelling still certain homely yehi- clc which we shall not forget -behav- ing always competently iu our mem ories. and transaeting business m par liameutary form, with full and ade- quate quorum of it's parts.
 As for the "stroomers. he who would understand must read
 If the reviewer felt al liberty To quote ad lib from this book @Surpris- ing the Family it could not but b. agreeable for all concerned To pick and choose for a closing thought is dIf iicult "rhe Responsible Eye. the closing chapter in the volume. deals effectively with the urge of one mem ber of family to manage others. Its aptuess must be- evident Its admon-
Putnam patriot., 1926-12-10

ishmeHt shall sum ur, aS the au- thor herself does to some extent. iu the words of Mrs. SjckIehF after of fetine advice uHheeded All 1 saE is. remember what say new and when | say I said 70. don't -aY ] didn't
Putnam patriot., 1926-12-10
BOOK REVIEW
ANOTHER BEST SELLER
Frances Lester Warner "esvel An.
 other Spell of Laughter

No quality H 70 rare ia literature as true hum0r Editors cry for it. Theg do better th F offer large prizes for it. Even al that they da H9t get it.-n8t sustained ligat hearted. ua= tricky humOr
 In Surprising the Family Mrs Mayo Hersey Putnam own Frances Lester Warner. continues this delight ful vein that has stamped all of her books since "Endicatt and r. lpresum- ably the annals of the Warmer f2a- ily. 50 well known in Putnam and vi- cinityl appeared Not get has this author's previous volume. TT wenty Miles Out, ceased Co be listed as q best seller Treading blithely on it's heels comes the new volume with the imprint of Houghton. Miffin Co.,. 1926.
 There are SO many ways of surpris- ing a family. and the author has omit ted very few That the book is small, and all the instances concise. Is one among many evidences of her skill.
 To reproduce the very fabric of hu- man life. as we all know it without exaggeration or distortion. and to pre- serve all it's delieaey and charm, while at the same time p0rtraying those ec- eeBtrieities tto speak mildly1 which are the foundation of such phrases as iacompatibility Of temper to do this. say. af once divertiuely and faith fully. Is a masterly achievement
 The most obvious form of surprising the family Is that praeticed hy visit ors.
 ang head of any household will ad. iure you never ta yield to this impulse. 4 E pointed out in this volume 30 many other things animate and man innate may choose your very time for surprising it such as measles. or q Mother Hubbard cupboard or absence 1r fire or kittens The author Is less calstie than the reviewer in this She saFs there are those who sincerely love surprises. 1 have never happened Co meet any such. and 1 would even take
 sue With her on the subject. while de fe9riug to her uneerng knowledge.
 Two of the best chapters in the book Meditations of d Daughter-in Law. and. conversely. Meditations of a Mother-in=LaW. f they are tO be pig holed under surprises to the fam ily. must be most happy surprises. The mutual discriminating appreeia= ton of these chapters Is a. touching as it s whimsical.
 sIs There Any Mail2s Is a chapter to touch any human heart From letter from little boy to excerpts from one written bY Rupert Brooks fha range of "tbe beloved human scene Is given quote the small tas>.
 Dear Mother.
 fe Ha plea ant day am all rite l Haue Xsa are all rife
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Ii Mother

Dear Mother
 fe pleasant day l am all rite. l Haua Xaa are all rife.
 Tell naaa 1 da uot eat with my kHHf
 would like Feu ta send me some marf cash. if Ea4 are mol busted your-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-23

"'Warm somebody up to take my
place Mac / said to John McGraw.
and I'll 60 back there and CATCH
McGinnlty Went In.
"Joe McGinnity went in the box
and on the first ball pitched, a foul
tip struck me ON the index finger OF
my right hand and put it out of joint.
l was sorry then that I had been so
eager to catch, but was back there
and 1 wasn't going to quit. l man.
aged to escape further injury during
that game and Mac thought / would
make a pretty good catcher, so he
bought Jack Dunn to replace me on
the pitching staff"
Bresnahan on His Way.
Bresnahan, after this unusual be-
ginning. went on his way to become
one of the greatest catchers In the
games history and to distinguish
himself on three separate counts: AS
the battery mate of Matty and Nc
Ginnity on the world champion Giants
of 1905, as the adapter of the shin
guards for catchers and while man.
aging the st. Louis Cardinals as the
man who developed two remarkable
catchers in Frank Snyder and Ivy
Wingo.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-23
Nebraska Experts Give Few
Good Pointers.

According to farm machinery ex-
perts at the Nebraska Agricultural
college, a careful observation of the
following ''ifs" will secure better OPP
Grafton and less trouble:
1. If the machine travels with a
jerky motion, main drive chain is too
loose or it may be dry. Try little
oil on it.
2. If the Stats rip off the canvas,
the elevators are not square.
8. If the knotter hook is rusty and
rough, it will not work properly. Pol
ish it with fine emery paper.
4. If the binder attachment is not
timed properly, it will not work. Some
binders are timed in as many as five
places.
5. If the knotter hook does not turn
far enough to close the fingers on the
Irvine, no knot will be tied. Look at
the knotter pinion. 1t should not be
worn.
6. If the irvine slips through the
cord holder, the Irvine will be pulled
out before the knot is tied. Adjust
the cord holder spring. 1t should
take 40 pounds to pull the Irvine from
the disk.
Z. If the disk does not move far
enough, the knotter hook grasps only
one cord, hence loose end band.
8. If the needle is bent or out Of
shape, there will be loose end band.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-23
How Are Calves Raised
Proftably for Market?

Many farmers think that at the pres
ent price of milk and veal, it does not
pay TO produce veal, therefore, many
calves are "deaconed." On the aver
age 1t will take ten pounds of milk to
produce one pound of gain in calf.
If milk is $500 per hundredweight,
then every pound of gain. costs 20
cents. If it were not for realizing on
the original weight of the calf, every
pound of veal would be produced at
loss. Suppose calf weighs IS pounds
when 1t Is born, and by feeding it to
marketable age you increase its
weight to $50 pounds. You have in
creased it's weight rs pounds, and 1t
has taken at least 80 pounds of milk,
worth SIS. You sell the calf for IA
cents pound, or 81. You have real
lied So for the original weight of the
calf, less the expense of feeding and
the cost of marketing, for had you
.deaconed'' the calf you would have
received nothing for the carcass, ex-
cept, possibly, 80 cents for the hide.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-23
FRANCIS OUIMET
POPULAR GOLFER
Never Can Be Counted Out
Without Battle.

Francis Ouimet of Boston, who rose
to golfing fame Is years ago by de-
feating the famous British profess
SIGNALS, Harry Vardon and Ted Ray,
in a play-off for the open champion
ship, is the second Oldest member of
the American team which defended
the International Walker cup against
Great Britain on the st. Andrews
links of Scotland.
Recent campaigns indicate that the
hirty-three-year-old amateur star of
1923-the first simon-pure to annex
the open championship-has passed
the peak of his career. But Ouimet
still ranks among Americas foremost
players.
A year after his memorable battle
against Ray and Vardon, Ouimet
came through to mount the amateur
throne, while in 1920 he was runner
up to Chick Evans for the title Since
then he has been consistently bril-
liant performer, failing TO tie Bobby
Jones and Willie Macfarlane for the
national open crown last year only
after he had lost three strokes on the
first hole when his ball struck a tree.
Ouimet, a strong match player who
never can be counted out without
plucky fight, has been one of the
games most popular figures and en-
joys the distinction of never having
been beaten in three previous Walker
cup singles contests, although he fin
ished all square with Roger Wethered
in a match in 1923.
In the course of his long and bril-
liant career, many other titles have
fallen to Ouimet He has held the
Massachusetts amateur crown half
dozen times and won such outstanding
events as the Western amateur and
North and South championships. He
captured the historic st. Georges
vase the last time the U. S. Walker
cup team went abroad.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-23
Grain Cleaning Device
Described in Bulletin

Apparatus, called Bates aspirator
after its inventor, E. N. Bates, mar
ket specialist of the Department of
Agriculture, automatically removed
smut and light dockage from grain
by suction as part of the thresh-
ing operation.
In this attachment the grain as 1T
is thrown from the thresher elevator
is spread out into a thin, even stream
by being directed onto low inverted
cone. The cone causes the grain to
pile up and flow evenly over its edge.
Suction from above draws a current
of air through the thin sheet of fall
ing grain and lifts out the light ma
terial.
Need for the removal of smut and
dockage at threshing time is en-
phasized by the fact that there was
approx Nately 1.239,0O0 bushels Of
dockage assessable against lis, 1865, 900
bushels of wheat produced in Wash
ington. Idaho, and Oregon during a
recent year. OF this dockage total
approximately 100000 bushels were of
smut dockage. The department says
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-23

A broken finger and lame arm
took Roger Bresnahan out of the box
and put him back of the bat. The
broken finger was Wilbert Robinson's,
the sore arm was Tacks Lattimer's.
Robbie was the first string catcher of
the Baltimore club of the American
league and Lattimer was his under
study The incident occurred in
Washington in 1901 and In the fifth
inning of a game Bresnahan was
pitching.
Arm Was Sore
"Lattimer's arm was so sore he
couldn't throw to the bases" says
Bresnahan. "As soon as Washing
ton player got to first base. which,
1 regret to say, happened frequently,
he would run to second base on one
pitched ball and to third on the next.
Tacks tried to stop them by aiming
at Joe Cantillon, the umpire, who
stood back of me, for in those days
when ball struck an umpire 1t was
dead and runners who had advanced
had to return to the bases they had
left. Tacks succeeded in hitting Joe
twice and so turned back two run
ners, but 1 figured that after a while
he wouldn't be able to peg even that
far.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-23
CAN RASPBERRIES
FOR WINTER USE
WATERFALL Method May Be
Used for All Berries.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
The water-bath method Of canning
may be used for all berries, says the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture. The general method is the same
for all, so that as the season pro-
crosses, one can apply it equally well
to raspberries, currants, blackberries,
blueberries, dewberries, huckleberries,
logan blackberrles, and gooseberries.
Only fresh, clean, sound fruits
should be used. Can them as soon as
possible after picking; within two
hours is desirable. Wash the berries
thoroughly, drain them and pack them
closely in clean jars or cans. Fill the
containers up with boiling hot strip,
made by bringing to the boiling point
1 part of sugar and parts of water
or fruit juice. For gooseberries, equal
parts of sugar and water or fruit juice
are generally used.
Put the rubbers and tops on glass
jars and adjust the springs halfway,
or place screw tops on loosely If tin
cans are used, seal them completely.
Set the Jars or cans on rack or false
bottom in the Gamer. They should be
entirely immersed in the water and
the Gamer should have a cover that
fits WELL A wash boiler or any COW
cred vessel of sufficient depth may be
used, If equipped with a rack that
permits the water to circulate under
the Jars. The pressure Gamer at 212
degrees F. may also be used for
berries.
Process quart jars Of berries for 20
minutes. pint jars for 10 minutes, and
No. 2 and No. 8 tin cans for 10 min
utes, counting the time as soon as the
water surrounding the jars begins TO
boil actively. Then remove the jars
from the Gamer, seal alright at once,
inyert, and place out Of drafts.
All jars and cans should be so
marked that each lot can be identified
Keep them at room temperature for
at least week. Discard any showing
signs of spoilage and watch others of
the same lot until 1t Is certain that
they are keeping.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-23
Spnrt Notes

Dover is that historic point on the
southeastern coast of England which
the channel swimmer almost gets to.
A new apartment building in Paris
has covered lawn tennis court on
each floor They are of regulation
size.
With a chest expansion Of eight
inches, Jim Jeffries boosted greater
imitation than any other boxer in the
world.
The Notre Dame track and field
squad has elected Della Maria Of Chi
cago captain for 1927. He is star
Splinter.
William T. Tilden II, tennis cham
pion, was given his first racket when
ne was five years old, and at the age
of seven won his first tournament.
Brains are apparently requisite to
wrestlers. stranger" Lewis, Jim
L0nd0S, Renato Gardln1 ana wayne
Big Mum are all college graduates.
Now that Jack Dempsey is going to
risk his heavyweight title, fistic fans
are wondering whether his new nose
can Withstand punching as well as the
old one did.
Rowing may be added to the sports
program of the Olympic club of San
Francisco. Clyde King, former An
napolis star, has offered to instruct
the candidates.
Nick Busch of Georgetown univer-
sity, football play and boxer, has two
degrees and soon expects to become a
doctor of philosophy. He has never
failed in an examination.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-23
MARK AND WATCH
CANNED PRODUCTS
Label Each Batch So 1t Can
Be Distinguished.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture)
In connection with your home can
ming this season, the United States
Department of Agriculture advises
that all finished products be marked
SO that those in each batch can be dis
tinguished. That is, make labels CIV
ing not only the name of the product,
and its variety, if you have more than
one, but the date on which it was
canned, and the time and temperature
of processing. For example, the label
on a quart jar of string beans might
read "String beans-Kentucky Won
ders, 7-15-26; packed hot, processed at
240 degrees F. 10 lbs.) for 40 min
utes"
If you are canning in tin, watch for
leaks when the cans are plunged in
cold water to cool as soon as they
come from the Gamer. Air bubbles
win indicate imperfect sealing. Or If
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-23

canning tomatoes: Select firm, ripe
tomatoes of medium size and uniform
shape. Do not use tomatoes which are
oyerripe or parts Of which are spotted
or decayed. Put them into trays or
shallow layers in wire baskets and
dip in boiling water for about min
ute, according to ripeness. Remove
and plunge quickly into cold water
for an instant. Drain at once, and
core and peel promptly. Pack into
jars or cans as closely as possible.
Or better still, bring the tomatoes to
the boil In an open kettle and pack
them hot into the containers. For
home use the jars may be filled with
a thick tomato sauce or with the juice
of other tomatoes. If the tomatoes
are to be sold under federal regula-
tions, add only the juice which drains
from them during peeling and trim
ming. Season with one teaspoonful
of salt per quart. Process quart and
pint glass jars for 40 minutes in boil
ing water, counting the time when
active boiling begins, and No. 2 and
No. 3 tin cans for 80 minutes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-23
More Valuable for Pasture
and Green Manuring Than
for Hay Crop.

prepared by the United States Department
OF Agriculture.)
The recent sudden Increase in the
growing of sweet clover in the north
ern United States has brought many
inquiries to federal hay inspectors and
to hay dealers regarding the marketing
of baled sweet-clover hay. The acre
age Of sweet clover available for har-
vesting this year is the largest ever
known, while the heavy paintings that
were made this spring will result in
sweet clover being one of the leading
forage crops in the country in 1927.
Most Of this sweet clover will be used
for pasture or for blowing under.
Some of 1t, however, will be cut for
hay, and the surplus above farm re-
quirements will be offered for sale.
Hay Not in Favor.
Sweet-clover hay is not held in high
favor in the leading hay markets and
dealers report much difficulty in dis
posing of the sweet-clover hay con-
signed to them. The United States
Department of Agriculture reports
that no official standards or grades
have been established for sweet-clover
hay and that no such grades are con-
tempiated for the immediate future.
The very evident lack of market in
tereSt in sweet-clover hay is due to the
fact that hay from this crop hereto
fore offered for sale has been Of very
low quality and of poor condition.
Practically all of it has consisted of
an unattractive mass of coarse, woody
stems, almost devoid of leaves and fine
stems, often badly weathered or moldy,
and obviously of low feeding value.
The principal buyers of legume hays,
including the clovers and alfalfa, are
dairymen, and these demand hay that
is fine-stemmed and leafy, sound, and
of good color and Of high palatability
and feeding value. Sweet-clover hay
may be so produced as to have all Of
these characteristics, but the type of
hay usually placed on the market
would be largely wasted if fed to dairy
cows. Most buyers will not consider
1t even for bedding.
Cause of Poor Quality.
The cause of the poor quality of
sweet-clover hay lies partly in care
lessness in harvesting and partly in
the nature of the crop itself. Sweet
clover is a biennial plant, making a
moderate growth the first year and a
very large and rapid growth the Sec
ond spring. Most of the hay is made
from the second-year crop. When har-
vested at the right time this second
year sweet clover will make very good
hay If properly cured, but the 'curing
and storing of sweet clover so as to
obtain good quality hay is very diff
cult. The harvesting must be done
| Just as the flower buds are forming,
and the interval during which this oc-
ours is usually not more than three or
four days. If cut too early the crop
Is too succulent and almost impos-
sible to cure without spelling. If cut
ting is delayed until the flowers APP
pear the stems become overripe. Such
stems are coarse and very fibrous and
dry so slowly in the swath that most
of the leaves wither and fall off before
the hay can be put into the barn. II
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prepared by the United States Department
of Agricultural
Tomatoes are the easiest of all vege-
tables to can at home. Because they
contain as much acid as many fruits
and are very juicy, tomatoes can be
processed by the water-bath method
at the temperature of boiling water.
Other vegetables are not so acid and
therefore need to be processed under
pressure at temperature higher than
PIP degrees Fahrenheit From the
standpoint of health and appetizing
meals it is lucky that tomatoes are so
easy to can at home. Canned as well
as fresh, they are one of the richest
of all vegetables in vitamins. They
add flavor, color, and food value to
every course from soup to salad. Fur
thermore, almost every home garden
yields surplus of tomatoes which can
be transferred from vines to cans un-
der ideal conditions.
In new publication on home can
ming, Farmers Bulletin 1471-F, the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture gives the following directions for
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-23
Sweet Clover Is
Best for Forage

the sweet clover Is stacked or placed
when the leaves are clinging to the
stalks, the stalks will be so sappy as
to start a strong ferment that Dften
turns the hay musty and moldy. I'm
fortunately, the harvesting usually
comes at season of frequent showers
busy to watch the sweet clover closely.
AS result very little second-year
sweet-clover hay is saved in good con-
dition. Recent Investigations have
disclosed, furthermore, that second
year sweet-clover hay, which for any
to cause severe and often fatal poison
ing of cattle. The trouble is thought
to be due to fungus or mold which
develops on the inside of the hollow
stems. =
All of these conditions may be i'm
proved somewhat by planting the yell
low sweet clover or one Of the early
white varieties, like the Grundy Coun-
ty, instead of the common white spe-
cies. In general, however, second-year
sweet clover hay is being looked upon
with increasing disfavor. Although
it may be used in an emergency for
home farm use 1t should not be cul-
tivated to compete with alfalfa and
red clover as market hay.
First-Year Cutting.
A good word should be said, on the
other hand, for sweet-clover hay cut
the first fall following a spring plant
ing. In a good season and on moist soil
one and sometimes two cuttings Of ex-
cellent hay may be obtained in August
and early September. This hay is
fine-stemmed and leafy, of first-rate
appearance and feeding value, and
comparable in every way to good al
falfa hay. In fact, it has been offered
on one market as NEAR alfalfa The
only objection to first-year sweet
clover hay is the grain stubble which
1t may contain, if the seeding is with
a nurse crop.
This can be avoided by planting the
sweet clover alone or by cutting 1t
higher than the stubble. Cutting
should take place not later than the
middle of September, since much food
material in the stems and leaves, In
Guiding the valuable protein, is car
ried to the roots in late fall for stor-
age over winter.
The value of sweet clover for pas
ture and green manure is very great.
In these respects the crop is une1-
celled. The utility of the crop for hay
is doubtful, especially for market hay,
when it must compete with such we'll
known legumes as alfalfa and red
clover.