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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-12-10
How 1t Started
THE WEDDING RING
By JEAN NEWTON

ON WITH your wedding ring, my
~ Feminist sister, who with tears
in your eyes stamped your little foot
and said: For the Causel I will be
no mans chattel!" while you tenderly
tied it around your neck and tucked
the ribbon beneath your blouse!
Fer the marriage ring is not, where
YOU do not choose to make 1t so,
sign of bondage. It does not signify
your subsection, whether your hus-
band wears one or not. And accord
ing to its original significance, you
might prefer that 1t remain a one
sided tradition.
The use Of the ring was introduced
by the Egyptians. 1t implied the en-
dowment upon the bride of all the
husbands possessions, and gave to the
Egyptian woman the right to issue
commands with the same authority as
her spouse.
The ring, as a SYMBOL has at all
times had a dignified and noble con-
notation. BY its form it signified
eternity, and it's use in the wedding
service is not without this thought.
AS pledge the ring dates back to
the ancients, when its delivery signi-
fed transfer of authority and car
ried with it the power of the donor.
"And Pharaoh said unto Joseph,
See, I have set thee over all the land
of Egypt
"And Pharaoh took off his ring from
his hand and put 1t upon Joseph's
hand."-Gen. II Al, AZ.
The ring as a marriage token to-
day lacks none of these sentiments
but to the Egyptians we owe the Gus.
tom and its significance:
"With all my worldly goods I thee
endow."
Copyright.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-12-10
WHEN L WAS
TWENTY-ONE
At 21-AIfred C. Gilbert, Inventor OF
Structural Toy, Paid Way Through
Yale Literally by Magic.
BY JOSEPH KAYE

GA T TWENTY-oNE I entered
"A Yale, paying my way in with
savings from my earnings as a flag
man on the Northern Pacific.
During the first few months at col
lege paid my expenses by waiting on
the table and taking care of the fur
naces. Then l earned enough to carry
me through by giving entertainments
of magical tricks, which had taught
myself early in life.
''The first money l made that way
while at Yale was five dollars, the re-
Enumeration for entertaining at chill
dren's party.-Alfred G. Gilbert"
TODAY-Mr. Gilbert is the inventor
and manufacturer of the most popular
boys toy that has been devised, toy
consisting of metal cross-pieces which
the boy can build into structures Of
various kinds. 1t Is said to be the
biggest selling toy for boys today, and
has become a standard children'S
plaything. Mr.. Gilbert got the idea
for this toy while he was passing by
a signal tower, built of steel beams.
From Yale Mr.. Gilbert graduated as
a doctor; he substituted the devising
and manufacturing of accessories for
professional magicians, stage magic be-
ing his first love, and dating from the
day, when he was eleven, when he re-
ceived set of magical tricks for mag
azine subscriptions.
Ga by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.)
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CHE WHY of
SUGGESTIONS
DEAD MEMS CLOTHES
B, H. IRVING KING

ssT% HE clothes of the dead never
i wear long" is common saying
In all parts Of the United States. 1t
means, of course, when the clothes are
worn by the living. The superstition
is entirely one of sympathetic magic
the first principles In philosophy of
our primitive ancestors. A mans
clothing was supposed to become i'm
bued with his personality in lesser
degree only than his hair and bis
nails and his shadow partook of that
individuality. The clothes absorbed a
part Of the mans lego" and thus be-
tween them and the man became es-
tablished such sympathetic relation
that what was done to the clothes re-
acted on the man and what happened
to the man necessarily reacted on his
clothes. 1t will easily be seen then
why ''The clothes of the dead never
wear long,"
The superstition is sympathetic
magic in its simplest form, without any
"frills," and bears every evidence of
RItdt LhiS OCiiCA III a NiOoS
Internationally between man and
his clothes is found today among the
tribes living in primitive state in
many parts of the world. Some South
African sorcerers" are supposed to de-
stroy their victims by getting posses
sion of something that they have
worm" says Clodd, and adding GER
tain medicine" which they mix secret
ly and bury. When this dries up the
victim dies. The belief Is so strong
among some savage tribes that even
the water in which clothes have been
washed is carefully thrown away lest
some sorcerers should get hold of il
and work black magic" against the
owner of the clothes.
90 by Mcclure Newspaper s--dicate.)
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Story narths e Martin

lots and lots Of others, but he, too,
wanted his own particular little share.
There was Lincoln's birthday and
there was Washington's birthday
and the Fourth of July and Thanks
giving day, and all Of these Larry felt
share in, for was he not an Ameri-
can boy? And does not every Ameri-
can boy feel share I'm these holidays?
Christmas day-of course he felt a
part of Christmas day and big share
in the day itself-just as all boys and
girls feel that they belong to that
most wonderful of all days.
But the coming holiday-it was not
Larry's. Nor had it anything to do
with Larry. The thought of that both
cred him. He wished somehow 1t
could be different
He had asked his father what Labor
day meant and his father had told
him that it was holiday set apart as
a day of recognition to the laboring
class. He had not quite understood
what that meant but his father had
explained that 1t meant a day set
aside in honor of there being such a
class as a laboring class, showing
that to belong to the laboring class
was something dignified and to be re-
spected.
Larry knew then that it was useless
for him to have share in this holt
day-a real, real share in it at least.
But then happy thought came to
him. For the next few days Larry
was very, very busy. Every one
thought he was busily playing and
making mud pies and such, but not
at all.
And on the morning of Labor day
they knew what Larry had been do
ing. He led his father and his moth
er and his grownup sister and his
fourteen-year-old brother to the very
far corner of the garden which had
always been set aside as Larry's mud
pie playground.
There he showed them a tiny gar
| den set out with paths and borders
Of pretty pebbles. Growing in the gar
den were ferns which Larry had
transplanted from the woods and a
tiny red geranium stood proudly in a
little bed by itself. 1t had come from
Larry's nursery flower pot.
"You see,' he said, 81 wanted to
have holiday today mean 1 want
ed to have right to the holiday as
daddy talked about laborers having
so I've labered, too" 1t was rather q
hard word to say but he managed il
well.
"And now" he turned to his family
"don't you think I can have a little
share in Labor. day, too-a real little
| share"
And his family said, "Yes," and
think you'll agree with them, too!
(Copyright.)
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from honey will keep better, more
moist and better favored than those
prepared from sugar or molasses.
oberIln Honey Layer cake.-Take
two-thirds of a cupful Of shortening,
one cupful of honey, three well-beat-
en- eggs, one-half cupful of milk, two
cupfuls of flour and one and One-half
teaspoonfuls of baking powder. Bake
In layers and fill with whipped cream
sweetened and favored with strained
honey.
Honey Tea Cake.-Take one cupful
of strained honey, one-half cupful OF
sour cream, two eggs, one-half cupful
of shortening, two cupfuls of -four
one-half teaspoonful Of soda, one tea
spoonful of cream of tartar, little
salt: beat well and bake in a mod
crate oven.
Honey Cookies.-Take one cupful
each Of honey, sugar, shortening and
sour cream add three well-beaten
eggs, a teaspoonful of soda, tea
spoonful of flavoring and flour to roll.
Pumpkin Pie.-Take one cupful of
well-cooked brown pumpkin, add one
half cupful of honey, two eggs, one
pint of rich milk, one teaspoonful Of
ginger, grating of nutmeg, fourth
teaspoonful of cinnamon, salt and
few drops of lemon extract. Bake
| slowly.
Honey Butterscotch.-Take one cup
full of butter, two cupfuls Of sugar.
two cupfuIs Of strained honey, tea
spoonful Of cinnamon, boil ten min
utes, pour into buttered pans and
mark off into squares.
i Honey Pudding Sauce.-Take one
cupful Of honey, one-fourth cupful of
water, one tablespoonful of butter, a
| pinch of cinnamon and nutmeg and
the Juice of one lemon. Boil all to-
gether fifteen minutes.
Honey Candy.-To one quart Of
honey take six tablespoonful of but
ter, two tablespoonfuls of vinegar and
boil until 1t hardens in water. Flavor
with two teaspoonfuls of lemon ex-
tract and one-half teaspoonful of soda
Pour into buttered pans to cool. Mark
off into squares before too hard.
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ed leather belt with the beige or sill
vered one with the gray would be just
the thing. Of course the fur must be
harmonized to the color Of the velvet,
for that Is the modes way Of doing
things this season.
Black and even colorful velvet coats
for daytime wear are running close
competition with those of cloth or fur.
The details which feature smart cloth
coat modes are the same for the vel
vet coat.
Clever women who know how to
make handsome appearance at a
comparatively small outlay are invest
ing in the black velvet ensemble cos
tune, planning to use the long coat as
a separate dressy wrap. There may
be many blouse to this suit, but the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-12-10

dainty wolfe and crepe de chine just
now. Fashioned Of either, the effect
is sure to be lovely, If the sheer fabric
be exquisitely fine and colorful. There
are, however, certain style points upon
which creators of fashionable lingerie
agree. To be Of latest mode they
say both chemise and gowns should
be featured with novel lace yokes and
there should be a generous knife
plating of the sheer material.
Many Of the French garments are
plated all the way round, contriving,
however, to preserve a slim silhouette.
Some of the chemise and gowns show
group plaitings, such as here pictured.
Here is something else to remember:
hemlines are now scalloped and either
trimmed with ruffied lace edging or
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-12-10
LARRY'S HOLIDAY

T AIRY, to be sure, wasn't so very
IL old. Neither was he so very
young.
No one knew that better than Lar
ry. He was very far from being a
baby. Once some one had called him
a baby. 1t had been very hard TO
keep from tears. But tears were so
like baby. So he had kept back his
tears but he had felt very angry, In
deed.
Larry was all of five years old. And
a fine, straight, sturdy boy he was. He
could do so many things and he wasn't
afraid of anything. Not Of single
thing.
To be sure, there were some things
he wouldn't have cared to meet so as
to prove that he was not afraid of
them, for there were some things and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-12-10
SHEER AND OLORFUL LINGERIE;
VELVET COATS FOR DAYTIME WEAR

LOW many women would appreci-
ate dainty piece or more of lin
gerie as a Christmas gift? All in
favor. signify by raising their right
hands. Contrary minded, say mo"
Not a dissenting voice! The vote Is
unanimous for Yuletide gift of love-
ly lingerie. Let's accept this as last
minute suggestion as to what to give
to our sisters and our cousins and our
aunts. Such lovely sets as one finds
nowadays, all beautifully boxed, lack
ing only the name and address of the
recipient to be, and the personal card
of the donor. Others Of US prefer to
handmade our gift rather than buy,
In either case lingerie never fails to
happily solve the gift problem.
There Is quite a rivalry between
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-12-10
Glass FaIIacy

Most people believe that thick
tumbler stands heat better than thin
one. Science, however, discounte-
nances this belief, since it has been
proved that glass is very poor con-
ductor of heat, and when hot water
is poured into a thick glass tumbler,
the inner layers of the glass are soon
at a much higher temperature than
the outer layers. This high tempera-
ture causes great expansion, and the
outer layers are then burs by the ex-
pansion of the inner ones,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-12-10

vogue, but 1t is only recently that In
terest has turned in the direction OF
the full-length velvet coat for daytime
occasion.
A perfectly charming velvet coat Is
this in the picture. Just to look at 1t
makes one feel an urge to have one
like 1t. 1t is very simply yet effec-
lively styled Of almond green velvet,
strikingly collared, cuffed and bordered
with gray wolf. The body of this
smart straightline coat is finely worked
In standing tucks grouped in rows Of
four extending from shoulder to hem
line The belt is Of gray suede leather.
Perhaps this model would better suit
your purpose If 1t be made of beige or
gray velveteen, than which there is
no more fashionable cloaking. A gid
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-12-10
Lamps Detect Criminals

Tracking down murderers by the
bullets they leave In their victims Is
a new branch of police practice. The
use of electric lamps for ocular and
camera studies of each bullet makes
possible some accurate guesses as to
the gun which fired the lead. 1t Is
said that every gun leaves its own
peculiar set of marks upon the bullets
1t discharges and that experts can
trace bullets back to particular guns.
Thus lamps help to "flnger-print" GRIM
inals by their firearms.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-12-10

some creatures no one wanted to
meet face to face.
He had no desire to have hand
shaking acquaintance, or paw-shaking
acquaintance, as perhaps 1t should be
called, with lion, for example, and
even less so with tiger or leopard
or a wildcat.
He wouldn't have cared to have
been caught far from home in bad
thunder and lightning storm, but then
that wasn't being cowardly.
But apart from all this Larry was
q fearless boy. Only a holiday was
coming along-on the very next Mon
day-and Larry knew the holiday was
not his at all. He rather wanted to
feel the holidays were all partly his.
OF course they were to be shared by
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one-fourth pounds Of white strip and
one pint of water in a saucepan and
stir until boiling begins. Wash down
the sides of the saucepan with a damp
cloth and continue boiling to the brit
tie stage. Take from the fire, add
tablespoonful of butter, one and one
half teaspoonfuls of salt and turn out
on creased marble or platters. When
cool enough to handle, two persons
can pull 1t. Work in the coloring and
fiavering while pulling. Cut into small
pieces with shears and roll in waxed
paper.
Raisln Clusters.-Take two cupfuls
of graduated sugar, one tablespoonful
Of cocoa and one-half cupful of milk.
Boil just six minutes, counting the
time the bubbling begins. Add a
tablespoonful of butter and one cup
full Of raisins, stir enough to mix and
drop by spOOnfuls on waxed paper.
Peanut Cream Fudge.-COOk to a
soft boil two-thirds of a cupful Of
cream, two cupfuls of brown sugar,
one-half teaspoonful Of salt and one
heaping tablespoonful of peanut but
ter. Beat until creamy and pour into
buttered tin. Cut into squares.
Peanut BrittIe.-Put one cupful of
graduated sugar into an iron frying
pan and stir until it forms a strip,
push back from the flame and stir in
one cupful of peanuts which have been
skinned and heated in the oven, add
a teaspOonful of butter and pinch of
soda. Turn out as thinly as possible
In a creased dripping pan. When cold
break into pieces.
Pulled Rice BrittIe.-Boil together
one cupful of sugar, one-half cupful of
water and teaspoonful of vinegar
for five minutes, add two tablespoon
fuls of strip, one tablespoonful Of
butter, one-half teaspoonful of salt
and boil to the brittle stage. Add
puffed rice, with peanuts if desired |;
stir in as thick as possible. Put out
in creased dripping pan to cool.
Orange Pie.-Bake a rich pastry
shell and when cool fill with orange
jelly. Cover with whipped cream
sweetened and favored and serve cold.
Honey Dishes.
Honey is the nectar of flowers gath
cred by the bees and ripened by them
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net footing. The model In the picture
shows how pretty the effect
And listen to this Sleeves are In
fashion again. At last we will be able
to distinguish gowns from chemise.
ANY number Of the newer gowns have
graceful almost-to-the-elbow sleeves,
made of lace to match the yoke.
Here is a word of advice: When
buying material for lingerie you intend
to make at home, be sure to ask for
triple voile. Real triple wolfe of good
quality will wear and wear.
To proclaim the vogue OF velvet
for the evening wrap would be but
To repeat that which has been heralded
from the seasons very start. But vel
vet for the daytime coat-that's a diff
ferent story, which promises no end
of fascinating chapters as the season
progresses into Eidwinter.
AS to the short velvet jacket, 1t has
been and still Is enjoying a popular
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-12-10
IheKitchen
Cabinet

t@ 1926. Western Newspaper Union.)
Promotion comes to him who sticks
Unto his work and never kicks;
Who watches neither clock nor sun
To tell him when his task is done;
Who tolls not by stated chart
Defining to a lot his part,
But gladly does little more
Than he's remunerated for.
Edgar Guest
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wv. hle4nsa
Make Allowances

What people say behind your
back, is no more their candid judg,
ment of you than what they say to
your face. Some allowance must be
made for the belief that spitefulness
is wit, and every one wishes to be
Witty.-Exchange
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-12-10
Not Pleasant

"HOw's things?"
I'm about three jumps ahead of
the sheriff"
That's nothing"
Yes, but it makes me mad to have
to keep on the jump while the sheriff
is sitting on a cracker barrel whit
tling."-Louisville Courier Journal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-12-10
DEMAND "BAYER" ASPIRIN
Take Tablets Without Fear If You
Sec the Safety "5ayer Cross"

Warning! Unless you see the name
"Bayer" on package or on tablets you
are not getting the genuine Bayer
Aspirin proved safe by millions and
prescribed by physicians for 26 years.
Say "Bayer" when you buy Aspirin.
limitations may prove dangerOus.-Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-12-10

IN the nlVo. Inc
nectar is changed
In the honey sac
so that it finally
becomes delicious
favored b o n e y.
Honey b e u G a
natural sweet is
easy of digestion.
+ o o d s prepared
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-12-10

one for formal occasion must be oil
silver or gold cloth, or of some choice
fabric all over embroidered with metal
thread and paillettes. AS to the coat,
in order that it may measure up to
the requirements of winter wrap, II
should be full length and handsomely
furred.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
(0. 1895, Western Newspaper Union.l
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or three pieces after /
meal will satisfy the
craving and provide the
heat-producing and en-
bodybuilding element:
their young bodies re
Quire.
Salt Water Taffy.-
Put one and one-fOurtf
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-12-10
Koran Printed in Gold

Ole of the treasures of El-Azhar,
the great Moslem university in Cairo.
Is the royal copy of the Koran, every
letter of which is printed in gold.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-12-10

Atheism is rather in the life Of
man than in the heart of man.-BacOn.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-12-10

A laugh is worth hundred groans
in any market.-Lamb
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-12-10
SEASoNABLE SWEETS

Very few, young or old. refuse
sweets. Children crave them, and two
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-12-10
Hold TO CheerfuIness

Cheerfulness is health; the OPP
posite, melancholy, Is disease.-Hali-
burton.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-12-10

It's better to leave a snake alone in
the first place, than to only half-kill
him.
, 1926-06-07

From the Soviet capital to Yokoha-
ma they will follow the quickest and
most direct route, possibly by both air
and rail.
From Yokohama a fast ship will
speed them to Vancouver from which
point airplanes are counted on to whisk
them to New York in thirty-si hours.
The itinerary includes more than
II, 1000 miles of land. $500 miles of wa
ter travel. They will trave! by regular
commercial lines.
The record for the trip is held by
John Emery Mears. who in 1913 cut
Verne's eighty days to thirty five days.
twenty one hours thirty five and four
ffths seconds.
Nellie BLY, made the "trip in 1889 in
seventy-two days, six hours and eleven
minutes, and in 1903 Henry Freder-
lex achieved a record when he circled
the globe in ffty-four days and seven
hours. Boston American.
, 1926-06-07
RIGHT OF u. S. TO SEIZE RUM We
HICLE is AT STAKE.


Washington. May 10 "a. P.)-The
right of the Federal government to sell
automobiles. motor boats and other We
hicles seized by State police under the
prohibition law, will be decided by the
Supreme Court. An appeal was granted
in a case from Providence, R. l., invoI-
wing seizure of the motorboat Ray of
Block Island owned by William Earl
Dodge and others.
The question is of such importance to
enforcement officers that the govern,
ment joined Dodge in asking for a rul-
ing. The Ray of Block Island was seiz-
ed while land.ng liquor at Providence,
was ordered restored to her owners by
the Federal District Court. but the Court
of Appeals reversed the decision. Ibid.
, 1926-06-07
Postal Information
EFFECTIVE JUNE Is, 1926.

This office has been advised that the
contract to carry the mail between Fajar-
do, P. R. and st. Thomas, V. l., has been
let to Mr.. Juan F. Robes of Vieques, P.
R., to operate on once a week schedule
from June IA, 1926 to June 80, 1923, as
follows:-
Leave Fajardo Mondays upon receipt
of mail from San Juan.
Arrive St. Thomas in s hours.
Leave st Thomas Tuesdays at 50. m.
Arrive Fajardo by 6 a. m. Wednesdays.
Therefore, in order that the mail
from St. Croix may make connection with
the above route the schedule on Star
Route 79201, -Christiansted, ST. Croix to
St. Thomas, V. lis changed so as to
read as folloWs:-
Leave Christiansted Tuesdays at 6 am.
Arrive St. Thomas by 6 p. m. Tuesdays
Leave St. Thomas Tuesdays at 7 .. m.
Arrive Christiansted Wednesday by 7
a. m.
B. R. LARSEN, Postmaster