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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-11-19
DEFINITE CONCL USIONS REACHED
FROM FERTILIZER EXPERIMENTS

ago. The road bureau Of the Depart
ment of Agriculture reports in these
nine years over $1,000 miles of state
highway completed with federal aid.
That the construction of surfaced
roads by federal and state co-opera-
ton is going strong, says the Topeka
Capital, appears from the fact that TO-
62S miles were completed In the last
year, as compared with an average Of
but 5000 since federal aid became
policy.
Last years completed mileage, to
June 80, 1925, cost $226,OO0,O00 In
round figures, or at the rate of $21,3 16
a mile on the average. A little over
$100,000000 of this sum came from the
federal treasury, the remainder from
the states. 1t is rather surprising to
note that the South was well up in this
work, Texas leading and Alabama not
far behind. The largest mileage COM
pleted during the year, after Texas,
was In South Dakota. This has moth
ing to do with new projects, but refers
to contracts completed during the year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-11-19
Women Prefer Good
Looks to Long Life

The advocates Of the Steinach meth
cd of human regeneration by treat
ment of certain glands in the body
stress the wrong feature in endeavor-
Ing to popularize the system, con-
tends Hugh Fullerton In an article in
Liberty. ITO lay investigator" Full
lerton writes, after a careful study Of
the method and its results, sit appears
that Doctor Steinach missed the big
opportunity. If he had advertised the
treatment as beauty restorer, he
would have converted most of the
feminine sex by this time.
II found the women who had taken
the treatment" the writer explains,
mot so much interested in life extern
sion as they were In the fact that
their hair had become glossier, their
compilations improved, the pouches
gone from under their eyes, the cheeks
rounded, and their legs more shapely."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-11-19
Not Well Informed

An attorney visited Mount Vernon,
the home of Washington. In making
a tour of the grounds he came to the
old tomb.
Presently he came to his wife, who
was not far away, and asked: "Who
was Mike Egan?" His wife, who was
not acquainted with mike" inquired
why he wanted to know.
He took her to the old tomb and
there she read the inscription: RE
stored by Michigan"
The word is divided on the inscrip-
ton plate, and the attorney had failed
to recognize the name of our sister
state.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-11-19
Relics of Lafayette
in Western College

Lafayette college, chartered In 1925
and named In honor Of the great
Trenchman who did such great serv-
ice for this country, has recently come
into possession of great quantity Of
Lafayette material In the shape of let
tiers, portraits and other mementoes
Of the general. There are LOO pieces
In all, large part Of which consists Of
steel engravings and other portraits
Of Lafayette and the others who came
with him to this country, and there
are many interesting mementoes of his
second visit here. There Is particu-
larry valuable letter written when he
was In camp at Whitemarsh In which
references are made to Washington
and others with whom he had been
thrown since his arrival In this coun-
try. This letter still wears the red
seal with the imprint Of the ring
which had been presented to him by
General Washington. The collection
was made by Warren Cady Crane, Of
New York, and was acquired by the
college through the efforts of some
friends who contributed the money to
buy 1t.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-11-19
Increasing Interest Shown in
Many Localities in I'm
proving Stock.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agricultural
An increasing sentiment toward the
breeding of improved live stock is APP
parent from frequent reports and In
quiries received by the United States
Department of Agriculture. These deal
particularly with methods by which
some localities are introducing pure
bred sires and rapidly grading up their
herds and flocks. The department, act
ing as a clearing house for such in
formation, is furnishing local officials
and stockmen with methods, posters,
and educational material.
Colorado county, Texas, is engaged
in an energetic drive for better cattle.
The Texas Hereford association and
progressive cattlemen are cooperating
in the work, the time being considered
ripe for the Introduction of more good
pure-bred bulls on the range.
Plans In North Carolina.
Roman county, N. c., is planning
rapid Improvement of all its live stock
and has as its first goal the enlistment
of 100 or more live stock owners who
will pledge themselves to use pure
bred sires exclusively.
Union county, KY, which has 100
per cent pure-bred bulls, is now direct
ing its efforts toward the Punishment
Of scrub and grade sires of other
kinds. So far as known all boars,
stations, and jacks also are pure
bred. A recent field day attended by
representative of the Department of
Agriculture showed that public inter-
est in improved domestic animals is
already resulting in an improved high
quality Of young stock, especially beef
calves.
In Campbell county, KY, more than
ninety dairymen are using pure-bred
bulls exclusively. Local bank de-
posits have been so satisfactory that
bankers in the locality are actively
supporting the better livestock eff
forts.
Improvement In Connecticut.
New Haven county, Conn.,, is also
rapidly improving it's live stock,
among which pouutdy is specially
prominent. A total of TAT persons are
using pure-bred sires for the larger
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-11-19
Pure~Bred Sires
Improve Herds

animals and standardized ROSTERS
for improving their poultry flock. Nu-
merous other localities are similarly
interested.
According to records of the De-
partment of Agriculture, in the last
few years 43 counties in the United
States have attained the distinction
of having 100 or more live stock own
ers that are using pure-bred sires ex-
clusively and have adopted breeding
methods leading to still further i'm
provement.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-11-19
Protest Deceptiue Mirrors

London society women are cp in
arms over the Lying mirrors of May
fair" The expression is their own.
1t was coined to designate the trick
looking glasses which have been
placed in many fashion salons to
make plump girls look slim.
These mirrors are slightly convex
and give a delightful illusion of slen-
derness to the woman who is trying
on a new frock. But they may not
survive. The women have learned of
the deception.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-11-19
Laughing Is His Business

Laughing has been adopted as a
business by man in Brisbane, Aus
tralia, who was out of employment re-
Gently. When movie theater adver-
tised for man to laugh through a
megaphone as means Of increasing
the attendance when comedy picture
was being shown, the unemployed man
was hired. Riding through the streets
in an automobile bearing theater signs,
the man laughed for several hours.
He has adopted laughing as his pro-
fession and is reported to be earning
more than he did at his former trade.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-11-19
en- commit suicide" Second Farmer
Got it all over us countrymen, then
we can't do it but once"
IrreconciIabIe

"How do you reconcile your views
of several years ago with your pres
ent expressions of opinionY
II don't. try to-" answered Senator
Sorghum. $50 far as some of my past
and present views are concerned /
am uncompromisingly an irreconcil-
able. w Arlington Star.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-11-19
A Curse

Mrs. Annie Besant, the noted the
osophist, said in an interview in New
York:
1--WE. theosophists claim no gift of
prophecy. The gift of prophecy 1t
would be a curse rather than a bless
ing to possess It,
think! If you had the gift Of
prophecy, the first thing you'd ascer-
tain would be the time and circum-
stances of your own DEATH
Mrs. Besant paused, then ended:
"a look into the future, anyway,
would be as unsatisfactory to most of
us as a glance at the past"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-11-19
DEMAND "BAYER" ASPIRIN
Aspirin Marked With "Bayer Cross"
Has Been Proved Safe by Millions.

Warningl Unless you see the name
Slayer" on package or on tablets you
are not getting the genuine sBayer
Aspirin proved safe by millions and
prescribed by physicians for % years.
Say "Bayer" when you buy Aspirin.
limitations may prove dangerous.-Ad
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-11-19
A Tough One

$50 you fell down on that cross
word puzzle?"
mo wonder. 1t contained the names
Of vice president, writer of last
years best seller and the winner of
peace prize"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-11-19
cutIcura soothes Baby Rashes

That itch and burn, by hot baths
Of Cuticura Soap followed by gentle
anointings of Cuticura Ointment.
Nothing better, purer, sweeter, espe-
cially IL a little of the fragrant CUT
cura Talcum is busted on at the I'm
fish. 25c each.-Advertisemen
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-11-19
- x1au%A Booklet free. Highest references
liza Best results. Promptness
4IEN N sured. WATSON T. COLEMAN, Patent
I ~ XIV ~ Lawyer, 724 9th St., Washington, d. G.
CO. s!ysls
w. N. u, Minneapolis, No. 47-1926.
The Critic

The Critic
Bobbie Jones, the famous golfer,
said at Short Hills the other day:
"Some of these golf critics are too
hard on us. They remind me of An
drew Carnegie's caddie.
Andrew Carnegie was playing
clock golf one day, and he was so bad
at holding the ball that his caddie
gave laugh and said:
"'Shall get you a shoe horn, sir? !"
Better live rich than die rich.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-11-19
Fortunate Habit

Yes, Jenny's husband walks In his
Sleep"
HE must come In handy when baby
cries.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-11-19
Gets Pretty
Clothes EasyWay!

Pretty, bright dresses and blouses.
Always In the very newest shades.
How does she do It? By the magic of
home dyeing. Why don't you Diamond
dye tonight-and have whole new
wardrobe of stylish things tomorrow?
Give your household things new
color and fresh beauty, too; curtains,
Grapes, the bedspreads or table COW
ers. Any material. Right over the
old or faded colors. Total cost few
cents But be sure to use Diamond
dyes-redI dye-even for tinting.
FREE. your druggist will give you
the Diamond Dye Cyclopedia; sugges-
lions and simple directions for beauti-
full tinting and dyeing; real piece-goods
color samples. Or big illustrated book
Color Craft-free-write DIAMOND
DYES, Dept MA, Burlington, Vermont.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-11-19
Origin of Federal Aid
for Road Construction

Federal aid for highways originated
primarily, being established nine years
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-11-19
Green's
August Flower

is mild laxative, and has been in use
for sixty years for the relief OF con-
stipation, indigestion and similar stom-
ach disorders. A trial will convince
you of it's merit. soc and 90c bottles. At
all druggists. If you cannot get 1t, write
to G. G. Green, Inc, Woodbury., N. ].
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-11-19

Better live rich than die rich.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-07
CHAPTER XXXVI.
Fritzie Lang.

Mona paused in the curve of the
long staircase.
She had removed her hat and coat
and was wearing a dress of vivid
Chinese blue. embroidered in colors.
1t enhanced the pink and white per-
lection of her fairness; it turned
her golden hair to an ashy shade
that was almost silver. She looked
very beautiful.
trance hall where people were laugh
ing and talking. She had stopped
on the staircase to look them over
and see If there were any she knew.
A tinkling laugh drew her atten-
ton to q small group standing just
beneath her. In the center of the
group was a tall, dark girl. She
wore sport dress of yellow flannel
and a jumper of bright red. Her
inky hair was cut straight across
her forehead in a thick bang and
swung in half-moons on each side
of her face She was what Mona
thought of contemptuously as q
typical f1apper.
She swung around the curve of
the balustrade and went down two
steps. Usually when she made an
entrance the eyes of every man in
the room went toward her, but TO-DAY
the tall dark girl in yellow seemed
to have monopolized them all.
Again that tinkling laugh rang out,
a laugh like the Ginning of silver
bells, and was followed by rumble
of bass laughter. Mona leaned
forward and at the same moment
spied Ronny.
He was In the group that almost
surrounded the girl and was laughing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-07
What Tomorrow Means to You
BY MARY BLAKE.

Tomorrow's planetary aspects are
colorless. They denote nothing espe.
cially favorable, or, on the other hand,
adverse. In view of the day being
Sunday, such a condition Is Of little or
no Importance, as the conditions, such
as they are, do not indicate anything
detrimental to the customary observ-
ances or recreation of the Sabbath
day. There will be very little infiu.
ence exerted on the emotions. and al.
though a general feeling OF lassitude
may be, sensed, there will be no occa.
sion for being on your guard against
inharmonious spirits.
Children born tomorrow will give
ample evidence of both strength and
pulchritude. This does not mean, how
ever, that care need not be exercised
in their Authorization and watchfulness
in their environment. A serious ILL.,
ness in their teens will not prevent
them achieving physical normally at
maturity. In disposition they will be
self.willed and obstinate, quick to an.
ger and slow to repent. They will be
rebellious and difficult to manage,
more especially as strictness and force
will only accentuate the difficulties
that 1t is desired to better. They will,
however, be very affectionate. and
only through their affections will II be
possible to reach them.
If tomorrow Is your birthday ami.
versary, you possess very remarkable
vision, and your friends look upon you
as something Of an oracle. You are
always able to tell others what to do,
but rarely seem to know what to do
for your own individual betterment.
If In charge Of others affairs, these
are always in apple pie order, although
your own are in chaotic condition.
You have great executive ability, so
far as extraneous affairs are con-
cerned, but reveal none at all when
handling your own interest.
You possess the gift Of handling
people, and all those who are brought
under your influence show a spirit OF
cooperation and harmony.
In the family circle your wishes pre-
dominate and your home life is happy
and harmonious.
Well known persons born on that
date are Benjamin Stillman. scientist;
Charles A. Dana, journalist; Nelson A.
Miles, lieutenant general: Henry +.
Osborn. zoologist, and Florence A.
M erriam, author.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-07
SUB ROSA
NY MIMI.
BY MIMI.
Public Affection.

Nothing" said the middle.aged
sentimentalist, lis more charming
than the sight of two young people
thoroughly In love with each other
and not ashamed to let the world see
it,"
And nothing adds the modern
boy or GIRL lis more sickening than
the spectacle of two more saps so
gone on each other that they EN-.
barrass everybody else with their ac-
TONS"
Which do you care to please? II
you want to be popular with your own
crowd and find yourself and the boy
friend included in all the best parties,
better hearker to the second para.
graph rather than the first.
OF course, there's nothing shameful
about being in love. It's the sort of
thing you can let the world know, but
it isn't necessary to let them know
too often or with too many illustra-
tons.
You may say, "Why shouldn't l
show that I'm in love with Tom If it
makes him happy? 1t doesn't embar-
rass him in public, and that's all that
matters"
But that isn't the only important
thing to be considered. You've got to
show some consideration for the feel.
ings of others. Strangers are usually
annoyed by the display of emotion
with which they have little sympathy.
They instinctively shrink from the
couple who insist on talking baby-talk
to each other, embracing each other
at intervals of five minutes and gen.
orally behaving like a pair of enam.
orad doves
Intelligent people don't usually act
that way. They may be desperately
in love, but they show this feeling
only to each other, quietly, with a
kind of dignity that the more public
affection lacks.
If you're so wrapped up in the most
wonderful man in the world that you
can't take your eyes off him, why not
stay home and enjoy his society alone?
Don't force your love affair on the
rest of the world. Don't make con-
versation impossible while you two
gaze into each others eyes and COO.
You'll both get such dreadful reputa-
tons after "a while that people win
laugh at you. make uncomplimentary
remarks about you. They may SYM
pathize with the very real emotion
that lies behind your words and &C.
tons, but they can't sympathize with
the lack of restraint and deiicacy
which makes you display that emo
ton to any one who wants to look
There are two young people of our
crowd right now who are making
trouble for themselves with every one
simply because they aren't bothering
to consider any one but themselves.
In the middle of general converse
ton they will suddenly gaze at each
other. laugh silently, exchange a few
whispers and embrace. That sort of
scene is earning them much unpIeas.
ant notoriety. If they keep on with
their turtle-dove methods, until they're
over the newly-wed stage, they'll have
scared away most of their old friends.
Be as sentimental as you like in
private. but soft pedal the affection in
public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-07
What Do You Know
About 1t?
Daily Science Six.
/. What is schist?
2. What is mica?
8. What is isinglass?
4. What is the chief useful
characteristic Of photographic
stone?
5. What is asbestos?
6. What are aeolian deposits?
Answers to these questions in
Mondays Star.
Down in the Dumps.

We ordinarily think of the bottom
of the ocean as clean and sandy and
waving with seaweed, like the bottom
Of an aquarium. This is actually the
condition Of certain parts of the sea
near the shore, where 1t is not too
dark for plants to live and where
strong current flows over a sandy bot
tom. The real depths of midocean,
however, are in the darkness OF abso-
lutte night, and as for the bottom, 1t Is
lifeleSs. In fact, 1t consists of the
bodies of billions Of dead plants and
animals. This vast graveyard, thou.
sands of square miles in extent. hun
dreds of feet deep. has been built up
by millions Of years of decay Of the
minute organisms floating In mid.
ocean. This soft, muddy deposit Is
known as ooze. or more intimately by
snch strange names, as diatom ooze
(green plants and radiolarian ooze
(small animals).
Answers to Yesterdays Questions.
i. Surgeons are found In the Great
Lakes and the Mississippi River sys.
tenn.
q Rainbow trout are found in
brooks of the Southern Appalachians.
3. A barracuda Is q fish Of tropical
American waters, dangerous to hu.
mans.
4. Fishes have blood.
5. Flying fish do not have wings.
They Fly" by means of strong leaps.
Perhaps their fms act little as GID.
ing organs.
s. Manatees, though living In the
ocean, are not fishes, but mammals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-07
DELI 1lV1L OlO1O1LO ". BURGESS

just about as we'll as you can travel
on land"
1t was Bankers turn to grin. Then
you wouldn't be very comfortable in
the water
1t was a shrewd guess On Reddys
part that Barker wasn't at home on
the land. You see, he had watched
Barker for some time and never had
seen him come ashore. So he had
guessed that Barker couldn't travel
much on land. What should like
breathe under water. I've watched
you dive and not come up for IA long
time. Do you breathe through your
skin like Grandfather Frog?"
II don't know anything about
Grandfather Frog" replied Barker
"but I can tell you l don't breathe
through my skin. l have a perfectly
good pair of lungs and breathe just
as you do. When I dive | hold my
breath until I come UP again."
II don't see how you do it," sighed
Reddy. II wish / could hold my breath
that way You said something about
eating fish. How do you catch them?'
Barker looked at Reddy us if he
thought that a silly question, as indeed
he did. ",rhe same way you get your
down in the water just as You sur
prise or run yours down on land"
Where is your homer" inquired
Reddy.
Wherever / happen to be-" replied
Barker. Just now. 1t is right here en-
this rock
"And is it true that you are not
part fish," mentioned Reddy.
Fish! Fish, snorted Barker. who
says / am part fish? Just because
am at home in the water and eat,
sleep, play and work in the water is
no reason for thinking me- a fish. I'm
just as much animal as you are, and
L wouldn't trade places with you for
anything in the Great World. Give
me the water every time. Watch me
dive through that wave that IL com.
ing in Barker slid from the rock
just as a wave was going to break
over him, and Reddy saw no more of
him that night.
tCopyright. 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-07
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

My cuzzin Artie was around at my
house today, staying so late he stayed
for dinner, being frickasee chickin and
mash potatoes and chocklit cake for
diZZert, being some Of my favorite
things, and I was eating and feeling
glad Of 1t, and ma sed, Benny, your
getting intirely too big to rub your
bred around in your gravey like that,
you don't see your cuzzin Artie doing
that.
l have saw him do it, sed.
Your crazy, Artie sed.
If I'm crazy your bughouse, sed.
boys, why don't you respect each
others little intimate secrets?
And we kepp on eating, espeshilly
me, and my sister Gladdis sed. NV
stars, Benny. your not going to catch
a train. look at your plate, 1t looks
like a deserted village and Artie still
has half his dinnir left.
I'm slow eater. am, Artie sed
Aw you think your CRATE, don't you?
I sed.
Well who are you? Artie sed.
Being bum anser, and after a vile
me and Artie was the. ony left at the
End slice of cake after everybody elts
was finished. Artie saying, G WIZ.
who invented eating cake with a fork? ?
And he picked his slice up with his
whole hand, being a heck Of thing
to do with something all covered with
loose chocklit icing. me saying. Hay,
G winnickers. I CESS you think that
polite too, don't you, you big show off I?
Who asked you? Artie sed. Making
me so mad picked up my peece the
same way jest for spite, and we had a
race eating them without caring how
mulch chockiit we got on our face.
Proving you cant tell mulch about
q persins reel nature wen there is
company around.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-07
$50 YEARS AGO TO-DAY
BY JONATHAN A. RAVsON, JR.
Story Of the U. S. A.

coast contain the cheering news that
most of the armed frigates ordered by
Congress in December have been
launched and are now being fitted with
all possible haste. They are fine ships
and will be capable of good service,
even though they will be no match
in fighting power for the numerous
and powerful war fleet which the
enemy is now collecting in New York.
They will be effective companions
and helpers of the many small priva-
teers and armed vessels sent out by
the Continent and the various states.
The latter craft have already had
great success in distressing the enemy,
picking off many prizes, including mer-
chantmen, army transports and supply
ships, thus tending to make the Kings
men-of-war weary of their improbable
and hopeless cruises, and the British
merchants sick of contest in which
they risk so much and gain so little.
The forming of a navy is q favorite
project of Congress and it's Marine
Committee and Secret Committee, but
the obstacles in the way of putting
an effective war fleet on the water are
enormous. The great difficulty at the
moment is a lack Of skilled carpen-
ters. Many carpenters who had been
assigned to duty in the shipyards have
been sent to Lake Champlain for
emergency work on General Benedict
Arnold'S fleet.