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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-19
Chicago Grain Table

Sept 1872 15l? 1915 1905 1905
Sept nominal , l4.40 lf'oO
Sent IT, N-a7x .asis .97is .2sH ,.2S,
R Rsy g g. ! I SS: IESSss: 1885,. 1851
CHICAGO. Aug. 19.--Carlott receipts
Wheat. 175. corn 40. oats los rye Id
CHICAGO Aug 19.-Primsry receipts
Wheat | $50 600 against ESQ OO05 corn
340 900 against S97 900 oats. ogZ OOo'
against 700 000 Shipments: Wheat.
SS1 900 against LII 600 corn; 4l9VuO:
against $50. 900, oats, %9b,OOO' against
912 900.
TOLEDO. Aug. 19.--Grain close wheat
SOGS1c' Rye-No. o 81 Oats-aNo. =
In fmp q fts s1s@S October. ssi December
sig: February. $500. Timothy-Cash.
new. $50: September. $3.50; OCTOBER
SO % Aisike-AGgust. Slo.2o Septem-
her e1525 Buttcr-43 az Acc. Eggs
30m gre Hav--S2S
CHICAGO Aug 19.---Grain close
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-19

IN CONTROL OF
STOCK MARKET
Bear ManipuIations Meet
With Stubborn Re-
siStanCe.
Average Stock Prices

rhnrsday Az was i64 Al, up ~. Average Of
twenty rails. 1856. up 81. Average Of
forty bonds. "a AZ, OF .O7.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-02-12
CHE WHY of
SUPERSTITIONS
ROWAN RUDDERS
BY H. IRVING KING

TN SOME places along the Atlantic
coast there is belief among sailors
and fishermen that If the rudders of
their boats are made of rowan wood
that is of the wood of the mountain
ash-that the boats will be faster
The Newfoundland fishermen, accord
Ing to the American Folk Lore So
ciety, are especially given to this
superstition which clearly originated
In the dim regions of Morse mythol-
ogy. Among the Northern nations the
rowan was second in sacred and mag
ical qualities only to the ash, the
sacred Isdragei from which the human
race descended.
This alone would account for the
desirability of having the rudder, the
directing part of a boat, made of
rowan wood. But the belief that a
rowan rudder makes boat go faster
points to something more The key
to this something is apparently found
in the ancestry Of the word "row"
which is derived from the Anglo
Saxon word rowan" and the word
rowan" like its descendant "row''
meant to drive. to push and, accord
ing to the dictionary thence ultimate
ly, rudder." Thus fortuitous COM
bination of mythology and philology
indicates the wood of the mountain
ash as the proper material for boats
rudder.
20 by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.)
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PRIVATE GROUNDS

THE regiment was lined up to see
= General Pellets award Private
Grounds his medal.
Private Grounds" said the general
as he pinned the coveted ribbon OF
the young mans chest, 81 wish to
state publicly that the awarding board
does not bestow lightly this highest
of decorations.
when we learned that, armed only
with paper Of pins, you stormed a
machine gun nest and captured six.
teen of the enemy, we were impressed,
but decided that, In this war of al
most universal heroism, your deed
was not entitled to the highest recog-
milton.
Likewise, when we were told that.
camOufiaged as reel of barbed wire,
you rolled into an enemy first line
trench and obtained valuable informa-
ton, we arrived at the same conclu-
sion. But-when it came to light that,
among thirty men who were digging
mine under what turned out to be a
limburger cheese refinery, you alone,
after the others had been driven back
by the unspeakable fumes, persisted
and finished the job at the cost of a
bad case of smell shock-then, my
boy, there was no further question"
And the cheers that split the air
made Hun division, give miles away,
retreat even faster.
70 by George Matthew Adams)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-02-12
Most Notorious Woman Pirate

WHEN the "damsel Maria" came
Wv aboard the ship Of Captain Cob
ham, the noted pirate Of the English
channel, there were murmurs Of dis
content among the crew. But the free
hooters soon quit their grumbling for
they found that Maria was a distinct
addition to any aggregation of cut
throats. More than that, she was often
a friend in need for them. Discipline
on Captain Cobham's ship was severe.
The slightest offense by any member
of the crew was sufficient to give him
tain Gotham was not famous for spar
ing the rod But time after time,
Maria used her influence with the cap
tain to get an offending sailor excused
for some dereliction or his punishment
lessened and her popularity grew
apace.
She won their admiration, too, for
among a band where cruelty was
virtue she demonstrated unusual cap
ability for cold-blooded ferocity. On
one occasion she plunged her own little
dirk into the heart of a Liverpool cap
tain whose ship had fallen a victim to
the pirates and on another it was her
whim to have a captain and his two
mates tied up to the windlass, where
upon she coolly shot them with her
pistol.
When Captain Gotham wished to re-
tire she urged him on to continue his
piracies, for she had set her heart upon
his buying her beautiful Mapleton hall,
near Poole, where she had visions Of
ruling as a grand lady. At last, how
ever, the captain had made enough of
a fortune to satisfy her and she agreed
to his retirement. One final act of
Maria's heartlessness preceded their
retirement. Gotham had captured AN
East India merchantmen and carried
the crew aboard his ship in irons.
Maria put poison In their food 1.-THE
dogs are crowding our ship" she told
the captain.
bought an estate near Havre and set
tied down they kept little pleasure
yacht In private harbor on the es-
tate. One day he and Maria went out
on fishing expedition and came upon
a brig becalmed near by. Gotham and
his crew went on board to visit the
captain Of the merchantmen. When
they saw evidences of rich cargo the
old pirate spirit surged up in their
hearts. Gotham shot the captain and
Maria and his crew quickly disposed
of the remainder. Although Gotham
settled down to quiet life and be-
came a magistrate, Maria could not
endure such life and she ended 1t
with poison.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-02-12
DIANA

ONE of the most beautiful names
~ which comes to US through Ro-
man mythology Is Diana. She was
originally DivaJana. goddess of the
night. but, as she was pure as Vesta.
she was identified with the Greek
Artemis and given possession of the
temple of Ephesus and was thence
forth regarded as the goddess of the
silver bow and daughter of Jupiter
and Latona.
In the Sixteenth century, when ro-
mances of chivalry began to make
their appearance, Jorge de Montemay-
or, the Spanish poet, named his hero
Inc Diana, and her name was quickly
taken up by the sponsors of the love
iy widow. Diane de POitiers. whose
colors of black and white Henry II of
France wore even to his last fatal
tournament. The Cavalier court dur
ing Its residence in France adopted
Diana and carried it back to England
In some instances Diana is regard
ed as the name of the charitable lady
referred to in the Scriptures as "Di-
nah Of the Ephesians." In the Eight
eenth century there was a Norma
Diana in Florence whose chief claim
to fame was that she mistook large
stone that fell on her head off
building. for small pebble, because
she wore such an elaborate head
dress. 80
Crystal In Diana's talismanic gem.
1t guards her youth and purity. ac-
cording to old superstition, and brings
her many friends. Sunday is her
lucky day and her lucky number.
90 by Wheeler Syndicate)
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qZze TALE oN<A
NDDIE MTYDD -
22Artftur Scott Bailey YI2sDy

Pooh That's nothing!" Mr.. Night
hawk said. tits easy, once you know
how"
In spite of his way of belittling his
flying feats. Mr.. Nighthawk was Sc
cretly very proud of his skill at
sky coasting. And when Riddle
Kitydid asked him If he wouldn't
kindly give an exhibition of the art of
fancy flying. Mr.. Nighthawk couldn't
help feeling pleased.
He wanted to display his skill But
there was just one thing that troubled
him. He was afraid that if he climbed
up into the sky, before he dropped
down again Riddle Katydid would
have vanished. And that didn't suit
Mr.. Nighthawk's plans.
Twill you promise to stay right
where you are until / come back? he
asked.
Now, Riddle Katydid had intended
to hide himself as soon as Mr.. Night
hawk should leave him. But there
was nothing he could do now except
to agree to Mr.. Nighthawk's pro-
posal.
''Tll promise" said Riddle, "if you'll
promise me that you'll surely return.
Otherwise l might have to stay here
for a month, perhaps. waiting for you"
'Oh! I'll come back in a minute
or two" Mr.. Nighthawk laughed, as
he looked hungrily at Riddle. Don't
you worry about my not coming back
to talk with you'll"
Then he began climbing upward into
high as he wished to, when all at once
rolling Whoo-whoo-whoo, WHO'D
WHO'D, to-whoo-ah startled him. 1t was
Solomon Owls weird call. And it
drove every thought except one out
of Mr. Nighthawk's head. That
one idea-to escape-flled his mind
completely. And he turned and hur-
ried away from Farmer Green's place
as fast as he could go; for Mr.. Night
hawk feared that Solomon Owl would
arrive there at any moment
AS for Kiddie Katydid, when he
heard Solomon's cry he knew at once
that he was rid of Mr.. Nighthawk. And
Riddles Katy did, Katy did; she did,
she did," rang out again and again I'm
the night All his friends and cousins
crept out of their hiding-places and
joined In the chorus. And everybody
enjoyed a good laugh over Mr.. Night
hawks visit-and his sudden depar-
ture.
Perhaps sKiddie may be forgiven for
Boosting the least bit, as his compan-
ions crowded around him.
81 knew better than to jump for
Mr.. Nighthawk !" he cried. 81 hap
pened to know that he always wants
to catch his food on the wing. And If
had jumped, or tried to fly away, he
would have snatched me right out
of the air as quick as lightning"
Copyright by Grosset & Dunlap)
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Pudding.-Mix and sift together two
teaspoonfuls of baking powder, one
fourth of teaspoonful of soda, and
one teaspoonful of salt. Add three
fourths of cupful of raisins and mix
with the dry ingredients. Add one
half cupful of sour milk, one-fourth
cupful Of melted fat, one-half cupful
of honey and one well beaten egg.
Beat well and turn into a buttered
mold. Cover and steam for two and
one-half hours. Serve with:
Honey Sauce.-Melt one tablespoon
full of butter in a saucepan, add one
tablespoonful of flour and when well
blended add one cupful Of boiling
water, cook until thick, then add one
cupful of currant jelly, two tablespoon
fuls each Of lemon juice and honey.
Serve hot. This is a sauce well liked
with baked ham, or pork chops.
Ambrosia.-Mix one cupful Of dark
honey with one-half cupful of melted
fat and one square of chocolate, add
one-half cupful of sour milk and
three well beaten eggs. Mix and sift
together two and one-half cupfuls of
flour, one teaspoonful of soda, two Of
baking powder, one-half teaspoonful
Of salt, one teaspoonful of cinnamon
and add to the first mixture. Beat
well and bake In shallow pan. When
cool cover with caramel frosting.
Honey cookies.-Mix three cupfuls
Of bran, one-fourth cupful of sugar,
one-half teaspoonful of soda, and two
teaspoonfuls of baking powder, add
one-fourth cupful of sour milk, one
half cupful Of melted fat, one-fourth
teaspoonful each of salt and cinnamon,
three-fourths of cupful of honey. and
one well-beaten egg. Bake twelve to
fifteen minutes in a moderate oven,
These are to be dropped by spoonfuls
onto buttered sheets.
Honey Parfait-Bofl one cupful of
honey with one-fourth cupful of water
until 1t threads Pour the mixture
over the stiffiy beaten whites of two
eggs. Beat until cool, then fold in a
pint of cream beaten stiff. Turn into
a mold and pack In ice and salt for
four hours.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-02-12
g LOTT
~ ELMO SCOT WATSON
20. 1925. Western Newspaper UniOn.)
Pirate Who Became a Judge

Flrate VINO became a JuQge
TT is difficult to characterize the
1 anomalous career of the pirate
known as Captain Gotham of Poole in
Dorsetshire. Perhaps "cherchez la
femme" would be one way to do 1t,
for back of most of the deviltries of
this pirate leader appears the sinister
form of Maria Gotham, one of the
most notorious of women pirates, and
certainly the most bloodthirsty. But
not all of the blame for Cobhams cruel
ties can be laid to the tigerish Maria.
He was well drilled In infamy before
ever he took her aboard his ship to
become his partner in crime, and there
was but little he could learn from her.
He had started young At the age
of eighteen he was a notorious ladies'
man and accomplished smuggler. On
one occasion he landed a cargo of TO-
600 gallons of French brandy at Poole
after successfully evading the kings
patrol boats which were attempting to
put stop to the smuggling. little
later, however, his boat was captured
and this so annoyed the young SNUG
gler that be bought a cutter at Bridg-
port, placed an armament of IA guns
on her and, collecting a choice crew of
cutthroats, set "out upon account"
His first exploit in piracy was an
unusually daring and successful one.
Off the Mersey he intercepted big
East India merchantmen, boarded her
and made the crew prisoners. From
this ship he took more than 10000
pounds; then he scuttled the ship and
calmly watched the crew drown. Next
he put in at Plymouth and 1t was
there that he met Maria who was will
ing enough to accept his invitation to
come aboard with him and make
living by robbery on the high seas.
BY this time his fame had spread
SO that the English channel became too
dangerous for his operations. So he
sailed across the Atlantic and lay In
wait for ships between Cape Breton
and Prince Edward isle. He took sew
eral prizes and invariably disposed of
the crews in some heartless manner.
On one occasion he sewed up the I'M
fortunate sailors in sacks and ordered
his villains to toss them overheard.
Eventually Gotham decided to retire
from piracy, but Maria would have
none of it, for he had not yet secured
enough wealth to satisfy her. SO he
reluctantly continued his career until
he had gathered together consider
able fortune. Then he purchased
large estate near Havre, and after
one final fling at the trade settled
down to peaceful retirement. he
not only settled down but became emil
nently respectable, and to cap the eli
max of his strange career was made
a magistrate and presided at the coun-
ty courts. When he died at an adj
vanced age, he left many descendants
who, we are assured by one historian,
"were moving in the first grade at
Havre!"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-02-12
POINTS ON
KEEPING WELL
DR.. FREDERICK r. GREEN
Editor of "HEAiTH"
ctxstttu u q d no
20. 1926, Western Newspaper Union.)
CATCHING SMALLPOX
THROUGH THE NOSE

SMALLPOX is the original and typ
- ical germ disease. Up to the dis
covery of vaccination by Jenner about
one hundred years ago, it was the
commonest and the most terrible of
all the contagious diseases. A proverb
of those days said From death and
smallpox, no one escapes" 1t was so
common that at one time, when a no.
torious criminal escaped from an Eng
lish prison and his description was
printed and distributed all over Eng
land, one of the important signs by
which he could be recognized was that
he had never had smallpox, and SO
had no pits ON his face. Smallpox
was so common then that anyone who
was not pOck-marked was conspicu.
Gus. Today, you can stand on
crowded street corner for hours and
watch thousands Of persons pass be-
fore seeing one peck marked face.
Jenner heard young dairymaid
say that she couldn't have smallpox
because she had already gotten cow
pox from one of the cows she had
MIXED. This was general belief
among the common people in the dairy
region Of England. Jenner proved by
experiments with human beings that
incubation with cowpox virus would
protect against smallpox. He had to
make his experiments on human be-
ings, because at that time there was
no animal known that was susceptible
to smallpox. Jenner's work was done
nearly fifty years before Pasteur's
time, and no one at that day knew
how to find and study disease germs.
In fact, there wasn't a microscope in
the world In Jenner's day that would
have made them visible. So Jenner
could only develop method for pro-
tecting individuals against this disease
without attempting in any way to find
out what caused it.
Strangely enough, In all our prog
ress In discovering the cause and pre-
venting the spread of tuberculosis,
yellow fever, cholera, malaria, diph-
liberia, wound infections and other Sc
rious diseases, our knowledge today
regarding smallpox is little greater
than 1t was in Jenner's time. We
know it is some kind of microscopic
germ, but what it is, where or how 1t
exists outside the body or how 1T gets
into the body, no one knows.
In report of the medical research
council of England appears the result
of some work just completed by DIR.
M. II. Gordon, which at last increases
our knowledge. Gordon finds that
rabbits and some breeds Of monkeys
are susceptible to smallpox and that
the disease probably begins with symp-
toms very much like bad "cold in the
head" This means that smallpox Is
probably one of the great group of
respiratory diseases and that infec-
ton occurs not through the skin as
has always been supposed, but through
the discharges from the throat and
nose of the smallpox patient.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-02-12
SOMETHING TO
THINK ABOUT
SUBSTANCE-ILLUSION?
BY F. "A. WALKER

VOU will find after practice that II
= is good policy to take frequent
accounts of your mind-asset, so at the
end of month or a year at the
farthest, you may be able to decide
whether you are heading for abun-
dance or bankruptcy.
To rely on snapshot picture of
your attitude toward the world and
that portion of its work to which des-
tiny has seemingly assigned you, is
unproductive of trustworthy results
If you want to keep going In tho
right direction, when you are travel
ing with haste and impetuosity as
companions, you must stop at the
weather-worn signs posted along the
way and read them with scrupulous
care.
If there Is friction between you
and your employer, and you are in
doubt as to what it means, or as to
what causes 1t, stop a while In your
hot-headed pursuit and study the
signs at the crossroads.
And at the same time look deeply
into your own heart, for 1t is possible
that the seat of the trouble is there.
If you go about this self-inspection
with the same wide-eyed eagerness
that you exhibit In searching for evil
In others you will not lose your way.
This method of finding your path
in the dark is as useful as 1t is as
tonisHing.
1t arrests and turns wandering
fancies In the safe direction, disap-
proves sullen countenance, pouting
lips, cynical and snappy words, and
awakens dormant sensibilities of our
duteous obligations to one another.
Dismiss self-sympathy and usher In
self-censure.
Do not shudder at the crack of the
whip. nor resent just punishment. for
1t will make of you a better man
or woman. give you new strength.
nobler spirit and so sharpen your
wits and clear your blurred vision
that you will experience no more
difficulty In deciding off-hand between
substance and illusion.
And In addition, 1t will take You to
happiness and bestow new power In
making friends and achieving honor.
able success
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to do with my case. She hasn't even
mentioned Solomon Owls name."
"You don't understand" Riddle told
him. Pm speaking of an entirely diff
ferent matter"
And then Mr.. Nighthawk had an
other idea. He chased the frown
away from his face and smiled very
pleasantly.
I'm sorry that you don't feel like
Jumping for me-" he observed. But
I'd be just as glad to see you fly!
remember being told that you fly al
most as well as you jump"
"Oh, / can't begin to fly as well as
you can," Kiddie -Katydid told Mr..
Nighthawk. II only wish / knew how
to coast down out of the sky the way
you do, without being dashed upon
the ground. How do you
manage to stop so suddenlyT
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-02-12

slices Of lemon. After they have
cooked fifteen minutes put them on
the back of the stove to simmer. AL
low the simmering process to continue
until the strip thickens. Remove
from the heat and chill. The long
slow cooking brings out the sweetness
and flavor of the prunes and they will
need no sugar to sweeten them.
Gelatin desserts Of various kinds
are especially good for those who are
anxious about overweight. One thing
must be remembered in serving them
however, that they should not be
served with whipped cream or rich
sauce, or the very thing which you
wish to avoid will result.
Saccharfne may take the place of
sugar in sweetening the dishes, as 1t
will, In very small quantities, add suf-
ficient sweetening.
Snow Pudding.-To one-fourth Of a
box of gelatin add one cupful Of cold
water. Let stand until Thoroughly
soaked and add two cupfuls of boiling
water, five saccharine tablets, the
juice of one lemon and cinnamon to
taste. When slightly set, add the
stiffiy beaten white of an egg and
beat until the mixture is light and
foamy. Serve very cold.
Gelatin Whip.-Soak one-half Of a
package of gelatin in one cupful of
cold water. Add three grains of sac
charine, one-half cupful of canned
plum juice. When the mixture begins
to set, whip until light with an egg
beaten. Chill thoroughly.
Fruit coupe.-Bury a can of my
kind of fruit liked, such as pineapple,
peaches or pears, in ice and salt until
frozen. Dice any fresh fruit-ba-
nanas, oranges, Strawberries and fill
sherbet glasses with the juicy fruit,
top with frozen fruit and serve at
once.
Apricot Flower SaIad.-Cut halves
of canned apricats in two. Arrange
on head lettuce like the petals Of a
flower with ball of cream cheese for
center. Sprinkle the cheese with
riced, hard-cooked egg to simulate
pollen and serve with mayonnaise
dressing. Chopped nuts may be used
instead Of the egg if desired.
Honey Dainties.
Honey Is not only valuable as a food
but has medicinal properties as we'll.