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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-02

Sam, you give 'em out" says grand
father. And you tackle the job. Ey-
erybody is pleased. or pretends TO be.
with what he or she gets. And Uncle
Peter sides up 10 you with your box
Of cigars in his hand, and says Win
a grin, You hit me where I'm weak
Presents are viewed ami reviewed and
right in the midst of it mother calls,
Dinner is ready"
You all pour into the dining room
There are eighteen Of you at the Ia
bic. Your father sits at one end and
your mother ar the other. And you
are al your mothers right Your Ia
Their asks the blessing; then your
grandfather carves the turkey; II is
the family boast that he can put his
fork into the breast Of the bird and
never take ii out until every shred or
meat is off the frame. There is a
jolly clatter. Plates are passed until
each has made the circuit and re-
ceived its load of good things
After all have eaten all they can
hold, your mother pushes back her
chair and rises; you all follow suit
And your grandfather says to your
mother, sally, that was fine din
ner"; and Uncle Bob adds, Yes, L
think l can set along all right now
until supper"
The family Sits back into the living
room Mingo comes in and puts more
wood on the fire, and the flames shoot
up the throat of the chimney.
Talk lags. And cousin Nat asks
you. "Who was the most precocious
child mentioned in the Bible?" You
answer glibly, Job; he cursed the
day he was born" you've heard that
one before" says Nat
Then you give Nat this one:
Every lady in this land
Has twenty nails upon each hand;
Five and twenty on hands and feet;
And this is true without deceit
Say that again" asks Aunt Elean.
or. You repeat the doggerel, and are
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-02
Drugs Excite
the Kidneys,
Drink Water
Take Salts at First Sign Of
Bladder Irritation or
Backache

The American men and women must
guard constantly against kidney
trouble because we often eat too much
rich food. Our blood is filed with
acids which the kidneys strive TO
filter out; they weaken from over
work, become sluggish, the elimina-
tive tissues clog and the result is kid
ney trouble, bladder weakness and
q general decline in health.
When your kidneys feel like Jumps
Of lead; your back hurts or the urine
Is cloudy, full Of sediment, or you are
obliged to seek relief two or three
times during the night; IL you suffer
with sick headache, or dizzy, nervous
spells, acid stomach, or IL you have
rheumatism when the weather is bad.
begin drinking lots Of good soft water
and get from your pharmacist about
four ounces Of Jad Salts. Take a
tablespoonful In a glass Of water be-
fore breakfast for a few days and
your kidneys may then act fine.
This famous salts Is made from the
acid Of grapes and lemon juice, CON-
bined with lithia, and has been used
for years TO help flush and stimulate
clogged kidneys, to neutralize the
acids In the system so they no longer
are source Of irritation, thus often
relieving bladder disorders.
Jad Salts is inexpensive, cannot in
jure. makes delightful effervescent
Whitewater drink and belongs In every
home. because nobody can make a
mistake by having q good kidney
Gushing any time.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-02
Answers No. 26

Mount Mckinley, in Alaska
olympia.
3Hippocrates.
$500.
5-Seventy years.
6-LeoncavaIlo his opera, 81 Pag-
nacci."
7Luzon and Mindanao.
S-James Gordon Bennett
e-Ninety-six
1o-S66, 400 miles.
11-Vera Cruz.
12-Richard Mansfield
13-Jdhnny Hayes won II last In
1908.
14-There are 1,750 clubs and 49,
600 members.
15-Abraham Lincoln.
ia Flemish scientist Of the Six
teenth century, famed for his projec-
ton on which all marine charts are
drawn
17-Hamburg.
1s-John Peter Zenger.
leone member to each 211, S77
population.
Ozone Of the planets Of the solar
system, conspicuous for its redness of
light.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-02
What's the !
Answer ~.......~Q
Questions No. ~

What Is the appellation Of the
four largest islands Of the West In
diesf
2-what is the record for length of
time under waterf
3-How many spitball pitchers are
there In the big leagues?
4-What famous cavalry leader was
killed by the Sioux Indians in 1887
5-what American comedian Of the
latter half of the Nineteenth century
is remembered affectionately for the
humor and delicacy Of his portrayaIs
of homely characters In plays Of heart
interest?
(Which is the Ioftiest peak of the
Andes?
Who originated the editorial
paragraph in newspapers?
Show many amendments have
there been to the Constitution Of the
United States?
e-How does Mars rank with the
sun and earth?
1O-Who founded the Kansas City
Star?
11-How many eclipses in 1927?
12-What is the meaning Of the
word creed?
13-What is a morning star?
14-What famous poet was once an
editor Of the New York Evening Posti
15-What newspaper first published
Washington's farewell address?
16-How far do the Andes noun
tains extend?
17-Which is the largest city in
South America?
1S-How old is the American Asso-
citation Baseball league?
19-When and by whom was hockey
introduced in the United States?
20-What distinguished Confederate
cavalry leader held the rank Of gen.
eral in the Spanish-American war?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-02
Times Passage Not
Reckoned in Hours

An English astronomer has adj
vanced the thought that time does
not, in fact, exist" 1t is rather diff
cult for the human mind to compre-
bend such theory, says Thrift Maya
zine.
Longfellow, In The Hyperion"
asked the question: What is time?"
and answered it in this manner: The
shadow on the dial, the running of the
sand-day and night, summer and win
ter, months, years, centuries; these
are but arbitrary and outward signs,
the measure of time, not time itself
Time is the life Of the SOUL
The theory that time docs not
pass" or, as men say, fly" is not a
new one. There Is in an ancient
graveyard In New York a tombstone
containing these lines:
Time flies, tits said,
Nay gossip, say not soc,
Time stays, We goe-
Nathaniel Hawthorne, in the "Mar-
BILE Faun." wrote: Thine flies over us
but leaves its shadow behind"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-02

required TO do so again and again.
ITS nonsense!'' declares Cousin
John.
Hold on" says Cousin Nat.
There is some catch in the punctu-
alton" And while the rest continue
10 puzzle, he takes out a pencil and
an envelope and writes the thing
down. I've got y" he announces, and
reads:
Every lady in this land has twenty
nails;
Upon each hand five; and twenty on
hands and feet
Everybody laughs and Uncle George
says, That's a good one;;" then the
conundrums fly thick and fast Be
fore you know it the family is called
in to eat cold turkey and other fxings
left from dinner.
You spend the evening cracking
jokes, and you pop corn, eat candy,
and commit various gastronomic enor-
mites. But who cares? Christmas
comes but once year! What If one
should feel logy tomorrow? 1t is
worth il. To everybody's surprise,
the tall clock in the hall booms twelve.
And the folks say goodnight and go
to bed.
You 60 up to your room-the room
you always have had and always will
have The lights are on. There is
CHEEKY fire on the hearth. The bed
clothes are turned down and your
pajamas laid out Your mother has
been there. You close the door and
look around. 1t seems to you that you
never before in all your life felt so
comfortable and coy.
There is the chiffonnier that your
father gave you for birthday pres
ent And paper on the wall, yOu
picked it out yourself with your moth:
err; and you and she selected the car
pet There is the tie-rack which
Cousin Marjorie gaze you made of
embroidery hoops covered with red
satin. You go over to the closet and
peer in. Your shotgun is right where
you left it. Your hunting coat is
hanging on a peg; and so is your game
bag; you think of what Chuck An
drews said about the wild turkeys and
the Quail-"Oh, boy!'
There is tap ar the door. Your
mother comes in. Il just wanted TO
tell my boy goodnight" You and she
sit down on the edge OF the bed and
talk; then she says, Now you must
90 10 bed and get some rest and she
hugs and kisses you and goes out.
You step to the window and raise
the sash. The full moon is shining as
only a Southern moon can shine. The
air is frosty and perfectly still. Far
off a dog is barking. You hear COW
lowing softly. A rooster, fooled by
the moon, crows for daylight. Down
in the village the chimes ring out
from Matlin tower:
Lord. through this hour be Thou nv
guide;
That in Thy power may abide.
You put down the window, undress,
and climb into those pajamas that
your mother has laid out You ex-
tinguish the light. And the next thing
you know you are on your knees by
the side of the bed. You have been
skipping that sort of thing lately.
You crawl in between the sheets
and snuggIe your head into the pillow.
A delicious drowsiness creeps over
you.
Geel It's great to get home for
Christmas
t(a 1897. Western Newspaper Onion,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-02

To save them, the sum of S10O00,000
already has been appropriated by the
federal government and much more
will probably be required before the
fight is ended.
The enemy is the assassin Of the
corn field" the "most dangerous enc
my of Indian corn that has ever ap-
peared in America"-the European
corn borer. This enemy is an alien
that first appeared on American soil
in Canada in 1921. After rayaging the
corn fields of that country and al
most totally destroying them in the
short space of six years, ii sneaked
over the boundry line and appeared
in the United States. Ohio and Michi-
gan were the first states which ii in
tested and there the losses mounted
to as high as so per cent of the nor
NAL crop.
Before its presence became widely
known, the pest had spread into New
England and New York. through
Pennsylvania as far south as Pitts
burgh and into one corner of West
Virginia. Then it began TO work
farther west into Michigan, invaded
the northeastern corner of Indiana
and within the last year 1t struck at
the heart Of Americas famous corn
belt by appearing in Kankakee coun-
It, Illinois. As the result Of its opera
tons an area of 100000 acres, COW
ering 10000 square miles, has been
infested and unless it is controlled. 1t
is predicted that ''the entire agricul-
tural map of the worlds greatest farm
producing area will be changed
Threat to Crops.
II the corn borer threatened only
the corn crop it would be bad enough.
But In striking at King Corn, this lit
tie insect is menace also to the very
foundations of the dairy, pork, poul-
try and other farm industries. 1t is
estimated that SO per cent of the corn
is fed TO live stock and sold in the
form of meat, milk, poultry. Forty per
cent of the corn is fed TO hogs and
ID per cent to cattle. Last year these
hogs were worth S1.0S0000,0Oo and
cattle S1,165, 100000. The value of the
poultry was estimated at S600,0o0,000
and the dairy products S1,J15, 000,O 900.
Add TO these the value of the corn
crop itself, $1,000, 100000, and it gives
the staggering total of $4,000 600
which the European corn borer is
threatening to reduce. OF course, this
does not mean that the corn borer
can wipe out of existence that much
wealth, but it is a potential danger
to ii unless the raEages of the pest
are checked.
Alarming as the situation has been,
there is one ray Of light in a recent
statement by Secretary Jardine of the
United States Department Of Agricul-
ture that even though the corn borer
might spread over the entire corn belt,
by that time his department would
have developed effective and eco
nomical methods of control and the
damage would be kept to a minimum.
The Agricultural department has re-
Gently completed a survey of the re-
suits of the S10,O00,0O0 spring control
campaign in New York, PENNSYLVANIA,
Ohio, Indiana and Michigan authorized
by congress. Although this survey
shows one and half times as many
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-02
Flowers Fall in Love

II Sir Jagadis Bose, the noted In
dian scientist, knows what he is talk
ing about, romance is not limited to
the animal world. He says flowers
have hearts and fall In love. His
opinion Is that most present teachings
in respect to botany are incorrect. Ex-
periments show. he says, that the
death Of one flower may cause an
other to pine away and die OF course
what the great scientist says should
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-02
Reuised Version

The seven ages Of man have been
well tabulated by somebody or other
on an acquisitive basis, thus:
First age-Sees the earth
Second age-Wants It
Third age-Hustles TO get ii.
Fourth age-Decides to be satisfied
with only about half Of It
Fifth age-Becomes still more mod
crate.
Sixth age-Now content to possess q
six by two strip Of It
Seventh ageGets this strip.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-02

wood borers Of various kinds, as well
as the European corn borer, and they
also eat leopard and cooling moths
and many other woodland pests.
Crows, blackbirds and grackles are
fond of white grubs In quantities and
viii follow pillow to get them in the
spring.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-02

LAC uESl lLlc IL gOA4 LIZ
holding down a job a thou
sand miles from the home town, but
now you're on your way home for
Christmas, rolling into a country that
you know all about
The train snorts through pine woods,
wire grass and hammock land. Over
yonder is where you shot your first
wOOdcOCk. The brakes 90 on; the
train comes TO a grinding stop ar Trout
river. Trains always stop before they
cross Trout river. Now you are pass
ing through familiar suburbs Now
you are coming into the station!
You are the first one of the train.
and the first through the gate Father
and mother are there waiting for you
Mother hugs and kisses you without
8 word, but there i a tightening Of
her arms that speaks much. Father
shakes hands with you heartily and
says, Well my boy, you're looking
fine"
When you reach the car, there are
grandfather and grandmother, and
Aunt Jennie and Aunt Molly; and they
al act as though they never had seen
anyone il their lives look so good 10
them as you You climb into the
front seat alongside your father.
II is Christmas morning and most
folks are ar home. But YOU see an
occasional acquaintance and wave
your hand gaily and shout Merry
Christmas 90 And one or two step out
from the sidewalk and stop you and
say, well. I'll re logged" and shake
hands with you and tell you how glad
they are 10 see you.
You are out Of town now, speeding
over the road that runs along the riv-
er, that beautiful, wide, blue river,
where in summer you swan and boat
ed and caught fish. and in winter hunt
ed ducks. There down the road comes
q familiar figure with q gun on his
shoulder and a dog ar his heels! 1t is
Chuck Andrews. He recognizes you
hundred feet away and grins joyously.
merry Christmas" he yells. Your
father stops the car, and you and
Chuck grip hands.
Jimmy! I'm glad 10 see you" he
says. How long are you going to
be homer" a week." you reply.
Zine and dandy" says he entbusi-
astically. There is the biggest flock
Of wild turkeys ever saw over in c.
dar Swamp; and the quail are as thick
as grasshoppers this year. Wen start
something" The car moves on.
You are turning in ar the home
place; you are purring up the avenue
10 the house. The folks have seen
you coming and pile out TO meet you.
Everybody is hugging and kissing you,
or shaking hands with you; and you
feel as though you had died and gone
20 heaven, and that the angels are
welcoming you You are swept into
the house. Cousin Nat and Cousin
Bill have your grip and hat and over
coat and carry them to your room.
Suddenly you ask, where's Uncle
Harry" Grandmother answers, "Har-
~ couldn't come. He is so far away
he felt he shouldn't leave his business
so long" You are disappointed. for
Uncle Harry is your fayorite uncle,
and you have been loking forward es-
pecially 10 seeing him.
You all sit down in the large living
room before the cracking, fragrant
log fire in the big fireplace. All are
talking ar once. Then mother says,
.''Mingo and Maria are in the kitchen
Don't you want TO see them?r Mingo
and Maria helped raise you.
You open the kitchen door and Min
go and Maria, their black faces shin
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-02
Good Work of Birds

Sparrows are noted for feeding on
ants, cabbage bugs, cicadas, green
bugs, alfalfa weevils, army worms and
caterpillars. Meadow larks eat grass
hoppers and crickets. White-breasted
nuthatches have been observed to re-
duee greatly the number Of pear psylla
and the coddIing moth Goldfnches
like plant lice of several species
Woodpeckers are among the most ef-
fective enemies Of bark beetles and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-02
UNIFORMED Spelling

The latest way to spell potato Is
this: p-gh as in hiccough; Dough
as in dough; t-phth as in phthisic:
a-eigh as in eight; t-tte as in ga
zette; o-eau as In beau Thus,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. But 1t tastes
just the same when cooked properly.
Youths Companion.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-02
Fashion and Good BREEDING

A circle Of men perfectly well bred
would be company Of sensible per
sons in which every mans native man.
ners and character appeared. If the
fashionist have not this quality he is
nothing. We are such lovers Of self
reliance that we excuse in a man
many sins If he viii show US a COM
plete satisfaction in his position,
which asks no leave to be of mine or
any mans good opinion.-Emerson.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-02
DrSch0uS
Zino-Pads
Found Four-Yolk Egg
ne on-thss pain Is gone!

In Gambling eggs Bolivar Brothers,
butter and egg men of Greater New
York, came across one with four
yolks. They have candled millisns OF
eggs, but have never seen nor heard
Of another four-yolk egg. This one
came from chicken farm at Mar
rowsburg. n. 7. The brothers also
have two eggs, each of which contains
three yolks, find which Gamblers dis
cover about once every ten years. It
appears that twins, triplets and quad
ruplets can happen in the poultry
world, though they may not hatch
Capper's Weekly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-02
Friend to Be Held Dear

A good man is the best friend and
therefore soonest to be chosen, long
est to be retained, and indeed never
to be parted with, unless he cease to
be that for which he was chosen
Jeremy Taylor.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-02
Airdron,e Must Be Square

An airdrome must be square In
shape, points out Capt Elliott White
Springs, aviator, In Liberty, because
q plane In taking OF from the ground
must be faced into the wind, TO pre-
vent side pressure turning II over.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-02
Raleigh Not the First

The Introduction of the tobacco pipe
Into England is ascribed to Ralph
Lane, the first governor Of Virginia.
who In 1886 brought an Indian pipe
to Sir Walter Raleigh.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-02
wsS5sy :
Mistletoe and Kissing

The mistletoe and kissing are al.
ways inseparably connected In the
minds Of Europeans, and as far back
as tradition and history can go the
quaint berried plant and kissing have
always gone hand In hand together.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-02

Soochow, one Of the oldest and most
famous cities In China, Ii known a
the Venice Of the Far East because
Of the large number Of canals with
which 1t ID intsrsectad.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-02
Time to Go SIoup

Never have ] greater reason for sus-
picion than when i am particularly
pleased With myself, my faith, my
progress and my aims.-Christian
SERVER.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-02

According to Andre eide. no book
is novel unless it is work In which
there exists a conflict Of characters
and a conflict of ideas
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-02

Out Of LAO aviators examined for
flying licenses by the Department OF
Commerce less than per cent were
disqualified because Of physical de-
fect1. -
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-02
Mothers, Do This

When the children cough, rub Mus.
terole on their threats and chests. No
telling how soon the symptoms may de-
yelop into Group, or worse. And then 9
when you're glad you have a jar OF
Musterole at hand to give prompt relief.
As first aid, Musterole is excellent.
Keep jar ready for instant use
1t is the remedy for adults, too. Re
heves sore throat, bronchitis, tonsillitis.
Group, stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia.
headache, congestion, pleirisy, rheu-
matisn. lurnbago, pains and aches OF
back or joints, sprains, sore muscles.
chilblains, frosted feet and colds Of the
chest Git may prevent pneumonia)
To Mothers: Musterole 10 also
made in milder form for
babies and ANAL children.
Ask for Children's Musterole.
Jars & Tubes
I|!|E|'|'IlIzi'iz|Il!!|!!]
Better than q mustard plaster
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-02

not be taken too literally. He does
not mean that there is danger that
the lilac viii elope with the grape
vine
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-02
To Cure q Cold In one Day

Take Laxative BROMO QUININE Tab
lets. The Safe and Proven Remedy
Look for signature of z w. Grove on
the box 30c.-Adv
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-02
LEARN BARBER TRADE

bpecih graduating Dep. bo% CommissioB
paid Chance to earn $50 . month while
LEE SCHOOL OF HARBERING
- W. Ninth St. st. Paul. MINI
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-02

Being born great carries no assur-
ance with it that a man will be great
at the finish.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-02
BAsYALL Cory SILKS.
BY ELMO SCOTT WATSON

E Of the greatest battles
in modern history is now
being waged against q
foreign invader on Amer
lean soil. 1t is a battle
against an enemy which
has threatened TO wipe
out nearly S1O,OOO,OOO,O0O
wnrth of American crnnS-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-02

lnone minute pain from cornsis ended.
Dr.. Scholl's Zino-pads do this safely
BY removing the cause-Pressing and
rubbing Of shoes. They are thin, medi-
Gated, antisePtic, healing. At all drug
New Britain herald., 1927-12-30

SUMMER ST, 23-2 or , room light housekeeping apartments. Also single room. Inquire lst floor west
New Britain herald., 1927-12-30
EDUCATIONAL
Dancing Teachers

EMERSON STUDIO or DANCING, l5o w. Main St. Every type of dancing taught to children and adults Private or class lessons. Tel. SIS or 1+365. A BETTER DANCING SCHOOL where everyone Is sure to learn. Stenhaus Dancing Academy. lessons for s. Ballroom dancing our speciality. Open evenings. Phone 3769-J.
 ELOCUTION. VOCAL AND BRIDGE LESSONS. Ruth Bassette, 15O West Main St. Call 6l3 or 145G-5.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-30
Rooms Tor Housekeeping

PROSPECT ST. l6-2 sunny front rooms. furnished. housekeeping, heat; suitable for or persons. Central. Reasonable
New Britain herald., 1927-12-30
EMPLOYMENT
Help-Nen Wanted

in q Hartford factory on tool and small machine design; one having at least five years actual shop and drafting room experience Apply in own handwriting, stating age. na- ture of experience and starting salary expected, giving telephone number. it any. Address r. c. Box :los, Hartford. Conn.
 MAN for position in retail appliance store. One who Is looking to his future rather than n large salary to start. Apply between { and T. m, Service Appliance Co, 1il Arch St.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-30

CORNER IAlENlEW AND TLENsANT
 STS,-5 rooms, all improvements One months rent free. Call I6i7 after 6