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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-23

TRY making some bridge covers of
cOlored rayOn, you will be de-
lighted with them. One can buy
rayOn so reasonably, and it makes up
beautifully, having a silken sheen
which never loses it's luster no mat
ter how many times it is laundered.
One can work out so many charming
color schemes, too, such as sand with
peach borders, silver gray with lac
quer red, black with crimson, n.y.
drangea with gold, also grass green
with gold.
OF course if you do not care to
make them you can find them in the
stores in these very color combina-
tiOns. The main thing about bridge
covers is to be sure that they are the
kind that will "stay put" Playing
bridge on a table where the cloth runs
away with the cards is not exactly
according to Hoyle. There are two
ways of making these covers so that
they will hold secure. One way is to
attach tapes by which they can be
tied to the table. A better way, be-
cause it is much firmer, however, has
been discovered, that of fastening
elastic straps across each corner.
Instead of the usual tapes, attach
the strips of elastic across the cor
ner as shown in the sketch, and there
you are with really-truly honest-to-
goodness trump" covers-trump be-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-23

ing, then use as filling for any kind
of buttered bread.
Cheese and Almond Sandwiches
Blanch twenty almonds, mince fine;
add cream cheese and a dozen olives
chopped. Spread on buttered white
bread.
Fish Sandwiches. - Use leftover
boiled fish, removing all the bones
and skin, flake and add such season.
ing as is needed; add two hard-cOoked
eggs chopped, two tablespoonful of
chopped capers or nasturtium seeds
and enough salad dressing to make a
smooth paste. Spread on bread and
cover with watercress.
Spanish Sandwiches.-Spread slices
of bread with little prepared mus
tard, light layer of cheese, minced
olives and thin slice of Spanish
onion. Cover with a slice of buttered
bread.
Cream Cheese Standardization a
handful of hickory nuts, pecans or
walnut meats, mix with a cake of
cheese which has been softened with
cream and seasoned with paprika.
Spread on brown, buttered bread.
"a. 1927. Western Newspaper Union,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-23

made from materials at hand, but
often even the simplest recipes will be
spoiled in the flutter of preparation.
An emergency closet or shelf is one
of the great comforts of the woman
who enjoys having her friends drop
in at any time to take ''pot luck" In
the closet there are cans of various
foods such as salmon, shrimp, lob
ster, olives, canned soups of various
kinds, and also in her fruit closet will
be found delicious jams, jellies and
pickles, which always add to and
make a meal attractive.
1t is unwise to let the cake box or
the cooky Jar get empty if one has
many visiting friends, though short
cake may be quickly prepared and
that is always delightful dessert,
using any canned or fresh fruit. An
orange shortcake is especially luscious.
When the main dish is at hand,
salad materials may be gathered.
If pastry is left ready to add the
cold water, pie can be prepared
rather quickly, if there is time for the
baking. Fresh fruit, nuts, dried fruits
like dates, figs and prunes, are al
ways enjoyed. An especially delight
full dessert is prune shortcake. Of
course the prunes will have to be
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-23
CORN CUSTARD WILL
BE WELCOME TREAT

Containing both eggs and milk, corn
custard is sufficiently hearty to take
the place of other protein food for
lunch or supper. 1t might well be ac-
companied by simple vegetable
salad, and with cake or cookies for
dessert, the meal would be entirely
satisfying. The bureau of home eco
Monies gives the following directions
for making it:
cups canned corn IL teaspoons salt
or dried corn 8 eggs
soaked and cooked Q cups milk
2 tablespoons melt
ed butter
Beat the eggs and mix all the ingre-
dents. Pour into a buttered baking
dish and place in the oven in pan
containing boiling water. Bake the
corn custard slowly until it is entirely
set to the center in a moderate oven
$3.50 degrees FL. Corn canned Maine
style, that is with the grains scored
and pulp scraped out, is especially
good for use in this kind of dish.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-23
Suzette wanted to own a cow

SuZette wanted to own a COW.
Of course that is quite big wish
to want to own cow.
Lots of people want to own cows,
and they couldn't possibly do so.
1t might be that they lived in cities
and cows would be out of place in
cities.
You couldn't put a COW in a city
apartment and you couldn't leave a
COW in the cellar where the peoples
trunks and bags and old chairs and
sofas, which they can't use but don't
want to throw away, are kept.
You couldn't keep a COW on the
fire-eScape.
No, you couldn't keep a cow in a
city, so that it is just as well for
city people to keep from wanting to
own cows, and maybe by this time
they have succeeded in not wanting
them.
If you live in a city, don't wish for
a cow.
1t wouldn't be possible for you to
be happy with cow in the city, nor
would it be possible for the cow to
be happy,
But if you live in the country may
be you can wish for COW.
Suzette's father owned COW.
He owned very fine cow. Su-
zette lived on the edge of village.
1t wasn't a farm but it was quite
big place, and the cow had love-
ly field all her own and was quite
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-23


and what cows meant in the lives of
people.
OF course Suzette wasn't any too
sure that she would win the prize,
but she did know a great deal about
cows, and oh, she would work for that
prize as she never worked for any,
thing in all her life.
How she wrote her essay and re-
wrote it, and rewrote it again, and
made sure of all her facts and then
rewrote them so that they sounded
more interesting.
Never had anyone worked so hard
over an essay as Suzette worked over
her essay on cows.
1t seemed long wait for the
judges decision. There had been
many essays submitted in the contest.
And then at last the news came out
lin the weekly paper-they came and
told ber-everyOne seemed to know Ii
at just the same time.
Suzette had won the prize of the
beautiful cowl
And they brought her the COW at
once. There was plenty of room for
her in the field, and both cows
seemed to like each other.
Suzette loved her cow so dearly
it was her own, own COW, and the
cows soft eyes looked at Suzette and
seemed to say:
81 could never have worked so hard
as you did, but I'm so glad you did
work and that ! belong to you"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-23
STEWED, DREAMED CELERY
MAKES GOOD WINTER DISH

When the variety of fresh vege-
tables dwindles down in winter time,
and you are somewhat tired of the
good old standbys, such as cabbage,
carrots, turnips and beets, try celery,
stewed and creamed. The tougher
stalks from two or more punches may
be cooked, and the hearts served raw
at another meal. The suggestion comes
from the bureau of home economics.
Clean the celery, and cut into pieces
about three-fourths inch long. Cook
In a small quantity of boiling sailed
water. for Is to 20 minutes. or until
tender. Drain and combine with white
sauce made in the proportion of two
tablespOonfuls of -four and two table
spoOnfuls Cf butter to one cupful of
milk. Season and serve at once. A
few of the tender leaves of the celery
may be minced and scattered over the
top to make the dish look attractive.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-23
DRIED FRUITS ARE RICH
IN VALUABLE MINERALS

The new crop of dried fruit is now
on the market and at its best. Dates,
prunes, figs, apricots and raisins all
help TO vary the fruit diet as the sup
ply of available fresh fruit dimin-
ishes. Several of these are rich in
iron and other valuable minerals
particularly prunes and raisins-and
so may be wisely introduced into the
menu as often as possible. Try this
combination from The bureau of home
economics:
II pound apricots l cup sugar
" pound prunes cups water
Wash the prunes and apricots thor
oughly and put them in the water to
soak overnight. Cook the fruit together
for ten minutes, add the sugar, and
simmer until the juice is fairly rich.
Serve hot or cold.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-23
Some Menu Suggestions
By NELLIE MAXWELL

ready, stewed and stoned and chopped.
Top with whipped cream.
A quick supper dish which is well
liked is:
Cheese Custard-Spread slices of
buttered bread with half-inch layer
of fine cut, rich cheese. Lay the pieces
of bread in a baking pan, making a
layer or two. Cover with a custard,
using one egg to each cupful Of milk,
a little salt and a dash of paprika. Be
sure that there is milk to well cover
the bread. Bake In a moderate oven
until pulled and the custard is set.
Serve from the baking dish.
Planned oysters.-Have a large iron
frying pan smoking hot. Drain the
oysters and toss into the pan, shake
quickly and add to each twenty-five
oysters a tablespoonful of butter, a
dash of cayenne, ten drops of onion
juice and half teaspOonful of salt.
When boiling hot and the edges
curled, serve on buttered toast.
Sandwiches for School.
At this time Of the year when
lunches must be prepared each day,
the following will be helpful:
Pepper Sandwiches-Remove the
seeds from two peppers. Chop fine
and simmer ten minutes in two table,
spoonfuls of butter. Add a dash Of
salt and spread on lightly buttered
bread; cover with a layer of grated
American cheese.
Ham Sandwiches.-Mince fine some
cold boiled ham, chop fine some pea
nuts or. use the peanut butter-one
half as much as ham. For each cupful
of ham add heaping tablespoonful
of chopped sour pickle and one-half
cupful of chopped celery. Mix to a
well-blended paste with salad dress
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-23

dominating tone in the Bingham de-
sign. Until you try out one of these
shades you have no idea how effective
it is with the light shining through,
elusively rejecting the colors and de-
sign of the lining through the parch-
ment. 1t is doubtful if you can buy
one of these shades, but they are very
simple to make. The Bingham and
parchment are glued together and the
silk points glued on the outside be-
fore the shade Is scanned. Then the
whole is glued together in neat fiat
seam. The best quality of transpar-
ent liquid glue should be used, thinly
spread on the fabric, left second,
and then glued to the parchment. If
this is carefully done, the glue will
not spot the fabric.
y (0. 1927. Western Newspaper Union)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-23
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

bunch Of bittersweet for the dark
corner of the living room will brighten
it up all winter long.
One of the best preservatives for a
good disposition is pair of comfort
able shoes for every day.
Don't throw that extra egg yOlk
away. If it is not broken it may be
kept for future use by covering with
cold water.
Take the weight off your feet when
getting meals by using a high stool
at the kitchen sink and a chair at
the kitchen table.
Fine steel wool is a good first-aid
measure for cleaning oven glassware
but there's a copper product on the
market that is better.
If you have rice for dinner, try
adding bits of candied ginger and you
will surprise your family with a new
and delicious flavor to favorite dish
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-23
The First Christmas

NIGHT had descended upon
" the hills of Judea. All was
, huShed and still; the earth and
heavens seemed resting in
great, deep calm. No sound
! came to break the stiffness.
Even the humble shepherd men
who watched their flocks were
silent-they, too, felt the deep
thrill and mystery of the night.
Humble and uneducated as they
: were, they could not fathom
what it all meant, but in their
hearts was sense of awe and
/ wonderment that kept them ST.
, lent.
Then on the darkness of the
night there came out of the
! heavens dazzling light and
the shepherds were frightened.
But an angel of the Lord was
. standing beside them and in a
voice that found its way to their
i very hearts told them to fear
, not, rather to rejoice instead,
for he was bringing them It'd
ings of great joy, that the long
! looked-for Savior had been born
that night in Bethlehem of
Judea. And when this angel had
|. finished speaking the glory of
heaven shone brighter all tbout
them, and looking up they be-
:: held a multitude of the heavenly
host praising God and singing
the song that has echoed since
through all the ages: "Glory to
God in the highest and on earth
peace to men of good WILL"
After the angels had departed
and the dazzling light had van
/ ished from the hillside the shep-
; herds whispered among them
selves, and they decided to leave
their flocks and go to the little
town of Bethlehem, as the angel
had told them. over the hills
and valleys they went, never
!. pausing until they came to the
humble stable where the Savior
lay. There they Frustrated
themselves at His feet, praising
God for the thing that had come :
to pass, and telling Mary, His
mother, and Joseph of what they
! had seen and heard that night.
Then they departed from His
presence and went their way,
telling all whom they met of the
SaviOr's coming.
So was it at the first Christ
. mas katherine Edelman.
"a. 1927. Western Newspaper Union.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-23
York Cathedral One of England's Finest

noble minister Of York." as Sir Wal
ter Scott called it, has the largest
nave Of any English church, and the
finest Gothic window. This window
is as pre-eminent among decorated
windows as decorated windows are
pre-eminent above windows of subse-
quent forms.
In spite of the various ravages by
vandals. many of It's early relics are
still intact One of these Is the drink
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-23
Art Treasures Restored

The dean Of Westminster abbey,
tired of looking at some soiled hang.
ings In a seldom-used chamber, or
dered them cleaned. They proved TO
be priceless tapestries woven In 1850
by the Belgian master, Bernard van
Orley of Brussels.
How they came into the possession
of the abbey is unknown. They had
suffered from being cut to fit into 20
sitions on the walls and from the pas
sage of time. Some Of them were 80
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-23
Boston's Quick Rally

The great fire In Boston occurred
November 9, 1872. Over 500 bcsld-
ings were destroyed and the loss es-
timated at $S0.OOO.OO0 In less than
two years the whole dre devastated
area had been solidly rebuilt leaving
no trace Of ruin.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-23

The present cathedral at York was
built on the site of former one
shortly after the Norman conquest of
1865. Like so many of the ancient
European churches, 1t blossomed out
In all its architectural glory through.
out many years by improvements and
additions, and several centuries
passed before It became the finished
structure II is today.
1.-THE most august of temples. the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-23
Lauer Bread

In South Wales, red seaweeds be-
longing to the genus Porphyra are col
lected and boiled down to make LAYER
bread. This substance is eaten as a
condiment with fried bacon and is to
be seen regularly on sale in Cardiff
market.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-23
Cheese Strauss

Roll out plain rich pie crust to one
fourth of an inch thickness; spread
one-half with grated cheese; fold over
and roll again. Repeat the process
three or four times. Then cut in thin
strips and bake.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-23

contented and happy, chewing, moo
ing, giving milk, lying down, sitting
down, standing up, and going in for
all the other amusements and pleas
ures such as these that make up the
life of COW.
But Suzette longed to own a COW
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-23

of her own. Oh, she wanted a COW
more than anything.
And then one day, it seemed too
real to be true, prize was offered
of beautiful cow for the school
child who could write the best essay
on cows-their ways, the different
breeds, how they should be cared for
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-23

larder for an extra two
or three, the housewife
will forestall any more
of such unpleasant con-
ditions by providing for
just such emergencies.
Most hOusekeepers have
a few easily prepared
dishes which NAV no
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-23

having good deal of night work, and
it took too long to get way out into
the country late at night. We
couldn't bring home our own Christ
mas tree any more, of course, but we
could, and did, take whole day to
go out and get our Christmas green's,
and we do it every year. If the
weather is open and there isn't too
much snow, we take the car and
drive out to the woods, taking q sup
ply of bacon, coffee, and eggs to be
cooked over an open fire, and COM
ing back with loads Of evergreens.
"If there is great deal of snow
and it is impossible to take the car
out, we 60 on the train to con-
venient country station, get off and
tramp through the woods, and col
lect our Christmas decorations. II
we have too large load to take into
the coach, 1 find that the baggage
car will bring it in to town for half
dollar or so. The spirit of Christmas
comes back with us from the woods,
and the twining Of our own green's In
to wreaths and festoons means hun
dred times more than If we bought
them out of a wooden packing box at
the florists"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-23
Stuffed Dates

Stone the dates. Fill with cream
cheese, nuts or fondant. Roll in pow
dered sugar. Wrap in small squares
of waxed paper and send as dessert
with the school lunch.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-23
By JULIA BOTTOMLEY

cause these bits of elastic are the
trick that wins One of these covers
make clever bridge prize or Christ
mas gift.
Another lovely Christmas present or
accessory to your own bridge party,
is the lamp shade shown in the sketch.
This one was made of a parchment
lined with novelty check Bingham in
dainty colorings, and trimmed with
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-23


of Agrculture)
The bureau of home economics of
the Department of Agriculture gives
the following recipe for a Christmas
plum pudding:
l pound beef suet / cup English wal
! pound flour nuts. cut fine
l pound granulat- l cup cider
ed sugar teaspoons salt
eggs teaspoons baking
pound seeded powder
'aisins, chopped teaspoons CHINA
l pound seedless mon
raisins teaspoons cloves
q pound citron Az teaspoons mace
cut fine 31a teaspoons nut
zh teaspoons ALL meg
spice
Mix the ground suet with the sugar
and the fruit and nuts with about
one-half cupful of -four. Separate the
eggs and beat both the yolks and
whites well. Add egg yolks to the suet
and sugar, put in the fruit and nuts,
and then the cider. Sift together
twice the spices, salt, baking powder
and -four, mix well with the first lot,
then add the beaten whites of eggs
Tin cans Of No. 2 size or baking
powder cans are a good size to use.
grease them well and put in enough
batter to fill them about three-quar-
tiers full. Steam for three hours
These ingredients will fill seven No. 2
cans. The pudding will keep for weeks
If the cans are covered with paper
or with the loose can tops. Before
serving, set the can in boiling water
for about three-quarters of an hour,
so that the pudding will heat through.
Serve hard sauce, made of butter and
sugar creamed together, with this pud
ding. Any of the liquid or foamy
sauces is also suitable. Some people
like best of all to serve a spoonful
of vanilla ice cream or mousse on the
plate with the hot pudding.
The pudding can be steamed for one
hour and fifteen minutes, then sealed
and prOcessed for thirty minutes at
ten to fifteen pounds pressure. These
buildings have been kept for one year
and found excellent, according to the
bureau of home economics.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-23

dirty that their subjects were indis-
tinguishable, but the cleaning process
restored the original colors and now
they may be seen in all their splen.
dor.-London Mail.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-23

ing horn Of Ulpius, Saxon prince of
the early Eleventh century. Another
is crozier given by Catherine of
Braganza to her confessor, James
Smith, when he was made bishop
by James III.
King Henry II was crowned In this
church IN the year 100 and he was
also buried in the same edifice.-
Washington Star.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-23
DATE-NUT PUDDING
AND WHIPPED CREAM

If you want to make real hit with
your family give them date-nut pud-
ding with whipped cream some day
soon. It's made in this way, accord
ing to the bureau of home economics:
IL cups pitted I cup flour
dates 2 tablespoons butter
" cup milk l teaspoon vanilla
l cup C h pped l teaspoon baking
nuts powder
l cup sugar "a teaspoon salt
3 eggs
Spice If desired
Mix the butter and sugar and add
the beaten eggs and milk. Sift the
dry ingredients and add them to the
liquid mixture, reserving enough flour
to coat the dates and nuts. Add them
and the vanilla. Bake in shallow
creased pan in very slow oven for
45 to 60 minutes until set in the CEN
ter. Cut in squares and serve with
whipped cream.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-23

The prosperity of the pearl fisheries
is making the island of Behrein good
market for low-priced automobiles.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-23

o
building
enabled
themselves household convenencs devices
a
rugmaking
working
followed
making
marketing other farmhome products
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-23
THE UNEXPECTED GUEST

After having a few experiences of
guests and little in the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-23
Recipe for Making
the Plum Pudding

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
The bureau of home economics of
the Department of Agriculture gives
the following recipe for Christmas
plum pudding:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-23

Christmas greeting cards will cost
this country $55,OOO,OOO, and that does
not take into account the time lost
In trying to remember to whom they
should be sent
Evening star., 1927-12-18

Judas is tempted to the
betrayal by the 80 pieces
of silver" One of the big
scenes in the Cecil B. De
Miles film production,
King of Kings" which
opens its local screening to-
day.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-28
TRUNK LINE RAILROADS
 STUDY CONSOLIDATION
l.. l.. Lorcc. Who Sponsored Fifth Proposal Enters Conference For
 First Time Since 1921.

New York, Oct. 2S LP-Reprcscn- tatiyos of the Trunk Line RaiNoads are in New York today for an inn portant conference relating to the consultations problems in their ter ritores. l.. F. Lorec, who has spon- sored fifth trunk line proposal, will be present for the first time at a gathering of this kind since they began in 1921.
 The formal conference will be at tended by Patrick F. Crowley, presi- dent Of the New York Central. w. w. Attcrbury, head of the Pennsyl- Fania railroad, John J, Bernet, president of the Erie railroad, repre- senting the Van Swcriugcn interests, Daniel Willard, president of the Bal timore X, Ohio, and Mir. Loroe.
 The entrance of Mr. Lorec into the deliberations is attributed in Wall Street to the change In recent months of the attitude of opposition formerly shown by Pennsylvania railroad officials to MT. Loree's fifth trunk line proposal.
 The regular meeting of the Polish Girls Junior League was held last night at the home of Miss Helen Symolon on McClintocll Road. After the regular business was completed. a social hour was enjoyed and re- treatments were served.