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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-04-08
Are Great Asset to Farm
Wood Lots and Deserve
Good Protection.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture)
The care of birds should be made q
part of the routine management of farm
wood lots, according to the biological
survey of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. Intensive stud
les of the relation of birds to wood
lots made In the East. which apply In
most parts of the country, show that
In general birds are great asset to
wood lots and, with one or two ex-
ceptions, should be encouraged and
protected.
Direct Benefit to Trees.
The direct benefit to trees from
birds Is chiefly due to their distribu-
ton of seeds and the resulting repro
duction. Birds carry In their flight
the fieshy fruits and nuts and scatter
them much farther from their point
of origin than would be possible by
any other natural means. They also
aid In reseeding coniferous trees.
Birds are the most important natural
check on tree-destroying rodents and
are of great value In cutting down the
numbers Of an enormous variety of
insect pests of woodlands. Indirect
benefits come also through the pres
ence Of such game birds as the ruffied
grouse, which attracts hunters and in
creases the revenue Of an entire neigh
b0rhood, and through bird life In gen.
eral, which makes woodlands more at
tractive for recreational purposes.
Although the individual species of
birds present in wood lots may differ
according to climate and locality, very
few birds are undesirable. The yell
low-bellied sapsucker, however, Is one
Of the few. 1t causes considerable
damage to timber and should not be
encouraged A few kinds of hawks
and occasionally screech-owls prey to
an undesirable extent upon smaller
birds that are beneficial because they
eat insects. Such birds found causing
damage should be done away with
promptly.
Keeping Desirable Birds.
The fundamentals of keeping desir-
able birds on wood land area are to
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-04-08
Must Feed for Eggs Is
Suggestion of Expert

Feed the farm hen a ration that will
make her work and then turn around
and work some more Is the suggestion
Of O. N. Johnson, superintendent Of
the University of Wisconsin fiocks.
"The harder you make her work the
harder she will work to produce"
The university flock is fed two dis
tinct rations The scratch ration con-
sists of one part Of wheat and two OF
cracked corn. Other feeds such as
barley or oats may be substituted In
place Of wheat. The scratch feed Is
scattered to make the hens exercise.
The second ration which is placed In
the self-feeder consists Of equal parts
Of beef scrap, bran gluten, rolled oats
and cracked corn. About one pound
of salt and charcoal is added to each
one hundred pounds Of the mixture.
This is placed in q self feeder where
the hens can get 1t whenever they are
hungry or not looking for scratch
feed.
A light helping of scratch feed Is
given at noon to keep the hens at
work. Green feed such as mangles or
cabbage are tossed into coop at this
time to add variety to the hens diet.
The evening feed should consist Of
sheIled corn. Corn Is a heating food
that will keep the hens warm while
getting ready to lay the next days
eggs.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-04-08
Economic Value
Of Our Song Birds

protect them as thoroughly as posi-
BILE, to see that they have continu-
Gus supply of water, to provide nest
boxes for the hole-nesting species, and,
when necessary, to supplement the
natural food supply. Some of the
most favored kinds of wild berries can
be planted about the woodland mar
gins, and winter foods can be provid-
ed by means of various sheltering de-
vices. In trimming operations, pro-
vision can be made for some Of
the seed-eating birds by leaving some
of their favorite seed-producing trees.
The prevention of fire is essential both
to good wood-lot management and to
the preservation Of the birds. Prac-
tically every measure that Is good for
the wood lot, including gradual rather
than wholesale cutting or thinning OF
timber, is good for the birds.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-04-08
Founder in Cattle Is
Caused by Many Factors

When steer that Is being crowded
In the fattening process becomes ex-
tremely footsore, moves about reluc-
family and with difficulty, and lies
down most of the time, founder usu-
ally Is the cause. In the chronic form
Of the disease, the hoofs grow long at
the toe, may tend to turn upward and
rings or wrinkles form upon the wall,
under the hoof-heads. Cattle may also
be foundered by over-driving on a
hard road.
Prolonged standing on concrete
floors should be avoided, also drives
on hard road. Overlooking with
protein.rich concentrates is also dam
gerous. Making silage, roots and lin
seed oilmeal part of the ration less
ems the likelihood of founder. Treat
a starting case Of founder by stand
ing the affected animal in a creek or
pond, on soft floor, or where that
cannot be done, let 1t stand on a floor
deeply covered with clay and kept
soft with water
Give the animal few doses of ep-
som salts and follow with table
spoonful of powdered :, alum three
times daily for an adult beast. Give
the dose In water and in two or three
days substitute like dose of salt
peter.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-04-08
Emil Meusel to Be With
Dodgers in 1927 Season

Emil Meusel, smuggling outfielder who
purchased his release from the New
York Giants last summer, will park
his glove in the Brooklyn outer gar
dens this year.
The controversy arising out of con-
hicting claims Of the Dodgers and Gin
cinnati Reds was settled when Mana
ger Jack Hendricks announced he had
waived all claim on Meusel's services.
Hendricks said he had learned that
his bid for Meusel followed that Of
Wilbert Robinson, president of the
Brooklyn club.
Both homogeneous announced al
most simultaneously that Emil, broth
er Of Bob, Yankee star, had accepted
terms for 1927. Robinson said Meusel
had signed the Dodger contract call
ing for $4,000 salary.
1--WE were too late and l am sorry"
Hendricks said. "We had accepted
terms, but waited too long to close the
deal, and Robbie came along and took
the player before we knew what it was
all about"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-04-08
VARSITY SPORTS
ARE GREAT NEED
Receipts From Games Raise
Physical Standards.
No. Pay-on

Big games are necessary to the de.
velopment of the youth of the country
through intramural athletics, says
Wallace Wade, coach at the Univer-
sity of Alabama.
1.-THE receipts from the big games
pay the way for intramural athletics,
and 1t is through them the physical
standards of students must be raised
"It Is coming to be recognized that
the duties of schools and colleges call
for training of men morally and phys
ically, as well as mentally" Coach
Wade said. During the early days
Of this country it was not necessary
to have courses In athletics in schools.
Children lived much out of doors and
had daily tasks to perform which gave
them exercise and outdoor life. To-
day the young men and women spend
their time outside of school riding In
automobiles, going to picture shows
and generally taking part in life
which calls for no physical exercise.
sit is not only necessary to give the
youth of the country proper physical
training, but 1t is necessary to have
competitive games. 1t Is easier to get
students to take part In competitive
games than In gymnasium work.
Again, there Is training in sports
manship and fair play to be received
from competitive sports that cannot
be received elsewhere.
VARSITY football has an influence
on intramural athletics in two ways.
First, it acts as an incentive and In
spfration for those taking part In in
tramural sports, and, second, and
most important, the money which Is
needed to pay for intramural athlet-
ics comes from receipts of varsity
football. During the past twenty
years football has increased very rap
idly until tremendous amounts of
money are received by colleges from
big games. So long as the surplus Is
used to pay the way Of intramural ath-
letics there can be no harm In big
receipts.
Athletics occupy place In our
present-day civilization that cannot be
filled by anything else 1t gives youth
training needed to develop good citi-
zens and there is no other place for
such training"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-04-08
Reliable Recipe GiDen
for Lemon Pie Filling

Here's a reliable recipe for lemon
pie filling. Mix three tablespoonfuls
of cornstarch with one cupful of cold
water and one-eighth teaspoonful salt;
place over the fire and stir constantly
until thickened and the cornstarch
thoroughly cooked-about ten min
utes. Add three-fourths cupful Of
sugar, four tablespoonfuls lemon Juice,
grated rind Of half lemon, one table
spoonful butter and three egg yolks,
well beaten. Cook for one or two
minutes over steam Pour into a
cooked pastry shell and cover with
meringue made by thoroughly beating
the egg whites and adding the sugar
and a little salt. Bake at low tenn
perature (250 degrees Fahrenheit) for
20 minutes, then raise the tempera-
ture until the meringue Is a light
brown.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-04-08
Big Factor in Raising High
Quality Vegetables.

The best way to produce garden
vegetables Of high quality is to have
good, well prepared seed bed In which
the small seeds may terminate easily
and the young plants may grow quick
ly into edible vegetables.
Thorough preparation Of the gar
den soil is d big factor in the pro-
duction of high quality vegetables"
says Robert Schmidt, vegetable spe-
cialist at the North Carolina State
College of Agriculture. Fall blowing
Is best, but IL this has not been done,
then the soil should be broken as
soon as possible. Any stable manure
applied now should be well rotted, In
order to be quickly available to the
plants. Most garden soils are deficient
in lime, and ground limestone used
at the rate of 1000 pounds to the
acre will result In a big improvement
In both soils and crops. An exception
Is made in the case of Irish potatoes
No lime should be applied to the land
on which Irish potatoes are to be
grown this year."
, Professor Schmidt states that a
well pulverized seed bed Is essential
for the proper termination of the
garden seeds. Even the best seeds will
not terminate in a pile of clods. The
garden rake is good tool for the
final preparation of the seed bed.
The smaller the seeds that are to be
sown, the more finely should the soil
be pulverized.
Thorough preparation Of the seed
bed will make subsequent cultivation
easier, states Professor Schmidt.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-04-08

hold their shape. Then they do not
melt and spread out very fiat. Drop
cakes also bake better on a baking
sheet without high sides or on an in
verted pan.
Date Bars.
eggs, beaten ing powder
l cupful sugar 1 cupful of nut
1 cupful -four TX cupfuls pitted
! teaspoonful bak- dates
Stone and chop the dates. Mix
the ingredients in the order given.
Bake In creased shallow tins in a
slow oven 600 to $50 degrees Fahren-
heit). When cool, cut in bars and roll
In granulated or powdered sugar. Add
more dates If the bars are to be kept
for some time.
Macaroons.
2egg whites " teaspoonful of
/ cupful sugar salt
q cupfuls of / cupful shredded
faxed, toasted coconut
breakfast food Almond favoring
Beat the egg whites with the salt
until stiff. Add the sugar and beat
thoroughly. Fold In the cocoanut, and
toasted flakes which have been
crushed In the hands. Add the flavor
ing. Place with a teaspoon on oiled
paper and bake In a moderate oven
for Is to 20 minutes, or until deli
cately Drowned and well set. This
recipe makes about two dozen maca-
rooms.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-04-08
Using Waffle Iron

An electric waffle iron should never
be creased. If your waffles stick per-
haps you have not put enough melted
butter or other shortening into the
batter. One or two extra tablespoon
fuls Of melted shortening In the batter
will often keep waffies from sticking
In an electric iron. Also when the
waffle is brown and crisp and ready to
take out Of the iron, thrust a fork
firmly into 1t and lift the waffle
straight up. If you work around the
edges with a knife attempting to
loosen it in that way, the waffle will
break and be almost impossible to get
out whole.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-04-08
WELL-PREPARED SEED BED WILL
INSURE GOOD GARDEN SUCCESS

EPSON salts at intervals of three days.
The milk Is brought to the boiling
point and then rapidly cooled to
check the development of the bitter
taste.
The same trouble may occur In the
milk Of individuals In larger herds,
but the mixture of milk from the herd
will cause the abnormal condition to
go unnoticed. The milk from these
single cows develops characteristic
bitter or salty taste, particularly when
the cow is well advanced In her lacta-
ton. It rarely occurs, however, when
she is receiving green food. The milk
is Objectionable but not necessarily
unwholesome. The cream from such
milk churns with difficulty and often
not at all.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-04-08

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
Very often trouble In the flush tank
of the toilet may be easily located by
member Of the family and corrected
at little cost without sending for a
plumber, says the United States De-
partment Of Agriculture.
Probably no other plumbing in the
home needs attention so often as the
flush valve. 1t Is under water and
subject to fouling and neglect. The
hollow rubber ball gets out of shape
and fails to drop squarely into the
followed seat. The handle and lever
fail to work smoothly or the lift wires
get out of plumb, causing the ball to
remain up when 1t should drop to its
seat. go remove these difficulties,
stop inflow to the tank by holding up
the float Of the ball cock or support
ing 1t with a stick. Drain the tank
by raising the rubber ball. If the ball
Is worn, out Of shape, or has lost its
elasticity, unscrew the lower lift wire
from the ball and replace with new
one. A two and one-half-inch rubber
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-04-08
Some Action Needed to
Preserve Wild Turkey

The wild turkey is today fighting,
so to speak, to hold his own, says the
Sportsman. State Game Commission
er 1. T. Quinn of Alabama sums up the
situation as follows: "Three things
are absolutely necessary not only In
the case of wild turkeys, but all other
forms of wild life-namely, protection,
education and damnation! Education
of the masses, protection and feed for
the birds, and damnation for the vio-
lators.
1.-The trouble in retrograding states
Is that responsibility is today a shut
tlecock. 1t is up to the thinking
hunters of these states to save the
wild turkey. 1t Is up to the press of
these states to alarm the public by
revelation Of true conditions"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-04-08

ed for good health: not even a rat
can live on only meat, potatoes and
bread.
Large toys are best for children for
the exercise which they afford helps
develop their muscles.
An additional vegetable viii Inn
prove dish of meat and potatoes any
time. Cabbage, carrots, beets, onions,
lettuce and turnips may be prepared
in so many different ways that no one
should get tired Of them.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-04-08

ball costs about % cents, and a new
one should always be kept in the
home. The lift wires should be-
straight and plumb. The lower lift
wire is readily centered over the GEN.
ter Of the valve by means Of the adj
Unstable guide holder. By loosening
the thumbscrew, the holder is raised.
lowered, or rotated about the overflow
tube. By loosening the lock nut and
turning the guide screw, the horizontal
position Of the guide is fixed exactly
over the center Of the valve. These
adjustments are very important. The
upper lift wire should loop into the
lever arm hole nearest to a vertical
from the center Of the valve. A tank
should empty within ten seconds. Ow-
ing to frightening Of the rubber ball
and insufficient rise from its seat, the
time may be longer than ten seconds
with a CORRESPONDENCE weak flush.
This trouble may be overcome by
shortening the loop in the upper lift
wire. A drop or two Of lubricating
oil on the lever mechanism makes 1t
work more smoothly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-04-08
Simpli1cation of Golf
Rules Urged by Player

An individual golfer in England, hid
den behind an incognito, is undertake
ing a revision and simpliication of
the golf rules which will reduce the
verbiage from 1900 to 5000, at the
same time keeping the spirit of the
rules intact, says the Sportman. No
game is so simple fundamentally as
golf. yet no game, not even the highly
complex team games, has more COM
plex code. The rules now resemble
q patchwork quilt, and still it is neces-
sary for the Royal and Ancient to issue
q voluminous handbook of decisions on
special cases. No wonder the aver
age golfers knowledge Of rules is so
meager.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-04-08
Individual Cows Cause
of Bitter Milk Trouble

When one or two cows are kept for
the family milk supply, the. milk at
this time of the year commonly de-
velops an abnormal taste and odor.
1t Is now known, says the dairy de-
partment of the New Jersey State Col
lege of Agriculture, that the trouble
is not caused by bacteria, but by an
engine which is secreted into the milk
and which breaks down the fat to pro-
duce the rancid odor.
The common practice In overcoming
this difficulty is to cut down the grain
ration to the amount needed by the cow
and to give two or three doses of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-04-08
Brevity in STYLES

Sport styles for 1927 promise to be
featured by general and generous
reduction of material. The move
ment toward economy in clothing
started when black axle grease was
used as a substitute for the one-piece
bathing suit Then came the silk
pants of the Notre Dame football play
ers, these being less baggy than the
cumbersome duck and canvas In use
for years. Now the Giants take the
tails off all their baseball shirts, fas-
teuing the shirt to the trousers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-04-08
AROUND THE HOUSE

If stockings are washed each time
they are worn, they will wear longer.
Electric coasters may be cleaned
quicker with small dry paint brush
than with cloth.
The quickest way to clean house
Is to clean each room thoroughly be-
fore going to the next.
Mill, vegetables and fruit are need
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-04-08
Lands Lauds Hockey

Baseball Commissioner Lands likes
professional hockey. He thinks the
puck game will have the wintertime
popularity that baseball enjoys In the
summer. and principally because it
appeals to women. Hockey is a red
blooded game and, like baseball, Is an
open one, which can be followed close
ly," says the commissioner. Mrs.
Lands dragged me out to my first
game, and have never since missed
an opportunity to watch the big puck
chasers In action
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-04-08
Present Cobb With
Hind Leg of Rabbit

The left hind foot Of a grave
yard rabbit in the right hip
pocket of Ty Cobb will become
as famous as an amulet this
season as the chewing gum on
the button Of Eddie Collins
cap.
Cobb placed a rabbit foot in
his hip pocket recently when it
was given to him at a gathering
of his friends, and said, I've
had all kinds of luck tokens,
but never before have I had a
graveyard rabbits lucky foot.
I'm placing the foot in my right
hip pocket now and it will stay
with me throughout the coming
baseball season."
The famous Georgian has Joined
Connie Mack and the Philadel-
phia Athletics.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-04-08

Nothing Is more aggravating than to
try cutting alfalfa in field full of
gopher mounds And gophers can be
eradicated easier now than at any
other time by putting strychnine pol
soned wheat In their runways.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-04-08

I0ILU1LEs
The American association is TWEEN
ty-ive years old.
Harvard and Yale rowing crews
have met each other for the last 20
years.
Crossed bats In front Of the bench
is considered the worst Of all jinxes
by ball players.
Joe Stecher developed his wonderful
scissors hold in wrestling by practic-
ing on bag Of meal.
Billy Grimes Is the holder of three
pugilistic titles of Australia, feather,
light and welterweight.
Nashville has sent Outfelder How
ard Camp to the Charlotte club of the
South Atlantic league.
AL Watt OF the Reading fPal club
will take up the managership OF the
Richmond club this season.
"Gavvy" Cravath, former Phillies'
manager and star, now is a justice Of
the peace at Laguna Beach, Calf.
Hockey was first introduced in the
United States in 1896 by Frederick
]. Goodrich, sophomore at Harvard.
Harry Salte, former Springfield
(Mass.) high school pitcher, has been
signed by Albany of the Eastern
league.
All five Of the Espinosa brothers
play golf and Al and Abe, two of
them, can hold their own in any COM
pany.
Robert A. Gardner of Chicago Is a
racquet champion as, well as the
holder Of two golf titles and a pole
vault record.
Jack Dunn of the ex-champion Bal
ttmore team Of the International
league has 20 pitchers among his play
ers this season.
Freddy Mcclure, second baseman,
has been purchased by the Toledo
American association club from the
New York Giants.
Pitcher Bill Gould, who was with
Waco Of the Texas league last sum-
mer, has been signed by Nashville of
the Southern league.
Bernie Frieberg of the PHILADELPHIA
Nationals won the title Of strike-out
king in the league In 1926. He famed
II times in IA games.
Fred A. Conner skipped the rope
1000 times in succession without a
miss or stop in IL minutes 20 seconds
at Oil City. Pa, In 1895.
The worlds record for the javelin
throw by women is 108 feet 8 inches.
The mark is held by Miss Pauline
Hacup of Paterson, N. ].
Marvex, the race horse that won the
Grand National race in England. the
French derby and the French Grand
Prix, has arrived in this country from
London.
A Wisconsin boy, twelve years old,
has passed the entrance examinations
for the state university, but is be-
Heyed to be bit light for the back
field.
John McGraw, while still member
of the famous Baltimore Orioles. once
fouled off IL balls while facing CIV
Young and finally received the free
pass he was after.
]. A. House Of Yale swan $50 yards
backstroke In 1 minute 43 3-5 seconds.
lowering his own intercholastic rec
ord and tying the world record held
by Walter Laufer.
Football will need five more timers
and bookkeeper to enforce rule
compelling two-second stop on shift
plays, knute Rockne, Notre Dame
coach, told Northwestern alumni.
The old-time customs of the boxing
ring are soon to be things of the past.
Towel-slinging in the corner between
rounds has been banned by the hi.
nois officials. and the handshake be-
fore the last round has been ruled out
by the New York commission.
The aggregate cost Of obtaining Ty
Cobb, Rogers Hornsby, Iris Speaker,
George Sisler, Eddie Collins, Joe jack
son, Grover Alexander and Roger
Peckinpaugh was less than the ma
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-04-08

ROCKS.
/ teaspoonfu1 of
III cupfuls light cinnamon
brown sugar 8 cupfuls raisins,
/ cupful butter chopped
eggs, well beaten 1 cupful English
n teaspoonful soda walnut meats,
in q little hot chopped
water " teaspoonful Of
~ cupfuls -four salt
Cream the butter and sugar, add the
eggs. Sift the dry ingredients, re-
serving some -four to roll the raisins>
and nuts. Mix all together, place by
teaspoonfuls on a creased pan and
bake in a hot oven.- AS flour varies
80 much it would be wise to bake a
sample, and If 1t runs add from one
eighth to one-quarter cupful more
-four. Sometimes, however, when drop
cakes spread out too much In baking,
the fault Is that the oven is not hot
enough rather than that the mixture
is too soft. Drop cakes need rather
hot oven so that they set quickly and