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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-07-15
CHE WHY of
SUPERSTITIONS
DIAMOND DUST DEADLY
By H. IRVING KING

THERE is widespread belief to-
= day, not only among the ignorant,
but among those 'who ought to know
BETTER that diamond dust, taken in
ternally, is deadly poison. The poi
soners of the Middle ages and after
used diamond dust as an Ingredient Of
their lethal draughts and every now
and then today you will hear some
one say: Diamonds are poison if you
swallow them" Sir Thomas Over
bury was poisoned in the Tower in
the reign of James l by being fed ar
senic and diamond dust, and his death
was sacrificed quite as much to the
harmless dust of diamond as to the
deadly arsenic. Not many years ago
an attempt was made to poison the
British resident at the court of the
Gafkwar of Baroda by means of a
like mixture.
We find this belief in the poisonous
qualities of the diamond taken inter-
nally extending far back in history.
But also we find that the diamond
was, parad0X1cal as 1T may seem, sup
posed to possess curative qualities of
great value. Applied externally it was
highly recommended as a cure for
feverS.
The diamond gets it's reputation
as a cure and as a poison from the
same fact-that of its resemblance
to ice-ice that won't melt. This
gave it the character among the an
clients Of refrigerative stone of great
potency. Applied externally it reduced
the temperature and cured a fever /:
taken internally it froze the intestines
and produced death. The first of these
superstitions we have apparently
lost; the second is still with us. The
idea which endued the diamond with
its refrigerative qualities is akin to
that which produces the doctrine of
signatures" by which plants were sup
posed to indicate by their markings or
structure their particular place in
medicine.
&c by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-07-15
A Lovely Boudoir Robe.

abundance. And the colors! The
rainbow, the depths of sea-shell, the
heart of rose or bouquet of ma
lures choicest blossoms tell the story
of tones and tints which blend into a
symphony of beauty under the artful
maneuvering of creative genius.
When it comes to picturesque sill
houette, depend mostly upon sleeves
for its accomplishment, if sleeves one
may call the long floating panels and
Grapes which fall from the shoulder
with such infinite grace, as do those
in this picture. The color scheme for
this dainty negligee is peach with or
child, the latter placed over the for
mer, one thin material on top of an
other. Quantities Of deep cream lace
enter into the composition with a
plentiful use of peach and orchid rib
bons with handmade silk flowers add
ing still another enchantment.
There's new vogue starting with
In the realm of milady's boudoir-the
negligee Of soft white crepe satin with
trimmings of white lace and white
ribbon or else exquisitely faggoted.
Effective, too, are the colorful satins
which bear applique designs of one
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-07-15
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SLGDpy Martha Martin |

wouldn't 1t cause q commotiOn II
some one should come up to the sky
and hang out sign over one of the
clouds which would read:
bright Sky, NJ. D. Office hours
from one to five and Sundays by ap-
pointment'
"Yes, it would be absurd and the
poor doctor would have no patients.
ave might go to call on him to pass
the time of day, or night as it were,
but we would not want his sky pills
if he had any, nor his sky tonics.
81 must explain why it doesn't mean
anything because 1 am pale most of
the time.
ITO be pale is the moons usual way
and 1t doesn't mean anything like a
sickness coming on any more than it
means that 1 must add weight when /
am only half a moon.
81 will get back to being a full moon
in good time without having to eat
fattening foods. oh, yes, I'm healthy
moon all right"
Now the little girl spoke to her
brother about touching the moon and
her brother said that no one could
touch the moon even though it seemed
to be right on top of the hill, and even
though it looked as though if one went
to the top of the hill one could touch
it. But he was willing to take her to
the top of the hill to let her see for
herself. And the little girl went with
her brother. "
"The moon seems to be touching
that hill over yonder," she said.
"Oh, dear, how do wish I could go
and touch the moon. 1 would like to
stroke Mr.. Moons face and perhaps if
I stroked it with feather Mr.. Moon
would grin and squirm as do when
my face is tickled by feather. Oh,
that would be good joke"
Up to the top of the hill they
climbed and when they got there Mr..
Moon did not seem to be touching the
hill at all.
In fact he was far off in the sky and
yet it had not seemed as though they
had seen him move.
81 can't tickle Mr.. Moons face" the
little girl said, "for you were right,
brother. I don't believe anyone can
touch the moon"
Mr.. Moon grinned to himself as the
sky messengers came hurrying along
to tell him what the little girl had
said.
"Touch me-" he said 81 should say
not! I'm not proud or anything like
that, but Mr. Moon is not a creature
to be handled by humans. They might
forget 1 was moon and treat me as
though 1 were an enormous ball or
something of the sort.
"At any rate I'm not taking any
chances. I'll smile at everyone, but I
also say to everyone:
"'Keep your distance! Keep your
distancer
Sand I'll see that they do it, tool"
(Copyright.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-07-15

Green Apples With onions.-The
new apples will soon be plentiful.
Cut them without peeling and put to
cook with a sliced onion or two, add
salt, butter, and a bit of sugar If
the fruit is too sour. Serve with
meats.
If you like kidneys, try this:
Kidney Dish.-Take three veal kid
neys and remove all the fat, cut q
mild onion as fine as possible add q
small bunch of parsley shredded, add
a tablespoonful of butter to hot fry
ing pan and drop the kidneys into It.
Cover and steam 15 minutes, then
pour over half-cupful of sour fruit
sauce and serve.
Minted PlneappIe.-Shred half a
ripe pineapple, leaving on the top and
cutting out the core. Sprinkle with
sugar. Wash, drain and hull one
pint of strawberries, press them
through a ricer and pour the PURGE
over the pineapple. Have the mix
ture well chilled and serve In chilled
glasses with sprig Of well washed
mint; or few leaves Of chopped mint
may be added to the mixture as 1t Is
chilling.
Potato saIad.-Take pint Of boiled
potatoes cooked with their skins on.
Cool, peel and cut into pieces, add
one small onion finely chopped, a
small cucumber cut into dice, and one
cupful of finely cut celery. Add a
hard-cooked egg or two and cover
| with enough thin dressing which is
highly seasoned, to marinate well.
When 1t has stood for several hours
add thick boiled dressing for serv.
ing.
Strawberry IeIng.-Crush berries
with little sugar and a few drops of
lemon juice and let stand until well
blended. Mix into this fruit pulp as
much confectioner's sugar as 1t will
take and make a mixture to spread.
Put on top and between layers of
angel food baked In layer tins. Serve
with or without whipped cream.
Delicious Muffne.-Pour two and
one-half cupfuls Of milk over three
cupfuls of bread crumbs, let stand un-
til soft, then add the yolks of three
eggs well beaten, one cupful of -four.
two tablespoonfuls of baking powder,
one-half teaspoonful of salt and one
tablespoonful Of melted butter. Fold
in the stiffly-beaten whites of the eggs
and bake in buttered muffin tins about
twenty minutes.
Lemon In some form should always
accompany a dish Of fish.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-07-15
| For Meditation
100000
By LEONARD A. BARRETT
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INTEGRITY
*****s*.*...****s*******s

4 T LEAST one-half of the business
of the world is done on credit.
Without integrity credit would be i'm
possible. Remove integrity from edu-
cation and the professional world
would have little to offer for the allie
Walton of human suffering or the adj
vancement Of civilization. Integrity
is the very soul of progress. The ex-
act sciences like engineering, medicine,
surgery, and many other professions
have made their contributions to the
advancement of the race because the
spirit of integrity kept men at work
in laboratories. "A mistake due to the
lack of integrity would play havoc
with the findings of the exact sciences.
We are more dependent upon the
spirit of integrity than we sometimes
think. A deposit of money in the bank
is safe, not because of steel vaults but
because of the integrity of those who
are responsible for the banks invest
ments. The vaults Of the bank may
be ever so burglar and fire proof, but
unless those in control of the banks
funds are reliable and honest, our
funds are not safe. We purchase
block of bonds. Our only guarantee Of
their genuineness is the faith we have
in the integrity of those from whom
we purchased them. They may be
forgeries for all we know.
The very best loan is what is called
a character loan. No collateral is sup
piled. Only the name of one to whom
the money is loaned is affixed to the
note. Such notes are always paid.
They are more safe than any other
form of investment because integrity
is the very best security in the world.
The best investment a person can
make in himself is to be stocked with
a large amount of integrity. The SUI
preme question in business is not, is
the article of merchandise selling, but
is the article worth selling? An In
ferior article might be sold once, but
not the second time. If our constitu.
ency loses confidence in our integrity
we might as well give up. If we main.
tain our integrity at all cost, our fu-
ture both in the financial and social
world is secured. The vital force
which not only makes business but ere.
ates friendships and the finer things
in life is INTEGRITY.
(0. 1927. by Western Newspaper Union.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-07-15

ITO Be Pale Is the Moons Usual Way"
the owner of a fine color. But 1 must
explain this. .
when I am pale moon it does not
mean that 1 am not well. To be pale
is natural to me. OF course like to
say l look so healthy now, and healthy
/ do look But 1 am equally healthy
when pale Some people have to go to
the doctors when they look very pale.
But not Mr.. Moon.
"In the first place, If did have to
go to a doctor l don't know what
would do, as there is no doctor up in
the sky.
"Mr. Sun never needs doctor.
Neither do 1. He is like doctor him.
self and sometimes he has been called
Doctor Sun.
"Yet sometimes when doctors do
feel well they go to other doctors. MIR.
Sun never feels poorly so he never
has to think of another doctor.
"Still it would be waste of thought,
for as I've already said, there is no
doctor up in the sky.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-07-15


one ounce each Of turmeric, corian-
der seed, white ginger, nutmeg, mace
and cayenne. Pound well, sift through
a fine sieve and bottle, cork well.
Curried Green Tomatoes. - Cut
green tomatoes into thick slices, soak
In salt water for half an hour. Drain
and wipe. Put into a saucepan two
tablespoonful of butter or olive oil !;
when hot add two tablespoonfuls Of
minced onion. Cook to golden
brown, add teaspoonful of curry
powder, then fry the tomato slices In
the fat and onion, after rolling In
-four.
Mutton curry.-Wipe cut of meat
from the fore quarter, cut into one
inch pieces should be three
cupfuls. Put into kettle, cover with
cold water and bring quickly to the
boiling point, drain In colander, COW
er with quart of cold water, drain
again and put into the kettle with one
quart Of boiling water and three
onions cut into slices, one-half tea
spoonful of pepper corns, a sprig each
Of thyme and parsley. Simmer until
the meat Is tender, remove it, strain
the liquor and thicken with one-half
cupful each of butter and flour cooked
together. To the flour add one-half
tablespoonful Of curry powder, one
half teaspoonful of salt and one-eighth
teaspoOnful Of pepper. Add meat to
the gravy with border Of hot cooked
rice.
Tomato Curry With Lamb or veaI.-
Mix tablespoonful Of curry powder
with quart of cooked and seasoned
tomato. Put into baking dish with
alternate layers of uncooked rice, US
Ing one cupful. Bake until the rice
is tender, cover with buttered crumbs
and brown.
Add a little caramel sauce TO
gravies, or a little beef extract for
color and flavor.
Food for tho Family.
Here Is good emergency dessert
to serve some time when there seems
to ne nothing RI have for
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-07-15
LOVELY RAIMENT FOR BOUDOIR;;
THE MODISH THING IN PRINTS

their plain grounds, their gay color
accented further by solid navy or
bright borderings or trimmings-per-
haps an inset portion of the plain silk
is introduced in manner as Illus
trated.
If you have not acquired silk-print
frock it is safe guess that you will
before the season is over, for few
there are who will escape this cpl
demic for printed chiffons, fiat silks
or crepe de chimes which is sweeping
the country.
One does not stop at the dress when
ordering print silk for the costume. 1t
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-07-15
Canaries Don't Like Jazz

Those who breed and train ca.
naries for the market say that the
feathered songsters will be wrecked
for life if they are brought up in a
jazz environment. The blare of the
saxophones with their syncopated mu-
sic not only spoils their voices, but
their tempers. Good music on the
piano or violin will help and inspire
them, but the jazzy stuff is just about
fatal to their vocal prospects. If the
hot-baby ration does that to the lowly
and innocent canary what will it do to
the musical nature of youthful hui
man student?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-07-15
Matter of Principle

A spry man of sixty-five and his
sweetheart called on Justice of the
Peace Ben Fl. Flay of Dallas, Texas,
to perform a marriage ceremony. 1t
was done, and the couple turned to
go. "Just minute" said the justice.
81 usually charge small fee for
ceremony" "Fee?" repeated the new
lywed. ''What for? Say, I've been
married four times before this, and
1 amt ever paid fee yet" And
with that they walked out.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-07-15

WHO would forfeit II pleasure
w and satisfaction of owning love-
ly raiment for the boudoir, since any
one possessed of an artistic sense of
color values, and a little ingenuity can
conjure alluring garments at slight
expense, which look as if they cost a
million"
The first requisite for one contem-
plating making a midsummer boudoir
negligee is to rightly choose the ma
terials. "Sheer" is the word when it
comes to the purely feminine types
now so in vogue-this being interpret
ed means dainty chiffons and lace in
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-07-15
OLD MR.. MOON

~ F in the distance was the moon
" 1t was very enormous moon,
too. Oh, yes, old Mr.. Moon was look
ing his best.
'Pm in the best of health" he
seemed to be saying. Just see how I
actually grow with health. In fact,
I'm not pale moon at all but ruddy
moon.
1--WE color and they say that when
creature has color it means that that
creature has lots of health.
81 almost look sunburned, too. You
see I'm a golden-red moon, which
makes me look both sunburned and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-07-15

dinner: Stir up a soft
biscuit dough and fill
creased muffin pans half
full. Make a hollow In
the center and fill with a
little marmalade or jam.
Bake in a quick oven and
serve with a hot lemon
sauce,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-07-15
Delicate Instrument

Built with such delicacy as to In.
clude the wings of flies among it's
working parts, new instrument will
be used in measuring infnitesimaI
quantities of heat in the spectra of
distant stars.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-07-15
NA hle4rs.Q
Oldest Fashion on Earth

There Is vogue nowadays" ex-
plains Hazel Rawson Cades In the
woman's Home Companion, "for be-
ing well dressed" And thenadays,
too, comments Constant Reader. Old
est vogue in the world. A vogue that
vogues right along.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-07-15

is an outcome of the print-with-plain
vogue. This is especially effective
when the silk is colorfully patterned
in chintz designs. Prints in black and
white are meeting with success.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
&c. 1927. by Western Newspaper Union.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-07-15

shade upon another. The motifs
stress both conventional patterns and
realistic fiorals.
There's no end to the siik-prlnt
subject. Prints in the small cravat
types are the essence of smartness.
The fowerets stand out wildly against
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-07-15
Greyhound Long in FAVOR

Greyhounds are among the oldest
known types Of dogs. stone carvings
dating back nearly 5000 years show
ing figures Of these graceful animals.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-07-15

curry. 1t Is ideal as a
summer dish, but may be
enjoyed In any season.
There are all sorts of
curry powders, but the
following is one that
may be prepared at home
and you may be sure of
it's purity:
Curry powder-Take
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-07-15
Progress

Wilkenson-What success is your
son having with his music?
Smith-He plays like professional
piano tuner.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-07-15
The KITCHEN
!: CABINET
What shall we have for dinnerf
What shall we have for tea?
An omelet, a chop or steak
Or savory fricasseeT'
SERVING cURRIEp DISHES
t@. 1927. Western Newspaper Union.)

In spite of the high seasoning, PEG.
pie who have visited India are enthusi-
ostin In fhair praioa nj
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-07-15
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~ By Viola Brothers Shore
FOR THE GOOSE

IF YOU keep disregardin' the exam
pie of others, you never become
wise. If you keep imitatin' it, you
never become great.
Idleness never had no good out
come. Or income neither.
You can learn more lookin' at one
old beggar woman than readin' all the
literature ever put out by the sayin's
banks.
FOR THE GANDER-
Don't bully walters. But don't let
them slip nothin' over on you. Don't
be a doOrmat, but don't be matador,
neither.
Don't ask your girl if she wants
flowers. Or believe her when she says
she don't.
II you wanna buy her flowers, go
ahead and make her the party of the
second part and not an accomplice.
(Copyright)
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-26
COURT REFUSES
DISCHARGE FOR
smith JURORS

1--WE will not reach a verdict in
this ease ii we stay here a week,
the foreman of the jury deliberat-
ing on the ease of Walter u. Smith,
former treasurer of the City of I'm
perial, charged with embezzlement,
told Judge A, c. Kinney at 10 o.
clock this morning after the Jurors
had been out for Il hours.
"You will GO back and recon
slider the evidence" " the court de-
creed and the II jurors once more
filed into the jury room to continue
deliberations. They We're still lock-
cd up to determine the fate of
Smith late this afternoon.
The ease was presented the jury
shortly after 4 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, following the arguments
Of Edgar B. Hervey, defense attor-
ney, and District Attorney Heald
and the instructions OF the court.
Smith is charged with having con
verted some funds belonging in a
bond account to his personal use
while in the office o. city treas
urer and the prosecution introduced
books and files Of the city to bear
out its case. The defense is based
on the allegation that the money
converted to his own account by
Smith was money paid him as COM
mission on certain bond collections.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-26
RECEIVERS TO
FILE SUIT FOR
JULIAN LOSSES

LOS ANGELES, May 26.-Civil
proceedings to force the return Of
large sums of money gained through
"pool operations in connection
with the over-issue of more than
100000 shares of Julian Petroleum
Corporation stock will be instituted
receivers for the concern announced
today.
1--WE have sufficiently studied
the financial situation as rcccivero
to feel justified in making the an
nouncemcnt that large sums of
money on pooling agreements and
otherwise have been wrongfully and
illegally obtained, and we are hav-
ing detailed investigation made OF
these matters for the purpose of in
stituting civil proceedings to recov-
er the same the statement issued
by Joseph Scott and II. l.. Carnahan
read.
The receivers pointed out that
money thus obtained would "help
us materially in the acute financial
difficulties which still confront the
California Eastern Oil Co., which
is not only burdened with pressing
financial needs to carry on its op-
erations in the oil fields, but is be-
ing besieged by demands for money
to take care of past obligations. y
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-26
WAR MEMORIAL
IS DEDICATED
AT RIVERSIDE
By United Press Leased Wire

RIVERSIDE, Calf, May 90
With an assistant secretary of war
and grand lodge Masons of Califor-
nia sharing the ceremony, the cor
nerstone of Riverside's $250,000
municipal auditorium and war mem
orial was laid here Today.
Masonic rites led by Will H.
Fischer of Los Angeles, deputy
grand master, were participated in
by Knights Templar from River
side, Redlands and San Bernardino
as we'll as Masons from many south
erns California points.
F. Trubee Dawson, assistant sec
retary of war assigned to air ser
vice operations, represented the
government.
The parade, prior to the corner.
stone laying, was composed OF
Knights Templar, three Cadet com
panies and R. o. T. c. band.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-26
DISTRICT POWER
PLAN APPROVED
BY TRUSTEES
Council Endorses Move
to Obtain Lower Rate
For Valley.

Discussions of plans for insurlng
all of the motor vehicles controlled
BY the city and the lawsuit which
opened in superior court here today
in which George Ii. Oswald seeks
damages from the city and the pass
ing of Il resolution commencing the
Imperial Irrigation district on its
entry into the power field marked
the meeting of the common council
held last night.
The meeting was opened with the
passing of the resolution which set
forth the approval Of the council
men on the power project. 1t was
termed Il forward movement for the
valley and the officials were high
" commended for their efforts.
While the power plan is still in its
infancy, il is toresecn by many az
n means Of q big reduction III power
rates here.
The Southern Pacific railroad
was granted permission to cut the
eurbing at Il point near the new de-
pot for the purpose Of putting in a
driveway for the use of motorists.
An agreement was then approved
between the city and the Southern
Pacific which grants the city a
right Of way for the installation of
water main TO run under the rail
road tracks at Euclid avenue.
i lengthy discussion was then
held on the matter OF insurance. The
first plan III regard to this insur-
ance is for insurance on liability for
the machines used by members of the
volunteer fire department III gong
to fires. Numerous rates were pre-
sented the board. Charles knights
appeared before the board and gave
short talk On rates, letters giving
rates were read and Councilman
Fawcett, who has been appointed q
committee OF one, tu look into the
situation made report.
Councilman Fawcctt reported that
while he obtained rate guarding
the city which was It good one, he
was not sure whether or not this
rate would protect the driver Of
the machine. This Was brought up
after information was furnished by
Dorsey Whitelaw, city attorney, to
the effect TINT the ciiy is not liable
in all cases for such accidents.
.Fawcett niso reported that while
he was investigating the insurance
plan, he had proled into the other
insurances which might be needed
by the city and said he was get
ting figures Oh a blanket policy
which would cover all liability
against the city.
A discussion Was then held on the
ease of he damage suit being
brought by Oswald. The board went
into various phases OF the action
with the city attorney. Adjourn
mcnt was then taken