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The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-12-23
cl..ninn BED snrinn.

The dust and dirt on the bed
springs can be quickly removed II the
springs are placed in the sun and the
hose turned on them. The sun will
dry them within a very short time.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-12-23
The Etiquette Of the Gift

When a gift is accepted, the re-
cipient should not make too obvi-
Gus haste to return the compliment,
lest he or she seem unwilling to rest
under oblogation. II is polite to allow
a generous friend some space OF
time in which to enjoy the blessed
ness of giving" There is an under
current feeling of reciprocity abiding
in the most and best OF us. We
give to receive, and the ratio alone
accentuates the degree of our appre-
citation for lone another. The gift
was designed as a token of appre-
citation, respect or obligation, and
when It is commercialized 1t loses
the essence. of its mission.
Independence is an excellent
thing. but 1t becomes peculiarly
rude when it takes the form of re-
fusing all trifling favors. 1t is
often the greatest wisdom, as well
as kindness, to allow someone to
do us a favor. Enemies have been
transformed into friends by this tact
full process.
When some unsophisticated per-
son innoeently offers gift that
strict conventionality would forbid
one to accept, it is sometimes bet
ter to suspend the rules and accept
the token than by refusal to hurt
| the feelings of that person. Perhaps
| the giver has offended the letter
but not the spirit, of the law.
Now, as the approaching holidays
affront us, we expect to be botf
/ givers and receivers. 1t is not the
price of the ware that satisfies the
most-its who gives it and who re-
ceives it, and why it was given.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-12-23
Beauty Answers

Grateful: There is some cause
for your offensive breath-decayed
teeth, diseased gums, catarrh or di-
gestive trouble. You must determine
the cause and eliminate it. Using
mouth wash will not effect cure,
but it is an excellent practice to OBJ
serve.
T. H. When brushing the teeth,
brush the gums also, and massage
them with the finger tips. The mas
sage improves the circulation and
helps keep them in healthy condi-
ton. II is we'll to- use salt water as
a dentrifice several times day.
Brushing the gums with table salt
is advised if there is a suspicion Of
gum disease.
Mrs. E. A. A.: Do not use the
twenty-five cent solution of alum
mum chloride in distilled water on
your face. Where the face perspires
wipe it off several times a day with
witch hazel. Apply with small pieces
of absorbent cotton.
T. j.: Colorless lips are indicative
of poor circulation. The circulation
may be improved by the daily cold
shower, followed by brisk rundown
with a coarse towel. If you follow
this up with a three or four mile
walk, in short time the circulation
will be normal. In the meantime you
may use lipstick, if you wish, to color
the lips.
GERTRUDE N: Cleansing cream
is used to remove dust, dirt and
makeup. 1t takes the place of soap
and water and is used principally by
people with dry skins. The vanish
ing cream is used as a foundation for
powder. Then there is cream which
acts as a skin food or tissue builder.
H. B.: The small red pimples on
the shoulder blades are usually called
goose pimples, and indicate that the
Skin needs more thorough cleansing
and stimulating. Use long-handled
brush to scrub the shoulder blades:
rinse well, and rub olive oil or q good
cold cream into the skin.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-12-23
Crapefruit Salad

Peel oranges and grapefruit and
divide into segments, rejecting all
white skin. Arrange q circle of or
ange segments on a lettuce-covered
salad plate and fill center with grape
fruit segments.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-12-23
A pie Hint

When pie is taken from an oven,
set it on a wire rack, where the air
can strike the bottom of the pan, I'M
til it is cooled. This keeps the crust
crisp and prevents sogginess.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-12-23
Household Hints
Removing Old Putty

Old putty can be removed without
injury to the glass or to the sash, by
passing a hot soldering iron or red
hot poker over it. DO not let the
iron touch, the glass, for il might
crack it. Or, cover the putty with
soft soap and allow 1t to- stand for
several hours. It can then be re-
moved with any sharp instrument.
The Ely miner., 1927-11-04
GASOLINE CHEAP.

Commenting on problems con-
fronting the oil industry as the re-
suit OF overproductlon, Secretary
Hubert Work says:
1.-The single item of gasoline
prices may obscure our long dis
tance vision of the greater problem.
The owners of more than 22 million
automobiles in the United States
are interested in the price of gaso-
line. When gasoline prices are dis
cussed, consumers are inclined to
remember the days of low prices
and forget that gasoline prices have
risen to higher levels
than prevail at the present time.
Another element in the retail
price of gasoline that frequently is
overlooked in comparing present
prices with those of former days Is
.iss.. now practically every state In
the country collects tax on gaso-
nne, the amount ranging from one
to five cents a gallon. This tax
added to the retail price of gasoline
has confused the public in that too
often the consumer places upon the
oil industry the entire blame for
increased prices"
The Ely miner., 1927-11-04
MINING FACTS OFFSET PRoPA-
GANDA.

Billions of dollars in gold, silver,
copper, lead and zinc have been
mined by hundreds of thousands of
miners and this immense new wealth
has greatly made possible the pre-
mier financial position of the United
States among nations. This great
wealth has been used over and over
again developing other lines of en-
deavor and furnishing employment
for millions Of workers. The mines
are the backbone of the nation
and the nation should know this, so
that when laws are proposed to
cripple this great industry the Am
erican public will rise up in protest.
Schools and colleges should teach
the value of the nations immense
mining industry and how the pro-
duction of underground veal t h
drops off when laws curtail finance
and development in the mining dis
tricts. The billions paid by the
mines in dividends have gone into
the heart of the nation and have
been one of the prime factors for
prosperity. If young men and
women are taught these facts in
their youth, they can take intelli-
gent action on matters affecting the
industry in their maturity.
The Ely miner., 1927-11-04
Judges' Latitude to
Punish for Contempt

Contempt Of court does not merely
mean that you treat the court itself or
the dispensers Of justice In a sneering
or contemptuous manner.
A laugh, except at the judges time
worn jests, will bring the severe re-
buke. "If you are not careful, sir,
will commit you for contempt of
court" You also offend by publicly
disputing the learning or authority of
the judge. or by ostentatiously read
ing newspaper In his presence.
To avoid contempt and to obtain a
hearing, an English lawyer must not
only appear In court In horsehair
wig, gown, and bands; he must also
wear suit Of a sober color, black for
preference. In chambers, however, q
judge cannot summarily commit per-
SON for contempt; and 1t is not essen
tial for counsel to appear In robes,
as In court.
The late Sir James Bacon, while sit
ting In court, would never listen to a
counsel wearing a white waistcoat, de-
spite the fact he himself habitually
wore one while sitting as a vacation
Judge.
1t is possible to commit contempt
out Of court as well as In 1t. To OBJ
struct a witness on his way to give
evidence, to threaten him if he does
give evidence, or to destroy any letter
or document after the issue of the writ
are serious forms Of contempt. 1t is
not, however, contempt merely to tear
up a writ or subpoena in the presence
Of an officer of the court.
At the present time the penalty for
most contempts is costs. To purge his
contempt, the guilty party has usually
to pay all the costs of a motion to COM
NIT and attach.-London Tit-Bits:
The Ely miner., 1927-11-04
JERv|S PIERCE
PASSES AWAY

The remains of Jervis Pierce, who
died at the Fergus Falls hospital
Monday were brought to the city
yesterday. The funeral will take
place Saturday afternoon at 200
o'clock and will be in charge of the
Masonic Lodge. The Odd Fellows
will also turn out in a body and
assist in the last sad rites.
Mr.. Pierce has been a resident of
this city for the past ten years COM
ing here from Hibbing. He has
been fee agent for the R. B. White
side interests up to year ago when
he was taken i'll and has been TAX
ing treatments at the hospital at
Fergus Falls. Monday when the
attendants went to his room, they
found him dead, presumably from
heart failure.
He is survived by wife and one
son. Many friends of the family
and of the deceased tender their
sympathy to the surviving relatives.
The Ely miner., 1927-11-04
PUT YOURSELF IN THE OTHER
MANS, SHOES.

'sIt is noteworthy that the busi-
ness men and property owners who
are to be found aiding and abetting
governemnt ownership and allied
schemes tending toward complete
socialization are seldom if ever to
be found supporting similar plans
applied to the business in which
they may be engaged" says Henry
Swift Ives, vice president Of the
Casualty Information Gle earin g
house, Chicago.
"When government competition,
regulation or control touches them,
they are loud in their protests and
cry to high heaven to save them
from the naughty socialists. But
when somebody else's business is en-
dangered, they often are either en-
tirely complacent as to the outcome
or are very willing that political
sovereignty be extended over it.,
feeling perhaps that they may per-
sonally make some gain if the other
fellow is repressed by the strong
arm of the state.
"These human inconsistencies
and they are quite human-and
these inter-business prejudices and
suspicious may be observed in the
everyday relations of life. What
we need in America is a larger toll
Grafton of the other fellows view
point, especially in business affairs"
The Ely miner., 1927-11-04
ATTORNEYS BANG AND
LEWIS WIN DECISION

Attorneys Luther M. Bang. of
this city, and l. X. Lewis, of Duluth,
have won two decisions in the suit
they brought against the Hibbing
school district and school board
last June. The case, Edythe A..
Bang VS.. Independent School Dis
trict No. 27, is one in which Miss
Bang has brought suit for $780,
100000, alleging that she contracted
tuberculosis while in the employ of
the defendants through their negli-
gence in placing her to teach in
quarters that had become infected
with tuberculosis germs by former
teacher.
The defendant school district and
school board had, through their
counsel, Abbott, McPherran, Dan
Ger, Gilbert and Doan of Duluth, in
terposed a demurrer to Miss Bangs
complaint. The first demurrer was
sustained by Judge Grannis of Du-
luth. An amended complaint was
then filed by the attorneys for Miss
Bang to which the defendants at
torneys also demurred. In the re-
cent ruling, Judge Grannis has
overruled both demurrers.
The Ely miner., 1927-11-04
TEN COMMANDMENTS FOX
hONIENS.

Thou shalt not employ others to
kill game Tor Inee, or nunI game
kllleu Dy others.
"Inou shalt speak to the farm
owner OF any lanu III gentle voice
and KINDLY enCreat MN 10 let tnee
hunt on mis- premises, lest ne boot
thy north emu from ms DOMAIN.
"toInI not Lny gun toward any
living thing InaC Lnou oeslrest not
to Kill. Lo! Jnere are 1oois anu
idiots wandering to and fro on the
earth, but ne VINO IanS TO observe
rnls rule Is verlly the KING lmDeclle.
Shoot not tiny gun toward any
cattle, SWINE, or Iarm STOCK, Within
one-1ourrh mile OF tnee. IL thou
snaIt alsoDey tins, the farmer VIII
lab thy panIs with his pIJcntork un-
til tnou yellest 1or help and there
after must eat tiny meals standing
unload tiny gun before thou Ell
CeresI any automobile. Then may
thy days be iong ana thy funera
postponed.
lake not rny gun by the muzzle
to draw IL toWaru thee. Verify ar
empty gun shooUeIh out an lnqulr'
ing eye, and the undertaken growth
rich thereby.
Thou shalt not carry thy gun
cooked. NerIy thou arr a mighty
hunter, but the hides OF thy friends
will not turn shot.
Climb not fences with thy gun
in thy hands. tut the gun through
irst with the muzzle pointing away
from thee and all living things. Bet
ter it is to miss a chance snot al
one duck than to return to thy
house with guilt in thy heart and
thy friends mind leg In a basket.
tAIl these rules thou shalt obey
and live thee three score and ten
Ii thou fallest, thou shalt sleep Il.
thy nice new coffin or in a prison
cell, while mourners go about the
streets. The 1rail.
The Ely miner., 1927-11-04
u. S. STEEL STOCK.

On September 80 there was
1928, S,29O shares of U. S. Steel COM
mon in the hands of brokers or
1853 per cent of the total issue OF
7,1l6,235 shares. This compares
with 1,Ss7,593 shares at the end Of
June or 1858 per cent and with
1,475,O2O shares or 29.01 per cent
of the 5,O83,O25 shares outstand-
ing on September 80, 1926. Inves-
tigators' holdings at the end of Sep
tember totaled 5,2S7,945 shares or
74.31 per cent of the total issue
three months before and 3,6O0, ,oO5
shares or 7O.99 per cent Of the
5,OS3,O25 shares then outstanding.
Brokers' holdings in New York state
were 1,745,757 shares on September
80 against 1,797,791 shares on
June 80.
The Ely miner., 1927-11-04

its peaceful brother while it builds
roaus through once lmpassaDle ter
rltory, or moves tons OF machinery
to new power plant or factory, or
accompnshes huIldreds OF other nard
tasks.
The modern farmer in this coun-
try has learned the value OF the
tractor, as one OF the greatest OF
progressive agricultural steps, COM
pared to the lnvenUlOn OF the cot
Ton gln and the combined harvester.
Ana all over the word this strlcIiy
American product has been received
with the same enthusiasm and Tor
a muaJlLude OF uses. 1t cuIJlyares
the rice helds OF Japan, works on
sugar land IN BRITISH Gulana, builds
roads IN Uruguay, makes goi1
course In Englanu, and In haWan
clears acres Oh cactus covered lanu,
once useless, TO make way Tor plne-
apple planLlng.
Ihe caterpillar tractor Is an Am
erlcan COMMODITY win a World story
ana an internaUlonaI romance.
The Ely miner., 1927-11-04
Co.D Goes Shopping

A man who owned feed and grain
store In Folkestone, England, while
taking his breakfast the other day
heard a commotion in the shop.
He hastened to the front to greet
these early customers, and found to
his surprise that cow had taken his
place behind the counter, and was
calmly breakfasting out of one of the
corn-bins. BY her side was an agi-
tated woman, who explained that the
COW had chased her into the shop
from the street.
Rather amused than irritated, the
man let the cow finish her breakfast,
meanwhile fetching a halter, with
which he led her quietly back to her
master when she had finished.
The Ely miner., 1927-11-04
Proof That Colossal
Beasts Roaned Mexico

Much interest was created a short
time ago by the news Of the discovery
Of the remains of monstrous animals
In the state of Sonora in Mexico.
These remains have since been ex-
amined. One was the tooth of an
alosaurus, an animal In some respects
like q crocodile, but Of colossal size
This tooth, Of which only the top is
complete, Is II inches long and
inches wide, and In its incomplete
state 1t weighs over six pounds. 1t
belonged to a creature 16 feet high.
Another tooth was II inches long
According to calculations by veter-
mary surgeons and dentists the com
plete set of teeth belonging to one of
these huge beasts must have weighed
nearly quarter Of ton. Its head
could not have been less than good
sized motor car, and the total weight
Of this monster must have been scores
Of tons.
The Ely miner., 1927-11-04
Fiery!

"You have made your hero too In
fammable, I'm afraid" said the critic
to the young author. "To begin with.
he has lantern jaw. In chapter two
his whole face Lit up; In chapter three
his cheeks famed. He gave burning
glance in chapter ten; and after blaz-
ing with wrath and boiling with rage
he administered scorching rebuke In
the last five pages"
The Ely miner., 1927-11-04
AMERICAN COMMODITY HAS
INTERNATIONAL ROMANCE.

1t is nothing new for an Ameri-
can invention or product to be given
world acclaim and use. 1t is be-
coming the usual thing. A recent
issue Of the Caterpillar magazine
shows, in a series of photographs,
the story of one of our industrial
romances-that of the tractor.
The track-type tractors efficiency
for any kind of trough and ready"
use first came to the worlds atten-
tion during the war, when it hauled
guns through mud and over precip-
tous mountains, and swept, in the
role of a tank-a caterpillar" with
a tin hat-across trenches and en-
tanglements. That was its war
work. And then, back from the
war, with hat and coat off, it went
to work and has proven invaluable
in time of peace. Many of the
boys, who a few years ago were
guiding a slush-spattered, death
dealing tank through the battle
fields of France, are today directing
The Ely miner., 1927-11-04
"LIFT BEGGARS" A MENACE.

A campaign to stamp out the
practice of children begging for
rides is being pushed by the Am
erican Automobile association. The
practice Of children asking for lifts
is one of the greatest menaces to
child safety that exists today, says
a statement by the organization.
''The appeal of the child, this one
like all others, is hard to resist but
the interests of safety demand that
the motorist be firm in his refusal
to accede it."
Every time motorist gives a
child life, he encourages the child
to continue asking for rides. At
first he may stand on the curb, but
gradually he becomes more daring,
The Ely miner., 1927-11-04
DISTRICT GOVERNOR cox
VISITS ELY ROTARY CLUB

The Ely Rotary Club enjoyed an
official visit with District Governor
Hanford Cox on Wednesday after
noon and evening. In the afternon,
Governor Cox met with the chair
men of the several committees and
threshed over the work and program
for the year. Many very fine sug-
gestions were made by the COVER
nor which will be acted upon by the
several committees named by Presi-
dent Laing of the local club.
A 100 per cent meeting greeted
the governor at the dinner that eve-
ming. This record was highly ap-
preciated. Several club songs were
sung under the direction of Bruce
Strachan of the music committee.
AS Governor Cox is noted as one
of the best singers in northwest Ro-
tary, his assistance in rendering the
,~-.sa was very much enjoyed. In
his address, Governor Cox told of
his trip TO the Ostend convention
last summer and cited a few of the
impressions retained by him on the
trip through Europe which followed
the convention. What impressed
him most, he said, was the whole
souled and enthusiastic manner in
which the foreign countries accepted
Rotary and especially the sixth OBJ
ject of Rotary. He made the claim
that the foreign clubs take Rotary
far more seriously than do the Am
erican clubs.
He is an enthusiastic speaker and
it is foregone conclusion that his
enthusiasm was in a large measure
impaired to the local members. He
left here the following morning for
Mesaba range points where he met
with the clubs that noon and in the
evening. The Ely club was honored
and bettered by his being here.
The Ely miner., 1927-11-04

Sea foods, agar Japanese seaweed)
and Irish moss are rich In iodine. II
Is also present In milk, whole grains
green peas. green beans, bananas.
asparagus. tomatoes. garlic, white cab
bage, mushrooms. Strawberries, car
rots. sorrel, leeks grapes. artichokes,
pears, white dried beans, lettuce.
beets. turnips, melons, radishes. pars-
ley and potatoes.
The Ely miner., 1927-11-04
Important

The parents of Ethel had ideas on
the rearing Of their child, and insisted
on trying to carry them out.
One evening, just after tea, Ethel
ran into the dining room, her little
face ablaze with excitement. Father
sat reading his newspaper, while
mother was mending the stockings.
"Oh, mummy" burst out Ethel, may
I say something7"
mo, Ethel" said mother, firmly.
"You know 1t is against the rules to
talk when daddy Is reading. You
must wait till he has finished"
To make the lesson more effective,
father went on for some time. Then
he laid down the paper, and asked !:
"Now, dear, what is it you wanted to
say?
1T doesn't matter much now," said
Ethel coldly. II only wanted to say
that I couldn't turn OF the bath-tap,
and all the waters running down the
stairs."
The Ely miner., 1927-11-04
SHOULD BE THANKFUL WE
LIVE IN AMERICA.

Americans should never cease to
be grateful that they are living in
a country whose government Is not
operating the railroads, telephone
and electrice ligh' services, accord
ing to Phillip H. Cadsden, president
of the Philadelphia Chamber OF
Commerce; who recently returned
from Stockholm, where he repre-
sented the United States Chamber
of Commerce at the meeting of the
International C h Q m b ber of Com
merce. ',;
When asked how these services
compared with the services rem
dered in the United States, he said
that the contrast between the rates
and services of government-owned
utilities on the Continent and in
England with rates and services
rendered by privately-owned and
operated companies in America was
very striking, and all in favor OF
this country.
"As an illustration" Mr.. Gads-
den said, "the report of the Com
mittee of the International Chamber
of Commerce on international tele-
phony, shows that of the 19 princi-
pal cities in Europe, London has
telephone communication with five,
Paris with nine, and Berlin with 13.
The average delays during the busy
hours on long distance lines between
Berlin and Paris is 68 minutes; be-
tween London and Amsterdam, "a
minutes between Paris and Brus-
sells, 180 minutes. The time by
rail between Paris and Brussels is
PIT minutes. mother words, you
could send a messenger between
Paris and Brussels in just about the
time you could complete long dis
tance call between these two cities" "
Mr.. Gadsden also called attention
to the superiority of the electric
light and power services in the
United States over similar services
abroad. ,:dN
SIN London, for instance" he
said, practically every political
subdivision has it's own separate and
independent electric system, and
these systems are standardized, but
differ from each other in voltage
and other characteristics, the result
being that if a householder moved
from one political subdivion to an
other the electrical appliances such
as vacuum cleaners, electric irons,
and so forth, which he had pur-
chased, could not be used in the
new location.
"The citizens of the Unitd States
should be very grateful to the
founders of th;s rnnublir that they
set up a government designed to
encourage individual initiative and
private enterprise, and on the theory
that government should be confined
to seeing that every citizen has a
fair and free field in which to work
out his own future, free from un-
necessary government interference.
after what / have seen abroad,
it seems to me that it is the duty
of every thinking American to be
vigilant in resisting any and all ef-
forts to extend the operations OF
government, whether federal or
state, into the field of business"
The Ely miner., 1927-11-04
Moscots of Long Ago

Though mascots are popular, 1t Is a
mistake to suppose that they are a
modern idea. Their origin dates back
to the dawn of history. Helen of Troy,
according to the legend, had golden
snake which she took with her for luck
wherever she went The recent dis
coveries In the tombs of the kings Of
Egypt point to the possibility of mas
cots being favored by the queens of
the pharaOhs.
The Ely miner., 1927-11-04
Insects Like People

Modern entomologists are now clas-
styling insects according to the same
types as those used for classification
Of human beings. The "asthenic" In
vidual with the lean and hungry look
may be found among insects as among
people. The chunky, round ''pynic"
type is found among beetles, bugs and
moths, while grasshoopers, mosqui
toes, walking sticks and dragon flies
are "asthenfc." The intermediate
types dominate among these crea
lures as among humans, and this
group Is designated as "athletic."-
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