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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-11-08
To Make Embroidered Footstool

To the woman who delights in be-
slowing gifts of her own making upon
her best beloved friends, here is a
suggestiOn-a needlepOint embroidered
fOOtStOol. The material costs COM
paratively little, the work is simple,
and taking it all in all, handsome
fOotstOol topped with a hand-worked
piece of novel tapestry embroidery
makes about as worthwhile a gift as
one can conceive.
Yes, we agree that It is rather early
to be talking about Christmas pres
ents, but really, in order to avoid the
frantic eleventh-hour rush which al
ways comes to those who 'put off I'M
til tomorrow that which should be
done today" one should be "up and
doing this very minute. Besides,
there is this to take into consideration,
after you have finished one of these
embroidered footstools, it is more than
likely that you will be wanting to
make another and another, and per-
haps another.
LOU get Tic uSSSSSdly
even including the fOOtstoOl, already
upholstered ready for its embroidered
top at almost any of the fancy-work
departments in the department stores,
or in any speciality shop which sells
embroidery and fancy work equip
ment. The work itself is reminiscent
of the needlepOint canvas samplers
and cushion tops which Colonial danes
took such pride in making and which
have been handed down from gener-
alton to generation as family heir
looms.
Heretofore, the problem has been to
procure suitable stool without the
necessity of going to an upholsterer,
but only this year fOotstool has been
gotten out which sells at moderate
price in the fancy-work departments,
to which the tapestry can be attached
by simply placing it over the stool and
lacking it down either with tacks or
by sewing it down.
Note the canvas pattern at the top
of this sketch to the left, also the
braided skeins in the opposite corner;
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-11-08

drop stands alone in cold water Add
this strip to the pulp, cook oven the
heat stirring until II Is difficult to stir,
then add few balanced almonds and
spread out One-half inch to dry. Cut
into diamond-shaped pieces and ar
range in layers with waxed paper be-
tween them.
Oyster Stew.-Clean one quart of
oysters by placing them in colander
and pouring over a cupful of cold
water. Carefully pick over to remove
any broken shells; reserve the liquor.
Heat the liquor to the boiling point,
add the oysters and cook until plump
and the edges curl. Remove them to
the tureen, add One-fOurth of cupful
of butter. salt and pepper to taste.
Scald one quart of milk and pour
over the oysters and liquor and serve
at once
Tomatoes au Ritz.-Prepare toast
and lay on each buttered slice few
slices of tomato to well cover, season
well with salt and pepper, cover with
grated cheese. pour over rich white
sauce and bake until well heated
through. Serve very hot.
Poached Peaches. - Lay half
canned peach on a slice of cake. Put
round it ring of meringue and
brown in the oven. Serve with GUS
tard sauce around the cake
"a. 1929. Western Newspaper Union.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-11-08

herself how quickly, easily, and harm
lessly the bowels of babies and chill
dren are cleansed, regulated, given
tone and strength by product which
has proved it's merit and reliability
to do what is claimed for it to mil
lions Of mothers in over fifty years
of steadily increasing use.
AS mothers find out from using it
how children respond to the gentle
influence Of California Fig Syrup by
growing stronger, sturdier and more
active daily they simply have to tell
other mothers about it. That's one Of
the reasons for it's overwhelming
sales of over four million bottles a
year.
A Western mother, Mrs. Neal NJ.
Todd, 1701 West 9th ST., Oklahoma
City, Okla, says: "When my son,
Neal, was three years old he began
having constipation. I decided to
give him California Fig Syrup and in
a few days he was all right and
looked fine again. This pleased me
so much that I have used Fig Syrup
ever since for all his colds or little
upset spells. 1t always stops his
trouble quick, strengthens him, makes
him eat"
Always ask for California Fig
Syrup by the full name and see that
the carton bears the word "Cali-
fornia.'' Then you'll get the genuine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-11-08
Some Good Things for the Table
By NELLIE MAXWELL

To one cupful of the pulp, add two
well beaten eggs, two tablespo0nfuls
of cream, two teaspoonfuls Of butter,
salt. pepper. paprika TO taste. pinch
Of mace and a half teaspOonful of
sugar. Pour the mixture into hut.
tered molds and bake as usual. Serve
with a white sauce TO which a bit of
chopped pimento has been added.
Mexican Tomato canape.-On a
round of nicely Drowned and buttered
toast lay slice of tomato. Cover
with sauce prepared thus: Mix one
teaspoonful of chill powder and half
a teaspoonful of salt, add two table
spoonfuls of oil gradually. Beat
thoroughly, add a beaten egg yolk.
beat again and add four tablespoon
fuls of mild vinegar gradually, then
fold in the white of beaten egg and
a pinch of salt. Top with the egg
white, dust with paprika.
Coffee Spanish cream.-Heat half
cupful of coffee with one-third of a
cupful of cream. Add one tablespoon
full of gelatin soaked in one-fOurth
cupful of cold coffee Heat to boiling,
add one beaten egg with one-third of
a cupful of sugar and pinch of salt
Remove from the fire, stir in one egg
white beaten stiff. Mold in small cups
and serve cold with cream or custard
sauce.
Squaw Dsh.-Fry several slices of
bacon, cut into small pieces, in an
iron skillet and when brown add a
pint of fresh corn cut from the cob.
Mix all together and fry until we'll
done. If green pepper is at hand,
cut it and cook for five minutes in the
bacon before adding the corn.
Prune Cottage Pudding. = Prepare
the pudding just as plain cake bat
ter, sprinkle with sugar when putting
into the oven. Serve cut into fancy
shapes or squares, topped with a
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-11-08

ming, or In colder weather after a
skating party. The main thing was to
concoct something hot and tasty as
quickly as possible. and In the days
of chatting dishes over alcohol lamps.
the making of Welsh rarebit was
considered a test of girls culinary
ability. The chatting dishes are usual
ly electric nowadays, but none the
less attractive when brought right to
the table so that the cooking Is done
while the party waits and watches the
cook The advantages of the method
described herewith by the bureau Of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-11-08

Nick and Nancy had been to visit
some cousins who lived in the city,
and when they came home they told
Daddy about it.
"But there was something strange
about the apartment where they lived"
the children said.
"Yes?" said Daddy.
Then Nick went on to explain that
most of the apartments-and the one
in which their cousins lived, was one
of them-did not have any fireplaces,
and they wondered how in the world
Santa Claus could get down their
chimneys when there weren't any
chimneys.
81 never heard" Nick said, that
children did not have visits from Santa
Claus because they lived in apart
ments, but it puzzled me-"
"Ah, can explain that" said Daddy.
"Please do" urged Nick.
"Yes, please explain" said Nancy.
"When they began to build these
great, big apartment houses, years
ago." said Daddy, Santa Claus was
on the lookout.
NOW he said to himself, I must
think of way to get to the children
who will live in those big buildings.
''The people went on building, and
they were so interested in watching
the floors grow-one went right on
top of the other-that they seemed
to forget all about Santa Claus and
his one trip Of the year, which is
worth more than anything else that
happens.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-11-08
Prepared by the United States Department
Of An,ri crnlt

Prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
One of the New Years resolutions
made by a good many families is to
live according to budget or definite
spending plan for the coming year,
but unless there is also a good meth
cd of keeping track of money as fast
as il is spent so that the outgO may
be frequently compared with the es-
innate. the resolution may fail to bear
fruit.
To meet this need for a practical
household financial record, the bureau
of home economics of the United
States department of Agriculture has
designed a convenient lOOseleaf &C
count book which may be obtained
from the superintendent of dOcu-
ments. government printing office.
for 30 cents. However. any ruled
blank book may be arranged in
similar way, using the page-tO-a-class
Of-eXpenditure system. square note
book opening at the side rather than
at the end, so as TO permit ruling col
umns entirely across two pages, will
be found desirable.
How much money do you expect to
handle next year and from what
sources? Set it down at the begin
ming of the book. Work out an esti-
mate of probable expenditures for the
entire year, getting the whole family
to help remember what will be need.
ed, and when the estimate fits the in
come enter ii next. There are good
many classes of expense in most fam
iIies-fOod, housing, operating, fur
nishings, clothing, health, develop
ment, personal, automobile, and saw
ings. including insurance. Allow
page or more for each. The edges OF
the book may be cut out for mar
ginal index. Provide summary page
to be filed in at the end of each
month. Other pages you may wish
to include will show property owned"
household inventory" record of in.
Sdrance policies" 'record of invest
mentS" The bureau of home econ0m-
les has kept the needs of the farm
woman especially in mind in planning
the lOose-leaf account book with spe-
cial pages for such items as products
furnished by the farm" garden rec
ord" poultry record" canned and
preserved goods record" accounts
receivable. accounts payable" Pages
that do not apply to ones needs may
be dropped under the lOose-leaf plan.
At the head of each class of ex-
penditures, set down the amount
shown in the estimate for that pur-
pose Make a sort of game of trying
to keep your expenses for that item
within the required figure. Compare
results as shown in the summary with
what you expected to have to spend.
This will give you an idea about plan
ming your next budget. The record
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-11-08

roof, and down he goes on the fire es-
cape to every single home, and in he
gets with his pack.
"After the children are asleep the
mothers and daddies unlock the fire
escape windows so they're all ready
for Santa Claus.
$50 you see Santa Claus can always
find way of getting to children!
"There is never anything that can
keep him from the children on Christ.
mas Eve.
ooh, yes, Santa Claus visits the
cities and the villages and the farms
"He just has to do little different,
ly in some homes than in others.
"But it makes no difference to him
what they may build, for, after all,
children are children, and Santa Claus
is Santa Claus, and so you need never
be worried or puzzled again.
"He can always find way to make
his visit to children every year."
eve knew he could, we knew he
could" said the children, 'but we are
so glad to know just how he does it."
t0. 1929. Western Newspaper Union.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-11-08

Timbales.-This Is very pretty as
well as tasty dish. Cook one beet.
skin and chop into dice, add one
cooked carrot and one cooked turnip,
also diced. Cut into bits one stalk
of celery and a cupful of green peas
and add enough mayonnaise to mOis
ten. Soften half package of gela-
tin which has been dissolved in one
cupful of water. When beginning TO
stiffen fold in one-half cupfuI of
whipped cream, after seasoning we'll
Decorate when unmolded with stars
cut from boiled beets or halves of
walnutS.
Green Pea Timbales.-These may be
prepared from green fresh peas.
canned or even dried Cook the peas
with little onion until very tender.
then drain and press through a sieve.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-11-08
!. HINTS FOR HOUSEKEEPERS

When using a meat chopper to pre-
pare bread crumbs, put a paper bag
over the mouth of the chopper to keep
the crumbs from scattering.
Mattresses which are turned and
summed regularly and protected by
washable pads will not only last long
er but will also aid sound sleep.
Variety and contrast in the foods
chosen make the meal appetizing and
interesting. This applies to texture.
color and flavor.
Short-footed stockings can cause
almost as much trouble as short shoes.
Buy them half an inch longer than
the foot for toe comfort.
When choosing linoleum for the
kitchen keep the color scheme of the
room in mind and select a pattern
that is not too large and does not
show soil.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-11-08
some PLEASING SALADS

Place pieces of grapefruit on let
tuce. Top with a slice of orange and
sweet dressing.
Select large orange and grapefruit
Peel and skin out the sections. Place
lettuce leaf on plate. Arrange two Sc
ries Of fruit, grapefruit, orange and
pear. across the plate Stripe the top
of each with thin cutting of green
pepper.
Oranges, sliced and covered with
sliced bananas and walnuts.
Four dates or soaked prunes, stuffed
with cheese on sections of grapefruit
or orange.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-11-08
GROUND BEEF ON TOAST A TASTY DISH

Toast slices of bread on one side.
Butter the other side and spread it
with a layer of ground raw beef about
one-fourth inch thick. Sprinkle with
salt and pepper and dot with butter.
Cook under broiling flame in the gas
oven until the meat is done but not
too dry. Serve with parsley garnish and
pickles. If you are serving the dish
TO children omit the pickles.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-11-08

Heat the milk in a double boiler.
Mix the melted butter and -four, and
stir into them small quantity of the
heated milk. Add to the remainder
of the milk and stir until thickened.
Add the cheese and the seasonings,
and beat lightly until the cheese has
melted. If it is not to be eaten at
once, set it aside to cool. When
wanted. rehear and pour little Of the
cheese mixture into the egg. Then
add this to the rabbit" and cook for
two or three minutes longer. Serve
on thin crisp toast or crackers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-11-08

with farm housewife on her budget
for next year. She is showing her
how to plan her expenses and make
an estimate, and how TO record in
convenient and practical way the
various items that complicate the
rural housewives records. ,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-11-08
Camera Finishes Picture

Invented by blind man, a camera
which takes pictures and makes
prints at practically the same time,
has appeared in London. 1t has two
lenses. one being the ordinary camera
eye" and the other admitting only
ultraviolet rays. Films and paper are
inserted together, and whenever the
shutter is opened secret "gas" is
released from small cylinder to de-
velop, fix and print the exposures.
When the spool is removed the photo
graphs are unwound at the same time.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-11-08
Evening Story for the Children
Bv MARY GRAHAM BONNER

"And then the people began to build
fire escapes. For, they said that when
the buildings were so large and there
were so many rooms, and so many
families. they must have way of get
ting out in case of fire.
Sand from top to bottom of every
building, on every side, they put fire
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-11-08

be pulled out without tangling the
rest of the strands. The yarn to fill
in the background does not come with
the outfit, it is bought separately, for
most women, if they do not use black,
prefer to select a color that harmo-
nizes with the particular room where
the stool is to be used.
ga. 1929, Western Newspaper Union.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-11-08
Meals Mother
Has Right Idea

w i t h in a f e W
months there will be
no more feverish, bill
ious, headachy, con-
stipated, pale and
puny children. That
prophecy would sure
ly come true if every
mother could see for
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-11-08

escapes, so that no home was without
one.
"'Well,' said Santa Claus, as he drove
Ills reindeer over the roofs of the city
that night, to see about his Christmas
trip, that is something / like!'
CHOW l know what to dor
$50 when Santa Claus goes to the
city homes where here are no chin
neys. he leaves his reindeer on the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-11-08

luncheon w l I q
small amounts of
vegetables and o
bit of meat the
cook may feel as
sured that the
expense saved Is
quite worth while.
Hot Vegetable
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-11-08

State and National Food Laws. All
large creameries use it to keep their
product uniform. It's tasteless and
doesn't color buttermilk. Large bot
ties cost only 80 cents at all drug or
grocery stores. Write for FREE
SAMPLE. Wells and Richardson Co..
Inc, Burlington, Vermont.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-11-08

70 her fruit closet. The
following will be some
thing TO enjoy In vari-
GUS ways during the
winter:
Ounce Paste. = Bake
ounces with equal parts
of sugar. Take equal
parts Of sugar and wa
fer. boil Together mill n
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-11-08

PREPARED by the United States Department
of Agricultural H...a
A suitable lunch dish for the younger
children and a tasty one for the whole
family is ground beef on toast. This
is one of the simplest and most at
tractive ways to prepare the cheaper
cuts of beef. When cooked under a
broiler for just few minutes the
ground beef has all the rich flavor of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-11-08

lemon sauce or whipped cream, gar
nished with large cooked pruDe.
Prune sauce may be used with the
pudding instead of the lemon sauce.
This is even better served hot with
hot sauce.
This is the time when the housewife
will add few more delightful glasses
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-11-08

and the estimate. taken together. will
show very conclusively what you are
getting for your money and whether
some departments of living are cost
ing more than they should.
The home demonstration agent in
this picture from Ohio Is comforting
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-11-08
WELSH RAREBIT AS A
WINTER Dish

Prepared by the United States Department
of AgricultureD
a. matter of fact, there's no rab-
bit in it; cheese is the principal in
gredient. Twenty or thirty years ago
Welsh "rarebit" as it is more correct.
ly called, was just as popular as il Is
today for serving as a late evening.
snack after a drive cen cool fall eve.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-11-08
BY JULIA BoTToMLEY

these together with sufficient yarn to
fill in the background in solid color,
constitutes the materials, the foot
stool, also carried in the fancywork
department, being purchased as a sep
arate item. The colored yarn enough
to complete the patterned design is
conveniently done in braided skeins
as pictured, so that each strand can
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-11-08

THE house beautiful resembles
the face and form of man. For
real beauty requires character; and
a home without home features,
home which does not reflect the
spirit and tastes of its inmates, Is
mere shelter, no matter how
costly
When dainty and wholesome dis
nay be prepared for the main dish a
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-11-08
Donei

Recently Richard was elected presi-
dent of his class at school. The next
day he presided at the first meeting.
After all business had been trans
acted. he said:
81 don't know how to close this
meeting, but its closed, anyhow
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-11-08
Train the Man

Marriage would have fewer wrecks
If It were as pleasant to live with q
man as IT is having him drop around
evenings bringing candy. flowers and
tickets for the shows.-Cincinnati
Enquirer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-11-08
Precept and Practice

Some people spend so much time
and energy In condemning evil that
they have no time or energy left for
the business of overcoming 1t with
good.-The C0ngregationalist.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-11-08
Make More Money
This Easy Way
A Feu Cents Invested in "Ddn-
deIion Butter Color" Will Put
Dollars in Your Pocket.

Top prices for your
butter are possible the
year round with the
help of "Dandelion But
ter Color" Put in just
a Tablespoonful for
each gallon of cream
before churning and out
comes butter of that
Golden June Shade. It's
purely vegetable, whole
cAn,o nn1 ,,onnfc, oil
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-11-08
Bath for Both

He-If you don't marry me, I'll
plunge into the sea!
She-Wait till l get my bathing
suit and I'll come with you.-Answers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-11-08
! Can Vegetables Promptly !.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

Vegetables should be canned as soon
as possible after they are brought In
from the garden. Flat-sour may de-
velop IL vegetables are allowed to
stand In a warm kitchen.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-11-08

home economics are that the rabbit
can be prepared ahead of time except
for the egg. Then II can be reheated
and the egg added just before serving.
Incidentally. any leftover rabbit can
be used as sandwich filling. or as
sauce for rice or macaroni. In the
latter case ii may need thinning
slightly with milk.
I pint milk Y tsp. salt
tbs. butter Few dashes ia
4 tbs. -four basco
u pound American Few drops Onion
cheese, faxed Juice
I egg. beaten Few drops soy
sauce
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-11-08

Poverty is said to be sure cure
for dyspepsia, but the cure may be
worse than the disease.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-11-08

VNIoMEN everywhere are
wv talking of this new, far
simpler way in baking-GoLD
MEDAL "Kachen-testef" Flour
and Special Kitchen tested
Recipes.
Just to find out how it works,
accept FREE IL famous simpli-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-11-08
GOLD W EDAR
81, kifChen-feSfed"
III HOUR
Simple Lo gic

Simple Logic
Visitor Ito man of ninety)-"You're
getting older" Ancient one-"Pm
glad of it-else I shouldn't be here!"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-11-08

broiled steak. and the juices which
cook out of the meat flavor the toast.
In case broiler is not available cook
the ground meat for a very short time
tered toast.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-11-08

Betty Croker s45 1000 M Tuesday Thursday,
Central Standard Time. Station: WCCO."
The Washington times., 1929-12-23

sive slogan, which is being ma
tionally pubIicized by florists.
everywhere, and by the Society Of
American Florists and Ornamen.
tal Horticulturists she trade or
ganization Of the industry of
which We are members. z
Other florists have agreed in
the main with Mr.. Guides ideas.
AL said that the use Of flowers
for this holiday was groWingA and
that this year. the prices would
be very low for this time Of the.
year because Of the tremendous
preparations made by growers IN
all parts Of the country for many
weeks past.
Many of the exotic flowers of
i the tropics viii be available this
Christmas. Through air mail
service. and In some cases, with
the aid Of specially chartered
planes, growers of these flowers
Id warmer parts Of the United
states are able to ship them TO
all parts OF the country IN so
short q time that they are some
times Ia the shops Of Northern
cities before blossoms picked at
the same time are delivered By
slower methods Of transport, to
neighboring markets,