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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-12-25
Coins of Yellow Metal
"Minted" In California

For several years gold half-dOllars
and quarter dollars were issued in
California. The half dollar of the
first issue was round. the diverse
showing head of Liberty surround
ed by a circle of Ii stars. and the
reverse showing the date 1852" with
in a wreath OF laurel and the legend.
Half Dol. California Gold" Some
have on the reserve the date and the
legend, California Gold Half D." La
ter issues show various numbers of
stars as well as change in design.
some portraying an Indian head in
stead of Liberty. and octagonal in
shape
These half and quarter dollars
were issued by private companies on
individuals connected with the gold
mining interests, and in nearly every
case reached the standard of value
weight and fneness claimed for
them. While not considered legal
coinage or legal tender, they were
accepted at a time when there was
a pressing need for money with
which to transact the business of the
country. Such coinage. however, is
now prevented by existing laws.
Souvenir pieces resembling the
gold half dollars were also issued
during this period. They were made
of composition metal, gold plated.
and of course are not worth any.
thing The pure gold half dollars in
perfect state of preservation bring
about a dollar.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-12-25
Valley of Waterfalls

One of the most spectacular motor
drives in the Canadian Rockies is that
through the YOhO valley in YOho Ma.
tional park, British Columbia. This
valley is IA miles long and more than
one mile deep. walled in by almost
perpendicular mountains covered with
primeval forest. Six waterfalls leap
down the mountain side within a dis
lance 10 miles. some of them ending
in cataract of spray. The most spec
tacular Of all is Takakkaw, which in
three different drops falls to the floor
of the valley 1850 feet from its crest
above.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-12-25
Unhappiness in Letting
Chivalry End at Altar
25 ounces for Csc

IF men would treat their wives
with the same thOughtfulness and
chivalry after marriage as they did
prior to it." remarked Bernal Dyas,
81 think the family circle would be
happier. The trouble is that too
many men look upon courtship as
sporting event. successfully climaxed
at the altar.
"Yes. lot of men are like friend
of mine who went home one after
noon with limit of trout AS he
stood gloating over them his wife
remarked:
"'That's all very fine for you. but
how about me? You never bring me
candy. the way you did before we
were married.
lis that So drawled the husband,
regarding his trout limit cOmplacent-
ly. swell, you never heard of a fish
erman feeding bait TO fish after
he'd caught it. did your Los An
geles Times.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-12-25

The first characteristic of the Amer
lean people is their happiness. The
visitor feels himself in the presence
Of a race with a keen zest for life.
sure confidence in the future, and
much enjoyment of things as they are.
The American is more highly strung
than the northern European. and in
most cases this does not seem to lead
to pessimism or a morbid condition.
The impression of happiness is COM
mon to all classes. The people in the
streets. in the shops, in the hotels. the
lift man. the bellhop. the telephone
operator-all are gay.
No doubt there is a material basis
for this. double income for a wage
Garner means more than twice the
amount Of amenities and enjoyment.
The old orthodox tenent of European
civilization, that money does not
bring happiness" is probably only a
modern adaptation Of Aesop's fable
of the fox and the grapes.
Vast wealth does not bring happi-
ess; but that small margin OF spare
money after necessities have been pro-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-12-25
Relic of Old London

Glimpse of Londons accumulated
past are constantly turned up by the
spade, according to the Times. AT
st. Marv Magdalene, the parish church
of East Ham, the remains of an
anchOrite in leaden coffin have been
found. with cross on his breast
either Saxon or Norman.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-12-25
Interview Didn't Count

While Lynde NJ. Walter. first editor of the
Boston Transcript. was i'll, in the last two years
of his life, the editorial burden fell on Joseph
Palmer. B. A. Smalley writes in that paper
Palmer's one claim to fame was that he alone of
newspaper men was accorded an interview by
Charles Dickens on the latter's first visit to Bos-
ton. The interview lasted an hour. Palmer
told all about his efforts in obtaining the inter.
view in the paper but printed not one word
Of what was said.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-12-25
Happiness of Americans Impressed on Visitors

vided for constitutes in America the
structure of what is definitely larger
life. In the United States this larger
life-or rather, larger share of life In
its natural and rightful balances en-
joyed by an incomparably greater num-
Der than in any other country in the
world.-Winston Churchill In Liberty.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-12-25
Words in Bible

The wor' land" occurs most often
in the Bible. In the King James YER
sion it appears 46,227 times. OF words
of Importance, Jehovah or Lord occurs
most often. appearing 6S55 times.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-12-25
Aneien, RELIGION. Belief.

Both the Greek and the Roman con-
ception Of the after life was exceed
ingly hazy. but both included states Of
future blessedness or woe. accordins
to the pleasing or offending Of the gods
while on earth.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-12-25
"Morninp Star"

The name "Lucifer" means "the
shining one" and originally was a
name for the morning star. or "son
of the dawn"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-12-25
Afyour dru9gfsfs
& NIl;51E1!5 e.;

Husbands Will Be Husbands
MY husband is deceitful
wretch"
whats he done now?"
HE pretended to believe me last
night when he knew l was lying TO
m."-Pathfinder Magazine.
More Grief
Blinks-I see a vest pocket cracker
that can sustain life for several days
has been produced.
Jinks-Huh! wonder IL thar
means wives won't even come home
from bridge parties in time TO open
cans for the evening meal?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-12-25
2!|Z!Id9

Inactive bowels cause inactive minds.
Don't let slug9ishness and a heavy, tired
feeling get the best of you. Drink thar
consnip0fed feeling away with a cup OF
fragrant Garfield Tea. A simple, natural,
good oid-fashioned remedy, Garfield
Tea consists of pure, fragrant, utterly
harmless herbs.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-12-25

nv HEN people used laughingly
NJ and entirely without oppro-
Wv brium to refer to Kester's
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-12-25
BY ELMO SCOTT WATSON

BY ELMO SCOTT WATSON
ANUARY is a date imperishably pre-
served in the annals of America in
association with the name of Andrew
Jackson. For it was on January 8,
1915, that he won his amazing victory
nrar the British Of the Rattle of New
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-21
IN
NEW
YORK
!!|I!l Gilbert sEl

New York, Dec. 2l.-One of the old
est residents of Fifth Avenues most
exclusive sector Is, I have just
learned, huge but affable hippo
potamus.
His name is Caliph and he has
been looking out upon the comings
and goings of the rich and socially
eminent folk for some 20 years or
more. This, by the way, Is the near
est thing to a jungle that Caliph has
ever known, for he was born In cap
tivity in this section and has occu-
pied a cage in Central Park which
is within growing distance Of the IA
nous "Avenoo"
He has been visited time and again
by the children Of the rich and the
children Of the poor. And it's all the
same to Caliph, who, after all, is a
hippo.
Just few feet away, in another
central location, Is Mrs. Murphy's
farmyard where folk yearning for q
touch of the pastoral can 60 and
gaze wistfully upon few chickens,
ducks, COWS and pigs.
All of which you'll find in the guide
books! But the. other day I was in
formed that just across Fifth Avenue,
in the huge and expensive apart
ments of the nifty Sixties, there are
number of eminent business and
society folk who have come to enjoy
the barnyard noises that float through
their windows on quiet nights.
Several have expressed great de-
light at being able to hear chickens
cackle in the early morning, and COWS
moo.
A young lady who should know
about such things informed me re-
Gently that E. j. Berwind, the great
coal baron, frequently goes to roof
top and window to gaze down at this
tiny fragment of farm life just acroS;
the street. There are a number of
others, am told. who began their
climb to riches and fame In farm
spots who seek out apartments in
this section not only because of its
exclusive neighborhood, but partially
because they enjoy a visit with the
geese and chickens.
And here. by the way, you have an
other of Manhattan's amusing con-
trasts: an ultra-fashionable residen-
tial section on one side of the street; !;
and the towns tiny public farm ON
the other.
X X X
Which reminds me that old Phi,
Holmes has disappeared from the
Central Park farm belt.
Not so long ago he told me that
he'd been there some so years. and
was the oldest ZOO keeper. Now he's
retired.
He was particularly pleased by his
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-21

instead Of beef, she Is directing her
dollar toward the support Of one
branch of agriculture and, by indi-
rection, taking it away from another.
The same thing Is true Of the vari-
Gus cereals, vegetables and other
crops. Statistics show, for instance,
that the nation is eating more spin
ach and less bread than was the case
10 years ago. In this change the
wheat grower loses which the spinach
raiser gains, despite the fact that the
consumers dollar has not been di-
verted from investment in an agri-
cultural product.
In like manner, various agricul-
tural regions are pitted against each
other for advantage. At the recent
International Livestock Exposition In
Chicago, North Dakota sponsored a
wheat to meat" exposition, illustrat-
ing the manner in which this state
is going into diversified agriculture.
The object, of course, was to inform
people in other sections of the ad-
vances made here and induce them
to come to North Dakota and join
the movement.
The exhibit stressed the relative
cheapness Of raising forage, feed hogs
and cattle on low-priced land in COM
petition with the highly developed,
high-valued, heavily-taxed land in
older states. It was intended to make
farmers in Illinois, Indiana and Iowa
wonder how they were going to meet
such competition and, perchance, toI
come out here and get in on the
ground floor"
And the exhibit told no idle story.
The increasing competition from
these northwest states is important
to those folk in the lower middle west. |
Success in our livestock enterprises
here may mean disadvantage to them.
The result Is to emphasize not only
the widespread importance Of agri-
culture but the fact that when one
discusses agriculture as whole he Is
referring to many-sided industry
which has within itself many conflict !
ing problems. This, of course, con-
tributes to the difficulty of a general
for agriculture's ills or of es-
common viewpoint .or
them.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-21
BARBS

A number Of universities and COL
leges that lost money on the football
season are beginning to think that
perhaps the game was overempha-
sized, after all.
A Chicago man was Jailed the
other day for failure to pay alimony
to his ninth wife. What is that old
line about "the woman pays and
pays?
A Canadian gypsy asked police to
find his daughter -in-law for whom
he had paid $4,000 and who had been
kidnapped. Tough break, what with
the depression and all.
X X X
After going to England in search
Of peace, Mahatma Gandhi finally
sailed for home with the threat that
India and Britain may come to blows.
It is very difficult to fight war with
patience.
We will not be really sure there is
a war between China and Japan un-
til one OF those countries sends some
body over to borrow something from
us.
X X X
Professor Einstein will study again
at the California Institute of Tech
nology this winter. We don't know
just what he will study, but he really
ought to devote some research to the
new golf ball.
George Bernard Shaw forecasts that
prohibition will be q successful ex-
pertinent. That's the same chap who
picked Carpenter to whip Dempsey.
y X y
It remains hard for some Of us to
understand why the world is not
spelled "pullitician."
y * X
Indians won damages from New
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-21
Daily Health Service
CHAMBERS DISEASE, ONCE
COMMON, is NOW RARE
Was Spread From Horses to Men; Now Checked by
Sanitation
Sanitation

every human being that has 1t should
be isolated promptly either at home
or in the hospital. Animals that are
infected should be promptly de-
stroyed. Furthermore, whenever a
case is found in q horse, all of the
other horses in the group or in tho
stable should be tested to find ouy
whether or not they have this con-
dition. All Of the infected animals
should be promptly removed and the
most thorough disinfection Of the
stable should be provided for.
AS was previously stated, this con-
ditton IS not common at this time
either in horses or in man. Among
the steps which have been taken to
prevent the condition IS abolition Of
the common drinking trough, sani-
tary supervision Of stables and black
smith shops, and very careful testing
Of all Of the horses in regions where
the disease Is common.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-21

speaking acquaintance with the AS
tors, Vanderbilts, Gerrys and others
who lived hard by. Many Of them
he had known as youngsters and
lately he has come to know members
of a second and third generation.
OF late years. his task was to keep
an eye on the camel ride. Maintain
ing a good circus-like appearance,
certain to attract the attention Of the
youngsters, he wore the costume Of .
Zuave. He had the reputation Of be-
ing q pretty fair camel rider himself.
Sometimes, he also attended the pony
ride section.
But every youngster, nursemaid
and parent In the park knew him.
Astors, VanderbiltS, Ginsbergs, Tona-
zettis and Grepopoluses were all in
his daily routine.
Copyright, 1881, NEA Service, 1ncJ
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-21
# TQ;lR2,AAY TQ;lR2,AAY So So
: WORlDWAP
ANNIVERSARY
&&& 9fGSE
STRUGGLE IN ASIA MINOR

STRUGGLE IN ASIA MINOR
On Dec. 81, 1917, England staged
strong offensive in Asia Minor,
along the Nahr ell Auju river front,
with the resulting capture of six viii
lagos near the mouth of the river and
the Turkish stronghold of Ras ez
candy, two miles northeast Of Beth
any.
Report that Germany was consid-
ering peace was circulated with the
information that a government bu-
reau for studying questions relating
to peace had been opened in Berlin.
DR.. Karl Helfferich headed the bu-
reau.
England, after suffering a heavy
property and life loss in the airplane
raid Dec. 18, again was paid visit
by German planes, but with smaller
loss. One German plane was brought
down.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-21

York state for lands they were
cheated out Of. And farmers are try
ing to collect financial relief for the
lands they are unfortunate enough
to own.
* * X
A headline says Congress Begins
Chaotic Session" Chaotic is a good
word, but you ought to see some of a
congressman's mail!
j. * X
Ann Harding, film actress, suffered
a dislocated shoulder, and couldn't
remember how it happened. II you
have been to the movies, however, you
probably know.
X X X
A scientific writer says our jungle
ancestors sprang from lions, tigers
and other beasts. And perhaps it's
just as well they did.
Copyright, 1881, NEA Service, 1nc.)
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-21
BY DIR. MORRIS FISHBEIN
Editor, Journal Of the American
MAdfcal Assn~aa klns.

BY DIR. NORRIS FISHBEIN
Editor. Journal Of the American
Medical Association
When automobiles were more in
frequent and contact with horses was
common occurrence, the disease
called glanders occasionally infected
human beings. Now 1t Is so rare as
to be almost a medical curiosity.
Chambers is spread from horses to
men. Human carriers Of the disease
have not been found, but close con-
tact with cases Of the disease or with
articles freshly soiled by discharges
from a human case or q case in q
horse will produce the condition. The
discharges from the infected mucous
membranes or the skin and the mu-
couS that comes from the nose and
throat Of the person with the dis
ease may carry the injecting organ
ism. Furthermore, the organism may
be present in the excretions from the
bowels Of those who are infected.
Among the methods developed by
scientific medicine for diagnosing this
disease, there Is q test OF the person
similar to the WassermAnn test and
another test that Is similar to the
Vidal test for typhoid fever. There
IS also general skin reaction and
finally the possibility Of finding the
germ OF the disease in the excrc-
tions.
X X X
So serious is this disorder that
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-21

came to me. You know how I get
them-I am hurrying.
IS A ND then when I was just posi-.
"a lively dying anyway with ex.
element and everything, you know,
Daddy looked up and saw him, and
he said to Mother. 'Trudie. there's
that young fellow who took the part
Of the brother in the show last
night
II thought I'd die. just about
passed out. It was too perfectly
thrilling. 'Nactor and everything.
But I never let on. I just opened
my eyes in what you call my big
eyed. innocent way. you know. and
I said. DO you know him. Daddy?'
"Well. Of course. Daddy. didn't
know him. but kept on looking
innocent and / began to pump. and
I pumped and pumped. and I found
out everything. and Daddy and
Mother never dreamed that ! was
interested or anything-I am hurry.
ing.
"He's a member Of the Stephen
G.. Sperry Players. You know. they
are putting on Z one.act play two
times every night right over here
at the Hong Kong. They just start
ed this week. so that's what he's
been doing around this neighbor'
hood and why we've never seen him
before. He's not the leading man
or he wasn't in the show the folks
saw (that's where they went when
they sneaked OF last night while
was at your house). and the folks
didn't like his acting 20 awfully
much-but you know they Just alb
solutely aren't Judges Of things like
that at all. Member, they didn't
even like Chester Fairfield In thu
New Western Stock Company las,
winter. nor anything. They DOM
care much for Ronald Colman. even
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-21

would do the few simple things they
know they ought to do, most Of our
big problems would take care Of them
selves.-Calvin Coolidge.
y X \
Governments will do nothing unless
driven by public opinion Senator
william +. Borah OF Idaho.
* i X
It IS fortunate that we can ride to
the poorhouse In such nice automo-
biles.-Congressman Cyrenius Cole Of
Iowa.
\ X X
I never wore sleeveless nightgown
In my life.-EStelle Taylor, divorced
wife Of Jack Dempsey.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-21
On Handling Guns


When three Illinois children were
killed by the use Of firearms in one
day recently, it set lot Of people tc
thinking, both about the trend of the
times and the circumstances which
permitted lethal weapons to come in
to the hands of juveniles.
Any person reared in q family where
the use of firearms is commonplace is
or should be, meticulously careful In
their use. The more experience a man
has in the use of, weapons the more
fearful he becomes Of them. Watch
an expert rifleman, trapshooter OF
pistolshot some time and notice the
respect which he accords his weapon
He Is afraid of it for he knows it can
be very deadly.
But against this respect for fire
arms we have a carelessness which is
appalling. Records of the last IL
months show the youngest victim OF
q gun welded by itself was baby ls
months old. The child found loaded
revolver under a pillow. 1t was an
interesting toy until 1t exploded. The
case was listed as an accident.
One child, four years old, found a
revolver in q bureau drawer and the
death angel had another Job.
But most distressing of all was the
case of a Brooklyn plumber and his
five-year-old son. They were great
pals, just as the ideal father and son
should be. The lad went rulnmagine
through the house and found a pistol
Appearing in the dining room where
the family was eating supper, the LAD
playfully pointed the thing at his Dad
and pulled the trigger. A widow wal
left with three small children. The
fearful sobs Of the little boy for his
father could not bring the man back
to life.
A Bismarck man who knows some.
thing about weapons offers this com
ment:
Il want my children to know the
pleasures of the hunt when they grow
up but I don't want them involved II
any tragedies that can prevent.
am teaching them now never to poin
any kind Of q gun at any human be-
ing, not even toy pistol which
couldn't possibly harm anyone.
don't want them to get bad habits
where anything SO deadly is con-
cerned.
"Only a fool will point a weapon a
another human being in what som'
folks would call fun. People who d.
should be kicked until they Cal
neither stand up nor sit down in com
fort Any gun, loaded or unloaded, i
dangerous. Every gun should be con
sidered loaded at all times"
The gentleman feels strongly on tn
subject. but who will say he docsn'
take the proper attitude:
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-21

They're awfully crazy that way-I
am hurrying.
II tried to see what he ordered.
but couldn't tell, but it looked like
a steak. because he had such hard
time cutting It. He just went on
eating. in q perfectly cool kind Of
masterful. dignifled way. but ever
once in a while he'd lift those won.
derful brown eyes Of his in . kind
Of mute appeal like asking where
was my beautiful sister.
"'Nafter while Daddy said for me
to stop staring at that fellow. that
was attracting his attention, but
Mother said nonsense / was only Z
little girl. So then I said. with an
other Of my big-eyed innocent looks.
as you say. that I wondered what
his name was. Mother felt In her
coat pocket on the back Of the chair,
and there was the program from
last night; she'd saved It for the
Coming Attractions. you know. She
put it in the menu. 30 he wouldn't
see we were talking about him. and
now listen. darling. You'll hardly
believe it. His first name Is Earl.
One Of your favorfte names tor
men. And now listen. His last
name is DeArmount. Capital D, q.
Capital A. r. m. o. q. n. {. Earl
DeArmount! Isn't that the most
marvellous thrilling name? A de
and everything! nearly died
when l read It right there on the
program. And Earl always beine
your favorite name, next to Chris
topher and Anthony and Hilary, for
men. It's just simply more than
coincidence. It's just like you'd
known from childhood days that
you were going to meet . man
named Earl. and souls reaching out
to souls and thought telepathy and
everything. ! guess that just about
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-21
A Will and a Way
(New York World-Telegram)

Fifteen thousand PhiladelphianS
stormed a city council meeting in the
City Of Brotherly Love Thursday
night, with the result that the coun-
cilmen slashed about $4,000, 900 from
next years budget.
Twas not theirs to reason how.
Twas not theirs but to do or die, and
they did. As q result, there will BE-
no 3s per cent increase in the Phila-
delphia tax rate. There will be no
SO per cent increase in the water rate.
There will be instead widespread sal
ary cutting or general erasing Of
drones from padded payrolls.