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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-15
Expert Digs Up Skeletons of
Primitive People.

Observation-Disclosures of a print
five cave-dwelling population have
been found in the Ozark hills of north
ern Arkansas, it has been announced
ut the Smithsonian institute.
The discovery of traces of an an
cient population, which cannot be
positively identified with any known
aboriginal American people but has
some resemblance to the so-called
Ozark bluff dwellers, was made by
Winslow NJ. Walker. anthropolOgist
of the Smithsonian staff. In the
largest of the hill caverns he uncov-
cred ten human burials, the bones
probably representing u persons.
Six were very young children and
infants. The bones of dog were
found near one of the child burials
in position which indicated careful
over the hindlegs. This is interpret
ed as indicating that among this prim-
itive people the dog was kept as pet.
Beside the children there were two
men. woman and an adolescent boy.
Numerous artifacts of stone. flint,
bone, and shell were found, together
with fragments of a crude, undec-
GRATED. flat-bottomed pottery. There
were no traces of wooden objects or
textiles of any kind, but spear and
javelin heads, knives. drills, and scrap
ers were numerous. all made from
native flint and showing rather crude
workmanship.
There were hammers and grinders
made of waterworn stones with little
artificial shaping. Mussel shells used
as spoons were found inside box tur-
tie shells which had been scraped out
to serve as bowls. The most unique
object found was part of an antler
tip notched near the end which was
part of an "atlatl'' or throwing stick
used for hurting darts. This is
more primitive weapon than the bow
and arrow.
Nearly three weeks was required
TO clear this cavern of the ash, char
coal, and dirt which in some places
had accumulated to depth of 5 feet.
AT two localities there were true
petrOglyphs - pictures and symbols
carved on the surface of rocks. At
third site, on a wall at the back of
a rock shelter, Walker found pictures
painted with red ochre. Humans,
snakes, tracks. sun, moon, stars, and
unacceptable forms were depicted.
Pottery, flint, and bone fragments in
a pile of ashes and refuse under the
rock shelter indicate strongly that
these figures were the work of In
dams.
Some curious rocks bearing petro-
glyphs were found in a field several
miles away. There were 33 of these
rocks with only their fiat surfaces
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-15

production of roaring thunder and
flashing lightning to accompany JOve's
appearance. has been reported by an
Italian archaeological mission headed
by Or. Luigi Ugolini. which has been
digging during the past fall and
winter.
The theater was built partly by the
Greeks in the Fourth century before
Christ. and partly by the Romans al
the end of the republican era The
playhouse. especially the stage, was
found in good state of preservation.
An interesting detail was constituted
by a small moat surrounding the
stage. II is believed that the curtain
was probably lowered into this moat
at the commencement of the perform
ance, a device which is still preferred
by some theaters today to the usual
rising curtain.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-15
BEDTIME STORY FOR CHILDREN
By THORNTON w. BURGESS

SO the instant Buster caught the
faint smell of Farmer Browns Boy,
his wits said: "Get away from here
as quickly as you can! This is no
place for you! That is the dreadful
man-smell. Get ashore at the nearest
place and run! ~
Buster didn't stop to think. He
turned and made for the shore right
where Paddy the Beaver and the
Quack family were hiding among the
rushes. Now they knew perfectly well
that Buster Bear wasn't coming on
purpose to hurt them. They knew he
didn't know that they were there. But
big feet landed on one of them. Bus
ter Bear was frightened, and now they
in their turn were frightened. Busters
fright was needless and foolish, but
theirs was not. You see, they knew
by the way he was coming that he
wasn't going to be polite and ask them
to get out of his way. No sir, Buster
was too frightened to be polite; he
was in too much of hurry.
The wits of Paddy the Beaver
worked quickly. They always do. He
didn't have to stop to think to dive.
He just dived without any thinking,
and by the time he could do any think
ing he was safely out Of the way of
Buster Bear. At the first splash Bus
ter made as he headed for the shore,
the Quack family started to swim out
of the way. But Buster Bear was
Of his way in that manner. Mr..
Quack's wits just opened his wings and
sent him up into the air like a rocket.
He didn't stop to think to fly; he SIM
ply flew. Mrs. Quack did the same
thing, and the ten young Quacks. now
almost as big as their parents, like
dutiful children, followed.
1t all happened in just little min
ute, it seemed to Farmer Browns Boy
One minute everything was as quiet
and peaceful as could be, and the next
Buster Bear was splashing through the
rushes on the other side of the pond.
and the air was filled with ducks fly
ing in all directions and quacking with
fright. 1t was very exciting minute
and just to add to the excitement,
Farmer Browns Boy stood up and
yelled. That yell seemed to double
Buster Bears speed. The mud and
water flew as he dashed through the
rushes to the shore and disappeared
in the Green Forest, running as if he
never would stop. In no time he was
quite out of sight, but Farmer Browns
Boy could still hear him crashing his
way through the Green Forest. Then
once more everything became quiet and
peaceful. Farmer Browns Boy washed
the mud from his face and neck. Then
he hid and waited patiently. Present
ly Mr.. Quack came on whistling wings
and flew twice around the pond. See
ing no one, he dropped down on the
water with splash and then quacked
loudly. At once Mrs Quack and the
young Quacks appeared, and soon they
were busy talking it all over.
&c. 1892. by T. w. Burgess -WNU Service.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-15

NAL life of the islands, according to
the Smithsonian experts, may be by
no means representative of what it
once was. At the time of Columbus
first voyage there was a large human
population, part of whose sustenance
was obtained by hunting. Some of
the most interesting creatures had
disappeared long before science be-
came interested in them. 1t is planned
to reconstruct this extinct life, in so
far as possible. from the cave de-
posits in order to establish any pos
sible relationships.
The biology and archaeology of the
West Indies are considered among the
major fields of Smithsonian institu-
ton research. This is Miller's third
expedition to the West Indies on this
quest.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-15
BONERS are actual humorous
tidbits found in examination pa
pers, essays, etc., by teachers.

The sun sets in the west and huT-
ries round to the east to be in time
to rise the next morning.
Three kinds of blood vessels are ar
teries, veins and caterpillars.
Man is the only animal who can
strike a light.
Joan of Arc was cannonised by Ber-
nard Shaw.
A conjunction is a place where two
railway lines meet.
Where are the kings of England
crowned?
On their heads.
The different kinds of senses are
commonsense and nonsense.
20. 1892. Bell syndicate.)-wNU Service.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-15
Suicide Wave Problem
for Police of Riviera

Nice.-An epidemic of suicide is
ravaging the Riviera More than six
ty suicides were recorded between
Cannes and Mentone during the last
two months and the number of people
ending their lives seems to be in.
creasing in catastrophe proportions.
The main cause, of course, for such
a suicide craze on the Riviera is at
tributed to heavy gambling losses
combined with slight touch of bust
ness depression. Love comes next,
and, in most cases this kind of sui
eide goes by pairs.
Despite the efforts of the police and
municipal authorities to prevent peo-
pie from ending their lives, it seems
that a kind of acute suicide fever"
has gripped the Azure coast. Even
the "anti-suicide" club which was
created in Nice few months ago to
improve the morale of unfortunate
gamblers is also impotent and real
suicide mania has developed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-15
YOUR HOME |
and YOU
BY BETSY CALLISTER
STAINED FINGERS

ONE Of the hardships of the young
~ woman when she first begins to
prepare meals is that her fingers al
ways seem to be stained from fruits
and vegetables. or darkened from
securing pots and pans. She usually
wants to know what she can do to
take off the stains. Lemon juice helps
to take off stains from fruits and vege-
tables and some housewives keep
lemon quarter on small dish beside
the kitchen sink to use for removing
stains after peeling potatoes and other
vegetables. There are mild acids that
may be obtained from the druggist to
be used for the same purpose. But the
easiest way to remove stains Is not
to get theml
When you have potatoes to pare
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-15

their gold there and left the markings
as a cryptic record. There has been
much fruitless diggings in the floor
of the cave in search of this hidden
treasure"
The most surprising thing about
these sites is that although they are
within hundred miles of each other
no two of them exhibit the same type
of figures. The inference is that
each was made by different tribe
and perhaps for different purpose.
Both the Usage and the Cherokee are
known to have lived in this region,
and some light may be thrown on the
problem by determining whether or
not they made rock pictures.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-15
Experts Discover Stage
Thunder Is Old Stuff

Rome.-The artificial production of
thunder and lightning offstage is not
a modern dramatic invention by any
means, it appears from recent excava-
lions at Butrinto 1.-THE ancient Buthro-
tum) In southern Albania.
The discovery of complete thea
ter, with several back stage rooms
presumably used for the synthetic
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-15
Explorers Will Undertake to
Solve Mystery.

Washington.-Light on the origin Of
rhe West Indies is being sought by
the Smithsonian institution in the
dark caves of Porto Rico. where Ger
rit S. Miller, Jr., curator of mammals,
is now seeking clews to extinct ami
NAL life.
Two theories as to the origin of
these islands exist. One is that they
once were part of continuous land
mass connected with the North Amer
ican continent, which was submerged
in the ocean like the fabulous Lost
Atlantis" with only its mountains re-
manning above the water. The other
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-15
Old-Time Inns Turn
Stables Into Garages

London.-Since the motorized horse
power of modern life has so greatly
replaced the old four-footed variety.
English inns, no matter how ancient,
have had to keep up the same pace.
The inns, in fact, now within reach
of all the large cities by automobile
or public bus. have sprung to new life.
Specifically, they are the same as in
stage-coach days: huge timbered build
ings with interiors lofty, raftered and
cool; but their stables today are ga
RACES, and living conveniences and
cooking have changed to the style of
the modern hotels.
One company now controls no less
than $50 of these inns.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-15
American Safety Poster
Given Honor by French

Partisan American Safety First
poster has been declared the best in a
contest held by the French State rail
ways among it's employees.
This poster shows mother clasp
ing a child to her breast, while under.
meath is the message, They, too, suf-
fer when you are hurt"
American safety first methods are
the most effective, according to the
safety commission Of the State rail
ways, which has toured in Europe and
the United States, studying the pre-
yention of accidents.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-15
Rubbish Hides Book
Valued at $4,000

Washington.-Lafd away on an
inconspicuous shelf in the De-
partment of Commerce, covered
with miscellaneous papers and
extraneous volumes, is a book
worth $4,000. 1t is complete
volume of the original maps pre-
pared for the use of the British
fleet in attacking the American
colonies during the Revolution.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-15
Fresh Perch.

Prepare six fresh perch and mari
nate them in two tablespoonful of
olive oil, a sprig of parsley, a little
pepper and salt, all-spice, bayleaf and
other spices. Keep the fish in the mar
made fol- an hour. Remove, roll in
crumbs which have been seasoned with
spices and cook until a golden brown.
Serve with a butter sauce.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-15
Bisnue of Herbs

Chop together a handful of lettuce,
sorrel, spinach, small onion, little
celery and and chervil and cook with
two tablespoonfuls of butter until soft,
stirring constantly. Add three table
spoonfuls of flour with four cupfuls
of cauliflower water; add a beaten egg
and serve with croutons.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-15
Stuffed Egg Plant.

Cut egg plant into halves length
wise, remove the inside and make of
this stuffing by chopping fine and
adding chopped parsley and onions
Stuff the egg plant with the mixture
and place in a casserole with plenty
of melted butter. Simmer over a slow
fire until all is well cooked. Cover the
top with bread crumbs, add a little
melted butter and keep hot until
served.
&c. 1892. Western Newspaper Union.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-15
Old Altar Stone in Crypt

st. Louis.-An altar stone, used as
early as 1875 in France, is in the
crypt of ST. Francis Xavier's church
here. The stone, brought to St Louis
by Father Marquette when he was
tracing the course of the Mississippi
river, is believed to be the oldest in
America.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-15
Death Dealing Ray Seen
in Marconi Experiments

LoHdon.-A destructive ray that
would kill everyone in its path. and
transmission of power by wireless.
These two revolutionary discoveries
may shortly be arrived at by Marconi.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-15
Smiths Rule Lodge

Turlock, Calif.-YOu can't keep the
Smiths down. In the Turlock Knights
of Pythias lodge, the chancellor, pre-
late, master-at-arms, inner guard and
outer guard all are named Smith.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-15
Most Folks Retreat

A man, it is said, can overtake
wolf. But" asks one of our report
ers, why should / wish to overtake
a wolf!'-Toronto (Ontario) Daily
Star.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-15
SOME DINNER DISHES
THESE recipes have been gathered
L from various sources; some will
Salmon With Sauce Piquant.

Salmon With Sauce Piquant.
Take ree-Qarter-inch-slices of sal
mon, place in a saucepan with hot fish
broth, adding touch of fruit juice
or vinegar. Simmer Rfteen minutes.
Remove from the broth, wipe dry,
the sauce prepared as follows: Melt
a quantity of butter, flavor to taste
with tarragon vinegar, pepper, mus
tard, fennel and any spices liked. Stir
over the heat until cooked, move to
the back of the range and add the
yolk Of an egg to thicken. Serve at
once.
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Quite Accurate

There are two sides to every ques
tion." Is a popular saying. Your c-yi
and the wrong one?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-15

possibly be. Then along came mis-
chievous Little Breeze and carried the
smell of Farmer Browns Boy to Bus
ter Bear swimming out there in the
pond. That doesn't seem like much
for Farmer Browns Boy couldn't pos
sibly have hurt Buster Bear if he had
wanted to, and he didn't want to do
anything of the kind. But when Bus
ter Bear was very little cub he was
taught that man is not to be trusted
and is a creature to be feared, the
only one, in fact, to be afraid of. Bus
ter never had got over that fear.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-15

Daggers Long in Use
There are still extant flint daggers
not less than 5000 years old
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-15
Think IL Over

Future years cannot compensate fcF
lost years.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-13
GERMANS ARMED
MEDIEVAL WARS
Exported YeW Bows Before
Guns Were Used.
~ Scienoe Serrice

~ 4Nttftc CT tttt
BERLIN, Feb. 13.-Germany did
not have to wait for the Krupps to
become great source Of warlike
weapons, it appears from a study in
the German conservation journal,
Naturkunde und NaturSchutz.
In the middle ages, when the stout
yew bow was the standard "shootin'
iron," the land beyond the Rhine
had an important export trade in
bows. Even as late as the sixteenth
century, well after the invention of
gunpowder, a single firm in Nurem-
berg sold 500 900 of these weapons
during period of sixty years-an
average of 10000 bows a year.
Many Of the bows exported from
Germany went to England, where in
consequence of almost inceSsant
warfare. both foreign and civil, the
yew was exterminated as a source
Of good slaves by the year 1900.
The demand in Germany became
so great that the supply was over
cut, and, finally, even in the Alps
the yew stood in danger of extermi-
nation. In one Bavarian district
alone, 10000 yews were cut down
in the year 1888. In the following
year further cutting of yews was
forbidden in Bavaria by government
edict
At present yews are being care
fully preserved by German govern
ment agencies, and it is estimated
that there now exist in the country
something over $4,000 yew trees.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-13
One Ship Ready in Berlin;
Two Being Built in
France.
BY MINOTT SAUNDERS
NEA Service Writer

PARIS, Feb. 13.-Grotesque air.
planes, like man-made comets, roar
ing at dizzy speeds through the lit
tle-known regions ten miles above
the globe
SiX-hour trips from Paris or Ber-
lin to New York
Flying, winged submarines, with
daring pilots locked in Theoretically
sealed cabins
It's going to be spectacular
transatlantic flying season, if plans
of European aeronautical engineers
don't go awry!
For a ree-cornered-or perhaps
four, five o. accommodating
ton race through the shakespeare
is in the making, with almost every
capital in Europe seemingly harbor-
ing a mystery plane" ready to dare
the rare upper atmosphere.
German Ship Ready
Many of the planes ar shrouded
in secrecy which permits not even
the names of their builders or pilots
to be known. Other constructors,
like the rivals Farman and Guer-
chaiS in Paris and another airplane
manufacturer in Germany, partially
have revealed their plans.
Farman and GuerchaiS are speed
ing up final preparations in the am
bition to be the first to conquer the
stratoSphere. Already built, in
Berlin, is another plane with a her
metically sealed cockpit, oxygen
supply chambers an eighty-tWo-
foot Widespread and a crude oil
motor-and it's said to be capable of
flying TOO miles an hour at>an alti-
tude of ten miles.
The two planes now nearing COM
pletion in Paris are similar in prin-
ciple. They are monoplanes with
exaggerated wing spans. The most
unusual feature, however, is a sealed
Submarine-built cabin built of metal
and strong enough to prevent it
from bursting outward from the air
within while the plane is riding in
the thin shakespeare element.
High Speed Possible
The Guerchais machine has a
wing flfty-f1ve feet in spread and
thick in construction, with the brac-
ing in the interior. 1t has a TOO
horse power Lorraine motor and,
under Gerchais' calculations, should
be able to fly at $4,000 feet at 300
miles an hour.
The sealed cabin in the Guer-
chais machine is built of duralu-
min, like that used by Professor
AuguSte Picard in his balloon
flight. 1t will house the motor and
two pilots, and will also contain
highly sensitive instruments for
scientific observations and safe fly
ing when nothing can be seen. An
Cicero Mecanique" compressor,
subject to regulation from the cock
pit, will be started, according to
plans, at about 10000 feet altitude
and feed the engine as we'll as the
men.
Life in this cabin during fight
will be much the same as that in
a submarine, with oxygen tanks
and system for the ABSORPTION of
carbon gases.
Plane Built in Secret
Henri Farman, pioneer aviator
and one of the foremost con-
Structors in France, is guarding the
secrets of his stratosphere machine
zealously.
Outwardly it resembles the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-13
HOOVER FANS
FIRST SPARK IN
1892 CAMP AICN
Compares LinCoIn'S Diem
ma With Crisis Caused
by Depression.
BY PAUL r. MALLON
United Press stan Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-Presi-
dent Hoover set of the spark of his
own campaign for reelection in a
nonpartisan Lincoln day address
from the White House Friday night.
Republican party leaders followed
hi mwith less modest speeches at
Lincoln day dinners from coast to
coast. They laid down their tariff
and other issues in true political
style and-likening Hoover's pa
thence in the face of obstacles to
that of Lincoln-called directly for
his denomination.
The Lincoln study from which
the President spoke heard no sound
of the applause that rose from Re
publican rallies at his remarks. The
Microphone was placed on the same
desk where the Civil war President
wrote his emancipation proclama-
ton. Above it was a lifelike por-
trait of the immortal. Hoover con-
fined his remarks to that theme.
Faced Crisis
while we are in the midst of the
difficulties of this day." he said,
I'VE may well entertain the feeling
that history will record this period
as one Of the most difficult in its
strains and stresses upon the tim
berS of the republic that has been
experienced since Lincoln's time.
There are enduring principles
and national ideals to be preserved
against the pressures of today.
"The forces with which he are
contending are far less tangible
than those of Lincoln's time. They
are invisible forces, yet potent ir
their powers of destruction. We are
engaged in fight upon hundred
fronts just as positive, just as def
mite and requiring just as greatly
the moral courage, the organized
action, the unity of strength ano
the sense of devotion in every COM
munity as in war.
Watson Talks
II am confident of the resources
J the power and the courage of oul
/ people to triumph over any nationa
difficulty. They are rallying to then
| responsibilities"
1t was the first speech Hoover
| has made in a political background
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-13

since his candidacy was announced
officially.
Senate Floor Leader Watson fol-
lowed the President, speaking from
Lincoln day dinner here. He
analysed the Presidents record in
Office and said:
What President, save alone the
sainted Lincoln ever was more
maligned and misrepresented thar
the one who has just addressed us:
And what President more than he
who today sits in the loftieSt seat
of earth ever has been so traducec
and asperSed?
mo Presidents name in the list
has labored more earnestly. o.
striven more honestly to lift the
nation out of the slough of de-
spondency into which it had beer
plunged by sheer force of condi
tons.
yet no critic has risen to say
that he would have pursued g
different course Or adopted a con-
trary policy had power to do sc
been committed to him."