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Human Long Shots
Crowd the Fence

The late MIR. Butler often was termed
crotchety. Undoubtedly he surpassed
most men in his esteem for a dollar,
and the crowds were not fiocking to
his racetrack then. He looked at those
outsiders and there was a gleam in his
Veiny eyes. thought that he was going
to complain bitterly about this wear
ing out Of the green grass on the outer
border of the course. Then he sighed
and turned away. Mr.. Butler also loved
horses and the thrill that comes from
watching them no matter how precari-
GUS the view.
That is why 1 hope am not blow
ing the whistle on them now. like to
mingle on the fringes on chilly autumn
afternoons, and surely they can be do
ing little harm. Perhaps I may even
make a bet with them now and then,
for, of course, they have their books.
That these books have not been
sanctified by the approval of the State
Racing commission and that they do
not deposit the daily fee in the Golfers
of the tracks does not perturb me In
the least. Bets of two bits, of two dol
lars and of ten are made without fear
and are paid off without favor. Per-
haps the gentlemen who slip by on the
rail so unobtrusiveIy displaying pro-
grams with the odds marked upon
them do run out now and then. Yet
it is probable that they do not run far.
That group outside the rail has no pa
tience with such doings and punish
ment might be sharp as well as sudden.
Strangely enough, those outsiders
looking in seem to bet in much the
same manner and by much the same
impulse as impels the insiders looking
out, for themselves. With all their
sympathy for the dark horses these
long shots of life seem to rattle down
their dollars on the favorites with as
much unanimity as their brethren on
the other side of the rail.
Whether that makes those spots so
schools for bettors do not know. Yet
they seem to provide experience and,
perhaps more, for the men who rustic
past with programs clinched in tight
fists.
Johnny Ferrone, who operates one
of the larger books in the ring and
whose judgment is so much sought on
the opening line, now is very much of
an insider. Ten years or so ago, 1 am
told, he was perfeeting his knowledge
Of prices and horses on the other side
Of the fence.
THINGS the box score never told
i me:
Although they insist that they still
like him personally, Fordham alumni
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PATTERN 2ss2

You're sure TO want several pairs
Of these adorable pajamas when you
find how easy they are 10 make.
Why not have your week-night ones
Of some pretty cotton or flannel
which launders easily? Then you
just must have one pair in luscious
shade OF blue or tearose silk, for
gay week-ends away from home. and
your "nightly" wardrobe isn't COM
plete without one pair Of dress-up
pajamas Of some heavier material
for lounging or lazing. particularly
II you're a Campus Queen The
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the hang of TT from a triangular
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Pattern 1862 is available in sizes
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Send FIFTEEN CENTS (I5c) in
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The Horse and Buggy.

ERONT pages came packed with
L tidings TO stir the pulse-war, earth
quake, famous woman fiier in a crash !;
death for men in high places; another
Cuban hurricane making up: a tragic
finish for great cartoonist whose wit
and skill gave joy TO millions. It's as
though fate had her grim wash day.
too.
Even so, the budget of news seems
strangely incomplete. Let's look the
flaming headlines through again to see
what's lacking. Oh, yes. this must be
It:
None Of the younger Rooseyelts got
pinched over the weekend for speed
ing or even for violating traffic rules.
Possibly the returns from the back-pre
cincts aren't all in yet Anyhow, the
President has no cause TO complain
that the boys belong TO the horse-and-
buggy age.
IRWIN S. coBB.
@ North American Newspaper Alliance
I1c--WNC Service.
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kSO SOOC. nat NnGn
all the aches and pains begin to creep
up on you. Boys, how you hate to
get out of bed!
The onl- difference between pro and
amateur in that respect is that you
ache all over a day later in pro foot
ball.
really believe, though, that the
principal difference between amateur
and college football is one of expert
ence. You learn something, naturally,
from every football game you play.
All the improvements, and certainly
there are improvements in profession
al play over amateur, trace back to
experience.
Our coach. Steve Owen, tells me I'm
a better ball carrier now than I was
in college. Also, that I was better a
year ago than I was my first year in
professional ball. That's experience.
I never ran with the ball much in col
lege.
Guarterbacking-eaIIing pIays-is a
little harder in professional ball.
Wider experience helps you here, too.
In college ! used to call plays and Of
ten Just take a chance on their work.
ing. In professional ball you don't
guess. You know just what play to
call, and If il doesn't work you know
exactly why it fails.
That goes back to experience. You've
learned to watch for little things that
indicate weakness in the opposition.
You know position play better, and
how TO take advantage Of every little
thing, ike a lineman a half-step out
of position. Then, of course. you keep
plugging at that hole until another
opens up or the opposition gets wise.
That leads to another progression.
In professional ball lots of times you
have 10 make your holes. Sometimes
you'll call a whole series of plays,
knowing that ultimately you're going
70 decoy some man out of position.
Such a necessity seldom exists in
college play. This is due, probably, TO
the fact that college teams seldom
have perfect. or nearly perfect, men
in every position. There is bound TO
be a weakness somewhere.
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The Improved Order of Red Men

The Improved Order of Red Men
was organized October Il. 1888. and
was founded upon the manners, tradi-
tons and customs Of the American In
dians. II traces back TO the secret
revolutionary society, Sons Of Liberty,
which first appeared in Maryland in
1884. through this TO the various Tam
ina societies into which the Sons OF
Liberty merged, and finally to the So
ciety OF Red Men, formed in Philadel-
phia in 1913. The Improved Order Of
Red Men was formed in Baltimore
The Ely miner., 1935-11-14
Fans Remember
Forgotten Man

PhiIadelphia.-When the Hon. Her
bert Hoover, once shrilIy ieered by a
sports crowd in this same town. had
his soul warmed by applause while
walking out on the YaIe-Penn game at
Franklin field, editorial writers gasped
az the political implications and began
digging in with their pencils.
As usual, thOugh-and l mention
this as one who does not care who
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wins in the local
mayOralty debate so
long as the winners
name is Jack Kelly
it is TO be feared that
the intellectual lads
missed the real point
of the hand clapping
which caused the Hon.
Herberts high collar
TO turn a pretty ce-
rise while rejecting
the warm tint of his
bushes.
ActusIIy-and this
The Ely miner., 1935-11-14
Life Insurance. Banned

Ordinary life insurance cannot be
obtained by persons in these oceupa-
tons, say f. V. Smith, Indianapolis,
Ind, In Golfers Weekly: Narcotic
agents, wild animal trainers, aerial
performers without nets or safety
locks, motorcar racers and factory
speed testers. steeplechase riders.
storage-battery mixers, caisson (com-
pressed air) workers, men who de-
stroy condemned munitions, wrecking
and salvage divers. sponge fishermen
and turpentine farm laborers.
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Hands Across the Sea.

VARIOUS subtle diplomatic tricks
having failed to lure US into pull
ing England's chestnuts out of the fire
for her-and who ever saw England
with a burnt paw if there was a sucker
handy-it's almost time for our devOt-
ed kinsmen Of the mother country TO
dig up the line about hands across the
sea and that other equally lovely line
which goes so well when played on
your Anglo-saxophone- one about
blood being thicker than water.
No use reopening ancient sores, but
students of our Revolutionary history
will perchance recall that the first
hands across the sea were what you
might call hired hands. being Hes
sian mercenaries rented at so much a
head to conquer us. Whereas of later
years, the most familiar hands across
the sea were those greedily out
stretched TO clutch the Yankees dol
lars, then clenched into angry fists
did the said Yankee so much as hint
he'd like a little something on ac-
count.
So, while the League of Nations
stews in it's own thin and impotent
gravy, let US acknowledge that blood
is indeed thicker than water-but pi-
ously continue to give thanks for 5000
miles of the water.
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is especially noteworthy since the
pinkie patting came mainly from the
Pennsylvania, or defeated, side of the
Feld-it may have been that the boys
and girls merely were expressing their
keen qualification at having some ex-
cuse for applause this late in a game
90 recently filled with travail.
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No Progress

Instructor-What ! want you to do
colonel. is to go through the motions
OF driving the ball without hitting it
Colonel-My dear fellow, that is pre-
cisely the thing I came to you to help
me to overcome.
The Ely miner., 1935-11-14
BY HARRY NEWMAN

against those same
Boston Redskins last
year. 1t was the Cav
anaugh Memorial con-
test. The Giants won,
Z TO 0.
That was one week
I had the Monday
black and blues,
aplenty. Among the
Giants we kid a lot
about how we feel
on Monday morning.
Sometimes it's not
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plan TO replace Jimmy Crowley as
coach this winter. After the Purdue
defeat on Saturday many of them wan
dered through the stands uttering
lusty cheers for Hiker Joy, who so ably
assisted Major Cavanaugh a few sea.
sons back.
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civic score board, Chi
cago still holds the
lead for a single
clean up, but you
can't S ay tn e boys
around New York
aren't trying. Dame
Rumor hath it that
very few of the gen.
tlemen in permanent
residence there are
entirely satisfied with
Alcatraz the life is
too confining, for one
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Signs of Breakdown

Brown-What do you suppose hap.
pened when l told my wife 1 thought
she should have two new dresses?
Green-Ill bite: what happened?
Brown-She said "You just sit down
quietly. darling, and III have the doc
tor here in ID minutes -
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81 !(|%5!
y about:
They Who Live by the Gun.

CANTA MONICA, CALF. -
~ They live the life of Riley,
these veteran gangsters of the old
established firms, but they die the
deaths of dogs. Their successors
come and go. Let us hope they'll
keep on going faster than they
keep on coming.
With that St Valentines day massa-
ere emblaZoned in red letters on the
The Ely miner., 1935-11-14
Work Simpli6ed

"Are you men raiding that gam
bling house?'
NO" answered Cactus joe Every
body in town is there at this hour.
We're taking the census"
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81
WISE BOY

Youth-You haven't said a single
word for 20 minutes.
Girl Friend-Well, | didn't have
anything to say.
Youth-Don't you ever say any
thing when you have nothing 70 sayl
Girl Friend-No.
Youth-Well. then. viii you be ny
wife?
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Uh. HUI

Il told Jim all my past history yes
terday."
What did he say?"
"Oh. nothing. He just took out a
comb and smoothed his hair DOWN
Tit-Bits Magazine.
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Waters of Finance

Did you not put by something for
rainy day."
Il saved several Millions" answered
Mr.. Dustin Stax. But | was looking
for rainy day, not deluge"
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Risky

Lady-You would stand more chance
OF getting a job if you would shave
and make yourself more presentable.
Tramp-Yes. lady. 1 found that out
years ago.-Smith's Weekly
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CANDIED WORDS

Miss Marshmallow Il love dark,
handsome men.
Mr.. Chocolate Drop I simply
adore blondes.
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With Toast

With cast
The newly married man and his
wife were quarreling, and ar the
breakfast table the husband tried 20
make peace.
What's for breakfast, darling?'
Rats ~ came the tart reply.
"All right, dear" replied hubby.
''Cook one for yourself and boil an
egg for me-"
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Newman Knows
Differences of
Amateurs, Pros

Harry NeI0mGn, the GLl-4merica quarter
back t0hile at Michigan and one of the
outstanding players in the National Foot
ball league, is this tUeek's guest cOlumHist.
He discusses the difference bett0een foot
ball as played by the amateurs and the
professionals.
BY HARRY NEWMAN
FOOTBALL still is a lot of fun. II
L il weren't il wouldn't be worth
while, regardless Of how much they
paid you for il. Believe me, I've
missed il the few weeks ! was out
and ! was mighty glad to get back
into action when our Giants played
the Boston Redskins at the Polo
grounds.
One Of the toughest games Of foot
ball ever played In, I think, was
The Ely miner., 1935-11-14
The Test

$50 you want 10 marry my daugh-
ter, yet? Veil, could you lend me-
$1,000 for year midOut INTEREST,""
Most certainly I could. but I
Won't"
"Good for you, take her, nine
SON."
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my guess is that Mr.. Al Capone, snug
as q bug under a rug, is kind of glad
about one fact: that IOng-term pol
icy OF health and casualty insurance
which Uncle Sam issued TO him-with
the clause permitting travel eliminat-
ed-stin has quite some time to run.
Borah for President.
DILL ALLEN WHITE says Senator
- Borah is good presidential timber.
Well, the Republicans might go fur
ther and fare worse-they probably
will.
Once was sure most of the smart
ricksters were naturally Republicans,
Just as most of the honest idiots were
naturally Democratic. Lately, though,
the Republicans have borrowed many
Of the sterling half-witted tactics OF
the opposition. Where there's a choice
Of two ends, they'll take both.
Besides, to any set Of party bosses,
Borah, as a candidate, would be abb
soIutely hopeless. He makes up his
own mind. instead of sending it TO
some reliable old guard laundry. He
says what he believes. He believes
what he says. When he talks, he
talks about issues, not about Borah.
Pigskin and Sheepskin.
NNCE the student sought the col
~ lege. Now the college seeks the
student. Preferably her scouts seek
the lad who perhaps is muscle-bound
from the neck up and may have head
shaped like a pineapple cheese, but,
If sinewy and supple otherwise, he
brings deathIess fame to dear old alma
mater by making the all-American and
graduating with the degree of PIP
perfect forward passer. So it's watch
the pigskin. boys, and the sheepskin
will take care of itself.
Many a jerkwater university has
been made immortal by one noble cub
built on the general lines Of a piano
mover. And with a whole team of
such scholastic prodigies, she can hire
a coach at four times the salary the
prexy gets and amount to something
as an educational center.
Well, why not? The nations most
capable of governing themselves are
those whose youth learned discipline.
self-control and craftsmanship.
The Ely miner., 1935-11-14

THINGS the box score never told
l. me:
Although they insist that they still
like him personally, Fordham alumni
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-12-19
HOGS IS TO25c OFF,
CATTLE DRAGGY
Quality and Finish of Slaughter
Steers Mostly Plain; Vealers Steady;
Hog Top 500; Bulk Lambs S1O.25.

South St. Paul, Mimi, Dec. 16. 1885
(U. S. D. Az: Hog trade opened most
ly 15c to 25c lower than late last
week with sows Csc to soc lower than
Friday. Bulk better 100 to 240 pounds
brought $500, sorted 14O to 100 pounds
occasionally 1910, most $50 to $40
pounds 1915 to $3.50, heavier weights
down to $3.50 or less, bulk good sows
$8.25. Feeder pigs sold mostly at
$1,000 to $1,000, strongweight feeders
down toward 1925.
Quality and finish of the slaughter
steers was mostly plain, trade being
draggy and steady to 15c lower
Most common and medium slaughter
steers brought $5.75 to $7.75, odd
head of good fat yearlings $500 to
$1,000, medium to good heifers $500
to $S.25, palmer butchers SAFE t.
1915, bulk beef cows $4.35 to 5.25, a
few good sows $3.50. low cutters and
cutters $500 to $4.25, bulk $3.50 tc
81 90. Sausage bulls sold steady
mainly $5.25 to $5.75, odd head beef
bulls $500 to 1928. Vealers were
steady, medium to good grades max
ing $500 to $500, few choice $3.50
to $1,000, palmer vealers down te
$3.50 or less. Common and medium
stocker steers turned at $3.50 to $3.50
with good western white-faces helm:
salable around $500 or more.
Fat lambs were mostly 25c lower
Monday. fat ewes Csc to soc lower
Bulk good to choice fat native ant
Dakota lambs brought S10.25, some u
| shippers $1,000. Common and med
ium grades brought $500 to $3.50
Odd lots of fat ewes sold at $500 anC
| down, one load fed ewes being biz
$4.25 remaining unsOld. Native feed
ing lambs brought $500 to 1925, 1O'
Montana feeders averaging 20 pounds
making $500.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-12-19
BASS LAKE
| Merry Christmas to All.


Mr.. and Mrs. George Smith spent
Monday evening at the Nels Nelson
home.
Mrs. Richard Swanson is assisting
with the housework and caring for
the new baby girl at the Case Nieboer
home near Friesland.
The Bass Lake Christmas program
will be held Thursday evening. De
oember 10. Everyone is welcome.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Gustafson and
children and Ted GustafsOn spent
Sunday afternoon visiting at the A. p.
and Victor Carlson home.
The Mamie Peterson family called
at the Ben Carlson home Tuesday
evening.
Mrs. Claus Nelson is visiting a few
days with relatives at Hinckley.
Mrs. George Smith called at the A.
p. Carlson home Tuesday forenoon.
Mrs. Herbert Olson and Oliver spent
Sunday afternoon at the Anton Peter
son home.
Oscar and Victor Carlson and Her.
bert Olson left last Thursday for St.
Paul to sell Christmas trees.
Art Neslin. who has been on the
sick list for the last three weeks. was
taken to Minneapolis Monday for med
zeal attention.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-12-19
WANTS TO KEEP WHAT
SENSE HE POSSESSES

A clipping taken from a Massa-
chusetts paper by local reader tells
an incident of young man who used
novel means of refusing drink of
liquor from "razzing" companions.
The contents of the clipping follow:
I'm her booklet, What Alcohol Is
and What 1t Does Miss Bertha
Rachel Palmer tells this interesting
incident of one young man who said
he had formula he followed sue
cessfully in refusing to drink. To
the first invitation he replied, NO;
to the second he replied, No. I don't
drink; to the third. accompanied by
razzing remarks, he lowered his voice :,
looked those offering the drink
straight in the eye, and said, No,
have none too much sense anyway,
and l want to keep all l have He
said it was fun to see how that Ie-
mark shut off further invitations.
IF the spinach is offered and re-
fused because one does not like it, it
is not urged upon one. nor is one SUBJ
jected to razzing remarks IL one con-
tinues to refuse.
THE truth is that drinkers seem to
have an inferiority complex. They
know. subconsciously, that they are
not up to par when drinking but will
not admit it, and want those with
them to be in the same condition and
not superior"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-12-19
HAY CREEK
(Near Markville)

G. L. Rood recently took Mrs.
Charles Default to Sandstone with her
baby to see a doctor. The baby has
pneumonia and a doctor called there
Sunday, as the little one was very i'll.
Mr.. Erickson's baby is also seriously
ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Smith and sons
visited at the Joe Chatelle home Sun
day.
Joe Chatelle had a bad accident
Wednesday of last week when he
slipped and dropped stick on his
hand. At this writing he is unable to
use his hand.
Mrs. Rood visited the Franklin
Wedge home Tuesday evening.
The veterinarian who tested for
Bangs disease was here last Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Rydberg of Sand
Creek visited at the Arthur Elliott
home Sunday.
The PIT. A. held it's monthly meet
ing Tuesday. The roads were in such
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-12-19
FARM HOLIDAY NEWS

We have changed the meeting place
from the Hinckley Legion hall to the
Royal Neighbor hall upstairs in the
Village hall building. Meeting will
be held Saturday. December q, at
1:30 p. m.
John H. Bosch. state president Of
the Holiday. will be present and prob
ably Mrs. Marion LeSueur or Howard
Y. Williams of Minneapolis will also
be there as speakers. so be sure to
attend. You who read this. please
tell your neighbors and get together
in cars and come. Wishing you all
the most of happiness for the season,
I am sincerely yours for a just cause.
HJALMAR SANDELL. Secretary.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-12-19
WILLOW RIVER

The public school here will close
Friday for two weeks vacation.
Supt. Carl G. Aakhus and family, VIM.
Ehmke and family, Miss Sylvia Clues
ing, Maurice Anderson and Miss Lii
liam Olson will spend their vacation
at home here in the village. Mr.. and
Mrs. Stende will go to Ulen, Ruth An
dersOn to Chicago, Louise Councilman
to Duluth, Richard Hogan to Ker-
rick, Howard Holman to Glenwood,
Ester Rugland to Appleton, Sybil Pet
tijOhn to st. Peter and Mabel Wen
strom to ST. James They will re-
turn to their duties again when
school reopens January 6.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-12-19
ASKOV
Start Soon on School Project.

]. G.. Jensen, clerk of school dis
trict No. II, has recently received
word from WPA officials that they
contemplate starting the Askov pro-
ject on or about December 81. The
local school project calls for some
major improvements to both the old
and newly acquired school grounds.
Only those on the relief rolls prior
to November / can be employed on
this project. There are but few
Askovites in that classification so ii
is anticipated to bring labOrers here
from other communities.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-12-19
POKEGAMA

Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Pitka spent Mon
day night of last week at the Oscar
Haavisto home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Reed and son OF
Hinckley, spent last Thursday at the
L. G. Reed home.
Mrs. H. L. Hedin spent Friday at
the Woodbeck home in Brook Park.
The newlyweds, Mr.. and Mrs. Leo
Revier, received many useful pres
ents at a shower at the Paul Revier
home Friday evening.
Leonard Tracy spent the weekend
at the Leon Revier home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Revier and Mr..
and Mr.. Leon Revier and family Wis
tied at the ]. M. Jewell home Sunday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Hedin and son,
Robert, visited at the l. G. Reed home
Sunday afternoon.
Jim Jewell and Leonard Tracy were
supper guests at the Joe Pitka home
Monday evening.
The Bible class meets Sunday eve
ming at the ]. M. Jewell home
Wishing one and all a Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year.
The school in District No. AZ was
closed Monday on account of moi {
scarlet fever cases.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Revier have
moved onto the Peters farm.
Peter Brones left Sunday for Texas
Mary Blanhik is i'll with scarle
| fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. Les Nowling and fam
lily are getting to be up and arount
again after having had scarlet fever
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bergwick ant
family were Pine City callers Monday