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B as they were them they are today
although the garments themselves
have changed somewhat in the
course of so years.
Although the pompadour is style
of arranging the hair that was more
popular among women two or three
decades ago than it is now, it is
still a familiar word and it perpet-
yates the name of Jeanne Antoin-
cite Poisson, Marquise de Pompa-
dour (1721-64), charming Parish
enne who was the mistress of King
Louis XIV of France and who made
that style of -hairdressing popular.
Similarly, another aid to feminine
charm-but this time a bit of
jewelry, the avalliere-recalls the
name of the ''girl friend" of another
French Louie. She was FRANCHISE
Louise de Labaume LIE Blanc,
Duchesse de La valliere (1644-1710),
mistress of Louis XIV, the Grand
Monarch"
And now that the rule of ladies
first has been observed, partially,
at least, attention may be turned to
the men whose names have become
nouns, verbs, etc. Taking them in
alphabetical order, the word ampere
was given to the unit of measure
ment of the strength of an electri-
cal current in honor of Andre Marie
Ampere (1775-1S36), the French
mathematician and physicist whose
experiments resulted in the estab-
lishment of that unit.
Bessemer steel honors Sir Henry
Bessemer (1S13-9S), the English
metallurgist and inventor, whose
new steel manufacturing process,
introduced in 1856, revolutionized
the industry throughout the world.
When you go into shoe store
and express preference for bluch-
ers, you are perpetuating the men,
DRY of Gerhard Leberecht Won
Butcher (1742-1S19). the Prussian
field marshal who aided In the over
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-04-12
u. S. BECOMES "UNcLE SAM"

EARLY in the Nineteenth century
II Ebenezer and Samuel Wilson were
large landowners and meat packers
near Troy, N. Y. Well-liked by every
body, they were familarly known as
"Uncle Eb" and Uncle SAM"
Soon after the outbreak of the War
Of 1912 New York and New Jersey
militia were camped near Albany. FL
bert Anderson, Jr. Of New Jersey, was
given the contract for supplying them
with rations, including 1900 barrels
of prime pork and 300 barrels Of prime
beef in full-bound barrels Of white
oakr
Anderson appointed Samuel Wilson
as an inspector to see that the meat
was good and properly packed. On
every barrel which he passed Wilson
stamped the letters ~. Sc. A" sig
nifying that it was supplied to the
United States government by Ebert
Anderson.
One day a soldier asked an Irish
employee of Wilson's the meaning Of
these letters. "Why, that means FL
bert Anderson and Uncle SAM" he re-
piled. uncle Sam who?" his ques-
toner persisted.
"Why, don't you know?" the Irish
man said jokingly. "That means Uncle
Sam Wilson. He owns all the land
near here and he's feeding the army"
This remark was taken up and re-
peated by the soldiers and in short
time the use of the term became wide
spread. The Troy Post, in an editorial
on September z, 1913, referred to the
hard luck which had 'lighted on Uncle
Sans shoulders and added footnote,
"This cant term fer our government
has got almost as current as John
Bull" Thus an Irishman's witty reply
to soldiers question thrust unexpect-
ed fame upon Samuel Wilson and re-
suited in personification which car
toonists made familiar throughout the
world.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-04-12
Famous, and T orgotten

make a speech for Buncombe.'
Thus the word came to mean any
claptrap talk or an insincere polit-
ical speech.
The Bunsen burner, used In all
chemical laboratories, was named
for George Wilhelm Bunsen (1S11-
99), German chemist who invent
ed it.
James Thomas Bridenell, seventh
earl of Cardigan, who led the IA
nous Charge of the Light Brigade
also gave us the knitted wooden
jacket which bears his name-a car
digan.
Louis Jacques Daguerre (17S9-
1850, French scientist, perfected
his process of making "sun pic
lures in 1884 and that's why
daguerreotypes show us how our
grandfathers and grandmothers
looked.
For speed in getting from here to
there and back again we can thank
Rudolph Diesel (1S5S-1913), Ger
man scientist who was born In
Paris, and his Diesel engine.
Back in the reign of Henry VII Of
England a bailiff named John Dun
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-04-12

(And no fair "peeking' at the rest
of this article while you're doing 1t,
eitherD
No doubt, in most cases you know,
or can make a pretty good guess, as
to the nationality of the man or
woman and the period of history to
which they belong. But in many
cases, the circumstances under
which their names were applied to
some object, action or quality is a
matter of dispute and there is more
than one reason assigned for such
application. So your guess may be
as good as anyone's.
Back in 1926 when word came
from Greenville, Ohio, that Mrs.
Frank E. Butler had died there at
the age of sixty, the news meant lit
tie, perhaps, to the average reader.
But it was sad news to generation
of American boys, now grown up,
who could remember back to the
days when Annie Oakley was not
only Little Sure Shot" In Buffalo
Bills Wild West show but also the
girl of their dreams and Americas
Sweetheart long before Mary Pick
ford ever bore that title. For Mrs.
Frank Butler, living in retirement
far from the scenes of her triumphs
on two continents as the greatest
markswOman the world has ever
known, was Annie Oakley.
News of her death called forth
many "reminiscences of those days
and it also revived a discussion as
to why free tickets are called "An-
ME Oakley's." One version is that
before her daily performance with
the Wild West show Annie Oakley
was accustomed to toss a pack of
cards into the air and shoot at them.
Anyone who secured one of the
cards with a bullet hole in it was
given a free admission to the show.
Another version is that each time
season pass to a theater was used
it was punched by the ticket-taker.
BY the end of the season the pass
would be so full of holes that it
Cooked as though Annie Oakley had
been shooting at it." There may be
other versions as well. If so, take
your pick One is as good as an
other but the fact remains that in
the show business all passes or free
tickets are called Annie Oakleys and
they perpetuate the name not only
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-04-12

N/HAT'S smarter, if you please, for
w this spring, than good looking
black, navy or tweed suit or brock
set off, with fetching accessories to
a nicely down to the slightest detail?
We confess we do not know the an
swer, unless it would be more ac-
cessories." However, this we do know,
that fashion has gone so Enthusiastically
accessory-consciOus, this season, the
very fate of your costume depends on
the chic and the charm and the cor
rectness of the accessory items worn
with it.
Which leads US to predict that you
will be tempted to spend as you have
never spent before on the dainty lovely
neck fixings which are simply lavished
on the new spring frocks and suits.
Neither will you be able to resist the
appeal Of the intriguing costume jew
elry together with ingenious little gad-
gets Of every description.
Speaking of accessory ensembles, a
veritable chamois spring fever has
broken out both among fashion-alerr
Americans and chic Parisiennes. To
demonstrate how utterly swank from
headtop to fingertip yellow chamois
accessories on navy are proving to be,
we are illustrating a stunning ensem-
BILE to the right in the group. The
pert V-back beret and classic pull
over gloves are of this soft butter
colOred chamois leather The tail
ored scarf with hand-stitched chamois
is real news. The four-inch belt with
circle buckle and the new fiat bag
with braided handle are also of the
fashionable chamois. Yes, we agree
with you that these new chamois sets
are outstanding and greatly to be COW
eted by those who appreciate the air
of distinction they impart.
The costume worn by the girl seated
has about it that note of sophisticated
simplicity which isshigh-style convinc-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-04-12

police station. She was Maria Lee,
a giant negress who kept sailors
boarding house in Boston back In
Colonial days and who was of great
assistance to the authorities in keep
ing the peace. Whenever an unusu-
ally obstreperous person was to be
taken to the station house, 1t be-
came common occurrence to send
for Black Maria" and gradually that
expression became a synonym for
"call the wagon and the wagon IT.
self became "Black Maria"
Although Amelia jerks Bloomer
GS1S-94) didn't design the article
of feminine attire which bears her
name, it was her advocacy of re-
form in the clothing of her sex
which attached her name to 1T. She
advocated it first through the col
umns of the Seneca Falls IN. Y.)
Courier, a weekly newspaper pub
lished by her husband, Dexter G.
Bloomer, and little later in the
Lily. periodical which she
launched in 1S49 in the interests
of women's rights and temperance.
The woman who did design 1t was
Mrs. Elizabeth Smith Miller,
daughter of Gerrit Smith of New
York, famous reformer and Adolf
ZIONIST, so it would have been more
appropriate if the Turkish panta-
looms worn by Mrs. Miller first, then
by Mrs. Bloomer and by Mrs. Eliza
beth Cady Stanton, Lucy Stone and
DIR. Mary Walker, had been called
.millers" instead of 'bloOmers." But
"Bloomers" they became in those
days and "bloomers'' (notice they
are no longer spelled with capital
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-04-12

get enough voters of their kind in
each district so as to assure their
continued success at the polls. De-
spite widespread criticism, Governor
Gerry signed the bill. The arrange
ment of the towns in Essex county
was so absurd that the editor of
the Boston Sentinel colored them on
a map so as to bring out to the
fullest extent the righteousness of
the arrangement. One day Gilbert
Stuart, the great artist, was in the
Sentinel office and noticing that the
colored map resembled strange
animal, took pencil and added
head, claw, wings and tail. Turning
to the editor he said: "How will
that do for salamander?" "Saia-
mander nothing" shouted the edi-
tor. Its a Gerrymander !" thereby
adding a word to our political lexi-
con which survives to this day.
sect your gait" is succinct
Americanism for "Arm yourself!"
and that's because an American,
Richard Harding Calling of North
Carolina 1S1S-1903) patented a
small rapid-firing cannon in 1861
Just in time to be useful during
the Civil war and to be a terrible
engine of death until along came a
more terrible one-the machine gun.
If you're going to take a trip, you
may or may not pack up a Glad
stone. Anyway, it's a piece Of lug
gage named in honor of the famous
English statesman, William e. Glad
stone t1S09-9S).
g. Western Newspaper Union
END OF PART
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ing. Her navy novelty silk frock be-
speaks discriminating taste. The wide
patent leather belt is according to
latest dictate of the mode. The jaunty
hat is smooth ballibuntl for which
Paris fashionables are expressing a
decided preference this spring. The
real sensation about this costume Is
the novel gold jewelry worn with it
looks as if it were frilled collar
and cuff set. 1t is, however, of gold
metal which is light as a feather. 1t
would be difficult to find anything in
the way of neckline and wrist adorn-
ment that will impart finer finesse
to a simple navy or black afternoon
dress, than these very unusual jew
elry sets.
Frilly, fluttery neckwear means
everything to the new costumes. If
your yearning leans to animated little
lingerie pleatings and rulings and
frilled jabots and lace collars and cuffs
which carry alluring feminine appeal
now is the moment to see your fond
est hopes realized, for fashion makes
uCChnCol tuC CCulCI VI dLll az
ton this season. The sheer white
finely pleated jabot at the top to the
left in the picture is typical of the
new trend. The hat worn by this vita
graph star is excellent style since it is
of quilted taffeta banded with shiny
rough black straw. Milliners are
making a feature of quilted fabrics
for spring. Her little galyak shoulder
cape is also up-to-the-moment, for
dainty fur separate pieces are very
important in the current mode
The lingerie blouse with very frilly
frill has come into its own this sea-
son. Note the attractive organdie and
lace model to the left below in the
picture. 1t has wee crochet buttons
two dozen or more down the front.
The nifty little pill-box turban is hand
made of the new glass ribbon straw.
g. Western Newspaper Union.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-04-12
Flecked White Linens Are
Popular for Spring Frocks

Heavy white linens splashed with
multicolored fiecks achieved by sprin-
Killing in small bright bits of cloth while
the material is being woven )and cream
linens embroidered in red and black
figures are used for frocks. A new
"blotting paper pink" flame and pastel
tints are favorite colors for linen frocks
this year; green, brown and gray are
smart for suitings.
Linen corsets, lingerie, gloves, bags,
hats and shoes are among the novel
ties launched this spring. Golf suits
and tea gowns, evening frocks and fly
ing suits. summer dresses and tennis
shorts are also being fashioned in the
new fax weaves
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-04-12
LITTLE GRAINS OF SAND"

a UGUST 80, 1913. The morning
sun was beating down on Fort
Minis near Lake Tensaw in Alabama
and its inhabitants knew they were
in for another hot, sultry day. BY and
by gentle breeze sprang up, but with
the blazing sun overhead, it brought
little relief to the 500-odd soldiers and
settlers crowded together in the little
fort.
Outside, the vagrant breeze swirled
around the palisaded walls, stirring UP
the sandy soil and drifting it gently
back and forth. There was no one
on guard at the eastern entrance, so
nobody noticed that the sand was
piling up little by little in front of the
heavy log gate which had carelessly
been left open.
Maj. Daniel Beasley, commander of
the fort, standing at the door of his
quarters as the drums began to beat
the MONDAY mess call, may have no.
ticeJ it. But if he did, it didn't seem
important. A moment later he saw an
other sight which chilled his blood.
SpctuluS dCTOSS Tie Sduuy uclu OulSluc
the fort straight toward that open
gate, came a mass of Red Sticks
Chief Red Eagles fierce Creek war
riors, at least a thousand of them!
Shouting Indians! Indians!" at the
top of his lungs, Major Beasley dashed
toward the gate. AS the bowling saw
ages swarmed down upon him, he
thrust his shoulder against the rough
timbers and pushed with the strength
Of despair. 1t started to swing shut,
then stopped. The drifted sand was
holding it back. The major bent his
back and pushed-pushed. 1t was too
late. In that moment Creek warrior
sprang through the opening and toma-
hawked him.
Little grains Of sand'-because Of
them more than $50 men, women and
children died under the scalping knife
that day.
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eye leading to blindness. These unfor-
tunates had to be deported and their
ensuing mental agony was unbearable
even to the hardened attendants.
But to those who are well and are
not above the quota Of their country,
America becomes the capitalization Of
a long cherished dream-a gate swung
wide to welcome them to a new home
in new country.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-04-12
Ellis Island Holds Key to Emigrant's
Home in America, if Allowed to Enter

the employees rather than the guests
were frequently the recipients Of abuse.
Ellis island really consists of three
distinct islands. the first Of which Is
a place Of reception. On the second is
land is a hospital In which patients
who are i'll can be cared for until they
are well enough to have decision CIV
en- In their cases. The third island con-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-04-12
tains library and recreation room.

tains library and recreation room.
After disembarking, the patients are
given a cursory examination for seri-
Gus defects. ANY abnormalities necessi-
tate a more intensive examination.
Serious defects require the signature
Of two physicians. Senility and preg-
nancy require the signature Of only
one physician.
One day group arrived coming from
Syria, Armenia and India. A great
number of these immigrants, Doctor
Slaughter explains, were afflicted with
trachema, a contagious disease of the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-04-12
What Women Want to Know About Fashions

A wooden watch for sportswear Is
the latest novelty.
Lanvin, besides navy and whlre, has
a fancy for scarlet.
A throat that is swathed in friIls of
white mousseline Is fashionable one
this season.
Paris millinery in which line Is
chiefly important, exemnllfed by new
small and medium size berets which
fit like toquea
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-04-12

An intimate glimpse Of Ellis island,
sAmerica's Front Door," is given In
Hygeia, the health magazine, by NJ.
Gertrude Slaughter, former examin-
fng physician on the island.
Her experiences In this position
taught Doctor Slaughter that immi-
grants were received with kindness and
consideration. In fact, she learned that
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-04-12

Paquin favors gray and gregg, espe-
cially in wooden suits.
Vionnet colors favor vivid green's
and violine tones and reds.
In the more rarefied strata Of fash
ion, gored skirts are on the scene
again.
Cork purses for wet weather are
proving more popular than their
predecessors, the oilcloth and patent
leather ones.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-04-12
TURQUOISE Jewelrv

Turquoise jewelry is enjoying quite
a vogue at present. Long strands of
small beads are worn, twisted several
times around the neck or the arm.
with one detachable clip to match
holding the different strings In place.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-04-12
c.rdeni. Florida. ch;n... pi.,,

Gardenia florida, Chinese species,
well known in America as Cape jas
mine. bears fruit about the size of
pigeons egg. 1t is orange colored and
is sold in the shops of China and japan
for dyeing silks yellow.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-04-12
F.vori,. Gem. Of Egvn,;.n.

From the earliest time through all
Egyptian history are found the lapis
lazuli, turquoise, garnet, and carne-
Nan. Dating from about 24OO B. C.
other stones high In favor were anne
thyst, agate, emerald, and tourmaIine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-04-12
Velvet Ensemble Favored

Velvet ensembles or velvet dresses
with long narrow fitting capes of grace
full line are being worn with matching
gloves and hats In London.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-04-12

members gathered around him and
begged him to wait until the impor-
tant business of voting on the COM
promise was ended. But he persist
ed. declaring that his constituents
expected him to say something on
the subject and he was bound to
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-04-12

of a remarkable sharpshooter but
one of the finest women who ever
lived.
Not so admirable, perhaps, but
still deserving of remembrance was
the woman whose name is perpetu-
ated In the familiar term for the
vehicle used to take prisoners to a
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-04-12
Island Made Bird Refuge

The island Of Capri off the coast OF
Italy has been made a bird refuge
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-04-12

would find 1t very difficult TO give
you any definite information about
the man or woman whose name and
fame they are thus helping to per-
petuate.
If you doubt that statement, test
your own knowledge on the list of
words which appear at the top Of
this article. See how many of them
you can identify in terms of the ma
tiOnality of the man or woman from
whose name the word is derived,
approximately when he or she lived,
or under what circumstances this
persons name came to be used thus.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-04-12
PART I
BY ELMO SCOTT WATSON

IEY'RE famOus-and
forgotten!
Their names have be-
come common words
nouns, verbs, adjec-
tives and parts Of
familiar phrases -
words used in every
day speech by thou
sands of neOnle who
La opinión., 1935-10-27
Una EXPEDITION
AL AMAzONAS
SALDRA PR0NTO
La dirigira un captain in
giles. quien esta ahora en-
Nueva York

| NUEvA YORK, octubre 26.- El
| Alto Amazonas sera de nuevo ex-
| plorado por una expedition de
cientfficos ~capi'aneada por Ell ia
moso explorador ingles Captain e.
e. Loeb. bien conocido va en- to-
do ell mundo por sus famosas
aventuras.
A bordo del SIS Santa Barbara"
de la Grace Line, dirigirase esta
expedition a Guayaauil. Ecuador.
La misma, ademas del Captain
Loeb. esta integrada por los ST.
gulentes hombres de ciencia:
Carl de Muralt. II. Montfort.
wilfred Klamroth, Peter Prime y
Aiasdair Loeb.
En- Quito. estos expedicionarios
arreg'aran los ultimos detalles au-
xiliados por personal native para
internarse en- los Andes Y luego
continuar hacia ell vale del Anna
zonas.
Hablando con ell Captain Loeb.
hombre relativamente ioven. de IN
profundfsimo conocimiento de la
historic incaica. Sc nos mostro SUI
mamente entusiasmado por esta
nueva expedition. Fl va habfa es-
tado en- esta parte del mundo en-
amos pasados.- Y nos manifesto
sus e~speranzas de que la misma
constituira un gran exito cientifi-
20.
mo amos en busca de teso-
ros nj cosas por ell estilo-decla-
ro enfaticamente. FL ohjeto de
nuestra expedition es de caracter
puramente cientffico. Deseamos
traer luz sohre las tribus que ha-
h'taron aquellas %regiones. v espe-
cialmente. TODD 10 mas
que podamos sobre los indios "sa-
beIas".
Visitar de nuevo estas regiones.
es para mi un motive de fntima
complement De la parte civil
zada del Ecuador. no guardo eino
los mas gratos recuerdos. Son los
e~cIatorianos gentes cuItfsimas.
muv amables v muy gent'les Sus
ciudades. bellfsimas. ofreciendo al
visitante ~contrastes de epccas. que
son marav!llosos v uue por ST solo
constitnven atractivos magrfficos
para los turistas".
Lueeo declar6 que tratarfan tam
bien de comprobar datos geogra-
ficos que no estan muy claros. es-
necta1menfe sobre los GAUGES de
los rios. u co%rrientes. etc. asi
como las montahas en- ~anuellas re-
Clones. Tratarsn tamb'en de- ca
al vivos aleunos animales raroa
que haitian ala. TN estudio de
los m~'nerales y las plantas que Sc
encuentran en- el Alto Amazonas,
merecera especial estudio por par
to de esta expedition.
Fstas exp1oraciones Sc llevan a
"aho, a~uspiciadas por la fundaci6n
Heye. que como es sahido man.
t'ene ell Museo de Indios Ameri-
canos.