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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-05-05
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-05-05

tailed sew chart.
Stacks With Bolero and Topper.
The Stacks fit so nicely about the
hips, and have the proper width in
the trousers. They and the bolero
both tailor quickly and easily in
denim, gingham, seersucker or
jersey. Use a brilliant handker-
chief print for the topper-any
sturdy cotton. Here's a holiday
outfit you'll thoroughly enjoy.
The Adorable Dirndl.
Nothing is more popular, be-
cause nothing is more becoming
to slim young figures. It's such
a gay, easy-to-wear fashion, and
the square neckline is fattering.
For a dirndl, choose something in
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-05-05
National Proqressives'

birth of a third national party,
- known as the National Progress
sive party, was announced at the
much heralded meeting of the La
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-05-05
Cooperate for Recovery

COOPERATION with President
~ Roosevelt in his efforts to bring
about economic recovery was Of
fered by Is leaders of business and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-05-05
Anolo-French Alliance

DREMIER DALADIER and For
eign Minister Bonnet of France
had a momentous conference IN
London with Prime Minister Cham
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-05-05
NObleneSS

AS one lamp lights another, nor
grows less, so nobleness en-
kindleth nobleness.-Lowel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-22

RISING near the Gulf coast of N Mexico and running down nearly to Vera Cruz is a lofty range of mountains, really con- tinuation of the eastern belt of the Rockies. And topping this range, southwest of Mexico City, are three mighty but dormant volcanoes: Popocatepetl, l7,888 feet: Ixtaccihuatl, l7,343, and Orizaba, l8,209 feet in altitude.
 The Aztecs used to call Orizaba "star mountain" or Citaltepetl be- cause of it's extreme height. And certainly they were not far wrong for the mountain is the highest in all Mexico and the second high est in North America. Its upper timber line is about l3,500 feet above sea-level and explorers found patches of apparently per- manent snow at an elevation of 14,40O feet on it's southeast side in 1902.
 The first ascent of Mt. Orizaba was made by the Reynolds and Maynard expedition in l848. Its last eruptivc period was 1545-66 and the volcano is now generally considered to be extinct. Never thelcSS it grows as national Cavorite in Mexico and does com- mand magnificent scenery. Por- lrayed occasionally on Mexican postage stamps, Mt. Orizaba is shown below on a 1894 airmail stamp. Its two massive neighbors are shown on an issue of the same year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-22

harbor, Joyce still lay awake in her berth, staring at the ceiling. To- night, even if she weren't so miser- ably disappointed and disgusted, she could not have slept anyway. Each time the tender from the dock drew up alongside the EmpreSs-and the trips were frequent in these small hours of the morning-it stopped d. rectly outside her port, and the night was long series of gay and noisy farewells.
 When the hands on her tiny leather travel-clock pointed to , six o'clock, the latest incoming tender brought tn sound Of a familiar voice to her ears.
 'Sweet-et Ish-o-bel!" The young voice sang lustily, to the bibulous tune of Sweet Adeline. "My-y-y-y Ish-o-bel!"
 There was no mistaking Dicks voice, and there was no mstaklng the thick, uncertain quality of It. She had not misjudged him, then.
 Quick tears filled her eyes, and she buried her head in the pillow, shutting out the sound. This night, she thought, was more horrible than that other night of blackness when they stood alone in the cold waters of Bermuda harbor. There had been something fine between them that night, despite the cold and the terror; something of cour- age and strength, and something of confidence in each other, too But all that was gone now. This night would take it's place in memory, a night of black and bitter disappointment, when all those other something's tu rned cheap and tawdry and imaginary.
 (To Be Continued)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-22
Cn ANaaaIM CRACKERS

Which of the following statements are true and whichc are false?
 1. Joseph Kennedy is the new U. s. ambassador to the Court of st.. James.
 2. Austria now has the same status as Bavaria and the other Ger man states.
 8. The population of Czechoslo- vakia is predominantly German.
 {. Switzerland has no army.
 s. The Little Entente is an alli- ance of Yugoslavia, Ruman'a and Bulgaria.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-22
CAST OF CHARACTERS

JOYCE MILNER, heroine; she took an Easter Cruise.
 DICK HAMILTON, hero; he bumped into the heroine.
 ISOBEL PORTER, traveller; she sought a mate.
 Yesterday: When Dick suddenly leaves Joyce in the Casino to att tend O'Hara she assumes he has gone to IsobeL So her winnings do not mean anything to her now!
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-04-21
ORCHIDS TO you

We are happy to present our loveles'
orchids this week to our contestants who
placed first in platform events in the
Regional Field Meet held at Holmes Jr
College Tuesday First places were won
by Mary Frances Fincher in piano ano
by the Girls Quartette composed OF
Myra Gunter, second alto; Peggy Chas'
tain. first alto; Marie Skinner, second
soprano; and Corinne Doty, first So
prano.
Talented in both vocal and instrumen'
tai music, pleasant, our best in home &C.
onomics-that's Ruth Williams, the firs'
Senior to whom we toss an orchid.
The other one is our good citizenship
girl, Mary Gray, who has all the require
ments necessary to be chosen to thai
coveted position in L. H. s.. She Is
also talented in piano and feature
writer on the Beacon Staff.
In the Junior Class we give orchids
to a girl who has perfectly lovely man
ners-Alice Noel Nelson.
Lois Brady is one of the very pret
tiest girls in school, and is nice ane
friendly to everyone. An orchid to you
NOW we come W tho coP""""' %
where an especially sweet smile te
everyone she meets entities Nancy Sui
livan to an orchid.
Pep and personality-that's Ruth
Oridge. Here's to you, Ruth!
Fred Swinney has one of the best
minds in the Freshman Class, is
good pupil, and has fine physique
Orchids, Fred.
Kathryne Waldrup is bright pupil
very friendly girl, and well-liked by
all
And now we come to our friend Coach
Thompson, our science instructor, who
is sponsor for the Freshman Class. he
is very interested in US all, and Is
kind and friendly. Orchids to you, Mr.
Thompson.
C. C. d. al.
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-04-21
Meet General Grant
BY W. W. Woodward


Time marches on and with it marches
the countless hundreds who try to write
effective histories and biographies. But
in his "Meet General Grant" Woodward
succeeds in bringing to us the real
Ulysses Simpson Grant.
woodward is not biased; he wrote in
cidents and happenings during the Civil
War to make his biography of Grant
more real and human. During the entire
book one cannot tell what point Of view
Woodward held on the Civil War OF
politics.
We get clear, straightforward, and
realistic life of Grant. We see his
Joys, sorrows, merits, shortcomings
fears, feelings and all that the man felt
during his ill-fated life. And well may
it be called Inflated. All through life
Grant had to do things he didn't want
to do. He was in the midst of strife and
turmoil: he was very often humiliated
and scandalized and he hated them both.
Woodwards style is very interesting
and holds one attention from begin
ming to end. His biography is not the
hum-drum monotony of his characters
life and doings; but he spices the book
with anecdotes, funny twists of history
and heart appealing incidents. Wood
ward makes the reader really know the
character without telling what he him.
self thought of him. "Meet General
Grant" is a truly good book.
MARIE SKINNER.
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-04-21
BOOK REPORTS
Messer Marco Polo
BY Dom Byrne

This book in my opinion is one Of
the best that / have ever read, consid-
ering its length and plot. The
characters are SO lifelike that one seems
to know them personally and the back
ground on which they are placed makes
them stand out even more vividly.
"Messer Marco Polo" could almost be
called a narrative as the main story or
life Of Polo is told by queer old man
named Malachi. The events Of the main
plot take place in ancient China short
time after the Crusades. ! think that
the theme of this story could be COM
pared to that of "The Eve of st. Agnes
the Towering of young love out Of
age and human wickedness.
The deepest impression left on me Of
the book is the Characterization Of
Golden Bells. The author describes her
clearly as a mere slip of Chinese girl
with shining black hair set off by q
very red rose, a tinkly voice which gave
her her name, and shining personality
which seemed to reflect sunshine it.
self. Her singing nature and love com
bined with respect for her father, Kub
la, and Marco Polo is to me the best part
of the book.
/ like the authors style Of writing
very much. It is simple to understand
yet filled with deep understanding OF
human nature. His settings of myster-
ions surroundings and mythical charac-
ters adds to the charm of the story.
The book "Messer Marco Polo" is one
that l think everyone should enjoy be-
cause Of its simplicity and entirely diff
ferent outlook on the life of the famous
man.
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-04-21
EDITORIAL COMMENTS
BAND DRILLING FOR STATE
CONTEST

The L. H. s. band has been drilling
and practicing at its best for the last
week and will continue to until the State
Band Contest iss over. This will be
the first year the new band has entered
and it will enter in Class C. The Sc
lections played on the stage will be
bridal Song" and Tournament Over
ture." The marches used will be WASH
ineton Post March," sour Director" and
"El Captain"
II our band gets excellent" rating
they will probably be in line for an in
vitation to the Cotton Carnival in Men,
R. P. r. 80.
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-04-21
wHooPs AND WIT

Pauline: 81 hear your car has no
speedometer.'
w. p: "But that doesn't matter. At
ten miles an hour the windshield ratties,
at fifteen the headlights, at twenty the
bumper. and at twenty-five ! rattle.
dentist whose surname was Moss
Fell in love with charming Miss Ross,
But he held in adherence
Her christian name Florence
So he called her his dental Floss.
Oman: SCOT away did he! Did you
guard all the exits?'
Constable: "Yes, but we think ne
must have left by one of the entrances.
True happiness depends on the amount
of affection you are able to inspire.
visitor to the sanitarium was trying
to find out the right time as ne nao 70
catch a train. His watch had stopped
and he hurried into the office. No one
was there but an inmate. The visitor
looked at the wall clock.
as that clock right?' he asked.
Don't be silly" the man repned IN
disgust. 'If that clock was right, dya
think it would be here?"
Laziness is a state of mind. Some
times l think it is a disease. 1t is bad
when one is physically lazy, but it is
far worse when he is mentally lazy. And
when one is both physically and men,
tally lazy, he is hopeless.
Johnny was visiting his uncle's farm.
Among the animals was young colt.
The boy gazed at him long and earnest
ly.
"What do you think Of him?" the in
quired.
"Why he's all right, l guess" an
swered Johnnie, "but where's his rock
ers?"
F.. L. B. '38.
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-04-21

early youth, why he decided to become
q writer instead Of the doctor he studied
to be, and scorns the ability Of the self
seeking literary critics of today. Maug-
ham compares the prose Of Dryden and
Swift, he says--"Swift's prose is like a
French Canal, bordered with poplars,
that run through a gracious and undu-
lating country. Its tranquil charms
fills you with satisfaction, but it neither
excites the emotions nor stimulates
the imagination. You go on and on and
presently you are trifle bored.'
A great deal Of the book is spent on
Maugham's ideal Of philosophy-why ne
does not accept SO and SOS theory OF i'm
mortality--all Of which is above the
head Of the average reader, Cor SO II
was with me).
Another dislike ! have of the book IS
the manner in which Vaughan treats
God. In the last hundred pages he
spends a lot of space disclaiming the
existence of Coda thing which would
bring down the wrath Of any Christian
Recommending the book I'd say not
to read it unless you want to know the
firing thoughts of critic who does
not practice what he breaches.
LAWRENCE RABB.
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-04-21
THE GHOST OF TREASURE TROvE
TAVERN

Shh! Ghosts !! ] Hair raising min
utes And breath taking moments when
the ghost Of Treasure Trove Tavern
makes his appearance.
Laughs and thrills. Yes sub! That's
the title of the Senior play and boy
what play.
It's comedy in three acts written
by Jay Tobias. You'll laugh at the
many difficulties which three young
men have to meet concerning a supposed
haunted bankrupt hotel with hidden
treasure. The guests lend many laughs
and romance is also in the air.
Be sure to watch closely every week,
the date and more about the play. We
guarantee one swell time the night /,
is produced.
M. G. G.. '38.
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-04-21
ADDED ATTRACTION

AS a result of a little conference at
the Village Inn valuable bit of news
has been found and is hereby submit
ted with the compliments of the fol-
lowing: w. P. Hammett, Baxter and
Boyd Thompson, Less Gilliland, Pitt
Shepherd, Marvin Stanley, and last but
not least, "Yours truly" A certain
blonde plump gossip column snitcher
whose initials are A. r. l.. received
quite shock the other day.
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-04-21

Lost: Rosalie's tennis racquet.
Was Mary Frances Fincher burned up
when she saw Billy Elmore rushing
Kathleen?
Boy, is Virginia Carter mad at me -!
Sweet Sue surely has all the boys
a-flutter.
Our teachers were having a swee
time at the dance Saturday night.
Kathleen is speaking to Virginia and
Pitt. What's going to happen?
Why is it that Blanche never come:
to school on Monday morning? Well
anyway the 1st and End periods.
I'll be seeing you, if you don't see mt
first.
A. R. L. '39.
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-04-21
In
Mississippi

it seemed short it was really as long
as any other.
10 It'll 12-2 hours.
80 minutes intermission.
1880 It'll PLY hours.
Total-3h hours.
$3.50 till 12-3k hours.
3h equals 3k!
And everybody had swell time-even
the spectators, teachers, etc.
L. w. R. '38.
Once thought strikes my mind l
usually have to record it three or four
times before it satisfies my idea of per-
fection, and then ! leave it only for lack
of better style.
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-04-21

| found the following conversation
written out in Boyd's bookkeeping book,
written first in girls hand and then
a boys. We don't know who wrote it,
but I bet they will recognize it.
Girl: Blame it on my mouth!
Boy: And her line.
Girl: What line? What about yours
Boy: Worn out. Trying to catch you.
Girl I'm no fish (or am y you cant
catch me.
Boy: You are fish but can't catch
you!
wonder If that could have been Dan
Pepper and Mary Belle.
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-04-21
PEGGY CHAsTAIN.
Book Criticism-The Summing Up

Book Criticism-The Summing Up
BY Somerset Vaughan
Maughams book, "The Summing Up,"
is not a book of pleasure, but thought
provoking treatise on the causes and re-
suits of the things he has encountered
during his life--mainly in the field Of
literature.
He realizes his experiences during
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-04-21
Star Theater
LEXINGTON MISSISSIPPI
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 21-22-23rd
sTARZAN'S REVENCE"
LEXINGTON, MISSISSIPPI

Thursday, Friday Saturday, 21-22-23rd
"TARZAN'S REVENGE"
1.-TWO REEL COMEDY"
"THE PHANTOM EMPIRE" (Friday Saturday,
Glenn Norris worlds greatest athlete and Eleanor Holm
the perfect mate for Tazan featured together for the
first time in Tarzans Revenge"
mighty iunpe con
fct, shows Tarzan
his from crocodle
other thrills
See the daring raid the
the River White of
fhc rituals
Rice Burroughs
MATINEE THURSDAY
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 25-26-27h
"BLUEBEARD'S EIGHTH WIFE"
"MOvIETONE NEWS.
ROMANCE OF CELLULOID"
BETTY BOOP CARTOON.
Caudette Colbert and Gary Cooper form brilliant new
comedy team in Buebeards Eighth Wife, the years most
chckle-fllled comedy Of marital mxups
Set against the background
tells the mad of millionaire
he
thought he didn't know what wordm W -
The comedy
joyed. - - - 80 -
OF
visit the stars and hundred.
of well ~
Secret Of making
glorious the
-
MATINEE MONDAY. s:I5
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-04-21

Saw Jean riding around in her long
waited-for green Plymouth.
Billy Holloman, Kathleen, Blanche and
Thurmond were out eating up the Vii
age Inn Monday night.
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-04-21
VARIETIES

Tpsy San Antonio motorists no longer
have an alibi. The taxi companies have
new service: the Blotto Special. For
double fare, two drivers answer a call;
one drives the reveler home, the other
follows with his automobile.
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-04-21

petual beginning for that beginning
less gossip column, "Wit and Wisdom
column with all of Popes quotations at
one time to get it over with, and about
the long assignments of certain male
teacher-but no, as I've said, I've put
my foot down. l won't allow such
things in my column.
That Senior play is going to be a
WOW! But don't take my word for 1T.
See for yourself on the night of May ~,
1898.
Several of our alumni came home to
enjoy short visit over the week end.
A thought--How disgusted one feels
with himself when someone speaks au-
thoritatively on subject which he has
never heard before. So it was with
me when some one said that nationally
famous negro blues singer, Ethel Waters
was coming here.
Thanks for the memories of a holiday
in April, of no school for while, :"
Something that gives buoyancy to
your spirit-a cheerful greeting from a
fellow student, not the mechanical, "Hel-
10" or "Howdy do" I'd rather one would
not speak-but the pulse accelerating
"Good morning or "Hi there"-the
words really don't matter-it's the tone
in which the greeting is voiced that
is all important. Try it fellow students
and see for yourselves.
Rain is still an every day occurrence
and if it doesn't stop soon Pm afraid
we'll hear Of another near flood down
Tchula way. One consolation--they1l be
able, by then, to get out on the new
pavement without getting stuck in the
mud.
I've begun to accept the philosophy OF
the journalist who said
"If April showers bring May flowers
in proportion, what garden we are
going to have, anyway"
Tests are over but as unusual | wona
make comment.
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-04-21

Somebody wants to know where zera
Swinney and Louise Edwards were 60
ing in that new Plymouth Sunday af-
ternoon.
And | would like to know who that
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-04-21

Personality SMILES:
As much personality as suit of
clothes on coat hanger.-Leonard
Feeny.
As dainty as baby's sneeze-Walter
Winchell.
AS involved as spaghetti--Over heard.
Terse as prescription.--Oscar
Schisgall.
Al G 100
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-04-21

Road maps tell motorist everything
he wants to know except how to fold
them up again.
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-04-21
Lexington High Beacon
THE wHIRL

Well, I'm still alive by the hardest.
| never saw so many people mad at me
in all my life. / read last weeks paper
seven times trying to find out what !
had done.
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-04-21

was parked up here in my yard with
w. p. when | came home from the show
Thursday night. wish you could have
seen them check out and the lights were
still out,
l bet Jean had swell week end with
her old flame home from school.
Heard that Early had cute blonde
over here from Durant the other night.
How that boy gets around.
Rebecca Rathell has an awful cold
this week. / guess it must be the
weather.
Ben and Patsy thought they were be-
ing chased Friday night. But they
weren't.
Boys I've quit this holdup game,
I'll hang around no more;
So with sigh,
And little cry
The garter stretched out on the floor.
Saw Less jr., Pauline Huntington and
Vernon Lundy together one night last
week.
plump women. So I'm going to reduce.
Don't you all like Mrs. Walkers new
permanent?
All the teachers had swell time in
Jackson despite the fact that they
couldn't find shoes big enough.
Mrs. Swittenberg: Alison, how many
examples did you get correctly?
Alison: If | get this one right and
three more, it will make four.
Saw Boyd and Peggy having swell
time Friday night at the B. Y. P. U.
social
Have you noticed what big buddies
Mary Frances McCarley and Ouida Spell
are?
Clara Belle Swinney and Sarah An
drews want to know who those spies
are that keep hot on their trail
Mary Lee and Less jr. sit close to
each other lot lately in history class.
Billy Carter seems. to be great ad-
mirer of art. Wonder why?
Here are some definitions dug up
somewhere:
Flattery is mostly soft soap. Soap is
90R lye.
Girls love fur coats; a fur coat costs
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-04-21

a. lot but lot is piece of land, and
land is dirt-Therefore girls love dirt.
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-04-21

Movie Actress: NOW let's talk about
you. What did you think of my
picture?"
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-04-21

Synonym: A word used when you cam
spell the word you want.-Chicago Daily
Tribune.
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-04-21

Mr.: We ought to have boy named
FLANNEL"
Mrs. Why?
Mr.: Because he shrinks from wash
ing,
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-04-21

ABOUT TOWN WITH LEXINGTON HI
My hand begs to write gossip, but I've
! put my foot down. 1t even wants to
| write some satirical remarks about per-
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-04-21

Feature Writers
Mary Gray Patsy Aisr
Marie Skinner
Typists
Myra Gunter Bernice Fink
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-04-21

Tests are over but as unusual won't
make comment.
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-04-21

Girls love fur coats; fur coat costs
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-04-21

The dance was big success. Though
The Lexington advertiser., 1938-04-21

Boys I've quit this holdup game,
I'll hang around no more;
So with a sigh,
And little cry
The garter stretched out on the fl