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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-18
Planning Helps
Late Shoppers
Select Presents

Despite incessant reminders to
''shop early" last-minute shoppers
viii crowd the stores the day or two
before Christmas In a mad search
for gifts.
When there is little time left il
is best to sit down and think over
the problem before leaving the
house. This sounds paradoxical, but
far more can be accomplished by
spending time planning than by
rushing around store without any
idea of what is wanted.
A little ingenuity viii disclose
countless presents that can be &C
qlIired with minimum Of time.
Simple combinations of articles
make admirable presents. For ex-
ample, If the friend is a camera
addict, combine several rolls of film,
food lamp and few fash bulbs
into an attractive package.
It is inadvisable to hastily select
monogrammed or initiated station
cry for an inveterate letter-writer
A very welcome present can be
made by enclosing book Of postage
stamps In an extra-nice box Of plain
stationery.
These are just two of many COM
binations which win satisfy the need
for last-ninute presents. II you are
too tired or too busy to employ even
this simple device there are still
several other practical remedies.
Fill In that subscription blank for
your favorite magazine that has
been around the house, and wrap a
current issue IN an attractive car
ton with a note explaining that there
are II more TO come Only be care
full that the friend does not already
subscribe to the magazine or your
present viii lose a good share of its
interest.
Another welcome gift can be Sc
cured at the last minute by tele-
phoning the local theater for few
tickets. Then write a little note,
preferably In rhyme, and include II
with the tickets.
A little ingenuity viii disclose
countless presents that can be ac-
Quired with a minimum of time.
By all means don't buy things
that come IN sizes unless you are
sure of the size And don't buy q
gift that may have to be exchanged
unless the store viii exchange the
article willingly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-18
WE NEED LOVE NOV

With the toorLd apparently go
ing to pieces around us, ire need
lore notC more than ever. And
Kathleen Norris believes that
spelling" your family just means
Louing them, giving them a little
more, rather than little less,
attention than necessary, and
trying to giUe them tUhat they
tUunt, not tUEat you want them
to tUant. No one can be really
happy tCithout Lore, and the poor
man tcho has an Gdoring lCife is
far richer than the man of means
rohose tUife regards her marriage
to him merely as a stepping
stone to social success. And the
happy man or iUOHlGB Is pre-
pared to face an uncertain future
tUith the hope and courage that
only LoUe can giUe them.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-18
Fifty Years Ago

Dear Grant, saw Harvard and
Yale play their annual game In
Springfield in 1889, and I was just
thinking about the changes that
have taken place when you move UP
to 1914. I was 13-year-old kid
when I saw Yale beat Harvard, 6
to 0, that day, with 10000 looking
on. Those were two great teams.
Among others, Yale had Heffelfn-
ger, Stage, McClung, Mcbride,
Hartwen, and Morrison. Harvard
had Cumnock, Upton, Cranston,
Bernie Trafford, Lee and Dean.
I'VE youngsters had never seen
this new type of football. When the
two teams started warming up we
thought they were playing with old
footballs knocked out of shape. Also,
there were only two substitutions
in a hard, rough game.
1.-THE big thrill we got was the
arrival of Frank Hinkey at Yale. I'd
like to say that any one who doesn' t
put Hinkey on his au-time All
America simply doesn't know his
foot all He weighed only 155
pou Ids, but he was the hardest,
su-est and deadliest tackler I ever
saw. And yet in his four years of
play Frank never had time taken
out.
'Hinkey was the star of footba1l's
al-time toughest game. This was
IN 1894. / remember how busy the
stretcher-bearers were all through
the game. The big howl came
when Hinkey tackled Wrightington,
a 190-pound Harvard back, so ter
rifcally that Wrightington was car
ried off with a broken coIlarbone.
Fred Murphy, Yale star, was
rushed to the hospital IN a serious
condition
cit was in the 1891 game that
Harvard introduced the flying and
revolving wedges, which Hinkey,
the disembodied ghost helped to
solve. The game has improved in
many, many ways, Grant, but not
In the manner of fighting spirit.
How that old guard loved body con-
tact, especially Heffelfnger and
Hinkey, two of the games greatest.
"Jack Doyle"
No one has looked through a run
of SO years or more with more OBJ
serving eyes than Jack Doyle, the
wen-nown betting commissioner,
one of the few left who has seen
them come along from Hefelfnger
to Endicott Peabody.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-18

Fl ERE'S good news for bellies
II on-a-budget who yearn for
the smooth smartness of a two
piece frock. Pattern No. 1485-B
offers a streamline version-sleek,
simple to make with a three but
ton cardigan neck topper, skirt
with a front pleat and dickey
collar which gives a trim touch
of white IN a fattering line next
to the face. This dickey is easily
adjusted-doesn't need to be even
pinned IN place.
We easily can see the advan-
tages of a suit of this type. The
jacket emphasizing width at the
shoulders and fitting smoothly
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-18

Here is a letter that may have g
suggestion IN it for some wives. II
comes from a Chicago husband; he
is 40, the wife two years younger;
they have two small boys.
Marie is a fine cook and a good
manager" he writes, land W. own
our small home. The boys go tc
public school; we can pay our bills,
and though my wife is pretty much
of home body we do coax her OUT
to picnics or movies now and then.
But she's so darned blue! And ]
don't know what to do about it.
''She sits silent at the table, some
times signing. Or if she quotes q
headline it's always a depressing
one. When she sends the boys of to
school she says Jim is just like heT
father, completely irresponsible, and
that she hopes Ned isn't starting
another cold. The Browns are los.
ing their lovely place; they think
what Anna has is cancer; It looks as
If Harry and Margaret were going tc
get a divorce.
'Customarily my wife begins the
day on q long groan. While I'm
half-asleep I hear her oh, dear,
Tuesday againI I ought to see Ma
bel; she's been home a week Oh,
dear, that means we ought to ask
them here, and the rug isn't back.
You never can trust those people.
Oh, rain again. No wonder the chill.
dren get colds. Now I suppose eggs
viii go up. ! hate and despise this
sort Of day. I'm afraid you're 60
ing to have stupid birthday, dear.
I hate to go to the bother of max
ing a cake because you're on a diet
and it's bad for the boys, and
don't know what to give you'd SC
much rather you'd pick yourself 9
present
Wife Is Not Well.
This goes on Indefinitely, and I'm
sure it's bad for all of US" the let
ter ends. "Wil you make a sug-
gestion that may cheer good, kind,
devoted wife? And thanks IN ad-
vance, Jay Bee"
Well, my first suggestion, "Jay
Bee" is that your wife isn't well.
She's showing every symptom OF
sluggish insides. I know this ISM
either romantic or popular solu-
ton, but if she can get her system
to working perfectly, her spirits VIII
rise with every mile she walks.
It is almost impossible to be de-
pressed If one Is In really good
health Just utter wellness, such as
small children sometimes feel. Then
no future seems alarming, and no
duty anything but a Joy, and the
whole world sings. Rain is mira
Gle, snow breath-taking delight,
and the power and opportunity to
serve ones own beloved ones an
unending joy.
The body that feels all this really
is nearer to God than one that is
haraSSed with unnecessary weari-
ness and aches, and held In spite Of
itself to dreary contemplation
The moment you begin to think Of
the blues as something else than
visitations from God; the moment
you begin to think Of them as what
they are, the logical outcome of your
own stupidity. then the sky begins to
clear. Blues have a cause and a
cure, and any woman too lazy to find
out both isn't IN a position to IN
dulge IN the luxury Of spelling her
family.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-18
Largest Dictionary

The Chinese claim title to the
worlds largest dictionary, and
have just run of the first volume
of this mammoth work al Shang-
hal. In its final form, the diction-
airy will be bound IN 40 volumes
and deal with so, 900 separate Chi
nese characters. II Is estimated
it viii take 10 years to complete
the set.
The first volume contains 47e
pages, and is devoted TO the Chi
nese character '1yi" and the II, 600
words and phrases In which that
character is found.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-18
Holiday Decorations

Christmas decorations are an adj
mirable first aid to the Christmas
spirit They usher the holiday feel
ing into the home and revive that
belief IN Santa Claus we all need
so much So hang the house with
holly and mistletoe- Hang a bow
tied wreath of holly On the door.
Bring out the festive candles, deco
rate the mantel with spruce, and
dangle shiny balls where they VIII
capture the eye When you've made
the house bright and gay you'll be
aglow with the true Christmas.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-18
Holly Decoration Used
In Pagan Celebration

Holly has become closely associ-
ated with Christmas, but why, no
body knows.
Some claim that holly, with its
thorns and blood-red berries, SYM
bolizes the crown of thorns worn
by the Saviour. Another belief is
that the use of holly as Christmas
decorations was handed down by
the pagans. The Romans dedicat-
ed the plant to Saturn to be used
at the Saturnalia, his festival, &C.
curing In December. At about the
same time the early Christians cele-
brated the birth of Christ, and to
protect themselves from prosecu-
ton, they decorated their homes
with holly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-18
Christmas Celebrated in 90

Tradition says that Christmas was
first celebrated In A. D. &c. It was
ordered to be held as a solemn feast
by Pope Telesphorus IN A. D. 1877.
There Is no record of any commem-
Grafton during the life of Christ.
About A. D. $40, st. Cyril made
careful investigation as to the actual
date of Christ's birth and reported
December Is as the most nearly cor
rect date. Pope julius accepted this
and established the festival at Rome
on this date, which was accepted by
every nation u Christendom.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-18
The Popular Call

Not all the arguments belong to
football, although football brings out
the greater heat. There is another
debate on now as to which is the
more popular sport-basketbaH or
bowling.
This argument viii have to be re-
stricted to the number of players IN
volved, since basketball is ahead
when it comes to attendance. Bowl
ing supporters claim something Like
20, 900. 900 players. Basketball back
ers speak of millions, with no set
figures.
On the playing side, bowling
should have the cali since it is a
simpler family game to take up and
older people can give it try. Bowl
ing is now ON a new boom, covering
the entire map. On the playing side
it leads the list.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-18

LaA DuAcks Anu Nc
is big and game. But, above all,
he can punch. And he is capable Of
showing more speed than he has
turned in so far. Buddy needs an
extensive training campaign under
smart handling. II this happens
even champion Louis viii have a
busy afternoon"
In the other Louis contest Buddy
proved that he could punch, and that
he could take bundle of punches
on the side. But he was entirely
too slow, and If this weakness is
corrected IN the next six weeks the
younger Baer can be built into a
threatening challenger.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-18
Eight Time Zones

The upper part of the North
American continent is so wide
that it has eight time zones, or
twice as many as the United
States. From east to west, they
are: Newfoundland, Atlantic, East
ern, Central, Mountain, Pacific,
Yukon and Alaskan.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-18
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Bder and Louis

u Ill BRADY, whose boxing lore
goes back matter of SO years,
is one Of the few who believes that
Buddy Baer can peddle out a large
package of poison to Joe Louis, Il
trained and. handled properly.
Mr.. Brady, who directed the ear
her destinies of Jim Corbett and Jim
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-18
Spraying Shipments

Oregon experiment station hort
culturists report that spraying or
dipping cut holly N a weak solu-
ton of napthalene acetic acid pre-
vents the leaves and berries from
dropping of during shipment. Al
most unbelievably small quaint
ties Of the chemicals are effective
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-18
Aliases of Santa Claus

St Nicholas, or Santa Claus,
seems to have been adopted by
America as the patron saint of
Christmas; Father Christmas is IN
digenous to Britain, Santa Claus to
Germany and Kriss Kringle to
Holland.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-18

] e + fri e S, b a s
thought for some
time that the young
Baer was the most
dangerous chaIleng-
er Louis had to
face. He thought
that before the first
Louis-Baer mix
UP In Washington,
a n d b G b a sn' t
changed his mind
since.
Buddy Baer is q
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-18

but their bodies are encased In
hard shell, like that of a turtle,
and only the jaws, fms, eyes and
tail are free to move.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-18
French Await Pere Noel

Children Ii France look for the
coming of Pere Noel with the same
pleasure and impotence as Amer
lean children await the coming of
Santa Claus.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-18
Early Plans

Do you krow that many mer.
chants and manufacturers begin
preparing for next Christmas short
~ after this Christmas?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-18
By KATHLEEN NORRIS
CBen syndicate-wNu Service. }

no YOU spoil your family?
You should. These are
- terrible times when we
need everything that love can
do for US; we need to hold on to
love, to go on believing in it.
And spelling is love.
Love fulflls the law. It is all
that human hearts need. A man
may be rich, popular, young,
successful. But if his wife
doesn't love him he can't posi-
bly, be happy man. He may
think he can win to happiness
by divorcing his wife, making
q highly satisfactory arrange
ment for his children, finding a
more afectionate woman. But
nine times out Of ten he mar
ries exactly the same type of
woman, just as cold and calcu-
lating as the first. So that
doesn't work. =
Another man may be poor. He
may not be q great success IN bust
ness. Other men may be stepped
up over his head, and there may be
doctors bills and flial obligations
always ready to ieopardize the budg-
ct. But If In his little house there is
abundance of loving; children rae
ing to meet him; an old mother smil-
ing as she puts the forks and glasses
on the supper table; a sweet woman
turning from the gas stove for his
homecoming kiss, that man is rich.
Must Be Preserved.
Love is no accident. It is LIES
nexhaustible miracle. But II has
to be preserved, held sacred. When
woman regards her marriage as
merely a springboard to social sue
cess, clothes, entertainment, dirta-
tions-sham is the sham gold she
pays for her improved position. But
when it is real marriage, when the
wife feels that, having chosen, she
has sealed her fate, she puts real
love into If. And the difference is
that between the poles.
Spelling his family means, for
man, sometimes to consider their
point of view; to try to put himself
into his wife's place, into his chill
dren's places, and think of what
they want from him; what would
make them happy. Instead of mere
ly showing his hand into his pocket
and giving her some money, let
him add little sympathetic inter
est to the money. Just saying,
Don't you get awfuIly tired cater
ing to US, Nary" or ST notice Mum
my isn't getting much out Of that
for herself" viii make her heart fly
UP like a bird
A wife told me once that when
her husband said to her, early IN
their married life, 'I never heard
you say cheap or mean thing
about anyone, darling" she quietly
made up her 20-year-old mind that
he never would. To have Dad take
q tender interest In a small boys
homework, or say sympatheticany,
what can I do to keep you from
worrying about that, Mummy" is
to insure happiness to one woman,
anyway.
Avoid lamentations.
The wife's job Of spelling the fam
lily means only being kind. Not
nervous, not critical, not eager to
retail all the bad, depressing, fright
ening news possible at the end of
the day, but looking serenely ahead
to better times, and unafraid to go
forward. It is an absolute duty for
US all TO refrain from lamentations
and vain regrets now; to keep up
our hearts; not to cry until we're
hurt
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-18
PeopIe's VIII

Nothing can ruin our country I
the people themselves viii under.
take its safety-and nothing car
save it If they leave that safety
IN any hands other than their own.
Daniel Webster.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-18
TrunkfSh

furnishes, of the family Ostra-
ciidae, which are found In warm
seas, are shaped Like other fish,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-18
! PAT TERMS
! SEWING CIRCLE

over the hips helps the average
figure achieve youthful slender
ness-the skirt is comfortable TO
wear for walking, standing and
sitting, the dickey provides a note
of freshness for this costume SO
that it is always attractive to
wear. Make it now for yourself
In gabardine, twills, plaids, nov
city rayons or serge.
Barbara Bel Pattern No. 1859 is de-
signed for sizes p. "a, IS. %. 20. ~. -
and 46. Size "a requires yards 35-inch
material: 3 yards 54-inch. Dickey re-
quires = yard 35-inch material Send
your order 70:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-18

YOU spoil your family?
| You should. These are
- terrible times when we
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-18

Soothe thar throat tickle which comes from a
cough due 20 cold Quick-ger Smith Bros.
Cough Drop. BLACK or Menrhol-5el
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-18

Vitamin A (Carotene) raises the resistance of
mucous membranes of nose and throat 70
cold Infections, when lack of resist
ance is due 60 Vitamin A deficiency.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-31
WORTH THE SACRIFICE

With a sparkle in his eyes, the
young fellow walked into the
showroom.
IF bought this car by install
ments," he said, pointing to a
particularly sporty" model, "how
long would it take me to pay for
it?"
THAT would depend on how
much you could afford each
month, sir" replied the salesman.
cautiously.
The young man scratched his
chin.
We'll, l think | could manage
three dollars a month"
The salesmans' eyes popped.
Three dollars a month";" he
gasped. AT that rate it would
take you a hundred years"
Gazing longingly at the very
stream-lined model, the young
man said:
$50 what? It's worth it."
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-31

help FPS. IBID. To Martin
Luther it was the magnetized
word of the Divine God. To
Paul the Bible is all sufficient.
"All scripture is given by in
spiration of God, it is profitable
for doctrine, reproof, correction,
and instruction in righteousness"
Oh Timothy 3:16).
Can you with David say, Thy
word is a lamp unto my feet,
and a light unto my path? Cps.
119:lO5).
The Bible contains the mind of
God, the state of man, the way
of salvation. the doom of sinners
and the happiness of believers.
It's doctrines are holy, its pre-
cepts binding, it's histories are
true and its decisions immut-
able. Read it to be wise, be-
lieve it to be safe. practice it to
be Holy. 1t contains light to di-
rect you. II is the travellers
map, the frontiersman'S staff,
the pilots compass, the soldiers
sword and the Christians charac-
ter. In it Paradise is restored,
Heaven is opened, and the gates
of hell closed. Christ is its grand
object, our good its design and
the glory of God its end. 1t
should fill the memory, rule the
heart, and guide the feet. 1t is
a mine of wealth, a paradise of
glory, and a river of pleasure. 1t
is given you in life, it will be
opened again in judgement and
it will be remembered forever.
1t involves the greatest respon-
sibilities, will reward the great
est labor, and will condemn all
who trifle with its sacred con-
tents.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-31
SAINT PAUL'S CHURCH

Duval and Eaton Streets
Until the summer months and
unless otherwise advertised. the
regular order of services in the
Parish Church is as follows:
Sundays
Low Mass with Communions,
700 a. m. ~
Sung Mass for the Church
School, $50 a. m.
Morning Prayer and Mass with
Sermon, HOO o'clock.
Evening Prayer, sermon, Bene-
diction, 800 o'clock.
Week Days
Morning Prayer, Gas o'clock.
Low Mass, TOO a. m.
Evening Prayer, $50 o'clock.
Wednesdays
Morning Prayer, 8:45 o'clock.
Second Mass, 900 a. m.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-31
RELIGION OF LIFE


The atmosphere is filled with
tiny particles known to us as
dust. While these tiny particles
remain separated they are not
noticeable but when they collect
they create a filthy mass. The
Holy Bible is the only known
book that has had the dust of
the world blown upon it and
been taken up again, busted,
and cherished above all writings.
Like God and the Church;
when the world reigned in peace
it disregarded these essentials,
prayers are few, and church
pews become dusty for the lack
of use. Virgil, Caesars Gallo
Wars, the writings of Socrates,
Plato and other historic writings
have. one by one, been weeded
out and given to the trash man,
but the Grand Old Book, Of
times is busted off again and
placed on another shelf
When Gone With The Wind"
reached its peak sales, it far
undersold the number Of copies
of Gods holy word sold each day.
Jesus said, Think not that l
am come to send peace on earth:
| am come not To send peace,
but sword Matt 10:3N. The
sword is the Word of God as we
have it in Holy Writ With it
we can see. the conYictiohs pf the
vi1est sinner or +. the proudest
hypocrit, Many guilty people will
not use Gods sword for the fear of
its Just results. and since there
is nothing hid from God how
foolish il seems that man will
disregard Divine advice. ''The
Word of God is quick, and pow
erful, and sharper than any two
edged sword, piercing even to
the dividing asunder of soul and
spirit, and of joints and marrow,
and is a diserner of the thoughts
and intents of the heart" (Heb.
4:12).
In David's day the word was
communicated by audible word
when, 4 will look unto the
hills from whence cometh my
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-31

FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
Told Stone)

Corner Eaton and Simonton SITS
Rev. A. c. Riviere, Pastor
Church School, GAS a. m. Ger
aid Saunders, superintendent.
Each department meets in its
own assembly room.
Morning worship, HOO o'clock.
Sermon subject: 'The Sabbath
Was Made For Man.
Communion service at the HOO
o'clock worship hour.
Epworth League, 700 p. m.
Evening worship, 800 o'clock.
Church School Day program.
Prof. Z. E. Hamilton will speak.
Mid-week prayer service, We'd
nesday, 800 p. m.
Choir rehearsal, Friday, 7:45
p. m. Mrs. Joseph Sawyer, or
ganist; Gerald Saunders, director.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-31
FLEMING STREETMETHoDIST
tUptown) CHURCH
Fleming at William Street

Fleming at William Street
Rev w. r. Howell, Pastor
Church School meets at 9:45
a. m Norman J. Lowe, general
superintendent
Morning worship, HOO o'clock.
Sermon subject: Christ Our
Help"
Young Peoples Epw h
League meets at TOO p. IN. Ruth
Gates, president
Evening worship. 800 o'clock.
Sermon subject; Bear We One
Another's Burdens.
Mld-week Prayer and Bible
Study, Wednesday. 800 p, m.
Choir rehearsal. Wednesday,
900 p. m,