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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-05-25
About Corn.

There is big hurry now on to get
corn planted. Early planting is al
ways desirable, for. unless seasons con-
spire against it early corn is the best
corn. But it IS not advisable to plant
before the ground is properly prepared.
Corn can be planted too early; it is al
ways too early when the soil is not in
proper condition. Whether corn should
be planted in the central furrow, or
upon bed has been much discussed,
but will never be settled; because the
manner of preparing and planting
varies with the kind of soil and the
LAY Of the land" To plant in the
water furrow on fiat retentive soil
would subject the corn to danger from
drowning; and to plant on q high
ridge on we'll drained land would be
foolish for half a dozen reasons. As a
general principle, the ground ought
to be deeply broken and har-
rowed before planting, and rolled
Immediately after. And all subsequent
cultivation should be shallow. On some
soils if heavy rains have occurred since
breaking the land it will be necessary
to give a deep blowing as soon as the
corn comes up, and before it has thrown
out many fibrous roots. After this
shallow cultivation only should be had.
Whether corn should be drilled or
checked is another mooted question,
and distance is still another. Unless
on very rich soil. checking is best, as
it saves labor. On thin land 4x3 feet,
or even 5x3, is better than any less dis
lance, while on much of our rich black
soils and river bottoms the distance
should not be greater than az feetxaO
inches, or Sx2 feet. Avoid piling q high
ridge to the corn rows; the nearer the
stalks stand on the level surface of the
soil the better they will stand drought.
As said before, it is very important to
have the ground in the best possible
condition, even If it retards planting a
week-subsequent growth will make
up the time. Another thing: be sure
to plant plenty of corn. 1t is bread
and meat and money. Corn is king
Farm and Ranch.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-05-25
Weak and Worn Out

Close confinement causes thin, depleted
blood, and that tired feeling. Hoods Sar-
saparilia gives pure blood, appetite and
strength. A well known telegraph oper.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-05-25

'sTABIE GOLF" has followed the
spread Of tho real game. A board =
marked out with six holes and hazards
Of varying nature, and tho moves to
ward the putting greens arc decided
b. pack Of cards played according b
certain rules which accompany the
0amA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-05-25

DOLLY FERGUSON ID the nAme Of IN
old colored lady who resides near Car
rollton, Md. She wos born In Buchsn-
IN county, Va, August Q, It'll. and b
therefore in the one hundred and eigh-
teenth year Of her ago.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-05-25
.,I-. ~ n, 1e.r,,,u,a,~ rove-iasA Us coye -
Roe! RRs;;!dfs
A8lOIUTEEY Q0ue&

uvrnhaarsa arc more than eo1oees II
Bnt. somehow with the beuee
In choosin9 mates for lie NJ
The coronet that te!lA 1855.
uDox,r nun ysr gun n this h1Ee ocuf
said III, iudaa s.You've got g repscts T.
dienitv What yoh go lynn roun, - - 49,
an IL You kill . man while coc ate,.. ~ Conss1
IN line youfer contempt r'-Ataa eon a
tuition. Is
"rr could only she exolaimsa... IIsA
,,,ranch NV head" She gassd . ~ -.
hat pin and wondered how sne ~ ShS
fssten her new street bonDee N
troit Tribune. =.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-05-25
Hoods
SarsaparilIa
Makes
Rich NJ.
Red Blood

pure blood, boils and pimples broke out
on my body, but now they have entirely
disappeared. Hoods Sarsa !sarilla is an ex-
cellent medicine for that tired feeling. It
puts new life into weak and tired out peo-
Pile" MILTON 8. BErTIGER, 2SH North
Third ST., Philadelphia, Pa
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-05-25

ator writes as follows
"Ihave taken several bot
ties OF Hoods Sarsaparilla
and am continuing with it
regularly. It does every
thing that is claimed for It.
It is an excellent blood pu-
ritter. When I commenced
taking Hoods Sarsaparilla
I was troubled with i'm
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-05-25
Hoods Sarsaparilla
Is the Only
True Blood Purifier
BY purifying the blood, 1t gives nerve
mental, digestive and bodily strength.

HoodSe D:lle the after dinner pill and
AlOOO , ! HID family cathartic sc.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-05-25
$50 SIS

ee way fsees psar All dss9en sAosld have 81
sei e that pee All Asrnoto. mem viii havs 1hs wsse
following will appear sAvoftso0ent q eavand stoe
eanks N esnts per gaoa They neither shrah isak.
eOr NIKE water sasss hsd. A0snotor Co., Oa.s~
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-08-21
stepped the Wheel

Several of the leaders in Sundays
celebration gave Losey & Crossman
permission to run wheel OF fortune
near the picnic grounds. Several
others objected to the wheel and one
came over and tried tc break it.
That was the last heard of him until
nearly 10 o'clock that evening as he
was knocked completely out by a blow
on the jaw, rendered him by one of
the proprietOrs of the device. No
sooner had this been done than several
dozen of the picnicers gathered with
hostile mein, and the wheelers were
forced to beat a hasty retreat, the
crowd in the meantime amusing
itself partly by chasing their victims
and kicking the apparatus to
smithereens.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-08-21
Coal Discoveries.

r. F. McClelland, one of the state
auditors cruisers in the work of look
ing up the pine in the counties of
Aitkin, Kannabec and Mile Laos
counties has run onto what he thinks
are large deposits Of anthracite coal.
A number of the samples have been
taken to ST. Paul and turned over to
the state geOlogist for analysis. Mr..
McClelland learnedef the coal through
the Indians, who are preserving as a
secret the exact location of the 'find",
but can be induced to make it public
in case it is worth while. The Indian
who gave him the samples says that
he Clipped them from lump, eight
feet square which he found ca the
ground.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-08-21
The Water Works,

The SfOot in diameter well at the
bottom of the shaft of the city water
works is now being walled Up. Drift.
ing has been discontinued, the drift
to the east being in 40 feet and the
one to the west having been put in Is
feet. The 8-foOt we'll will be raised
about Is feet, after which it extends
to basin 30 feet in diameter. The
BASIN has been walled up some 20 feet
and will be confined to- the surface
later on. The water is rushing in
from all sides and the men working
in the bottom of the we'll are in a
continued stream, notwithstanding
the pump which is continually kept
running to- its full capacity.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-08-21

The Rat Portage Record in recent
article on the gold country said the
following about Fort Frances, which
may prove of interest to some OF our
readers, who have never seen the town
or heard it described: The village, is,
called Fort Frances, after Lady
Frances Simpson, wife of Governor
Simpson. 1t is perhaps, over one
hundred years old, being the site OF
which the Northwest Fur Co. built
| there warehouse and residences.
About one mile and half down, the
Hudson Bay Co. erected their fort a
few years previous. The H. B. Co.'S
fort is now mass of historic ruins.
AT the time of abe amalgamation of
the companies, the fort was abandon
ed down the river and the HudsOn's
Bay factors have continued to do
business within the limits of what is
now thriving little village. The
tOwpa site is undoubtedly the grandest
in Canada, and the surrounding
country as level as a billiard table,
densely wooded with the finest of the
hard and soft woods. 1t is well situa-
ted as center for Rainy river com
merce and as the district becomes
more and more settled up, the Fort
will naturally keep apace with the
colonization. At present there are
three hotels, four general stones,
tailor shop, tin shop, two restaurants,
crown lands office, G. P. r. ticket
office, liquor store together with
many other business enterprises.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-08-21
A Large Deal,

One. of the largest pine deals. ever
made in the northwest has Just been
cOnsumatad here between j. j. Rupp
Of Saginaw and the Knox Lumber
company, of this CITY,.
The Saginaw man has sold to the
lumber company between seventy and
eighty millions of pine in townships
63 and 64-lO and II for consideration
between $1SO,OOO and 100000.
The pine is east of the city and will
keep the mills supplied for several
years. Rupp picked up the pine sew
eral years ago when it.was very cheap
and will realize handsome profit
on his investment.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-08-21
SPORTS.

The Central Gun, club promptly &C.
cepted the challenge of the Tower
club on condition that the shoot take
place on the Central clubs grounds,
and that American. Association rules
were to govern, with the exception
that both II and 10-guage guns
were to shoot from. 16 yards. rise.
Those familiar with the rules cavern
ing shoots will readily see that the
Duluth boys want everything their
own. way. The rule regarding the 10
andI2-guage guns isa special preduc-
tion made by the Duluth club fol-
this particular shoot. The Tower
club also wish to shoot on neutral
grounds. In consequence of this con-
ditional acceptance, the Tower club
has made a proposition that is fair
and just, viz: The Duluth shooters
to put up $3.50 against the Towers
800, if the. shoot is to take place on
Duluth grounds and wise versa if it
takes place on the Tower grounds.
American association rules to
govern. $1Q0 event to be the wager if
The neutral grounds are selected. The
Ely grounds would be q good place
for the, clubs to decide the wager, as
they are neutral
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-08-21
Gone In u JiMy.

The ringing of the curfew bell at
8 O'Clock, causes stampede OF. young
Elyites to their homes and i'm less
Than jiffy the usual jangling voices
of the kids" are heard no more. OF
late 1T has been ascertained that a
great many of the small boys do not
go home but go to the island in the
lake where the burned boat house was
located and there make ''Rome howl"
Sunday night several found their way
to the grounds where the picnic was
being held. Officer Garrison helped
one young fellow on his way home
ward with a polite little touch with
boots to the young gentlemen's pants,
just as the y. G. was In the act of
his thirst out of a glass
filled with something that was not
water.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-08-21

they can easily make $40 to $40 a day
that way and that is good enough for
them. They say they can save enough
to buy stamp-mill themselves after
while and that the capitalists can
go to the devil. They intend to
become capitalists themselves. And
we believe they will.-Rainy Lake
Journal.
Mr.. r. Swanson, one of the owners
of the Weigand mine, has verified the
statements published of the sale of a
portion of the Weigand property to
a syndicate of Detroit capitalists for
SS2S,0O0. Three locations are included
in the sale. One of the conditions
of the purchase is that two shafts
each 200 feet deep shall be sunk, work
to commence at once.
Large mortars and sluice boxes are
now being used by Geo. Asplund and
the Fransen brothers in milling rock
in the Manitou country. They claim
they can make S. day working their
iclaim in this way. Much of the rock
lis decomposed, and being free milling,
results can be easily and quickly
lObtained.
The ore at the Lyle mine is becom-
ling more and. more free-miliing as
idepth is reached. The shaft is, now
ldOwn 80 feet. When the 10O-foOt
level is reached, drifting will begin.
The company owning this mine. also
have q other locations on which
development work will soon begin.
The Hillyer mine will soon begin
lactive operations. A new organiZa-
.tion of the company has been affected
and new lease has been secured.
Geo. Hillyer is to be the general
manager.
The canoe route to- the Manitou
is said to be lined daily with prospec-
tors going in to seek locations. The
district is a large one and as yet but
very small, portion of it has BEEN ex-
plored.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-08-21
Married.

Thursday evening at the residence
of John Quick, Mr.. Ed. Cox and Miss
Eliza Jane Hodge were made man
and wife according to the laws of God
and man, Rev. Jaquish of the M. E.
church officiating @7sdw f'a'''s's'
BOth OF the young people are toe
well known to need an introduction
to our people. Miss Hodge has resided
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
Hodge, In this city, almost since in
fancy. The groom, is popular, mem
Der of the Ely City band. Both are
respected citizens and our people join
the MINER in wishing them long
sand prosperous voyage on the sea of
;matrimony.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-08-21
A Funny Snap.

1t is reported that Cashier Butler,
of the Rainy Lake bank, had sent out
circulars to other banks asking that
the bank applied to send to the appli-
can't their check for 81. The reason
assigned for the request, being that
the bank had BEEN robbed some time
ago, and from 81 contributions it was
hoped to secure enough to enable the
bank to reopen and realize on its gold
mining interests, in which case every
one would get. their. dallar, back.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-08-21
One-Legged Railroad.

W. E. Seeleye, of Brainerd, has a
unique scheme. He wants to build
an electric railway twenty-seven miles
long across the Crane lake portage
and have the cars run on a single
rail. He estimates the cost at $50, 900
and thinks the travel into the gold
country warrants building it,. The
Vermilion river could furnish cheap
power If it were built a man could
make the distance between Rainy
Lake City and. Tower in a single day.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-08-21
In Good Hands.

!: President Greatsinger, of the Iron
Range, has undertaken the work of
preparing the mineral exhibit for the
county, and will see that it is trans
ported to the state fair grounds. The
exhibit which, he will gather together
will far surpass that shown at the
Worlds Fair at Chicago. When the
state fair is oyer it will be Brought to
Duluth and exhibited.at the St. Louis
County Agricultural societE's fair.
The matter has been placeda in good
hands and the county will show up
proudly at, the state fairs>
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-08-21
The Michigan Strike.

A, dispatch from Ishpeming. dated
the 10th, says: There was a big meet
ing Of strikerssat Union Park today.
The leaders and hot heads fought for
continuing the strike, and this was
the action finally announced after a
bitter discussion. Many miners claim
that, the vote to return to work receiv-
ed a majority, but that the chairman
did not decide. it fairly. Merchants
have decided to, do only a. cash bust
ness after Monday next.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-08-21
County Finances.

County Auditor Halden SHOCKS show
more satisfactory state of affairs in
the shape of finances than they did a
year ago. The June settlement foOts
up 81 ,044, 1920 as against 1912, 1861. so.
This is made POT current tax collec-
tions, amounting. to 1922, 1876 and
$222, 273.1 back taxes.
There is about S1,17O,OOO in the
county treasury now and that means
in round numbers about $4,000
more current taxes collected than
last year and S135, 500 more back taxes
in the way Of assignments.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-08-21
Leaves the Bench.

Judge Charles L. Lewis, Monday
Isent to Gov. Clongh, his resignation
as judge of the Eleventh Judicial dis
trict, the resignation to take effect
Sept. 1. The reason given by the
judge for retiring from the bench is a
desire to return to professional life,
coupled with the fact that the COM
.pensation is inadequate to the SER
vices rendered.
The resignation has been accepted
and today the Hon. Page Morris, of
Duluth, was appointed to fill the pos
itiOn.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-08-21
Minnesota Ore Shipments.

The first two weeks. OF August have
passed and in them the mines of the
North Star state have broken the
magnificent record of last month, says
the Commonwealth. Two HarbOrs
has shipped about 165, 900 tons of ore,
Duluth $4,000 and the Allohez bay
dock something like 10000 tons. This
will give total for the two Mime
sofa ranges for the month of over
700, 900 tons, or more than 100, 1000 tons
better than last months record.
which was away ahead of all previous
efforts.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-08-21
Entered at the post Office at Ely, Mime
sofa as second class matter.
Subscription So per Year.

EDITOR BOWLING, of the Eveleth
Star, is very tOuchy mortal as is
evidenced by the manner he picked
onto the Iron News of Two HarbOrs.
The News a few weeks ago, called Mr..
Bowling to. task because he kicked
when he had to pay his way into the
Virginia base ball. grounds. This
week the Star comes back at the News
IN very much stronger language than
the case warrants. The Star says:
''We may have wrinkle in our brain
and probably a. frill or two besides,
but we never. sit on our brains"
What an uncomfortable position it
must be to so NATURALLY exist.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-08-21
Road Work.

+ Work on the Fall lake cutoff was
begun by Commissioner Whiteside
this week. The work begins on the
north eastsend and will continue this
way as long as.the-s1 4o0appropriation
lasts. In all probability the money
will very nearly build the road
through, a large crew, is. employed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-08-21
NUGGETS,

The Manitou district is receiving
the most attention from prospectors
at present says the Fort Francis News.
In fact little prospecting is being
done in any other section since, the
excitement started up in that country
about two months ago. The MosheE
find, the rich discoveries of Gilmans,
Geo. Asplund, the CARTONS, Frank
White. William Crawford and others,
have been alluded to in these columns
before. Recent Investigations have
confirmed the first reports of the rich
ness of the finds made by these and
other prospectors. Capt. Pratt came
down from the Little Manitou last
Thursday and exhibited samples
which have set at rest all doubts
which may have existed about this
section. In addition to the rusty
brown sugar quartz which all pros
pectors have brought back from that
district, he also shows chocolate
!colored quartz which is entirely
different from any other that we have
seen. 1t is rich in free gold,. las are
nearly all his samples,) and the vein
pans, clear across. The Captain has
not been so much excited since he
discovered Scott island as he was last
Thursday when he came down after
the surveyor to survey three locations.
which he marked out. The editor of
the News has gone up with Mr.. Pratt
and when he returns the readers of
this paper will be given the. full
particulars about this and other re-
cent discoveries up in. that district.
Work is progressing rapidly at the
Regina mine near. Rat Portage and
men. are busy putting in the new and
improved machinery in position in
the new building recently erected.
The building is SO constructed that
but one hosting of the ore is necessary,
from the floor containing the crusher
the ore will find it's way, by the force
Of its own gravity to the different
parts of the machinery necessary to
the extraction of minerals until the
residue finally passes out in tailings.
the, minerals having been retained in
one or the other of the, different pro-
aesses to which the ore will have been
subjected. Sufficient ore, is on hand
to keep the mill running, to it's, full
capacity for a. considerable time.
The shaft is down to, a. depth of 50
feet with one drift of 40 feet.
The, Mosher boys, have got tired
waiting for capitalists to, come along
and buy, their rich gold claims in the
Manitau and Seine river districts, so
they got some big mortars and are
g4ing at work to pound out and pan
ae gold themselves ssesllv es They said said that
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-08-21

GEORGE Robe, a Chicago theosO-
phist, drowned himself to see If there
really was anything beyond. When
Mr.. Robbie happens to think of the
pleasant weather he left forever, he
will kick himself all over the "beyond. !"
The saying, '>the fools are not all
dead yet" will soon need be obliterat-
ed from the books.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-08-21

Washing dirty linen in public's is
probably an old proxerbial saying. It
was made famous by Napoleon, who
used it in speech to the chamber Of
deputies;in 1914 to intimate that differ
ences between the parties in France
should not become matter of public
scandal
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-08-21

A SOUTHERN Minnesota exchange is
becoming skeptical on the subject OF
religion. The scriptures, say man is
but dust. Now dust settles. But
the subcriber doesn't settle. There
must be something decidedly wrong,
sure enough.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-08-21

THE exports for the seven first
months of the current calender year
were valued at s3S3,Q41, 112, as COM
pared with s4Os, 1873 last year.
These are the enormous exports
under the Wilson tariff" of which
the Democratic organs speak.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-08-21

AN Iowa man a short time ago,
while resisting arrest aimed his
revolver at a sheriff and hit five
children. This is bad record for a
prohibition state.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-08-21
For Rent,

Dwelling houses, also furnished
rooms for rent. Inquire, at the resi-
dence of A. E. Camp, on Harvey
street.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-08-21

The sea bladder consists of a parent
animal, with its own air bladder, and
from which to 800 children attachs to
it by hairlike membrane The whale
family moves togsther.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-08-21
Taking . Rest

'~Who was the gentleman who sat by
yen and stared into your,aace all even
tag?"
He's a celebrated mind reader"
ION his vacation? '-Life.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-08-21
A G0od Reason.

BE (poeticallT1-Ah, why do you
shrink from me. like startled fawn,
trembling at the rustic of the autumn
leaves. Why?
She (nonpoeticNeCos I've just Bin
vaccinated. -Exchange.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-05-04

The Tucson Citizen states thut tel egram was received last Sunday stating that Grant Wheeler. the notorious Ari- zona cowboy and train robber, was IT n down by U s. detectives near Malcos, Colorado, and killed, Tut the killing he did himself When he found that he was surrounded, with no possibility of escape, he shot himself and died in. stantly. The whereabouts of bis part her and accomplice in crime. Al George, Is not known. Wheeler was resident of the San Simon valley and prior 10 his Wilcox exploit passed for 8 wild and wooly but fairly good citizen. His friends always declared that he would never be taken alive, and they were correct. It will be remembered that this is one of the men who held mp q Southern Pacific train near Willcox three or four months ago when the ex- press car safe was blown open with dynamite and its contents footed.