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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-11-25
pEcuL.AR.rIEs OF MlLLIoNAlREs
Use Halfpenny Stamps and Have Poor
Dinner.

Use Halfpenny Stamps and Have Poor
Dinner.
I have been asked whether ! ever re-
ceive social invitations from million
aires in open envelopes, with halfpen-
ny stamps, and what I think OF the
practice on the part of the millionaires,
SAYS London Truth. 1t is not often thai
/ am privileged to receive invitations
from millionaires under any circum-
stances, but it is remarkable fact that
1 have had such an invitation addressed
to me at the halfpenny rate of postage,
and as others have had similar ex-
perience suppose that millionaires as
a class have a weakness for halfpenDy
postage stamps. Probably this weak
ness has something to do with their
having become or remained million
aires.
A worse failing on the part of mil
lionaires. of which have experience is
that they occasionally ask their friends
to dinner and sit them down to a meal
quite unfit TO eat. Personally, would
rather that a man took a halfpenny off
the postage of my invitation and spent
it on the dinner. So far as the invita-
ton is concerned, there may possibly
be many people who, when invited to
the houses of millionaires, would wish
the fact widely known and would pre-
fer, if possible, that the invitation
should be sent on postcard, so that ALI
who run may read. Perhaps it is from
this kindly motive rather than from
parsimony that millionaires patronize
the halfpenny post. Let us think as
well of Dives as we can.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-11-25
COAST pEFENsEs.
Urgent Recommendation That Liberal
Appropriations Be Made.

Urgent Recommendation That Liberal
Appropriations Be Made.
Washington, Nov. ~. - The annual
report OF the board OF ordnance forti-
tications, composed OF Gen. Nelson A.
Miles, Col. Royal 4. Frank. First artil-
lery; Col. Peter e. Hams, corps OF en-
gineers; Maj. +. h. Phipps. ordnance
department.; Capt. j. c. Ayres, and
ex-Rcpresentative j. II. Outhwait.,
was made public Tuesday. 1t says:
"Under the Increased approximation Of
the present fiscal year the work Of placing
our harbors in a proper state of defense
is making good progress. and II only the
same sums are appropriated annually for
few years. our principal ports will present
q formidable front to an attacking fleet 1t
Is hoped, however, that even more liberal
appropriations Will be madein order that we
may sooner be ready for an emergency that
may arise at any time. In view Of the pres
ent serious aspect OF European politics, IL
IL only common prudence for this nation
to be on It's guard. for should a conflict
arise we are liable to be embroiled with
some power whose navy. In the present de-
fenseless condition OF our coasts, might
destroy or exact enormous ransoms from
our chief cities.
"A war, If 1t come at all. will come with
no warning and no time for preparation
China, with undefended ports and an mad
eQuate navy. was defeated in a few
months. In the last war between the great
military powers of Germany and France,
the surrender at Sedan occurred only a.
days after the declaration of war.
1.-The wars of nations occur In cycles OF
varying length. but seldom does a genera
ton pass without great conflict. Already
more than ~ years have elapsed since our
last great war and another may soon If
the past be guide to the future. Terminal.
one Of the longest intervals of peace we
have ever enjoyed.
Our engineer department Is ready with
the most modern plans for fortitica lions
und our ordnance department is prepared
with designs for guns and carriages that
are equal to any in the world. congress
will but increase the appropriations to tn.
capacity Of those departments for usefu,
and economical work. 1t will not be long
before our coasts are secure against the
attack OF foreign powers An effective
preparation tor war Is the best saIeguar
against war;
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News In Brief.

John Townsend, switchman in the
Great Northern yards at Willmar, was
run over and killed.
Mrs. Cornelius Turner was acct
dentally shot in the thigh by her son
George, at Rochester.
Mr.. Tawney has requested the post
Office department to make trial OF
rural free delivery in Winona county.
An Itasca county man walked ITO
miles to cast his vote at the recent
election.
Warden Wolfer has purchased about
5000 bales of sisal and MANILA fiber,
for use in the prison binder Irvine fac
tory, the price paid being considerable
less than the ruling market prices.
This supply will keep the factory going
until April l.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-11-25
The Year on the River.

Navigation on the Mississippi river
is practically at an end, although the
government lights be kept burning un-
til the end of the week. All the raft
boats have gone iuto winter quarters.
and the Roberts Hams, which plies be-
tween Winona and Fountain City, is
the only steamer now running. The
record shows that $3.50 boats, 1,O98
RATS and 934 barges have passed
through the bridge at Winona during
the year. The figures for 1895 were:
3,745 boats. 1875 RATS and !, 444 barges
The falling off in business is due to the
reduction in cut of the sawmills along
the river
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-11-25
Indiana,s Oficial Vote.

Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 21.-Follow.
ing are the complete figures as taken
from the official returns of Indiana:
Democratic and peoples, 3O5,425; re-
publican. 323.s2S; prohibition, 3,056;
gold standard. ALAG; national, 2,26s; so.
cialist labor, 1923; McKinley's plurality
1S,403; McKinley's majority, 9,61O
Total vote cast, 637,046.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-11-25
Trouble About Game.

with it comes the attendant troubles
among hunters, commission men and
comman carriers, in which the state
game wardens are the boyle men. The
most closely watched are packages
which might contain venison, upon
which the season is open for six days
longer, and the express companies are
so angered over seizures and searches
made that some of them have asserted
through their agents that they will re-
sist the game wardens in the future
and carry the matter to the courts.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-11-25

bodily powers with the sustaining, health
bringing influence of DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription.
1t gives natural healthy vigor and elastic
endurance to the organs specially concerned
in motherhood. It makes the coming of
baby perfectly safe and almost painless. 1t
gives nerve strength to the mother and vital
hardihood to the child.
1t is the only medicine devised by an edu-
Gated physician specially to overcome all
weaknesses and diseases OF the feminine
organs.
Mrs Roscoe Hanover, of Robinson Creek, Pike
Co., KY, writes: II wish to express my thanks
to YOU for the good have received from your
'Favorte Prescription have used it at differ
emit times for the fast five years, and always with
the most gratifying results. But the greatest
good received from the Favorite Prescription
was about four months ago when my last baby
was born. was afflicted with 'child-bed fever
Instead of sending after doctor used the Pre-
scription and was cured. A lady friend of mine
was similarly afflicted and sent after the doctor
and took his remedies and died. I am II years
old, weigh I47 pounds the mother of five children.
and am enjoying the best Of health"
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure consti-
patton, promptly and permanently.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-11-25
A sioux CITY Bank Fails.

Sioux City, Ia, Nov. 2O.-The First ma.
tional bank of Sioux City closed its
doors Thursday. The crash forced to
the wall the Sioux City savings bank
and caused the assignment of j. K
Prugh, a wholesale and retail dealer
in crockery.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-11-25
lannon's Jurist Dead.

Fort Smith, Ark, Nov. lo.-Judge I.
C. Parker died at 2:40 o'clock Tuesday
morning. Death was not unexpected.
as the Judge has been sick three months,
and for several weeks his friends have
been convinced that recovery was I'M
possible.
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ReOrganiZed.

The railroad and warehouse commits
sion held a special meeting at st. Paul
to elect a chairman to succeed Colonel
Liggett. There was full attendance,
and Judge Ira Mills was selected for
the place. Colonel Liggett turned over
his desk to Nathan Kingsley, who was
appointed by Governor Clough to fill
the vacancy caused by his retirement,
and Mr.. Kingsley was duly installed.
The commission paid high tribute to
the retiring member, in letter adj
dressed to him aud signed by George L..
Becker and Ira B. Mills, commission
ers, and A. K. Teisberg, secretary.
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MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.
Five Railways Indicted.

It developed in the criminal branch
of the Ramsey county district court
that the recent grand jury found in
dictments against five railroads for re-
fusing to live up to chapter 149 of the
laws of 1895. The chapter is known as
the warehouse law, and provides that
railroads must turn over to any prop
erly licensed warehouseman on appli
cation, any freight which remains un-
called for in the roads possession for a
period of 20 days. The law provides
that the warehouseman shall pay the
railroad charges and, after keeping the
property for certain length of time,
may sell it for charges and what more
he can obtain.
The complainant is James A. Lewis.
The only witness examined before the
grand jury was w. II. Thurston. The
cases are brought for the purpose Of
testing the law, these being the first
complaints which have been fled since
the law was passed. There is great
difference of opinion in regard to the
constitutionality of the law, the attor-
neys for the railroads claiming that it
is ridiculous.
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Confessed His Guilt.


Rev. James c. Hull, the Methodist
preacher charged with poisoning his
wife, broke down during his trial at ST.
Paul and confessed his guilt. The
county attorney suggested that it was
Hull and not his wife who was unbal-
anced, and in view of these circum-
stances, which were concurred in by
the court, Hull was sentenced to six
years in the state prison at Saltwater.
The climax of the case was worked up in
mastery manner by County Attorney
Butler. 1t hung upon letter written
by Hull to Rev. 1. L. Spencer, of Fer
nando, Cal, in February last, in which
Hull stated that his wife was suffering
from cancer, and that she already had
an operation performed. and lntimating
that she would probably die at any
time. 1t showed beyond question. that
he was preparing the way for the time
when his wife should be dead with the
effect of the poison which he was adj
ministering. Hull was caught in a
trap. and when it was sprung he adj
mitted his guilt and everything was
laid bare.
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Farmers Institutes,

Following is list of State Farmers
Institutes to be held in December:
Park Rapids, Hubbard county, Tues
day and Wednesday, l and 2; Wadena,
Wadena county, Thursday and Friday.
and A. Fergus Falls. Otter Tail coun-
ty, Monday and Tuesday. 7 and 8; Pei
lican Rapids, Otter Tail county.
Wednesday and Thursday, and 10;
Alexandria, Douglas county, Friday and
Saturday, II and IL; Hinckley, Pine
county. Wednesday and Thursday, 16
and II; Taylor's Falls. Chisago county.
Friday and Saturday, IS and 10; Mora,
Kanabec county, Tuesday and
Wednesday. % and %.
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Yucatan, it is perfection.
A. N. K.-G. 1882.

WHEN WHITING TO ADVERTISEKS
please state that you saw the advertise
ment In this paper.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-26

Prof. Ugolino Mosso Of Turin has
made some interesting experiments on
the effects experienced In ascending 20
hieh attitudes. All climbers Of lofty
mountains are aware that at great
heights. such as the summit Of Mont
plapc. respiration becomes more or less
troublesome. the heart beats rapidly
and sometimes irregularly. and feel
ing az exhaustion. often accompanied
nv nausea. Il experienced. These ef-
fcc,s arise largely from the rarity OF the
air and since the atmosphere becomes
less dense the higher one goes. Il Ia evil
dent that a limit must soon be reached
above witch man cannot ascend. Pro-
fessor Mosso made his first experiments
ON Monte Rosa, next 10 Mont Blanc,
the highest peak Of the Alps. where he
ascended to an elevation exceeding i5.-
OOo feet without serious Inconvenience.
Mourning to Turin he made his next
ascent 30 20 speak. without ascending
M all. In other words, he produced an
imitation OF the rare atmosphere OF A
very lofty mountaln-top by partially
exhaustlng the air from a large pneu-
matte chamber In which he had shut
hnOelf. when the air In the chamber
corrcsponded In density with that
which would be found at a height Of
stg72 feet above sea-lcvel. he suffered
such ~ effects that he could not carry
the experiment further. The height to
which Professor Mosso thus simulated
an ascent Ia almost a mile less than
that Of Noun, Everest, 80 that Il seems
improbable that man viii ever be able
10 set his foot on the Hottest peak Oi
| Ihn nnrlh
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-26

1T Is a marvel comments a Wum-
an. how the sick and those who cared
for them ever endured their burdens
In the days when trained nurses were'
N not unknown. 80 rare as TO be prae-
tically unohtainable. ! studied one who
entered the sick room Of my son af-
ter | had ofliciaied for two days, Her
minisirations were wonderful In their
soothing effect. YET apparently she Old
only the things | had been trying 70
40. Il was her prompiness' tor one
thing. that was a great efficiency she
wasted no time. never announced any
thing she proposed 20 DO. but did II At
once. Was he hot and restless. she
slipped a crumb Of ice into his mouth.
gently sponged ha face and hands and
with no EFFORT on his part got him
over 20 the fresh pillow and cool side
OF the bed while she smoothed the
rumpled linen In readiness for his re-
turn when the next change was needed.
She never worried him by saying
Now Il Is time to take your ,empera-
mre.' or you mus; have your tablets
now: she simply went 10 him quietly
with the thermometer or glass OF water
and before he know or dreaded Il the
little ordeal was over. She evolved or
der out Of the chaos OF the medicine
table. boxes and bottles. spoons. cups
and bowls we're put In a place were they
always remained during her stay when
not In use: the light OF the room was
toned down. order and quictness were
everywhere and everything was done
while apparently she was never busy
1, was such a relief TO resign my aicl
to her trained. alert Intelligence
against which my care suddenly STOOD
on, In an It's awkwardness and inefh
cheney. Exchange.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-26

starley discovered the application Of
dlfierential movement Of the two mo-
tive wheels OF the tricycle.. and trans
formed this machine 10 such an extent
that Il seemed destined to become Tho
most important OF all cycles. Largei
and larger grew the front wheel Of th'
machine. until one began to wondei
what could be the end Of II; then
change came over the minds OF cyclists
and the machine with wheels OF cqua
size made is appearance. and Wa
dubbed bicycletie By a writer In IN
Petit Journal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-26
Tn. Doctor sua M. Caller

A lady recently called at the Office
II prominent Washington physician,
Who Is small and boyish In appearance.
Boy" she said. addressing him, is
the doctor in2 But I can see he IA
not" "He Il in" began the physician,
hut the visitor interrupted him. "Oh,
he's In, IL he? Then he's engaged. I'll
wait. Does he allow you TO sit at
his desk that way" Madam oh.
Of course. you would say he does. but
III warrant you'll catch Il II he sees
you there. You look sort OF pale.
sould think the doctor would give you
something to make you stronger. Your
ma ought TO send you into the country
That would make you grow. How
soon do you think the doctor will b,
dlsengaged1" Madam. | tried to tel
YOU BEFORE do not think you can 90
the doctor to-day" well. III COM
next time I'm In town. But you ough
TO quit staying In this ONCE. and g
into the country. Not that Il Il an,
Of my business, but DO hate to ~
toys look - pale and puny." She as
appeared, and the doctor Il wondcrin
what she viii say when she calls n
next time she comes into the city.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-26

II Hung Chang seems 10 be but a
slight respecter Of court etiquette. for.
we are told, he absolutely broke down
the rule Of Belgian court etiquette by
the simple process OF taking out a long
pipe. which. after handing II 10 his sec
rotary. who filled and returned Il. he
smoked with Infinite delibcration. King
Leopold was a good deal astonished
by the occurrence. but he rose 10 the
occasion admirably. and he at once
caused cigarettes 10 be handed round
with the result that ii Hung sooa
found his position no longer one 81
splendid isolation"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-26

In training young hsitcrs Il ls well to
remember that gentle handling Is q
grcat factor IN gaining their good Win
and submission 70 be handled. All
dairy animals. whether young OF old.
should be taught TO regard their mas
ter a. their best friend II thu younE
heller Il 10 be made useful and pleas
ant animal for the dairy. Il Is import
ant that she should b. handled ana
accustomed 10 all nc,cssary manlpala'
tons while she Is a calf. II they are
handled Familiarity from the hnst.
there win be usually but little trouaie
with them. When force h used a ~
start 20 compel them 10 submit % -
lnr MIXED. then thc trouhle begins.
Many a young helfer has been fuinei
a. dairy COW BY bad uaaee. Get hi
started nehl. and mueh future tloli'il
with b. avoided. Il with ~ mr. rrislf
10 exercise q hltle pailence t1Nn =
herr truutlr e lorr - rhr r = @tar
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-26

And when the last lire Of Israelitos
reach the beach. the cymbals clap. and
the shields olang and the waters rush
over the puraers. and the swlit-nn-
gercd winds on the white keys Of the
foam play the grand march OF Israel
delivered and the awful dirge OF Egyp-
tian overthrow.
So you aud 20 forth, and all the
people OF God 20 forth. and they stretch
forth their hand over the sea. the boil
Ing sea Of crime. and sin. and wretch
ednesa. 1T don't amount 10 anything. F"
people say. Don't ~ Gods winds Of
help will. after awhile, begin 10 blow.
A path will be cleared for the army OF
Christian phllanthropIsts, The path
will be- lined with the treasures Of
Christian bsnehcence. and We shall be
greeted 10 the other beach by the clap
ping OF all heavens eymbals. while
those who pursued as. and derided Us
and tried TO destroy as. will go dowr
under the sea. and all that will be lefi
Of them will be cast high and dry upcF
the beach. the splintered wheel OF
chariot. or thrust out from the 'oam
the brcathless nostrll Of a riderlesi
charger.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-26

A new idea In jail construction has
recently been successfully tested In
Boston. In brief. the scheme Is to con-
struct the cells OF hollow pipes and hn
them with water. When a pipe ls sew
cred the water escapes. and by a system
OF registers In the Office OF the Jail the
fact Is made known. "a well as the par
ticular cell where the pipes have been
attacked.
Under the usual system Of Jail con-
struction Il Is aimed to make the bars
50 hard that saws will not affect them
or at least so hard that cutting would
be a slow process. hut convlets In iails
are as clever as the men who construct
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-26

Artificial eyes In imitation OF the
eyes OF birds and animals are made In
great variety. They are used In
mounting birds for millinery trim
ming: animals eyes are used for the
heads In fur rugs. and both bird and
animal eyes are used for many other
purposes. for example. for eyes In caao
aud umbrella heads made In imitation
OF animals. for many kinds OF toys, and
20 on. Artificial eyes are also made
for some living animals. Il h not I'M
common for horses 10 have glass eyes,
and dogs are sometimes provided with
them: IN at least one case calf has
been supplied with one. but most arti-
hclal eyes are for use In mounting nat
ural specimens. and In the manufac-
turing uses above referred TO. The
eyes are made. Of course. in imitation
OF nature. and many Of them are beau
tiful. The stock that the manufacturer
or dealer keeps always on hand is won
derful IN lts variety. There is no eye
that could no, be supplied Here are
humming birds eyes. and alligaiors
eyes. tigers eyes and swans eyes. ant
eyes for owls. and for eagles. and tol
birds OF all kinds and sizes; eyes fol
mounted fishes. eyes for the bear. th'
lion. the panther. the fox, the squirrel
the dog. and the wolf, and for oihe
animals 20 be mounted and eyes TO
imitation pigs. and dogs. and sheep
and cats. and 20 on. Artificial eyes 70
birds and animals are sold chiefly 4
taxidermis,s. 10 furriers. and to III
various manufacturers. They are sol'
In pairs: the number sold In the az
grcgate is very large The busies, sea
son Is the fall and winier.-New Yorl
Sun.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-26

A wheelman who happened to be a
man Of resources had his tire punctured
while on the way home from Conoy
Island a few days ago. lie removed tic
tire. substituted a piece Of heavy rope
In lis place and rode TO his home a
distance Of about eight miles. wilhou,
discomfort. The club Of which be Is a
member Is so proud OF the performance
that they have had q rope framed
New York World.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-26

Orint the paragraphs calling attention
10 our manly struggles against "a.
vcrslly nd inai surrender % the
grim destroyer In plea"
Yes. air; anything elser
"Nes. Commence the obituary with
wreath Of lulm0rteiles Initial letter.
u you have one; II you haven't. slide
In that cut Of the broken column out
OF the undcrtaker's ad. We shan't
need Il any more"
3 "An right. sir" returned the fore.
man. "nut whose obituary Is itY'
The editor sighed a. he looked aiiec.
tlonatcly az his mucllage bottle and
shears.
1T Is the obituary % our last 70
malnlng subscriber" said ho.-Mc.
LcausbOro Leader
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-26

huaMt ~ - htAi
the junction switch which connects the
New Jersey and New York and the
West Shore tracks. saw something on
the track a short distance ahead OF
him. which he at first thought was
white dog. When he got a little near
e. he gasped out TO his fireman. Mr..
Joseph schmoll: MY God. Joe. It's a
baby on the track"
At once he threw the lever over and
succeeded In bringing the train TO a
stop a few inches from the little child,
which looked up cur!ous'y at the iron
monster and crowed. Fireman sehmoll
jumped down. picked up the child In
his arms and carried Il to place Of
safety. Then he carried Il TO Mr.
Peter suhl. the occupant OF ths only
house near by. and left It there. The
clothing worn by the baby was white
and OF excellent quality. There was
nothing found. however. that gave the
slightest clew TO its Identity.
by the time the police reached the
scene Mail Agent Harrington. who wa
on the train. had a story to tell them
He said that shortly before the train
had been stopped he was standing In
the doorway OF the mail car. and whi.'
there saw a man dressed In a light sui
and wearing a straw hat with a b.acl
band rapidly running along the Yves
Shore tracks toward the mountains
and away from the spot where th'
child was found The police now be-
lieve that this man had placed thu
baby on the tracks with the delibera.
intention OF numbering H. They ar
nov searching for him. ard Agent Har
rington's description has been telc
graphed broadcast.