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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-12-30

A sick person trying to keep up on mere
stimulating tonics is like any one pretend
ing to swim while supported by belt The
instant the support is withdrawn down
you go.
Nearly all diseases result from a deep
seated impairment of the nutritive powers
which cannot be reached by any temporary
exhilaration. The only good that any med
icine can do is to increase your own natural
powers of recovery and make you able to
swim for yourself.
The facilitating weakness, nervousness
and digestive disorder which indicates this
state of mal-nutrition can only be overcome
by scientific remedy like DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery which acts di-
rectly upon the digestive and blood making
organs, and effects the nutritive transforma-
ton of food into rich, healthy blood, which
carries genuine permanent vitality to every
corner of the system.
1t is vastly more nutritious than malt
extracts. 1t does not paralyze the nerves,
but feeds them with health. 1t is better
than cod liver oil emulsions. 1t is assimi-
lated by the weakest stomachs. 1t does
not make fabby useless fat, but muscular
strength and healthy nerve force. 1t is the
only perfect invigorant for corpulent people.
Mrs Ella Howell, OF Derby, Perry Co., Ind,
writes: I'm the year of 1894 was taken with
stomach trouble-nervous dyspepsia. There was
a coldness in my stomach, and weight which
seemed like rock. Everything that ate gave
me great pain; had bearing down sensation,
was swelied across my stomach; had ridge
around my right side, and in a short time was
bloated. was treated by three of our best ply
sicians but got no relief. Then DR.. Pierces
Golden Medical Discovery was recommended to
me and got it, and commenced the use OF it, I
began to see a change for the better. was so
weak could not walk across the room without
assistance. I took DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery and bottle Of the Pleasant Pei
lets began to improve very fast after the use
of few bottles. The physicians who attended
me said had dropsy and that my disease was
leading into pulmonary consumption had
quite a cough and the home physicians gave ME
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-12-30
LESTER KETCHUM.
Nice for the King.

Henry Ill, of France, delighted in
New Years presents. On one occasion
he issued an edict about the list of De-
cember that every city and town in the
realm should send him New Years
present, and was kind enough to in
innate that cash was preferable to any
other form of gift, and he even went
so far as to indicate the amount that
he would be pleased to receive from each
city. The presents were promptly
Forthcoming, every leading city in
France sent delegation with speech
signifying the pleasure of the citizens
at being permitted to testify their love
and reverence for their sovcreign.-St.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
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tied in the winter winds, making dole
full music for the occupants of the
"shack" to listen to in bad weather. On
one of these signs was painted: "W.A.
Braden, J. p" and on the other John
Pinkham, Constable"
1t was a bleak December afternoon,
rapidly merging into dusk, when Mr..
John Pinaham emerged from the heat
and tobacco smoke of the stuffy little
office into the frosty outside air. He
was ruddy, corpulent man, with good
humored eyes and ready laugh that
could, it was claimed, be heard all over
the township. But this evening he
looked serious and neglected to whistle,
as usual, on his way up the street.
He walked into the Office of the "ho-
TEL" and with profound sigh seated
himself by the fire, all by himself. Pres
emily Birch Hunter. the landlord, en-
tered with supply of firewood.
'Hullo, john"
"Hullo. Birch!''
Hunter busted himself about the
stove for few minutes, then looked up
suddenly and asked:
Comm up t. tn New Years ball, /
reckon. John?"
Pinkham shook his head and sighed,
ponderously: "Nope. I got t. keep
vigil ag'in t'night."
Hunter nodded understandingly
"Jedge havin' one o his spells?"
yep. Wuss'n ever, this time. Even
tells me, awhile ago, he wish't I'd git
out an leave i'm alone"
"I'd do it. then" said the landlord,
warmly. "'Taint right FIR you t give
up all these we're New Years COINS on
jes' t. watch him."
Pinkham shook his head again.
81 got a charge t keep" he quoted.
somewhat uncertainty. CTR three sc.
ceedin' year. Birch, I've KEEP this we're
New Years vigil t. keep tn jedge firm
doin' ITSELF any harm in one o. them
blue spells; an propose to keep them
wigils jest IS long IS e has them spells"
Hunter shook his head deprecatingly
He could not understand why John
should give up his enjoyment of the sea
son to watch another who had annual
"blue spells.' EFF e wants Z git away
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with 'imself John can't help it-none
whatever" he reasoned. But he knew
there was no use arguing with the con-
stable, who, as matter OF fact, got
not little mournful satisfaction out
of his martyrdom.
Hes wuss'n ever, this time," he
repeated. ''Sets by tn hour starin' at
nothin' an mutterin', then gifts up an
goes walkin', walkin' up an down an
mutterin' some more. I'm goin' t
watch i'm t'-night eff e likes it r not.
Say, tell tn women t put up is supper
in basket, an I'll take it when go
back. TIL judge hain't ct all day."
AS Pinkham approached the office
with Braden's supper, he almost col
lided with the station agent, who, coat
less and hatless, was running madly UP
the street.
Hurry" he painted. Get the doc
tor, quick! Get"
Here, what's up?" demanded Pink
ham.
"Wild engine comm down from Hill
ton-just got word No. already left
Chapelle-sent Jim to flag 'er, but no
use-they're bound to meet about here.
If it wasn't for them cars" The agent
pointed with sob toward line of box
cars on the side track-'we might save
'em. But" 1t was all over so
quickly that none of the citizens had
time to reach the scene of the collision
before it occurred. The tagged eX-
press halted and had started to back to-
Chapelle, but it was too late. The wild
engine bore down upon it too swiftly.
Fortunately, no one was killed, de-
spite the completeness of the wreck,
and but few persons were injured.
These were at once taken to houses
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A Curious Superstition.

In Scotland there is superstition
that the complexion of the first caller
on New Years day indicates the good
or ill-fortune to befall the house during
the following year. If the caller is a
blonde, the indication is favorable for
good luck; if a brunette, the contrary.
So much confidence is placed in the in
dication by some persons that families
have been known to have blonde ready
at the door to walk in the moment after
the clock strikes 12.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
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A New Years PRAYER.

] know little temple,
It's walls are dim and low,
Yet up and down its darkened aisles
The blessed angels go.
And he who keeps the temple
Should pray to God tonight,
That Faith may light the altar fame,
And Hope may keep it bright;
That love may bring the sacrifice
Which Love delights to give,
And all the angels innocent
May tarry there to live.
And may no evil spirit
Have in it place or part.
What is this temple beautiful?
The temple of the heart.
Ola Moore, in Youths Companion.
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idiot, WILL" she said, sharply. Il think
l know what I'm about"
'You know nothing of the sort. OF
else you don't care." declared Will,
with some heat. ut seems to me am
entitled to some consideration, instead
Of which you do your best to make me
feel badly and to make laughing
stock of me. Darling" he went on,
more gently, this is the last year Of
our single lives. Can't we watch it out
and the new one in just by ourselves,
since the New Year means SO much to
us both?"
Madge was touched, but for some in
scrutable reason did not choose to let
him see it just then. Don't be spoon,
WILL" she answered, pettishly. We've
all our lives to be 'spooney' in, and, be-
sides, 1 have other obligations" She
turned and left him, regardless of the
pleading, reproachful eyes that she
knew were following her, and for the
rest of the evening she hardly noticed
him at all. Indeed, he kept out of the
way as much as possible, for all this
merriment was to him, in his present
mood, gall and NORWOOD.
He had just returned from lonely
smoke in the library, and, somewhat
soothed, was returning to join the
others, who were gathering about the
big fireplace in what good Mrs. War
rem designated as the "sittin'-room,' to
observe that time-honored custom of
watching the Old Year out and the New
Year in. He told himself, sentimental
ly, that he would quietly take a seat at
Madge's side, gain surreptitious posses
sion of her hand, and thus they would
enter upon the New Year together.
But Madge was not in the group
about the fireplace, nor was she in the
room; and, even as he looked, the Of
fensively handsome and aristocratic
Martindaie rose quietly and made his
exit through the other door. For a
moment Braden stood dazed-then,
with jealous intuition he turned and
made his way to the conservatory, and
there, not ten feet from the door, he
recognized the figure of Martindale.
But the latter did not see nor hear the
eavesdropper. He was busy kissing the
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near the track, to be cared for, while
the rest went to the Hotel Hunter.
Will Braden, stalking gloomily up and
down the floor of the room occupied
jointly by himself and Pinkham, heard
not a sound, until the door was sud-
denly thrown open and Pinkhaln and
some one else entered, supporting an
elderly man who had been cut about the
head. Behind them came two or three
other persons, and one OF these, pretty
young woman, halted just at the thresh.
old with wild cry:
"Will!"
''Madge!"
Then she tainted in his arms, and all
was confusion for time.
"Tell We what" chuckled John Pink
ham to his crony, Hunter, as they sat
by the stove in the hotel office the next
night recounting the events of the pre-
vious evening, "but We jest ought t.
see how chirked up tn jedge is! Say,
twas better'n play. In we comes, car
ryin' tn OF gent, tn gyurl an 'er ma
right behind, an tn jedge turns on us
all of a student like ed bite our heads
off. Then tn gyurl an him both
screeches, an she falls over onto is
neck like she was there t. stay-an' she
is so t. speak.
aye see. it was girl-trouble, Jest like
allus allowed. TIL jedge, he was ieal-
Gus, an one night, when he thinks e
sees another teller maxim love to 'er,
he up an slides, 'thout sayin' word.
Come to find out, twas 'er cousin tn
Teller was maxim love to, an they gifts
married later. Wa-al," he concluded,
in a contented voice, "I'm glad them
wigils is over, an l en- go an shake
foot wi tn rest of we next year. Them
wigils o. mine was sore trial, Birch, a
sore trial"
Down at the little shack Will and
Madge, hand in hand, with the old
folks looking on approvingly. had kept
their own New Year vigil. just as they
had expected to do on that night gone
by.
rEcnrD
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Joshua Warren, capitalist, who had
built it just three years previously, and
il owned neither a ghost nor gallery
of solemu-visaged ancestors. AS mat
ter of fact, Mr.. Warren, albeit quiet
man, and one not given to boasting,
was rather proud of the fact that he
had neither pedigree nor family
skeleton to keep him awake nights.
His principal desire, now that he had
made his fortune, was to enjoy life and
to make those about him happy without
worrying his head about genealogical
trees or ways and means of forcing him
self into the upper ten On these
points his wife and their only daughter,
Madge, agreed with him-and being
agreed, they succeeded in making the
most of life. They We're Jolly entertain
ers, and always had houseful, more
or less, of company, usually lot of
young people, whom they preferred as
being more likely to make things live
]y; and during these particular holidays
they were housing at least dozen
young folks, on account of Madge, who
was to be married in the middle of jan
uary TO Will Draden.
There were all kinds of jolly times
during that closing fortnight of the old
year. The sleighing was faultless, there
were lots of social festivities at Cliveden
and neighboring houses, and there was
every opportunity in the world to drive
dull care away-yet Will Braden, de-
spite his approaching marriage with
quite the sweetest girl in the world, was
unhappy. Not all the time; for oc-
casionally Madge would devote to him
an entire five minutes, all at once, there
by filling him with ecstacy-after
which, alas! she would neglect him for
hours together to attend to her duties
into despair, and became gloomy and
sullen, much to the amusement of all
the rest, who called him Hamlet" be-
hind his back, and cracked jokes about
"green-eyed monsters" and SO on, to
the mystification Of Mrs. Warren who
earnestly insisted that poor, dear Will
lies" eyes were not green, but hazel.
But there was no doubt that viii was
jealous, just as most young men are
likely TO De Wnen Lne aCtenUlOHS OF IHe
adored one are demanded in other quar-
tcrs, even though by the laws of hos
pitality. He told himself he didn't mind
It, but he did. What CALLED him partic-
ularly was the presence of that pedi-
greed prig from Philadelphia, Mr.. Mar
tindale, whom he had long suspected of
n sneaking affection for Madge, who, by
the way, was particularly pleasant to
him, not TO say somewhat confidential
with him. For, at least half dozen
times, Will had seen them, apart
from the rest, talking in guarded
tones about something or other,
and at these times both had looked
very serious. 1t was getting past en-
durance, decided Mr.. Braden, and he pro-
posed to put a stop to it. So when they
returned from their sleighing party, on
New Years eve, he drew Madge, who had
seemed to be flirting desperately all the
evening with Martindale, into a recess
in the hall, where he proceeded to pro-
test with much vigor against the treat
ment accorded him.
Madge laughed merrily, then pre-
tended to be offended. Don't be an
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cts too bad" said Willie Wishing.
ton, "that the good old custom of max.
ing calls on New Years day is slowly
but surely dying out"
do you like the practice?"
"Verwy much. When you cawn't
think of anything else. you can say:
Happy New Year. and it's tAe only time
when L evan feel WEAKLY at home as
conversationalist." - Washington Star.
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MAY
JUNE
DECEMBER
In Olden Times

People overlooked the importance Of per-
manent,y beneficial effects and were salts
fed with transient action; but now that it
is generally known that Syrup of Figs will
permanently overcome habitual constipa-
ton, well-informed people will not buy
other laxatives, which act for time, but
finally iniure the system.
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willing lips of some one in feminine at
tire whose face could not be seen, but
whose dress and figure, in the dim
light, looked only too familiar to poor
Draden. Utterly crushed, the latter
turned silently and FASTENED up to his
room.
"Where's Will ?" some one asked, sud-
denly, when New Years greetings had
been exchanged and the merriment had
subsidized to some extent. No one pres
emit had seen him, and Mr.. Warren in
terrogated the servants.
'No, sir, e hain't in is room, sir, Mr..
Braden hain't," said Alfred, the butler.
Hi saw i'm go hout the front door
habout hour hago, sir. Yes, sir, e
'ad is at an coat on, sir"
1t seemed very strange, indeed, until
Mr.. Warren, who had gone to his study
for a goodnight smoke, found on his
desk a note from Will. In it the young
man begged forgiveness for thus alb
ruptly taking his departure, intimated
that Madge would doubtless explain
and requested that his luggage be for
warded to him at Philadelphia. That
was all.
1.-THE young scoundrel!" stormed
Papa Warren, as, ut most unseemly
hour, he prepared to retire, Ito go off
like that when-confound it! 1 sup
pose my poor little girl will cry her eyes
out, but she's well rid of him, just the
same!" Which is way parents have of
trying to console themselves in such
cases.
Near the end of the one street in a
little weotern prairie town stood tiny
one-story frame building containing
two rooms. In front of it two weather
beaten tin Shingles" swung and rat
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On to Washington +!

Those who contemplate visiting the capt.
tai during the Inauguration next March will
do well to travel over the popular .'Big
Four and picturesque Chesapeake and
Ohio Ry. Write for descriptive pamphlet
and excursion rates. U. L. TRUITT, n. W.
P. A, pa Clark ST., Chicago.
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The Cvnic.

sour statesmen" yelled the orator,
"are about to take steps"
You bet, they'll take EN- cried the
professional cynic, eff they amt mated
Acknowledgements journal.
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PEOPLE expect too much credit for be-
having themselves properly, when in fact
it is really a debt they owe to society.-Mil-
waul1ee journal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-22
liquid Ar Apparatus.

Everything concerning power is I'M
usually interesting just now, IN view
Of the Improvements In machinery and
motor apparatus OF all sorts. The new
eat achievement IN this line Il strictly
scientific and simple as well. Il Is
thus described "A powerful engine
congresses air. which Ia cooled as far
as possible by ordinary refrlgcrating
methods. and passed into a splraily-
coiled pipe over one hundred yards
long. this pipe being enclosed in a sec.
ond spiral. BY means OF a throttle
valve al the end OF the inner spiral.
a certain proportion OF the compressed
air Il allowed 20 expand In the space
between Il and the outer pipe. Thus
the stream OF compressed air from the
pump Is cooled by that portion which
has been allowed TO expand. and arrives
AZ the throttle-valve AZ the end OF the
same In a colder state than tho portion
which preceded Il; consequently. Il
reaches a silll lower temperature on
expansion, cooling yet more powerfully
the advancing stream IN the inner tube.
ny carrying this cumulative cooling
effect sufficiently far. the circulating
air Is at last brought down TO lts crltl.
cal point and llquehes. after which a
continuous stream Of liquid air is mere.
l. a question OF engine power"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-22

Those people out In Colorado are GER
talnly stuck on silver. Now. the last
time was out there l attended church
ON Sunday. as always do. The min
lister was one OF the good. oidetyle
Methodlsis. He'd grown up In the
country. though. and called a spade
spade when Il was necessary. He had
reached his peroaton. "and when the
last day shall have come. he said.
and we shall have knocked on the
pcarly gates and they shall have
opened 70 as. We shall enter the beau
tlful city aud walk up the golden
paved streets and receive q golden
harp Of a thousand strings; then. Oh.
then. what Joy win be- just then.
away down IN the rear OF the church,
a little peaked-nosed runt with bow
legs. jumped up and shouted. I rise
Cor the purpose Of making a notion
Well, the parson looked startled and
Quit speaking. My motion a. said
the peal. nosed fellow. that wherever
IN that there discourse the word
gold" appears. Il be stricken out. and
the word silver he substituted
We'll. sir. about forty Of that congre-
cation got up 10 second the motion.
Now. that Just shows what the silver
sentiment d IN that state"
"well. what dld the preacher sayr
asked the listeners.
"Wcll. gentlemen, he looked az that
little peakcd.noso. bow-logged runt for
a minute. getiin' madden and madden
an the while. aud be looked as II be
was going 20 have a stroke Of apo
plexy. lie slammed the book shut and
he banged his hs, down on the cover
and said. III see you durned irstg -
New York sun.
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mon use. It must not. however. Be ina
gined that they we're frequently
aset: indeed. throughout ias
middica ages they seem to have
have been kept a. articles OF
luxury. to be used only BY the great
and noble In eating fruit and preserves
on state occasions. A German fork, be-
deposit Of seventy Saxon pennies. Of
soveresgns ranging from Coenwulf.
King OF Mercia (7s6 A. d. TO Ethelstan
sIS-ssO); they had been packed In q
box OF which there were some decayed
remains, and which also held some
articles Of personal ornament. a spoon
and the fork which Is lirsi IN the group
here engraved. The fabric and orna.
mentation OF this fork and spoon
would, to the practiced eye. be quite
suficient evidence Of the approximate
era OF their manufacture. and their
juxtaposition with the coins eonhrmc
II.
In Akerman's Pagn saxondom. ano-
Their example Of a fork. from a Saxon
tumulus, Is given II has a bone handle
Ike those still manufactured for COM
sage Is often quoted as fixing the earli-
est date Of the use OF the fork In En-
gland; but. they were In reality. used
by the old Anglo-Saxons and through
out the Middle Ages. In 1884 some Ia.
borera found. when cutting deep
drain at seryington. North Willis. a
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-22

PHILANTHROPY.

The Baptist Church Of Muncle Ind.
on a recent Sunday secured funds and
subscriptions to the amount al SiS.oQo
10 cancel an embarTassing debt.
A handsome new church has been
built for the colored Eplscopalians %
Omaha. by the wife Of the bishop. az a
cost Of $1,000. and a young colored
preacher OF much ability ministers 20
them.
Mrs J. A. Meenk. Of Alto. wis. late
IS deceased, left her entire estate 70 the
Council Of Hope College lRolovmod).
the income from which u 10 be used
Tor the assistance Of students studying
for the ministry.
The Congregational Church. Of sha-
ron, VI, receives 5000 BY the win of
the late Or. E. X Baxter. Of that place.
Dr. Baxter made several other large
requests for charitable purposes.
among them BEING 5000 to ne Amegi-
can Board and $1,000 70 the A. H. Z.
Thomas Mason. president OF tie
Quincy Mining Company. has andoe-
"a a boys Industrial home. 70 b IS.
rated IN Houghton county. on poIfaa,
Lake. and 10 Be known a. tho Naa1s
Industrial Home iof Orphan Boys. II.
design h % save boys Who tnfoa1l
idleness and neglect ara likely - IS
! eene ellmlnala ~
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ANCIENT FORKS

lieved 10 be a work OF the close Of the
sixteenth century. IA the second OF our
examples. II Is surmounted by tho
figure Of a fool or jester. who holds a
saw. This figure Is iolnted like a child's
doll, and tumbles about as the fork Is
used. while the saw slips up and down
the handle. Il proves that the fork
was treated merely as a luxurious toy.
Indeed. as late as 1852. Heylin. IN his
Cosmoraphy. treats them as a rarity:
the use Of silver forks. which Is by
some OF our spruce Fallants taken up
OF late, are the words he uses. A fork
OF this period Is the third OF the exam
pies here given: Il Is entirely OF silver.
the handle elaborately engraved with
subjects from the New Testament In
conclusion. Il may be observed that the
use Of the fork became general by the
close Of the seventeenth century.