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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-08-11
HORSE DICTIONARY.

Meaning of Trade Terms in General
Use Everywhere.
A white spot in the forehead is
star.
A white face from eye to eye is a bald
face.
A white stripe in the face is blaze
A stripe between the nostrils is a
snip.
A white eye is glass eye.
A horse has pasterns, not ankles, and
there is no such joint as hind knee or
fore shoulder.
White below the pastern joint is a
white pastern. Above the pastern a
white leg.
White around the top of the hoof is a
white coronet
A star, blaze or bald face can't be
anywhere except on the face. A snip
can't be anywhere except on the nose.
Amble, gait like pacing, but slower,
in which the two legs on the same side
are moved together.
Appel, the gentle tug on the rein
given by the horse at each step.
Group, that part of the horse back
of the saddle.
Bore, to bear on the bit.
Bucking, leaping vertically into the
air with all four feet. and coming to-
gether on the ground.
Elbow, joint of foreleg next above
knee, lying next to horses side.
Forearm, that part of the leg between
the elbow and knee.
Forge, to strike the toe of the fore
foot with the toe of the hind one; very
often the result of bad shoeing.
Frog, triangular piece of spongy
horn in the middle of the sole of the
foot.
Grinders, the back teeth.
Hand. one-third of a foot-four
inches.-Western Rural.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-08-11
small Turkeys Sell Best.

Anyone who is at all familiar with
sell best. A turkey that weighs from
IL to IS pounds is the most desirable
size and brings the best price, because
they are large enough for the average
family. While small turkeys are al
ways wanted, they must be fat. A skin
ny turkey is a sorry looking object
after it is dressed and exposed in the
market, and is rejected until all the
better ones are gone. Late-hatched tur-
keys may be made high-priced ones by
fattening them well before selling.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-08-11

she replied; land | will go right out
and send for an instrument" and she
hurried away.
Mr.. jerks was astonished and per-
picked. Of course he had hoped to play
in public at some time, but this was so
sudden. He was not in a hurry. Some
other leap-year would be soon enough.
SHOULD he bolt, or face his own mu-
sic? What very pretty girl when she
laughs" thought he; III stay. Wish
had practiced more. Wonder if I'll
break up the party?"
In what seemed to him an incredibly
short time in which to summon a fiddle
from the adjacent valley the girl re-
appeared with one in her hand, and es-
corted the reluctant and protesting
jerks to the head of the room, introduce
ing him to the cello, the mouth-organ
and the floor manager.
Nov, boys" said he, when the COM
mittee had turned away, leaving him
with his fellow musicians, who regard
ed him doubtfully, Tets have an I'M
Outstanding. l amt in this like you
for dollar head and free drinks, but
I'm doing it to oblige a lady. l eX-
pect to make some pretty bad breaks,
and the first one of you that smokers
will eat his instrument right here. Are
you ready?"
jerks is not afraid of any individual
man, perhaps not very much afraid Of any
woman, but when he stood up on that
platform with the fiddle in his neck
and faced the crowd, he was badly rat
tied
'Play waltz first" said the floor
manager, ''and play slowly" With a
sigh of relief, and thought of "Whatil
do when they demand fast music?"
Mr.. jerks began that classical strain
which fits the words Where, oh, where
is my little dog gomez" the cello and
mouth-organ struck in, the girls chose
the best walters, the floor filled up
feet shufflled, boards creaked, and the
hall was opened.
Accomplished speakers have record
ed the difficulty experienced in learn
ing to think upon their feet, but jerks
facing an audience for the first time
and saving away desperately at ths
first bars and repeat of slow waltz
had no such trouble. He told me after
wards that his thoughts ''thunk them
selves and came a-running," and tina,
he was conscious of three distinct
trains of thought running on parallel
tracks. The first concerned Mr.. Smith.
the delinquent musician; the second
subject was "what very pretty girl
when she laughs;" and the third, ac-
cented to waltz time, ran: "Oh, never
can play them that second strain,
know I'll break down if try"
To anticipate difficulty is to insure
it. After repeating the first strain some
90 times, Jenkins made desperate eff
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-08-11
SUMMER PIGPEN.

mer. 1t is wise in such a case to con-
struct summer quarters out in the
orchard. The cut gives suggestion for
a cheap little house and yard. The end
of the yard has sloping top, so that
the pigs can lie out of doors upon the
ground, and still be protected from the
sun. The roof of the little house can
be of matched lumber and left unshin-
gled.-American Agriculturist.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-08-11
Cnnned Currnnts.

Pick carefully from the stems, allow
ing pound of sugar to two of fruit,
put them in kettle, heat slowly, add
the sugar and mix very gently. DO not
let boil, but keep very hot for 90 min
utes, then put in cans and seal.-House-
Keeper.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-08-11
A SUMMER HOGPEN.

Suggestion for u Cheap Little House
and Suitable Yard.
The swine quarters are often in
buildings connected with the house and
in such cases are likely to become often
sive during the warm weather of sum
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-01
DEFEAT OF OUR NAVY.

Dry Docks Needed More than Add1.
tional Battle Ships.
Congress had better stop building bat.
tie ships and begin building dry docks,
was the expression of Representative
Amos Cummings during the debate MOL
day afternoon in the national house on
the proposition to appropriate $1OO,oOo to
repair the Brooklyn dry dock. Mr. cum
mings called attention with starting can
dor to the lamentable weakness OF tn1s
country in facilities for the repair OF our
battle ships. He said that whereas IN uhe
single port of Portsmouth, England, cnere
We're twenty-one stone dry COCKS ahto
which English ships could be taken LOT re,
pairs, the entire equipment Of the Unlteo
States on the Atlantic coast was one tilil !.
Der dry dock, and that one SO badfy OUT OK
repair that it was useless, and thae on tne
Pacific coast there was also but q single
timber dry dock. Our deficiencies in cnas
respect are due entirely to difference OK
opinion between cliQues of officers III the
Navy Department, whose rivalres e1teHu
into almost every feature of our naVad es-
tablishment and have so thoroughly de-
moralized the navy as to make 1t laugh
ing stock among nations. one OF onese
cliques is in favor of timber dry DOCKS aAu
the other in favor Of stone dry docks, ana
between the two we have practically REL
Their. In the event of war Watn any
maritime nation, such as Japan or SPAN,
the United States would be pracncaAy
helpless in it's inability to repair war SHIPS.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-01
WHOLE ARMY SLAIN.
Baron Dhanis and His Nile ExpcdA-
ton Massacred by Mahdiste.

Baron Dhanis and His Nile ExpcdA-
ton Massacred by Mahdiste.
The Brussels Reforme says it learns
from a good source that the entire Dhan1s
expedition to the headwaters of the Mile,
including Baron Dhanis himself, has been
massacred Baron Dhanis last year en-
listed 5000 men in the Congo Free State
to take part in a secret expedition. Inc
British Government allowed number OF
it's hussar troops to join the expedition,
but it was officially denied that the Anglo
Belgian movement had been concerted
against the Mahdists. The general I'M
preston, however, was that this force
was intended to act in conjunction with
the Anglo-Egyptian expedition up the
Nile and take the Mahdists between two
fires and eventually complete the recon
quest of the Soudan. In August last
Baron Dhanis was reported to have ar
rived at Lado north of the territory OF
the Congo Free State, on the White Nile,
and some 325 miles north of Victoria Ny
ANA. 1t was then understood that the
Dhanis expedition would push on north
ward in the direction of khartoum. Early
IN December last it was reported that the
expedition had met with disaster and that
Baron Dhanis had been killed. Later it
was authorize lively stated that there was
no ground for the report, and that when
last heard from, in September, the Baron
was at Stanley Falls, 600 miles from the
nearest Dervish forces.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-01
KILLED BY A CYCLONE.
THE LIVES OF THREE PERSONS
BLOWN OUT IN KANSAS.
Farmhouses Are Raced by the Wind.
storm-Paris Holocaust Thought to
Be the Work of Whole
Work of Cruel Wind.


News has been received of terfinc
cyclone which passed fifteen miles north
west of SaIina, Kan, about 1880 We'd
nesday night. As far as known three
persons are dead and a number danger
ously injured. The dead were members
of the Geesy family, and Others OF TINS
family are also badly hurt. Mr.. Geesy
was away from home. The remainder or
the family had retired, and when the
storm struck they made for their cave.
Before they had got out of the house,
however, the tornado had destroyed It
The work of destruction was not known
till morning, when neighbors found the
dead and injured members of the family
lying about in the debris. The three deao
were found about fifty feet east OF the
house, and near them was the baby, awe,
but buried to her waist in dirt. Ihe otner
three were found some distance west OF
the house. A by scantling was driven
through enc of Mrs. Geesy's limbs. AL
Mrs. Story's, half mile east of the Geesy
place, the family were sleeping in stone
basement, with frame upright part.
The framework was blown away and the
timber fell ON to the family below, out
none Of them were killed. The stone work
was uninjured. The track of the storm
was narrow, but very winding. 1t tore
down the fences on three sides OF the
Geesy pasture without passing through
middle of it. 1t came from the east,
and after doing it's damage the mann
storm divided, part going west and the
rest north
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-01
NEW PLAN OF CUBANS.
THEY WILL ADOPT A MORE AG.
GRESSlvE POLICY.
Will Attem pit to Anticipate One Years
Supplies and Put the Spanish on the
Defensive-Awfui Wreck ON the Wa
bash-Ship on Fire.
Will Force the Fighting.

Will Force the E1EntlnS.
A meeting of prominent Cubans, presid.
ed over by Delegate Tomas Estrada Pal
ma, was held the other night at the Astor
House, in New York, and was largely
ATTENDED by planters, merchants and 9TH
ers having property or other interests In
Cuba. The meeting, which was private,
had for its object the agreement upon
plan for raising within a short time the
necessary funds to carry on a decidedly
vigorous campaign against the Spanish
Government in Cuba next winter in case
the absolute independence of the island is
not by that time established. 1t was sug-
gested and approved that in addition to
the usual voluntary monthly contribution
to the revolutionary funds an extra sub
scription.should be started among Cubans
in the United States and abroad for the
purpose of raising sum of money sum
Gent to purchase and send to the patriot
army Within three months all the re-
sources which in the ordinary course of
affairs would be shipped to them during
an entire year. The plan, in short, Is to
make one great effort to anticipate one
years supplies, so that the Cuban army
may undertake an aggressive policy, in
stead of following the present tactics,
which a lack of sufficient supplies compels
it to observe.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-01
Santa Fee stea1inrs Disclosed.

Although the investigation of the pay
rolls of the Santa Fe has been in progress
but week, it has already revealed steal
ings amounting to about $4,000, and Off
Gals who are in a position to know say
that tliis figure will be greatly exceeded
The old game of placing fictitious names
on the pay roll was worked successfully.
In order to locate the fictitious names the
Santa Fe sent out pay car for the first
time in three years. Assistant General
Superintendent Turner and Chief of De-
tectives Kinney were on the car and at
tended personally to the work of handing
out the checks. Hundreds of the checks
were not called for and the investigation
proved that the names were fictitious.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-01
Dogs on His Trail.

Meager information has been received
of a hold-up on the Louisville and Nash
vile Railroad. One man armed with two
pistols sacked the express car end OBJ
tanned, according to reports in Clarkeville,
from $1,000 to $4,000. The express car
was in charge of Messenger L. @. Bren-
nan. The train, No. 1o2, left Memphis at
. o'clock Tuesday afternoon. The robbery
occurred four miles east of Clarksvilte
at 9:35 o'clock. It is supposed the rob
Der boarded the train at Clarksville.
When a few minutes out he entered the
car and ordered the messenger to open the
safe, which was done. After securing
some money, the robber pulled the bell
cord. When the train Stacked IT'S speed
he jumped off and made his escape. Blood
hounds were placed on the bandits trail.
The passengers were not disturbed and
knew nothing Of the robbery until it was
reported by the messenger.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-01
Looks as Big as a Barrel

At Wichita, Kan, with flash that
lighted up the city a ball of white fire
shot across the sky at 1880 O'Clock Sun
day night The flash lasted about one
and three-quarter minutes. 1t seemed
about the size and shape of a barrel. and
bright, stiff flames hared out from the
sides and followed it, making the streets
as light as day. In the northwest it burn
ed to a bright coal and dropped on down
to the horizon, after which was heard a
sharp, heavy report that rumbled like
distant thunder for fully.a minute. George
Daisy, who was driving two miles north
west of town, was severely shocked and
his horse was knocked to the ground. Peo-
pie ran out on the streets in excited
crowds. The shock was distinctly felt at
Mulvane. Hutchinson reports that the
shock there was severe and seemed to
come from the south. At Garden Plain
the shock came from the north. e. e.
Ware, DR.. j. G. johnson and the local
weather observer, Major Ewing, are of
the opinion that great aerolite has
fallen.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-01
WHITE IS THE MAN.
Iowa Democrats Select Him az q GU
bernatoria1 Candidate.

Iowa Democrats Select Him az GU"
bernatoria1 Candidate.
Following is the ticket named at Des
Moines, Iowa, Wednesday:
For Governor. go. Frederick 3. White
For Lieutenant Governor,
Benjamin A. Plummer
For Supreme Court Justice. l.. q. kinEe
For Superintendent of Public In
Structlon. ...... 80. U. +. Re1nharue
For Railroad Commissioner. S. Il. Crane
Frederick e. White and Judge Kline
are Democrats, Plumber and Reinhardt,
silver Republicans. and S. 3. Crane, can
didate for Railroad Commissioner, is a
Populist. The ticket really represents
the combined work of three separate and
distinct conventions, but on account OF
the provisions of the antifusion law
which was passed by the State l4eglsla-
ture the Democratic convention had to
nominate it primarily and the Popullst
and silver Republican conventions In
dorsed the action of the Democrats.
Fifty-three middle of the road Populists,
headed by Messrs. Weller and Weeks,
bOlted.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-01
A Home Thrust.

short time since young man from
London arrived in a northern city, and
wishing to let his friends in the South
know OF his safe arrival, he went to
postoffice-not the chief one-and in
CURED If he could send a telegram di-
rect from the office, and how long it
would take. The young lady was in
clined to be snubbish, and cut short his
inquiries with:
4 am not paid to answer silly ques-
tions.''
Her face blanched wonderfully, how
ever, when she found herself compelled
to wire the following message:
Arrived safe. Girls here ugly aud
bad-tempered."
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-01
CORNELL ROWS TO FAME.
Ithacans Easy Winners in the Tri
angular Varsity Race,

Amid scenes such as were never wit
messed before at an American boat race
the shrieking of many steam whistles, th
booming of scores of cannon and the deaf
ening cheers from thousands of thrOaS
Cornell rowed through lane formed I
fiotilla of various kinds of craft all
full-dress and ablaZe with color, on tl
Hudson river, the winner Of the most l
portant intercollegiate contest of its kill
ever decided in this country, and crow
ed with the proud title of Uncle SAM
queen of the water. 1t was the greats
achievement ever accomplished By Cd
nell, whose history fairly bristles vii
aquatic conquestS, and the winner is e
titled to all the glory that goes with a$
q victory.
Cornell won by three and one-fouEs
lengths from Yale, the latter being 4
least half a dozen lengths in the van &
Harvard at the time of crossing the flEs
line and when the Crimson stopped Ds
ing. The official time is: Cornell 2Oa#
Yale, 2O:44, and Harvard, 21:00.
While it is true that the time does II
approach the worlds record of 1y5
made by Cornell last year, being one nA
ute and a quarter slower, it was g
struggle for supremacy. Cornell's viGfs
was especially sensational for the rea3
that neither Yale nor Harvard conside
the 1thacans for a moment. Yale's rH8
ers, crew, undergraduates and almA
feared only Harvard. Harvard fc
only Yale. Both spoke slightingIy of #
nell, who was not thought factor in \
contest.
AS a spectacle the race was one Of @
preme interest, and to say that it was a
by thousands is to speak conservati
The observation train alone held n n
The railroad tracks for a mile at the t4
were closely packed. A dozen large
cursion boats, not including Il fleet f5
New York City, showed decks black fS8
observers. A fotilla of yachts mile
had large parties aboard, and on MY.
Poughkeepsie side of the river ever
and rock was thronged.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-01
MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Chi-ago-Cattle, common to prime.
$3.50 to $5.25; hogs, shipping grades,
$500 to $50; sheep, fair to choice, $500
to $4.25; wheat, No. 2 red, 69c to Tic;
corn, No. 2, 24c to 25c; oats, No. 2, tie
to 19c; rye, No. 2, 33c to 35c; butter,
choice creamery, 14c to 15c; eggs, fresh.
Sc to &c; new potatoes, $500 to $3.50 per
barrel; broom corn, common growth to
choice green hurl, $25 to $40 per ton.
lndianapolis-Catt shipping, $500 to
$5.25; hogs. choice light, $500 to $375;
sheep, common to choice, $500 to 1915;
wheat, No. 2, 75c to TIC: corn, No. 2
white, 26c to Csc; eats, No. 2 white, Zoe
to PC.
St. Louis-Cattle, $500 to $5.25; hogs.
$500 to 1915; sheep, $500 to $4.25;
wheat, No. 2, 78c to SOC; corn, No. 2
yellow, PC to 24c; oats, No. 2 white, lie
to 1Sc; rye, No. 2, Bic to &c.
Cincinnata-Cattle. $3.50 to $500: hogs.
$500 to 1915; sheep, $3.50 to 1915;
wheat, No. 2, 79c to SIC; corn, No. 2
mixed, &c to &c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 19c
to &c; rye, No. 2, SAC to 36c.
Detroit-C Cattle, $3.50 to $500: hogs,
$500 to 1910; sheep, $3.50 to $500;
wheat, No. 2, soc to SIC; corn, No. 2
yellow, 24c to 26e; oats, No. 2 white, PC
to 23c; rye, 34c to 35c.
Toledo-Wheat, No. red, sc to SIC;
corn, No. 2 mixed, 24c to &c; oats, No
white, 19c to zoe; rye, No. 2, 34c to 36c;
clover seed, $4.25 to $4.35.
Milwaukee-Wheat. No. 2 spring, Tic
to 73c; corn, No. 8, 24c to 26c; oats, No
2 white, 22c to 24c; barley, No. 2, 27c to
34c; rye, No. l, 34c to 36c; pork, mess,
500 to $50.
Buffalo Cattle, $3.50 to 1925; hogs,
$500 to $500; sheep, $500 to S4.25;
wheat, No. 2 red, SEC to Ssc; corn, No.
yellow Csc to zoe; oats, No. 2 white, 24c
to 26c.
New York Cattle, $500 to $5-25; hogs
$3.50 to $4.25; sheep, $500 to $4.25;
wheat, No. red. Toe to 76c; corn, No. 2,
29c to Bic; oats, No. 2 white, 21c to 23c;
batter. creamery, liz to Ice; eggs, West
.s.. Ia -. = o.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-01
DEED OF ANARCHISTS.
Wild Story that They Caused the Paris
Holocaust OF May 4.

Wild Story that They Caused the Paris
Holocaust OF May 4.
According to story which has reached
Chicago from Paris via Washington, the
terrible holocaust which wiped out over
100 lives at the French capital May was
the work of anarchists thirsting for re-
venge ON the upper classes of France
The fire, it will be remembered, was the
result of an explosion in the Palais de
rIndustrie, where hundreds of the Paris
ian fashDnables and French nobility
were gathered to attend a great charity
bazaar. Dukes and duchesses, barons and
harnesses, counts and countesses-in
fact, the flower of what remains of the
French empire, met a horrible death in
the burning building. 1t is claimed that
while the official inquiry into the circuln-
stances surrounding the catastrophe
threw little light ON the cause of the fire,
the secret service department is working
on a clew that points to an anarchistic
conspiracy of stupendous magnitude.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-01
CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKES.
Many Buildings at Salinas We're Badly
Damaged.

Many Buildings at Salinas We're Badly
Damaged.
Late reports regarding the California
earthquake show that it was quite severe
in Salinas, the county seat OF Monterey
County. The more prominent buildings
damaged are the armory OF Troop ~,
which had its walls badly cracked anu
parted; the Nance building, III process OF
construction, which will have to be taken
down, and the Farmers Union Dullulng.
The latter had an old crack in the IRON.
opened four inches for length OF seVeIai
feet. In the interior of the latter Dul1u-
ing bricks fell and the plasterng was
damaged. The Salinas Hotel, tne 1en-
frey, Abbott and Bardine houses al SUI
fered more or less, windows beng DfoAen
and walls cracked. In the leading mer-
camille houses large plate-glass WlnloW
were broken. On the residence streets
chimneys were thrown down ana WINDOWS
smashed. The postoffice building was
cracked on its front. Public mans are
injured to a great extent. Inc clty Aall
was seriously injured and the court mousse
suffered. The old brick Salinas Hotel
was cracked across the top. Ihere were
over seventy-fve windows broken IN the
Bardine House and in over half the rooms
the walls are cracked. At Graves Swltcn
more houses were ruined. A section OF
adobe wall in the mission churches OF San
Carlos, in Monterey, tumbled in on the
congregation and a panic almost resulted.
Congrega tons were at worship in various
towns when the shock occurred, and IN
some churches panics were avoided by the
cool-headed ministers. A good record of
the shock was made at the Lick observa-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-01
DEATH OF CAPT. BOYcOTT.
Fret Victim and Originator OF the
Now Funaous Term.

Fret Victim and Originator OF the
Now Fu naOus Term.
Captain Boycott is dead in London. he
was about 55 years Of age and became
famous through being the first man sub
jected to the boycott" in ireland. he
was land agent in 1881 in the Come
mara section Of County Mayo, where ne
collected rents for q number of landlords,
notsoly the Earl of Erne. The captain
made speech. In the course of which ne
urged the people Of Ireland to abstain
from agrarian crimes and to adopt instead
policy of sending harsh landlords, agents
and bailiffs ito Coventry" the old term
for boycotting. Events so shaped them
selves that Captain Boycott was the first
man the Irish experimental on In this
connection, and hence the now familiar
word of boycott"