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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-08-04
AT TWENTY-FIVE.

The curtain has gone down on the
last stage picture, the immense audi
ence has turned its back upon the or
chestra which is pouring out in stem
torian tones the stirring strains of "rhe
Star Spangled Banner" Fashion and
beauty have been present to hear star
of unusual magnitude read one of
Shakespeare's wonderful characters in
the process of play and they are going
out more than ever impressed with the
great bard's wonderful knowledge of
the natures and manners and genius of
men.
In righthand box some ladies have
been sitting during the performance,
deeply interested until the next to the
final act, when the principal character
leaves the stage. He has been the guest
of the elderly woman at dinner, for he is
one of society's favorites wherever he
goes. With the box party there is a
dark girl in red cloak. rich velvet
flower in her jetty hair and few more
are in her hand. This is Janet Town
send at %, the clever artist whose work
depicts many scenes in books of the
day, whose pen and ink sketches are
sought by publishers everywhere.
The ladies are waiting for the crowd
to pass out SO they may go comfortably
to their carriage, then the stage door
swings and the star is standing with
them-a man of some 81. straight and
firm, eyes dark and tender as wom-
ans. and hair that is touched with a
tint of sunshine. He is a conspicuous
figure in the world of men, yet there is
not a single trick of manner nor a dis
tinguished feature or within to attract
Brilliant, aightforward, honest and
sincere, poet in nature, he sees the
beautiful of life and recognizes it every
where.
The ladies shake hands with him,
with words of praise and thanks for
delightful evening. Janet is the last
to offer her hand, and the others are
passing out toward the lobby as she
does so.
They walk slowly up the short fight
of steps, he holding her fingers as if in
assistance.
There is something very peculiar
about this" he is saying. 81 have never
met you until to-day, and yet it seems
as if | had known you all my life" The
full glare of the electric light is falling
upon her uplifted face. A flush creeps
up to her cheeks, making them almost
the tint of the ruffies about her throat.
She smiles brightly.
perhaps we met in some other
world" she says.
II am sure we have not. should have
remembered. Mrs. Allyn tells me you
have some character sketches from one
of my plays"
II made them from your photo
graphs. Would you like to see them %
MAY II"
IF you care to come tomorrow after
noon shall be pleased to show them to
YOU
He puts her into the carriage with her
friends and then stands for moment
looking after the brougham rolling
down the white asphalted street.
What a glorious woman!"
janet Townsend's studio is simple
place where artists may always be sure
of finding kindred souls on Friday aft
ernoon, where newspaper men and pub
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-08-04
STRANGERS IN THE HOUSE.
An Occasion When the Prince of
Wales Withdrew from Parliament.

An Occasion When the Prince OF
Wales Withdrew from Parliament.
At one time, much more than of late
years, his royal highness was con-
slant visitor to the house of commons,
his pleasant presence beaming from the
center seat of the peers gallery, i'm
mediately over the clock. During the
turbulent times that marked the birth
of the Parnellite party he frequently
dropped in to watch the recurring crises.
This habit gave the late Mr.. Joseph
ellis Biggar an opportunity of dis
tinguishing himself above his fellows.
One Tuesday evening, in the early
spring of 1875, Mr.. Chaplin, then pri-
vate member, secured first place for a
motion relating to the breed of horses.
The prince of Wales. accompanied by
numerous suite of peers whose faces
were familiar with Newmarket and Ep-
and the debate. 1t was "a great oppor-
tunity for Mr.. Chaplin, and he was pre-
pared to rise to it. Unfortunately for
him, he had CHANGED some days earlier
to offend Mr.. Biggar. joey B.-the
member for Cavan-like the redoubta-
bic Joe Bagstock. was sly, dev'lish sly.
If Mr.. Chaplin saw his opportunity, j oe
not only declared it, but seized it first.
Mr.. Chaplin had risen, fixed his eye
glass smitten himself reassuringly on
his portly chest, and coughed in pre-
lude to his opening sentence, when from
below the gangway opposite we'll
known shrill voice was heard exclaim-
ing: mir. Speaker, sir, l believe there
are strangers in the house."
For a moment the crowded chamber
was hushed in dismayed silence. The
speaker broke it by inquiring whether
the honorable member for Cavan per-
sisted in his intention of noticing stran-
gers. 'If you please, Mr.. Speaker"
said Mr.. Biggar, with an encouraging
nod toward the chair. Then the anger
of the house found issue in roar of
contumely, through which was heard
the parliamentary, almost unprece-
denied sound of Kissing. Honorable
members might just as usefully have
sat down by the rivers bank and shout
ed stop" to the falls of Niagara At
that time there was in force the me-
diaeval order which required the inn
mediate and absolute withdrawal of
strangers from every part of the house
upon an individual member taking note
of their presence. Mr.. Biggar was mas
ter of the situation, and few human
faces offered an opening far exceeding
the breadth of his smile as he sur
veyed it.
The speaker had no option. He must
needs order strangers to withdraw.
Thereupon the prince of Wales. the
German ambassador, who happened to
be in the diplomatic gallery. and the
crowd of peers, boasting the bluest
blood in England. were compelled to
scuttle. Mr.. Biggar had his fun. but
the house of commons reaped perma-
nent benefit from the prank. He
brought into broad daylight the alb
surdity of the ancient custom, which
was thenceforward doomed The priv
iIege of spying strangers is no longer
counted among the possessions of in
dividual members of the house of com.
mons. Strangers may to-day be ex-
Guided. but only upon motion duly
made and carried by a majority. North
American Review.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-08-04

and fall between them and she is stand
ing alone.
If she sinks into chair and throws
her arms over the portfolio on the table
containing his pictures there is no one
there to see.
Bohemia, world of heartaches and
partings, and dead sea fruit, so beauti-
full, SO bitter, yet SO sweet.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-18
REPORTED FROM COURT.

Voluntary intoxication is held, in
Harris VS.. United States Cd. C. App).
80 L. r. A.. iG5. TO be neither an excuse
nor pailiation for the crime of murder.
In note on this case great mum.
Der of authorities are compiled on the
question; What intoxication viii ex.
cUse crime?''
An ordinance renewing the restric-
tions on the location and width Of an ei.
evated railroad. which had been made
BY former ordinance, is held. in T,l.
dor vs.. Chicago & South Side Rapid
Transit Railroad company (m.). 90 L.
T. A. 3.9. to be applicable 10 pending
proceedings for condemnation of the
right OF way.
snit 10 cancel invalid county war.
rants was unsuccessful. in Ada county
vs.. Bullen Bridge company 0iaho). IS
l. H. A. 367, on the ground that n rem
edy provided by statute 10 compel the
holders of the warrants to wage their
claims on them or else abandon them
was an adequate remedy at law. which
rendered the suit in equity for cancel
lation unnecessary.
Power to exercise the right of eni-
n~nt domain for the relocation OF a rail-
road is held. in Busby vs. Kansas CITY
NJ. q b. r. company CMiss.) }. 20 l.. II. A.
soi. to be not implied merely because
the relocation would avoid payment OF
damages for injuries to lands and crops
by food water caused by n prior i'm.
proper location. 4 note to this ease re-
views the authorities on the right TO
relocate 4 railroad The case itself
overruies decision in ~ Miss. SIS, and
says: THE opinions found in that
volume are the utteranees of a tribu-
nal appointed by the military satrap
who had ruled in PROSTATE common.
wealth. and have no other binding au-
thority upon us than that each case
therein must be regarded as res ju-
dicata."
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-18
ALL SORTS o. CIIPPiNos.

wife in Sedgwick county. Nan. has
brought suit for divorce because her
husband IS subject to fits. and he did
not inform her Of his ma.ady before
marriage.
six-story clubhouse. which cost
si3o.Oo0. has been given TO the work
men of ionkers. y. y. BY William +.
Cochran. Il contains large library. q
gymnasium. facilities for bathing. etc.
Ireland is now being opened up more
than ever for visitors. Its attractions
are being more prominently placed be-
fore tourists. and increased facilities
have been provided for viewing its
many natural beauties. The presence
OF royalty cannot fail 10 give a stimu-
lus to tourist traffic.
Ia the house OF deaf mute brother
and sister, William ard Julia Barnes.
who have lived alone on farm near Co
lumbus, Mo. an investigating commit
tee Of neighbors found. after the death
Of the brother at - years. money to the
amount of $1,000 hidden about Ia all
sorts of places.
India is the only country that makes
death by the attack of serpents and
wild beasts a feature OF its annual ..,r
tistics. That it has good cause for Dc.
ing SO is shown in the impressive fig
ures OF last years mortality-i.i33
deaths from snake bites and 29i people
killed by tigers and other wild animals.
The trustees OF the British museum
have just presented to Glasgow corpora
ton. for the museums of the city. cases
containing n series of electrotypes OF
the principal medals illustrative Of
British history from the days of Henry
VIII. down to the close of the PENN
sular war and the career OF Napoleon
Bouaparte.
The Lombardy poplar tree, it is said.
forms a splendid natural lightning con-
ductor. its great height and lack Of
spreading branches enabling ii to con.
duct lightning stroke straight down.
ward. No house by which one of these
trees has been reared as vet has been
known to suffer from the severes,
storm.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-18

We are ut the threshold of an unex
ampled cara of prosperity in the sheep
industry. Never in the eountry's hi,
tory have the prospects been so bright
Tor the sheepman Is at present
General lines of trade are booming:
the cereal crops throughout the coun-
try were heavy, and brought good
prices The farmers will consequently
buy more dry goods, and this will create
an increased demand for wool. Those
engaged in industrial pursuits will be-
come larger consumers, because of
their greater ability to purchase the
necessaries aud comforts of life.
Under these conditions the sheep in.
dustry can not lsnguish. The farmer
who has no sheep will find it to his adj
vantage to invest in n few breeding
ewes before the stock sheen are ex.
hausted by the present brisk demand.
and before prices have been forced be-
yond the point Of profitable invest
ment.
Sheep pay, and pay well. They ada
to the fertility of the farm. They clean
up rough land. They yield large
profits They give three crops ev.rv
year-lambs, wool. mutton. They earn
their own living, aud if given the on
portunity will feed themselves Lea
every farmer keep dock Of sheep aud
he will be rewarded for his prudenc.
ana enterprise. Record
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-18
INDIAN SUMNER DAYS.

There Is a tender sadnes. IN these days.
Far deeper than the spell that autumn
traces
Upon the hills and through the woodland
ways
sly eyes srow dim as through The rarpis
haze
or memory dawns the vision Of lost face.
And on the drow.y. mellow. sun kissed
air
The rustiins sound OF dead leaves lightly
falling
ReeaI. pas, autumn days as hrish, and
fair.
when touch Of hands and subtle tones
we're there
Whose haunting schoe. seem faizt voices
calling
Ahd nov. perrhanee. within this au'umn's
Sa'are herself srows pensiys and re-
Those tyroae days. when tender memories
rush
Into the heart. like gentle winds tha, brush
The Whitsu=d ashes from the slowing
embers
And ~ tread aisre the failov neIds
know that silent footsteps fail beside
ne.
7 feel it. Is the unseen presence wielis
Ths subtle satacss that fhs autumn yields
into my heart FOR happiness denied me
Ari uafure. too. may have a weary heart
Despite the glory OF hs- woodland passes.
u may be that a little waya apart
She mournS uncontrolled the wins0ne art
Of summer dead amid the tangled grasses.
AM thIs the reason that her sun-alisd
skis-
Are tinssf with mystic Erief my heart
doth borrow.
Her broo4frx fars shows underneath the
dyes
That. want0r-ilke. 81. uses for the eyes
OF those Who would possess her hearts
sweet sorrow
Henry Cleveland Wood. In Woman's
Home Companion.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-18

The HORSE QUESTION.
there 10 Continued Demand for the Well
Bred ROADSTER.

The trend of the times is towards
better roads for the entire country aud
grand speedways for all our cities.
What does this mean To the horse
BREEDER Not that there il going to be
an Increased demand for fasAionablv-
bred trotting stock; not that the de
mand for draft stock will lie in excess
OF the supply, and surely not that the
common grade horse viii bring more
money than he now does. IL simply
means that it has beeome the fashion
for wealthy men To own and drive for
themselves handsome, speedy horses
1 hey are not satisfied with any thing
but tie best, and when the desired
animal Is found u long price does
not stand IN the way. They are not
only willing to pay a fancy price
for him but seem actually to vloat
over it and never let an Oh
portunity pass 81 informing their
friends that he cost mint of mouev
This being the case why not aim To
produce this luxury: Dou't say that IL
all breeders were 10 turn their atten-
lion to this line of breeding the mar
ket would soon DC rs badly over
stocked ia this class as in anv otbsr
IL all persons were Just alike thi.
would be the case in any walk in liz.
In which we might travel. But there
Will always be premium on brains.
There will be enough failures
along this line as well as ali
others to make the successes
stand brightly out Ii is not n
business that the careless, sIipshod
person will ever lind remuneratix.
and there will be perhaps more room
as well as more money ION tom thar
anywhere IN the horse business
But, said one. don't you know
that the bicycle has made fearful in
roads into tue driving horse business?-
No, do not know it, nor does any
one- There are hundreds and thon.
sands of wheels" ON tn. road. but in
very lew instances are they owned by
those who would have kept a horse
instead. There are but few wealthy
people who ride a bicycle but
have their driving horse as wall
1t will be a long time before The
styllshly-dressed city woman Of anv
age will care to ride q wheel more
than few hours each week. and even
this brief period OF exceedingly hard
work will only cause her to appreciate
the ease comfort and luxury of the
4 naeton, carriage or victoria drawn
swiftly along by handsome span of
horses that are not onIy a delight 10
her, but the admiration OF all pasxers-
oy. There IS no reason for the breeder
OF road horses to disparage the bicycle
any more than the iarln wagon or bal
loon Each mas its place. and il is one
that the other can not fill.-W. ~. Ste
'ens, In National Stoelkman.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-18
HERE AND THERE.

The fallow field mas no louar, .
place in modern agriculture. With !.
proper use of leguminous crops. in ro-
tAtion with grain and suppieme n ted
with manure. the fallow is q pure
waste.
We see grain fields every day which
could be turned into meadows or pa,.
lures with profit Consider the con,
before again putting the pillow to Ger.
tain fields. and see IL you can not do
better with them than you have been
doing.
1t is not often that pigs allowed to
make their beds in the straw pile do aa
well as il given a more ventilated shell
ter. The bed is so warm that when
they do come out they get SO thor
oughly chilled that their food does
them very little good.
The farmer need supply nothing
but potash, phosphoric acid and time
to the fields devoted to clover. for nitro
gen, the most expensive Of the ele.
ments bis lands demand. will be sup
Piled by nature, being taken from the
atmosphere by the clover itself.
verify. every question has two
sides IL manure is allowed to lie in
the heap aad ferment the moisture
and warmth sprout and destroy most
OF the weed seeds and prevent the
manure from fouling the land, as Il so
often does when hauled out fresh.
The small farmer should produce
the best horses, as he is well prepared
to carefully mature the two or three
colts constantly under his care. By
handling them constantly they ara
ready for work; but rs a rule the farm
err raises tho serubs. while the larger
dssiers raise those la which there i
the most uoasy,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-18
BOUGHT BY THE LADIES.

Hats having full velvet crown and
chenille brim-
Artificial flowers for bsrthas on even
ing gowns.
Points of real lace for tiny yokes on
surpliee waists.
Black velvet costumes embroidered
by hand with jet.
MORE velour and poplin in black,
neutral and light shades.
Long silk neck scarfs. tucked aud
hemstitched or lace edged.
White nets embroidered with gray
pearls and steel spangles.
Black lace founcing with tapering
vine designs for skirts.
Jeweled bands of net and mousse,ine
TOR edging trained skirts.
Many kinds OF nets. gauzes aud mons
sstass Tor dAnsiag to!lsttes
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-18

we're shredded we do not think they
would be worth anywhere near the
value put on them by the Georgia. sta
ton. $40 per ton. but right here h
where n question Of Importance enters
All agree that no such waste should BE
allowed in any business. nor Is there
another business which we can call TO
mind in which 50 great a waste is per-
mitted. Producers ia almos. every
line to-day make every effort To utilize
all waste products and thereby
augment their profits IL 10
agreed thea that the farmers
OF Mississippi should utilize IL
possible. the o., 0Oo tons of corn fodder
which annually go To waste. but the
question is how are they 70 do its The
only means yet devised for rendering
these stalks dit for stock food is the
shredder. aud ii is q matter of grave
doubt whether the use of this machine
can at present be made profitable.
That i. the cost of shredding is so
great that many claim the shredded
fodder is rather expensive food in the
end. Experiments at the Mississippi
experiment station would seem TO indi-
cate this; still some better use should
be found for the corn fodder than al
lowing II to waste a. il now the Gus
tom Southern Farm Gazette.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-18

As gladiator trained the body, 50
must we train the mind to self-sac-
rifice, ito endure ell things" to meet
and overcome difficulties and danger.
We must take the rough and thorny
roads. as well as the smooth and pleas.
ant. and a portion at least of our daily
duty must be hard and disagreeabIe
for the mind cannot be kept strong and
healthy in perpetual sunshine only,
and the most dangerous of all states is
that of constantly recurring pleasure.
ease and prosperity. Most persons will
find difficulties and hardships enough
without seeking them; let them not
repine. but take them as part of that
educational discipline necessary to fit
the mind 10 arrive at its highest good.
Detroit Free Press.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-18

The readers o. this paper viii be pleased
disease that science has been able to cure in
ali ts-ssage-, and that is Cstsrrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure il the only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure il taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of she
system, thereby destroying the foundation
Of the disease. and giving the patient
strength By building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doirg its work. The
proprietors have 80 much faith in its cura-
i've powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case thst 1t fails 70 cure.
Send for list Of testimonials.
address !. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold b. Druggists. &c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-18
ABOUT FALL PIGS.


The first few days OF pigs life we
feed the dam light slop of warm skim
milk. dish water and wheat bran; keep
the youngsters in clean, dry nest. out
OF the sun, for the hot sun is disas-
trous to Young pigs.
We gradually change the bran in the
slop 10 wheat middlings, and when the
pigs are n week old let them have the
run of the yard IL the weather is pleas
ant From now On they need plenty
OF exercise to avoid against thumps.
A run In an orchard is good place for
SOW aud pigs, as it furnishes food to
keep the SOW healthy and exercise for
pigs III the nights are cool keep the
door closed to the pen. Avoid ex-
treme temperature. sour swill and
damp pens. aud you will not be trou-
BLEED with scours.
III the sow is a good mixer. the pigs.
should be plump and fat ut two weeks
old.
When about three weeks old we conn.,
menee to feed the pigs a little warm
milk separate from the SOW. To which
handful of middlings are added: the
middlings are increased and tho pig.
weaned at from six to eight weeks old.
III either has to be confined to close
pen, let it TO the SOW by all means.
Give the pigs the run of the orchard or
pasture Mt weaving time and feed lib
orally of milk aud mIddlings aud they
Will continue to grow. They should
have access to good. dry. warm nest
at all umes-cold aud dampness ars
| death to pigs--Cor. Blooded Stock.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-18
u. q o. improvement. Completed.

The improvements On the Main Line o.
the Baltimore and phiD. west 81. aud be
tween Martin-nurE, ". Va. ard North
Mountain. have ieen cumuieted Ngvem.
Der ~, lhcf cover a distance u nearly
four uliles, siartiug three miles west ~ Mar
tinshurg. and extend K souae distance
vest q Myrr. ii1ie. whlgh l. near the North
Mountain station. Al Myers Hole the line
was changed. line out some very Oh
lectilullie car, atufe. aud the roadbsd
raised usariy fifteen fg e. eliminating two
grs'les cf y iet per- mue WhIeh came TO
xctLlr at Niece. tio.earl sufstitu-. ng there
tgr al almost iste. track Ihi. point on the
roa.d ts always lreu ianarr0us one, and
u4nF .-r-' rrHsas kaf~- occurred there.
Afart irHul tHlrr ewas ulth tbc dangerous
feature WI $500 sharp down grades eumiug
tes-tt0r. - ufs The ease u this iu-tancv.
the e..I-e i1 operation 6f the road by the
chauEe wr'i ie refV lrze. as It enables the
tons Ter tsnlr 90 tc zrsat'v Increased and
relfaes the lstinrs ~ accident o. the min.
lmlw 40 faa.er. the rad bod has been
lowered lauut l3 feef. and the same at
Iahh-. hrsiie9 taking out OBJ ieetionahie Curv-
ature ala. Tr.ilr.r- fle rate ft grades az
ths-e POINTS from = feet Ter MALE % 10 feet
per u'r- thg- iurrsa-luE the cars that cah
be h1r.el rer tram. Though these improve
flanis H4ss -st qzitr sum 1T money. the
expenditure BE- fully justified by the great
siTIlr iu ouerftsru.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-11-18
A GREAT WASTE.
The Problem of Utilizing Prou,.h., a..
Corn Fodder

At the Georgia experiment station n
was found that where corn Welded Al
bushels to the acre the stalks I.avss
and shucks weighed when dried , zoo
pounds per acre. or about 30 pounds ~
dry corn fodder TO every bushel If GOV,
In 1870 Mississippi produced about a
oooooo onsheis OF corn and. therefore.
on the Georgia bases the amour, of
stalks and shucks produced y~o,Ia
equal i,2so. 600 tons of dry corn fodS.r
1t 10 fact, however. that n..-1r
half OF this is made up Of ths
leaves and shuclSs which ar. nra,,r
generally utilized in this $40.
but there is still left in ~.
fields the enormous total Of sso ooo
tons OF stalks. II this is worth saw e.
q ton the annual less from mis- ons
single wsste Ga MIsslsslnpl farns
spsasss 70 sl.ssas0a u laess ssslks