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Catoctin clarion., 1899-11-16
Nickna m as of States.

The nicknames Of some of the new
States are: South Dakota, Swing Cat
State; Washington, Chinook State;
North Dakota. FlLher-taI State; Mon
tana, Stub-toe State; Nebraska,
plackwater State wada. Silver State.
Catoctin clarion., 1899-11-16
Vaccination In Japan.

In Japan vaccination is compulsory.
and the government makes It's own
lymph add issues 1t free of charge. Re.
vaccination at stated periods is also
rigidly enforced. Only calf lymph Ia
used.
Catoctin clarion., 1899-11-16
Arsenic IN Carpet.

In Sweden yarn is not allowed to be
sold If it contains O.0009 per cent OF
arsenic. A carpet has been condemned
by the inspectors because 1t contained
one-thousandth part Of grain OF ar.
senio IN sixteen square inches--that is
one grain in a piece Of carpet ten feet
square,
Catoctin clarion., 1899-11-16
At the Rocoptiop,

Giddy Young Thing-"Do you know
that as Hamlet you reminded me very
much of Booth?"
Eminent Young Tragedian--"Ah, In
deed2'
Giddy Young ThiRg-"Yes; your cos
tune was almost exactly like the one
he used to wear when he played that
part"
Catoctin clarion., 1899-11-16

the publisher of "Ie Clarion mas entered %
h cost o
family and to the
condition
in actk
think oh Both ofthe year
ADDRESS ALL THE CLARION, THCRMONTMD
Catoctin clarion., 1899-11-16
Thick House Walls.

The outside walls Of many Of the
houses in Mexico are from three to six
feet thick to withstand earthquake
shocks.
Catoctin clarion., 1899-11-16
EMPEROR WILLIAM.
KNOWS HIS COUNTRY AND LIKES TO
TALK WITH FOREIGNERS.

Has Conyersed With Every Prominent
Enrlishman and American Who Has
Passed Through Berlin In the Past Ten
Years--Is Not u Tyrant.
1t is one great source Of the En-
peror's power that he knows person
ally not merely all his brother soyer-
elgns, but every man of official I'M
portance in his own country. There
is not a province in Germany with
which he Is not familiar. and his
memory for names and faces Is so
great that for him to see man once
is to know him for the rest Of his life.
In his knowledge of his country ne
surpasses any of his predecessors
on the Prussian throne, and all OF his
contemporary sovereigns. 1t is SAFE
to say that Queen Victoria knows less
Catoctin clarion., 1899-11-16

Yl9 Hrahmils OF India. 80
Suicide at one time was very com.
mon among the Brahmins Of India
who held the body In contempt, regard
irg At merely as a covering for the soul
Catoctin clarion., 1899-11-16
Both TogetherQne eYearfoTOn|y$ |.55

In this way you secure your home paper and an iuSao
magazine at price only about fourth OF what some OF inc
illustrated magazines sell For three The Cosmopolitan mas
undsputedy Claimed that reached the largest clientele possessed py
any periodical daily weekly monthly in the world was me
Cosmopolitan which sent Julian Hawthorne to India to let the woa
know the real horrors of famine and plague was me Cosmopo
an which established at its cost great Free
University which has 10000 students on It's os was
The Cosmopolitan which offered prize of 900 tor the pS morse
less carriage and psfo best plans for public baths ana pest arrange
uen of sewer pipe systems for cities was he CoSnoPoha
which, set the presidents of great schools and universities! seriously
discussing the defects of existing educational systems IS Inc
Cosmopolitan whose enterprise always the lead in advancing the
worlds civilization '-'
We have also succeeded in arranging for two additional offers in
connection with tfi; journal and The Cosmopolitan.
After pcingon youboo table the best of the Illustrated magazines
connection with your home paper, probably the most important
thing houeodlor every household, in facts the proper
keeping of accounts. The only thorough system OF SefSuction
in Bookkeeping the ellis not only complete instructor,
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beginning and carrying the business of the farm, he shop the
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Farmers and mechanics husbands and wives students and profess
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The cheapest price which this sold retail S175 express
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thousands of sets that may offer them if taken in connection
with this paper and The Cosmopolitan
Catoctin clarion., 1899-11-16

HE delights of an evening spent around weghea read
ing table are not half understood An illustrated magazine
with its wealth of illustrations its stories of adventure ana
love- its descriptions of travel which carry you to the oeH
ends of the EARTH and its instructive articles for young and
are the first requisites for your enjoyment and the entertainment
and proper education of your children 80 !
To secure for you the best and most interesting of the great Mus
d magazines the lowest possible price has been the ann OF he
editor this journal That we have succeeded we leave our
10 de srecal contract recently entered into with The Cono-
non which seeks to become better known in this neighbohooa mas
enabled us to offer you years subscription to the greatest OF the Illus
r,ed MAGAZINES together with years subscription to this journal
Catoctin clarion., 1899-11-16
NEARLY
Fifty.eight Years Old!!!

It's long life, but devotion to the true inter
ests and prosperity of the American people has
won for it new friends rs the years rolled by
and the original members of ITS family passed to
their reward, and these admirers are loyal and
steadtnst today, with faith in its teachings, and
confidence in the information which 1t brings to
their homes and firesides.
As natural consequence it enjoys IN its old
age all the vitality and vigor ofits youth, ripened
and strengthened by the experiences of over half
q century.
1t has lived on its merits, and on the col dial
support of progressive Americans.
1t is "The New York Weekly Tribune"
acknow lodged the country over as the leading
National Family Newspaper.
Daaoma;u;.,.z .ir ualun to tlnsn uhn lneirc all
Catoctin clarion., 1899-11-16

eB FOR SALE A practically new
three burner, latest improved Gasoline stove
Oven attached, Reason for selling, have
no need of it. A bargain. Inquire at
Nv 29tf THE CLARION OFFICE.
Catoctin clarion., 1899-11-16

ACCIDENTS will happen; by the pay,
ment of very small sum of money we VIII
sell YOU an Accident Policy that Will guar,
antee you from IS TO $25 per week should
you be disabled by accident,
Ju,v 92tf CASSELL & WATERS
Catoctin clarion., 1899-11-16
1899, THE SUN. 1899.
BALTIMORE, MD.
The Paper of the People, For the PcO.
pie and With the People.

Honest in Motive Fearless in Expression,
Sound in Principle.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-12-15

hammer passes through pulley at G and
through block at to Windlass (d).
For my wagon, pieces are each
Ike inches and ~ feet long, fastened to
ends of a and e, leaving space for ham,
mer to work in. Wagon wheels are
shown at /. The two centerpieces
G j the runners for hammer (f) to
work up and down in and are placed up
right on end of e, being braced, as
shown, with four pieces. A strip of
1x2 inches and 10 feet long is fastened
on the inner face of j ], leaving inch
space on each side of the runner. A
corresponding groove is made in each
side of hammer (f) (shown more clear
ly in the small figure), which is2 inches
wide and inch deep, and slides up and
down on j j. About 80 feet of small
rope for hosting the hammer is re-
quired. A line may be attached to trip
hook on hammer and by simply pulling
on it the hammer may be dropped at
any desired height. Fifty pounds is
weight enough for hammer. Two blows
of hammer, under ordinary conditions,
will drive post. A team, one man and
a boy can operate it.-Peter r. Miller,
in Farm and Home.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-12-15

been dying, and the farmer who owns
ten or more acres of hardwood timber
finds that the dead trees accumulate in
spite of the fact that the quantity of
fuel is larger each year as the quality
deteriorates. Some farmers were wise
and sold off the varieties that were sub
ject to decay and avoided loss from
this source. Others, however, were in
hopes that they would be able to use
the diseased trees for fuel before they
became worthless. Here is where they
made a mistake. And this is why we
see so many old dead trees in the
woods. These are in some cases so rot
ten around the outside close to the
bark, the sap wood, that it requires
some skill to split block into stove
wood without breaking good many
sticks in two. The illustration shows
how one successful wood cutter does
the work and it seems to be very SIM
pie. At the block is split through the
center, making two halves. The lines
running from the outside to the heart
are where it should be again split to
make slabs like b. The cross marks on
end of slab tell their own story. In
splitting off the outside slab from b
always strike far enough toward the
heart to get section of sound timber
with it. If you fail to do this it will
break like c, and much of the block will
be wasted.-Orange Judd Farmer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-12-15
MINNESOTA NEWS.
Ten Days OF Fair.

The Minnesota state fair of 1900 will
run 10 days, beginning Wednesday of
one week and continuing to Saturday
of the next week.
This is the news that came through
one of the early discussions at the
meeting of the Minnesota State Horti-
cultural Society. 1t all came about
through wordy war, started by e. H..
5. Dartt, Owatonna, who objected to
the manner in which the state fair
management had treated exhibitors.
He said he had been with the fair at
previous exhibitions, but the judges
made rules to please themselves and
make it easy for them, and as result
his exhibit was so distributed around
in various classes that he was ashamed
of it, and didn't exhibit again.
Mr.. Dart also objected to the
sweepstakes idea. The largest money
prize of the fair was that offered for
sweepstakes, where, the exhibitors
could gather here and there few
things from different people and ex-
hibit them under guise of sweep
stakes, while the real growers and
producers were relegated to back
seats.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-12-15
THE OXEYE DAISY.
Although 1t Has Some Value for
Home Feeding, Yet Its Exter-
minatfOn Is Advisable.

The oxeye daisy is not nearly SO
difficult to exterminate as many be-
ieve. If it is cut while in blossom its
determination will be assured, and as
it requires ABOUT two weeks from the
time it first blooms until its seed is
sufficiently matured to terminate,
there is abundant time for cutting 1T.
One of the worst features of this
weedy growth in the estimation OF
the average farmer, is that when it
is in the hay field it Injuries the quail
ity of the hay. If the hay is to go to
market, that is true. Any admixture
would injure the market value of hay.
But for home feeding the oxeye daisy
is about as valuable as timothy. 1t
contains less water than timothy, one
per cent. more protein, nearly the same
per cent. of fat, not quite four per
cent. less of nitrogen free extract, and
only four per cent. more fiber. just
what its palatability is we are not
prepared to say, but in one way or an
other, usually by cutting and mixing
with ground stuff, almost any rough
age can be made palatable. 1t would
pay, CT course, to take some trouble
in feeding product that we were
forced to have, and which is as chem
ically valuable as analysis shows this
weed to be. But good farming de-
mands that we rid the farm of it as
soon as possible. Weeds, however they
may analyze, are not preferred by any
&c 10
some extent sheep. Every ton of on
eye daisy removes from the soil Is
pounds of potash, very nearly nine
pounds of phosphoric acid, % pounds
of nitrogen and &c pounds of lime,
which is too much fertility to give up
to a Meed.-A Agricultural Epitomist.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-12-15
Gatlinr,s AutomobiIe Pillow.

DR.. Richard j. Calling, who revolu-
tionized methods of warfare by in
venting the rapid-fire gun that bears
his name, has invented an automobile
pillow. 1t is built on the principle of
the automobile, with disk pillow so ar
ranged as to do the work of the imple-
ments now in use with greater facility
and rapidity, and at greater saving.
He proposes to build the machine so it
can be operated by one man. 1t will
do the work of eight men and twelve
horses. The propulsion power will be
either gasoEnA or oil
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-12-15
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s >hgN Z w.! E'1.S,<s
RELIABLE POST DRIVER.
A Homemade Continuance That Is
Easily Operated by a Team, One
Man and n Boy.

By the aid if homemade post driv-
ing machine, as illustrated, posts can
be driven nearly as fast as team can
walk on light soils, and each stop, even
on a heavy soil, will not be greatly
prolonged. The only difficulty will be
in driving on a. rock. The two side
pieces Ia az are Axe inches by 10 feet;
cross pieces % b. are as long as the
wagon is wide and of Axe inches.
Pieces (e e) are Axe inches and feet
long, being let into cross piece (b) one
half. Cross piece (c) is of 2x4-inch and
~ feet long, mortised into 2 inches.
Windlass (d) is operated by crank on
side. Hammer 81 is operated by
crank; line attached to trip hook on
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-12-15
Fell from the Porch.

Clarence Olson, seven years old, a
patient at the city hospital in st.
Paul, fell from a second story porch
and fractured his skull. He died
within an hour. Clarence is the son
of Mrs. Annie Olson, who lives in
Franklin avenue, Minneapolis.
Clarence, with other children, was
in the hall on the second floor in the
children's department. While the
nurses attention was attracted in an
other direction he ran out on the
porch and leaned over the railing to
call down to several romping chill
dren. He leaned over too far and
pitched head first to the pavement, -
feet below
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-12-15
FertiIizin~ Grass Land.

AS an experiment one-half of grass
field that appeared to be failing was
given a spring dressing of nitrate of
soda and boneblack, 100 pounds each,
and potash, SO pounds, to the acre. The
other half was not fortified. AT the
close of the first season the fortified
plot had produced nearly half ton
to the acre more than the unfertiliZed
plot, and in the second year, without
any further attention, it produced near
ly as well. The reader, knowing the
cost of his fertilizer and the price of
hay, can reckon whether this applica-
ton paid or not.-M. G. Kains, in Farm
and Fireside.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-12-15
plTH AND POINT.

Too many politicians are dead u
rights.-Chicago Daily News.
A girl never refers to man she
doesn't like as "a mean thing."-N. Y.
Press.
When the man fits the job and the
job fits the man it is obviously bene-
fit.-Chicago Dispatch.
''What is a fraction?'' "a part of
anything" give an example" ''The
sivinteenth of June" = Melbourne
Weekly Times.
Take quinine at this season. Take
lots OF it. 1t is not only good for you,
but it browns out the piano playing
next door.-Atchison Globe.
The effort to try and look as though
a joke on you were really funny is one
of the things that bring on gray hair
and wrinkles prematurely.-Ph iladel-
phia Times.
Brown-"Now, that's the tale Jones
poured into my ear yesterday" Smith
well, it's evidently too thin" Brown
-"How's that?" Smith-''It has leaked
out. TOWN Topics.
Cheering.-No. 2-"Does mamma
often speak of me to your" Prospective
Stepdaughter-"Oh, yes! mamma said
l suppose I'll have to marry the old fool
to keep home for the children
Brisbane Review.
do you know, darling, what should
do if l had a rival?" Flight for me,
pet?' no. darling. I should explain
to him that there are lots of prettier
girls in the world than you, and prove
it, too, and-what's the matter ?"-Pick-
Me-Up.
Gussie (who has left his fiancee for a
moment, fallen overheard and been dra-
matically -'Did-you-aw-
faint when you heard them yell: Man
overboard?'" Helen (sobbing) -''N-no.
Gussie; l never once suspected they
could mean you."-Sydney Town and
Country Journal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-12-15
Money in Skunk Skins.

The boys in the vicinity of Mime
apolis are making nice pocket money
trapping skunks. Never before in fur
history have their skins brought so
much, and with dealers paying from
90 cents to $1.25 for skins, according
to the color, there is opportunity for
making Christmas money. Last week
one young man out near Minnehaha
trapped seven large ones, and had no
trouble in selling the green skins.
Out in the country districts, on farms,
they are setting traps every night,
and still the dealers do not get nearly
as many as they desire. The present
cold snap will make the animals easy
prev.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-12-15
News in Brief.

Shelving in the drug store of J. w.
Cook, at Pipestone, gave way. COM
pletely destroying the stock of liquid,
and damaging large amount of Christ
mas goods.
In the federal court at Winona Chas.
Norton was convicted of robbing the
postoffice at Money Creek some weeks
ago, and sentenced to four years in
the penitentiary.
The new reservation school plant
which has been in course of construc-
ton at White Earth, has been formally
turned over to the government officials.
The city council of Winona has voted
an appropriation of $3.50 toward the
armory rental of Company c during
1900. 1t is expected this will result in
the reorganization of the company,
which has not held drills for several
months past.
A committee has been appointed by
the Mayor of st. Paul to discuss the
construction of an ice palace.
A 3-year-old boy of R. Mcdonald, of
West Duluth, was probably fatally
burned. He played with matches.
The first inheritance tax to be paid
in Goodhue county was collected from
the estate of Mary Purdy. The amount
was $507.S6.
While out hunting near South
Ridge, Gus Bolt accidentally shot
William Grader in the stomach, from
which injuries he died yesterday
morning. Bolt was going to shoot in
the air when Grader suggested shoot
ing at fence post. Bolts bad aim
resulted in Graders receiving the full
charge.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-12-15
IMPROVED ROTATION.
New Applications of Doctrine the
Value of Which Has Been
known fer q Long Time.

It was doubtless early in mans OK
perience in farming that he learned
that some rotation of crops, rather
than growing the same successfully
on the land where it had previously
been grown, was necessary. But there
have come new applications of the doc
trine of rotation since it is known that
some crops are actually renovatlng to
the soil and that there is the greatest
advantages in alternating clover and
other leguminous crops with the
grains which are very exhaustive OF
fertility. Under the usual rotation the
land only comes to clover seeding
every fourth year, and in that time
one hoed crop, one small spring grain
crop and one winter grain, wheat or
barley have been taken from it, which
with but one year in clover for hay
or pasture completes the rotation.
But neither spring small grains nor
winter grains give the profit they
once did. If one of these can be left
out, the clover seeding and growth
of clover will come every third year
instead of every fourth. Or if it is de-
sired to keep up the four-year system,
the grain may be seeded with timothy
as well as with clover, and kept
second year in grass, which if the first
year was mown ought to be generally
pastured the second season. But this
requires that the land should be more
heavily MANFRED as the second year
of grass, which is the third spri ing
after clover seed has been sown, the
bulk of the clover will have run out.
The timothy roots will produce
good crop the third season, better
probably than the second years crop,
but it will be less advantage to the
land for subsequent crops after it has
been plowed again.
There is a still shorter rotation than
this sometimes practiced where farm
ers are exceedingly enthusiastic in
potato growing. That is to plant po-
tatoes on clover sod, get the crop off
early, fit the land and sow it with
wheat or rye in the fall, seeding heav-
lily with clover seed in the spring,
or else sow the clover seed with spring
grain sown then. This clover is made
to grow as large as possible the first
season, though care is taken to cut
it down should there be any danger
of it's heading and seeding. When the
midsummer has been dry, followed by
wet weather as autumn comes on,
spring-sown clover will sometimes cut
ton of dried hay per acre, and if
left long enough will go to seed. All
that does do so will die the following
winter. It should be cut as soon as
heads begin to show, and then a fair
growth may be expected the following
spring. AS the field is to be plowed
for potatoes again the next spring,
there is not time to allow the clover to
grow very large and yet fit the land
for good seed bed. This plan works
well for a few years. Its drawbacks
are that one years growth of clover
does not keep up the soil fertility,
and that if potatoes are thus largely
planted they must have a good deal
of mineral fertilizers, which are more
costly than manuring with clover
American Cultivator.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-12-15
A Minnesota Boy.

Lieutenant James N. Munro, of the
Fourth cavalry, who perpetrated the
gigantic bluff" on General Conon and
his garrison of 800 insurgents at Bay
onbong, Nov. %, capturing the town
and receiving the surrender of the
garrison with only fifty men at his
back, is Minnesota boy.
He was born and lived at Lake
City, Mimi, until he entered the uni
versity in Minneapolis, where he re-
manned three years, receiving an APP
pointment to West Point in 1898.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-12-15
Proof Positive.

eyes," said the scientific passenger.
cit is a well-established fact that dark
haired women have much more violent
tempers than their blond sisters"
care you sure of that, mister" asked
the meek little man across the aisle.
There is no doubt about it, my dear
SIR said the S. p. But have you a per-
sonal interest in the matter?"
well, yes" replied the meek indi-
vidual. 1--WE always suspected that my
wife bleached her hair, and if what you
say is true l know it now."-Chicago
Evening News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-12-15
Will Investigate.

Dairy Commissioner Bowler pro-
poses to make some thorough eXamin-
ations of butter colorings. He has had
letter from the dairy commissioner
of Ohio calling attention to the fact
that some families in that state had
been poisoned with compound con-
tanning coal tar and other ingredients.
Experiments with the coloring
proved that four drops of it would kill
a cat.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-12-15
ABOUT CUTTING WOOD.
How One Successful Farmer Has
Robbed This Work of Many
DisaEreeabIe Featurese.

Every farmer who plans to do large
seasons work cannot overlook the i'm
portance of having his years supply
of fuel on hand and ready for use not
later than April 1. With some it is not
a very hard task, for in many localities
where timber is scarce coal is largely
used for heating and oil for cooking
purposes. During the past ten years
of different kinds of trees have
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-12-15
A Man of Experience.

She-Iou know very well the cost Of
a new hat for me will not Inconvenience
you.
He--I could afford the hat weA
enough. but I'm afraid 1 couldn't stand
the expense of the new dress anG
cloak that would have to go with it,
indianapolis Journal.