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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-24
ONLY AN INCIDENT.

One of these was that the first crema-
tory ever constructed in United
States army camp as an aid to hygiene
was designed and constructed by the
Thirteenth. Lieutenant Cox and Ser
geant Sloane drew the plans, | ap,
proved the idea. we er-borrowed the
materials-.when the owner wasn't look
ing-and you boys put it up. The final"
was amusing. The regular army men
heard of it and telegraphed me for
man to go to Montauk to supervise the
work of erecting crematory there.
When we got to Camp Mackenzie, 10,
and behold! we were confronted with
orders to build crematories and We're
supplied with plans for the same by
the regular army engineers.
THE plans are now filed in the arch
ives of the Third brigade without ever
having been used. Those United States
engineers at Washington had neglected
to provide chimneys for their crcrna-
tories We took Sergeant Sloane's plans
and built the crematorics.
Another thing that might be men
toned in the Thirtecnth's history is
that its band is the first that ever
played Marching Thro' Georgia on
the streets of Augusta daughter and
applause). II it wasn't that there We're
SO many representatives Of the thco-
logical profession present I would say
to the historian he might add that it
raised particu'Dr h down there. too
daughter and applause)."
Referring tn the part the volunteers
who remained in camps played in the
war, General Goblin said that the rea-
SON other countries let Spain fight it
out unaided was that they We're Capa-
Bile of fully apprecating that every corr
ner of the country had Il grand galaxy
Of citizen soldiaIy Waiting impatiCntiy
| for some one else to stick a finger in
the pie. 1t wasn't ali done at Manila
| FL Caney, Santiago and san Juan,
General Goblin towards the close Of
/ his address paid a nice compliment to
! his universally popular young aidc-de-
| camp in these words:
In all my experiences as a COM
mander and with al, the different men
/ l have had on my staff ] never knew
a more thorough gentleman and bet
! ter soldier than your Little Billee' In
Elis" As may he believed, this brought
. down the house. BE as good citizens
as you were soldiers and this common
, wealth will be satisfied with you" was
the concluding admouitiOn and compli-
ment.
GENERAL STEWART.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-10
THE ICE MACHINES PART.
At Last There Has Been n New Fea-
ture Introduced Into Uncle
Toms Cabin.

There is a new wrinkle in "Uncle Toms
Cabin" theatrical companies. One of them,
which is ransacking the state of New Jer-
sey for audiences, has hit upon the device of
buying a refrigerating machine and using
real blocks of ice in the scene in which Eliza,
pursued by pack of barking mongrels,
crosses the river carrying in her arms a
stuffed doll.
The icemaking machine has proved an
enormous success. At the Ridgewood opera
house, where the ice machine played few
evenings ago, frantic crowd fought its way
through the doors. At the first perform
ground. Several cakes were manufactured
before the performance and placed on the
green baize river. They were carefully sand
ed on the surface, so that when Eliza made
her grand dash for liberty she would not
turn undignifed somersauts. The ice ma
chine, however, had been so largely adver-
tised that yokels wanted to see it. They
sat in their places after the curtain de-
scended upon the solemn death of Little
Eva and howled for the ice machine to come
out and show itself. The stage manager
and couple of deck hands had to carry it
down to the footlights. Then they turned
the handle and, amid uproarous applause,
the machine produced cake of real ice.
Since then a part has been written in the
play for the ice machine. When the river
scene opens couple of southern spectators
are discovered experimenting with the
machine. They produce their ice, and not
having any immediate use for it turn it into
the river, and it sits upon the river surface
at proper intervals to accommodate Eliza s
footsteps. A colored man comes out and
sprinkles sand over the ice in full view of
the audience.-Chicago Chronicle.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-10
ULSTERS ARE BARRED.
Man with a Satin-Lined OvercOat to
Spout Walks Into a Pawnskop
and Walks Out.

"There are" said a man of experience
enough to know, "pawnbrokers' shops
which will take anything; revolvers,
accordions, overcoats, anything at all,
and then, again, there are establish
ments where they lend money on
nothing but watches and diamonds and
that sort of thing. The familiar sign
of three balls may be displayed out
side, but inside one sees calm, office
like place, with a desk, and a counter,
or a table, perhaps, but no shelves
around laden with goods. The things
taken here are such as are kept in
safes.
Into a place of this sort walks rap
idly well-dressed man, evidently at
tracted by the familiar sign of the
three balls, but clearly not acquainted
with this particular establishment.
Closing the door behind him he walks
along the floor, taking off his overcoat
as he advances handsome overcoat.
the satin lining glistening in the gas
light as he throws the coat back from
his shoulder. 1t is easy to see that he
wants five or ten on the coat and he
wants it right away. 1t might be hard
to say just what he wants the money
for; he's perfectly sober, straight as
q string, but something has happened,
he's hit up against a game around the
corner, perhaps, and sees luck in the
next turn; but whatever it is, he wants
the money, and he wants it now, and he
walks along the office floor taking off
his overcoat as he goes.
'"Two or three men standing there,
customers, look at him in calm sur
prise, but say nothing. The clerk in his
office, behind his desk. looking up to
complete the business with one of the
customers waiting, sees the man COM
ing in taking off his coat. The clerk
speaks promptly; with the calm, bust
ness-like and polite manner character
istic of the establishment, but at the
same time conclusively: Not here
1.-The man with the overcoats under
stands instantly, perhaps he had be-
gun to realize the situation before the
clerk spoke, but not another word was
necessary. He had pulled one arm out
of the coat and thrown the coat back
from the other shoulder; now he
reached around with the arm that he
had taken out of the coat and put it
back into the sleeve again and worked
the coat easily up on his back, turning
and starting toward the door as he did
so. In fact, he had never halted for n
moment; his action had been contin-
uous like that of movement in a
drill. As he turned toward the door
the clerk turned to one of the Gus
toners in front of him. and the man
with the overcoat, that garment now
restored to its proper place upon his
shoulders, opened the door and passed
out. without having spoken a word."-
n. Y. Sun.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-10
HE COULDN'T BE BLAMED.
Did Everything in His Power to Sc.
cure Support But Was Han
dicapped.

Il suppose it was a little cheeky" said
the young man to the old fellow on the
rear platform of the car, 'but what are you
going to do in such a case?"
!, Yes, what are you going to do? queried
the old fellow, in reply, though having no
knowledge of what was meant.
Il got up the courage to ask her hand
In marriage and she murmured yes"
They generally murmur."
Then to be in good form, l had to go
and ask the old mans consent"
Perfectly correct, young unexpectedly
correct"
Il took bracer and walked in on him, .
l had stated my case. He waited decent
length of time and then said l could have
That was beautiful-beautiful."
Yes, as far as it went. Yes that was
all right, but | wasn't through with him
yet. | had to ask him if he'd lend me a
hundred dollars to get married on. Wasn't
no other way, you know"
No, no other way repeated the old
Fellow as he got new brace for his back.
And he loaned it to you"
Nooap. Threw me down with dull
you don't say!"
did for a fact. Yes, the whole thing is
off, and l have loved and lost | don't see
where I'm to blame, though
Not bit of it. You loved and wanted
to marry; but it takes money to get mar
rrled on. He had it, but wouldn't lend it.
No money--no marriage. Plain as the nose
on your face, and you're not a bit to
blame. Put it thar, young man, and
cheer up and get new hold with your
toes. You had to do it-had to do it-and
anybody. as says you hadn't is liar and
boss thief and dasn't stand up before the
undersigned for three rounds!''-Cleveland
Plain Dealer
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-10
TIMELY DAIRY NOTES.

Poor care in the dairy will tear down
faster than good blood can ever build
up.
A Babcock milk tester is as neces-
sary in a creamery or cheese factory as
a pillow is on a farm.
The 'dairyman who applies his ener-
gies faithfully to his business has the
least to say about hard times.
Regularity in milking, to prove prof
table, must be observed not by the
week or month, but by the year.
Those dairymen who deacon" their
calves instead of turning them into veal
will have an extra hard time in raising
the interest on their mortgages.
The farmer and dairyman these days
who is not the reader of practical ag-
.'icultural paper is making about as
accurate progress as ship without a
|udder.
The dairyman who has an educated
conscience and needs it will not allow
dirt to sift into the open top of the
milk pail and then strain it out through
The funnel.
If farmers would seek to give their
sons an agricultural education in some
of our numerous agricultural colleges
there would be less of them drift into
the improbable professions.
A clean milking place yieldeth pure,
sweet milk, which in turn produceth
gilt-edged butter. which fetcheth the
top O. the market price.-American Gull
tivator.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-10
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DEHORNING CALVES.
When Properly Performed, This OPP
GRAFTON Is Neither Painful
Nor Very Serious.

The accompanying device for hold
Ing cattle, without hauling heavy rack
from farm to farm, gives entire satisfac-
ton. 1t consists of plank six to eight
feet long and about eight inches wide.
Near one end four one-inch auger holes
are bored "a, A and c, c.. A three
quarter-inch rope inserted from the
front side, through the holes &C @ is
Topped on back of the plank and tied in
n knot, with just slack enough to admit
the animals nose, as shown in cut. An
other three-quarter-inch rope about
eight feet long is inserted in the holes
"a, AZ and tied in knots on the back of
plank.
You are now ready for action. Spike
your plank up against the side of barn
or outbuilding, or in stable door or
stall. If man is careful in handling
stock IT is very easy matter to lasso an
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-10
True Value of Manure.

Manure is simply materials that have
been softened and decomposed digest
ed) within the body of the animal. 1t
is Of no advantage to apply the raw ma
terials, such as bran and linseed meal,
directly to the soil, though they are ex-
cellent fertilizers, as their value can be
increased by feeding such articles to
stock. Manure is made quickly by the
animals, though the same thing occurs
in the soil by slower process. All
that is not utilized by the animals in
some increase of product or for their
support comes back to the farmer for
ues on the land.-Prairie Farmer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-10
Cows for All Purposes.

A cow that is good alike for milk, for
making butter and for beef is probably
not good for much in either of these
directions. She is like some men who
are Observation-Disclosures and good at none.
Each of the dairy breeds has its own
special excellency for some purpose de-
veloped by breeding and care. 1t can
easily beat in it's own department any
cow that has been carelessly bred. The
herd of pure breeds is especially val
liable to any farmer who wishes to i'm
prove his stock. Its prepotency will
stamp it's own excellence on the prog
eny secured by breeding cows to males
of the breed that is known to possess
them
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-10
plTH AND POINT.

1t is the things we don't do, rather
than the things we do, that have the
greatest influence ON our livcs.-Town
Topics.
About the straightest thing in this
crooked world is the outline of a rail-
way ON the map issued by the company.
Chicago Daily News.
INSTRUMENTATION yo' buhnin' can
dies std O. coal oil? Kase yo' believe
in de trust?" The Host--''I does, but
de grocer don't. st. Louis Republic.
"You must" said the Optimist,
'learn to look on the bright side OF
things But my eyes are quite
weak" replied the Pessimist.-Town
Topics.
Mrs. Jones-"How do you like your
new cook, Mrs. Smith," Mrs. Smith
"That is not to the purpose. What is
of more consequence is, how does our
new cook like us ?"-Boston Transcript.
An Atchison girl has broken up four
love affairs of her brother, by inviting
the girls to come and visit at the house
and see for themselves what selfish
young man her brother is.-Atchison
Globe.
He-"How do you like your new
automobile? Is it hard to manager
She-"Oh, no. The only trouble have
is that somehow l can't break myself
of saying: Get up!' when | want to
start the thing. and 'WhoaH when
want the machinery to stop."-Auto-
mobile Magazine.
Brown-"I see you have left the
Daily Screecher." Black-'Yes; they
owed me six weeks salary, but | got
even" Brown-'What did you do?"
Black-'I hid all the ID caps in the Of
flee during the big celebration in New
York, and they had to spell Dewey's
name '-ewey.' "-Cleveland Leader.
\ Natural Inference.-''Well, Uncle
Rastus," said a gentleman to an aged
colored individual, II see you are still
in the land of the living" Deed is,
boss" replied the old fellow, IAN
what's mo-, rs gwine to hang on fob
anodder yeah" ''Why, how can you
tell?' asked the other. "Becase, sah,"
answered the old man, Use alters
notis't dat eff / done live ovah ma birf-
day dat Use suah to live till it come
round agin. Chicago Daily News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-10
HAS MANY ADVANTAGES.
A Cheap, Unpatented, Dirt-Excluding
MIX Pail That Can Easily
he Made at Home.

It is simply impossible to have good
milk or gilt-edged milk products while
the milk is contaminated by the filth
of the barnyard. Few people have any
idea of the amount of filth they con-
sumo in a lifetime in the milk and milk
products they consume. The proverbial
peck of dirt is mere trifle to that. A
convenient milk pail, almost entirely
proof against such elements, may be
cheaply and conveniently made in the
following manner: Take an ordinary
tin or zinc milk pail; have spout made
on one side with cap; make cover
to latch on. In the center of the cover
make hole six inches in diameter, and
around this hole put a protecting rim
about ~ inches high, and fiaring out
ward. This will greatly reduce
the dirt-catching area. Next make
bag of the thickest, closest wove tow
cling, about eight inches in diameter
and about eight inches deep, with a
draw string in the top. Suspend this
in the hole in the lid, doubling the top
over the protecting rim and pulling the
draw string tight to hold it in place.
Put inside this similar bag of cheese
cloth. Milk into the bag and the milk
will filter into the pail as it is MIXED.
When dirt falls into the bag it can be
picked off and not go into the milk.
When the pail is full empty through
the spout, take out the cheesecloth bag
with all its accumulated hairs and dirt
and put in a clean one. Such course
might seem troublesome to dirty milk
ers, but it is a cheap and effective way
to make gilt edged milk and to increase
the price and popularity of your milk
products. will enumerate some of its
advantages: CD 1t keeps filth and
hairs out Of the milk. (2) 1t keeps the
odors of the barnyard from the milk.
(3) 1t makes it almost impossible for
the cow to put her foot in the milk pail.
This item alone would, on the average,
more than pay for its cost and trouble
in year. (+) The milk need spill but
little should the pail get tipped over
another item of economy. 60 People
who eat your milk and its products, in
GLIDING yourself, will have far finer
flavor and eat far less dirt. co. With all
these advantages your milk will keep
sweet much longer, early souring being
a sure sign of filth.-M. w. Gum, in
Prairie Farmer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-10

animal about the horns and lure it into
this fastening.
The animals nose should first be in
serted into the loop at C, c, when the
rope at A, A can be thrown over the
animals neck and helditight under edge
of plank with the spike B. Spike d
should be entered in loop on back of
plank and drawn out towards helper,
when you have the animal securely fas-
tened.
The most vicious beast can be held in
this manner and no amount of exertion
can loosen it until the job is done, when
the helper can after little practice let
the animal loose quick as wink. The
spikes should be made of tough hickory
orironwood about " inches in diameter
and "a and 36 inches in length, respect
lively. The plank is not carried along
In the outfit, but is prepared in the farm
yard and left there. An inch auger, a
Ratchet and few pounds of spike nails
are all that is necessary. With this de-
vice the travel can be done in light
wagon, and it takes but short time to
prepare the holder. Every farmer has
a plank or heavy board lying around
that can be used.
As to the question of clippers, the
ones in use here are of the bevel draw
cut plan, that of whiting from you,
thus making a smooth cut next to the
head, thereby leaving smooth wound
to heal up. However, have no doubt
that any Of the clippers advertised will
do work properly. There has been a
great deal of needless talk concerning
the crushing of skulls by the clipping
method, but have never known or seen
one crushed yet. After the horn is off
something should be done to help heal
up the wound rapidly. Some put on tar,
butwedonot see why. It will keep away
flies, but it VIII not keep away dirt. And
dirt, as is well known, causes irritation.
Something must be put on to form
smooth, dry scab that will resist dust.
The proper time to dehorn is when the
animal is in its infancy. Any time
after the calf is ten days old the embryo
can be lifted with a dehorning gouge,
and then is when you start the forma-
ton of a natural muley head, which is
hard to initiate, even with clippers, after
growth of horn has started.-George w.
Brown, in Ohio Farmer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-10
How Mrs. Pinkham
HELPED MRS. GOODEN.
LETTER TO MRS. pINxHAM NO. 1881


81 am very grateful to you for your
kindness and the interest you have
taken in me, and truly believe your
medicines and advice are worth more
to a woman than all the doctors in the
world. For years / had female troubles
and did nothing for them. Of course
I became no better and finally broke
down entirely. My troubles began
with Inflammation and hemorrhages
from the kidneys, then Inflammation,
congestion and falling of the womb
and inflammation of ovaries.
81 underwent local treatment every
day for some time; then after nearly
two months the doctor gave me permits
sion to go back to work. went back,
but in less than a week was COM
PEELED to give up and go to bed. On
breaking down the second time, de-
cided to let doctors and their medicine
alone and try your remedies Before
the first bottle was gone felt the eff
fects of it. Three bottles of Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and
package of her Sanative Wash did me
more good than all the doctors treat
ments and medicine.
"The first remark that greets me
now is How much better you look!' and
you may be sure never hesitate to tell
the cause of my health. "-MRs. e. j.
GooDEN, ACKLEY, Ia.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-10
Pure Butter for Export.

Nj. A. S. Mitchell, chemist of the
Wisconsin dairy and food commission,
says that in most of the foreign but
ters sent to England preservatives are
used. He expresses the belief that
American butter known to be free from
such chemicals would find ready sale
on the British market. The opinion of
Mr.. Mitchell should be given weight.
People of England as well as of this
country are opposed to having their
food doctored with borax and other
stuff. They will gladly turn from
goods so treated to goods that are pure
and free from all other preservatives
than salt.-Farmers' Review.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-10
Mount Rainier's Shadows.

A recent visitor from the east to
Puget sound describes with enthusiasm
the wonderful shadow effects produced
by, and upon, the gigantic snowy cone
of Mount Rainier. 1t sometimes hap
pens that the sky, as seen from the city
of Tacoma just before sunrise, is COW
cred with dome of cloud $4,000 feet,
or more, in height, while behind the
peak, toward the east, the sky is clear.
In such circumstances the rising sun
casts the shadow of the great mountain
upon the cloud curtain overhead in
the form of vast blue triangle. the
point of which rests upon the apex
of the peak. At other times the shadow
of the earth can be seen creeping up
the cone in distinct curve, while the
flush of sunset stains the snow above
the line of shadow to a deep pink
Youths Companion.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-10
Dcnfne.. Cannot ne Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies Deafness is
caused by an infamed condition of the mu-
cous lining of the Eustachian Tube When
this tube gets inhamed you have rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is
entirely closed deafness is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal con-
dtion, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases of of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an infamed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness Caused by catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars. free.
f. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-10
Lively Demand for Angoras.

The Shepherds Bulletin says demand
for Angora goats is increasing rapidly.
Inquiries are mostly from the south
ern and western points of the United
States. The demand from the Pacific
northwest is brisk, especially on the
western slope. Angoras are best adapt
ed to rough land. Their favorite food
is leaves and bark, and they will leave
the best grass for brouse. Angoras
are therefore more valuable than sheep
in very rough sections, and will grow
fat where sheep will hardly exist.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-10
I1Pvne
HOW TO SAVE FERTILIZERS.

keep the earth from caving in. Into this
cistern, at the end of the compost heap,
drains are constructed from the stables
to carry the liquid, and also drain or
small sewer from the kitchen sink to
convey the waste and keep it clean.
Then we have it where we can utilize it
to good purpose. In the cistern is a
pump, and occasionally the accumu-
lated liquid is pumped and thrown over
this compost or manure heap, is readily
taken in and absorbed, and the fertiliz-
ing elements preserved, thus making
one of the best compost heaps 1 have
tried.-T. F. Collins, in Farm and Home
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-10
The New Explosive,

Thorite, the new explosive, has been distin-
gushing itself by passing through A inch
Harveyized steel plate. If its success con-
tinues, it will make as great a record for it.
self in the military world as Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters has in the medical world.
So far nothing has appeared which can
equal this wonderful medicine in its speedy
and permanent mastery of all diseases of the
stomach, liver or kidneys. lisa good rem
edy to try when everything else has failed.