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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15
THE GARDEN CROPS.
If Properly Harvested, Handled and
Stored Any of Them Can Be
Kept for Long Time.

When storing vegetables handle them
carefully. Bruises liberate moisture
which in time causes decay. If the
vegetables have been exposed to the
hot sun, allow them to cool before stor-
ing. Tubers of all kinds, such as tur-
nips, beets, carrots, vegetable oysters,
ETC., should be packed in barrels or
boxes with some earth mixed through
them and layer on top. Potatoes keep
better in small heaps. There is no bet
ter place for onions than in a garnet or
outbuilding, where the temperature is
just above the freezing point. Spread
clean straw about foot deep on the
floor, and upon this place the onions
eight or ten in depth, covering with two
feet of straw. If the temperature of
the room should fall below the freezing
point the straw will keep them from
freezing. But two or three light freez-
ings will not injure onions.
Cabbage may be kept in fine condi-
ton until January by cutting off the
stalks and trimming off the outer
leaves, wrapping them in three or four
thicknesses of newspaper and placing
on a shelf in the cellar. For late win
ter and spring use it is best to store
them outside. Bury box or barrel in
the ground in dry situation. Trim the
heads and wrap them in newspapers,
put them in the barrel and spread a
layer of leaves or straw on top and COW
er with boards so it will be waterproof.
When the weather becomes colder put
on little dirt and add to it as the cold
increases. Squashes and pumpkins
may be kept in any dry, airy place I'M
til freezing weather, and then put in
the cellar. One of the best methods
of preserving squashes for winter use
is to give them a coat of varnish.-Farm
and Home
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15
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TWO-WHEELED CART.
Material for the Construction of One
Can BE Found Lying Around
on Every Farm.

The wheelbarrow is one of the things
no farmer who has much feeding or
other heavy carrying to do can be with
out unless, of course, he has something
better. For nearly everything, two
wheeled cart is handler and easier to
handle than the barrow. There may be
such thing on the market but l have
never seen it. At any rate, there is the
material for the construction of one on
nearly every farm, and the farmer him
self can construct it on some rainy day
or idle spell. For running gears,
broken-down, or disused cultivator-
most farmyards have two or three-fur-
nishes the best of wheels. A handy
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15
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THE BUFFALO TREE HOPPER.

THE BUFFALO TREE HOFHLR
are found in the bark which give the
twigs battered appearance. Gee Fig.
~ The injury is done by the insect,
as shown by Fig.2. 1t is curious-looll-
ing affair which causes the injury by
laying its eggs in the bark. This in
sect feeds by sucking the juices of the
plant, so no poison is effective; but in
sucking the sap they are not seriously
injurious The worst harm they do is
in cutting the Sits in the bark, in the
doing of which they seem to poison the
wood so it does not heal readily. They
seldom cause any harm to large trees,
but young trees may be seriously in
jured by them. The remedies are the
removal of the eggs and by Earring the
insects into oiled sheets. The mature
insect is about one-third of an inch
long, green in color, with brown dots.
1t is very shy, and quickly jumps away
if frightened.-Farm and Fireside.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15
Green Crops for the Orchard.

comes ihfertile. This must be prevent
ed. Here is one way of preventing 1T:
Plow the orchard in the spring, cult
vate both ways'and keep all weeds down
till September /, at which time the soil
will be in fine condition for seed bed.
Sow rye at the rate of two bushels per
acre. This will cover the ground well
before winter, and therefore protect the
ground from blowing or hard freezing
during the winter. Let the rye stand
till knee-high in the spring, then turn
under and proceed with clean cultiva-
Aon through the summer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15
CANNIBAL IN THE INK.
He Was from the South Sea Islands
and There Was Character
in His Writing.

Rather an amusing incident was con-
nected with the return to San Francisco, en-
route to Washington, of Justice w. l..
Chambers, who has been for a number of
years chief justice of Samoa. The judge is a
well-educated and highly cultivated Ala
baman, with that polish of that rara avis,
the Southern gentleman of the best type.
In an interview, published at Honolulu on
his way up, the chief justice was so serious
ly misrepresented in his alleged statements
regarding Samoan matters that he took the
wise precaution in San Francisco of writ
ing out his views on the more ticklish mat
tiers concerning which he was interviewed.
Like most gentlemen, Judge Chambers pen
manship would never be taken as model in
a district school. A printer on a morning
paper to whom it was given to set up was in
despair:
"Look here" he. said, "this is positively
the worst writing lever was up against"
But that was written by the chief JUS
tice of Samoa, man. Look how much char
acteE there is. in the writing"
Chief justice of Samoap' snorted the
compositor. "That accounts for it. There is
character in his hand. l might have known
he was South Sea islander. | could smell
eanibal in the ink!"-San Francisco News
Letter.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15
CRANBERRY PATCHES.
How to Utilize Waste Places on Farms
Where There Is a Perennial
Spring or Brook.

On a well-tilled farm between cult
waited fields was a mud-hole covering
an eighth of an acre, caused by the
spreading out of the brook. The farm
er believed in utilizing the waste places
and making every part of the farm
contribute to the general purpose. The
spring from which came the brook
could not be interfered with because it
produced excellent water and was
worth more than anything that could
be grown in the meadow, for after
passing through the swamp it ran into
trough in the pasture where the cat
tie had access to it.
There were several ways of improving
this meadow and of giving the water
from the spring uninterrupted flow,
but all were costly except the one de-
cided upon. He made cranberry bog
of the meadow. 1t costs about $500 an
acre to make good bog, but it pays.
Several things are necessary, and one
of them is facility for flooding in the
fall to prevent damage by early frosts.
In this bit of meadow the farmer raised
cranberries as large as cherries, always
welcome to any table, and always in de-
mand in the market, especially when
sugar is low. Wherever there is per-
ennial spring or brook (heaven help
the farm that has neither) there are
usually moist, untillable places, but ex-
actly adapted to cranberry culture.
Put in few cranberry plants, for
cranberry sauce is sauce for anything.
It is more than sauce; it is food, and
may be just the medicine the system
needs.-George Appleton, in Farm and
FireSide
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15

If you starve your cow your pocket
book will be starved.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15

He-"I know better than to propose to
girl l can't get" She-"Do you!" He
Yes; she might change her mind. Town
Topics
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15
BUFFALO TREE HOPPER.
Pernicious Little Insect That Has
Done Much Damage During
the Past Few Years.

The buffalo tree hopper has done
much injury to young orchards and
other trees during the past few years,
and the several inquiries sent into this
Office suggest this article. Ordinarily
the insect is not seen, but peculiar scars
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15

Place box of salt near the watering
trough so the horses can lick it when
ever they go to drink. This is prefer
able to the usual method of sailing the
farm horses once week.-Farm Jour
nah.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-10-21
An low Woman Convincing Statement.
Being Suspicious.

Being overly suspicious Of the Mo-
tives and integrity of others is a sin
INDUCED in by many. Even among
professed Christians much Of 1t Is seen.
If a brother utters a word or performs
an act that does not accord with the
views of another. Immediately his mo-
tive Is called in question. He Is q
time-server," or He belongs to a ring"
or He is looking out for self" How
directly is such a suspicious spirit at
variance with that charity which COW
ereth a multitude of SINS" How terri
bly, does the one given to being thus
suspicious violate the command, Judge
not" How such a one does compel
others to conclude that he himself IL
exactly the kind of a man he accuses
or suspects his brother of being; "for.
with what judgment ye Judge ye shall
be judged" The fact is, the man who
cherishes suspicious, harsh, uncharita-
BILE thoughts of others. thereby dwarfs
his W soul, narrows his own mind,
hardens his own heart. and thus de-
tracts from the quality Of his own
manhood, diminishes his capacity for
enjoying this life, and imperils his
title to the life that is to come. "Who
art thou that judgest another mans
s%ervant?" God himself is Judge and we
must all appear before his judgment
seat. How shall we stand II we have
been unjustly judging our brethren7-
Religious Telescope.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-10-21

Offers Fifty Cents for Recovery of S175
New York Tribune: While standing
on the pier at Bay Twenty-frst street,
Bath Beach yesterday afternoon watch
ing the bathers, he wife of a Manhat-
tan silk dealer dropped a purse into
the water. AS soon as the purse dis
appeared she shrieked and tainted.
Restoratives were Immediately given
10 the woman and she soon opened her
eyes. On being assisted to her feet she
tried to jump overheard after her
purse. She became so excited over her
loss that Martin Cahill, Of No. 24S
Bath avenue, Bath Beach, said he
would dive into the water for her purse
II she would point out the spot where IL
unsuccessful dives Cahill finally hand
I'd the purse to the owner. On open
ing the purse the counted out
$175 in bills, and also showed two
beautiful diamond rings. Finding
everything intact and the bills only
slightly moistened, she took five ten
cent piSses and offered them to CahilI
for recovering the purse. Cahill
laughed at the amount, and told hel
to keep it for car fare. At this the by
ISLANDERS laughed SO heartily that she
was forced to leave the pier. AS she
went away a mar who had witnessed
the recovery OF the purse and the re
ward offered, said as a parting salute
Honesty may be the best policy, buj
in this case | have my doubts"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-10-21

las empress or Home.)
days when Rome was rotting. Es-
pecially is this true of Heglon; in Mes
saline; she is the wickedest woman Of
q wicked era. A character who has
stepped across the centuries and
brought with her her whole surround
ings Of pomp and wantonness, OF lux
ury and cruelty, Of beauty and evil.
Both with her and with Alvarez
there is as much dramatic action and
elaboration as if the opera were not an
opera, but a play. Imagine the direct
opposite of the Wagnerian school of
acting, a school which makes a kiss
last for thirty-two bars of music, and
requires an attitude or a gesture to last
out fifteen minutes, and you will I'M
derstand what l mean when | say that
in stage naturalness Messaline, as in
terpreted by Heglon and Alvarez, is a
distinct departure and likewise a re-
lief. And % for the story. l wish
to say that 1 am partly cribbing from
the precis OF a London contemporary.
Il saves time and nausea.
FLORENCE HAYWARD.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-10-21
SwindIed Forty Lawyers.

Everybody Is laughing in New York
at tue success of a rogue in swindling
forty lawyers. His mode of operating
was to retain lawyers to prosecute rail-
road companies for fictitious personal
injuries, agreeing to divide the pro-
ceeds, and on the strength of such re-
tainer to borrow small sums Of money.
remarkable feat of ingenuity, much az
the YoI,0 ire wagner regarded the
feat of Nicholas Nickleby, when q
scholar, in thrashing a schoolmaster
who was famous for fogging his pu-
pills. The honest wagner gave Mich
olas a guinea in token OF admiration
for his exploit.-Albany Argus.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-10-21
The Pearl Diver.

The Christian is like the pearl diver.
who is out OF the sunshine for a little,
spending his short days amid the rocks
and weeds and dangers at the bottom
Of the ocean. Does he desire to spend
his future life there? No, but his Mas
ter wants him to. Is his life there
No, his life is up above. a communt-
cation is open to the surface, and the
fresh, pure life comes down to him,
and from God. Is he not wasting tims
there? He is gathering pearls for Hill
Masters crown. VIII he always stay
there?
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-10-21

Di<EhAND ~ ~ LAOCD
for the purpose of purchasing house.
hold supplies.
The location Of the old stone house
is exceedingly picturesque. 1t occu-
pies a high elevation, and is surround
ed by some of the most beautiful seem
cry to be found in the state. The old
building is a very handsome one, and
contains several commodious apart
ments, all finished in hardwood. II
gives ample evidence of the skill of the
mechanics of the early days Of the CEN
fury in the substantial character Of this
walls, in the firmness of the joists, In
the door frames and the interior work.
The land surrounding the residence is
very rich. One of the largest distiller-
les in this section OF the state is To-
Gated on Millcreek, a short distance
from the historic old stone mansion.
There are many interesting spots on
the place, chief among which is the old
stone spring house, from which "Sil-
yer Dick" in his youthful days, car
ried many a bucketful of ice-cold
water.
A moss-covered stone at the entrance
of the spring house bears the initial
letters, "R. P. B." These letters are
large, crudely formed, and are said to
have been carved by the champion Of
free silver when he was a barefooted
boy. The old BLAND place" is widely
known, and since the death of Mr..
Bland many visitors have been at
tracted to 1t.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-10-21
New Dining Car Service.

Effective June lst, the Rio Grande West
ern railway began operating it's new din
ing cars, serving all meals on all it's through
trains. The arrangement included No.
leaving Ogden at 7:80 a. m. and Salt Lake
City at $50 a. M. also No. 4 leaving Og.
den at 6:35 p. m. and Salt Lake City at
7:40 p. nj. The west-bound through trains,
both morning and night, will also carry
diners. The cuisine is as perfect as it is
possible to make it. Service, a la carte
so that you can have your coffee and
rolls" for breakfast, or you can select from
a menu as elaborate and complete as the
market of Utah can supply.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-10-21

London Mail: A correspondent
sends to the Daily Mail the following
story Of an incident which happened
some twenty years ago in Toronto:
Colonel Ingersoll. the celebrated inf
del orator, was delivering a lecture in
the theater IN a Sunday night. The
house, of course. was crammed, and he
went on with his clever and humorous
speech till he gave uttsrance to some
particularly blasphemous comments.
which proved too offensive for his au-
dience. In the midst of his brilliant
speech a fine voice in the gallery rang
out in the w~ell-known hymn, Hold
the Fort, for | Am Coming" Instantly
the words were taken up by others un-
til the whole %concourse Joined in. and
Colonel Ingersoll had to retreat ig-
ANONYMOUSLY, without being allowed to
utter another word.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-10-21
A nnp,a Sacrifice.

Port Jervis Special Philadelphia
Times: Mrs. Arthur Beagle, accom-
panied by a 1~0-year-old child. went
on a berrying trip near Foods Creek.
The child was accompanied by her dog.
a water spaniel. Immediately ON ar
irving in the lot the dog began acting
queerly and would brush against its
little mistress as If to warn her not to
proceed further. AS the child kept on
tho dog lay down in the path In front
of hei, and then 1t was discovered that
the faithful brute was on tope OF q
ra%ttlesnake, which bit the animal In
several places. Mrs. Beagle killed the
reptile with a stone. The dog died an
hour afterWard.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-10-21
Atheism.

What can be more foolish than to
think hat all this rare fabric of heav-
en- and earth could come by chance
when all the skill of art is not able to
make an oysterf To see rare effects
and no cause; a motion, without q
mover; a circle, without a center, a
time, without an eternity; a second,
without a first; are things SO against
philosophy and natural reason, hat he
must needs be a beast in his under
standing who does not assent to them
The thing formed says, that nothing
formed it; that that which is made is
and that which mad it, is not. This
folly is infnite.-Jeremy Taylor.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-10-21

Though other things may be worse
for breaking, yet a heart is never al
the best till 1t be broken; for till it be
broken we cannot see what is IN 1t; til
1t be broken it cannot send forth Its
sweetest odor. And, therefore. though
God loves a whole heart in affection
yet He loves a broken heart in sacri'
flee. And no marvel, since 1t Is He
himself that breaks it. Therefore &C
cept, o God, my broken heart. which
/ offer Thee with a whole heart, seeing
Thou canst neither except against ths'
for being whole which Thou has
broken, nor except against that for be
tion.-Sir Richard Baker.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-10-21
SUICIDE OF A cHINAMAN.
Regarded by His Fe~Ilow-CeIestiaIs ~ 9
Great Crime.


The murderous assault upon Gee
Chung Yung, a Chinese farmer, who
lived on the Franklin road, by his
partner, Chin Fook, who afterward
hanged himself in a barn, has stirred
local Cinnamon to a high pitch OF ex-
element, says the Baltimore Sun. The
feeling among the Chinese is that Chin
Fook. by hanging himself, has been
much disgraced and will be condemned
to terrible punishment for his crime.
His soul. it is believed, will enter some
animal of a low order, such as a pig,
and he will suffer greatly. Chin Fook
was a Mason, and under ordinary cir
cumstances his funeral would be large
ly attended and accompanied by many
Masonic and Chinese rites. 1t is stated
by several Cinnamon that owing to his
suicide not much notice will be taken
Of his burial and he will be inferred
without much ceremony. Ordinarily the
nearest relative of the deceased sits on
the box of the hearse with the driver
and scatters pits of paper along the
route from the undertaker's rooms to
the rave, in order that the dead man
may find his way back when he re-
tuTna &C life. Fried chicken and rice
are placed in the grave for him to sub
sist upon during the time he is sup
posed to remain in his coffin. Chin
Fook, however, is not expected to come
back, because of his crime. and no
chicken or rice will be placed in his
ornyo
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-10-21
Conservation.

Conservation is not the act of oui
feelings, but of our will. Do not try
to feel anything. Do not try to make
yourself fit, or good, or earnest enough
for Christ. God is working in you tt
will, whether you feel it or not. He i
giving you power at this moment tt
will and do His good pleasure. Believe
this, and act upon it at once, and say
Lord Jesus, l am willing to be Thine
or if you cannot say as much as that
say, Lord Jesus, l am willing to be
made willing to be Thine forever.
more."-Meyer.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-10-21

Keats: Do not suffer your mind to
dwell on unpleasant refections-that
sort of thing has been the destruction
Of my health. Nothing is SO bad as
want of health-it makes III envy
s~cavengers and cinder shutters. There
are enough real distresses and evils in
wait for every n to try the most Wig
orcus health. Not that l would say
yours are not real-but they are such
as to tempt you to employ your imag-
ination on them rather than endeavor
t. dismiss them entirely. Do not diet
your mind with grief-it destroys the
constitution.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-10-21
BEETLE
Is a Tiny Beetle That Infests and Ruins
Tobacco.

Tobacco.
Washington Star: "Oh, no." said
the to%bacconist to a customer, who had
just handed back a package Of cigar
cites across the counter, those cigar
cites are perfectly fresh. 1 received
them from the factory less than a fort
night ago, but l am not surprised to
hear you say they are old stock" Each
one Of the cigarettes was perforated
from one end to the other with small
holes and the paper had a yellow ap-
pearance. "Those holes" continued
the merchant, "are the work of the
most troublesome insect known to our
trade. The entomologists at the agri-
cultural department have a long scien-
tific name for him, but to us he Is
known as the cigarette beetle He
infests all sorts of tobacco, but appears
to be especially fond of cigarettes.
Thousands OF cigarettes are ruined by
the little pest and he gets in his work
on all kinds of dried tobacco. Nor Is
his peculiar appetite appeased by to-
bacco alone, for he feeds with equal
relish on rhubarb, ginger. cayenne pep
per, ergot, tumeric and all sorts of stuff
like that. The beetle damages cigars
and cigarettes principally by boring
them out and making round holes in
the wrappers SO they will not draw.
Leaf tobacco is rendered useless for
wrapping purposes by being pune
tured with holes made by both the lar
vac and the beetles. Filters and fine
cut tobacco suffer from the actual
mount consumed by the larvae.
There is one case on record where the
beetle was accidentally introduced into
a store in a shipment of plug tobacco.
In a very short time-about three
weeks, | think-the insect increased
and almost took possession of the
place. 1t entered the cigar cases and
completely ruined a high-priced stock
Of goods. We are beginning to know
how to deal with the pest now and
don't suffer from it as much as for
merly, but still I'm truly sorry to see
them appear in my stock again. This
is the first package of cigarettes I've
noticed the beetles in this season, and
I've got to go right to work to put them
out of business"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-10-21
sLAND'S OLD kEHTUCKY HOME
(Bardstown, KY, letter.

NbaTQStOWn, n.y., Letter.
1t was not generally known until E-
Gently hat Hon. Richard Bland. the
free silver champion, who died a short
time g in Lebanon, Mo-, resided in
Nelson county for several years pricr
to the removal of the family to MIS-
souri,, but such, nevertheless, is the
case. This was between the years 1910
and 1850. The house occupied by the
Blands is still standing near the rail-
road station of G~reenbrier, about six
miles east of this place. The building
is a two-story stone structure, with a
brick addition of a single story, built
in recent years. The original house
has the distinction of being the Oldest
stone residence in the state. 1t was
erected in 1888, as an inscription on
a large stone in the chimney, just
above the old-fashioned spacious fire
place in the front room records. The
house was built by Joseph Fenwick, a
Philadelphia Spectator, who bought
the tract of land upon which the build
ing Is located from Benjamin Cox, a
saddler of Lexington. The original
t.Sc; contained 1000 acres, and lay
along the waters of Millcreek. Fem
wick erected mills along the stream,
and made a fortune from the sale Of
lumber. Up and down Millcreek he
erected many mills, the ruins of several
of them being visible to this day.
In Bardstown there are a number "
old citizens who have a very clea
recollection of the elder Bland, who, II
is said, would make weekly visits here