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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-24
DRAMATIC CRITICISM.
Wild and WooIIy Topeka
Reporter.

The reports from those who attended the
production of East Lynne" in all its gor-
geous misconception the other night unite
in pronouneing il a little the worst show
that has ever cracked II square yards of
plastering off the ceiling of the opera house
in this city. Lady Isabel was about as be-
witching as sun-kissed maiden of Sene-
gambia, and a man who would fall in love
with her would fall into a coal pit through
a two-inch guard rail. When she returned
from the mountains of Germany as Miss
Vane TO play the nursery maid to her son
she looked as though she had played hockey
from a smallpox graveyard. The special
scenery where she met Sir Francis Levison
and made a post-mortem contract to run
away with him looked like a cross between
the malaria smeared hills OF Arkansas and a
diseased vermiform appendix.
Mr.. Carlyle had voice which had to be
raised with derrick in order for the people
in the back part of the audience to hear It,,
and then when 1t was at its highest pitch the
tackle would break or some one would knock
the blocking from under it and it would fall
like the price of steers during democratic
administration. Barbara Hare looked as
though she had been left over from bargain
sale and didn' / care much whether her insur-
ance ran out or not. Aunt Cornelia had a
voice that sounded like a cross between an
army mule with ringworm and cross-cut
saw, and was built good deal like an Okla
homa cyclone on stills. The only good thing
about the entire show that good deal OF
1t was left out and it could have been i'm
proved upon by taking meat AK and cut
ting out the rest of il and turning the actors
into the cornfelds and kitchens where they
belong.-Topeka Journal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-24
EXCELLENT PRUNING KNIFE.

ii superior TO anything else | have seen.
Looking al the accompanying illustra-
ton one might suppose knife of such
shape would slip off instead of cutting.
But that is not so. In testing it one
will be surprised how nicely it will do
the cutting. 1t viii slip just enough
TO give the drawing motion, and thus
it Will sever the hard cane from the
stub with the least outlay of strength.
The illustration represents the shape
of the knife exactly as it should be. A
good blacksmith should be able to make
one out of a WORKOUT fiat file. 1t
should be inserted in an old hoe-handle,
or something of that order, and be
keyed on as shown. a leather loop
may be nailed to the wooden handle
about halfway up to prevent the hand
from slipping on the handle, but this
is not essential.
Gathering up the old wood and the
trimmings is another unpleasant fea-
ture of berry culture. Here, also, the
right tool will facilitate the work. The
best thing know of is a rake made out
of a WORKOUT wheelrake, such as en-
cumber many farm. An enterprising
farmers boy of mechanical turn will
be able to construct one without much
trouble. II should be made narrow
enough TO work easily between the
rows, and the two straight handles
should be bolted on and left sticking
out behind TO guide and lift the tool by.
A ten-acre field may be gone over with
such rake in one day, leaving all the
brush at the ends of the rows. 1t is
pretty hard work to run the tool.-F.
Greiner, in Farm and Fireside.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-24
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

Opium eating is increasing in Eng
land.
China's first sawmill has just been
built
Melodramas are returning to fashion
in London.
A writer in an English magazine de-
clares that the real average English
man is workingman earning So
week.
Toronto trains are to be forbidden
to whistle within the city limits on
Sunday. as they disturb the worship
ers al church.
France loses every year by infectious
and contagious diseases 100000 lives,
or nearly double the number of lives
lost in the Franco-Prussian war of 1870.
Among the Vosges peasants children
born at the new moon are supposed 10
have better hung tongues than others,
and those born at the last quarter to
have keener reasoning powers.
A British act of parliament requires
that habitual feminine drunkards shall
be sent to homes for inebriates, but
there were 200 such women arrested
last year and the homes can accommo-
date only rs.
Forest lands in Sweden comprise
1905 per cent. of its entire area. With
the exception of Servia, this is the larg-
est proportion of forest land in any
country, and yet Sweden has been an
important lumber producer for more
than a century.
A scientist recently made some ex-
periments on Lake Geneva to demon
strate the power of sound to travel a
long way in water. A clock was made
to strike under the water, and was
heard to a distance of - miles In a
second experiment the striking of a
clock was heard to a distance of 81
miles.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-24
SETTING OUT TREES.
Deeper Then They Grew in the
Nursery and Well Mulched.

In selecting a site for an orchard
northeast slope should, if possible, be
chosen. A southwest slope is the
worst location, as the trees are liable
to sun scald both summer and winter.
To protect the young trees from sun
scald, cornstalks may be tied loosely
around the trees up to the lowest
branches. The ground should be
plowed, well fitted and marked off into
squares with a string or wire, 25 feet
each way. After most of the leaves
have fallen is a good time to set out
the trees, and what leaves remain
should be stripped off so as to give
the roots all the chance possible. The
trees should be obtained from the
nearest nursery, and four OF a kind
are enough for home use, two of a
kind being planted this fall and two of
similar variety planted next fall.
After the second planting blossoms
the trees should be stripped of their
blossoms in an effort to have one-half
of the trees bear each year. AS rule,
trees bear heavily once in two years.
Summer, fall and winter apple trees
should be selected of both the sour
and sweet varieties, so that apples
may be had from late summer until
spring. In setting the trees the varie-
ties should be mixed so the blossoms
will become fortified. The hole for
the tree should be dug large and deep
to suit the size and shape of the roots,
leaving a few inches of mellow soil in
the bottom. Lean the tree slightly
toward the southwest, put mellow dirt
among the roots, keeping them
straight, and when the roots are COW
cred pack the dirt slightly, pour on
pail of water and fill up with more
dirt Trees should be set a little
deeper than they grow in the nursery.
4 mulch of rotten manure is then put
around the trees; strawy manure is
not good, as mice will nest in If and
girdle the trees.-F. Ames. in Prairie
Farmer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-24
HOW THEY RUN GOVERNMENT.
Striking Illustration of Methods in
Vogue in Guatemala Described
by a Former Resident.

"A quaint little experience l once had
in the interior of Guatemala said
former resident of that republic, fur
nishes a tiptop illustration of the way
they run governments in Central Amer
lea. / had-occasion to visit a small gar
rison town in the coffee belt on some
business and found the commandant in
a state bordering on distraction. We
took dinner together and he told me
his tale of woe between courses. His
soldiers, it seemed, had been without
pay for over three months, and as the
government made no effort to provide
them with rations, they had subsisted
on beans. tortillas and coffee furnished
on credit by the old women of the vii
lage. Naturally, the credit had worn
itself out, and two days before l arrived
all the old women went on a strike,
since which time the garrison had been
practically without food. Needless to
say, the soldiers were desperate and
they had determined to desert en- bloc
and go back to their homes.
Il advised the commandant to tele-
=
president, and at last he screwed up
enough courage to send the message.
AS soon as it was received the president
sent word to a wealthy planter re
questing' him to dispatch some cash
instanter to the commandant. The
planter gave the messenger a 500 bill
and rushed him off on horseback for the
village, which he reached at daybreak
the next morning. When the poor COM
mandant saw the remittance he nearly
swooned away. for under the circum-
stances 500 was about as much use to
him as 100 brass elephants. Nobody in
the whole department could change it,
and he was in the depths of despair IN
til 1 suddenly appeared in the role of
good fairy. l happened to have 100 one
dollar notes in my saddlebags, and I
handed over the bundle in return for
the bill brought by the courier. The
commandant grabbed the package and
kissed me violently on both cheeks.
Glory hallelujah. The country was
saved Each soldier got dollar, which
he paid on account, and the credit of
the government was restored. The gar
rison howled with joy, and the old
women shed happy tears in the coffee
which they at once proceeded to boil.
1t was a touching scene. If ever l 60
back TO that place again / will be treat
ed like a prince. ~. o. Times-Demo-
crat.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-24
Where women's Songs DispIease.

In our land one of the geatest charms
woman or girl can possess is low,
sweet voice. Consequently. as soon as
it becomes apparent that little girl
has an unusually good voice, her pa
rents begin to make preparations for
the cultivation of this gift. if they can
possibly afford it, says the Chicago
Record. This is so, indeed, in most Eu-
ropean countries; but there are excep-
tions. In Greece, for instance, if a
woman wishes to sing she has to steal
to some out of the way place to do it;
for were people to hear her she would
be publicly disgraced. 1t must seem
very strange for women to be going
about their houses and their gardens.
doing their work and attending their
children, with never a snatch of song
to enliven the tedium of their labor. A
land where women did not sing about
their homes would seem dreary one
to US, no matter how beautiful it might
be naturally, and we hope the Greeks
will learn to appreciate instead of a.
spise women who sing.-Detroit Free
Press.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-24
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HANDY PRUNING KNIFE.
Especially Adapted for Cutting Out
the Old Wood of Strawberry and
Raspberry Plants.

Anyone having tried to cut out the
old wood of raspberries and blackber-
ries without proper tool knows that
the job is anything but pleasant one.
Various-shaped knives are in use.
/ have seen more hook-shaped and V
shaped knives than any other kind.
But such knives cut hard. The force
necessary to cut an old woody cane
is sometimes quite enough TO pull up
a whole raspberry plant. To make cut
ting easy one should draw the knife
across the object to be cut. A slice of
beefsteak may be shaved off much
easier by drawing cut than by pres
sure squarely against it with the knife,
however sharp it may be. If the same
principle could be applied to the old
wood of our berry plantations some
thing would be gained.
have lately come across knife that
works well. 1 have tested it, and find
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-24
ORCHARD AND GARDEN.

It is a good plan to manure the garden
thoroughly and then pillow deep before
cold. freezing weather sets in.
While mulching is beneficial to straw
berries it should not be done until the
ground freezes hard enough to bear up
a wagon.
One item in preventing decay in fruit
through the fall and winter is to pre-
serve uniform temperature. 1t is the
changes that Injuries.
Now is a good time to secure what
trees one needs for planting and heel
them in carefully, providing good drain
age and protection from rabbits.
Never set out a tree with the leaves
on. If they come from the nursery with
the leaves on, strip them off carefully
before setting out.-St. Lnnis Republic.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-24
Fight on San Jose Scale.

The final report of the commission APP
pointed by the Ontario government to
investigate the San Jose scale question
has made its appearance. The greatest
infestation is in a corner of Niagara
township, with more limited cases at
five other points. In 81 other cases
trees planted within two years past
were found infested. These were all
destroyed. and this year scale was
found in only 10 places out of the 81.
1t will be necessary to destroy 10000
trees to make sure of exterminating
the scale. The commissioners doubt
the possibility of doing this. They adj
wise immediate destruction of badly in
tested trees. and careful judgment OF all
others. giving inspectors large discre-
tionary powers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-24
KEEPING SEED POTATOES.
Kansas Farmer Has Invented a Meth
cd That Seems to Be Emf
nentIy Satisfactory.

How to keep potatoes sound and In
good condition until planting time, OF
even later, is a matter that causes
farmers in this latitude anxiety should
the weather be variable in winter. A
Kansas farmer tried the experiment of
putting his potatoes in an alright
chamber and burning sulphur therein
for a few minutes until the fumes OF
he sulphur filed the chamber, which
potatoes may then be placed in bins
in a cool place. He found that the sui
phur fumes prevented sprouts from
growing, destroyed ali disease-such
as scab-and the potatoes were as
sound and attractive in appearance
as those bought for seed. He also
found that they terminated ahead of
others planted alongside, and made
much stronger growth. He tested with
only few bushels, being afraid of in
jury to the potatoes, but recommends
to farmers to try the plan with few
bushels and compare with some not so
treated. If a. tight barrel (whisby or
vinegar) is used it may be filed three
fourths to the top sulphur candle
lighted and the top put on throwing
a piece of carpet over the top to pre-
vent leaking of the gas. There will
be enough oxygen in the barrel to sup
ply sufficient sulphur for the purpose.
Every half hour the barrel may be
emptied and more potatoes used. The
gas is heavy and sinks to the bottom.
Troy IN. " Times.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-24
THIS IS WORTH TRYING.
Method by Which an Ohio Grower
Keeps Sweet Potatoes All
the Year Around.

We packed away our sweet potatoes
September 80 and expect to have some
in May and June. We packed them in
boxes with alternate layers of dry
sand and have not failed to have them
keep well when thus packed in many
years of experience. The sand was
thoroughly dried in the first place by
being placed in the oven and heated,
and the sand we packed with this year
has been in use for the past Is years
for this purpose. The potatoes should
not get chilled before packing, and
should be perfectly dry.
We have also used "eXcelsior"-the
fine shavings used by furniture men in
packing goods-for the purpose of
packing down sweet potatoes. and,
while it keeps them in fine condition
for some months, it does not pack suf-
ficiently solid to answer as well as
sand.
The boxes should be placed in some
dry place where the temperature is
not likely to go below freezing. This
is The best method for keeping sup
ply of sweet potatoes for home use.
OF course the commercial grower who
keeps large quantities need not go to
so much trouble.-John L. Shawver, in
Ohio Farmer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-24
500 Reward 500,

The readers of this paper will be pleased
disease that science has been able to cure in
all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halrs
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work The
proprietors have so much faith in its cura-
tive powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials
Address f. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-24
sUBIRRIGATIoN UNDER GLASS.

sorts like White Perfection, New Hot
house, ETC.. than the old way of surface
watering ever gave. The cut shows the
bench as / use it. The bench is made
of a two-inch plank bottom with sides
of four-inch board. resting on frame
ofthree by four-inch scantling and made
watertight by means of cement lin
ing. Lines of two-inch tile are laid upon
two and half feet apart, the end tile,
which receives the wafer, turned up at
an angle of As degrees.-T. Greinier, to
Massachusetts Horticultural Society.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-24
stin More counterfeittnr.

The Secret Service has just unearthed an
other band of counterfeiters and secured a
large quantity of bogus bills, which are so
cleverly executed that the average person
would never suspect them of being spurious
Things of great value are always selected for
imitation, notably Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers, which has many imitators but no equals
for disorders like Indigestion, dyspepsia, con-
stipation, nervousness and general debility.
See, that private Revenue Stamp covers the
neck of the bottle.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-24
Nobody Wants IT.

There now remains only one people
and one little valley south of the
equator whose sovereignty has not
been claimed by some European power.
1t is the valley of Barotse, so or 60 miles
wide. north of Lialui, in South Africa
N V Sun
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-24
Cat Story.

Cats" said the gaunt man with the griz-
lied whiskers, 'can comprehend human
speech
Got cat story?" asked the irreverent
person with the button nose
q have. My daughter was doing bit
of Wagner night before last, and i called
through the door to ask whether it were
she or the cat making the noise
''Well?"
The cat got up, swore vehemently,
walked out and hasn't been seen since
Indianapolis Journala.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-24
NEW WATERING METHOD.
Applying Moisture to Greenhouse
Crops by Means of Subirri-
CATION Has No Equal.

The new method of applying water
to greenhouse crops by subirrigation
is by far the safest method for lettuce
beds and has enabled me to grow finer,
larger and healthier plants, especially
of the hard-heading newer forcing
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-24
Sad Catastrophe

Mrs. Golde Nugget cannot see any call
ers to-day, Nanette.
Nanette five minutes later to caller)-
Monsieur, hat re plaisure to inform you zat
madame is blind to-day. - Philadelphia
North American.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-24

The Bachelor Defned-A Dallas mother
with five grown daughters defines bachelor
as miserable coward who has lost the
opportunity of a lifetime Dallas News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-24

The world may owe every man a living
but the miner is the one who digs down into
the earth's pockets and gets it.-Chicago
Daily News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-24
Her New Hat.

A girl is never really satisfied with
a new hat unless it looks like an angels
wing or else like cabbage. = n. Y.
Press.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-24

Dropsy treated free by DR.. II. H. Green's
Sons, of Atlanta, Ga The greatest dropsy
specialists IN the world. Read their adver.
isement IN another column of this paper.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-24
A DOLLAR STRETCHER

DOLLAR STRETCER One writes that dollar
is
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-24

A successful man is one who attracts so
much attention in the world that people
consent to abuse him-Atchison Globe.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-24

For real genuine sarcastic comment, you
are referred to the tombstones in the Gene
tery-Atchison Globe.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-24

All goods are alike to PUTNAM FADE
LESS DYES, as they color all fibers at one
boiling. Sold by all druggists.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-24

Piso's Cure cured me of a Throat and
Lung trouble of three years standing-E.
Cady, Hunting on, Ind, Nov. u, 1894.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-24
Mrs. Pinkham's Medicine Made
a New Woman of Mrs. Kuhn.
ILETrER TO MRS. PIxkHAn NO. 64,4azl

"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM-I think it is
my duty to write to you expressing
my sincere gratitude for the wonder
full relief have experienced by the use
of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. / tried different doctors, also
different kinds of medicine / would
feel better at times, then would be
as bad as ever.
For eight years l was great suf-
ferer. had falling of the womb and
was in such misery at my monthly
periods / could not work but little
before l would have to lie down. Your
medicine has made a new woman of me.
1 can now work all day and not get
tired. l thank you for what you have
done for me. l shall always praise
your medicine to all suffering women"
MIS-. E. E. KUHN, GERMANo, OHIO.
81 have taken eight bottles of Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and used two packages of your Sana-
tive Wash, also some of the Liver Pills,
and / can say that your remedies will
do all that you claim for them. Before
taking your remedies l was very bad
with womb trouble, was nervous, had
no ambition, could not sleep, and my
food seemed to do me no good. Now
am well, and your medicine has cured
me. will gladly recommend your med
icine to every one wherever / CO.,
Mrs. NJ. L. SHEARS, GUN MARSH, MICH.
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-10-12
Gold in tho Philippines.

1t is said there is not a stream rising
in the mountains OF Luzon-and the
same Is true Of other islands of the
Philippine group--which has not ita
gold bearing sands. The alluvlSl de-
posits OF the precious metal have been
garnered for many years, but no thor
ough exploration for gold at its sources
in the mountains has ever been made,
because the Spaniards were unable to
conquer the tribes inhabiting the In.
torior regions. Some Of these tribes
are said to look upon the digging up Of
the earth as sacrilege, and they will
not seek gold in that way, nor permit
others to do II, lest the wrath of tho
gods should grow hot against them.