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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-09-21
AMONG THE POULTRY.
Air out that hen house.

Air out that hen house.
A comfortable hen is generally .
profita BILE hen.
Shade during the hot weather is very
important.
Remember that thoroughbred male
is half the flock.
Before saying that poultry on the
farm doesn't pay, think twice.
A fat hen will cover eggs some bet
ter than poor one. probably because
she produces more feverish heat.
At a recent convention held in the
interest of poultry it was decided that
IS per cent. is about an average hatch
of an incubator.
The fowl that is "stunted" at any
time while young never becomes the
fowl that it would have been under
proper treatment.
People like trees are known by their
fruit in one form or another and he who
knowingly sells poor eggs will also be
Judged by his fruit.-Farmers' Voice.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-09-21
Not Very Encouraging.

Heidi you speak to your father
about our engagement?
She-Well, not exactly; but I told
him you were thinking of getting mar
ried.
"And what did he say?"
''He said he wasn't surprised to hear
that, for you never did have much
nse."-Chicago Evening News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-09-21
Loves Helping Hand.

Belinda, if my salary were raised we
could be married tomorrow"
"All right, Augustus; I'll write your
employer an anonymous letter and tell
him we both think he is mean old
thing."-Indianapolis Journal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-09-21
A SUBURBAN scheme.

First Commuter-I am still carrying
my fresh meat out.
Second Commuter-In this hot
weather?
"Yes; have a refrigerated dress-suit
case."-Judge.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-09-21

"Dickie, 1 hated to whip you, but
you are so bad had to-"
swell, never min, ma; when gran ma
comes, an / tell her bout it, you'll be
sorrier m y are now."-Indianapolis
Journal
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-09-21
POULTRY HOUSE NESTS.
Construct Them So That They May De
Detached Easily and Cleaned
Thoroughly.

The nests ought not to be nailed to
the wall, but made easily and quickly
detachable, SO as to clean them often.
The cut shows good plan. Two large
round headed screws are placed in the
wall, and two holes are bored with q
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-09-21
Feed EoaI and Marc Together.

Teach the foal to eat with the mare
as soon as possible; fence off small
place for him to run in and out of. so
the mare cannot get his feed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-09-21
Large.t-Eyed Animals.

Horses, giraffes and ostriches have
larger eyes than any other creatures.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1900-06-02
Catching salmon In scotland.

10 form an approximate estimate of
the sums disbursed by the renters Of
salmon fshings is a difficult matter,
but, leaving out the money paid for
salmon fishing Included IN a shooting
rent, the money paid for salmon fishing,
together with the incidental expenses
incurred, may be put down at fso,00O,
not one peEny of which would Scotland
see if there we're no salmon fishing. I
have arrived at this sum in rounda-
bout sort Of way, but believe it is under
the mark. Thus, when first began to
fish on nay own account in the early
COS, l could rent month on fairly
good stretch of water for from 40 to
EGO, the services of gillie being usual
ly included in the rent. For that outlay
/ used to average as nearly as possible
fish for every sovereign; my worst
month, which cost e As, was 16 fish; my
best IS for e 35, and both of them were
on the Dee. About 1867 the rents began
to rise and fish were costing me quite
five shiilings each, which speedily went
to five pounds a head, until, from 1870
up to the present, angling rents have
increased by leaps and bounds, forcing
me to retire-for as anglers became
more plentiful good angling became
scarcer, and nowadays it may be reck-
oned that fish cost the catcher quite
e 10 each.-Chambers Journal.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1900-06-02
Marvellous Development of Ship
building by the Japanese
Government.

Latest reports to the state depart
ment tell of a marvellous development
of ship building in Japan. United
States Consul Harriss, at Nagasaki,
says that there has just been delivered
there the largest steamship ever
launched outside of American and Eu-
ropean waters. She is the Hitachi
Maru, bailt by the Mitsu Bishi com
pany, at Nagasah, and her displace-
ment is 11,66O tons. She is classed by
Lloyd as 100 AL. Her. sister ship will
be built at once, There vas also
opened at Nagasah new granite dock
371 feet long, and besides complete
and powerful plant the ship building
company has laid its yards for ves-
sells up to 500 feet long, which can also
be docked there. The company EN-
ploys 1000 men.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1900-06-02
..HoI WAVE -PHlLosoPHx.

I When aii the sky seems blazing down and
s:rsh:ne curls the bricks
| And General Humidity puts in his biggest
l:chss
I welcome to my eyrie with a moist and
dripping palm
A placid old philosopher who runs little
farm,
Who says magination helps deal in keep
ing cool,
And who to comfort other men makes this
his simple rule:
To talk of piping, biting days. and drifting
winter storm
Whene,er the weather pipes it up and gets
- too thunderin' warm.
They're better far than fiZZ or smash or
juleps, sure's you're born,
The honest little narratives of Frigid
Weather John.
Fer though the sizzling summer time may
boil and steam and hiss,
Who'd ever, ever think of it while listening
to this?
'I never seed winter have darnder
sharper aidge
Than in the year of sixty-one, the year that
never had SO hard job attendin' to my
biz
For everything twas frizzable that year
you bet was friz.
At last done caper that I hadn't done
for years,
I got a little careless and friz up both
my ears
The roads was awful drifted and trod ten
miles CT snow
And all the time that thund'r rim wind did
nothin', sab, but blow.
Them ears of rire was froZe SO hard,
stuck out SO bloemin' straight
Il thought the wird would snap 'em off, it
blew at such a rate.
And when at last 1 hauled up home the
missus bust in tears
And hollered: John, ch massy me- you're
going to lose your ears.
But I-why, land O. goodness, l was coolern
be now"
And he passed his read bandanna up across
his stearning brow
81 jest got cut my hatchet. and chopped
two cakes of ice
And held 'em on my friz-up ears-'twas
Granny Jones advice.
1 didn't dare go in the house, but set there
in tie shed
A-holdin' them two junSs of ice to either
side my head.
The chunks weighed fifty pounds apiece
that doctorin' didn't cost,
And so got 'em big enough to take out
all the frost.
My wife at last came out to see what made
me keep SO still
And there was, sab, sound asleep and
snorin' fit to kill.
She got me in and gave me tea and helped
me inter bed
With that ere ice a-frozen tight and solid
to my head
Twas sort of curi's, confess. but still
slept complete,
A crystal palace on my head and soap
stones on my feet,
It wasn't what you really call calm and
restful night. @
But when the Ice peeled of next day them
ears came out all right
They're better far than fizz or smash or
juleps, sure's you're born.
These honest little narratives from Frigid
Weather John.
Lewiston (Me) Journal.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1900-06-02
LOttie'S Blue Eyes
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. "a

IT HE narrowing conviction was fore
ing itself upon Miss Sophia's mind
that her brother, Rev. Harmon Pen
dleton, at the mature age of A, had
actually fallen in love. This fact was
in itself an offense to Miss Sophia, but
it was not all, for the minister had
committed the supreme folly of losing
his heart to chit of girl, and most
Objectionable young person altogether
in Miss Sophia's eyes.
"Now. if ne had only fallen in love
with Mary." unused Sophia. "She is a
most estimable young woman. But
that doll-faced, vain, frivolous Lottie--'
and Miss Sophia groaned. "a man of his
age and minister of the Gospel to lose
his wits over a pink and white complex
ion and yellow hair! Oh, it is too bad.
If only knew of some way to disen-
chant him.
Just then two girls and a young man
passed along the street. One of the
girls was tall, dark-haired and stately;
the other was pink-eheeked and yellow
haired. Her hands were full of roses
and her laughing eyes were uphfted
in the face of the young man by her
side.
Miss Sophia snorted with disgust.
Flirting, as usual, the shameless
piece!'' she calculated. "a nice min
ister's wife she would make! Harmon s
an IDIOT"
Then Miss Sophia suddenly awoke to
| the fact that the hired girl had been
left much too long at her own devices,
and rose hastily to her feet. In SO do
ing she tripped over stool and gave
| her ankle a severe wrench.
A little later Rev. Harmon Pendleton
returned home and found Miss. Sophia
with her foot on stool and her ankle
swathed in bandages.
..Why, Sophia, what has happened|'
asked the minister.
s.I've sprained my ankle" replied
Miss Sophia, with grim disgust. II
can't so much as put my foot on the
/ floor"
s'Whew, this is indeed bad!" mur-
INJURED Rev. Harmon.
sAnd it is not all,' added Miss So
phia. martha has just had word that
her mother is very Ill and to come home
Immediately. What to do I can't imag-
ine." e-ayH5''s', 8, s's' H. ;lGs
''Why, get another girl"
'tSince when has it become so easy to
get help in Westonville at moments
notice." CALCULATED Miss Sophia, with
supreme scorn.
ST met Miss Armiger down the
street." said the minister, with sudden
| inspiration. "She intends stopping on
her way home. Perhaps she can think
of way out of the difficulty"
81 don't doubt it; Mary Armiger is
i a most s.rrssrlQs young WOMAN" saia
Miss Sophia. with emphasis. sas -
"Yes,she is, indeed" readily assented
the minister.
so Utterly unlike her sister Lottie,
supplemented Miss Sophia.
"Yes, they are quite unlike, certain
/ ly," said the minister, quietly.
"Did you meet Lottie, also?" asked
Miss Sophia. fnrtively watching her
brothers face. "She passed with Char
lie Saunders. making eyes at him as
What an audacious firt that
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1900-06-02

The conscripts belonging to this
years contingent are now rejoining
their respective regiments, and Paris
has lately been afforded the rather pic
iuresqae spectacle OF the departure of
the bleus, as the young soldiers are pop
ularly termed. Squads of young fel-
lows in charge of corporal or ser
geant were to be met with at every turn
and corner. AS they marched through
the streets they presented anything
but a military appearance, for they
were all of them still in their civilian
clothes, and the infinite varieties of cos
tune made up very motley picture.
Most of them carried little hand lug
gage, made up in the main of provisions
given them by friends to cheer them on
their route. Not few had screwed up
their courage for the ordeal that
awaited them by copious ibations, as
the result of which they exhibited a
merriment that was noisy if a little
forced. At the railway stations which
were specially guarded for the occa-
sion by small detachments of soldiers,
the animation was great, since the. num-
Der of conscripts contributed by Paris
was nearly 10000, and most of them
were seen off by their friends.
The. total number of conscripts this
year showed reduction of nearly 49,
0G0 on that of last year. This notice
able drop has caused some uneasiness
in France, and efforts were being made
to account for it in as satisfactory q
way as possible. The fundamental
cause of the diminution was doubtless
due to the stationary state of the popu-
| lation, but it is also fact that there
has been special cause, this year. The
! medical examination of the conscripts
| has been far more severe on this occa
| sion than for several years past. In
| 1894 Gen. Mercier, alarmed at the
| dwindling of the annual contingent, or,
| dered the military medical boards-the
| conseils de revision, as they are termed
| Ito pass men who, though they would
not be fit to make active soldiers, might
/ yet be utilized for duties that do moi
involve actual fighting. Their pres
| ence in the ranks would thus set free
a number of men capable of going to
| the front, but whose occupation would
make them noncombatants in the event
Of var. Ihsre hays since hsssn ee2aWs
/ plants that some Of the men passed as
the result of Gen. Mercier's instructions
suffered in their health in consequence
| Of their incorporation. M. De Frey.
cinet, in response to public opinion
decided to return to the old system
| and the military doctors have, there
| fore, had to show themselves much
stricter. The resulting deficit that has
| to be faced is, however, serious mat
ter, especially as there is little hope
that it will disappear in the future
Paris Cor. Pail Mall Gazette.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1900-06-02
FAMILY CREsTS.
strange symbols Adopted by Fam
lilies in This Country and Their
81 Significance,

& a Philadelphia family OF. Hnguenot
descent preserve curious story of one
of their ancestors. During the persecu-
ton of the French Huguenots, IL of
theleading citizens of disaffected town
in the suburbs, the openings of which
were securely walled up, and the pris-
oners were left to starve.
After three weeks body of Hugue-
not soldiers captured the town, and the
walls of this prison were torn down.
Inside they found II dead bodies and
one living man.
When asked how he had survived, he
showed small hole in the foundation
of the building, near which he lay.
Every day a hen had crept into this
hole and there laid an egg. The eggs,
and the air thus admitted, had kept
him alive. His descendants have taken
for a crest brooding hen.
Another family in the same city have
adopted for their symbol the figure of
cat holding rabbit in its mouth. One
of their ancestors, widow living in
cave on the banks of the Delaware with
other early settlers of Philadelphia, was
reduced to starvation by a. long, hard
winter. She knelt and prayed for food
for her children, and soon after her cat
brought in a rabbit which it had killed.
Another American family have taken
the india-rubber tree as their crest
they being the descendants of the man
who was eminent among the men who
have made its sapone Of the most useful
servants of mankind. Henry NJ. Stan
ley is said to have adopted map of AT
s RIGA as his. crest.
There can be no objection to the use
by any family of sign, or symbol,
which recalls some striking instance of
Divine mercy to their ancestors, or
some great achievement by one of their
ancestors for the benefit of their fellow
men; but for an American family whose
progenitors have been simply worthy
traders or mechanics, to borrow or
steal the crests of old, noble European
houses is not only an ethical offense-
It is an inexcusable blunder.-Y Youth' s
Companion
Progressive Japan.
Japan, not to be behind European
states in civilization, is going to send
out an arctic expedition. The reason
given is. that, if japan is ever to COM
pete with England on the seas, it must
develop in the japanese the spirit of ad-
venture and discovery which has made
the English powerful. The only places
left to be discovered are the north and
south poles.
DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Awarded Gold Medal MidwiDter Fair. San Francisco
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1900-06-02

Germany leaves the direction of her
foreign affairs to the emperor and
trusts that the sovereign Will do the
best he can, choose the most able coun-
selors he can find, and that he will be
prompt as well as prudent. Since all
he does for the nation he does also for
himself, for his own greatness and
glory, for the splendor of his family,
and for the future of his children and
posterity, all his interests depend upon
and are included in the success of Ger
man policy and the welfare of Germany.
The house of Hoheuzollern never can
be. separated from the fortunes of the
nation. Therefore, the nation may
safely confide It's fortunes to the house
of uohenzoliern; and even now, when
public opinion has evidently taken quite
a different view of things from that OF
the Emperor, or at least from that which
he seems to hold, no public organ would
propose, nor would the reichstag Itself
wish, to alter the German constitution
with regard to this particular point
Prof. Delbruck, in North, American Re-
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1900-06-02
TO Make an Ice pou1tice.

An ice poultice is hide by mixing
cracked ice with sawdust, putting the
mixture into a flannel bag and wrap
ping this in oiled silk or thin India rub
ber cloth. It is sometimes, used to re-
duce the temperature in children in
cases of fever when the head is hot,
but its application requires great care.
Ladies Home Journal. .----..
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1900-06-02
w anted.

A thorough, reliable and energetic
woman, to fill permanent position
with wholesale house. Address "Whole-
sale,'' care of the TIMES, Corvallis. Or
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1900-06-02
She Couldn,t Get Him.

Ethel Showing her engagement
ring)-Don't you admire his tastea
Maud-Y-e-s, SO far as jewelry is con-
cerned.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
WILL BUILD WARSHIPS NEXT.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1900-06-02

10 day. special on ladies spring and summer dress
DDS This will include all the latest novelty in worst
ed and cotton fabrics We wish call special attention
Ito this sale and cordially invite yo to call and inspect
quality and prices Remember the place.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1900-06-02

A faithful companion, more loving ana
trustworthy, more constant than man.
Sir H. Sebon-Gordon, Bart
The time will surely come when the
Washington dog and cat graveyard will
be SO attractive that pet animals will
fade away and die in the hope OF being
inferred in such congenial and beau
tiful spot.-Washington Post.
The state herald., 1900-05-11
A MILLION DOLLAR FEE.

James d. Dill. who brought about n
settlement among the warning factions
In the Carnegie-Frick suit, is the most
talked-of lawyer In the United States
today. This Is owing 10 the wonderful
tart which he displayed in bringing to-
gether the Carnegie-Friek factions. the
ability shown in drawing up the arti-
cles creating the new corporation con-
trolling nearly 10000 900. and the cs-
timated fee OF sl.OO0.O0O. which he re-
ceives for his labor. This is the
largest fee ever received by lawyer.
As Mr.. Dill hurries through Wall street
he appears more as business than
n professional man. In fact he might
be termed a legal business man. His
practice has been devoted to the guild
ing OF business enterprises. He has
ncted as counsel for some Of the most
important corporations Of New York
city and has been brought in contact
with powerful rivals In the business
world. He is as years old and Is a
graduate OF Yale. Before taking up
the law he was n newspaper reporter.
He is n great lover Of horses and every
morning with his daughter. Emma H..
enjoys the exercise OF horseback riding.
He owns an estate In Huntington. l.. l..
has camp In the Adirondacks. is the
owner OF the sloop yacht The PollIe.
which won several races on the sound
The state herald., 1900-05-11
"xlaallnr p.,.- of Nsr M.,leo.

Fornker's Ranch, Grant County, r.
~. April io.-"Fiddling Dave" stopped
at the ranch last might on his way
from Silver City TO Gold Hill. where
he IL due to play for the cowboy dance
next Thursday night Don't ask who
Flddllng Dave In unlcss you want to
air your profound Ignorance Of the
bcHt.known parsonage IN the territory
of New Mexico. not barring Governor
otcfo. For n quarter Of century fld-
dlina Dave has furnished the music for
eowpunchcrH' and miners dances on
rycry rnngo and In every camp In this
rectlon of the country The little
rehoolhouhc ON the ella liver has many
time resoundod with Tho festive notes
from his Scared instrument. tho Red
Onion saloon In Silver cIty has heard
It's dulcet tones. the miners At the
MonEollon eninp. ninety mllea back In
.hc mountains. have kltfed their hob.
nailed ahoou to ita lnaplrlnE voice
indeed. from Phoenix lp Dcmlng AMI
from Mule creek to Lufdsburg Dave
and his nddlr are household words and
ns welcome ~ n cocktail In the morn.
in.. Correspondence chicago chron.
Irlc.
The state herald., 1900-05-11

intimate friend OF Harriet Beecher
Stowe
Jewell attributes his misfortunes to
his reformation and his giving up
gambling as profession. Fifteen
years ago he conducted several OF the
leading gambling houses In New York
and piled up fortune His brothers
constant nagging at him to reform at
last influenced him to get out OF the
gambling business. He opened butch
er shop. which soon failed. and he was
stranded. For several years past he
has been living from the hand to the
mouth. 1t wrecked his constitution.
and he was obliged at last to apply
for public charity. Jewell is now 65
years old. He asserts with sound con-
viction that II he had never given up
gambling he would not now be n
pauper. NO" he says. Il have no
warning to give young men against
gambling"
The state herald., 1900-05-11
SENATOR CLARk'S PALACE.
hrIde. |Nf

- NNo ossS :" A'~~ AOAA Aob AAts
Senator Clark of Montana Is making
preparations to erect in New York city
the finest private residence In the
world. He has purchased the property
adjoining his present residence at the
corner OF Fifth avenue and Seventy
seventh street, which will give him
room for n large mansion. Architects
are now mt work perfecting the plans,
which provide for picture gallery
and statuary hall two stories in height
surrounded by an imposing dome. This
opens into state dining room in such
II way as to give the effect Of one vast
apartment, and Il similar arrangement
will be made with the conservatory Oh
the other side.
The most imposing architectural fea,
ture of the house will be marble
staircase running to the top and light
ed by dome of stained glass. The ex.
terror walls will be of granite and 35C
men are now at work cutting 1t in
Maine. The fascade fronting Fifth
avenue will be what the architect calls
''modernized Louis XIV.," and will bt
very ornate. The house alone will
cost S5,OO0.O0O and no limit will bt
placed upon the Interior decorations.
Mr.. Clark has paid $G5.OOO for loi
1O2x55 feet In size at the corner OF
Park avenue and Seventy-sixth street
New York, where he will erect $50,
600 stable.
1t is no longer n secret among the
senator's friends that some time dur
ing the summer he will be married tC
Miss In Chappelle, the daughter OF
French Canadian miner, formerly ir
The state herald., 1900-05-11
sheldon idea in London,

London Is to have n religious daily,
something on the Sheldon lines, as a
regular institution. A. Il. Clarke Of
Wimbledon IL to be the editor. The pa
per is to be sold for half penny, and
will be called the New Daily. While
Clarke regards the Sheldon effort with
favor, he thinks the Topeka Capital
falls short Of what n religious journal
should be. The object of the newcom-
er is prominently set forth in the first
pages, as follows:
''The idea of this journal is to advo-
cate daily with all fearlessness and
candor return to those first principles
of our Christian profession from which
we heve SO grossly departed, to pro-
mote mediation, to encourage criticism
and discussion, and to do the utmost
possible to supply n good daily with
the least possible parade and expense" !"
The state herald., 1900-05-11

All over the country there are women
who have been invalids for many years.
suffering with female arrangements
which the family doctor cannot cure.
What a boon TO such women Is DR..
Hanman's free advicci So famous
has his skill made him that hardly q
hamlet or Town In the country bur
knows his name. ne cures tens OF
thousands, and he offers TO every
woman who win write 10 him her
symptoms and history of her trouble
free advice and treatment.
The medicines he prescribes can be
obtained at any drug store, and the cost
is within the reach of any woman. He
describes minutely and carefully just
what she shall do and get to make n
healthy, robust woman of herself
The Doctor has written book
especially for this class of women, en-
titled Health and Beauty" This book
contains many facts Of interest to
women, and will be sent free to any ad-
dress by DR.. Hartman. Columbus. O.