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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-09-28
A SMART CAT.
Gets a Letter, and, Opening 1t, Pro-
ceeds to Literally DevOur
the Contents.

ri have cat that can read" declared a
lady. Sat any rate she knows when let.
ter comes for her."
"a letter." exclaimed her friend, in as
constituent, relates the Buffalo Enquirer.
eyes, a letter. Ii you don't believe it, ]
will prove it to you. just wait moment
while | direct one"
She left the room and presently returned
with sealed envelope, addressed miss
Pussy, No. - Blank street, City," The let
ter was duly posted.
The next morning the postman came and
soon afterward the servant entered with a
bundle of letters, among which was that for
Miss Pussy. Placing them near her feline
highness on the floor, Pussy's mistress said:
Now, Pussy, pick out your letter."
Surprising enough, Pussy at once showed
an interest, and in moment had pushed
aside with her paws the envelope addressed
to her.
"Wait moment" said the mistress, land
she'll open it,
Scarcely had she said this when Miss
Pussy tore open the envelope, and in mo-
ment was literally devouring its contents
catnip!
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-09-28
THE ACHEMON SPHINX.
In the Caterpillar Stage This Insect
Very Often Strips Entire Canes
of the Grape.

Scientifically this is called Phiiam-
pelus achemon. The caterpillar of this
moth frequently devours all the TO-
liage of the Virginia creepers, and
strips whole canes of the grape. In
nurseries the damage is frequently
very great, as one of the large cater
pillars can kill numerous young vines
in short time. Hand picking is in
all cases the most satisfactory and
simple remedy. The full-grown cater
pillar of this insect is usually found
towards the latter part of August and
early in September. 1t is large larva,
measuring about four inches when
crawling; at rest it measures much
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THE STRAWBERRY BED.
Advantages of Summer and Fall
Planting Compared by an Ex-
pert Fruit Grower.

Each recurring season when straw
berries are ripe everybody who has a
patch of ground wants to plant bed
right away. Scores of times we are
asked the question: when is the best
time to set them out? Can't set
out bed now and have fruit next
year? When we tell the questioners
that the best way is to set out the bed
in the spring and that they will get
no fruit till the following season their
ardor cools. Hope is deferred too long.
But some of the more insistent ones
will quote instances of plants set in
July that bore fruit the following sea-
son. So they will; but plants set then
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-09-28
SETTING STRAWBERRY PLANTS.

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will not make runners to amount to
much and for every plant that is to
bear fruit next year one must be set
out. And if the setting is too late to
make runners and thus multiply the
plants it is just as well to wait till Sep
TENDER and if there are abundance
of good, strong plants handy, fairly
good yield of fruit may be had next
year and the bed be brought into fine
condition for the next year by doing
this way:
Any time the latter part of August
or even in September or October pre-
pare the ground well, mark the rows
31a feet apart (for small patches); Sc
cure plants of this years growth, set
some 10 or IL plants about five inches
apart for space of 30 inches (plant-
ing on each side of center of ROW. then
leaving space of say IL inches, place
one good plant in center. This is not
to bear fruit but for propaga ting run
ners next year. In the figure the plants
at A are for runners, B for fruit. Gull
tivate plants A, after fruiting is over
cut out plants B and let the remaining
plants produce matted row.
Note.-Be sure to plant at least one
row in three of staminates such as
Lovett, Candy, Brandywine, Micheps
Early. The other rows may be of the
perfect Towering kinds, as Haverland,
Warfeld, Bubach, Crescent and many
others.-G. W. Waters, in Ohio Farmer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-09-28
Increasing the Tomato Crop.

If you want your tomato plants to
bear plenty of fruit do not feed them
too literally with manure until each
is furnished with at least three punches
of fruit. Too much manure encour-
ages rank growth, which is not con-
ducive to fruit bearing. Keep all side
shoots removed, allowing one main
stem only to each plant. Do not re
move any of the leaves unless they are
dying or infected with disease. To-
matoes in greenhouses should get plen-
ty of air daily. During the middle of
the day give each plant a gentle shake
to distribute the pollen and insure fruit
forming freely.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-09-28
MRS. BLENKINSOP
and the "lNDIANS."

DLENKINSOP'S troubles began
they began some little time before he
was married, but he knew that he was
to blame for it himself, and he is hop
ing that his wife thoroughly under
stands by this time how he has been
maligned. He knows that he deserves
her most implicit trust and conf
dence. He is almost assured that she
knows IT, too, but he wishes that she
would not watch him so narrowly
whenever he opens letter and that
she would not be so seriously playful
when she searches his pockets.
Mrs. Blenkinsop believes everything
that her husband tells her. She would
believe in him and cling to him
though all the world were against
him, as she has told herself a thou
sand times. 1t is not at all likely
that she would pay any attention to
what lot of mischievous persons said
when her husband, her own husband,
assured her that their assertions were
false. And yet! Suppose it was true
and there had been such girl! She
could not help loving Dick. Dick
would make any girl love him. And
he must have encouraged her little
perhaps a great deal. "How I hate
her!" thought the little woman. ''If
only part of what that horrid Mr..
Waubeek said was true, then how
faithless, how perjured Dick must be!
Yet that must have been long before
1 knew him, so what does it matter,
after alp"
And at this stage of her reflections,
as the thing is not of the least con-
sequence, and matter of entire in
difference to her, Mrs. Blenkinsop
usually goes to her room for little
cry. But she is really getting over
it to great extent now.
1t was the result of Waubeek's mar
rage. Waubeek, Todd and Sperry
and Blenkinsop all toiled together in
the same office. and they were very
chummy, prowling around town in
company after office hours, wheeling,
boating and boarding inseparably.
But after series of mysterious alb
sences Waubeek came to the Office one
morning married man.
Blenkinsop's nature is a sportive
one. He is given to what is called
'.joshing"-not SO much now as he
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-09-28

used to be, however. He perceived in
Waubeek's marriage the opportunity
of lifetime for airy badinage, and he
made the most of it. even to the ex-
tent of purchasing nursing bottles
and teething rings and leaving them
conspicuously on Waubeek's desk.
Waubeek was sensitive sort of
chap, and he used to show that these
little) attentions disturbed his equa-
nimity. He said nothing, however;
that is, he said nothing aloud, but he
vowed revenge and bided his time.
Then Blenkinsop began to absent
himself from the foregatherings of
the faithful remnant and became Sc
rious and thoughtful at unreasonable
times, as well as noticeably particu-
lar in the matter of cravats. Todd
discovered him in the parlor once
copying something out of volume of
Elegant Extracts of Verse; which
had not been taken from the center
table except for busting purposes
within the memory of the oldest
boarder. He told Sperry about it and
the two decided that Blenkinsop had
girl and taxed him with it.
Blenkinsop not only admitted it, but
gloried in it. Apparently he could
see nothing ridiculous in the circum-
stance, for when Todd tried to prod
him with some of the choice witt
cisn1s that had been used on Waubeek
the lover looked at them as if he won
dered at the depth of their imbecility,
and his evidently sincere contempt
checked them for time.
The girl went back to her western
home, but that did not make Blenkin-
sop any more companionable. He was
forever taking from his left breast
pocket bulky letters in square envel-
opes and reading them-even in office
hours Still, Waubeck said nothing.
One day Blenkinsop put in an ap-
pearance with a new crocodile valise,
a dress-suit case and new suit of
clothes and told them that he was 60
ing to Denver and would be gone for
two weeks.
"Going to get married?" asked
Todd.
81 wouldn't wonder" replied Blen-
kinsop. 81 don't want to make any
rash assertions, but that's the inten-
tion,"
Before Sperry could say anything
Waubeek grasped the bridegroom's
hand and shook it energetically. II
congratulate you sincerely, my dear
boy" he said. 81 wish you every hap
piness. May the pathway of your
life be strewed with thornless roses.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-09-28
Adyantage. of GirdIinr.

The object of girdling is to check the
flow of sap and to stimulate the forma.
ton of fruit buds. The nonfruiting
trees have tendency to form too many
wood buds, and this means too few fruit
buds. Pear and apple trees will endure
girdling to a really remarkable extent
1 have one apple tree that have girdled
several times. At one girdling I re.
moved strip of bark four inches wide
and the gap has been covered perfectly
by new bark. Pear trees that have
girdled show the same ability to re.
place bark.-Farmers' Review.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-09-28
strychnine for squirre1..

In common with many, / have had
quite loss of Seckel pears by squir-
rels eating the unripe seeds. placed
peanuts soaked in a solution of strych-
nine in the crotches OF the trees, and
in few days the vermin were killed
off. This may help some other suffer-
ers.-John Henry Hull, in Country
Gentleman.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-09-28
FELT HIS SUPERIORITY.
considered Himself Far Ahead O
the Police In One Respect
at Least.

.This man, your honor, was abusing every
policeman he came across" testified an off
Ger before. Justice Martin in prosecuting
hungry looking individual who had been
taken into custody the previous evening.
We tried to avoid placing him under arrest,
but he continued his abuse until it could not
be endured any longer"
What was the worst thing he called
your inquired the court
He said, your honor" was the officers
reply, that he was so much superior to any
officer he had ever seen that he would not
notice them"
The justice looked at the hungry appear
ing. individual before him and asked if he
had uttered this SANDER against the police
officer, says the Chicago Chronicle
Eyes. your honor" said the prisoner, land
/ repeat it. | never knew police, officer
that was not scoundrel, anu in this one
respect am superior to all of them. can
give them all cards and spades when it comes
to separating an individual from his money"
The court inflicted a fine of one dollar and
costs against the prisoner.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-09-28

He was back again inside of half an
hour and was then more than glad to
exchange his full forgiveness for Wau-
beek's full written confession. But in
spite of that confession, corroborated
by those of Todd and Sperry, Mrs. Blenk-
insop-well, she does not exactly dis
trust, but then-.-Chicago Daily Rec
ord.
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POst.MOrtem.

Bubble tipped his chair back from the
ticketofice stove in the station and read
the express agent the following from the
Arizona Arrow, to show what the new
linotype machines are doing for western
journalism, and to indicate in what manner
the town-folk amuse themseles: "a rare
treat-Woman's relief corpse celebrates.
The woman's relief corpse gave box-supper
last night at the Methodist church south.
An excellent programme was rendered by
the ladies of the corpse and their children
and q number of old soldiers. The first
thing on the programme was a song, There
a Hot Time in the Old Town. by num-
Der Of corpse ladies. Suppers were served
in boxes which were auctioned. Col. Cane
said he would take his on his trip to the
Klondike to remind him of friends far
away, and particularly of the woman's re-
lief corpse. He madea resplendent address,
with women as his text, and said it was a
grand thing for this nation to have them
to-day in the form of relief corpse. He
closed by saying that it takes the woman
relief corpse to make things go, and long
may it live' At the close of the entertain
ment the people departed to their several
homes, wishing the corpse success in all
its undertaking."
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x,lA|!|l,,,

Many a woman, sick and
weary of life, dragged down by
weakening drains. painful If
Irregularities, depression, and the
hundred and one ailments
which affect women only, has
found in Pc-ru-na a bright star
of hope, which has changed
her misery to joy, her suffer-
ing to health.
No woman need suffer from
the arrangements peculiar to
her sex, if she will give Peru
ma a fair trial.
The majority of weaknesses
which make woman's life
burden, spring from a simple
cause. The mucous membrane
which lines the pelvic organs
becomes weakened and in
famed owing to strain, cold,
overwork, etc. This causes
catarrhal congestion, inham-
nation, painful irregularities,
depression of spirits, irritable
ity, weakness and suffering. It
shows in the haggard lines of
the face, the dull eyes, the sallow
complexion and angular form.
For the prompt cure of such all
1nents try Pe-ru-na. 1t drives away
"the blues" clears tho complexion,
brightens tho eyes, changes Thin:
ness to plumpness, and cures pains,
aches and drains, because 1t imme-
diately strikes at the root of such
troubles and removes the cause.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-19
FEDERATIONs OF LABOR,
Proposition 20 Amalgamate the Am
erican and Western.

Denver. July Naturalization u
the American Federation ~ Labor anu
the Western Federation NJ Labor IL
proposed The matter was the SUBJECT
OF discussion today no the meeting OK
the executive committee Of the Aineil-
can Federation
John u. MgDemott president on the
Associated Labor Press OF America, az
peared before the conference today ana
In behalf of the labor press urged
amalgamau0n The Western Fedora
lion Is made up af unions in Colorado,
Ihsdo Montana Utah Wyoming, the
two DakOtas a part oi Nebraska, Ar.
IONA New Mexico Washington and
Idaho and DO has also some represen-
tati0n 90 California. It's membership
Is approximately $1,000 men.
10 was organized in 1897 when me
western States withdrew from the
American Federation of Labor because
they We're denied what they regarded as
proper representation ou The executive
committee. THE Uyrrtures Tor consol-
idatou came from the American Fed
ratIon and v.r, tlyorghIye received
by the Western Federation.
The oNa.utiy. council Ot The American
Federation has made au appropriation ot
81 900 and levied an assessment uf Two
cents member au all unions affiliated
with the federation Tor the benefit OK
fha Iu.Ead-nuI ..EIr makers Ct New
York city members NJ The Information
al Cigar Makers union The assess-
meuf will affect 10000 union members
realizing O. sum of $4,000 90 aid The
striking cigar makers.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-19
AMERICAN LOSS Ar TIEN TsIN,
The Killed and Wounded Amounted
TO One Hundred and Forty.

Shanghai July 1s,-tCopyrlght 1900,
by the Associated Press 1.-The follow
ing additional details Of the allied
forces attack on the native city Of TIen
Tsln reached here today from the As
ISOLATED Press correspondent with the
allies.
"Tlen Tsin, Friday, July 10, midnight,
via Che Foo. July l6.-After a day Of
hard fighting and having lain for hours
IN shallow hastily dug trenches fun OF
water and suffering from hunger and
thirst two battallons Of the Ninth Unit
ed States infantry that participated In
the attack on Tien Tsin retired
under cover Of darkness, Brit
lsh sailors assisting them 20
withdraw by firing volleys. 20
cover their retirement The Americans
brought out all their wounded under a
terrific FIRE An official list Of the OFF,
Gers wounded is as follows:
Ninth Infantry: Major Regan. Cap
talns Bookmiller and Noyes Lieuts.
Lawton and Lang.
Marine Corps Captain Davis killed I;
Leonard. Butler. Lawton and bemley
wounded The total loss OF the Ameri-
cans was 40.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-19
THE DURKEE HEIRS LOSE,
Their Claim Against United States for Central
Pacific Bonds Dismissed.
Amount Was s6I,623,s suit should
Have Reen Brought By Admlnls-
tration- Government Defense.

Washington, July l9.-The claim Of
the heirs OF Charles Durkee, formerly
governor Of Utah. against the United
States for certain bonds OF the Central
Pacific Railroad company, valued at
SEA. 623.Sl2, was dismissed today by
Judge Hagner OF the district supreme
court and application for rule
against Secretary Of the Treasury Gage
TO compel delivery OF them TO the
claimants. was denied. Judge Hamer
said this decision was based on many
grounds, an important one OF which
was that Leonard Blaisdel complain
ant. as attorney IN fact for the attor-
neys-at-law In the case, was not The
proper person 10 bring suit. lie init
mated that the suits should have been
brought by the administrators He said
Il was strange that such great prop
erty should have been so carelessiy
handled that an trace should have been
lost. He held that the act creating the
Pacific railroads lett discretionary with
the secretar., OF the treasury what
claims should be acted uDOu and frst
settled. and that a discretionary act
cannot b. controlled by a mandamus
Judge Hagner in liking The hearing
OF the case for today had declined to
issue rule against Secretary Gage
TO show cause why he should not dtlIv-
or the bonds 20 the claimants. Tho
petition as read 20 the court today says
the disputed bonds were acquired 1y
Charles Durkec. who died in 1870 and
that they are now In the treasury vaults
or az least were seen there by one 9i
the Durkee heirs In 1854. The govern
ment In its defense set out that lhe
petition DID not allege VINO We're me
heirs al law and their respective in-
terests nor did IL allege that the mat
ter was a purely ministerial function,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-19
Cnsnnltles nt Nan TeIn.

Washington, July 19.-The navy de-
partment this morning received from
Admiral Remey a list Of casualties Of
the marine corps In the fight at Tien
Tsln. 1t is as follows:
Tai<u. July lS.-Bureau Of Navigation,
Washington. ID. c..
Official casualty report from marine
regiment,
Killed August r. Davis, Sergeant c.
j. KoHock Corporal Thomas Kelley,
Prvates j. H. McConley, J. w. Part
ridge.
Seriously wounded-First Lieutenant
Henry Lord. Corporal J. A. Mcdonald.
Puyates z. j. Kelleher G.. ]. Matthews,
John Stakes. j. NanHorne.
Wounded-Captain Charles @. Long
Captain b. Lemley First Lieut.. smed-
ley ID. Butler. First Sergeant James
Murphy. Sergeant f. r. winters. Cor
poral Joseph W. Hunt. Privates W ;.
Chapman. James Cooney, Robert Des-
mond. +. G. Egleser. Layrin Larzon, \.
=. McIver j. q. Megonegal, A. .. Pen
ucy. H. A. Rocker. -
(Signed) RENE l.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-19
LATE LOCAL NEWS,

Held's band was out this afternoon
calling attention 10 Democratic day at
Saltair today
Hon. J. c. Thoreson came down from
Cache valley today
The Battery band paraded the streets
al noon advertising rs outing at Cald.
er's Park today
A grass FIRE on east South Temple this
morning called out No. L. The flames
were extlnguished ere they had a
chance 20 spread and do any damage.
Governor Wells and stan. IN uniform
will be- at Callers Park tonight TO Wit
ness the volunteers and the local com
panies OF the National Guard Illustrate
the battle OF Manila II Is said that the
display tonight Will be a fine one.
The Nineteenth ward people will go
20 Lagoon tomorrow and they have
promised themselves fine time.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-19
AMATEUR NIGHT.

Amateur night viii be the feature OF
the week In the Salt Palace theater sat.
urday. Much interest is being mani
Tested In the event by local thesDans
and entries are pouring In TO stage
Manager Lewis. These names are in
cluded IN entries already made, but the
list VIII not close until Friday Miss
Dotta Falrchild, song and dance spe-
cialties, Miss Erma Fenton, serpentine
skirt dance Miss Teresa TAYLOR sail
or's hOfnpipe and buck and wing
dancing. Miss Gertie Anderson. In the
jockeys Dream, parasol dance and
Highland fling Miss Annie Hanson,
Dutch nnd Irish specialties, and Mas
ter Dave Taylor. Chinese speclaltles
The prizes consist OF q silver cake
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-19
UNWILLING CEREMONIES.
Program for the Monument Exercises
on July 2ith.

A number Of changes have been made
in the program for the unveIllng of the
completed monument to Brigham Young
and the Pioneers on July "a. The COM
mittee has just issued the following
Program Of ceremonies az the unveil-
ing Of the completed Pioneer monument
July a. 1900 at 10 o'clock AIM
l. Music.
2. Address by President George @. Can
non.
3. Introduction OF the sculptor. by Hon.
Jas 4. Hammond, secretary OF
state
4. Address by G.. =. Dallin. sculptor
8. dwelling Of the completed monu-
ment by Miss Margaret Young
Observation-Disclosures of President
Brigham Young.
G Music.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-19
CIVILIZED WORLD
AND CHINA AT WAR
European Opinion FavOrs Recognition of
This Fact Russia Makes an Announce
ment-TO Minimize ManChuria News.

here today reports that the losses Of the
Chinese in the lighting at Tien TsIn was
upwards of 5000
IL is understood that Lieut. Gen. Sir
Francis GraufgIl win have command "
the British forces iu China.
BOXERS NUMBERING CHRISTIANS.
New York. July ia dispatch 90 the
World from London SAYS
Great bodies of Boxers and regular
Chinese troops are known 90 ba march,
ing southwark from pekIu. numbering
all Christians they find and destroying
their possessions
Il Is feared that some Of the ylcereys
who, ass "a whole. have hitherto shown
themselves most friendly disposed Zoe
ward forg.Eugrs-are now W8yeHug In
their support and with The governors "
several provinces aIe going over 90 the
rebels
SUSPICIOUS OF III HUNG CHANG
Many people regard III Hung Changs
eageuess Tor bis present journey from
Canton To- PeNn WIKI suspicion and
urge that he De- detained when the
steamer carrying him reaches Shang-
hal
The Shanghai correspondent ~ the
London Express cables under We1ues.
days date The cgnsuls acting AS rep.
resentauyes of The powers have uudUl.
mously agreed that Liukanyih the
Nigeruy Uf Naukng shall be regarded
as the emperor of China. SO Ear as the
collection of the revenue is concerned.
Liukanyih has always been friendly to.
ward foreigners and the cOnsuls he.
lieFe they may place implicit faith In
him.
The Express correspondent at Toxic
cables.
"The japanese government IS now
seriously discussing whether. Ia view NJ
the attitude OF some of the powers ilt
would De- advisable 90 dispatch the de
vision OF troops which has been ale
ready modified 10 is feared that Rus.
STA and Germany may not accept The
command OF the Japanese as senior of.
teers who would necessarily takp
charge of the army corps Japan de-
slres assurances on this point before
giving orders for the embarkaton NJ
The troops. This may mean further dee
Jay of several weeks.
Baron Murdoch the agent OF Prtch.
ard Morgan Mp. in Korea. who has
just reached London after "a sixty days
journey by way of NladiyostOck over
the trans Siberian railway 90 Moscow,
says Russia even before he left. was
actively modifying troops in Central
Russia. and east and west Siberia The
Trans Siberian railway is conveying
close on 90 300. 900 men TO Mauchuria
or rs borders
In diplomatic circles IN London to-
ui-ht the fate Of the legations Is no
longer considered OF first importance
The porllous international situation Is
looming on the horizon.