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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-29
Honey Plant. ON the Farm.

On many farms on which bees ere
not kept, there is a splendid supply
of honey plants. Among these are al
falfa, alsike, apples. asparagus, bean,
blackberry, boneset, box elder, buck
thorn, buckwheat, burdock, catalpa,
catnip, cherry, red and white clover,
crimson clover, corn, currant, dande-
lion, golden rod, gooseberry. grape,
honey locust, melon, milk wheat,
mustard and many others, some of
which are not used for any purpose,
and why not let the honey bee get
value out of them. There is choice
in these, of course, and some of them
are not of high order as honey plants,
but they are given to show that it
would indeed be a barren farm on
which bee could not make honey
Rural World.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-29
Too Difficult.

'sThere's no use wasting time on
some psychological problems" re-
marked the man with white whiskers
and silver-rimmed spectacles. 81 am
always willing to express opinions on
telepathy, and mind cures, and re-
incarnation, and kindred topics"
"Well, there can't be many mystical
topics that you are afraid of"
''Only one Igive up when it comes
to explaining how it happens that the
boy who won't get up till nine o'clock,
if he can help it, on a school day, and
the boy who will be out with brass
cannon at four o'clock in the morn
ing on the Fourth of July are one and
the same y.''-Washington Star.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-29

hereby swear and affirm that we will
never reveal any of the doings of this
club, or of it's various committees, un-
der penalty of having our shoes filled
with boiling oil, our ears cut off and
our eyes burned out with a red hot
wire." This was signed by every
member of the club, and was certainly
very binding, and horrible enough to
suit the fancy of 14-year-old boys.
After this was signed the committee
appointed me chief of the four, and l
arranged to explore the building that
night alone, and make my report the
next day as to the best places to start
the fire. We then planned to set the
fire in four places, each of the COM
mittee to apply the match just as the
clock struck IL on the night before
plans, and we were to meet at the
acorn field at three o'clock on the
afternoon of the third and hear my
report of the whole plan.
At the age of IA think must have
been absolutely without trace of fear
in my makeup, for l never was known
to hesitate to go into old buildings or
on board old. deserted ships even when
they were said to be haunted, in the
middle of the night or at any time, and
l had never seen anything to cause me
to be afraid.
So it was arranged that I should
make my plans that night, and fully
determined to do so. About one o'clock
the next morning 1 stole out of the
house and made my way to the old
sawmill. 1t was very dark night,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-29

and then the men we're placed i'll po-
sition to watch for the robbers. OF
course, the catching of them was
planned by the chief, but he asked me
what thought of the plan before he
carried it out, and 1 made one or two
suggestions, which he adopted.
About midnight while / was watch
ing at the upper window / saw three
men in boat coming up the river. I
Immediately ran to the cellar and
told the chief. He placed his men
at once, and 1 hid behind the barrels
to see the fun. | had a big flash Ian
tern, and l was to turn it on when
the men started to remove the rub
bish from where they had hidden the
bags. OF course, they did not expect
anything out of the way, and they all
three came in. The two men who
were called Jack and Jim came first,
and the one whom they referred to
as Johnson came last, with a lantern.
AS the two men leaned over the pile
to clear away the rubbish 1 opened
the lantern and the police jumped
upon the men and secured them, while
the chief put his pistol into the face
of Johnson with the remark:
Throw up your hands, old man, if
you don't want this bullet"
He dropped the lantern and put up
his hands in hurry / can tell you.
In less time than it takes me to write
it, they were all handcuffed and taken
ABOUT to row off with the men. we
saw light in the cellar and /, with
two of the police rushed back just in
time to put out a fire that had started
from the lantern that Johnson had
dropped, and that we had failed to
notice as we took the men out.
We made sure there was no more
fire and then rowed back to the city
The men were convicted, of course,
and [ was given a very handsome re-
ward for my part in the discovery.
| None of the boys dared to say any
thing about it for fear the townspeo-
pie would find out why 1 went to the
mill, so to this day no one, not even
| the police, know how 1 knew about
the robbery. We did not have our
celebration, but we spent the whole
day in the acorn field, talking over
the robbery and the fact that l cap.
tured the robbers.
One thing more I want to say, and
that is that from that time till now
am the greatest coward that ever
lived, and no money would ever hire
me again to so into any dark place
alone. 1 can't say why, but such is
the fact.-Jennie jameson, in Farm
and Home.
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AN ALL SEASONS HOUSE.

venient as a roosting place for growing
chickens during the summer. The
front can have frame. covered with
cotton cloth. fitted to the opening and
hinged at the top, to be let down at
night in summer if desired. and on
stormy days in winter, when snow
would be likely to blow in if the front
of the shed were left open. The cost OF
shed built in this way is very small.
as no floor 10 laid.-American Agricul-
turiSt.
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USEFUL LITTLE TOOL.
Excellent for ChoppinE and Mixing
All Sorts of Feed md Fruit for
the Poultry Yard.

Our Intelligent readers are not autom-
atoms, therefore they welcome the
description of any device. however SIM
pie, that will help facilitate the every
day affairs of the farm. The iliustrs-
tion (A) shows such device. 1t is in
tended to use in cutting roots for feed
and chopping up and mixing stale
bread, potato Feelings. refuse. fruit,
etc., for the poultry. If the farmer
has not the necessary tools for work
ing in iron. the Village blacksmith
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-29

| to think I had slept so long. tried
to eat my breakfast as though moth
ing had happened, but I was so ex-
cited that could swallow hardly any
thing Then I put up lunch and
| told mother / would not be back till
| night. This was nothing new for me,
as L was often off all day fishing and
cunning. Then 1 wrote this note to
| the committee of four:
Dear Boys: Do not go near the mill if
| you want to keep out of trouble. The
| whole thing is off, and am going to keep
| out of the way all day. Don't go to my
house, and I'd advise you boys not to be
| seen about the streets. You won't see me
| till sometime during the day of the Fourth.
! Don't hold any meeting in the acorn field.
| See all the boys privately, one by one, and
| tell them not to be seen together"
I did not sign this. as I meant to
give it to one of the boys. Leaving
home soon met one of the committee
and I handed him the note, telling
| him not to read it till he was some
| where where. no one could see him.
| Then [ started for the woods. Going
through the acorn field / crossed the
railroad and went through the woods,
coming to the river mile below the
town. Here I found fellow just 60
ing over to the city in row boat, and
| I gave him five cents to carry me over.
Once in the city I proceeded to
carry out my plan. I went to the
chief of police. / was shown into his
room at once, but he was busy talk
ing over the robbery with Mr.. Pater-
son, and it was some time before he
| asked me what I wanted. / told him
! portant business and he told me he
could not see me then, as there had
been a big robbery in the city and he
! was very busy.
chats just what I wanted to see
you about" said I.
do you know anything about it"
he asked, in surprise.
| "Yes, sir, do, and if you will listen
to me I will tell you where you can
find the things that were stolen, and
| also tell you how you can catch the
whole gang. L have got it all planned
out"
/, Both the chief and Mr.. Paterson
were interested at once, but refused
! to speak till Mr.. Paterson was out of
the way, for I was afraid he would
be so anxious to get his things that
he would spoil the plan, and after he
i left the room and told my story to
the chief. he said I was right. He
told Mr.. Paterson that 1 had very
important clew, and that he would
follow it up at once.
My plan was this: No one was to go
near the mill till after dark, when the
chief, with four picked men, would
go over the bridge in citizens clothes,
each one by himself, and come to my
house. Then I was to take them to
the mill and we were to hide till the
men came for the goods. Then the
! police were to overpower them. OF
course, / did not know whether there
would be two or three men there. but
I thought the four police would be
enough, even if all three came.
The scheme was carried out and
we all got to the mill without attract
ing any attention. The first thing to
do was to see if the bags were safe.
They were just as I had left them,
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WH,\ town had refused
to appropr e
any money for celebration, as it
had been a very bad financial year.
and for the same reason our own
pocket money was in very limited
sums, and our fathers were loud in
the praise of the selectmen for not
increasing the taxes for what they
felt was a useless waste of money.
Had the times been good we knew our
parents would have given us a gen.
erous supply of pocket money, and
that they would have prevailed on the
selectmen to give us some kind of
celebration.
Thus the matter stood on the sec
ond of July, when we boys met in the
acorn field to talk the matter over.
None of us were disposed to take the
same view of the matter as our pa
rents, and we were open to any plan
which would celebrate the day in a
fitting manner. Plan after plan was
proposed only to be dropped for want
of funds to carry it out. Finally one
of the boys suggested that it would
be a good idea to set fire to the old
sawmill. That would make a splendid
blaze, and as it was isolated from any
other building, there would not be
any danger of the fire spreading. The
building was very old, and had not
been used for many years, although
the machinery was still in place. l
am sorry to say that the idea was a
catchy one, and was adopted by a
unanimous vote, and four of us boys
were elected a committee to put the
matter through. When the committee
met to talk the subject over, it was
found that I was the only one who
was thoroughly familiar with the
building, and who therefore knew just
where the best places were to fire the
old ark. as it was commonly called.
1 called the boys attention to the
fact that if we were caught setting
fire to the building we would be put
in Jail, and that if 1 had anything to
Go with the thing, all the boys must
be bound by cast-iron oath never to
breathe a word of the matter. This
was agreed to, and the following
'oath" was written out and signed by
all the boys who were in the secret
ten in number: eve, the undersigned
members of the Celebration club, dc
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-29

~" ~1 II. s settles the mat
Not quite; perhaps much as the marching
and noise,
The burning of powder, the din and the
On Fourth of July makes soldiers of
boys.
You see, the American standard was set
Quite high at the first, and it's rising still
higher;
No American boy is allowed to forget
That he cannot be great through the
fame of his sire.
The men who are great on our history's
page
That speaks of our work for our first hun
dred years,
Whose fame is increasing as age after age
Rolls backward. to drown in the gulf of
the years,
Are great from the fact that they stood for
the right,
They battled each evil that rose into sight
For the good of their fellows forgetful of
self.
In the slums of city, or far in the West
'Mongst the shimmering plumes of the
ripening corn;
Or first saw the light where kings gold
en- crest
Overshadowed the land; where the poor
turned their eyes
From their novels, far out over mountain
and wave,
To the sunset Republic, where hberty's
skies
Smiled down on the homes of the free and
the brave.
Being born an American, can't be de-
MED,
Gives a man a fair start on the highway
of fame
Or of wealth, or whatever else he may de-
eide
To deserve, to achieve and attach to his
name.
But whoever would win must be ready to
work;
He must earn and secure before he may
enjoy;
In all the wide field there's no sheaf for the
1t means this to be an American boy.
You may not be selected for perilous trips
Over mountains and glaciers, or sail in
the van
Of the fleet for entrapping an enemy's
ships,
Then take to the waves on a catamaran.
guns,
Wherever you find them, as firm as the
earth.
If you would be proved one of Uncle Sans
sons
By lawful adoption or fortunate birth.
Then hold your head high, your eyes on the
stars
And stripes of our banner, ypur hand firm
and sure;
You will win, though you carry an enemy's
scars
Like Galahad strong because you are
pure.
Stand fast for the right. Look we'll to
your ways;
Build your life of pure gold, with no
grain of alloy;
Do your best if you'd win yourself Hottest
praise,
And deserve to be called an American
boy.
Margaret Holmes Bates, in S. S. Times.
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not star to be seen, and the whole
sky hung with black clouds, while oc-
casionally distant roll of thunder
could be heard. 1 reached the mill
without meeting anyone and crawled
into a window. In the cellar, where
the boiler-room was situated, was an
old lantern that had used many times
to explore the dark rooms in the mill,
and finding this 1 was just about to
light it when 1 heard noise that
sounded like some one trying to force
open the door where the logs used to
be run in to the saw. Putting down my
lantern [ ran into the room where the
door was situated, and sure enough
there was a light shining through the
crack of the door, showing that there
was somebody at work in the old shoot.
1 ran noiselessly across the room and
hid behind some old barrels which were
piled up in the farther corner of the
room. A moment later the old door
swung in and two men came into the
room.
''Now, amt this just the place to
lllut ell, JdCh. dSkeu the uISU udu
to enter the room.
Couldn't find better, jim" said'his
companion, looking around.
"Then let's bring the things in. They
will be safe here, for I don't believe
anyone has been in here for years eX-
cept me. The place has the name of
being haunted, but I guess Pm the
only haunt that ever was here" and
the man laughed at his own joke, but
his companion quickly held up the Ian
tern which he carried, and as it
flashed on his own face could see
that he was rather white. He did not
say anything, however, and the two
men went out, leaving the door open.
In a few minutes they came back,
bringing each bag, which they put
down in the farther corner of the room
and covered with rubbish, with which
the floor was covered Then they start
ed for the door again and the one who
answered to the name of Jack said:
"Now we will go back to the boat,
float down the river and stay on Grow
island all night, and keep in the woods
all day. Then tomorrow night at IL
we will come in the big boat and take
the swag and by daylight we will be
well on towards New York"
"That's the plan, guess" said jim
''but L wish we had the big boat up
the river now so we could get away to-
night. They will be looking for us to-
morrow, andlwe may have some trouble
to get away without being SEEM"
That's all right" said Jack; ''I'm
| glad we didn't, for they would have
seen the boat come in and then if it
had gone off the same night they
would have mistrusted that she had
some connection with the robbery"
| "Guess you are right, as usual, Jack
and your plan is the best. When the
boat comes up tomorrow they will not
of course suspect anything"
'No, that's just it. have the plans
all laid. as 1 told you before we cracked
the crib. Johnson will sail up some
time tomorrow afternoon, go ashore
in the city and buy some provisions
give out that he is fisherman just put
in for supplies, and say he will gel
away early next morning. They will
suspect nothing there, and will be
watching the depots and roads leading
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-29
NEAT SCRATCHING SHED.
- During the RninstorIns of
1 the Summer.

The cut shows the ordinary farm
poultry house. to which an addition has
been made in the form of scratching
shed. for use not only in the winter sea-
son. but also during the transforms at
other times of year.
Such an open shed is also most con-
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An Early start.

Hopkins-You country people start
into town early on the Fourth of
July!
Perkins-Well, we have TOTO head
off our city relatives coming out to
see us.-Golden Days.
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How We ~
DlDN'T<T
CELEBRATE.

OURTH OF JULY
babe fair to be a
dull day. The Sc
lectmen of gu r
town had refused
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-14

\ young man who works in the shoe
shop ana is said t. come from Farm
inGdale was arrested. Friday. charged
with stealing silvcrWare from Har-
woods restaurant. The young man
had been drinking with companion
and together they went into the res
taurant. Whcr" they ordered a light
lunch. After they had left Mr.. Har-
wood noticed that the two knives and
forks and several spoons had disap-
p"Hrcd. This made him angry and a.
followed the two men. whom he over
took a short distance from the restau
rant MIR. HarWood began to search
the Farmingdalc man ana soon pulled
fork ana spoon from a pocket. on
GERS King and Dunlap came along and
the young man was given into their
charge. At the station he refused tu
give his name.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-14

Wednesday evening. which WAS the
10Th anniversary of their marriage.
Those who had the affair in charge
managed it So quietly that Mr. and
Mrs. Winters received no intimation Of
what WAS in the air until their guests
arrived. Quickly recovering from their
surprise they opened wide the doors of
tm.lr pleasant home ana surrendered
tt th.ir Visitors. after prayer TN Eev.
M. F. Holmes pastor NJ the Methodist
church, short program If vocal and
Instrumental music was given. followed
by a recitation by Miss Mac Taylor.
At tn" conclusion of this part of the
evenings entertainment. Pastor
Holmes. in a very appropriate speech.
presented to Mr.. ana Mrs Winters. a
sum M money which had been made
TIP hy their ncighhrrs ana friends. who
wished to express their congratulations
in Very substantial manner Refresh
mvnt@ NJ cake ANA coffee were served,
after which The remainder Of the evcA-
ing NJS pass in So, tai intercourse.
AZ saISuuahIc hour Tho visitors de
parted for their respective homes after
wishing Mr.. ana MIS- Winters many
returns Of the day. 1t VAS Very
pleasant occasion. ara Will ~ long rr-
membercd ~ Mr.. ana Mrs Winters.
Mrs Fanny French Massc ana sgn.
Edwin. have gone tn California. where
they expect to remain. until next flll
Charles Il. Folsom has finished his
numbering operations in Fayettc, for
this year. and has returned to his home
here. 1t is rumored that he Will oper-
ate cheese factory the ceming sum
mcr.
After residence here " about %
years, REV. ana Mrs IL ". Blackman
win 80 ID Peake's Island. this spring.
where they will reside for the future
They offer their residence for sale.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-14

Charles Rhines met with bad ac-
cident, Friday. in the WOODEN mill
where he is employed. He was about
to begin his afternoons work in the
card room ana was shifting a belt
with his foot. when in some way. hi \;
foot was caught in the belt and was
carried over the shaft. After the ma
chinery was stopped ana he was car
ried to his brothers boarding place. it
was found that both bones of his leg
We're broken. The fracture was re-
duced by Drs. cobb, Dunnell and Saw
YER
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-14

In connection with the other services
appropriate to Easter at the Winthrop
Street Baptist church the Sunday
School have arranged an entertaining
concert for sthe evening service. con
sisting of solos. duets. recitations. etc.
by the children, to which the public is
cordially invited.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-14

William +. Pickett, employed by the
New England Telephone x Telegraph
10. i'll this city. met With an accident.
Friday, while putting in a telephone in
the residence Of Rev. \. \. Lewis.
There were some boxes ana wash tubs
there and Mr. Pickett fell on these.
bruising himself quite badly. receiving
4 bad cut on the arm and another be
hind his left ear.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-14

II. \. Fuller offers a long list Of
special bargains for today. Granu-
lated sugar 10 lbs. for 81. Nice maca-
roni &c per package. 3 for 25c. CAN for
his 81 assortment Nice California
peaches only 1Sc per can, 3 for zoe.
Imperial wash powder. lib package H..
Orange marmaladc 15c per jar. Lie
big's extract Of malt. 15c per bottle
etc. Great variety and display of seed
peas, corn and beans in bulk
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-14

Tomorrow morning. the centennial
of Gardiner Mcthodism, there will be a
large gathering at the morning and
evening services. The Easter cXer-
ciSes and concert will be in the fore
noon, with special music by double
quartet and full orchestra. Centennial
addresses in the evening; seats at III"
morning service will be reserved f1r
pew holders until 1890.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-14

Mr.. Maxwell and II. c. Royce We're
preclpltated to the ground by
the giving way Of the fastcn-
lngs. The distance was about
10 feet, ana although Mr.. Whittier
struck the ground fairly on his feet he
received severe internal injuries and
has since been confined II his bed.
Messrs. Maxwell ana Royce were not
50 painfully injured.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-14

See Lunt & Brann's ad in this issue.
calling attention to dress bindings.
stays, etc. This firm carries full line
Of small wares and you can always
find the best Of everything at their
store
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-14

Q. L. Sumner, formerly Of this city.
who has been associated with George
Singer on the DamariScOtta Herald for
some time. has accepted the foreman
ship of the New Age Office Augusta
ana will assume the new duties very
cnDD
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-14
NATIONAL HOME.

officer Of the day, capt Coleman.
Sunday. capt. Cumim
Tristrlm Dame. formerly of GO. u.
18th Maine Vols, has been admitted to
III" Home.
The funeral of the late William But
tcrwnrth will take place, at II o'clock
this morning
Patrick Burke, Phillip Sullivan ana
Alexander Graham have gone on fur
Tough to New York city.
The Salvation Army hold meetings.
very Saturday afternoon, in Assembly
hall at the Pacific branch.
John Lakey is back from furlough
10 Boston; Fraser Herman and Cod
frey Lavally from New York City.
y new flag mast To replace the old
one that broke in one Of the late heavy
gales will be raised in good time. 1t
will be of Georgia pine.
AppomattoX day. April .. was cele
brated at the LeaVenWorth Home by
exercises in Franklin hall under the
auspices Of the Union Veterans
Legion.
The funeral Of the late James Nc
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-14

There will be a special meeting Of the
members of HalluWel Commandery.
L. O. G. g., this evening, to make the
closing arrangements for the Grand
Lodge meeting, next week.