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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-19
DEVICES FOR FEEDING

depth should be just seven inches. B
is grain scoop for filling sacks, etc.
It is made from a piece of sheetiron
Is inches long by IA inches wide. the
best way to fasten the sides to the
crosspiece is to bore a hole through
it, from end to end, and draw the
sides up with small bolt. The
handle is attached to this cross-piece
and to the end piece, as shown. The
edges of this, also, should be wired.
Spouts with "cut offs" for drawing
small grains, ground feed, etc., from
bins on higher level, are quite COM
mon, but such conveniences are not so
common about corn-cribs. Fig. rep
resents form of spout or shoot" by
which corn can be drawn from a
crib very nicely. The opening in the
crib should be not less than 16 inches
square and the shoot, the same size,
is set sloping down at an angle of
40 degrees. 1t should be about two
feet long. The bottom is in two
pieces, the lower half being hinged to
the upper. To shut off the corn, this
turned up and hooked. A, Fig. 2,
shows the shoot with the top off and
the bottom let down. D shows tho
shoot closed. Two or three shoots
like this along the side of a crib will
save great deal of shoveling and Of
lifting also, if the crib is so situated
that the corn can be run directly into
sled or wagon.-Albert Rex, in Ohio
Farmer
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-19
FEARS OF WOMEN.
Why They Are Afraid of Mice and
Always Look Under the Bed
Is a Mystery.

The cause that implants the spirit of
fear in the bosom of the gentle sex is
subject that may well puzzle the most
devout student of human nature. The
mouse is considered one of the most
harmless of creatures, and yet it has
been responsible for more cases Of hys-
terra than any animal many times its
size.
One woman, who all her life has care
fully searched beneath the bed before
retiring, at one time found herself in
possession of folding monstrosity, the
intricacies of which she had first to
solve before taking her weil-earned rest
But such is the force of habit, after
pulling down the bed, she would care
fuzzy look beneath it, for no other rea-
son than that she had done so ever
since she was child.
A favorite illusion is that of having
ones legs seized, either from behind in
going upstairs, or on getting into bed
Women have been seen scuttling up
stairs in the dark, setting at defiance
all the laws of locomotioni in a ludicrous
attempt to keep their legs some dis
lance ahead of them and beyond the
reach of a mysterious clutch. Girls will
also make flying leaps into bed to elm
mate the same reliability.
Many women search diligently in
closets, bureau drawers and all sorts OF
impossible places before resigning
themselves to sleep. An old housekeep-
err, whose table silver, in two baskets,
was always placed in her bedroom after
the evening meal, was one night awak-
ened by what she considered suspicious
sounds from the lower regions. eau
tiously leaving her room with the sill
yer, she pitched both baskets into the
hall below, calling out as she did SO:
stake it all and please go;" then fed
precipitately and barricaded herself
in her room. Needless to add, she found
both baskets and scattered contents
the following morning, lit;le the
worse for the rough handling she had
given them.-St. Louis Republic.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-19

have drink with me. Ha, ha, ha!
That was good one!"
"Yes, wasn't it," responded Mr.. Kas-
ser. "But l don't drink"
swell, come sit down and have q
cigar" said the other, and led the
way to table where sat young man
with protruding under jaw, a striped
shirt, a glass diamond, long drink
and certain other evidences that he
wasn't a minister of the Gospel. The
friendly stranger gave no intimation
that he knew this man, but kicked
him as he sat down. AS the man didn't
rise up and wipe the floor with the
kicker Mr.. KAISER decided that the
pair knew more about each other than
they seemed to know. Presently all
three were engaged in conversation,
Mr.. KAISER answering all their ques-
tons about himself with confiding
smile and accepting gracefully his
new friends invitation to smoke a IS
cent cigar. The other two men had
drinks and the friendly man paid for
them. Then said he to Mr.. KAISER:
"You don't drink anything, I see,
but guess you're out for good time,
eh?'
A slow, warm smile overspread the
westerner's placid face.
81 thought So" cried the other.
There's little game running uptown
very quietly, and 1 can put you next.
Say, my friend" he added to the man
on the other side Of the table, ''do you
play cards?"
''Why, shoo-err-rr!" growled he of
the protrusive jaw.
"Come on, then; we'll all go there
and have little friendly game" said
the friendly man, blithely.
He started to rise, but felt Mr.. Kas-
ser's hand on his shoulder and saw
Mr.. Kasser's beaming smile very close
to his own face.
slave you got a pencil?" asked Mr..
KAISER.
"Pencil? Why, certainly. What do
YOU want of it?"
81 want you to write your name on
this piece of paper"
''What for? I won't do it."
The smile disappeared from the face
of Mr.. KAISER. His hand slipped along
the shoulder of the friendly stranger
and settled on his collar. The friendly
stranger fastened across the floor to-
ward the Office, not because he particu-
larIy wished IN but bacauSe very mis-
cular arm was propelling him. The
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-19
TO OVERCOME FEAR.
How n Daring Steeple Climber
Schoolcd Himself for Ills Dam
gerous Calling.

p. F. O'Neil, of Charlcstown, W. Va,
has been climbing steeples and chin
neys and other high places for more
than 25 years. He began life as a
sailor, going out from Newfoundland
on a ship as boy, drifting to this
country in time to enlist for the civil
war and at last taking up with his pres
ent occupation, in which he combines
the trade of mason-for he has built
the tops of many chimneys-of painter,
of carpenter, of mechanic and worker
in metal.
The most natural question to ask
O'Neil was about fear; did he ever feel
fear in high places? "Of course feel
fear at times" he answered. ''Fear is
common to all mankind. Not to feel
fear is not courage; to overcome fear
is the true quality of courage. Not
long ago Prof. Taussig, of Harvard,
who is interested in the matter from a
psychological standpoint, wrote to me
similar question. What L told him I
will tell you.
81 divide the nerve force of man
into two parasitic impelling force and
the restraining force-the same i'm
pelling force that causes body of
recruits at first to run under fire, and
the restraining force that causes them
to overcome for various reasons the
first natural fear. So in climbing one
unused to it is by the natural impelling
force of his nervous system afraid
afraid that his legs, his arms, his sup
port will give way and plunge him
down. Shakespeare, who touched on
all human emotions, touched on this
feeling of fear in high places, when
in King Lear he pictured Edward at
the cliffs of Dover.
"The only way to get over the natural
fear is by some restraining force from
either within Or without. I remember
once when new boy at sea was Or
dered aloft by the mate he trembled
with fear and begged to be let out of
it: Upon my soul, sir, 1 can't go up
there This was his first impelling i'm
pulse. But when the mate touched him
up with a ropes end he was at the
top of the mast so quick that the mate
could not follow him. The pain on his
outer nerves brought him to his senses
and made him exert his restraining
force. So if you happen to be with any
one who shows signs of fear in a high
place d few smart slaps on the face
will bring him to himself. The right
medicine for uncorquerable fear in a
high place is immediate pain on the
outside nerves.
'Fear can be overcome like any nat
ural passion. I remember that when
I began to climb 1 felt sensations of
numbness in the back of my head, and
at such times I used to stop and de-
vote myself to restoring courage. The
way to do it is to remember that sup
port is at hand and that it depends
only upon yourself to make use of it.
Climbing is, in fact, really less dan
gerous occupation than driving res
tive horse or an electric car, for the
safey of the climber depends almost
entirely on himself, while in the other
case many chances of accident are be-
yond his control. "-Boston Transcript.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-19
To Master a kicking Cow.

There are few things around a farm
that are more exasperating than a
balky horse or kicking cow. Nc
trouble will be had with the latter il
this plan is tried: Take two straps
with buckle on the end of each
Buckle one of them about the animals
hind legs just above the big joint and
back of the udder. This should not be
loose enough to slip over the joint, and
not tight enough to prevent slipping
the other strap through it. Slip the
second strap through the first and
then buckle around the other leg the
same as the first, and draw up until the
legs are held close together. You can
then proceed in safety with the milk
ing. Your cow will neither kick nor
run away. L. Irwin, in Ohio Farmer
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-19
Margherita Fond of Mountains.

Queen Margherita of Italy is an en-
terprising mountaineer. There are
timse when her majesty, dressed in a
tweed suit, with CATERS and small
cap, will leave her hotel at three o'clock
in the morning and not return until
nine in the evening, which fact being
borne in mind, it is not altogether i'm
possible to believe that the queen ex-
perienceS the greatest difficulty in Sc
curing a willing companion on her
wanderings from among the ladies of
the court.-Chicago Times-Herald.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-19
The Consumption OF Butter.

The statement that the consumption
of butter per capita is increasing is
true and is likely to have an important
bearing on the dairy interests of the
whole country. Butter has become a
necessary article of food for the great
mass of people, and is being more gen.
orally used every year, especially when
wage earners are we'll employed. Peo-
pie need not be very old to remember
when butter was a luxury to the work
ing man and during the winter was
seldom on the table. Now it is staple
article of food all the year round and
must be sweet and good at that.-Rural
World.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-19
TYPICAL DAIRY FORM.
Some of the Principal Points Which
Distinguish the Milk Cow from
the Beef Animal.

An outline is herewith given-takel
from an illustration of a noted Guern-
sey cow-that shows almost the ideal
shape for dairy COW. In breeding
to raise the herd year by year to a
higher average of merit, it will be
well to keep such an outline as this
constantly in ones mind. It is true
that not every cow with perfect
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-19
DEVICES FOR FEEDING.
Little COntrivances Which, Though
Seemingly UnimpOrtant, Are
Great Labor Savers.

The principal employment. of farm
crs for the next three months will he
caring for their live stock. Anything
that will facilitate the work of feed
ing is in order. Two convenient home
made tools are illustrated in Fig. /.
A is half-peck feed box. made from
piece of stove pipe. The bottom is
a piece of one-quarter-inch board fit
ted nicely in the pipe and well nailed
to its place. The top should be bent
over ring of No. wire to give it
sufficient strength. To hold the even
half peck for a seven-inch pipe, the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-19
IMITATION BUTTER.
Every Pound of 1t Should Have
Stamped on 1t the Ingredients
of Which 1t Is Composed.

The healthfulness of oleomargarine
considered. The difficulty of properly
answering the question is increased by
the fact that the oleomargarine of to-
day is not necessarily the oleomargar-
inc of tomorrow, and the oleomargar-
inc that is turned out by one factory
is not the same as that turned out by
another. Chemists have now discov-
cred that some oleomargarine contains
paraffin, to give it firmer composition.
Paraffin by itself is indigestible, and it
may also be indigestible when incor-
porated with the fats that compose
oleomargarine, but we are not yet GER
tain of that point, for the reason
that no one appears to have investigat-
ed what paratfin will do in such COM
bination. 1t may be less harmful than
by itself or it may be more harmful.
1t may be that the union of paraffin
with fat permits some of it to get
through the tissues with the fat, and
there it may work all kinds of mis-
chief-or it may not. However, people
do not care to take their chances on
such uncertainties. 1t is manifestly
the duty of the government to ascer-
tain such facts for the people. If par
ATTN is to be sold as butter we should
at least know what effect it will have
when taken into the human system.
We believe that every pound of oleo-
margarine that goes out should have
stamped on the package containing it
the ingredients that are used in its
manufacture, including all the preserv-
atives.-Farmers' Review.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-19

Meantime the proprietor of the pro-
truding jaw and the striped shirt was
standing in the middle of the corrido or
looking uncertain as to what he had bet
ter do. He was quickly relieved of all
uncertainty. Mr.. KAISER reached him in
jump, grabbed him by the shoulders,
whirled him around and planted a
heartfelt kick. Thereupon the man
solved for fleeing moment the prob
lem of aerial navigation. He rose and
scared. When he landed and got his
feet going there was a current of air in
his wake that blew off the hats of two
men who stood nearby. Upon return
ing for the other man Mr.. KAISER dis
covered only a crimson trail that led
out by the way of the cafe door. Some
two dozen men who were scattered
about the lobby crowded around Mr..
KAISER and wanted to testify to their
appreciation by buying him drinks and
cigars, and the head clerk came around
to thank him for Kidding the hotel of
the bunco man.
When a Sun reporter saw Mr.. Kasser
the other day and asked him about his
adventure, that gentleman rubbed his
chin and said ne shouldn't think a little
thing like that would be of any interest
in big city like New York. He adj
mitted, however, that he had enjoyed
himself, and said that the cigar pre-
scented to him by his departed friend
was a very excellent one.
81 have got little property of my
own," said he, mot very much, but a
little; and 1 suppose those two thought
they could get $4,000 or $4,000 out of me.
1 am supplemented western man., %
he added, and paused, contemplatively.
"a supplemented western man, but, -
he concluded, smiling benignantly at
the toe of his right boot, II have been
in New York before. IN. Y. Sun.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-19
Book Agents Lates, scheme.

The book agents have o. new scheme:
Nearly every agent who calls on you
now is president of the Society for the
FORMULATION of knowledge, of New
York and, as a prominent citizen, he
expects your assistance. The set OF
books he sells are recommended espe-
cially by his society, etc.-Atchison
G1Ohe
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-19
Indignant Robber.

"Sir," said the highway man, after he
had gone through his victims pockets
and found only II cents, II shall sue
you for damages if this happens again.
son what grounds?" asked the as
tcnished victim.
eft is an imposition upon the pub
lie, sir. for you to go about lookingso
prosperous, and only II cents in your
pocket" Evening Post.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-19
DOES THIS MAN LIVE HERE?"

third member of the trio came behind,
saying, hoarsely
Leave i'm go. He's me trent. Leave
i'm go or I'll soak yer!"
Mr.. KAISER landed his man in front Oh
the desk and addressed the clerk.
''Does this man live here?"
mo"
you're liar, them" said Mr.. Kas.
ser to his captive. The captive strug-
gled.
ever see him here before? ?" Mr.. Kas-
ser asked the clerk.
eyes, he's been loafng around here
for some time"
you're bunko steerer and thief, u
said Mr.. KAISER to the stranger.
Then he relaxed his grip and his fists
made plugging sound upon the
plump features of the stranger. That
friendly person Topped over the desk
and a conveniently placed inkwell
caught the life blood that flowed from
his displaced nose.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-19

A coed way to destroy plant lice
is to dip the affected parts of the
plants into bucket of strong. to-
bacco water, or else syringe with this
solution.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-19
A Record Breaker.

He-They say his wife drove him to
drink.
She-Yes-and he lowered the rec
ord.-Chicago Evening News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-19
LITTLE THINGS.

Only a breath from an evening wind
But it cooled a burning cheek,
Only violet in the path,
But it smiled on weary feet.
Only a drink from wayside well,
From an old and rusty cup,
But of service truer, who can tell,
Than that of the well and the sup?
Only the smile of little child,
But it tempered the life of a man,
Until he was tender and gentle and mild,
And the lion laid down with the lamb.
*Only glance from stranger eyes,
When a heart was cod and dark,
But it brought back God, and the glad sur
prise
Turned the dead to living heart.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-19
His Idea of an Idiot.

A small boys idea of an idiot is an
other boy who wants to play school on
Saturday.-Chicago Daily News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-19

*The writer knows of a young woman,
alone, penniless, and as she thought God
less, in Boston, who in her despair was
about to commit suicide. In this mood,
walking on the street, she met Phillips
Brooks. She knew not who he was, but
she said: THE look in his eyes as he passed
Sue made me know there was a God. / felt
that H had looked at me out of those
be2efcent eyes."-Helen Van-Anderson, in
Boston Budget.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-03-01
Coleaio p orticl lllor

nrp11Ino DOR PEDRO MOCZO BANlET
Al,.nn,sos crternos, e''s'o'''s'oS Y "'e~'"
persionsstas, Gale deI So1 num- |" Y ~
r .,umnos re eciben On q ste Go.
,.a;o. G 10 Is instruction primaria.
incluyendo el ingi$s, olo15o y - ms.
toria de Puerto Rico. -: n ns-
trucci6n secundaria q, 6 sea la prePa-
rac;6n para 81 in Freso en- las gn,-
versidades de los Estados unloos'
50 Glasses de ado orno: (dibuto, PIN pm.
.,,r. " r,6sica.) 40 Teorfa y prao'
tica de Tepadurta de horos; e. ~
ran tambien admit tidos, en- caiia~u s, ~s
internos, los alunnos que ,ue us"ES r.
continuar sus estu dlos en- ID s.v .11ns M
cuela Americana. donde Squet.oa
concurriran vig:lados por lGs S;onxc "a
pectores del Coleglo, " [eo' Ss I.s
despuAs repasos privadoss .t 90 a. 10
a sslg n4Su, ti"ns % ar rRerlamento intsrior'
... sna So enviarA & los padres que ID
soliciten.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-03-01

llarse naravilloso per la
: garantiza el alivio y Ia
ala. No hay dyspepsia o
a d este gran EsPEcIFIco.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-13
CHIEF COOK IN COURT.
ROW WITH PATROLMAN HENNESsY
TO BE TRIED TUESDAY.


Fire Chief Cook appeared in the DO
lice court yesterday morning, with his at
torney, S. P. Crosby, and his case was
continued until next Tuesday Stan Don
nelly was also in court, to represent the
police who made the arrest
In the afternoon, however, all of the
parties concerned appeared before Judge
Hine again, and City Prosecutor Fine
bout told Judge Hine that he had been
instructed by Mr.. Markham to make a mo-
ton to have the tab entry dismissed
without prejudice. Mr. Finehout sad
that Mr.. Markham had advised him to
take this course, as under the law the
chief of the fire department was in SUI
preme command al a fire, even over the
police, and that he could not be sum
marty arrested for misdemeanor.
b r crosby stated that the arrest. of
his client under the circumstances was q
high handed outrage, and If the police
were allowed to continue such a course
1T might result in portions of the civ
being laid in ashes.
Judge Hine said that he failed to see
what could be gained by simply dismiss
ing the charge on the court tab. as Civ
PROSECUTOR F1nehout originally requested.
when there was formal comnlaint on
file against Chief Cook, and the whole
matter had been regularly set for a
hearing next Tuesday
This caused Mr.. Finehout to remark:
Am | to understand that the prosecu-
ton attorney has not the right to move
for a dismissal?"
No; not at all" answered Judge Hine.
I'll entertain your motion and will hear
arguments on it next Tuesday, when the
regular case comes I'D.
Article xxx. of the city ordinances
gives the chief of the fire department al.
most unlimited authority when in tha
discharge Of his duty, except in case he
should commit a felony. The chief is
given power to arrest any person who
may hinder or refuse to obey him whiIe
In the discharge of his duties. It Is nroo
vided that the chief of police, or. when
detained, his assistant. shall Immediately
go 10 the chief of the fire department,
in case Of fire. and report himself
Chief Cook says: after the charges
against me have been dismissed I viii
swear out warrants for the arrest Of
the three officers who Jerked me off to
the station. If any one has the impress
sion that I will drop the matter in the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-13
PROF. MUNYON'S NEW VENTURE
Crowds Visit His Big Establishment
on Broadway.


(From the N Y. Press, Oct. q 1909
certainly have no reason to complain
of my reception in New York. said Pro-
tessor Munyon yesterday afternoon, as he
stood near the main doorway of his splen-
dldly appointed new medical institute at
1Wenty-s1Xth street and. Broadway. The
spacious saleSroom and offices on the
ground floor We're crowded. Thousands
mad passed through the wide doorways
in Broadway and in Twenty-sixth street,
ali anxious to have a peep at the well
known features Of the distinguished pro-
Iessor, who has done SO much to revolu-
uonlze the old-time methods of treating
the sick
have opened this establishment
SAID the professor, in an Interesting chat
with a reporter, Simply because my
BUSINESS demands it. As you well know,
nave always maintained a medical in
Sutute, With q corps of skilled physi-
CLANS In this city, but 1 have now supple
mented this by bringing here my business
headquarters, advertising department,
laboratory, etc. The laboratory that 1
nave opened here is the fourth of a Sc
RES, which now includes Philadelphia,
toronto and London, but which later will
take IN Boston, Chicago, San Francisco,
Mexico City, etc. But don't let me talk
ABOUT this New York venture, look
around and speak about it yourself
Inc huge plate glass windows give the
passer-oy a splendid view of the Offices
But one has to inspect the department
devoted to Munyon's Doctors to get a
correct idea as to just what this institu-
tlon means for the sick of New York.
generous share OF the ground floor space
OF the mammoth establishment has been
surrendered to the medical branch. His
physicians ask no fee for either examina-
tlon or advice. They simply give the pa
tents the best advice of knowledge and
skill, and show them how to get we'll.
IN many cases a simple remedy is all that
Is needed. Then again, If the visitor has
nothing the matter with him, he is told
so frankly. 1t is a great satisfaction
when man has been examined from
head to toe by competent physician.
ana then told there is nothing the mat
ter with him"
professor Munyon's great success Is
que 70 t1reless energy, unceasing thought.
ana an abiding faith in his system of
improved Homeopa thic Remedies. q. sys
TEN winch enlisted the best thoughts and
skill OIL the most eminent specialists and
chemists of the world. Munyon was NOT
preJudleed in favor of any one school of
meolclne. He believed there was good
10 De found in all: in fact, he knew it.
his mission was ttoStake the proved cura
i've, the best thought of all the schools.
ana combine them In one. His remedies
are not @1eure+ alls''-7l1e has prepared q
separate cure for each disease. e