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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-12
Cont Raising in the West.

The climatic condition and food sup
ply of large part of our mountain
Gus country are admirably adapted to
Angora ranges, and there is not u
state in the union, east or west, in
which they cannot be grown to good
advantage. Notwithstanding the in
breeding. cross-breeding and Inability
to get fresh blood, American ranch
men have improved the stock they
had to work with just as they i'm
proved the original Merino sheep. and
believe they will in time produce a
better animal, larger and finer, than
the original stock with nearly 5000
years of history behind it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-12
DANGER IN MILLET.
When Fed Unfortunately to Horses
1t Produces a Disease That Is
Hard to Handle.

In many sections where millet Is
largely grown for fodder and hay
horses are troubled with a so-called
disease that is characterized by de-
rangement of the urinary organs and
symptoms resembling rheumatism.
The action of the kidneys is increased,
often being accompanied by a sup
preston of the urine. The joints, par
ticularly of the hind legs, are swollen
and infused with blood, the texture of
the bone is destroyed, becoming soft
and less tenacious, in consequence OF
which the muscles and the ligaments
are easily torn loose. In all cases
lameness, and in many instances fe-
yer, also occur, and a considerable
number result fatally.
That the trouble is caused by millet
has been proved beyond question by
many experiments, such as changing
the animals diet from millet to hay
and then back to millet after few
weeks. In every case, unless too far
advanced, the symptoms disappeared
when ordinary hay was fed, and re-
turned when the change was made
back to millet. The specific property
that causes the trouble has not yet
been discovered. But experiments
show that the aff1iction is not due, as
in the case of crimson clover hair
balls, to the age of the crop when cut.
since the symptoms appear as often
when the plants are harvested mature
as when immature. The only recon-
mendation that can be made is to feed
millet sparingly, either in alienation
with other hay or mixed with them
NJ. G. Kains, in Farm and Fireside.
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, due time knocked at Elmer stearns'

IN que ClIne kuOcheu aC EImeT OtcdruD
door.
There he is" cried the girl, and, to
Elmer's unbounded establishment, she
rushed into the room and began to
lavish caresses on Clover.
'sThere is some mistake here" he
remarked, quietly. 'May ask why
you manifest so much interest in my
dog?"
"Your dog!" cried the girl. "Td
like to see you prove it,
LET the dog speak for himself" he
suggested, mildly. Glover stood look
ing from one to the other, with sad
eyes.
''Sit here, please" said Elmer, "and
will go quite to the other side of
the room. Now we will call her to-
gether, and see what she will do.
"Clover, come here" the man said,
quietly.
Come. Lucky, Lucky" pleaded the
woman.
Glover stood with her tail and ears
dropping. The woman was nearer.
In passing her Glover stopped, and
allowed her to stroke her, and even
licked the girls cheek. But her eyes
were on Elmer, and as soon as pos
sible she broke away and came to
him.
''You see," cried the girl, ''she came
to me first; your own proof is against
you. Let us go, officer. Come,
Lucky"
And placing her hand on Clover's
color, she led her out of the room and
down the stairs. Elmer heard a cab
door slam and sat down YEARLY, won
dering what to do.
He decided to wait quietly for the
dogs return and watched eagerly each
night for it. Two weeks went by, when
John Locke invited him to spend the
evening at his home. Its meeting of
a little informal card club" he ea-
planned, without constitution or by
laws. The host can invite one friend
and a second invitation makes you a
member"
Elmer's evenings were long now, so,
though he disliked cards, he went.
He met Is pleasant young people and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-12
SHEEP ON THE FARM.

The latest reports indicate no in
crease in the country's supply OF
sheep. No fear of OVERRIDING the in
dustry right away.
It don't want to be forgotten
that sheep are great grubbers OF
brush land; but if sheep are not there
to do it man must be.
Shortage of grass and hay on the
ranges this summer and fall is giving
western sheep men many misgivings
regarding the late winter.
The sheep industry will be popular
in proportion to its profitableness,
and the skill and intelligence devoted
to the industry.-Rural World.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-12
,eLlvE IT,
s a4lr Stock
GOOD FODDER CROP.
Hairy or Sand Vetch Is Said to BE a
Hardy Plant and Adapted to
Our Climate.

The scientific name of this plant is
Vicia villosa. A government report
says of it: This annual leguminous
plant is native of Asia. It has been
cultivated for about so years in some
parts of Europe, especially southern
Russia, Germany and France, and was
introduced into this country for the
first time about 1S47 under the name
of Siberian vetch. Excellent reports as
to it's drought-resisting qualities and
its adaptability to our climate have
been received from Washington, Ne
braska, Georgia, New Mexico, South
Dakota, Minnesota, Montana and Penn
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-12

among them Miss Esther DAILY. He
recognized her instantly as the young
lady who had claimed his dog, but she
showed no sign of recognition.
Before the evening was over he was
head over heels in love. When a man
reaches the age of 80 without love af-
fair he is apt to make short cut of it.
Elmer Stearns received an invitation
from the next hostess and was thus in
stalled a member of the Informal
Club" At the weekly meetings he met
Esther and soon they were on excellent
terms.
At last it was her turn to entertain
the club, and there he met Clover. The
dog was overjoyed and plainly showed
her pleasure. Esther was surprised
and said it was very unusual for her to
show any interest in stranger. AS
for Elmer he snubbed Glover unmerci-
fully in spite of her joyful whines and
manifestations of love for him.
Glover thought it over sadly as the
gardener tied her rope that night, and
she decided on desperate course. She
knew the way quite well now to her
old master, though she had made it be-
fore in the day time. The rope was a
new thing since she had gone home be-
fore, and she resented it.
She set her firm teeth in it and man
aged to tear away few shreds, but
it was big rope and she tore her
~ ch II ha
she strained her collar and the metal
edge cut her neck, but she strained hard
and it, came over her head with jerk
and she was free.
Elmer was awakened by scratch on
the front door and ran downstairs
without waiting for clothes. Glover
slipped in upstairs in her old way and
soon both were asleep.
He telephoned Esther in the morning
that he had found Lucky and would
bring her back that evening. Clover's
tail hung lower and lower as she found
herselfnear her former prison, for home
it had never become to her, but Elmer
urged her on.
"How strange that she should have
| come to your rooms" said Esther, "and
| last night she seemed to be glad to see
you. Have you some mysterious power
| over dogs? or" and then came the
| CLEAN of recognition Elmer had always
| feared. eyes," she said, breathlessly
''you are the man."
He answered by calling Glover to him
and putting her through many clever
tricks. Then he told her frankly all
about Glover, while the dog sat by
whining dolefully and keeping on the
side of her master farthest from Esther
The girls cheeks burned hot at the
close of the recital. ''Uncle Harry gave
him to me on the date you lost him, my
twentieth birthday. I supposed he
bought him, but he must have picked
him up on the street. Whatever shall
do to make it up to you?"
"There is one way that would more
than make up, DEAR" he said.
''I'll try" she whispered, "and you
shall take Glover home with you till
then, and" she added, with laughing
eyes, "Clover shall go on the wedding
| trip."-Boston Globe.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-12
Deadly Wnr Missiles.

In 1870 an ordinary shell when it
burst broke into from 10 to 30 pieces
To-day it bursts into 240. Shrapnel
fire in 1870 scattered only 81 death
dealing missiles. Now it scatters 340
A bomb weighing about 70 pounds 30
years ago would have burst into AZ
fragments. To-day, when it is charged
with peroXilene, it breaks up into 1,2oO
pieces, each of which is hurled with
much greater velocity than the larger
Jumps which were scattered by a gun
powder explosion.-Chicago Democrat.
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HOW TO USE WASTE SPACE.

grain bin, the bottom being sloped to-
ward the front of the bin as indicated
by the dotted line, so that one will not
have to reach far, even when the bin is
nearly empty. The remainder of the
space is used for hanging up harnesses,
the walls being available for this pur-
pose. The doorway, which is high
enough to admit one without STOPPING.
can be closed by door or by rough
cloth curtain.-Orange Judd Farmer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-12
Gaining His Reputation.

at is your Intention" said the mind
reader, as he gazed into the mans
eyes, ito call me an impostor at the
conclusion of this seance, and, on that
plea, go away without paying me-"
Thus it was he gained reputation
as mind reader, when, as matter
of fact, he was only good judge OF
human nature.-Chicago Post.
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STABLE CONVENIENCE.
How the Space Under the Stairway
May Be Utilized to Excellent
Advantage.

The accompanying illustration shows
very excellent way to utilize the space
under the stable stairway. The space
under the lowest portion is used for a
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-10-10

gan slowly to rise and the worst OF
the storm was over. In two hours
more the wind had subsided, and by
midnight there was quiet in stricken
Galyeston-the quiet of death.
The water, which in some streets
had been eight feet deep, began quick
Iy to run out, and by daylight the
pavements were again exposed. But
what a scene Of devastation this day
light revealed! Wreckage on every
side, wreckage and death. A battle
field has it's dread story to tell, but a
city suddenly stricken as this was IS a
more pathetic spectacle. When men
fight men the strong are killed alone
for all are strong, but here it was the
weak, who suffered most severely. IT
was the women an children who died
in the greatest number. They could
not reach places of security for lack OF
strength, and the BRAY and willing
men were powerless t help them.
Those pinned down by solid wreckage
lay where they had fallen, those
drowned while fleeing for safety were
carried out by the ebbing waters
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-10-10
A Hating Explanation.

They were walking north when one
of the numbering Fifth avenue coaches
passed them. The girl looked with
interest at the stiff.jointed horses that
were the motive power, and asked:
"Why are the bodies of those horses
clipped and not their legs?"
The man looked at the horses and
pondered. He had not noticed the
curious phenomenon before; but he
was supposed to know about horses,
and felt that an explanation was de-
manded of him.
"Er-haven't you noticed that q
good many equipages have clipped
horses?" he answered, vaguely.
eyes, but they're clipped all over, "
she protested: "They don't tleave the
legs as shaggy as ever"
''That's 80" he assented. "I don't
suppose it's because if they can't be
swagger, they want to be as swagger
as they can," he ventured. 'No, of
course not; for in that case they'd be-
gin at tho bottom and work gradually
up, wouldn't they-clip the legs first,
and edge up toward the ears as they
could afford to?" He looked hope
fully at the girl.
"Ye-e-s," she assented doubtfully,
though it seems funny. But why do
you suppose they do it?"
"H'm!" LIE reflected, tacklins the
question again. cit can't be eccen-
tricity-they're eccentric enough al
ready. I tell you what! 1t must be
because they're trying to join the new
less movemeut-like wireless tele-
graphy, horseless carriages, tailless
kites and so forth. They hope to
produce the feedless horse-save on
oats and hay, and clip his coat so that
he will still have to move swiftly along
in front of their coaches in order to
keep warm"
"Oh!" she said, in puzzled tone.
cit seems cruel, though, doesn't it?"
New York Commernial AdVari~Ae
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A WINDOW DRAPED WITH VINES.

alise that window boxes may flourish
even at the most 'heltered and shaded
windows.
AS this on, had only glimpse of
sunshine in the early morning (be-
cause of the surrounding brick walls),
pansies and ferns and tuberous bego-
MAS were grown in the box, instead of
the boomers that demand plenty of
sunlight.
The deep window box was arranged
so that the upper edge was even with
the glass, that the full benefit Of the
growing plarts could he seen from the
inside. In eac.- corner of the box
thrifty honeysucA-e roots had been
placed, and these soon sent strong
branches up to the top of the window
where pliable splints had been ar
ranged to form an arch. Clematis
and otter sln-loving -limbers could
be crown in less shady quarters, but
in this position the honeysuckle
proved most satisfactory.
With very thin lace drapery on
the inside of the window, to futter in
every passing breeze, and this vine
drapery cf green on the outside. and
the blooming pansies and begonias
peeping in at the sill, this one window
transformed the whole effect of that
small, dark dining room.
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while the fallen houses each held the
secret of those who had been crushed
in the downfall. A more pathetically
wretched condition never met the eyes
of men.
AS the day get older, however, there
was other work than grieving.
There was no drinking water in
the town, and the uninjured food
supply was short, while comnu..
knicatiOn was cut off from the
world that was willing to help. But
above ali was the necessity to get rid
of the dead, which in so hot a climate
began quickly to decay. In very many,
indeed in most, instances the dead
could not be recognized, and therefore
could not be claimed 5y relatives.
The bodies were buried in trenches,
aud boat loads were taken to deep
water and there sunk, yielding up to
tho sea the victims it had come ashore
to claim. ' ..
: But the vicious in the community,
u1uuy VI lueu uSSlOSS, We" NS NAAA
gent in evil work as the rescuers were
..:od. Hundreds robbed the dead bod
les Of what valuables they could find,
even cutting off fingers and ears to
get finger rings and ear rings. The,
few United States soldiers stationed
in Galveston were called upon to do
police "'lty, and State miliiamen were
sent to help as soon as possible. Every
man caught robbing the dead was
shot, and some twenty more were
tried by drum m-head court-martial and
shot Immediately. The summary ex-
ecution of these wretches put an end
to this phase of the awful situation.
One of the most thrilling tales of the
Texas disaster is told by Miss Sadie
Hirshfeld, of New York, who has just
returned from Galveston.
She was with her family in their
home on Seeley avenue when the
storm came and until she was rescued
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-10-10
No Hends on Chinese Coins.

Nuuismatics who may in the dim
and distant future investigate the
coinage of China in order to find some
authentic record Of the lineaments OF
its sovereigns will be doo"" i to dis
appointment. a representation OF the
human head separate from the figure
is there IN object Of horror; hence
there is never an etiigy of the emperor
on his coin. Further, the hermit-like
seclusion in which the Son of Heaven
trad:tionally lives is intended to stim-
ulate veneration: and there are very
few of the subjects apart from the
officials of the palace. who ever see his
face. A missionary recently returned
from the celestial land observes that
were it known that in Europe portraits
of kings We're suspended before inns,
exposed to dust, wind and rain. and
to the witticisms and perhaps the sar-
casms of the populacc, we should be
held in even greater derision than we
are.-London Daily Chronicle.
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Teaching Lifila Onoa.

1t is wonderful how much knowledge
can be impaired to small children by
a quick nurscmaid who has an inklins
of the Kindergarten system. Children
are never tired of asking questions.
and If these are intelligently answered
they pick up all sorts of useful knowl-
edge without any actual teaching. The
object Of the kindergarten system il
to teach the little ones TO think for
themselves. and it is worth every moth
er's and nurses while to learn some
thing of it. The custom of talking non
sense to them and distortins words
cannot be too much condemned. -.
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~ MAURICE ThoMPS

he strobe to and fro. Her face was
sweetly flushed and her eyes shone
with a soft, dreamy expression that
told how powerfully her sympathies
had been stirred.
Mrs. Vernon returned as soon as
her visitors had gone. ...
, Colonel Loring confronted her hat
in hand.
IT shall not see you again before
you hear of fighting" he said, in
dicating that he was about to go. He
stood looking back and forth from
mother to daughter as if he had
something he wished to say but could
not.
Mrs. Vernon extended her hand.
"Our prayers will attend you," she
said, with subdued smile, "and we
shall hope to see you back very soon,
safe and we'll"
He went away abruptly, leaving be-
hind him an impression that never IN
the least faded on the memory Of the
two imaginative women.
Pauline went almost Immediately 70
her room. She wished to be alone.
In her heart feeling of indescribable
unrest was blending with vague
sense of tenderness, pity, longing and
fear, as if some evil were about to be-
fall some one she loved. Loring's
face was before her inner vision. His
expression of dark brooding and hope
lessness had fastened itself upon hel
memory, like a strange, haunting pic
ture, and his voice, with its peculiar
restrained coldness and its undertone
of passionate despair, seemed to echo
mysteriously through every cell of he1
consciousness. She leaned back in
white-cushioned chair and clasped hel
hands above her head.
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Scenes in Galveston
After the 5reat sturm

Galveston has experienced storms be-
fore. and on several occasions, severe
damage has been done. But the peo-
nile have grown used t. the danger
from inundation, and even when the
storm broke on that fateful Saturday
morning they were not unusually dis
turbed, writes John Gilmer Speed, IN
Harper's Weekly. They went about
their business in ordinary fashlon'
confident that the storm would soon
blow over. At ten o'clock a gale was
blowing. By noon this gale had in
creased to hurricane proportions, and
those dwelling near the beach began
to realize that this was something
more than an ordinary summer gust
of wind. Great waves were dashed
over the beach, and the summer re-
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from the northeast pltcned the waters
against the wharves and abutments,
choking. the sewers and flooding the
city from mat quarter The wind,
which had been some. fifty miles an
hour, quickcned to eighty-four, when
the measuring apparatus of the
Weather Bureau T2s wrecked, and the
rest can only ..be guessed at. The
ntreets wee rapidly filling with water,
and each person had to stay where he
was caught; as it wasA nigh impossible
to rove from place to place.
In times such as this, however. the
impossible Is done, and many men did
succeed in getting their families into
the more SUBSTANTIAL buildings, such
as the public schools, the court house
and the hotels From three o'clock in
the afternoon the wind increased
steadily until it was at it's highest, and
certainly not less than 100 miles an
hour. II; barometer also continued
to fall, reaching its lowest, 2S.04h
inches, at 7.30 p. m. This was the
very height Of the storm, but this high
est continued for more than two hours.
The tiimsy among the structures in
the city were nearly all down, knocked
into kindling wood by the fury of the
wind, and even the ms substantial
of the buildings were ing damaged.
Here a slate roof was blown off. there
an lion roof rolled up and was hurled
across the street as though it had been
paper; .timbers were carried in the air
as though the solid oak and pine were
only grass or straw, while wires. tele-
grapl, telephone, electric light and
trolley, were everywhere, for the poles
had snapped like pipe-stems and let
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MONSTER FEAST IN PARIS.
President Loubet Gives a Banquet
to the Mayors of France.
The Repast Passed on without Hitch
2o.oo0 Persons Present - The
Caterer Used Automobiles.

Paris By le).-Under a tent GOV.
ering 7O2,0s3 square feet 10000 per.
sons breakfasted, as the guests OF
France, in the Tuileries Gardens. The
banquet was given by President Lou.
bet for the Mayors Of the municipali.
ties of France In honor of the Exhibi.
don, 1t can be said safely that such q
prodsgious ,repAst was never before
und4rtaken. The arrangements had
been going forward for several weeks I
and resnlted in HSeh excellence of de-
tail that the eTe5a WAS carried to per.
lection without 4 Itch. 30
Long before the HHr for the feast to.
begin anzimmense efowd began to as
sembie iii the Place de Ia Concorde, 5
but sueh admifabl6 police precautions
were taken hrong was han
dled; WITHOUT confn eas f&$
eh an trnne nomic enter
tafnments ecesslta Rasye elous or
ganisa tfo1 to i1s1fe We, !,
great lttasens had s6ts So{i "a
and fe united by q RI ecf IA
,ayet8z1. AHsRrmy ,ofs sHH{ {fefH Ee
Ejp3pyed beri1g suH6{ly g
The tubes if placed END u
Ehaye covered "a distane& fdpr p;
the klehens covered j "a a.,
half miles The pro- properly
/ directing the service 6yer such dis
tances fwas solved BY t} enrolling ,ef
motor ears lin which the esteret5and
tiisbstaff travelled from pofnf to point
wherever: er:supervision was required.
In addition, four cyclists carried or
defs in all directions. -
~ The work Of cooking the poultry
was begunSmore than week ago, and
1.-The cooked bird; were kept in the re-
frlgerntofs until the day of the feast.
The fare provided for the feast in-s
cluded 1900 pheasants, t2500 ducks, :
2500 0schickens. 5000 pounds of salmon,
80O0: pounds Of beef, 68, 600 poifs and
other bread, 90, 600 of red and
white wine and 900 bottfes Of cham
pagne. ILL., ;j.Ss ~ 2,
E~Tricofors, garlands of flowers and
masses of palms were to be seen on all
hstd&H9In fact, the tent looked like a
7Befvatory. A band stationed in the
tie tent. played patriotic airs, but the.
music was scarcely audible on ac-
count of the din occasioned by the
clatter of dishes knives and forks.
Just at noon President L0ubet,i ac-s
companied BY fheg Cabinet Ministers,
arrived in the Place sae la Concorde In
carriages. NJ. Eoubet and the Minis
tiers entered the tent and ascended to
a raised platform on which was the
table of honor; where the dignftaries
were seated.s The band then played
the "MarseilIaise,1 and the 25,000 per-
SONS present aroses and, with their
faces turned toward the President,
loudly acclaimed him. 1t was an inn,
pressive sight, and is the greatest oya-
ton NJ. Loubet has ever received. ~
When the President had taken his
seat the wonderful machinery Of the
arrangements was set in motion and
the 21.S7O servants Of various descrip-
! tions began furnishing the fine menu;
to the diners. The feast ended at 2
o'clock. after NJ. Loubet had delivered
short address, congratulating the
country and the Mayors on such har.E
mony of purpose.
A series Of fetes In honor Of the
Mayors were held, lasting two days. Il