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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-05-18
Birds Shun This Tree

A German authority has recently an
nounced the discovery of tree in the
forests of central India which has
most curious characteristics. The
leaves of the tree are of highly sensi-
tive nature, and so full of electricity
that whoever touches one of them re-
ceives an electric shock 1t has very
singular effect upon magnetic needle,
and will influence it at distance of
even 10 feet. The electrical strength
of the tree varies according to the time
of day, it being strongest at midday
and weakest at midnight. In wet
weather its powers disappear alto
gether. Birds never approach the tree,
nor have insects ever been seen upon it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-05-18
Automobiles for Army Use.

The German reichstag has just vot
ed an appropriation of $4,000 to the
government for experiments in the
employment of automobiles in the
army. Some trials have already been
made, but without having been suffi'
GENTLY complete for the results to
prove conclusive. A more exhaustive
experiment may now be made in vari.
GUS military uses for these vehicles and
principally for the transportation OF
supplies. 1t is highly possible that in a
short time the system will be tried for
moving heavy pieces of artillery. The
German war ministry avails itself OF
every new scientific invention.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-05-18
FILTRATION OF WATER.
Wherever 1t Has Been introduced
Death Rate from Typhoid Fever
Has Decreased.

Although Chicago unquestionably
has the best drinking water of any
large city on the globe, there is no
doubt that many impurities conduc-
i've to disease, especially to typhoid
fever, find their way into the city's
homes. While the quality of our lake
water will be greatly improved by
the passage of the city sewage through
the drainage canal, there will still be
enough of impurity left to be men
ace to the public health. The use OF
sand filters is highly recommended by
the best sanitary engineers of the
country. These filters have already
been constructed in II American
towns and cities in the last decade.
During the same period more than
100 others have installed mechanical
filtration plants. No fact in sanitary
engineering is more fully established
than that the death rate from ty-
phoid fever is materially lowered by
filtration, and the present interest
of the public gives hope that the time
is not far distant when the cities of
the United States will take rank with
London, Berlin. Vienna and Amster-
dam in freedom from that disease.
The system of slow filtration
through sand beds is regarded by the
highest authorities as preferable to
the more rapid system of mechanical
filters, though in many cases the lat
ter may be installed at a less eN-
pense. Statistics of both systems show
that the slow sand system is used by
cities having an aggregate population
of 81 400, 10000, of which 100000 are
in Great Britain and 100000 in the
United States. The aggregate popu-
lation using mechanical filters in the
United States and Canada is nearly
100000, while this system is practi-
cally unused in other countries. Only
towns of the United States have FL
tered water supplies at the present
time.-Chicago Chronicle.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-05-18
MAGIC TEMPLE DOORS.
An Explanation of the Way in WhieA
the Egyptian Priests Used to
Fool the People.

The priests of ancient Egypt had
very simple method of imposing upon
the credulity of the people. They were
well acquainted with many laws of
physics, and did not hesitate to en-
ploy them to mystify the people.
When Hero. the Greek. who invepted
the first slot machine, was writing his
book on natural laws. he included a
drawing of the temple doors, which
were opened as if by magic by the
Egyptian priests. The altar stood out
side of the temple itself. and it was
by utilizing this altar that the doors
of the temple opened, as if by the in
visible touch of the god Apis, and the
faithful were invited into the holy
temple to complete their worship.
How this was done is easy to see from
Hero's diagram. Beneath the altar
was the whole machinery. When the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-05-18
TWO NEW INDUSTRIES.
The Manufacture of "WhalebOren
from the Horns of Austrian
Cattle and from Rattan.

Thirty or 40 years ago, when whale.
bone was abundant and cheap, it was
extensively employed in making UNI
hrellas, horsewhips and corsets. Slen.
der strips of the same material were
also used to stiffen the waists of Ia
dies dresses. To-day whalebone has
practically disappeared from the mar.
let, and other materials are made to
perform the old duties. A recent con.
sular report from Austria declares
that rattan is now introduced into the
cheaper grade of corsets in that coun.
try, and also that an artificial whale.
bone is made there out of the horns
of cattle. The annual output of this
article is put at 10000 pounds.
Two kinds of artificial whalebone
are produced, one having a blond hue
and the other black. The former is
superior, and brings about so cents
a pound. while the latter sells for
about 25 cents. The blond variety
is made out of the horns of Hungar-
ian cattle. and these are marketed
in a wet condition. The black vari.
ETY. comes from the horns of India
cattle, and they are imported dry.
The horns are pressed between
heavy and hot irons. The outer sides OF
the horns become more or less
scorched, and slabs drawn from these
outer surfaces are much inferior in
quality to those taken from the cen.
ter, which are the best and dearest.
The bones are cut from six to 20
inches long and three-sixteenths to
five-sixteenths of an inch broad. The
lengths from IL to % inches are those
in demand for corsets. Large guam.
titles of these bones also come from
France, because the manufacture in
Austria does not meet the demand.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-05-18

fire was lighted on the altar it warmed
the air in the tube running down to
the vessel CHI, almost full of water.
The expansion of the heated air forced
the water into the curved tube (KLM),
transferring some of it to the vessel
X). This vessel was suspended by a
chain, and as it filed with water the
weight pulled on the chain, which was
wrapped around pivots that moved the
doors open. When the sacrifice was
all over and the fire was quenched on
the altar the air inside of it cooled,
the water poured back into the vessel
(H), emptying X, and the weight seen
at the extreme right hand of the
drawing pulled the pivots around SO
as to close the doors again. Of course
none but the priests knew anything
about the mechanism by which this
marvellous opening and closing of the
doors was accomplished, and it must
have seemed a miracle to the gaping
crowd of worshipers.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-05-18
Easily Done.

GLOW did they open the Paris exposition,
George? I've lost the paper containing the
account of it." ''Why, it was simple and
SG yohv LOBBY stepped
is the president of the French republic
LOBBY walked up and pushed away paint.
er's ladder, and kicked aside plasterer's
hod and pile of bricks, and yanked car
penter's horse out of the way, and tore down
the Positively No Admittance' card-in
French, of course-and scraped lot of sand
and gravel away from the bottom of the
door, and then gave the knob yank-and
the exposition was wide open! Simple, isn't
it"-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-05-18
Largest Tree in the world.

At Mascall, near the foot of Mount
Etna, is to be seen the largest tree in
the world. Its trunk is 3O4 feet in cir
culnference. The largest tree in the
United States is said to be the gigantic
tree near Bear creek, on the north fork
of the Tule river, in California. 1t
measures 140 feet in circumference.
The famous giant redwood tree in Ne
vada is 119 feet in circumference.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-05-18
POTATO BUG PICKER.
An Iowa Farmer Has Invented Ma
chine That May Perform Won
derful Deeds.

Most methods for the determination
of potato bugs remind one of the old
recipe for making hare sonp, which
began, first catch your hare: so that
about the only effective method of get
ting rid of this little pest is to first
catch your bug, and then kill him. A
western inventor, hailing from Lone
Tree, Ia, very seriously offers re-
cently-patented device for assisting in
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-05-18
OiIYn Mast Furnace..

Excellent results have been obtained
with the use of oil in blast furnaces. 1t
is interposed between the hot-air
stoves and the tuyerers of the blast
furnace. The oil is drawn by the blast
into the furnace, where it increases the
temperature and also facilitates the
reduction of the ore.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-05-18
Rirbt Eve 4. the STRONGER.

People are right or left eyed just as
they are right or left handed, and just
as the right hand is usually the more
powerful, so is the right eye. Only one
person in ten is left sighted. 1t is very
probable that the use of weapons dur
ing countless ages has had something to
do with the right eyes extra power.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-05-18
Unwelcome Friendship.

IT want to say to you" roared the red
faced passenger, "that am friend to the
Beers, all the time"
"Well," said the slim passenger, who was
in a corner of the car, where he couldn't
escape, II hadn't thought much about it,
but if you are with them / am sorry for
them myself. "-Ipdianapolis Press.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-05-18
SEE TO THE WALLS.
A Danger in Schoolrooms and How {,
Prevent 1t.

. Owing to the gathering Of so many diff
ferent classes of persons therein, the in
terror walls of churches, schoolhouses, hos
pitfalls, etc., are apt to become repositories of
disease germs unless preventive measures
are taken. These walls should always be
coated with clean and pure cement, such
as Alabastine, which is disinfectant in its
nature and more convenient to renew and
cost is no greater than for inferior work,
while renewals are r-ore easily and cheaply
made
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-05-18
He surprised Himself.

First Tramp-Say! dat bulldog gev
you lively chase.
Second Tramp-Dat's right. never
knowed l wuz capable Of SIGH extr'or-
nary mobility.-Puck.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-05-18
To Cure q Cold I'm One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money If it fails to cure. 25c.

The only reason some persons pay their
debts is SO that they will feel free to borrow
again.-N. Y. Press.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-05-18

1t doesn't make bill any smaller to file it
away.-Philadelphia Record
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-05-18

Most of the good jokes are old ones if ysu
only knew it.-Washington Qa.) Democrat.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-05-18

pound and Blood Purifier. I am now
regular every month and suffer no pain.
Your medicine is the best that any suf-
fering girl can take. MISS MARY
CONES, Aptos, Cal, July 6, 1899.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-08

importin~ sugar at that port. had robbed
the government during the last four years
OF cusiss on It's lInportatious. amounting
80 nao o0e
SO Gar a. TIE ofncials here are informed
this stupendous fraudulent transaction
statement y based upon the authority Of
Asaistant Secretary az the Treasury
SpAuldkng, who SAYS thai ne reports have
ever baen made to the government on
tho subject. lie has charge OF the Gus
officially brought 20 the attention q ths
department there will Ae . rigid inyesti-
CATION for the purpose Of bringing the per-
peirator- Of this gigantic fra0d 70 lign,
The story IN hrief r. as follows Conn
plaini has been nled with the offices ot
collector Of the port of Fhlla4siphia, chang
ing fraud ana violation 81 the revenue
law. on the cart OF the sugar trust. II
10 charged that during 1877 thu govern
meat VA defraudsd eat OF Gep.co az
revenues ana that since 1913 the total
los:s. g ths ysvernnasns have snounisd
the esiisrtor % an assistant Tor Invest.
CATION THIS otneisl reported against the
cnm2laiaants ard In favor nf The trust.
and no further aesion was taken,
The men who swore 70 the chafxes were
formerly IN the employ OF the sugar tFast
them wrs formerly sugar sam2.er FOR
that oencern tor ak years prtor to lisa
ne tells how, during those ak years re.
as sampler. acting under orders Of his
supertors, -toetored'' sugar as \ came
! followed directions by mixing salt and
water with the samples secured from
/ eAcA cargo, thereby destroying the trlse
I value of the cargo. lie says that the gov-
I ernmsn, ofncsAts always accepted thesa
doetoss6 sssus!ts. and that utea these
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-08
DECIDES TO EXCLUDE
CATALOGUE HOUSES.
Action of National Associatien OF
Agricultural Implement ana
yekIele Manufacturers,

MILWAUKEE, Nov. The National
Association OF Agricultural Implement
aud Vehicle Manufacturers wili not pay
the freight 10 and from the factories on
damaged parts OF warranted goods, Betih-
er viii II sell goods 10 the catalogue
houses. This Is gain and a loss 20 the
retail dealers The latter wished 20 have
the manufacturers pay freight on dam
aged parts where machines had been Sold
under a warranty, and many Of the mem
beers believed that this was nothlng more
than fair The question was decided az
the meeting today, other resolutions res
commended. Including one that the mem
5egs OF the national association DO not
sell 70 catalogue houses, were adopted,
The transportation COMMITTEES through
Its chairman Frank X Bull. made an
elaborate report. showing what the COM
fnittss had accomplished during the year.
Chairman Collier. % the committse on
STATE LEGISLATION presented for the commit
tee two resolutions authorizing the COM
Easttee 10 take such action as Is necessary
70 secure the repeal q un4ast laws. end
smother that the protection Of members
in LAWSUITS byeught under the various cor
porAtion acts " sxtepded 70 eoyer . text
case e determine what . doing business
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-08

samples the duty was hxed. He further
says that one CT the men who was a
party to this fraud, and who was then 10
the service OF the government. ID at pres
eat sampler for the government He
fraud BY building bags OF damaged sugar
around bass Of good sugar and then en-
tering them ali az damaged sugar
Through these practices the value OF ey-
cry cargo 81 sugar brought into f'nnadel-
phia ~ the trust was decreased from
nne-Qu8rfer 20 I cent a pound, all on
which went 20 the trust
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-08
Cripple Greek Mine soId.

DENVER, Col. Nov The Times
says that ne Portland mine, AZ Cripple
Creek. has been sold 70 an English avn
dIcaie. including the Exploration Com,
pany, the Venture Company and Werner
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-08
IN the state within the meaning OF n.


chants exchange has received word fhst
the steamer Eva recently reported ioss = J
sea. Is safe. She arrived Al NladIvos,ok
this morning The Esa sailsd from Port
Land with a cargo 81 Hour
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-08
Quick Colds


iou know What tisy arc.
They Gone sPoa yos ynh
hardly moneass notice. But
they are slow 10 leave: fAn's
The trouble. Unless you do
the right hing they hang on ior
weeks Why not ssnd them
off You scsa do i quickly
With Aysss Chessy Psetessl.
II Often cures 10 night.
Tssss sizes. Ser sssnsA fss en- orsinzry
a assss ssssls a. s ssss asrs s.. s'
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-08

Belt a Co. The price Is given as tl5, on. 600.
A new company with b. organised 70 take
over the property AID its stock win Be
nnated In London.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-08
THE BON MARcHE.
THE BON mAacHu

A PLAIN
STATEMENT.
I'M E have decided to practically ~
w tire from the control Of the ston
for a full week, beginning next Mondsv
and to turn over the management Of ~
!, several departments to the buyers and /
heads of stocks We have agreed toll
our people each run their own depolt
ments just as they would if they owns
the stock and paid all the expenses ca
nected Herewith.
The department managers have ~
power to make what prices they Chez
, to offer whatever special lots they havo|
on hand at that particular time, and ~
Z do anything that's fair and reasonable ta|
; order to increase the volume of husine
on which individual promotion and aol|
airy depends.
We are inclined to believe that WI
\ plan will be beneficial in many wayn-]
both to our customers and to us. WobE
lieve you will save money on all youo~yl
and get very much better idea Of MY
stores enormous stocks and the nt|
y prices you always pay.
The advertising will be turned ov0l
to the department managers next 6QH|
day, but we need scarcely to say ta11l
I their printed offers will be fAithfullya1 I
hered to in the store BY the amountG
y interest and enthusiasm displayed n N
very evident that the department moE|
ayers sale will be the greatest event I'll
store has yet witnessed. Respectfully,
NORDHOff 8 c.
Washington sentinel., 1900-02-10
The Beer Tax.

The Baltimore CoyysspOHdsat
says, "Schade states in his paper,
the SENTINEL, that the reduction
Of the beer tax is not to be thought
Of. Nevertheless there is now a
bill before Congress TO have the
tax on whisky redu ced from $40
to 20 cents per gallon, and the dis
tillers believe it will be passed"
1t is true there is a bill pending
Tor the reduction of this tax; but
neither the whisky tax, the beer
tax nor any other tax will be re-
duced by the majority for the sim
pie reason that they need every
cent they can scrape together to
carry on their criminal war in the
Orient. We were informed by
good authority that Senator Hanna
has also informed the brewers Of
Baltimore that no legislation will
be had on this question.
Washington sentinel., 1900-02-10

afraid Of giving ofense to his
brothers across the sea, and con-
sequently inserted the above
quoted clause. Why are they not
responsiblep Are Mr., Hav and
son (who is our consul in the
Transvaal) not the agents and SER
wants OF our people2 What is to
prevent the proper transmission OF
American mail to an American
representative Let any one dare
10 interfere and it is his duty to
demand immediate satisfaction for
the honor Of his country and his
people. Have We fallen so low that
we are afraid to make any move
or say a word without the consent
ot England1 If that letter is not
acknowledged by the President OF
the Transvaal the people OF Mis-
souri, may rest assured that it was
never delivered. Now that SGcre'
tary Hay has informed Mr.. Pre-
torius that he is not responsible,
will the Editor OF the VEStltcAe
Post tell us whether he will be2
Washington sentinel., 1900-02-10

Another Pan American Congress,
Secretary Hay has received, it
is stated, from all the republics OF
South America responses iavora-
bic to the plan OF having another
Pan American Congress On the
style somewhat OF that OF 1890. To
give the affair less the appearance
OF an effort to sweep everything
into our own net, it is designed, it
appears, to get Mexieo to invite
the delegates, and have the Con-
gress assemble at the City Of Mex
leo. Back OF it all is the old idea
that the States Of Central and South
America can be brought by agree
ment, rather than by low prices, to
buy their manufactures from the
United States. A promotion OF
political objects is also looked for
in the direction Of sort Of recog-
milton OF the existence Of special
ties between American States. The
Monroe Doctrine is one phase Of
this doctrine of special ties, and,
whatever tie is recognized, our
jingoes will doubtless regard it as
a plank in their platform. Much,
however. has happened since 1890
to lessen the ardor of the Spanish
republics. Chilli will recall the
bulldozing she got from President
Harrison and Nicaragua will have
in mind our disposition to assert
dominion over the canal route.
The Venezuelan adventure OF Sec
retary Olney will be borne in mind
by all. Our appropriation of Porto
Rico and the Philippines cannot
but excite apprehension that like
fate may some day befall our sister
republics. The latter must regard
our overtures much in the same
way as the little birds did that OF
the big bird that invited them to a
feast
Washington sentinel., 1900-02-10
The St. Louis Boer Fund.

John Hay, Secretary Of State, in
acknowledging the receipt OF DIR.
Pretorious' check for $3.50 donated
by the public spirited citizens Of
St. Louis for the Boer Red Cross
Society in the Transvasl, closes
his letter by saying, II think
proper to add that this department
is not responsible for the safety Of
letters conveyed in this manner"
No. they are not responsible for
any Boer letters, but il it had been
Tor the English no such reply
would have been returned to the
sender.
II the Editor Of the SENTINEL
had been a citizen Of St. Louis and
a contributor to this fund he would
have asked Mr.. Pretorius to de-
mand the return OF the check. For
we do not believe that this money
will ever reach its destination. DR..
PretoTius and the WEStkche Post
are two factors far too influential
Tor the Republican party to offend
and some reply had to be
made il the city OF St. Louis was
kept in line.
On the other hand, our English
Of State was mortallY
Washington sentinel., 1900-02-10
SuIzer and Lentz.

The many pro-Boer speeches
which have been made at various
mass-meetings by Hon. William
Sulzer and ]. ]. Lentz, two OF the
ablest German American Repre-
sentstives in Congress. have raised
these two members in the esteem
OF the German-American press.
Nearly all the German papers
have commented iavorably upon
their good wook, and it has come
TO be an understood fact that both
are strong Vice Presidential posi-
billties. II any man is chosen from
the West it should be John Jacob
Lentz, of Ohio. II from the East
no one will oppose the prediction
OF the SENTINEL that it will be that
sterling, aggressive Democrat,
VIM. Sulzer, Of New York. Such
a selection would be a we'll de-
served and highly appreciated
compliment to the millions of Ger
man Americans and other adopted
citizens.
Washington sentinel., 1900-02-10

The union of the two clever artists,
George Primrose and Lew Dockstader
has resulted IN the formation Of a splen-
did minstrel company and will be seen
here next Monday evening at the
National Theatre,
It is said that there are several distinct
departures from the minstrel style as
generally seen. To begin with, the list
Of high class performers is a long one
and embraces a great many particularly
bright lights. In the first part, when the
curtain goes up, the stage setting will be
seen to be OF very pretentious nature,
and instead ofthe company being seated
as is usual, only the scenic environments
will be discovered. but, as the two great
military bands under the leadership Of
Catl Carleton, start a stirring melody,
the whole company will come upon the
stage and take its place. The orchestra
will be in charge Of Professor Latham.
The end men are George Primrose,
Lew Dockstader, Lew SullY, Larry
Washington sentinel., 1900-02-10

AT ROCHESTER, last Tuesday,
the Catholic Bishop McQuaid de-
livered an address against the pol
icy OF expansion beyond the natu
raj limits OF the country, in which
he showed the ills Of such a policy
to ancient as we'll as modern ma
tions, as portrayed by history, and
warned his hearers OF what they
may naturally expect as the legiti-
mate result of the course the pres
ent Administration is pursuing.
Bat this is a progressive" age,
and the results Of bad policies are
made apparent sooner now than
they used 20 be.