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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-08-03
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ASSERTING PLUMS.
II Is Easy Work Provided You Make
a Table Like the One Here
Described.

In most cases experience has
proven that plums, if shipped to mar
ket in ten-pound grape baskets, pro-
vided with handles and put up in
neat, presentable shape, will bring
the producer greater percentage of
profit than if shipped in half-bushel
or bushel crates or packages. A care
full picker can fill the basket direct
from the tree, but the usual plan is
to pick into large receptacles, then,
carefully sorting the plums, place in
packages ready for market. This fire.
quent handling removes great deal
Of bloom from the fruit, which re-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-08-03

chickens. Now is the time for them to
repay my devotion. And, by gum, they
will do it or get in trouble
THAT afternoon Sol got couple Of
long sticks, and carrying them over his
shoulders with three hawks perched on
them, started after ducks. Pretty
soon along came flock of ducks, fly
ing pretty low. Sol united his hawks
and pointed at the ducks. 1t wasn't
half minute before those trained
hawks understood what was wanted of
them, and off they went at full tilt
after the ducks. Each hawk grabbed
duck, started back with it toward Sol
and dropped it at his feet.
Then came the first of SOILS actions,
which turned aside the hearts of his
faithful duck hunters. When the hawks
delivered up their ducks to Sol they
began to look for some liver as re-
ward. But Sol didn't see it that way.
Those ducks are still in sight he
says to the hawks, as if they could un-
derstand him. And duty calls on you
to go after them. Now is your chance
to repay little of my care and affec-
ton. This is no time to be looking for
liver
"Sol kept pointing at the rapidly dis
appearing flock of ducks, and as his
hawks didn't seem to understand what
he meant, he grabbed stick and be-
gan pounding them with it. 1t was
plain that the hawks were grieved and
mystified, rather than angry. They had
each of them brought in duck. why
didn't they get their liver? And why
did Sol, the man who had fed them and
whom they had looked up to and ven
Grated, beat them with stick?
FINALLY they gave it up as bad
job trying to figure out what it all
meant, and seeing that Sol wanted more
ducks, off the hawks started, but act
ing in patient, puzzled sort of way
that was really pathetic.
"Those birds of yours are faith
full and well trained I observed to SOL
but loving kindness isn't the strongest
quality of any hawk, even an educated
one. If you beat them about once more
they will try to get even with you. And
from what I know of hawks, I'm bet
ting they will succeed
'But Sol only grunted out that twas
ducks and not tokens of esteem that he
wanted from those hawks.
'After quite a wait we saw the hawks
coming back. They had had long
chase after the ducks and were pretty
weary when they reached US, but each
faithful hawk was bringing back a
duck, and laid it in front of Sol. Then
every bird looked up in an expectant
sort of way as if he now felt certain of
getting his liver. And it was here that
the real meanness of Soils nature
showed up.
'Sol was just going to reward his
Woodworking birds, when away off to
the north another flock of ducks showed
up. Then Sol wanted to start his hawks
right after the new flock.
Don't you do it, 1 warned him.
These faithful birds of yours are pref
ty nearly worn out, and if you don't
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moval should be avoided as much as
possible.
By the use of a single table, as illus
trated, plums and other similar fruits
are easily assorted. The top of the
table should not be over 3x2 1-2 feet.
The sides and back (r. +, ~ may be
eight inches wide at the back, taper
ing to three inches in front; the front
guards &c, q should be less than
three inches high, leaving six-inch
space between the inner ends: the
slanting board (g) is six inches wide.
To operate it, place the fruit careful
ly upon the table, the assorter occu-
plying chair in front of the table,
with a basket on his lap. Both
hands can then be used in remov-
ing the leaves, limbs, damaged or i'm
perfect fruit, throwing the refuse
into baskets In. ny on the floor. The
perfect fruit, or that intended for
shipping, is rolled in front and
passes over the incline (g) into the
basket. This table need cost but lit
tie, and may be made in as crude or
elaborate form as wished. In work.
ing, the elbows can rest upon the
guards &c, 9, which will make the op-
Grafton much easier. An ordinary ia
BILE can be fitted with these simple ap-
pliances and quickly removed after
the shipping season is passed.. S.
Yates, in Farm and Home.
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HE WASN'T GROWING.
Was Merely Seeking Information an
to Prices of Country Comforts
and COnveniences.

"Ehat!" carpingly calculated the summer
boarder from the city, as he glared pop-eyed-
edly at the altitudinous bill which, says
Puck, the honest agriculturist had just pre-
sented to him. "Ninety-six dollars and
thirty cents for two weeks board for myself,
wife and three small boys? Now, look here,
Mr.. Hooks"
"Ye had the use of the boss and carry-all
whenever we wanted 'em," interrupted old
Farmer Hooks, doggedly. "Your boys EFT
up considerable many of my apples, and,
then, there's the fshin' and the scenery,
and the-er-grangers' picnic, and Uncle
Hiram Tinker's funeral, and the eclipse of
the moon, and-er-ah!- all that, and"
But, pshaw, man! the only time we used
your old carry all the horse was so sulky that
| had to lead him most of the way, and the
vehicle broke down and l paid more for hav-
ing it repaired than it was worth Your
green apples made the boys sick to within a
hairs breadth of an agonizing death, and
to the extent of a SO doctor bill. caught
cold but no fish, fishing. We didn't eat any
of the scenery, nor do we expect to carry
any of it away with u.s. We were in no way
responsible for the late Mr.. Tinker's flu
neral, and, | may add, did not particularly
enjoy it. We did not attend the grangers'
picnic, and, as for paying you for the eclipse
of the moon, I'll be-"
''Looker here! Do you mean to insinuate
that I'm tryin' to gouge ye?"
"Oh, no; certainly not! But, by the way
the present wealth of the United States is
estimated at 100000 900, and-er-"
"Wa-al"
"Well, I was merely wondering if you were
trying to get it all at once!
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-08-03
COMMERCIAL ORCHARDS.
Wherever They Are Conducted on
business Principles They Are
Paying Investment.

There are two causes that probably
more than all other things have made
apple growing in different localities
seem Improbable. One is the failure
to grow sufficiently large acreage to
sell to the best advantage. To give
the shipper profit apples must be
handled in large quantities-not less
than carloads, and several carloads
make it still better.
Buyers will go into any locality
where several carloads can be pur-
chased and will pay fair prices for
good fruit A little investigat ton will
usually show that where prices are
very low either the quantity was such
that carload could not be secured or
there was such large number of va
rieties as to spoil the sale. Here is
where many have made a mistake.
They have planted a sufficient acreage
to supply sufficient quantity, but at
the same time planted such large
number of varieties as to spoil the
sale.
AS in other lines Of farming and fruit
growing we are learning by expert
ence, and it is proposed now to form
fruit-growing associations. In given
locality number of farmers form an
organization and agree to plant so
many acres each so that in the aggre-
gate several hundred acres of not
more than three or four varieties will
be planted. A very considerable saw
ing can in this way be made in pur-
chasing the trees, and by meeting and
giving their experiences the better
plan of setting out, cultivating, and
caring for can be ascertained.
When the trees come into bearing
they can be sold to much better adj
vantage in every way, while by dis
tributing the crop among a consider
able number of farmers the risk of
serious loss is reduced to a minimum
Where this plan has been tried good
profits have Deen realized. One man
in locality growing few acres and
especially of mixed varieties could not
under present conditions make large
profit unless the circumstances were
unusually favorable.-N. j. Shepherd,
in Farmers Voice.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-08-03
O-.I..C

When preparation has an advertised rep.
utation that is worldwide, it means that
preparation is meritorious. If you 60 into
a store to buy an article that has achieved
universal popularity like Cascarets Candy
Cathartic for example, you feel it has the
endorsement of the world. The Judgment
of the people is infallible because it is i'm
personal. The retailer who wants to sell you
something else'' in place of the article you
ask for, has an ak to grind. Don't it stand to
reason? He's trying to sell something that
is not what he represents it to be. Why?
Because he expects to derive an extra profit
our of your credulity. Don't you see
through his little game? The man who will
try to sell you substitute for Cascarets
is fraud. Beware of him! He is trying to
steal the honestly earned benefits of repu-
tation which another business man has paid
for, and if his conscience will allow him to
go so far, he will go farther. If he cheats
his customer in one way, he will in another
and it is not safe to do business with him.
Beware of the Cascaret substitutorl
Remember Cascarets are never sold in
bulk but in metal boxes with the long tailed
&c, on every box and each tablet stamped
q q a.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-08-03
THE MEADOW LARK.

Minstrel of melody,
How shall chant of thee,
Floating in meadows athrill with thy
song?
Fluting anear my feet,
Plaintive, and wildlysweet-
Oh, could thy spirit to mortal belong!
Tell me thy secret art,
How thou dost touch the heart,
limiting of happiness still unpossessed;
Say, doth thy bosom burn
Vainly, as mine, and yearn
Sadly for something that leaves 1t I'M
blessed?
Doth not that tender tone,
over the clover blown,
Flow from a sorrow-a longing in vain?
Or, is it joy intense,
So like pang, the sense
Hears in thy sweetest song something OF
pain?
Others may cleave the sleeps.
Soar, and in upper deeps
Sing in the heavens blue arches profound;
But, thou most lowly thing,
Teach me to keep my wing
Close to the breast of our mother, the
ground!
Soon shall my fleeing lay
Fade from the world away
Thine, ever-during, shall thrill through the
years;
Love, who once gladdened me,
Surely hath Saddened thee
Half of thy music is made of his tears!
Long may list thy note
Soft through the summer float
Far Ger the fields where the wild grasses
wave;
Then, when my day is done,
Oh at the set of sun,
Pour out thy spirit anear to my grave!
Lloyd Miffiin, in N. Y. Independent.
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give them the liver they expect they
will lose faith in human nature. A
trained hawk who has lost faith in
human nature is an ugly animal, I said,
solmenly.
''But Sol was set on starting his
hawks after this particular flock of
ducks. The patient birds, instead of go
ing just loitered around, waiting for
their reward. Then Sol grabbed his
stick and began pounding them worse
than before. For about minute the
birds stood it, then it seemed to come
over them all at once that they were
being beaten and cheated after they
had done their duty. Each bird gave
sort of queer little cry, in which
there was more disappointment at
the way Sol had treated them than an
ger, and then rose in the air and
turned, not in the direction of the
ducks, but toward SOILS barnyard.
"It's fancy chickens and revenge
your birds are looking for 1 warned
Sol.
"Sol looked at the hawks and then
oeSdH IuHHlIS uollle dS IdoG dS LIS leg
would carry him. But it was too late.
The six hawks swooped down among
SOILS chickens, and by the time Sol ar
rived on the scene all that was left of
the best collection of fancy breed of
chickens ever seen in Pike county was a
mass of feathers and dead fowls.
"'What heartless ingratitude,' says
Sol, almost crying. I fed and trained
and cared for those birds, and then they
turn and rend me, or rather my limo
cent and best breeds of fancy chickens.
'But 1 didn't give him any comfort
1T was all your own fault, Sol Tomlin-
son. 1 told him. IF you had treated
those hawks halfway decently they
would have cheered your declining years
and gathered in ducks by the bushel.' y
Boston Globe
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-08-03
Housewife and Burglar.

The burglar had entered the house a:
quietly as possible, but his shoes were not
padded and they made some noise. He had
Just reached the door of the bedroom when
he heard some one moving in the bed as il
about to get up, and he paused, The sound
you don't take off your boots when you come
into this house." it said, there's going to
be trouble, and a whole lot of it. Here it's
been raining for three hours, and you dare
to tramp over my carpets with your muddy
boots on Go downstairs and take them off. .
He went downstairs without a word, but he
didn't take off his boots. Instead he went
out into the night again, and the pal who
was waiting for him saw tear glisten in his
eve. 81 can't rob that house." he said. ut
reminds me of home. (Me.)
Journal
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-08-03
K.en,nr Old Cows in MIX.

Milk cattle, receiving indifferent
care, age great deal more rapidly
than others, says George E. Newell
in the American Cultivator. A cows
age, as regards milk yielding value,
should be measured not so much by
years as by care and feed. A nat
urally good COW, if she has had rough
usage, will be played out in tactical
sense when she is eight or nine years
old. But If she has fair showing from
her owner in the pasture and stable,
she should remain profitable mixer
for 12 years, and sometimes longer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-08-03
Homeseekers' Excursions Via Chi.
cagO & Eastern Illinois Railroad.

On the first and third Tuesdays of June,
July and August the Chicago & Eastern Hi
nois Railroad will place on sale Homeseek-
ers' Excursion tickets to various points in
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Ken
North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Texas.
One Fare (plus $1,000 for the Round
Trip. Tickets are limited on going trip fiji.
teen days from date of sale with stop-over
privileges in Homeseekers' Territory. Re-
turning tickets are limited twenty-one days
from date of sale.
Remember that we now have in service a
new wide vestibuled train between Chicago
and Waco and Fit. Worth, Texas, leaving
Chicago daily at l:5O P. NJ. Through Pull
man Sleeping Cars and Free Reclining Chair
Cars. For further particulars call on or adj
dress any agent Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Railroad or G. L. Stone, G.. P. and I. A,
Chicago.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-08-03
LOCATING THE HOME.
How the surroundings of q Farm
House Can Be Made Healthful
and Attractive.

In laying out country homes one of
the most important points to be well
guarded against is the direction from
the house of the stables, pig pens,
cattle lots and other necessary but
bad-smelling Accomplishments of the
farm. However neatly they may be
kept, there will be more or less of
unwholesome ef1uvia arising from
them in hot weather. AS the prevail
ing winds of the summer are from
the south and west, the proper place
for such things is to the northeast
or east of the dwelling. This will
carry the doors away from instead of
toward the house. A south or east
front for the premises gives better
chance for such arrangement than
any other. In planting trees, shrub
berry, flower beds. and planning
walks and drives follow the natural
style rather than stiff, straight or
formal lines, placing the trees and
shrubs in groups and irregular lines,
rather than in straight or geometri-
cal lines of any kind, putting the
larger ones upon the border of the
house yard, with the smaller ones in
front of them. This will make back
ground for the shrubbery and flowers,
giving natural and graceful look.
Lay the roads and walks in gentle
curves from point to point, placing
groups of trees or shrubs on the in
side of the curves, that the devia-
tions from straight lines may seem
natural and fitting. Make no gates
directly in lront of the main entrance
to the dwelling, but rather slightly
to one side, from which the road or
walk should gently sweep to the de-
sired entrance. Plant no large-grow-
ing trees, so as to eventually shade
and shut out the view. A few that
will make good shade, such as the elm
and maple, may be set in groups or
alone where they will be out of the
way, and yet sufficiently near the
house to make convenient shade.
Plant the native trees of the forest or
which may be bought at little expense
rather than those which are costly.
tender and unsatisfactory.-H. E.
Van Deman, at New York Institute.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-08-03
Location of Berry Patches.

Western horticulturists are advising
to locate raspberry and blackberry
patches on northwest, east or south
east, as the prevailing winds are mostly
from the other directions. The evident
reason for this advice is that the winds
will thus blow over the patch rather
than through it.. The advantages are
twofold. The canes are not broken by
the gales. and during the hot weather
the air does not so rapidly draw the
moisture out of the soil. For the same
reason a wind-break is an advantage.
Farmers Review.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-08-03
wheel Hoe for Garden work.

The wheel hoe will save much labor
in the garden. Usually such an nipple
ment is combination affair. compris-
ing seed drill, cultivator teeth, mark
ers, rakes and knives. each being de-
tachable. On heavy soils the wheel
must necessarily require more power
for it's operation than when used on
light, sandy soils, but as it is the cheap
est implement made, in proportion to
it's various uses. no one will make mis-
take who procures one, as it is Won
derful labor saver.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-08-03
Odd Signs ON Staten Island.

A bicyclist who has been making
runs in the neighborhood of New York
reports that he found the most unan-
imous and impartial slaughter OF
English in sign posted on Staten
Island windmill. 1t reads:
DIS WIND MILL FER SAIL
At a rude wharf on the Staten Is.
land sound this greeted his eyes:
BOATS TO HER.
Another sign showed this legend:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-08-03

and other fruit from low trees.
When placed upon the ground be-
meath the tree, the picker can move
round from one side to the other
without moving the ladder. The steps
may be made much wider than indi-
Gated, if this is desirable. The upper
step serves as a convenient shelf for
the basket into which the fruit is
placed.-Orange Judd Farmer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-08-03

Vegetable Compound
cures the Ills peculiar to
women. II tones up their
general health, eases
down OverWr0ughf
nerves, cures those
awful hack(ack5es and reg
ULafeS z,,e1SfsgxafiOn.
II does this because IL
acts directly on the fe-
male Organism, and makes
II healthy, relieving and
curing all inflammation
and aIspLacen,enfs.
Nothing else is Just as
good and many things that
may be suggested are
dangerous. This great
medicine has a constant
record of cure. Thou
sands of w0ssses, testify to
IL. Read their letters con-
sfassfly appearing in this
paper
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-08-03
ORCHARD STEPLADDER.
Handy Thing to Have Around When
Gathering Apples or Other
Fruit from Low Trees.

The ladder shown in the accompa-
nying illustration will be found con-
venient when gathering apples. pears
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-08-03

Labor Saver.
Biggs- Old man Miggs is lazy.
Jiggs-Is he?
eyes, indeed. Why he rented parrot for
the summer just to have it swear at the heat
for him."-Baltimor American.
Some folks think that honesty, in modera-
ton, is the best policy.-Puck.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-12-08
STOCK MARKET FEATURES
AS Reviewed by Prince & Whitley Yes
terdav

AS Reviewed by Prince & Whitley Yess
terday.
New York, Dec Fear of an unfa-8
vorable bank statement tomorrow and
continued weakness in the industrials
were the main causes Of an unsettled
and lower stock market to-day. The
known movement of money up to-day
shows loss of about $7000,0O0. Ru-
mors of reductions in dividends in such
stocks as 7. G. I. and Rubber preferred
increased the lack of confidence in the
industrials.
London's operation in this market
amounted to possibly $4,000 shares,
mostly sales; purchases made for Lon
don account were principally Denver
and Rio Grande and st. Louis and S.
f. Although prices Of stocks showed
reoessions throughout the list, railroad
bonds were firm and in good request,
but on the whole there seemed less dis
position or animation to extend engage
ments on either side, transactions up
to noon being only $4,000 shares. For
eign exchange was unchanged at ASH
all and Assn. Money was per cent.
on call.
Imports of dry goods at the port OF
New York for the week were valued at
S15S9,6S6, against, $1,849,517 last week
and $2,066,S33 last year. The grain
markets have a better speculative un-i
dertone than for some time past; the
position is Strengthening almost daily
and an improvement in price seems
warranted.
Cotton has shown some weakness ow%
ing principally to the fact that larger
amount came into sight than was eX-
pected. 1T should not be forgotten that
even at this weeks ratio the crop still
promises to be a short one, and with
Europe needing 100000 bales Of our
raising, and our home consumption be-
ing 100000, with ruling crop estimates
of nine and three-quarter millions,
there will be lively scramble for cot-
ton some day.
The stock market did not change ma
terially during the last hour; it made
several attempts at rally, but just
before the close the industrials were
once more sold down, affecting the rails
very slightly however. The close was
fairly steady, while the immediate ten
dency was not positive either one way
or the other. The total sales were SOL
700 shares.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-12-08
IN AND ABOUT The COURTS
MORE DIVORCE CASES CAME UP
YESTERDAY

MoGrath Released from Jail-Attack on
Henry A. TayI0r--B Goes to the
Asylum-Short Session In the City
Court.
The following divorces came up for
trial yesterday afternoon:
Nellie L. Roy VS. Hamilton r. Roy
The plaintiffs name was Mrs. Nellie
Cuff They were married April 2e,
1896 The desertion occurred in Sep
TENDER, 1896. The decree was granted.
Lester H. Beers sues Ida A Beers,
formerly Keeler, upon grounds of de-
sertion. The custody of one child is
desired.
Louisa Merrill futile vs. Milo Dayton
Tutte-A divorce upon grounds of de-
sertion, habitual intemperance and
cruelty. They were married on June l,
1854
Oscar e. Brown VS.. Alice A. Brown,
desertion; married December /, 1885.
James Hallibaugh VS.. Emma Jane
Hallibaugh, desertion; in September,
1898
The case of Juliet A. J, S. Johnson Of
Ansonia, whose maiden name was
Juliet A. j. Llewellyn and who was
married September %, 1895, sues
Thomas j. Johnson of Waterbury for
divorce on grounds of desertion.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-12-08
TO THE REFORM SCHOOL.

Anthony Williams, Thomas MINIS
and Charles Oliver, three small colored
boys, aged respectively fourteen, thir-
teen and twelve years, were committed
to the Connecticut Reform school yes
terday. Williams and Minis were each
charged with theft and Oliver was
charged with burglary. The complaints
in each case had reform school COM
plants substituted.
williams was charged with taking S25
from B. r. Spencer of Broadway. Min
mis- was charged with the theft Of three
sweaters from C. N. Hall of Broadway
and oliver was charged with entering
the place of A. l.. Bailey at 173 Dixwell
avenue. The three were arrested by
Detective William j. Frey of the Dix
well avenue precinct.