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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-04-19
ETERNAL VIGILANCE.
Unless 1t Is Exerted Successfully War
Cannot Be Waaed Against the
Ubiquitous Hen Louise.

So much has been said and written on
the topic of hen lice, and so many rem
edies advertised, that it really seems
lated, but still it is ever present with
us.
built very large new poultry
house, lined its sides and ceiling with
tarred building paper, built new roosts,
moved the hens in, and in four months
found the whole building swarming
with the spider louise or mite
The mite is smaller than pinhead,
resembles a young spider in form, is
bright red when full of blood, and
breeds on the roosts, walls and floor
of the hen houses, and at night preys
on the poultry and saps the life from
them.
They are sure death to young chicks,
will cause setting hens to leave their
poultry keeper.
got the pests with some thorough
bred poultry purchased which taught
me in future to buy eggs, and get my
new blood that way, and run no risk of
importing lice and disease into my
flock.
What to do hardly knew. as the
building was large and new and tarred
paper did not daunt them.
l drove out the poultry, closed the
building, took a pail of kerosene, a
whitewash brush, and went all over
the wood parts, wetting them thor
oughly, then l smoked the building for
ten days with sitting sulphur smoke.
After two weeks l found the ground
floor simply alive with the lively mites;
then l took a barrel of slaked lime I
happened to have, and spread it about
an inch deep all over the floor, and
that killed them.
You ask why l did not use some of
the advertised lice killers? Because
the expense would have been too great.
Still would advise using them where
the building is small. / find the foun-
dation of all the lice remedies / have
used consists of tar, kerosene, sulphur
and roaddust, and see no necessity
of purchasing it ready miXed.-Clara
Ransome, in National Rural.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-04-19
Fence. and Flying Hens.

No fence will confine persistent
flyer. A fence is usually eight feet
high, out six feet is generally found
to be sufficient for the breeds of poul-
try of medium size. and four feet is
high enough for the heavier breeds,
such as the Brahmas and Cochins.
Even if these birds attempt to fly over.
one sf their wings may be cut. but in
doing this care must be taken to leave
the two large outer feathers in order
not to disfgure the birds. Of course,
the first cost of number of yards is
considerable, as there is the wire to
buy, the posts and the gates, besides
the labor of putting them up. How
ever, runs are the only possible means
whereby many can keep fowls at all,
and if they are well looked after and
carefully fed and housed there is abso-
lutely no reason why they should not
thrive well and be source of profit
Farm and Fireside.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-04-19

hands made presentable, you simple
ton. Of course, that's exactly what I
came for.
Hecuba was as dign1fied in welding
the knife and the polisher as when she
handled the Bible or the opera glass.
So / regain my self-possession and
gently fish for Hecuba's story.
Briefly, her mother had died sudden
ly four weeks ago. She had been
widow several years, and always
earned good income, but never &C
cumulated any money. She had given
her daughter an education, and now
Hecuba had taken her mothers place
in order to do the like for her younger
brother. The money was wanted at
once, and this was the quickest way to
earn it.
"That is the boys picture on the OPP
posite WALTZ"
yes"
"And the sword that hangs over it
that looks historic"
ct was our great-grandfather He
was an officer in the revolution-in a
Connecticut regiment
Let me think the situation all over
as walk away. First, the romance of
it. 1 remember cutting from a news
paper last year and placing in my
scrapbook an exquisite little poem
signed Hester Nidivear. One of the
best French poets was barber, and
one of our own was dentist; after
the beard and the teeth, why should
not the nails have their turn at
| poetics? Second, the sense of it. NV
great-grandfather also took part in
| the revolution, but he wore no sword:
he was only a private. Better a pri-
| vate under Washington than colonel
under CORVALLIS, have always boast
ed. And after the war he pared the
hoofs of horses before mailing on the
shoes. Rule of three: AS the human
hand is to the horses hoof SO is-um,
| l fear rank little below her. Where
| am 1? / do not know where 1 am.
Oh, Hecuba!
Now, old chum, perhaps you can
guess why have not married. But it
| is not certain that I never shall
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-04-19
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER.
The Wife and Mothcr-in-Law of Mr.,
Charles Keys.

Clarissa, Mimi, April IS Especially.
No family in this vicinity is better
known or more universally respected
than Mr.. Charles Keys, the local School
Teacher, and his estimable wife, and
mother-in-law. For long time, Mrs.
Keys has been in i'll health. Recently,
however, she has found cure for her
ailments in Dodd's Kidney Pills.
~ cannot speak too highly of Dodd's
Kidney Pills, or of what they have done
for me-" said Mrs. Keys.
my life was miserable, my back al
ways ached, also my head. Twas tr0ub-
led with Neuralgia in the head and face
and suffered extreme pain, but thanks
to Dodds Kidney Pills, all those aches
and pains have vanished like the morn
ing dew, and it now seems that life is
worth living. I consider Dodd's Kid
ney Pills God-send to suffering hui
manity. They may rightly be named
the Elixir of Youth.
while speaking of my own case and
1 might also add, that my mother, who
is now an old lady of "a years and who
lives with me, has been troubled more
or less with aches and pains, as is nat
ural with one of her advanced age.
When she saw what Dodd's Kidney
Pills had done for me, she commenced
to use them herself, and she says that
they have done her more good than
any other medicine she has ever tried.
This testimony is given in the hope
that others who may be afflicted as we
were, may see and read it, and be bene-
flied by it,
What Mrs. Keys states in her letter
can be verified by reference to any of
her many friends in this neighborhood.
Dodd's Kidney Pills have already a
wonderful reputation in Todd County.
Nothing has ever cured Bright's Dis
ease. Diabetes or Dropsy but Dodd's
Kidney Pills.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-04-19

HENHOUSE MADE OF HAY,

poultry netting is put on the sides all
around the shed, and before stapling
to place the wire is set in the ground
about eight inches to keep out rats.
Poles are then set about three feet
from the sides all around the shed,
with the exception of the south side,
and a few strands of wire tackled to
them to keep the sides in place. When
the hay is put in it is tramped we'll I'M
til it is built up to the paper and the
projecting laps laid over.
When cold weather sets in the south
side of the shed is covered with heavy
duck and Stats nailed over the duck
For entrance flap is left and board
tackled to the duck endwise. Loops of
leather or wire are stapled to the board
to draw taut. This will give the build
ing plenty of light and will answer
better than window glass. During the
warm months the duck is removed and
put away for future use. The sides on
the north are also removed for ventila-
are erected upon new location, the
poles removed, the old pile of hay
burned and the ground plowed for a
garden for the next season.
During the winter when the wealth
er requires it these sheds are heated
with steam from two old steam cook
ers in a greenhouse, which is located
about the center of this row of sheds.
Two-inch pipe is laid through the
sheds upon blocks of wood in trench
20 inches deep. 1t is covered with
boards and then dirt. The pipes
through the shed are not covered, with
the exception of Stats over the trench.
The steam does not return to the
greenhouse, but is let out at the end
of the last building. 1 breed fancy
poultry altogether and was unable to
get paying prices for stock and keep
them in perfect order until adopted
this style of buildings.-Orange Judd
Farmer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-04-19
TEMPORARY HOUSES.
A Pennsylvania POu1trymnn Prefers
Them to the Costly Structures He
Used for Many. Years.

1 started Is years ago with a we'll
built poultry house, which, while COM
Portable in winter, was too hot in sum-
mer. 1t finally became infested with
vermin, which 1 could not keep rid of.
I finally built sheds of poles and old
hay, and have used them with the best
results. These sheds are made 25x1O0
feet and ten feet high, with poles set
in the ground six to eight feet apart.
Use poles for the top pieces, put cross
wise. Fence wire is stapled on top of
the cross pieces lengthwise. about IA
inches apart.
About two feet of old hay is put on
and tar paper laid evenly over the hay,
with the ends projecting on the north
about five feet. SiX-foot small-mesh
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-04-19

Evidently the people on either side of
them are not of their party; so prob
ably she is a widow, and this her only
daughter.
1t was perhaps six weeks later
when 1 went out for a long walk one
Sunday afternoon and was caught in a
shower. The first shelter / could find
was a building where mission Sunday
school was being held with open doors:
A young man in the porch babe me
welcome. The auditor was rather
somber. When my eyes became used
to the scant illumination l looked
ahead of me, teaching class of boys,
was Hecuba. What sang the genial
Mark Lemon? ooh, would / were boy
again." would not spend Sandcr sfs-
ernoons going in swimming OF play
ing marbles; 1 would go to Sunday
school with great regularity. But you
cannot fool the almanac. Yet I might
become a teacher here. will ask the
superintendent if they need more
teachers. The gamin harvest truly is
great. And how it must broaden
mans spiritual nature to teach every
Sunday afternoon in a mission chapel.
True, L don't know much about the
Scriptures myself, but would not that
be good way to learn? Yes, teaching
others is the surest way to acquire
knowledge.
/ fingered after the services to ask
the young man in the porch all about
it. Hecuba passed out, with an UNI
brella in her hand, opened it on the
steps and rapidly walked away. Oh, if
that umbrella had only been mine in
stead of hers! But there's the luck
of it.
1 have always been particular
about my hands, but have neglected
them somewhat of late. ought to be
especially particular now that l am
proving my religion-''neat hands and
a pure heart" That doesn't sound
quite right; I'm little weak on
Scripture quotation, but shall be
stronger when I have taught the Sun
day school class. l must stop at a
manicure's on my way downtown.
Here is one, with the name on mod
est sign-"Mme. probably
assumed.
A very pretty reception room for pa
tients. 'Take a seat, sir. The oper-
ator will be at liberty in a few mo-
ments."
Certainly-and I look around, exam
inc everything, as I always do in such
ceses, though 1 am not professional
detective.
What is this rolled parchment on
the little side table? Unroll tit is
not tied, and can hardly be anything
private. All! graduation diploma
from one of the best of our colleges
for women, issued to Hester Nidivear.
So that is not an assumed name, after
all; and the manicure sent her daugh-
ter to college-why not, in our free
land? Good for her! Look at the date
of the diploma-but I must not tell
that; however, it was recent. Books
on the comfortable indicate that some
body here knows what literature is.
A slight rustic of skirts; the OPP
orator has come in. / look up, and do
not quite faint away. 1t is Hecuba!
What am to do? Do! why, have your
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-04-19
POULTRY YARD HINTS.

The dust bath is still one of the ne
cessities in the poultry house.
Make your buildings tight and warm
for your fowls, and they will be better
egg producers.
If you have no clover hay for your
hens, you had better see about getting
some. 1t is fine substitute for grass.
Green bone and meat scraps in Win
ter take the place of bugs and worms
that the fowls have during the sum-
mer.
The season for selling eggs is again
at hand, and little card in your home
paper would undoubtedly bring you
good customers.
The scraps from the table will pro-
duce better results if given to the hens
than to the pigs or COWS. Give plenty
of milk also.
Scaly legs can be cured by dipping
the feet and legs of the fowl into coal
OIL One or two clippings will be all
that's needed.
A pullet is at her best as show bird
just before she reaches the laying
point-as regards color, condition of
plumage and general physical develop
ment.
If you have eggs to sell this spring
it is high time you were advertising
them. Get yourself before the public
in time to get well acquainted before
the egg season begins.
1t is never wise to buy breeding
stock at beginning of breeding sea-
son. Buy before, so that the stock will
have become used to it's new surround
ings before breeding season COM
MISUNDERSTANDING Midland Farmer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-04-19
Are You Interested
In the Northwest?

HOME AND GARDEN, 16-page illustrated
monthly paper, tells all about the fine cli-
mate, fertile grain and fruit lands, timber,
mines, fisheries, ETC., of the wonderful
Northwest, the richest undevelopei por-
ton of North America. The regular price
of the paper is SOC year. If you will cut
out and return this ad state name of paper
in which it appears, and enclose 10c in sill
yer, Home and Garden will be sent you,
postage paid, for one year. Address Home
and Garden, Newspaper Row, st. Paul, Mimi.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-04-19
Try Grain-O! Try Grain-O.

Ask your grocer to-day to show you pack
age of GRAIN-O, the new food drink that
takes the place Of coffee. The children may
drink it without injury as we'll as the adult.
All who try it, like it. GRAIN-O has that
rich seal brown of Mocha or Java, but it is
made from pure grains, and the most delicate
stomach receives it without distress. I the
price of coffee. l5c. and 25cts. per package.
Sold by all grocerS
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-04-19
Must Go Beyond the Eggs.

One must look to the parents, not the
egg, in building up flock. You cam
not tell by the size and shape or color
of an egg whether it will hatch out q
good laying bird or scrub; but an egg
from hen that lays generous supply
of eggs during the year will without
doubt show the good qualities of the
mother, though the shell of the egg
be too light or too dark or understood.
A hen that lays no more than dozen
eggs year may lay perfect eggs, still
her chickens will not be good layers.
u. L. Irwin, in Farm and Homs
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-04-19
SOFT. GLOSSY HAIR.
It Can Only Be Had Where There ID
No Dandruf.

Any man or woman who wants soft
glossy hair must be free of dandruff, which
causes falling hair. Since It has become
known that dandruff is germ disease, the
old hair preparations that were mostly scalp
irritants, have been abandoned, and the
public, BARRIERS and doctors included, have
taken to using Newbro's Herpicide, the only
hair preparation that kills the dandruff
germ. E: Dodd, Dickinson, n. d., says:
,,Herpieide not only cleanses the scalp from
dandruff and prevents the hairs falling out,
but promotes new growth. Herpicide
keeps my hair very glossy
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-04-19
Swallowed HIS False Teeth

A man recently swallowed his false teeth
and it drove him mad Stomachs will stand
great deal, but not everything. If yours
is weak try Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
1t cures Indigestion, constipation, kidney
and liver troubles, as well as malaria and
ever and ague. 1t is particularly effective
in all nervous affections, and is strongly rec
commended at this season of the year when
the system is rundown and most susceptible
to disease. All druggists keep it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-04-19
ANNEX TO CHICKEN COOP.

box and remove top. bottom and ono
side. Nail lath across the bottom at
the open side, to hold the ends in place,
and cover the top with poultry netting
or stats. When this is set up before
the coop the chicks have a chance to
run out upon the ground in the sum
light, yet are protected from cats and
hawks. AS they grow older and are
better able to take care of themselves,
the annex" can be removed.-N. Y.
Tribune.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-04-19
Spring Cleaning Made Easy.

Much of the terror of spring cleaning may
be avoided by good management. Settled
weather should be selected for the work,
and everything necessary provided before
hand. Ivory Soap will be found best for
washing paints, floors and windows; it is
harmless, and effective in making the house
clean and fresh. ELIZA R. PARKER.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-04-19
His SDecialty.

The Man Ito applicant for alms)-Poor
woman; have you no husband to earn liv
ing for you?
The Woman have husband, sir, but
he is too busy to work.
''Indeed What is he doing?"
Trusting in Providence. Chicago
Daily News
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-04-19

TIE New Yorker-I suppose chess 10 9
popular game in the Quaker city?
The Philadelphian-No; it's played very
seldom.
'Why, I supposed it being such slow
game you people would like it."
mo; you see we'd have to stay awake to
play it."-Yonkers Statesman.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-04-19
CHICKEN COOP ANNEX.
1t Gives Chicks a Chance to Run
Around and Affords Protection
from Cats and Hawks.

The first week of chicks life is one
of great delicacy, and the closer it is
confined to the coop for that period
the better. Get low, broad grocery
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-04-19
Any Doctor

is willing you for rheumafism your credit Is
good you pay his fee. Bat only doctor will cure
your rheumatism. he charges nothing for advice.
This physician Dr. Greene. the dfscoverer Of Or.
Greene Nervura you will write TO him IS West 18th
Street. City, will tell exactly how TO get rid
of rheumatism good ALL Nwon cost anything
GET Why don write to Dr. Greene to-day!
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-04-19
Dessert for To-Day.

You need not worry about it if you have
Burnham's Hasty Jellycon in the cupboard:
Only necessary to dissolve in hot water and
stand away to cool to secure the most deli
cious jelly. Absolutely pure gelatine sugar
and fruit favors. Flavors: Lemon, orange,
raspberry, strawberry, wild cherry, peach,
also unfiavored "calfsfoot" for wine and
coffee jelly. Your grocer sells it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-04-19
On the Gns Man

Bobbs-There goes fellow who makes
extravagant statements.
Dobbs-He looks respectable. Who is
he?
Il don't know his name. He writes our
gas bills" Baltimore American
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-04-19

Upon the advice of her "best FRIEND" an
Atchison woman discharged her hired girl
for impudence The ''best friend" then
hired the girl herself. The two women no
longer speak Globe.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-04-19

Undersigned who will mail yon aliases. pamphlets
etc., free Of cost. F. PEDLEY. SLpt. of Imrnigra-
ton. Ottawa Canada; B. DAWES. l5414 X. Third
Street, ST. Paul. MIMI; T. o. CURRIE. Box 76
Milwaukee, Wis. Special excursions to Western
Canada during March and April.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-04-19
In : or 4 Years an Independence Is Assured

IF you take up your homes
| in Western Canada. the
land of plenty. Illus
trnted pamphlets. giving
experiences of farmers
" no have become wealthy
in growing wheat. reports
Of delegates, ETC.. and full
information as to reduced
railway rates can be had
on applicatiOn to the
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-08-01

the end of the long voyage. These
were set out, the seeds planted, and
while after time 80 trees showed as
the result of Husskarl's labors, there
was not grain of quinine in one Of
them. The cascarrileros Ozark gath
erers) had given him poor seed.
When this encouragement was
dampening the ardor of those that had
started the enterprise in Java, over in
Bolivia an Engishman by the name of
Ledger was approached by a native,
one Manuel Incra Mamani, and told
there was good cinchona seed to be
had by foreigner, if Husskarl had
been fooled. Ledger believed the
native, bought of him 20 pounds of
guaranteed seed and sent it to his
brother in London. The London
brother communicated with the Dutch
government in regard to his possess
sion, the whole consignment was
bought for 600 rupees (about $500
and sent on to Java. Ledger gave
Mamani more money and told him to
go into the forest and get him some
more seeds; but the cascarrileros, be-
cause he had allowed seed to be sent
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-08-01

dustry through the medium of a we'll
written and interesting article in the
Pharmaceutical Era, and it is to this
article that we are indebted for much
of our information.
It may be of interest to know how
Java has become the home of cinchona,
or Peruvian bark, as it is more IA
miliarly styled. Both Peru and Java
are few degrees south of the equator,
but a wide stretch of ocean lies be-
tween them. About the middle of the
last century the Dutch government,
which has had complete control of
affairs in Java since 1880, decided it
would experiment with the cultivation
of cinchona in the colonies. A native
named Husskarl was sent to Peru to
procure plants and seeds. He visited
both Peru and Bolivia, spending two
years in the two countries, undergoing
hardships in the way Of fever and inn
prisonment. At last, with few seeds
and plants, he embarked for home,
getting away in a Dutch warship sent
purposely to convey him and his prize
to Java. But the prize was not rich
one. Only 16 Of his trees were alive at
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-08-01
swan. W.. Cattle.

In pond near Hampstead Heath,
in England, crowd of spectators
watched pair of swans defeat dozen
cattle that had come down to wade
into the refreshing GOODNESS. The
swans objected and as if by precon-
certed signal moved upon the cattle.
Men have had occasion to attest to
the power that is in swans wings.
They strike blows that not only have
force but great deal of accuracy in
delivery. The birds charged directly
at the heads of the bullocks, slapping
right and left. The attack was furious.
Some attempt was made by the cattle
to resist, but inside of three minutes
they were in fight, half blinded by
the birds wings. They made no eff
fort to return, either, until the cow
herd near by came and drove the birds
out.-Chicago Tribune.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-08-01
REVIVAL IN JAPAN.
Returned Missionaric. Report q Re.
markable Religious Movement.
Through0ut the Island.

San Francisco, July 2o.-Miss NJ. A.
Hawley, Miss d. d. Barlow and Miss
Witherbee, Baptist missionaries, who
have just arrived here from Yoke.
hama, report that for the first time in
the history of Japan there has re.
Gently been a great revival by all de.
nominations in that country. The
work has been inaugurated and car
ried on principally by the natives
themselves, and the wave has spread
all over the country. In Toxic alone
there have been over 5000 inquirers.
The Japanese government has shown
the utmost Kindness to foreign re.
liRious workers.