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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-06-21
TIMELY DAIRY NOTES.

The Importance of healthy cows
and sound milk cannot be over-esti-
mated. Too little attention has been
given to the matter in the past.
Butter may look nice, have the cor
rect grain and be sailed to taste, still
if it lacks flavor or has bad flavor
it sells at reduced price, if at all. 1t
is the fine flavor in butter that all
seek after.
The farmer who has a milk check
coming in every month will tell you
that it is great aid in producing
sound and natural sleep, for it re-
lieves the worry of how to meet the
current expense bills for the house
hold.
Are you testing those cows you are
now milking? Do you know the "star
boarler?" You wouldn't put up with
a hired hand who failed to earn you
a profit on his wages; then why do
you persist in throwing away valua-
BILE feed on an Improbable cow?
If you are in the dairy business to
stay, there is more than one reason
for raising your own calves. You
can not only develop the best milking
strains in this way, but you can be
more sure of having quiet and gentle
cows.-Nebraska Farmer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-06-21

survey of the resulting effect. "Just
little more this way. There, you look
very well, indeed! I'll be back in min
ute with the children"
The novelist, somewhat surprised at
the number of his admirers, shook
hands cordially with each shy guest,
never suspecting for moment that
mercenary Tom, with rabbits in his
mind, had collected penny in advance
for each handshake.
It was the belated minister who, ar
irving upon the scene, discovered the
sign upon the porch and pointed it out
to the astonished novelist, who hap
pened to have, fortunately, a keen
sense of humor. The sound of their
uproarious merriment brought Mrs.
Barker and Alice to the porch, where.
upon Tom and Grace promptly and dis
creetly vanished.
"Well," said Grace, when safe har-
Dor was reached, well probably get
whipped for this, even if we are too
old; and Alice will go around in state
of modification for the rest of her
natural life, but he wouldn't, have
laughed like that if he'd minded very
much"
Anyhow" said Tom, philosophical
ly, 1--WE took in money enough to buy
four rabbits, and I'm going after them
right now, before anyone tells us not
to."-YOuth's Companion.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-06-21
QUALITY OF BUTTER.
Tests Made at the Illinois University
Station Show That 1t Varies
from Day to Day.

At the agricultural station at
tached to the Illinois university, a
test was conducted last year for the
special object of studying the varia-
tions in the yield and quality of milk
obtained from. number of cows
specially selected for the purpose,
and the results obtained were very
curious, and in many respects very
conflicting. The experiment lasted
outcome of the results obtained dur
ing the period the officials having
charge of the researches came to the
following conclusions: 1.-The yield
of milk from different cows under
the same conditions differs greatly,
and that from the same cow varies
greatly from day to day. 2. The COM
position of milk is highly variable;
the ratio of the fat to other solids,
and that of other solids to water are
not constant as between different
COWS or for the same cow on success
sive days. 3. The percentage of fat
or of other solids is not always high
est in the smaller yields, but cows
that give milk with a high per cent.
of solids generally show low total
yield. 4. Fat is the most variable
constituent of milk, and it's variations
are Independent of those of the
other solids; therefore, the yield
of milk is better intedx of the
other solids than it is of the fat. 5.
AS regards the first and last milk
drawn, the proportion of solids not
fat is higher in the first, but the pro-
portion of fat is decidedly greater in
the last. 6. Neither day time nor
night time is shown to be ~superior as
a milk-producing period. z. Different
cows differ in their power to make
milk from food, and the same cow
varies in this respect from time to
time. 8. Aside from the influence of
food or environment, each animal eX-
hibits individual variations of her
own, and such variations tend to
show something like periodicity in
the separate functional activities of
the animal body.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-06-21
A PIKE COUNTY MIRACLE.

Velpen, Ind, June 17.-William o.
B. Sullivan, farmer of this place, and
who is brother of ex-Representa-
tive Sullivan, of Pike and Dubois
counties, has had remarkable ex-
perience recently.
Mr.. Sullivan is 40 years of age,
and has been citizen of Pike county
for 80 years. For two years he has
suffered much with Kidney Trouble
and Rheumatism. His shoulders and
side were very sore and stiff, and his
back was SO bad he could hardly
straighten up at all. He had palpita-
ton of the heart, and a smothering
which was very distressing. He used
three boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills,
and is as strong and well, as ever he
was. He pronounces his cure a mir
acle. Mr.. Sullivan's statement of his
case is startling:
"a month ago I was cripple. To-
day can do hard days work every
day, and have not single ache or
pain"
Dodd's Kidney Pills have done some
wonderful cures in Indiana, but none
more miraculous than that in the
case of Mr.. Sullivan.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-06-21
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Mirth is magnifying glass
through which people look at the
brightest and best side of life.-Chi-
cago Daily News.
Your neighbors are the smartest
people in the world; they know by a
guess just how much you can afford
to spend.-Atchison Globe.
A homely woman grows old far
more gracefully than pretty None-
thus nature compensates her for
youthful joys denied.-Town Topics.
'What! Engage young doctor
who has just graduated?' Certainly.
He can say what few older physicians
can. He's never yet lost patient
Philadelphia Times.
Not an Asylum.-Visitor-' must
be very convenient to have an asylum
right in the heart of your city," New
York Policeman-'Asylum! This is
the stock exchange. "-Onio State
Journal.
''And did you promise to love, hon
or and obey?" asked her best friend
Certainly not" answered the bride.
81 could not honor husband who ex-
pected me to obey him." Town Top
les.
Good Riddance.-"Wake up, Hem
ry!" cried the good woman, in the
dead of night. There's burglar in
the house. I just heard him in the
dining-room." "Good," Henry replied,
sleepily, ''if we don't disturb him
maybe he'll take away that chatting
dish of yours. Philadelphia Press.
Sisterly Sympathy. = Gwendolen-
"How late you are, dear. What have
you been doing all the afternoon"
Misunderstanding the Grugsbys at
their at home and making myself
generally fascinating and agreeable"
Gwendolen-"Poor thing! What q
hard days work for you!"-Punch.
First Hotel Keeper-"Yes; L am 60
ing to have the sea serpent attraction
again this year" Second Hotel Keep
er-"That is old. am going to have
a young woman wade beyond her
depth every hour. 1 have just or
dered few gross of medals, and each
rescuer will be presented with one"
Philadelphia Record.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-06-21
HUNKS OF SOLID FACT.

Cryolite is mineral found il
Greenland.
Egypt was the first country to have
O military organization.
Skating was a sport of the North
men in prehis toric times.
Umbrellas were in use in America
before they were in England.
In ancient times black inks wero
made of SCOT and ivory black.
Lettuce was introduced into Eng
land from Flanders about 1920.
The invention of the organ is at
-tributed to ArchimeGes, about 220
3. C.
The Phoenicians and the Greeks
were the first to place much depen-
dence on naval warfare.
The mace was a weapon anciently
used by cavalry of most nations. 1t
was originally Il spiked club, usually
of metal, hung at the saddle-bow.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-06-21
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THE GREAT AFTERWHllE.

All me, the things that we mean to do.
In the great, great afterwhile;
When our ship comes in,
We're sure to begin,
And we'll keep right at 1t, too.
Yes, yes, my boys, know it is true
That we mean just what we say,
But afterwhile is mythical place
In the realms of an unborn day.
The railway of life is supposed to run
Through the land of this unborn day,
And the great afterwhile is station there,
Where people do fine things, they say.
But thousands, my boys, are travelling this
road,
Whose hands are as white as the snow.
Who meant to stop off at the great after
while
In the years of the long ago.
But somehow or other they never quite
reached
The place with the high-sounding name,
So they travelled along with the rest of the
crowd
Who hunted for fortune and fame.
Yet fortune or fame ne'er came to them,
bows,
And. neither, will they come to you,
IF you wait to begin, in the great after
while,
All the grand things you mean to do.
IT'S best, then, to begin right here,
In the land of the greater to-day,
And work while you wait,
For your ship might be late
Then you'd miss half of life, fear.
C. w. Hendricks, in Success"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-06-21
Big Victory in Pennsylvania.

After a desperate struggle the
farmers of Pennsylvania have won a
victory in the passage through the
state legislature of strong anti-oleo
bill. 1t was hard and long bat
tie, in which the state grange and
other organizations took part. The
oleo interests were strong and well
organized, and they fought desperate
ly for their fraudulent profits. The
farmers did not have much money,
but they made brave showing when
they organized for business. Why do
we keep on talking about organizing
and getting together?" Because that
is the only way to turn the wrongs
of the farmer into rights.
New York
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-06-21
PITY THE POOR BOZ.
When He Tries to Teach the Calf to
Drink from q Pail Johnny Has
Troubles of His own.

The time of year recalls the dear,
dead days beyond recall when the
farmers boy taught the calf to drink
from pail. The Britt (Ia.) Tribune
refers feelingly to these strenuous
moments in the life of our agricultural
youth-moments that teach patience
and kindly dealing with the dumb ami
mails. For the weaned calf is full of
the infinite and eternal energy. 1t de-
sires its sustenance nightly, but it
desires it in the way nature has
taught it to obtain sustenance. The
sight of the pail seems to fill the calf's
mind with forebodings. The calf de-
sires to look up when it drinks. The
farmers son desires it to look down.
ward into the pail. The farmers child
must hold the pail between his feet
with his hands, using two other hands
to hold firmly the cows child to it's
milk. When the calf humps its back
and tries to jump, it is necessary to
hold it down with two more hands.
When it breathes hard into the pail
and blows the milk all out you must
twist its tail with two more hands.
Just before calf bunts it wiggles it's
tail. At the premonitory wiggle the
tail must be held also, meantime keep
ing the calf's head directed into the
pail. The Britt Tribune says:
Don't get excited; stand perfectly
still, inspiring the calf to confidence
by your GOODNESS and sang froid.
There is nothing equal to sang froid
in the initial lesson, and without this
attribute the pedagogue is sadly ham,
pered. There are other requisites, one
of the chief ones being that the
teacher must know more to begin with
than the calf. BY following these di-
rections closely calf can be induced
to fill itself with invigorating, life
prolonging milk in very few lessons,
so that it will run it's nose clear to the
bottom of the pail the first bunt.'
When you feed calf it is better to
be alone. Especially is it necessary
not to allow the women of the home
stead to be present. The proceeding
sometimes looks like cruelty, and they
have other methods of calf feeding
that seem more feasible to them, and
they do not hesitate to voice them at
critical moments, thus shaking your
confidence in yourself and incidentally
shaking the calf's already small stock
of confidence in you. 1t is an art-that
of calf feeding-that has not been
sufficiently treated in the bulletins Of
the agricultural department.-Min-
neapolis Tribune.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-06-21

have time to deyelop into full-f1edged
idea. Grace had learned to be cautious
about revealing her thoughts, and her
mother, being occupied with the prob
lem of feeding the lion, failed to notice
| the preliminary signs.
The distinguished guest arrived on
Wednesday. At recess time ON Friday
| afternoon Grace unfolded her plan to
group of excited girls, while Tom, on
the other side of the school building,
was the center of a larger and still
more excited group of boys.
cts the chance of lifetime" said
| Grace. "You can't afford to miss it.
Remember the time. Admittance to
all parts of the grounds, two cents"
'Three o'clock sharp" Tom was say,
ing. "Oh, yes, he'll be there, sure. The
minister's coming to play chess with
him at half-past three. He'd rather
play chess than eat. Oh, he'll be there
all right"
At quarter to three the following
day a quiet, middle-aged man in
glasses seated himself beside little
table upon the pleasant, vine-shaded
veranda of the Barker house, quite OBJ
livious to the fact that Grace, fiat on
her stomach in the grass, was printing
along the veranda rail, in large letters
with white chalk, the words: ''The
greatest show on earth. Only two
cents"
A few moments later the patrons Of
the show began to arrive in little
groups of two or three. Each child,
after paying two cents to Tom, whose
box office was discreetly screened from
his mothers view by the large white
rose bush near the gate, paused on the
lawn to gaze for awhile at the uncon
scious celebrity, who was intent upon
chess problem.
After a prolonged stare, with mir
gled feelings of awe, respect and Gu
riosity, and, above all, desire to get
the full worth of his or her money,
each child withdrew reluctantly to-
ward the back yard. Here they were
received by Grace, who formed them
by twos, regardless of size, into long
line.
. snow wait here until 1 come back"
said she, when apparently the last
child had arrived, land mind YOU don't
make sound. If you do continued
Grace, who was born to command, "the
game is all up, and you lose your
money. A little noise would spoil it all.
won't be long"
"a few of my little friends" said
willy Grace, appearing upon the veran-
da moment later, would be so glad
if you would shake hands with them.
They've heard such lot about YOU"
This, thanks to Grace, was strictly
true, for she had talked of nothing but
the novelist for three whole days.
"What? What's that? Oh, shake
hands with your little friends? Yes,
of course" said the novelist, reluctant
ly putting printed chess problem into
his pocket, and bringing himself back
with an effort to an everyday world.
"Why, really, my dear, I am very much
touched. This is the prettiest, and
probably the sincerest, compliment ]
have ever received"
The young conspirator had the grace
to blush at this, but she did not allow
herself to waver. She realized that it
was too late for qualms of conscience.
"Please stand right here, where they
can reach you easily" said Grace,
adroitly placing the gratified author
just behind the glaring inscription on
the veranda rail, and standing back
herself for a momentary but critical
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-06-21
THE UNITED STATES "IS."
Excellent Authority for the Use Of
the Singular Noun Given by
Ex-Secretary of State.

Somebody recently criticised Gen.
John w. Foster, the eX-secretary of
state, because, all through his Cen
fury of American Diplomacy" he treats
"United States as singular noun, in
stead of as a plural one. This has
moved the general to investigate that
often mooted question with some care,
and his conclusion is that, despite the
wording of the constitution, there is
full Justification for. saying 1.-The
United States is" and not "the United
States are" He admits that in the
early days of the republic, while the
fact of it being an aggregation of SOW
ereign states was still prominently in
mems minds, the plural usage was the
common one, but it was not universal,
even in the beginning, and at one point
in the constitution there is the phrase,
controversies to which the United
States shall be party" not shall be
parties" as strict consistency would
require, says the New York Times.
Coming to precedents, Gen. Foster
lists, among the statesmen who habit
ually employed the singular form JEFF
ferson, Seward, Blaine, Edmunds, E. j.
Phelps, Webster, Benton, Fish, Ere
linghuysen, Motley, Reid, Gresham,
Silas Wright, Marcy, Evarts, Bayard,
C. F.. Adams, Depew and Olney-cer-
tainly long and varied category. In
the earlier presidential messages the
plural form prevails, but Andrew jack
son used the other, and his example, in
this matter at least, has been followed
by his successors, and since Lincoln
all of them have invariably used the
singular verb with Omitted States"
And the general wants to know why,
if we must write "the United States
are" simply because the constitution
has it that way, we are not also obliged
to write "chuse," instead of Choose"
and to retain other photographed pc
culiarities which appear in the pre-
cious old document. This is hardly
fair question, since the use of 'is'' or
"are' after "United States" involves
something very different from mere
spelling. Gen. Fosters usage, how
ever, is undoubtedly that of 900 out
of 1000 American citizens of the
present day, and what more or higher
warrant for it does he need than that,
particularly as the facts and the fash
ion are in completed accord?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-06-21
Impressed Upon His Notice.

The various features for which the Lacka-
wanna Railroad has become noted are in
voluntarily impressed upon the notice of
the passenger, who realizes the luxury of
hotel or club appointment in the electric
lights; the smooth-running journals of the
wheels; the extraordinary cleanliness made
possible by the use of anthracite coal, avoid
ing all dust and nauseating smoke; the
consciousness of being always on time
which comforts force an ease of mind and
body most favorable to the enjoyment of
the unsurpassed scenery through which its
lines pass. 1t is but the natural sequence
degree to its excellence of service, and it's
warm friends are equal in number to its
whole list of patrons, for once to test its
service means an ardent admirer and friend
earned fer the road.-Van Etten Breese.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-06-21
Ground Feed for steers.

One of the most successful cattle
feeders in my neighborhood tells me
that he can make 500 bushels of corn
ground with the cob produce more
beef on his steers and as much gain
in his hogs as will follow the use of
1000 bushels of shelled corn fed un-
ground. He further makes the claim
in favor of SO grinding the feed that
his cattle may be put upon full feed
at once, that their digestion remains
in perfect condition and that they
may be finished for. market in less
time. This is pretty broad claim
and will bear Investigation by all cat
tie feeders. The ground cob, it is
claimed, takes place Of hay to some
extent and the corn will digest bet
ter.-Nimrod Crigler, in Agricultural
Epitomist. ~.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-06-21
Butter-Making at Home.

Milk should be set in a perfectly
clean, differentiated place, where
nothing else is kept, and the room SO
constructed that the temperature can
be regulated as desired. There should
be another room where the cream
can be ripencd and churned and the
work of the dairy performed. Very
few farmhouses have proper con-
veniences. The cellar is often used to
set milk in and the kitchen used to
ripen the cream and do the dairy
work; the cellar is all right if it is
not used as general storeroom for
the house. Bad surroundings and bad
company are fatal to fine buttermak-
ing.-Midland Farmer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-06-21

house. The walls between the room
and ice were double boarded and
packed with sawdust. Then I built
a tank of brick across one end of the
small room and cased it up with
matched boards. The cut shows the
framework of the chest. Any one hav-
ing old brick and small amount of
ingenuity can build one at very small
cost. 1t does it's work as well as an
ice chest costing much more.-Orange
Judd Farmer
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-06-21
Law to Encourage EARLY Marriages
PENNSYLVANIA is the latest state tina


Pennsylvania is the latest state that
is trying to encourage and regulate
marriage by new methods. Repre-
sentative Roth, of Lehigh, introduced
a bill in the state legislature lately
which provides that a male citizen of
Pennsylvania over 40 years old max
ing application for marriage license
shall pay to the clerk of courts a Ii
cense fee of $500. This is to be turned
into the state treasury for the pur-
pose of maintaining homes for women
over 40 years old who have not had a
suitable opportunity or offer of mar
riage and have not means sufficient
to keep themselves in clothes and
spending money. Any bachelor over
40 years who shall go outside of the
state for wife shall pay 500 into the
state treasury. The act is irrevocahle
and can never be repealed without the
consent of the majority of the old
women who have been regularly adj
mitted to the homes established for
them.-Chicago American.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-06-21
Poor Pasturage Causes Loss.

Poor pastures do not pay for the
reason that it is to the interest of
the farmer that his cows secure an
abundance of food at the least cost.
The animals should not be compelled
to work for their food on the pasture
by trampling the ground in the
search for grass. AS soon as pas
ture does not supply an abundance
the cattle should be taken off and
fed on green food at the barn, as they
will fall off in milk if the supply OF
food on the pasture fails.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-06-21
Cheap Round Trip Rate Between st. Paul,
Mimi, and the Pacific Coast.

On July 9th the Northern Pacific Railway
will place in effect low frst-class round
trip rate of $500 from eastern terminals
to Seattle, Tacoma and Portland. Dates
of sale at eastern terminals will be from
July 9th to July 18th inclusive, and the
final limit for return will be Aug. 31st 1901.
Destination must be reached not later than
July 18th, stopovers being allowed IN
EITHER DIRECTION within the transit limits.
This offers an unsurpassed opportunity
for those desiring to hunt new homes and
farms to go into the northwest and look
over the country, or for those wishing to
visit relatives or friends or to make pleas
ure trips, to do so.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-06-21
FAKE HAIR PREPARATIONS
Do Hair No Good, But Often Cause 1t
to Fall Out

Many hair preparations are "fake' be-
cause they are merely scalp irritants. They
tie, and, finally, lifeless. Dandruff is the
cause of all trouble with hair. 1t is germ
disease. The germ makes cuticle scales as
it digs to the root of the hair, where it de-
stroys the hairs vitality, causing the hair
to fall out. To cure Dandruff, the germ
must be killed. Destroy the cause, you re-
move the effect" Newbro's Herpicide is
the only hair preparation that kills the
dandruff germ, thereby leaving the hair to
grow luXuriantly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-06-21
Matrimonial shrinkage.

1t was Ernest McGaffey, the writer
of verse, to whom lady said:
80 Mr.. McGaffey, I have just seen
your wife for the first time since your
marriage; but had supposed she was
taller woman. She seems shorter
than when saw her last"
Certainly" said the poet, solemnly.
"She has married and settled down"
Youths Companion.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-06-21
Irony of Fate

BY curious irony of fate the for
tune made by Erckmann, of the Erck-
mann-Chatrian combination, in prais-
ing the military glories of France, has
been inherited by Prussian officer.
The officer in question married Erck-
mann's niece almost Immediately after
the cession of Alsace and Lorraine
London Globe.