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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-09-27
PLAN OF FRUIT HOUSE.

and the only entrance to the storage
apartment being through this sort
ing room, it protects the storage
room from outside temperatures, and
permits work to go on, either bring
ing in fruit or taking it out, without
disturbing seriously the atmosphere
in the storage room. There is also
space overhead, which is useful for
storing barrel stock and the like.
The front doors should be six feet
wide and the two inside doors each
single door put in the middle of the
partition would suffice, but it will not,
because more draughts of outside air
will be admitted to the storage room,
and then it is not so convenient in
handling barrels from one room to
the other.
The best feature about this house
is that no ice or artificial refrigera-
ton of any kind is required; owing
to the windows and the ventilators,
the temperature can be easily con-
trolled, and, as this method has been
tried by hundreds of fruit growers,
it's superiority over ice storage is not
to be questioned.
The walls should be double thick
and constructed as follows: Inside
they should be boarded with matched
lumber on the studs, and then close
ly ceiled on top of this, in addition
to which the ceiling should be heavily
painted. This is necessary. AS to
the outside, they should have sheet
ing of inch lumber and a coat of
building paper on top of this, the
whole being covered with matched
novelty siding. 1t is true that this
seems like good deal of material to
put into the walls, but it is the only
way to make them safe and the house
q success.
Thus constructed, the building will
cost anywhere from $500 to ST 900, ac-
cording to the prices for materials
and the locality in which it is located.
Frederick o. Sibley. in N. Y. Trib-
une
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-09-27
NUTRITION IN FOODS.
Some Popular Theories Exploded by
Investigations of the Agricul-
tural Department

Recent experiments of the depart.
ment of agriculture show that fruits
in general contain remarkably little
stuff that is convertible, when eaten,
into muscle and blood. Bananas and
grapes have about two per cent.
while apples, cherries, strawberries,
blackberries, cranberries, lemons and
oranges are able to lay claim to only
one per cent.-this, too, when skins
and seeds are put aside. On this &C.
count, such articles of diet are obvi-
ously i'll adapted to sus tain human
life, though they possess great medic.
inal value and contribute much to
health.
Fruits are, however, relatively rich
in sugar and starch, and hence are
useful as fuel to keep the body ma.
chine going. Bananas have q pei
cent. of these materials, grapes 81
per cent, apples 16 per cent, cherries
and cranberries II per cent?. oranges
nine per cent, lemons eight per cent
and strawberries seven per cent. In
this case, as before, only the edible
portions are considered. Blackberries
and grapes have two per cent. of fat
and the other fruits mentioned con.
tain one per cent. Watermelon pulp
is 90 per cent. water.
Among vegetables Lima beans have
the highest food value, containing 81
per cent. of nutrients. Sweet pota-
toes come next, with 20 per cent.
green peas next with % per cent.
white potatoes next with 81 per cent.
and string beans next with 13 pei
cent. Green sweet corn has 10 pei
cent. of nutrients, beets IL per cent.
turnips II per cent, cabbage, cauli.
flower and spinach eight per cent.
eggplant and lettuce seven per cent
tomatoes and asparagus six per cent,
and cucumbers four per cent. Dry
beans or rice are about the most eco.
nomical of foods one can buy, con.
tanning as they do IS per cent. of solid
nutriment.
Fish has very high food value, in
fact, is very nearly as nutritious as
chicken or turkey. A pound of eggs.
on the other hand, yields only half as
much nourishment as pound of lean
beef, Notwithstanding a well-known
popular theory.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-09-27
EXTERIOR OF FRUIT HOUSE.

the incline; the floor can then be
made just high enough so that the
barrels may be easily discharged
from the wagon onto the platform at
the front door. Furthermore, let
ting the building run back into the
ground just as deep as the slope
makes necessary will do no harm, but
putting it partially below the surface
will help to regulate the temperature.
Assuming that the house is SO feet by
3s feet, it will hold just about 1000
barrels. To be sure, they would have
to be piled up three tiers high, but
that is not an inconvenient arrange
ment; then apple growers have gen
orally found it best to store apples
in barrels.
The sorting and packing room is
something that is very much needed.
Standing next to the outside door,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-09-27
How to Avoid WaxhOuts.

The benefits which are to be derived
from the judicious care of our wood
lands is shown by the fact that the
mat of fallen leaves which covers the
ground in the forest absorbs the rain
as it falls, instead of permitting it to
course down the hillsides, to join the
brook which helps to swell the river to
overfiowing. The wet surface of the
leaves also operates as a covering to
prevent evaporation while myriads of
tiny rootlets take up the water as it
slowly percolates through this cover
ing into the soil, from which it is raised
by a mysterious capillary force,
through the trunk and branches to the
leaves, where it is given off in the form
of vapor through Transportation, to be
once more precipitated to the earth in
the shower of dew that waters the
growing crop.-Farm and Fireside.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-09-27
ADIsTINGU1sHED MISSIONARY

Washington, Ind, Sept. 23rd.-There
is at present living at LOG E. 18th street,
in this city, a most remarkable man.
He is Rev. C. H. Thompson, and he
came to Washington from Little York,
Ind, a short time ago.
Rev. Mr.. Thompson spent many
years of his long and useful life as a
missionary among the Indians of the
West. The great exposure and the
drinking of so much bad water
brought on Diabetes, and at Wagner,
Indian Territory, he was struck down
while preaching.
Physicians, one of them Chicago
specialist, pronounced his case hope
less. Dodd's Kidney Pills were recon-
mended, and as last resort he tried
them. He was completely cured, and
restored to good health and his case
and it's cure has caused sensation
among the physicians.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-09-27
nss,s-'s>Ans
/ I0R7lI|GGIDIEzzIF UR|E.
COLD STORAGE HOUSE.
Give Satisfactory Results Mt
Moderate Expense.

Storing apples in anticipation of
higher prices is more or less prac-
ticed by all fruit growers, and happy
are they who can secure the struc-
ture which will give the most salts
factory results at the lowest possible
expense. The house presented in the
accompanying cuts will meet such de-
mands. Not only is it adaptable to
being built on the level, but is exceed
ingly convenient for sloping land.
In the latter case the front of the
house should be on the lower end of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-09-27
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THE CHllDUESS.

81 wonder why I shed those tears
When they laid my little dead child
away?
After the lapse of wearying years
I am glad that I sit alone to-day;
I can hear his laugh and his glad wild
shout,
I can see him still, as he ran about
And know TIE little prayer he used to
say.
''I hold his picture to my face
And fancy 1 feel his hand again
AS it oreeps into mine, and he takes his
On my knee, as he did in the fair days
when
The world and the fates were kind to me
And the songs 1 heard were but songs of
glee.
And stirred the envy of other men.
ellis days were only days Of joy,
Happy, he shouted the hours away;
He was glad with the glee of careless
boy,
He laughed as only the innocent may;
He never was doomed to YEARLY fret,
He never looked back with vain regret
At the close of a sorrowful day.
81 keep the little clothes he wore,
I treasure the shoes that encased his
feet;
The way was smooth that he Travelled
DER
The flowers that bIoomed at it's sides
were sweet;
The winds that blew through his curly
hair
Had blown out of peaceful realms and
fair
There were no grim foes that he had to
meet.
81 wonder why I shed those tears
When they crossed his hands and laid
him away?
After the lapse of wearying years
1 am glad that I toll alone to-day!
He knew life's gladness, but not its woe,
And have his memory, and 1 know
The sweet little prayer he used to say"
$. f. Kiser, in Chicago Record-Herald.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-09-27
Care of Plants in Pots.

Disease of plants in pots is some
times due to accumulation OF acid in
the soil. Placing the plants in new,
fresh earth is one of the remedies,
but as some plants will not bear re-
moval the use of hot water is resorted
to. First stir the soil as deep as it
can be done, and pour water at tenn
perature of 40 degrees on the earth
in the pot until it runs off clear from
the bottom. At the beginning the wa
ter will be clear; then brown, and then
clear again. The sickly plants will
be invigorated, and will soon show evil
dences of improvement. Keep the
plants in warm location until the
soil becomes somewhat dry again.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-09-27
Fall in the Berry Patch

Charles Hirschinger tells the Farm.
ers' Review that the best way to cut
the surplus runners from strawberry
plants is to use pillow with a rolling
coulter. He goes over his strawberry
fields several times after the plants
have ceased to fruit, each time cutting
off the runners and cultivating the
ground between the rows of straw
berry plants. Keeping the plants well
cultivated in the fall helps them to
form large root systems and insures
strong plants in the spring. The fall
growth and development has very
much to do with the power to bear a
crop the following year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-09-27
CURRENT TOPICS.


The United Kingdom has $50 blast
furnaces; France $40.
Science is now studying drunkards
by the use of machines.
New Zealand crown lands are now
disposed of for 999 years.
Colorado leads all the states in the
production of both gold and silver.
A vessel going from Montreal to
Port Arthur has to ascend 600 feet.
The various countries of the world
use 13,4OO different kinds of postage
stamps.
During the year ending June 30 last
there were 1920 cases of smallpox in
Tennessee.
The Bible used in Queen Victoria's
coronation was sold by auction recent
ly for 40 guineas.
The Irish river, in Siberia, is 1900
miles in length and drains 100000
miles of territory.
Kangeroos can jump eleven feet in
height, against deer's best record of
nine feet six inches.
It is estimated that the electric or
gan of lively electric fish would give
discharge of 200 volts.
1t is said that the representative
of Germany at the coronation of Ed
ward VII. will be the crown prince.
A Prince Edward Island fisherman,
Philippe Gallant, has saved the lives
of no less than twenty-seven people.
The Belgian pigeon which won the
great race from Burgos, in Spain, to
Brussels, did the 700 miles in fourteen
hours.
The elephant beetle" of Venezuela
is the largest insect in the world. A
full grown one weighs about half
pound.
The number of Protestant Chris
tians in India and Ceylon has in fif-
teen years grown from 446,7S0 to 1885,
641-nearly 70 per cent.
The use of the "E Pluribus Unum"
on coin was never authorized by law.
It's first known use was on New Jer-
sey cent struck off in 1776.
In Zante, one of the Ionian islands,
there is petroleum spring which has
been known for nearly 5000 years. 1t
is mentioned by Herodotus.
In the year 1900, out of 1855 raids
on Illicit stills, 673 were made in Geor-
gia, which is prohibition state ex-
cept as to four of its cities.
King Victor Emanuel III. has the
JorroSf and moct vain a hla collection
of Italian coins in the world. 1t COM
prises over $4,000 specimens.
The common council of Arkansas
City, Kan, has passed an ordinance
levying an occupation tax on all per-
sons engaged in business in the city.
T. Suffern Taller, of New York, is
said to have the best library of books
on sporting subjects, and particularly
on riding and driving, in this country.
Prof. DR.. Van t'Hoff, Berlin chem
list, is reported to be of opinion that
before long the problem will be solved
which will make it possible to ex-
tract bread from wood.
The Russian minister of railways
has prepared time table showing
that when the Transiberian railway is
finished the journey around the world
can be made in thirty-thre days.
Although about seventy-six years
old, the Rev. DR.. j. G. Patton, the IA
nous missionary to the New Hebrides
islands, is about to return to his field
of labor after visit to this country
and England.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-09-27
Hard Luck.

She-Yes, it is true I Tilted him
then he went west and died of liver
complaint. ss.r.
He-There is something unusually
sad in denouement like that.
"Do you really think 500"
s"Yes. 1t looks like Providence is
dead against man when, after losing
his heart, his liver goes back on him.
Daily News
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-09-27

ferent from the kidney bean, it should
gathered when full grown, but un-
ripe, as it is then best favored. The
Broad Windsor is perhaps the best
known of the cultivated varieties, but
it is less successfully grown in the
United States than in Europe, the eli
mate being apparently unsuited to its
best development. 1t is imported to
some extent in exchange for varieties
grown here.-Farmers' Review.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-09-27
THE WINDSOR BEAN.
II Is a Standard Variety, But Grown
with More Success in Europe
Than in This Country.

This is the "bean of history" or
that which was earlier cultivated.
This bean grows erect, about 21a feet
high, has square, reddish stem, and
the leaves are made up of oval leaf
let's. The pods are broad, thicker
at the end and generally curved and
pendant, containing thiekish, bullying
seeds. Several varieties are grown
in Europe, both for fodder and for
human food, but it does not continue
as long in bearing as other beans. 1t
is said to be more generally eaten
there by the poor than by the
wealthy, but, as it has a distinct and
agreeable flavor of it's own, quite diff
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-09-27

The quality of butter will suffer
when it is made too quickly or too
slowly,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-10-22
ReviyInx Drowning Chicks.

1t is now the time Of year when sud
den showers are frequent, and some
times a sudden downpour. and lots Of
US poultry raisers have found chick
ems and pouIts out on the range. and
il is impossible sometimes for US TO
get them to shelter without a half
hours warning. says a writer in Poul-
try Tribune. Before this season We
have brought in drowned chicks By
the apronfal OF dozen after Die Of
those showers, some dead. and others
died because l didn't know how 10 ap-
ply warmth. 1 have been taught since
by an older head to double a piece OF
carpet or other thick cloth and cover
the bottom of a warm Y e with IT.
put the wet chick on this. and those
that seem dead immerse all but their
heads in warm water, have it so warm
that you can barely hold your hand
in il, and hold the chicks there until
they can move themselves easily. You
will be surprised TO see how soon an
app .rentIy dead chick will revive, II
you have never tried this remedy. But
alas. this remedy will not bring a dead
chick to life.
After you take them from the wa
ter, wipe them with a dry cloth and
put them in the warm oven to dry. We
do not have all this bother with brood
er chicks, for their mother is always
in the same place. not a gadabout all
over the farm. and the chicks know
which way to run when they need pro-
lection. We intend 10 do away with
hens for broOders as soOn as possible
because artificial breeders are not halt
the bother and we raise the chicks
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-10-22

the breed may be or how pure, It will
prove a failure without roper feeG-
Ing. Now, perhaps some one will *
pect US to follow that remark with a
set OF rules for good feeding. But in
stead we wish to say that feeding Is a
science that has to be learned just
Ike any other science. The mex
perienced amateur cannot even carry
out rules laid down by others. since
their carrying out requires judgment.
and correct judgment comes only with
experience.
The following scraps Of information
may be interesting: Hen manure
should not be permitted TO become
very dry, az in that case II will lose
much Of its nitrogen. It may be ac-
cumulated in barrels or boxes, whic'
should be covered to prevent the DIP
ing out by the air. Do not mix dr..
dust with it. When any kind Of ma
nure Is mixed with absolutely dry d~st
or greatly diluted with water bacterial
and chemical actions are set up that
are very nearly annihiIatiye in their
results. A mean must therefore be
followed, and the manure kept slight
ly moist and cold. Little change will
then take place. In summer the drop
pings from the poultry should be
cleaned away often and applied at
once to the land. A con-
temporary assigns as one OF
soft-shelled eggs the oYer-feeding OF
meat This may be SO but is not
trymen car be accused Of feeding 50
much meat that the ration is over
balanced. Rheumatism in
fowls al be to an extent avoided by
giving dry house Quarters.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-10-22
ST. MARY'S ACADEMY
Notre Dame, Indiana.

We call the attention Of our readers
to the advertisement Of st. Mary's
Academy. which appears in another
column of this paper. We do not mead
to expatiate upon the scholastic adyan-
tages Of St. Mary's, for the catalogue
of the school shows the scope of work
included in its curriculum, which is
of the same high standard as that Of
Vassar and Bryn Mawr, and is carried
out faithfully in the class rooms. We
simply emphasize the spirit Of earnest
devotion which makes every teacher
of st. Mary's Loyalty strive to develop
each young girl attendant there into
the truest, noblest, and most intelligent
womanhood. Every advantage OF
equipment in the class rooms, labora-
tories and study rooms. every care in
the matter Of food and clothing, and
exceptional excellence Of climatic con
ditions-all these features are found al
St Mary's. in the perfection OF develop
ment only TO be obtained by the con-
~secration OF devoted lives to educa-
tional Christian work in a spot ia
yored by the Lord.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-10-22

]. h. Monrad, writing in New York
Produce Review. says: The separ2-
tors have increased the butter yield
from ten 70 twenty per ent, the refrig-
orator machines have annihilatsd the
Dairy Belt" pasteurizati0n has in
creased the keeping quality and then
with the aid OF refrigerator cars. an
initiated distance. bringing Kansas
as near to the London market as Den
marx was twenty years ago. Bacts-
riOlogy has chased away nine1y-nine
out OF the hundred witches which
troubled the 6urtermakers Of ya ol6sn
times and enforced the lessen Of
cleanliness and lightened the burden
for ~the best buttermaksrs. while
testing and account keeping has doa-
bled the income Of the best milk
producers. and dairy schools have
created a new interest and pride in
the profession.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-10-22
JUDGES WIFI Pelvic SHsEP ss #
She Suffered for Years and
Felt Her Case Was Hope
1ess-Cured by
Pe-ru-na.

Mrs. Judge McAllister writes from
H17 West s5rd ST. Minneapolis, Mimi
as follows,
Il suffered for years with a pain in
the small Of my back and right side
1t interfered often with my domestic
and social duties and 1 never supposed
that would be cured, as the doctors
medicine did not seem to help me any.
Fortunately q member Of our Order
advised me TO try Peruna and gave II
such high praise that / decided 70 try
It Although / started in with little
faith / felt 50 much better in q week
that I felt ENCOURAGED
Il took it faithfully for seven weeks
and am happy indeed to be able 10 say
that / am entirely cured Words fail
to express my gratitude. Perfect health
once more is the best thing 1 could
wish for. and thanks TO Peruna enjoy
that now-"-Ninnie E McAlIister.
The great popularity Of Perunz as a
catarrh remedy has tempted many
people to initiate Peruna- A great
many so-caIled eataFrh remedies and
catarrhal tonics are 70 be found in
many drug stores. These remedies can
be procured by the druggist much
cheaper than Peruna. Peruna tan only
be obtained at a uniform price, and no
druggist car get it a cent cheaper
Thus IL Is that druggists are tempted
10 substitute the cheap limitations OF
Peruna for Peruna- II Is done every
day without a doubt
We would therefore caution al peO-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-10-22
Expeliiae the Lice

Lice are most always the cause OF
chicks dying seemingly without
causes. SO to speak. writes~~S CORE
spOndent OF the Illinois Poultry Ga
zette. After the chicks are Matched
I leave them under the hens for about
thirty-six hours before feeding them
any at all They require no feed for
that length of time. for nature pro-
vides for their nourishment for that
length Of time and that. length Of
brOoding makes them become strong
the battle Of coming existence. Usual
ly when chicks are two days old I put
a wee little speek of fresh lard or
sweet oil on their heads Just back OF
their little comb, rubbing it in gently.
but being sure TO not get too much
grease on them, as the results might
prove fatal and put the little downy
balls TO sleep forever. The sitting
hens must be thoroughly busted with
some good insect powder which can
be procured at most any drug store at
a small cost Before I set the hens
paint their nest box with lice killer
and put tobacco leaves or stem in bot
tom Of box and then fine hay on top
Of this. but be sure o to let any OF
the lice medicine touch the eggs. After
the hens is on the eggs a few days 1
place q camphorated ball il the nest.
BY such application. if there happens
to be any lice OF mites left in the nest
box or on the sitter they will mossy
out without waiting for a written no
tice TO vacate the premises in ten
DAYS
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-10-22
MAJ under Horses. rns..

Frank Steltzmiller, the driver OF an
express wagon in Denver. began the
practice about two years ago of p ac-
ing mats under the feet of his horses
when they stood. He was actuated BY
a feeling OF Kindness to the animals.
but it has brought him considerable
business. and there is talk Of the local
expressmen's union asking all mem
bers to adopt the practice.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-10-22

Nat Goodwin, the comedian, has a
brother who is known as J. A. Car
son. He travels for a machinery
house. He changed his surname. be
cause" says he, IF l travelled under
my W | would be unable to trans
act any business. Nat has swarms OF
friends all over the country, and when
ever n Of them finds me out it's
good-by to business for the day" Be
fore becoming a drummer he was on
the stage with his brother
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-10-22

Mr.. Laberdesque, who fought a duel
with Max Regis in Paris recently. is
only q, but has seen many adventures.
He was born in Cuba. has fought sew
eral Central American revolutions and
served with the Spahis in Algeria IN
der the French flag. He has been a
principal in forty-three drels with
sword. yaghatan or pistol.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-10-22

pie against accepting these Substitutes
Insist upon having Perunz- There Is no
other internal remedy for cztarTh that
viii take the place OF PeruEz Allow
no one TO persuade you TO the contrary
II you do not derive prompt and sat-
~isfactory results from the : OF Pc
runa. write at ones to Dr. Hartman.
giving q fun statement OF your cas-
and he VIII be pleased TO give y0u his
valuable advice gratis
Address Dr. Hartman. President OF
The Hartman Ssnitzrium- Columbus. O.