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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-12-26
WOMEN AS FARMERS.
Expected in Future to Solve Agri-
cultural Labor Problem.
John NJ. stah1, Before National Farm
ers' Congress, Declares That
Feminine Skill and Energy
VIII Find Field on the Farm.

John NJ. Stahl, of Chicago, delivered
the principal address before the Ma
tional Farmers congress which met
at Macon, Ga. His topic was: "The
Labor Problem from the Farmers
Standpoint" He said, in part:
One of the most annoying, difficult
and vital problems of farming is to
get a sufficient supply of good labor.
Farmers could hardly pay higher
wages, but to very small degree it is
a question of higher wages. The lone
illness of farm life, that has been so
powerful in taking farmer boys from
the farm and in keeping city laborers
from it, is fast passing away before
rural free mail delivery, the farm tel
ephone and the country trolley line.
If by education and proper appre-
citation of our calling and the introduce
tion of business methods we put farm
ing on the same plane as other business
enterprises we can command for it
our rightful share of the faithful, in
telligent labor that now goes to rail-
reading, manufacturing and merchan-
dising.
This will come to pass all the sooner
because the future will see many wom-
en- farmers. 1t is already fashionable
for girls to be strong and muscular
and athletic and sunburned. In farm
work so much machinery is used now
adays that the greater part of farm
work on the up-to-date farm requires
intelligence and deXterity and appli-
cation rather. than muscular strength.
Very much of farm work is no more
firing to the muscles than operating
typewriter; it is much less wearing on
the nervous system and it is certainly
much more healthful.
Woman has taken mans place to a
large extent in the schoolroom, the
store, the Office, even the pulpit and
the courts. Why not on the farm?
The last harvest quite a number of
women worked in the fields and liked
it. There are now some very success
full women farmers. The farmer may,
indeed much prefer seeing his daugh-
ter helping him in the field operating
the mower or the harvester or hay rake
or corn planter, than tempting fate
amid the artificial holeso ONE and
dangerous conditions of the city.
a very good way to equalize the la
Dor supply of the city and country
would be to equalize taxation and also
the expenditure of taxes. The big pub
lie building and the taXdodger are
characteristic of the city and not of
the farm
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-12-26
uUx FOREST RESERVES.
Work of Mapping and Examination
of Tracts I'm Arizona, New Mexico
and Utah Being Carried On.

An important work in the survey and
investigation of the government forest
reserves by the United States geologi-
cal survey is this season in progress un-
der Henry Gannett, geographer. 1t
consists in the extension of topograph-
ic survey ii i",iing triangulation and
spirit leveling, of the reserves for the
construction of maps, and also in the
botanic and economic examination of
the forests to discover the amount and
variety of standing timber, the dam
age done by forest fres and other ex-
listing conditions of the reserves.
Work this season has been directed
particularly to the reservations in Ari-
IONA, New Mexico and Utah.
In Arizona the examination which
was commenced last year and carried
over the northern section of the San
Francisco mountain forest reserve is
being continued to cover its southern
portion. The total area of this reserve
is 975.36O acres. A like examina ton is
being carried on in the Black Mesa re-
serve of Arizona, whose area is 1885,
$50 acres.
In New Mexico the ella River reserve,
of 1922 040 acres, is being examined
and surveyed, as is also the Uinta re-
serve in Utah. In the last named state
Investigations are being extended to
the area of the proposed forest reserve
in the Wasatch and adjacent ranges,
with special reference to the needs OF
the agricilturist and the protection of
the water supply of the streams flow
ing from the region for the irrigation
of lands in the valley floors.
Assistants to the geographer in
charge are Messrs. F. G. Plummer, Ar
thur Dodwell, Theodore f. Rixon and
FL. B. Ayres.
The forest reserves of the United
States are established by proclamation
of the president; the total area of land
thus set aside is 46S2S.449 acres. dis
tributed in IA states and territories.
The object of reserving these tracts
of woodland is not only to preserve
the forests, which are being rapidly
cut or destroyed by fire, but to insure
their permanence and increase their
value by scientific care and cutting. 1t
is also Of the utmost Importance. espe-
cially in the west. where water is nee
essary for irrigation, to keep the
sources of the streams properly for
ested in order to secure steadiness OF
flow.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-12-26
NEW IDEA TO RUSSELL SAGE.
The New York Financier Discovers,
While Ill, That He Has a
Pretty Home.

Russell Sage, for the first time in
his life, his wife says, has realized since
his illness that there are other things
than business. He spent his entire
time one day, fully dressed, walking
about the house. Mrs. Sage said she
was delighted with the change in her
husband.
"Why, he told me that for the first
time in his life he realized what a
pretty place we had here" she said
..He said that never before had he
had time to notice how beautiful il
was. / think he will find more time
now for rest and enjoyment"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-09

One case fine quality APRON GING-
HAMS, for Monday, 10 yards
Limited quantity to customer.
One case NO NAME BLEACHING.
full yard wide, for Monday, 10
yards for =. =. =. ....... ACC
Limited quantity to customer.
One case yard wide SEA ISLAND,
for Monday 10 yards for. .44c
One case MATTRESS TICKING, for
Monday 10 yards for. 80. .49c
Limited quantity to a customer.
One case 80 and 36-inch PERCALE,
the 10 1-2c quality, guaranteed
fast cotors, for Monday ....5 7-sc
40 dozen Ladies' and Misses UNION
SUITS, silk tapped neck. worth SOC,
for Monday, a suit :. :. -. .24c
so dozen Ladies' fleece back, silk
tapped VESTS and PANTS, fully
worth $1.oO a suit, for Monday
4Sc a suit or each ......... .24c
so dozen all wool Jersey ribbed
VESTS and PANTS, nonshrinkable
worth $500 a garment, for Mon
day CSC a suit or each. ..... acc
10 dozen TEAsLEDowN DRESSING
SACQUES, for Monday =. -. Acc
10 dozen EIDERDowN DREssING
SACQUEs, pink, blue, gray and
garnet, all wool, for Monday,
each =. .70c
Children's all wool EIDERDoWN
CLoAKs, worth $500, for Mon
oay S1.24
Ladies' OUTING GOWNS, for Mon
oay.. -. .44c
Ladies' TEASLEDowN GOWNS,
extra heavy. worth $1.25, for Mon-
LA MARSEILLES WHITE BED
SPREADS =. :. :. .. ..... rec
ia extra heavy WHITE MAR
sEILLEs SPREADS, worth $3.50,
for Monday ). :. :. ....... csc
Unbleached SHEETS, s1xso, worth
Soc, for Monday :. E. ..... soc
100 dozen BATH TOWELS, extra
large size, worth Csc, for Mon
Gay 15c
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-09

They were not towards, but brave men.
They saw no hope of storming our posi-
ton successfully and were simply democrat
lied. Had 1t been simply a question of
Banks Army taking Port Hudson. the
Confederate flag would have been float
ing over its ramparts today G91), and
forever after this. Again had their dead
and wounded covered our front. Sharp
shooters on that ridge again killed and
wounded several of our regiment. Blood
flowed freely along our trenches.
This was the last general assault upon
our position. The attacks made May 9th
and June 14th are known as the two great
battles of Port Hudson. After this the
two armies resumed sharp-shooting
through portfolios. Large green trees be-
tween us and the enemy were shot to
death and to pieces with minnie balls.
The enemy. generally at night. made fire.
quent sorties upon some points of our
lines, but were promptly repulsed. They
also occasionally annoyed us with hand
grenades-diminutiv bombs. For this
they would select dark night. and an
hour when all except videttes were sup
posed to be asleep, creep stealthily as
near as possible. then make dash for
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-09

% pieces 52-inch LADIES' CLOTH.
all colors, worth $1.o0 yard, for
Monday ........ .44c
10 pieces 44-inch Black Silk Warp
HENRIETTA, worth $1.uo a yard,
for Monday :. :. :. =. 80. Acc
so pieces 34-inch all wool TRICoT
FLANNELS, all the new colors,
for Monday, yard =. ..... .24c
200 pieces ROMAN and PERSIAN
SAVOY FLANNELETTES and
TEAsLEDowN OUTING, regular
l2 1-2c quality, for Monday Sc
25 pieces PLAIDs, suitable for chill
dren's school dresses, worth 12 lac
q yard, for Monday .. .7c
One case OUTING, worth 7c., for
Monday =. Lee
$50 Ladies' and Misses 27-inch
KERSEY JACKETS, black, navy,
castor. tan and garnet, guaranteed
skinner satin lined, fully worth
$3.50 to $14.OO, for Mondays
sale E. ..... sofa
100 KERSEY JACKETS, black,
navy, garnet and castor, sold any
where at $500 to $500, for Mon
Jay ......... .$4.0S
100 Beaver, Kersey and Melton three
quarter JACKETS, worth $500,
for Monday :. :. :. go. 1898
100 Ladies' three-quarter JACKETS.
all new styles, for Monday. So. 70
100 Children's REFERS, worth
$1.00, for Monday .. =. -. Acc
100 extra fine KERSEY REFERS,
navy and garnet, worth $500, for
Monday .. =. ......... .oSc
so WALKING SKIRTS, black, navy
and gray melton; also a nice lot
black and navy SERGE SKIRTS,
made in the very latest styles,
worth $500, for Monday. {. SO. 81
50 WALKING SKIRTS, black, navy
and gray, worth $3.50, for Mon
Jay .S1.f9
SILK SKIRTS from $4.4s up to ss5
100 FRENCH FLANNEL WAISTS
"a sample line-all colors, worth
$500 to $500, for Monday : SO. 80
200 sample SILK WAISTS, worth
$500 to $500, for Monday. . So. 90
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-09

ward to our breastworks. toss the grenade
into our trenches and run back to their
bitches before We could be reused from
sleep and get into line Several hundred
of these little bursting bombs popping
like so many big frecrackers away in
the night produced comic scenes among
the boys. Though we never slept over
IL steps from our line. before we could
be aroused and get into position the hand
grenades were all burst, and the Yam
KEGS all gone.
ITO be Continued)
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-09
Bacilli in Bliss.
Pittsburg Gazette.

Plttsburg Gazette.
Meeting at Lincoln, Neb, the Missouri
Valley Homeopathic Medical Associate
has put its ban upon the kissing habit
Many medical associations were earlier
in this propaganda, yet there is no Wis
ible diminution in the amount of kissing,
public or private. In fact, the Hobson
craze was in the face of medical warning
that the kiss is harmful. Hobson. how
ever, is living example of the compare
tive safety of OSCILLATION, for while he
and his admirers may have been suspect
ed of being "bughouse no one ever ac-
cused him of having microbes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-09
In the Other Departments

Bright opportunities await you. We do confne
low prices any department but make them all
the store, without exception.
Just peep the Dress Goods and get the pattern for
which you thought Of paying half dollar yard for only
few cents.
Look at the Ribbons, Shoes and Rugs and you will find
them all bargains
One Shaker Flannel, worth Sc, for Monday 0f1o
yards for --.------ -. --. -.- -- -~- j JG
One all wool Pads worth yard suitable for shirt
waists and chdren's school dresses, for Monday tn
IS extra quality Black and Navy gore slot Walking
Skirts the latest Fall novelty, worth full $1,000 "a 90
for Monday SO1fuOO
Another lot navy blue slot Walking Skirts 60 q
worth S.. 90, for Monday
Fur Scarfs csc, $1.2S, $1.68 and $1.0S
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-09
Our Millinery Departments

Has this section wild with its line of age and ACC
Walking Hats The demand has been great yet the stock
still large and of good variety We bought enough
three ordinary stores We still prepared make and
any shape hat desired and have the choicest materials
constantly hand for that purpose.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-09
STORE.
Telephone z46.
los Dexter Avenue.
I05 Dexter Avenue. : Telephone H6
Prices On Tailor Made Goods
That Will Move Them RaDidIy.

nent the prices always low to admit it, yet we
have been and selling Skirts, Jackets and Suits
cheaper anyone excepons Isn't that better than
discounts and loud Boosting? We bought heavily
this line for cash. hence received best terms which enables
q undersel.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-09
HISTORICAL SKETCH
OF FIRST REGIMENT

CONTINUED from Page Thirteen.)
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-22

Naturalists have been laughing over
n story which recently appeared in this
city to the effect that the eruption of
Mont Pelee had not been without some
gain to the inhabitants of Martinique,
and that the lava, ashes, gases, ETC.,
from that volcano had completely eX-
terminated the fer-de-lance, that noted
reptile of Martinique, which is one of
the most venomous and deadly of all
poisonous snakes.
Mr.. Robert L. Hill, of the Geological
Survey, when asked in regard to this
story day or two ago at Washington,
said:
THE story is completely absurd.
The territory devastated by the erup.
tlon Is only about ten miles square
and, of course, within that area the
snakes shared the fate of all other
forms of life, but l can assure you
from personal observation that they
are not eXterminated in the remaining
part Of the island. for in our excursions
about and over the country we encoun.
tered the fer-de-lance at every turn."-
New York Times.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-22

And as the golden crowns fade from
the submits of the mystic mountains,
says Werner H. Reed in the Atlantic,
and the shadows stretch in longer lines
of beauty over the face of the perfect
earth, the desert gives voice and an
swers:
Il am the desert, the eternal desert,
also beloved of the sun. l have been
since the beginning of Gods earth,
and | shall be until the end of His
earth shall come. The sun that kisses
me, and impregnates me with warmth
and heat, has taught me that in some
form and in some place | shall always
be, and so | am content, and all is
we'll with me. / stand for quiet and
for peace, and l am the visible emblem
of quietness and of peace in the world.
My limits, that lie beyond the scope of
vision, are to teach men of the bound
less extent of right and truth; my peace
is to teach them that all is good, and
that to all will come peace | that am
finite stand as visible emblem OF in
fnity. | that am mortal am an ire
futable proof of immortality. And be-
cause | am great and silent and mys-
terious, l speak unerringly to the depth
and greatness and silence and mystery
of the souls of humans, that, like me,
We're made by nature and by natures
God"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-22

winds most likely. l will soon find out
the trouble, Mrs Blanke. l am used
to those difficulties"
81 don't think you are" responded
Mrs. Blanke, land L am afraid that
all your skill and experience will not
help in this case. The truth is, my
telephone is haunted"
"Hauntedr' the electrician gave q
start; his Scotch ancestors had belle ged
in second sight, but a spook in a
telephone, his business sense refused
to harbor the idea. impossible! My
dear madam, who ever heard of a
ghost in a telephone?"
Il hear voices and am rung up to
take strange communications" persist
ed Mrs. b. "Take down that receiver
and listen a moment"
He did so, and heard the usual ''Num-
ber, please" much to his satisfaction
and then rung off and turned cheer
fully to Mrs. b.
"You see, it is all right. What led
you to think otherwise?"
Several unusual experiences. but
you will only laugh at them. The other
night when the high wind blew | was
out spending the evening with friends
when | was called to the telephone. !
distinctly heard the voice of my little
son Theodore, whom l had left at home
in bed. He said to me: Please come
home, mamma, I'm awfully afraid OF
the storm / told him to go in and
sleep with his brother, and l would
soon be home. He said, "All right
mamma, goodby,' and rung off. WheI
l went home he was sleeping where
l had left him, had not been awake
and did not even know it was storm
ing. Yet it was my boys voice and NJ
other."'
Mr.. Campbell looked politely incred
ulous, and suggested that the boy
might have teephoned in his sleep
but he could not convince the mother
Mrs, Blanlle had another experience il
reserve.
81 was thinking of friend at dis
tance and wanting to hear from her
went to the telephone to call her up
AS soon as ! put the receiver to IN.
ear l heard some one speaking, ant
asked who it was, and my friend an
swered, without being called. Now i
that telepathy or what is it?"
Il think" said tho electrician, gent
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-22

A Philadelphia member of the State
Legislature was recently showing some
Harrisburg friends around the City
Hall, and took them into Mayor Ash
bridges room. His honor made him
self very agreeable to the visitors, as
is his wont, and had hearty "Glad
to have met your for them as they
were departing. One Of the strangers,
much impressed by the Mayors cor.
dlality, fingered long enough to say:
''If you're ever up in our town come
tC see me. I'll treat you right. You've
never been to Harrisburg, have you?"
ooh, yes" replied the Mayor. 81
spent two weeks there one afternoon"
philadelphia Times.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-22

By the death Of the Sultan OF Zanzi-
bar his son, Seyid Ali, becomes the
successor to the throne. This young
man spent two years at Harrow and
left year ago to return to Zanzibar.
in order to be prepared for the role of
Sultan. He did not shine as a scholar
at Harrow, being, when he left. in the
same position as when he joined-that
is. at the bottom of the class, but uni
versally popular
The head master. DR.. Wood, speaks
OF him as Il frank, honest boy. who
displayed great enthusiasm for the
cadet corps. At games he was rather
more active than skilful, his football
being of Il ferocous character.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-22

1oDNS WOUlun Ill YAK IdTk
~ believes that her telephone
NJ is haunted, and some of her
neighbors agree with her,
and now the theory is being discussed
with suggestion that the instrument
is a proper medium for ghosts, and
credulous householders are afraid to
answer the telephone bell lest some
uncanny disclosure greet them.
No doubt when science has perfected
the telephone We will find ourselves
In long distance communication with
Mars or other planets which have Of
fered us neighborly overtures to which
We could not respond. If the explor-
ers of air will lend all their faculties
to the development of vibrations, con-
densing them to a focus for human
Intelligence, a world of wonder may
open to our listening ears, and the
sixth sense aid us to knowledge of
the gods. Then Tesla might gather in
the telephone cup the power now lying
dormant in the air shaft waiting for
Gberator. The theory antedates the
use Of telephones. Many years ago
q Chicago young woman wrote a re-
markable book called "The Automaton
Ear" 1t told the story of a man who
was possessed with the idea that all
the harmonieS of earth. since the morn
Ing stars sung together for joy, were
still centred in the air and could be
reproduced if an ear could be invented
to gather and retain them. So he in
vented an automaton ear which was a
success, but the inventor had over
looked one condition. With the sounds
of joy and the songs of harmony came
the groans of discord and the walls
of sorrow, and these so predominated
that he went mad and died of disap-
pOintment.
When the busiest and most neces-
sary official on the circuit in Oak Park
was asked to come up to a certain num-
Der and find out what was wrong with
the telephone, he sent a sub, who re-
ported that it acted "crazy" and would
not ring true"
So David Campbell went there him
self and found distressed matron,
who said mysteriously:
Il sent for you because I'm having
trouble with my telephone"
80 l understand" he answered.
"wires caught somewhere by the high
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-22

ly, that the telephone has got on your
nerves. Let some other member of the
family answer for a while. You take
these incidents too seriously, and even
if you cannot account for them, they
do not mean anything. 1t is common
event for telephone bells to ring mys-
teriously, but a crossing of the wires or
a mistake in the number might easily
be the cause. Might venture to sug-
gest that some roguish member of your
family may be playing tricks?"
But Mrs. B. would not admit this
for moment, so the batfied electrician
was obliged to leave the mystery
where he found it. and the troubled
matron went on losing weight every
day and feeling sure whenever her
telephone bell rang that some ghost
was on the wires. Then a friend moved
into her suburb and put herself into
telephone communication with the
outside world. At an early date Mrs
Blanke called up Central and asked
for her friends number.
Fourteen hundred and ninety-two,"
came the answer. 1t stirred strange
memories in Mrs. Blankes mind. She
called it up with an indefinite feeling
that she had heard it in some former
life. A weird voice responded
"Who is this?" she asked, cautiously,
"Colum bus"
columbus who"
"Why, Christopher Columbus. I dis.
covered America in 1892. Say, what
do you want? P'raps you'd like to talk
to Ferd or Isabella. Hurry up. 1 can't
stand here whole century. I'm
tired"
Mrs. Blanke recognized that voice.
1t was that of her own hopeful Theo-
dore, who was visiting the small SOD
Of her friend. Both boys were in the
early period of the American history,
and had struck the coincidence of the
telephone number as an aid to mem.
ory.
Mrs. B. gave her hopeful a snubbing
for his precocity and was permitted
to talk with her friend. So one of her
telephone ghosts has been laid, but she
still persists that she is likely at any
time to be placed in direct communica.
tion with the unseen powers of the air
as a medium of expression.-Mr NJ.
L. Rayne, in the Chicago Record
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-22

Joseph Chamberlain is to be present,
ed with unique memento of recent
South African history 1t takes The
form of clock mounted on stand,
and has been made by Mr.. Gerrans, of
Mafeking. The materials are the base
OF Long Tom shell, the nose OF one
of the seven-poundcr shells taken by
the Beers from DR.. Jameson. used
against the British at MafekIng, the
casing of a Boer scMapnel she'll and
Mauser cartridges.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-22
Neglected Accomplishments.

mo" said the young physician, des.
pondently, 81 don't believe l shall be a
success in my profession"
But there is no doubt about your
knowledge and skill"
"None whatever. l have the indorse.
ment of eminent authority. But 1 can't
play golf nor ping-pong. And how is
a young man who can't play golf or
ping-pong to go out into society and
hunt up people to cure?"-Washington
Star.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-22

She (tearfully)-"Henry, our engage.
ment is at an end, and L wish to re-
turn you everything you have ever
given me-"
He eerfully)-"Thanks, Blanchei
You may begin at once with the
kisses!"
They are married now.-New York
News