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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-10-10
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DURABILITY OF WOODS.
Scientific Experiments from the Re-
suits of Which Many Practical
Lessons May BE Learned.

Experiments have been lately made
by driving sticks, made of different
woods, each two feet long and one and
one-half inches square, into the
ground, only one-half an inch project
ing outward. 1t was found that in five
years all those made of oak, elm, ash,
fir, soft mahogany, and nearly every
variety of pine, were totally rotten.
Larch, hard pine and teak wood were
decayed on the outside only; while
acacia, with the exception of being
also slightly attacked on the exterior,
was otherwise sound. Hard mahogany
and cedar of Lebanon were in tolerably
good condition; but only Virginia ce-
dar was found as good as when put in
the ground. This is of some impor-
lance to builders, showing what woods
used by preference in underground
work. The duration of wood when
kept dry is very great, as beams still
exist which are known to be nearly
LOO years old. Piles driven by the
Romans prior to the Christian era have
been examined of late and found to be
perfectly sound after an immersion of
nearly 1000 years. The wood of some
tools will last longer than the metals,
as in spades, hoes and plows. In other
tools the wood is first gone, as in wag
ons, wheelbarrows and machines Such
wood should be painted or oiled; the
paint not only looks well, but pre-
serves the wood. Petroleum oil is as
good as any other. Hardwood stumps
decay in five or six years, spruce
stumps decay in about the same time,
hemlock stumps in eight to nine years,
cedar eight to nine years, pine stumps
never. Cedar, oak, yellow pine and
chestnut are the most durable woods
in dry places.-Boston Budget.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-10-10
SHOWING THE WAY.

Most of our readers know all about
the aches and pains of a bad back;
very few people are free from sick
kidneys, as the kidneys are the most
overworked organs of the body and
"go wrong" at times no matter how
well the general health may be.
The trouble is so few understand the
Indications of kidney trouble. You
are nervous, tired out and weary, have
stitches, twinges and twitches of back
ache pains, but lay it to other causes;
finally the annoyance and suffering at
tendant with urinary disorders, reten-
ton of the urine, too frequent urina-
ton, makes you realize the serious
ness of it. At any stage you should
take a remedy that will not only re-
lieve but cure you. Read the following
and profit by the lesson it teaches:
c. j. McMurray, a resident of Free
port, ILL.,, address AZ Iroquois St., says:
81 have greater faith in Doan's Kidney
Pills to-day than had in the fall of
1897 when l first took that remedy and
it cured me of an acute pain across
the back and imperfect action of the
kidneys. Since made public state
ment of these facts and recommended
Doan's Kidney Pills to my friends and
acquaintances, thoroughly believing
as l did both from observation and ex-
perience that they would do just as
they were represented to do. / am
still pleased to reendorse my state
ment given to the public shortly after
1 first began to use the remedy"
A FREE TRIAL of this great Kidney
medicine which cured Mr.. McMurray.
will be mailed on application to any
part of the United States. Address
Foster-Milnurn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y. For
sale by all druggists, price so cents per
box, n
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-10-10
A SUPERVISORS STORY.

Lockport, N. Y, Oct. 6th.-Mr.
George p. Penfold, Supervisor for the
First ward of the city of Locllport, has
written the following letter for pub
LEGATION to the newspapers:
at gives me great pleasure to rec
ommend Dodds Kidney Pills as a cure
for Kidney Trouble.
''My kidneys troubled me more OF
less for years and treatment by local
physicians only gave me partial and
temporary relief.
"An old friend, knowing my trouble,
advised me to try Dodd's Kidney Pills
telling me at the same time how much
they had helped him.
Il used altogether six boxes and
found permanent cure.
"This was two years ago, and I have
not since been troubled in any way
with pains in the back or any of the
many other distressing difficulties arts
ing from diseased Kidneys"
tSigned) George P. Penfold,
BOT Church ST., Lockport, NY.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-10-10
GLEANINGS OF FACT.

Dr. Daniel Merriman, president OF
the board of directors of the Worcester
art museum, has made a gift to that
institution Of ten Greek grave monu-
ments He bought the casts in Greece
this year while on his travels.
The Italian Minister of War, Gen.
Ottolenghi, has decided to construct
a vast entrenched camp near Pla-
cenza, which he considers the strate-
glc key to the north OF Italy. The
cost will amount to e2,400,000.
The latest statistics prove that the
twin habit is not as popular in Ger
many as generally supposed Among
the 100000 births in Berlin during
the last rs years there were only q
241 twins, 229 triplets and fourlets.
A Wall street broker was asked
whether he would call John w. Gates
a Spectator or inancier. Wait a
year or So" was the reply. eff he
makes big pile he will be a financier !;
if he goes broke he will be specula-
tor"
DR.. Vernon Lyman Kellogg, head of
the department of entomology al the
Stanford university, has just returned
from a summer trip to Samoa, bring
ing with him many specimens of sea
and island life to be added to the
national museum at Washington.
According to Sir William Thiselton-
Dyer the director of Kew Gardens, ex-
periments at Chelsea during recent
fog showed that in week six tons of
solid matter were deposited in a
square mile. They included not only
SCOT, but variety of tarry hydro-car-
bons highly injurious to animal and
vegetable life.
M. o. Leighton, of the geological sur
vey, has been authorized to begin a
study of the running streams OF the
middle west, with a view Of determ-
lining whether polluted water will pu-
rify itself in traversing a given dis
lance. On account of the Chicago
drainage canal this question has been
brought home to the people of con-
.iguous territory.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-10-10
A CHARITY FIB.
The Young Idea Was to Set the Sem.
sitive Person Perfectly at Ease
About His Nose.

Notwithstanding the man knew how he
had come by his red nose, he was extremely
sensitive about it, and any reference. to 1T
was resented promptly and with emphasis.
One day he was calling on some ladies when
the small boy of the family was present. The
youngster was strangely attracted by the
radiant nose, and kept watch on it from the
moment the visitor entered the room until
he had chance to speak to his mother, re-
lates the New York Herald.
''Is it wrong to tell story, mammal" he
asked so that everybody could hear.
''Of course it is, she replied, with a proper
degree of horror.
"But isn't it right to tell one just some
times?" he persisted.
WELL" she hesitated, possibly if one is
told to spare the feelings of some person it
might be excused"
"And why does my little man ask such a
question:" inquired the gentleman very
coaxingly.
Because" responded the boy, ri wanted
to say your nose wasn't bit red, if some
body else wasn't going to say it pretty soon"
Later when the ulprit was going to pun
ishment he asked his mother if she wouldn't
have licked him just the same if he had
told the truth.
Moral-Don't monkey with morals.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-10-10
COULDN'T BOSS HIM.
A Clergyman Who Wouldn't Submit
to Any Orders from an I'm
dertaEer.

Rev. R. Perry Bush, of Chelsea, who was
present in a ministerial capacity at the open
ing of the convention OF the Massachusetts,
Embalmers' association recently consented,
in the absence of Mayor Collins, who was to
address the body, to speak few words of
greeting. He related an instance of a stuffy
undertaken and funeral, says the Boston
Herald.
las | entered the church, said Mr. Bush,
81 was greeted by the undertaken in charge
of the funeral, who said: L want you TO
stand there pointing to halfway up the
pulpit steps.
g L prefer to stand either at the top or
the BOTTOM replied. Then l can see my
audience
You stand where l tell you,' was the re-
tort. I'm running this funeral
But you are not running me- / an
swered, and will give you just one minute
to withdraw your order or get another min
ister.' And l took out my watch and COM
menced to count off the seconds. At the
thirtieth he said; We'll, stand where you
darn pleased
"And l did," exclaimed Mr. Bush.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-10-10
Pc RU-NA NECESSARY TO The HOME.
A Letter From CONGRESSMAN White, of North Carolina
PE-RU-NA IS A HOUSEHOLD
SAFEGUARD.
No Family Should Be Without 1t.
A Letter From Congressman W

No ohhiy Shoutu Dc WisHOut dts
HERUNA is a great family medicine.
The women praise it as well as
= the men; it is just the thing for
the many little catarrhal ailments of
childhood.
The following testimonials from
thankful men and women tell in direct,
sincere language what their success
has been in the use of Peruna in their
families:
Louis j. Scherrinsky, 103 Locust
street, Atlantic, Iowa, writes:
81 will tell you briefly what Peruna
has done for me. l took severe cold
which gave me a hard cough. All doc
tors medicines failed to cure it. / took
one bottle of Peruna and was WELL
Then my two children had bad
coughs accompanied by gagging. My
wife had stomach trouble for years.
She took Peruna and now she is'well.
81 cannot express my thanks in
words, but recommend your remedy
at every opportunity, for l can con-
scientiously say that there is no medi-
cine like Peruna. Nearly everyone in
this town knew about the sickness of
myself and family, and they have seen
with establishment what Peruna has
done for US. Many followed our exam
pie, and the result was health. Thank
ing you heartily, l AMI. j. Scher-
rinsly.
Mrs. Mamie Wallace, Tulare, CAL,
President of the Western Baptist Mis-
sionary Society, writes:
81 consider Peruna an indispensable
article in my medicine chest. 1t is
twenty medicines in one, and has so
far cured every sickness that has been
in my home for five years. Iconsider
it of special value to weakly women,
as it builds up the general health,
drives out disease and keeps you in
the best Of health" Mrs. Mamie Wal
lace.
Peruna protects the family against
coughs, colds, catarrh, bronchitis, ca
tarrh of the stomach, liver and kid
neys. 1t is just as sure to cure case
of catarrh of the bowels as it is a case
of catarrh of the head.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-10-10
HON. GEORGE H. WHITE.

Congressman George Henry White,
of Tarboro, n. c., writes the following
letter to DIR. Hartman in regard to the
merits of the great catarrh cure, Pc
runa:
House of representatives,
Washington, Feb. 4, 1899.
The Peruna Medicine Co, Columbus, o.:
Gentlemen" am more than salts
fled with Peruna, and find it to be an
excellent remedy for the grip and ca
tarrh. have used.if i'm my family
and they all join me i'm recommending
it as an excellent remedy"
Very respectfully,
George II. White.
Peruna is an internal, scientific, sys-
temic remedy for catarrh. 1t is no
palliative or temporary remedy; it is
thorough in it's work, and in cleansing
the diseased mucous membranes cures
the catarrh.
If you do not derive prompt and sat-
isfactory results from the use of Pc
runa, write at once to DR.. Hartman,
giving full statement of your case
and he will be pleased to give you his
valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-10-10
CURRENT TOPICS.

Massachusetts has $500 registered
physicians.
New York prohibitionists want
drinkers licensed
A large whale gives on an average
20 tons of rendered oil.
New Jersey is the chief clay-produc-
ing state of the country.
Eighty thousand people live within
the danger radius Of Mt. Vesuvius.
The empress Of Russia's hobby Is
said to be caricaturing and collecting
caricatures.
Mrs. Ann Elizabeth Walsh, of Brook
Ign, has given nearly $500 900 to Cath
olic charities
Norwegians do not favor whale hunt
ing because they believe that whales
drive the fishes shoreward
There are 1900 statutes in British
statute law. Thirty volumes are year
ly added to the Law Reports
Unjust weights and measures to the
number of $3.50 were seized in Lon
don during the IL months ended June
80 last.
More precious stones are brought
into the United States to-day than
ever before in the history of the
country.
A Chinese club has been organized
In San Francisco. It's object is to fos-
ter the spread of occidental ideas
AMONG ctrdoptc fro,,, Cb;po
In London the wind is southwest for
an average of 112 days in every year.
1t blows from the north for 16 days
only, and from the south for 10.
Mrs. Florence Spicer Kirkpatrick
has been appointed as one of the five
trustees to build and manage the new
Carnegie library at Oneida, N. Y.
Secretary Wilson says he has not
been rendered the presidency Of the
Iowa agricultural college and would
not accept it if he was so honored.
The average temperature of Great
Britain has risen nearly 1 1-3 degrees
within the last half century. January
is now nearly degrees warmer than
it was.
Ireland's people commit fewer small
ofenses than those of any other coun-
try. Last year there was a further
dlminution of 1912 per cent. in minor
offenses.
Galusha A. Grow, congressman at
large from Pennsylvania, celebrated
his S0th birthday recently. He was
speaker of the house during the civil
war.
The Mexican national narrow gauge
railroad, which, with it's branches
extends over 200 miles, has not killed
a single passenger for over twenty
years.
The town of Tioga. La, can easily
claim the blue ribbon for politica
apathy. At the recent local election
on the question of granting liquor Ii
censes it developed that only one mar
of the 400 voters had qualified himself
to vote by complying with all the re
quirements of the laws. He voted il
favor of granting such licenses.
When the Danish literary expedition
to Greenland reached the capital O
that country they found that Greenland
for year had been without ply
siclan, wherefore DR.. Bertheisen found
himself the most welcome member o.
the expedition.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-10-10
Some Facts About Moss.

A familiar belief is that moss grows
chiefly on the north side of trees. The
notion is not established by science,
and an examination of many trees has
shown Prof. Henry Kraemer, Phila-
delphia botanist, that ten per cent.
had the moss on the west side, ten per
cent. on the northwest side, ten per
cent. on the north side, 20 per cent.
on the northeast side, 35 per cent. on
the east side, and Is per cent. on the
southeast side.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-10-10
ROTARY CONCRETE MIXER.
Designed to Replace the Bulky and
Clumsy Mixing Boards Now in
General Use.

While the apparatus shown below
may look a little like a cannon, it is
intended for the more peaceful service
of laying and repairing street pave
ments. With the machine concrete
can be mixed rapidly and discharged
at intervals as needed, the feeding of
the mat erial and rotation of the
mixer not interfering in any way with
the delivery. AS will be seen, rotary
porting carriage, with a discharge out
let at one end and charging opening
at the other. The stone, cement and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-10-10

In her "card of thanks" Miami county
widow, after thanking everybody else con-
cluded: 81 also thank the band for its con-
selling music and Mrs. Avering, the milliner,
who furnished me such becoming mourning.
My dear husbands farm is for sale as soon
as proper legal steps can be taken, and will
be sold at a bargain. Oh, death, thou art
terrible Chicago Chronicle.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-10-10
Cooking Reduces Meat Bulk.

Meat in cooking loses much of
it's bulk from evaporation = small
pieces more than large. In late expert.
ments pound piece of lean beef lost
1876 per cent. in weight, but a five.
pound piece was reduced only 1913 per
cent. Loss in nutrition was much less
than this would indicate.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-10-10

"There goes poor fellow vino has hard
work to make ends meet" says my friend,
indicating portly person across the street.
500" inquired
eyes. He is an artists model, and before
he got so fat he made good money posing as
heroes and demigods, but now he is so obese
that the only occupation he can find is an
occasional pose as purse-p proud plutocrat
for some cartoonist. "-Philadelphia North
American
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-10-10
Story of Yale Man,

Among the "reminiscences of the class Of
1902 at Yale is the story of a stout and
healthy looking member, who was told by
his tutor that che was better fed than
taught" "You teach me; feed myself"
was the retort.-Springfeld Republican.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-10-10
Thought He Remembered

ten me, colonel.
Social Lon-Indeed, no, madam We
met, if l mistake not, at that monkey party
in
Sir. chicago Tribune.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-10-10

A schoolboy remarks that when his teach
er undertakes to "show him what is what,
he only finds out which is switch.-London
Tit-RitS
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-10-10

Everybody's liable to itching piles. Rich
and poor, old and young-terrible the tor
ture they suffer. Only one sure cure. Doan's
Ointment. Absolutely safe; can't fail.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-10-10

No such thing as Summer compla int"
where DR.. Fowler's Extract of Wild Straw.
berry is kept handy. Natures remedy for
looseness of the bowels.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-10-10

The man who is stingy on a ten-dollar
salary will be stingier on million.-Ram's
Horn
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-10-10

This house as here shown can be erected
In most locations for about 1900.
The floors throughout are Of hard N. G.
pine flooring boards, finely tongued and
grooved.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-10-10

Politeness costs little and yields much
Mime. de Lambert.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-10-10

ElHE perspective view and floor plans
Isl Il as here shown represent plans and de-
signs for a very neat, attractive and
low priced fiat-roof dwelling house, suit
able for a narrow lot.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-10-10

Who gives trife meanly is meaner than
the trihe.-Lavater.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-10-10
A Snrrowling Widow.

Putnam Fadeless Dyes color Silk, Woo
and Cotton at one boiling.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-10-10

coat of wood filters and two good coats Of
interior varnish.
Plans and designs for this house are
made by Stanley A. Dennis, architect Of
go Broadway, New York city.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-10-10

There Is a cellar under the entire house
built of brick walls, with cement floors,
ETC., complete.
The entire frame is built of hemlock tim
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-01-09
MUST PAY POLL TAX BY
FEBRUARY | TO VOTE
J. LOWE.
ROBERT J. LOWE.

or convention for the nomination of can
didates to be voted for in such election.
See Section 1873.
The amount of the poll tax is s1.b0, but
only those between the ages Of q and
Do years are required to pay poll tax. Nor
are any subject to poll tax who were not
so subject at the time Of the ratification
of the constituencies section 1914
No person who was on the first day of
last October over IS years of age, and no
person who at the time Of the ratification
of the constitution was for any cause
exempt therefrom, is now required to pay
any poll tax.-Section 1914.
have been thus explicit for the reason
that the provisions relative to the pay
ment of poll tax are not well known, and
have been much misrepresented. invite
your assistance to the end that every
voter in your county who is subject to
poll tax may be reminded of the neces-
sity of paying the same on or before the
first day of February.
Please also invite your newspapers to
call public attention to the matter. The
time is very short now. and invoke your
prompt action. Yours truly,
ROBERT ]. LOWE, Chair.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-01-09

Hon. Robert J. Lowe, chairman OF the
Democratic State executive committee
has issued a letter to the chairmen of
the various county committees asking
that they urge upon the voters the ne
cessity of paying poll tax before the first
day of February so as to be able to vote
in the coming elections. The letter fol-
lows
As chairman of the State Executive
committee of the Democratic and Con-
sentative party of Alabama, which or
ganization is responsible for the formu-
lation and ratification. of our new Con-
stitution, | take this method of remind
ing you that as a prerequisite for voting
in the general election to be held in No
Vember, the elector. If between the ages
OF twenty-one and forty-five years, must
have paid on or before the first day of
February, 1902, all poll taxes due by him
for the year 1901 See Section IFS of the
Constitution. No person subject thereto
who fails to pay such poll tax on or be-
fore the first day of February next, can
legally participate in any party primary
q
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-01-09
AMNsoMeNts
The Jefferson-"La Madeline"


In La Madeline H. ] w. Dam has
most forceful study of the life of the be-
smirched woman and the love such
woman may bear. Certain phases may
be overdrawn slightly, as In the first act
when Marie Monnier returns to visit
place where she had been formerly
veritable queen as La Madeline" She
is found by those who were her former
companions and made to stand on chair
while they drink to her health. 1t may De
overdrawn when in the second act the
woman forswears good to return TO evil,
all for the purpose of providing money
whereby the man she loves and the man
who loves her may become the possessor
of an old family homestead. These
scenes may be overdrawn-and may is
used advisedly--but the play is not mate
rally overdrawn-not as much so as
"Sappho and many others that nave
stood the New York test.
The play deals with woman given to
historical action whose rearing was not
surrounded by the comforts of life or
where religious principles were instilled.
But of woman who was born into
life of sin and wretchedness; who never
knew of anything different until she met
the man who is made the hero of the
play.
The first act places the characters In
garden near a Paris race track. Those
present were men of position, but men OF
vice, and women without virtue They had
been companions of La Madeline" She
returns as Marie Monnier. While they are
drinking to her health her lover appears.
A priest who had been watching her, and
whom she feared also appears.
The second scene is in her lodgings.
where wretchedness and poverty prevail.
She is found apparently dying, but her
life Is saved. The priest then makes her
promise to return as mistress OF Baron
Oldenburg to provide money so that
Louis, Marquis de la Braye, may buy
back the homestead his father had lost
gambling
In the third scene she is at the baron's
house at party in her honor. There
she learns the priest is the father of
Louis and she is given money to return
to him whom she loves. In the last scene
she says goodbye to Louis, and as he is
welded she drinks poison.
LA Madeline Is made the center Of
every scene. Every character but that of
the priest is merely one stroke of
brush that places clearly before the
mind the full picture of the one woman.