davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-07-04
ORCHARD AND GARDEN.

One cause of failure with straw
berries is the use of exhausted plants
at the start.
The supply of good apples has not
yet been SO large as to make them
an improbable crop.
The daily loss from evaporation on
unstirred soil is much more than on
properly cultivated soil.
The young man who secures and
plants his apple orchard will not have
long to wait after his trees are bear
ing before the profits begin.
Lime may be regarded as an actual
food for stone fruits, and it is valu-
able as inducing stocky and more
sturdy growth when applied to trees
planted in a clay soil.
In pruning apple trees remember
that open growing trees like the
Greening cannot be pruned like the
Spy, the branches of which are com
pact and head Dense Cut off all the
dead wood and all the suckers, but
do not cut out the fruit spurs that
appear all along the length of the
branches and which can easily be dis
tinguished from rapidly growing
suckers.-Farmers' Voice.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-07-04
Care of Onion seedIinr.

To prevent damping off or similar
troubles from killing onion seedlings
good plan is to grow these plants
in layer of clear sharp, new sand.
This sand bed, however, is only an
inch deep, and rests on bed of old
compost or old rotted manure. Both
bulb and stalk of each plant touch
nothing but the clear sand, which is
presumably free from infection. The
roots, however. soon go down into the
rich compost beneath the sand, and
there find an abundance of plant
food to make most rapid and
strong growth.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-07-04
RED AND BLACK ANTS.
Surest Way to Eradicate Their Is by
Means of Carbon Bisulphide in
Liquid Form.

Ants, the large red and black varie-
ties which burrow into the ground,
may be killed comparatively easily by
the use of carbon bisulphide, liquid
chemical of a peculiar, disagreeable
odor. To be entirely successful, how
ever, the habits of the ants must be
taken into consideration. Immedi-
ately after a rain is the accepted time
to attempt their destruction, for it is
then that the ants are very active,
bringing out into the sun to be dried
any of their stored up food supply
which may have become damp. A
half teacupful-more if the nest is a
very large one-of the carbon bisul-
phide poured into the nest at this time
will usually accomplish the result.
The ground being damp and cool is
also another decided advantage in
that it prevents the too rapid absorb
sulphide; consequently less quantity
of the chemical is required.
A word of caution in the use of the
carbon bisulphide is deemed neces-
sary. 1t must at all times be borne in
mind that the substance is highly in
f1am1nable, and under certain condi-
lions explosive. Matches, pipes, etc.,
are to be left at home when this chem
ical is to be used. The carbon bisul-
phide can be procured from any drug
gist and casts so cents per pound, but
can be bought for much less whole
sale.
It is probable that the remedy is not
practical on avery large scale, owing
to the cost of the material, but it fire.
quently happens that these ants Sc
lect for their home, from our point of
view, most undesirable places, such as
public walks, or near ones door. In
such cases sure means of eradicat ting
the pest is well worth knowingly
W. Skinner, Arizona Agricultural Ex-
pertinent Station.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-07-04
HERE, THERE AND ELSEWHERE

New Zealand's crown lands are now
disposed of for 900 years.
Cork weighs Is pounds per cubic
foot, gold 1,155 pounds.
The world-famous Diesel engine is
TO be built at South Worcester. Mass.
China raises and consumes more
ducks than any other country in the
world.
The Jewish population of London
has more than doubled within 20
years.
Guernsey is che only portion of the
British empire where CONSUMPTION is
enforced.
London bridge, when widened, will
be lighted from the center and not
from the sides.
The population of the German en-
pire includes 100000 who use the
Polish language.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-07-04
nss,s,~4e s<.
11HF|0|f!1|IIIGGIBIIE:|l!
THE GRAPE ROOT WORM.
Best Time to Fight This Most De-
structive of All Vine Pests Is
During July.

Grape growers in western New York,
Ohio and other sections are much con-
cerned about the safety of their vine
yards from attacks of grape root
worms. The adult insect is a beetle
about one-fourth inch long, brownish
in color and covered with short gray
ish hairs. The general appearance OF
the creature is shown in our picture.
This beetle eats peculiar chainlike
holes in the leaves in June and July.
When disturbed, they fall quickly to
the ground, folding their legs against
their body as if dead. The young OF
this insect is a small whitish grub with
yellowish head, and is less than half
inch long when full grown, as shown
in the cut. They live upon the roots of
vines and can be found in the soil al
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-07-04
THE GIANT CACTUS.
Wonders of the Natural Obelisks
That Are Found Only in Our
Southwestern Deserts.

No one ever saw the giant cactus
on the sandy deserts of Africa; the
primeval architects of the Nile never
knew this motive for their colossal
dreams, says Harriet Monroe, in At
lantic. Here alone. do these tall
monuments guard the graves OF
worlds, and perhaps this very one
gaze on was scarcely begun when
Ramesis was born. Day and night l
question it, by sunlight and moon
light and the unfailing stars, until
gradually the unfamiliar harmonies
of it's sun-searched life justify them
selves to my soul. The sense of I'M
canniness, of monstrosity, passes
away; the emotion no longer appal!s
and rends me, but soothes with i'm
mensities of restfulness.
To go out on the desert day after
day and meet these cacti is like whis-
pering into the ear of the sphinx and
listening at her locked lips. So wise
they are, SO old with the age of the
world, so majestically still in those
cataclysmic solitudes! And to go out
in April and see them suddenly
abloom is as though the lips of the
sphinx should part and utter solemn
words. A bunch of white flowers at
the tip of the obelisk, flowers spring
ing white and wonderful out of this
dead, gaunt, prickly thing is not
that natures consummate miracle, 4
symbol of resurrection more pro-
found than the lily of the fields :?
And in April also the lesser cacti arc
abloom with gorgeous flaming colors
each dragon bears a jewel in it's
teeth as tribute to the fervid sun
And the paloverde puts forth it's deli
cate, downy, yellow plumage, and the
sagebrush renews it's silver. Even
the changeless desert must follow
the changing year, must greet the
spring with renewal of life, must ur-
furl it's banners to the sun. And if a
few drops of rain just moisten its
crust, it is strange how suddenly the
sternness of it's mood will change:
the entire face of the pale earth will
become softly green in night, CRATE
fully yelling itself close with a sill
very LEAKAGE tiny and tender and
delicate; and masses of California
poppies will spread out their patches
of cloth of gold.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-07-04
PROTECTING PLANTS.
How to Keep the Striped Beetle from
Cucumber, Squash, Pumpkin
and Melon Vines.

The worst enemy the cucumber,
squash, pumpkin and melon vines
have is, the little striped beetle. 1t not
only eats the pulp from the underside
of the leaves, but destroys the stalk,
and if the soil is loose, it eats the stalk
below the ground; therefore it is diff
ficult matter to fight it with insecti-
cides. For a garden where less than
two dozen hills are planted, the safest
and cheapest way to protect the vines
is by a covering of mosquito netting
or cheesecloth, cut into pieces IS or 20
inches square. These, to add to their
durability, should be first dipped in
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-07-04
Good Cherries for Eating.

It seems strange that more cher
ries are not raised for marketing
says Meehan's Monthly. The writer
rarely recalls a trip that he made to
Europe some years ago without long
ing recollections of the luscious
cherries so plentiful in the markets
there. Throughout Germany and
France no market was without them,
and neither was our little party for
long at time. By the pound, the
fruit was handled in "cornucopias"
of paper, and was dispensed to hosts
of passers-by. Excuse for this rarity
in market is sometimes offered that
the robins get the profits, while the
orchardist gets the labor for his
share. But blackbirds and thrushes
are as troublesome in the old world
but the cherry-grower finds it pays
to enclose the tree in sailors netting
during the fruit-ripening time.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-07-04
COVER FOR YOUNG PLANTS.

oil and wrung as dry as possible. Now
take a piece of No. IL or Ia galvanized
wire and cut it into 20-inch lengths,
bend five inches of each end at right
angles, and set them two inches in the
ground at the corner of each hill, as
seen at a a in cut.
The netting is then spread over this
frame and the edges covered with a
little soil to keep it in place. This thin
covering, while admitting plenty of
light and rain as it falls, also keeps
out the little striped beetles. Cucum-
bers can thus be protected until they
send out laterals, and even ifthe vines
press against the top and sides, 1t does
not injure them. Put on the protec-
tors just as the plants are breaking
through the ground, removing them
in about three weeks. Kept in a dry
place when not in use they will do
good service several years.-H. L. Tay-
lor, in Farm and Home.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-07-04
TAKING A MAN UNAWARES.

Bland, Mo-, June 30.-F. B. Order
describes very graphically how he
was overtaken by an enemy and his
narrow escape, he says:
For years 1 have been troubled
with Kidney Disease which came on
me SO gradually that 1 did not know
what it was until the pains in my
back warned me that it<was Kidney
Trouble.
81 began treatment at once and
used one medicine after another but
without help till at last I was just
about to give up in despair.
"Just then I heard of Dodd's Kid
ney Pills and bought few boxes and
began to take them. They helped me
from the first and now l am com
pletely cured. "Dodd's Kidney Pills
is the only medicine that ever did Inc
any good. They are worth their
weight in gold.''
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-07-04
Forcing the Lettuce Crop.

In forcing lettuce under glass at
the Geneva station it was found that
the best crops were grown where the
soil was fortified with stable ma
nure, though only small quantities
were needed. More than ten per
cent. was usually valueless, if not re-
ally harmful to the crops. Clay
loan proved better medium for
growth than sandy loan, especially
w:s>N such manure was used. Chem
ical fertilizer alone did not force the
crops rapidly enough for profit, but
supplemented the stable manure ad-
mirably. Of the heterogeneous com
merciai fertilizers, dried blood gave
somewhat better results than nitrate
of soda or sulphate of ammonia.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-07-04
WORM AND PARENT BEETLE.

most any time of the yeartexcept June
and July.
The grubs transform in June and the
beetles appear soon afterward, and
their presence is conspicuous by the
peculiar manner in which they eat the
leaves, as shown in the picture, fur
nished us by Prof. M. V. Slingerland, of
Cornell university experiment station.
The work of these BEETLES can be seen
from the latter part of June until the
leaves drop in the autumn, and the
young vines may be seriously injured.
They usually begin on the lower leaves
and work upward, injuring the tender
foliage as it comes out. Sometimes the
injury done by grubs below ground
in the roots is quite as severe as that
done by the beetle on the leaves. The
majority Of the grubs are found just
beneath the large roots, where they
join the trunk. They gnaw the bark
from the roots and even completely
destroy the young rootlets.
The adult deposits it's eggs shortly
after it energies, and continues until
July. The eggs are laid in small patches
under loosened bark and often several
feet above the roots. Sometimes they
are pushed into the soil about the base
of the vine. When the grubs reach ma
turity they work themselves a short
distance from the main root, forming
earthen cells, in which they remain
during the winter until the following
June, when the adults emerge. If the
soil is kept in loose, well-pulverized
condition and banked up slightly to-
ward the vine, many of the newly
Matched grubs will be unable to reach
the roots and are thus destroyed.
The soil about the base of the vines
should be kept pulverized by frequent
cultivation, especially during the
month of July. Advantage can also be
taken of the "possum habit of the
beetle, and they can be caught on
sheets in very much the same manner
as the plum or peach curculio is cap
tured. Arsenate of lead or disparene
is recommended in preference to other
poisons for spraying foliage, as it will
stick much longer and there is little
or no danger of burning the leaves with
it. About one pound of disparene in
so gallons of water is generally recon-
mended, and the vines should be
sprayed between June 25 and July 49,
Orange Judd Farmer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-07-04
I'm FAR-oFF PROVINCES.

England has had a tax on beer for
800 years past.
Bamboo in Java makes an effective
poison. the hairs on the young roots
being mixed with FOOD.
Millions of Hindus live, marry and
rear families on an income which rare
ly exceeds half dollar of our money
a week. They never eat meat and need
hardly any clothing.
Kent's county council has decided
that baby carriages should carry lights
at night, as the language of the
statute regulating the lighting of We
hicles is general enough to cover per-
ambulators.
Some of the late Lord Henry Ben
tinck's brandy, which had passed into
the possession of Mr., Ell. Chaplin, was
sold in London lately, the 1893 vintage
selling for $1S bottle, a record price,
and the rest at from SIS to SIG bot
tie. Hook of 1861 sold for 500 q
dozen
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-07-04
Pity is Akin to Love.

He-I believe you cared for me the
first time we ever met.
She-Why, what makes you think SO
Because you kept looking at me Sc
steadily. Every time I glanced in your
direction your gaze was rivited upon
me-"
80, but it wasn't because had fallen
in love with you. was thinking what
a pity it was you had no one near and
dear to you who could tell you what
wretched taste you had in neckties."-
Stray Stories.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-07-04
pITH AND POINT.

Irish Maid-"Do you want good
beating, Master Jimmy, or do you
not? Because, if you don't behave
yourself, this minute, you'll get
th."-Punch.
A man lost his job and his wife, in
stead of fretting about it, said that
she was glad; that he really needed
a vacation. That's looking on TIE
bright side for you.-Atchison Globe.
''Unfortunate in love, you say?"
swell, rather. I always seem to Sc
lect a girl who admires physica;
prowess, and then 1 find have rival
who is bigger than I am."-Chicago
Post.
Hilton-"I notice you never take
off your hat when you address, a
lady" Buffer-"No; I lost one girl
by lifting my hat. She really ap.
peared to fancy me until she saw my
bald head. / don't run any risks
now" Boston Transcript.
Going for Good.-Crabbe-''T day
for the first time 1 was really delight
ed to hear Miss Nexdore's piano go
ing Ascum-"S worth lis
tening to, eh?" Crabbe-"I should
say so. l heard the installment men
taking it away."-Philadephia Press.
Thrilling Moments. = Johnnie y
called the mother, 81 want you to 60
to the store for me-" SWAT a second,
maw," replied the youth, who was
absorbed in a five-cent volume; "Pep-
perhole Pete has 81 Injuns to kill,
an it'll only take him about two min
utes.' CO., State journal
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-07-04
Wanted All Good peop1e Nice

Those who have complained that
virtue is uninteresting have usually
been branded as cynics, or, worse,
as people trying to be clever. To all
such this true story of little girl
may come as consolation, for 'out Of
the mouths" etc.
Little Alice had been put to bed,
and told to say her prayers. so
God" she prayed, make all the bad
people good, and make all the good
people, all the good people-an the
good people-nice!"-N Y. Tribune.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-07-04

"Fohy," commented the large WASTED
philosopher, "when personified, is feminine;
not because of her possession of the attri-
butes of feminnity, but because she is so
persistently pursued by man."-Indianap-
oils News
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-07-04
$4,000 FORFEIT IF THE ABOVE LETTER rs NOT
Low Rates to the East

via the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Railway.
To Chautauqua and return, July 4th and
25th. $l400 for the round trip.
Portland, Maine, and return, July 5th
to 9th, one fare for the round trip; return
limit may be extended to Aug. 18th.
Providence, Rhode Island, and return,
July 7-8-9, one fare for the round trip; re-
turn limit may be extended to August 18th.
Full information on application to C. F.
Daily, Chief A. G. P. A., Chicago.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-07-04

Horticulture is the art of making
plants grow to their best develop
ment by means Of removing as far as
possible all opposing forces.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-07-04
Exclusive.

Ping-Are Mrs. De Styles entertain
ments very exclusive?
Pong-Well should say SOL She has just
made application to have the conversation
of her guests copyrighted Her
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-07-04

A Single Set, price s., is often
Sufficient to cure the most tortur-
ing, disfiguring skin, scalp, and
blood humours, rashes, itchings,
and irritations, with loss of hair,
when ali else fails.
The courier., 1902-12-06

the hangings are of dark green plush
bordered with saffron brown. Nimrod
himself might have suggested the dec
orations of the upper wall, which are
mounted heads of game animals, with
the place of honor over the mantle ac-
corded to the huge elk recently sent to
the President from Alaska. The moose
head presented to the President by the
people of North Dakota challenges ad-
miration on the opposite side of the
room. The state dining table is of mas
sive wood, polished as a mirror, and
ranged around the room at intervals
are buffet tables. supported by eagles of
realistically carved wood. The old time
crystal chandeliers, whose prisms caught
a thousand lights, have been replaced
by one of oxidized silver. with electric
lights in candle effect. Over the mantle
of the room hangs a tapestry that has
all the charm of an enigma. The woven
painting has for it's central figure
medieval youth. who holds a torch,
which is the classic symbol for Knowl-
edge To the left stands a larger figure,
garbed in the ecclesiastic robes of one of
the Old World orders. and a pastoral
atmosphere is given to the whole by a
flock of sheep on the right. Above, on
what might be called the sky line is a
Latin inscription. The tapestry as a
whole gives a classic effect to the room,
but, like the hanging on the wall near
by, is placed there subject to approval.
The latter piece is cool bit of green
woodland divided by a stream on which
long legged, high art birds are disport-
ing. 1t is a pretty. restful scene. but
would probably appeal more forcibly TO
sportsmen like the President if the
life features were bears. for instance
instead Of meditatfve cranes.
The courier., 1902-12-06
SOCIETY NOTES
LIFES May WHIRL

The guests were also handsomely
gowned, noticeably among them were
Mrs. w. c. Wilson, who wore cream lace
over white taffeta; Mrs. John b. Wright.
white lace gown and white ostrich
feather boa; Mrs. d. f. Thompson.
cream lace over pink; Mrs. Todd of Oak
Park. black chantilly lace over white
taffeta; Mrs. Lewis Marshall. lavender
silk crepe gown, trimmed with cross
stitching. white hat; Miss Anderson of
Taylorville, Illinois. white silk with tur-
quoise trimming, black hat; Miss Coch-
rane, pink silk with hat to match; Miss
Hoover, blue and white silk with decol-
lette corsage; Mrs. William Dorgan.
black lace: Miss Raymond. white liberty
silk; Mrs. 1. M. Raymond. blue silk with
applique, black velvet hat; Mrs. Charles
Mayer. lavender crepe; Mrs. Henry
Mayer, blue silk gown, white hat; Mrs.
Irene Thompson, black evening gown;
Mrs. N. c. Brock. lavender crepe: Mrs.
George Woods, blue and white silk;
Miss Gahan. blue crepe.
The state dining room i'm the remod-
eled White House at Washington, Is
said to be imposing rather than cheerful.
The walls are formed of richly carved
old English oak. the furniture is uphol-
stored in tapestry of dark tones. and
The courier., 1902-12-06
T H + COU r | E X

About fifty guests and relatives gath
cred at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w.
Beatty to witness the marriage of their
daughter Anna to Seth Longacre. The
parlors were decorated In smilax and
pink carnations. While the strains Of
the bridal chorus from Lohengrin pealed
forth, the happy couple. preceded by the
ring-bearer, came slowly into the par
lor and took their places. Chancellor
Huntington performed the ceremony.
The refreshments were very dainty and
consisted of raspberry ice and waters.
Tho wedding was one of those simple
kinds where one is impressed with the
real meaning of the occasion. Mrs.
Keck of Aurora played the wedding
music. The bride was gowned in white
Persian lawn and her bouquet was of
bride roses. Both the bride and groom
are well known and highly respected
young people of the Place. Mrs. Long
acre graduated from the Wesleyan with
the class of 1900. While in school both
were among the most prominent work
ers i'm the Theophanian literary society.
and in Christian work of all kinds. Mr..
Longacre served as president of the Y.
NJ. C. A. last year. giving the associa-
tion one of the best administrations since
its organization. The newly welded
couple were the recipients of many use
full and valuable presents. Mr.. Long
acre has been engaged as pastor of the
Methodist church and teacher I'm the
public schools at Holbrook. Nebraska,
since last July. He will resume his
duties there where they will be at home
after December fourth.
e & 4
1t is noticeable fact that in families
a little leaven will affect the whole
lump. says a writer in the New York
Tribune-that is to say. IL an elder
The courier., 1902-12-06

brother or sister is remarkable in any
way, the others feel the advantage or
disadvantage, as the case may be, of
the formers reputation. II the verdict
of the world has been unfavorable, 1t is
not little hard on the juniors, who by
themselves might pass muster very well,
but who are called dull or plain. or by
some other uncOmplimentary epithet, ac-
cording to the impression that has al
ready been given by their predecessors.
Don't ask Miss A. to your house party"
said some one. speaking of a new de-
butante. Il was stopping with her sis
ter somewhere last year. and she was
like a wet blanket" The fact of the
matter is. however. that the younger
Miss A. is by nature n lively, fun-loving
little thing. and very good company.
but she has been suppressed by family
traditions. and judged by precedent
The pretty Miss rs" is the usual title
of three girls. the oldest of whom is a
beauty, the second passably good look
ing. ard the third positively ugly. but
they bear strong resemblance to each
other. and the praise bestowed upon the
eldest seems TO have become family
property. 1t is to be questioned whether
the SlueT Oh idHlliy properly
appreciate their responsibility in deter
mining the status of the younger ones.
but it is really up to them" more or
less to make or mar the latter's for
tunes.
z z z
: handkerchief shower" is an at
tractive way of entertaining for the fall
bride and her bridal party. The name
means just what it says. for the guests
are expected literally to shower" hand
kerchiefs upon the bride. The dainty
bits of lace and cambric ought to be en-