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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-06-13
CONVENIENT COOPs.

roof projecting only at back to lift
coop by. TwO-inch strips six feet
long are nailed on sides of box at
top and bottom, as shown in Figures
3 and 4, connected at outer ends
Toy cross strips and uprights. / use
boxes 26 or 81 inches high, about 80
inches wide and two feet long. This
brought the side strips the right dis
lance apart for two-foot fine mesh
wire netting. A four-inch strip set
on edge to support roof boards and
muslin extends to end of yard, and is
nailed to strip (c). Cheap unbleached
muslin, well coated with boiled lin
b, stretched and tackled to center
strip, and along edge of coop at d,
tapping about one inch. Loops or
buttonholes on opposite edge of COW
er fit snugly over wire fence staples
on the side of strip e. Four sta
pies were driven in slanting to hold
cover securely. The cover is easily
slipped off and thrown back when
chicks are fed or coop cleaned.
These coops are light and easily
moved to fresh ground. If heavy
shower comes there is no running to
place boards over the yards. Ground
should be sloped off just a little out
side coop and yard. For large chicks
| added a roost, as shown in Fig. 3.
| threw in some sod and some fresh
ground bone and meat daily. and fed
mostly wheat and cracked corn
Scraps from the table and plenty of
sharp grit were furnished. A large
tin fruit can with holes punched
about one-half inch from top edge,
filled water or milk, covered with a
large flower pot saucer, and the
whole quickly inverted, furnished a
cheap and serviceable drinking foun-
tain.-Orange Judd Farmer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-06-13
NOBODY STOOD UP.
New Street Car Conductors Sch enc
for Getting All the Fares
Didn't Succeed

Old street car conductors sometime les
have great deal of trouble with their
UNDERSTANDS" says the indianapolis
Journal. 1t is the custom of the In
dianapolis company to 'break in" new
men by sending them out over the lines
with experienced employees who have
been long in the service. This is done
in order to train the new men to act as
substitutes or extras" Recently a
the new men in charge. On the first
trip the beginner was shown how to
collect fares, how the rod connecting
with the Indicator should be manip-
ulated to show a ticket, how it should
be worked to indicate cash fare, and
how the trip reports should be made
out, in the meantime teaching him the
names of the streets and when to call
them. On the next trip the understudy
thought he had learned his part so
well he asked permission to run the
car himself under supervision. The
old conductor watched the new man
collect the fares and saw that he
missed number. When he returned
to the rear of the car he was informed
that he was five short-that there were
30 passengers and he had collected
only 25 fares. Without waiting for
further advice the new man put his
head in the door of the car and shout
ed:
"All who have not paid their fares
! will please stand up"
Not a passenger moved. Perhaps
they were too amazed-probably as
much astonished as the old conductor.
The silence was becoming almost pain
full. Finally suburbanite nudged his
neighbor and asked him why he didn't
stand up.
"Can't lie," was the reply. "Tm hon.
est. Paid my fare"
By this time the humor of the situa-
tion began to dawn on the other pas
sengers. The men laughed and the
women smiled-all except five girls in
the front part of the car, who were so
busy talking they had not heard the
new conductors ''stand up" order nor
witnessed what followed. One of the
girls had a bunch of transfer tickets
partly concealed in a glove. The old
conductor knew where the missing
fares were and had intended to tell
the new man, but the latter did not
give him time. The incident was ended
by the old conductor walking to the
talkative girls and saying: Fares,
please" as if nothing had happened.
The transfers were surrendered with
out the girls knowing an attempt had
been made to introduce an innovation
in street car ethics.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-06-13
CARING FOR CHICKENS.
Proper Management Along Lines
Here Indicated Adds Largely to
Poultry Profits.

II. E. Haydock, of Locust Valley, n.
Y, talks Interestingly about care of
young chickens, in the New York
Tribune Farmer: ''The proper care of
chicks adds greatly to the profit of the
farmers flock of poultry. Of course,
some will live if not given the right at
tention, but those which die through
neglect represent the loss of the egg
from which they are Matched, the feed
they have consumed, and the profit to
De realized from them if grown to ma
turlty. When hen is allowed to run
at large with her chickens, she will
lose most of them, and not infrequent-
ly will be seen clucking about with a
solitary chick, which seems to satisfy
her as much as though she had a doz-
en-. If placed in a coop, situated in a
dry place, as soon as she leaves the
nest this danger is overcome. The
coop should be good one, so that it
will not leak and through dampness
cause disease. Boxes can be obtained
at the general store at little cost, and
from them coops and even brooders
made by any one handy with tools.
1t will be found the best plan to shut
in the chicks every night and not let
them out until the dew is gone from
the grass next morning. Wet mashes
frequently cause bowel trouble in
| chicks, and are apt to sour the groL nd
in the place where fed, and thus help
produce the cape worm. This dis
tressing worm thrives best where the
| soil is damp, undrained and foul It is
seldom seen in any locality where wild
| garlic grows freely, so the plant seems
| to be a good preventive. The best food
for chicks at first is dry rolled oats for
short time only, afterward cracked
corn. A mash of cornmeal and bran
can be used in place of the oats if
baked in the oven so as to crumble
when fed. 4 hen should not be given
another hens chickens to care for as
| well as her own. unless the matches are
very small. She can only hover GER
tain number, and if they crowd each
| other some OF them are sure to die
Breeders are great improvement
| upon the hen, as a much larger num-
Der of chicks can be taken care of with
| less trouble than in any other way.
| If these breeders, however, are not
thoroughly washed and cleaned before
a new lot of chicks is put in them, they
are pretty sure to harbor vermin.
| Chicks in broo6ers must not be too
closely confined; they should have
good-sized runs so as to get enough
exercise. 1t will be found the care and
trouble given to chickens when young
will be repaid to greater degree than
that given at any other period of their
| life
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-06-13
AMONG THE POULTRY.

Have place for the hens and keep
them in it.
A wet, chilled chick is a sorry-look-
ing object and money loser for it's
owner.
The good summer layer is the good
winter layer when the conditions can
be controlled.
Give the little chicks clover sweep
ings as scratching material and see
how they will enjoy it.
Have the coops for little chicks dry
entirely free from dampness-if you
would have them healthy and happy.
1t is easy to figure out profit on
paper, but the truth is the poultry
business is business of details. We
must look out for the little things.
Kerosene is the cheapest and best
remedy for the red mites, or lice, that
infest the roost and nest boxes. 1t
is convenient, cheap and effective. For
body lice there is no remedy like the
dust bath made of three-fourths soil
and one-fourth wood ashes.
There is a pretty sure method of Sc
curing winter layers, adopted by many
progressive poultry raisers; it is to
raise early chicks. The pu1lets of
these early broods, if of egg producing
strains or breeds, will be sure to COM
mence laying in the fall season, and if
we'll fed and properly housed make
winter layers that can be relied upon.
Farmers Voice.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-06-13
Ever Wanderers.

At Lord Rothschild's magnificent
house, or rather palace, in Piccadil-
ly, as at his country seat at Tring,
and in all the other Rothschild resi-
dences in England and on the CONT
ent, there is always in conspicuous
place, generally among the cornices,
a piece of stone or marble left un-
dressed, uncarved, and in a rough
and unfinished state, which, by rea-
son of the beauty and splendor of its
immediate surroundings, at once
catches the eye. This is in compli-
ance with the rule among all ortho-
dox Jews that they should have no
permanent abiding place until they
are restored to. the Holy Land, and
this unfinished bit of stone is to
mark that the abode is merely tenn
porary and incomplete.-London M.
p
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-06-13
PITH AND POINT.

Many mans pessimistic views of
life are due to his acquaintance with
himself.-Chicago Daily News.
Tact.-A philosopher defines it as
presence of mind enough to hold
your tongue. Cincinnati Tribune.
"Snaggs is posing as a wealthy
man." said Mum to Scadds. ooh,
pshaw! Why, that upstart hasn't got
more than one million to rub against
another. Town Topics.
Mrs. Wright-"Here is an advertise
ment of a man who offers to teach
you how to enter room for five
dollars" Wright or dane
ing master?"-Detroit Free Press.
Nell-"He wrote lovely poem to
Mabel" Belief know, but she got
mad and tore it up" Nell-"The idea!
Why?" Belle-"He headed it Lines
on Mabel's Face "-Philadelphia Rec
ord.
Willie-"Who is that man, Tommy?
Is he your father?" TOMMY sup
pose so. He's the man who sends me
off to bed when I amt sleepy, and
rouses me out of it when l am
Boston Transcript.
''The automobile" 1 remarked SEN
tentiously, ''has come to stay" "Only
until we can send for some more gas
oline," insisted the Chauffeur, for, in
deed, there was nothing else the mat
ter with the vehicle.-Brooklyn Life.
A farmer says that cow can be
cured of kicking by catching hold of
her leg while in the act. Just so;
and bee can be cured of singing by
catching hold of her sting while in
the act. Try them both; it's fun
London Tit-Bits.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-06-13
SORTING BOARD.

ones are nearly always useless for
Matching. If sent to market few
big eggs do not increase the
value of the lot, but rather seem to
dwarf the appearance of the other
eggs. Eggs packed in one box
should be of the same size. The per-
forations in the boards should be
made to fit eggs weighing seven to
nine to the pound. To make the
measuring holes, bore with an auger
and enlarge and shape with a key
hole saw.-Orange Judd Farmer.
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INEXPENSIVE COOPS.
They Are Absolutely Safe and Can De
Moved Readily from One Place
to Another.

The old style triangular coops,
Fig. 1, are difficult to clean. Filth is
liable to accumulate in the corners,
(a), and induce disease. Short
pieces of board fitted in as shown
by the dotted lines would improve
it, but | prefer a good-sized box,
costing five cents, using portion of
the boards from a similar box for
the Stats and roof. Fig shows
front view of completed coop; e
is three or four-inch strip, laid
on edge across center of box and
nailed. Roof boards, (f), are nailed
to this and to the ends of box, pro-
jecting about two inches all around
Iarred paper held by strips of lath,
or lath alone, over the cracks, finish
the roof. Small hinges of metal or
leather and wooden button hold
the door.
For combined coop and yard ]
use larger box, open in front, with
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-06-13
Hints on Preserving Eggs.

If the eggs are to be preserved in
lime water or lime slaked in water, dc
not put them into the water for at
least "a hours after the lime has been
placed there. The quantity of lime to
use should be lump as large as your
two fists placed together, and to this
add one handful Of salt. This will do
for an earthenware pan capable of
holding 200 eggs. My wife has adopted
this principle for years, and finds that
eggs will keep for at least year, and
can be used for almost anything. TT ey
do not poach we'll, as for some unac-
countable reason the white of the eggs
separates from the yolk when the
she'll is cracked for the purpose of
poaching. 1t is as well to stir the lime
up from time to time with the hand
Prairie Farmer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-06-13
some Erroneous Impressions.

It is a mistake to imagine that mon
grel-bred fowls are harder than pure
bred, though this opinion seems to be
quite generally held. Like good many
other opinions this lacks support by
proven facts. Breeders of fine fowls
claim to have demonstrated its fallacy.
Under the general conditions of the
farm a thoroughbred will stand as
much as a scrub will stand. Light and
heavy fowls should not be kept to-
gether. There must be similarity of
treatment, and light and heavy fowls
do not need the same treatment. Di-
verse treatment can be secured by
keeping the fowls of the two general
classes separate.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-06-13
TsuE S. doEEs lEl,s,
n Ep = . = e III sAI,
a SON OF THE KING.

He stood in the palace courtyard, straight
as a poplar, and fair
AS the golden glow of the sunlight that
shone on the marble there.
With look of proud disdaining, he saw
at his feet crouched low
An old and fear-struck beggar, bent to
avoid the blow.
Burning with angry passion, the prince
voice rang free:
'EHow cam'st thou here in the courtyard,
where beggars may not be?
Some guardsman must have nodded,
that thou within should'st slip;
The guard shall rue his folly, and thou
shalt taste the whip!'
Trembling and painting with terror, the
old man raised his head:
"Yea, strike your blow" he murmered,
what matter if 1 be dead?
~Gone is the Kingdoms glory II thou
can'st do the thing!
Thou, the Prince of the people! Thou,
the son of the King!
The whip fell from his fingers. the Prince
bowed low his head;
He raised upright the aged form, in hum
BILE accents said:
well may the kingdom tremble, when
forget and bring
Dishonor on my knighthood and my roy
al sire, the King
'"Tis we'll that thou, the humblest, to me
this lesson bring
dare not be ignoble, am the son of
the Kingr
Long, long ago the palace with age was
darkened gray,
And long the Prince and beggar have
slept the years away.
To US the message cometh still true and
wondrous clear,
And stronger grows and sweeter, as year
succeedeth year.
We dare not be ignoble! We must be
true and great!
We dare not be unworthy Of our royal,
high estate.
Guard, guard DER word and action, lest
We forget and bring
Dishonor on your knighthood, on your
royal sire, the King.
For know We not your station? Then ask
each living thing,
And hear: Eye are Gods children, the
children of the King!'
Isabella R. Hess, in Jewish Messenger.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-06-13
Drinking Vessels for Fowls.

One poultryman says that he finds
it advantageous to have two sets OF
drinking vessels, using one one day
and the other the next. By this
means one set is summed and aired IN
the off day. He thinks he keeps down
disease germs by this method. With
out doubt drinking vessels SO handled
will be free from slime and other
things that may foster the develop
ment of disease germs. Certainly it
is wiser to err on virtues side than
to invite disease. We have noticed
that when one set of dishes only is
used for this purpose they sometimes
become very filthy. If disease appears
in the flock they offer good chanc.
for its spread.-Farmecs Review.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-06-13
Jacob GarIand'S Ghost.
BY PHILIP LITTLE.
EfIETHAT do I know about ghosts

"WHAMTs S do IL know now about ""r,a ghosts TSP
I'll tell you of an experience of a
friend of mine, and you can explain it
as you like" and the speaker, a tall,
thin, cadaverous-looking man, I'M
wound himself from his chair,
walked to the fire, took up live coal
in the tongs, lit his pipe, reseated
himself, crossed one leg over the
other, and having taken a sip of hot
whisky, prepared to commence his
tale.
He was one of six or seven seated
in front of great open fire in the
kitchen of a smart roadhouse, hardly
to be dignifed with the name inn, in
western Missouri. The month was
November; it was a dreary, wet,
blowy night, and the rain beat
against the side of the house heavily
Now and then a shutter, loosed
from it's fastenings, banged ftfully,
almost complainingly, against win
dow. None of the party moved to
make it fast, however, as the warmth
of the large fire had charms of a
more potent nature.
CAS- 1 said," continued the long
man, ''you can explain it as you
choose; I can only tell the story.
Landlord"
''The story, the story" chorused
his audience as they drew their chairs
in half circle closer to the fire and
the story teller.
"a friend of mine," began the long
man quietly, ''about year and a
half ago moved himself and family
to a small mining town, where he
superintendent of one of the lead
mines of the group close by.
sEAfter he had been there a short
time there was call for more hands,
so he purchased a large, unoccapied
house in somewhat isolated posi-
ton, the owner of which had died I'M
der suspicious circumstances some
years before, and the house had been
occupied by family after family in
rapid rotation. They said the house
was haunted. For long time it had
remained unoccupied, and the owner
was willing to part with it for a
song.
s'It had belonged to an old man, ia
cob Garland by name, who lived
there with his wife and one colored
woman named 'Luenshy.' Luenshy's
real name was found to be Lucretia
Maria Pendleton. The old couple
lived a most retired life and Jacob
Garland was understood to have ac-
cumulated quite a property.
"The house was somewhat pre-
tentious one, set back from the road
and surrounded by good deal OF
land. Besides the house there was a
small barn, which, however, was
empty. Directly back of the house
perhaps an eighth of mile, was a
graveyard.
''The old man was misery, but nc
one knew what he did with his
money, as there was no bank nearby
and he seldom left home, and then
only for a short time.
''He appeared to have no relat ons
lat least none who visited him.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-06-13
Getting Monotonous.

Darling, I love with all the fer
vor at my command" said the youth
with the noisy plaid tie as he made a
grab for the fair maids hash mixer
81 don't doubt it, DEAR" replied the
cause of it all, who was already three
seasons to the rear, 'but really
wish you had expressed your love in
some other terms
'Why, darling mine?" he queried
Because" she replied with a far
away look in her optics, ''this makes
the seventh time 1 have been loved
with feryor and I was so hopeful Of
winning out this time. Chicago
Daily News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-06-13
Famous Fair Estate.

The fight over the famous Fair
estate of San Francisco lasted over
seven years and cost the heirs in
round numbers million of dollars
for court and legal expenses alone.
Besides this 100000 was spent in
settling the claims of various rela-
tives. When Senator Fair died his
wealth was estimated at $14,000,000,
and. this, despite the great outlay in
connection with the suits, is said to
have increased to $4,000, 000.-De-
troit Free Press.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-06-13
At the Front window.

Merchant want you to take this
note to my wife.
Clerl-If she's not at home shall
ooh, you'll find her at home.
There's new family moving their
household goods in next door to-
day."-Philadelphia Press.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-06-13
EGG SORTING BOARD.
Continuance Like the One Here IL
Illustrated and Described VIII
BE Found Useful

Eggs above or below fair me-
dunn should be rejected for either
market or for Matching. Small eggs
are often infertile, while extra large
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-06-13
HOE Cholera Investigations.

The work with swine diseases in
Iowa has not been entirely satisfac-
tory. During 1899 p 900 animals were
treated. Of this number 70H per cent.
survived, while in nontreated herds
during the years 1886 to 1899 only SO
per cent. of the hogs lived.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-06-13

The only way a flock of fowls can
be kept up in quality is to keep infus-
ing new blood each year. In this way
renewed vigor and constitutional inns
proven emit is kept up.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-06-13
Census of India

The first census returns show that
the population of India is 294,266, 701.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1902-09-12
RAISED BILLS IN HICKMAN.


Tie Federal authorities of the state
are between a sweat and shlyer on
account of the numerous instances Of
raised bills reported from various parts
OF the state. At Hopkinsville few
weeks ago tennessee sheriff was cap
tured with some of the raised bills in
his possession. after having passed at
least two. He was held for trial A
day or two ago several Of the bills were
found in circulation at Hickman, 9th
ers at Paducah and one at RusselIvilIe.
At Bowling Green bills were found
in the hands OF business men and other
innocent parties. 1t has not been SC
very long since one at least was passed
in this city. The fayorite raise seems
TO be to make s20out Of g bill as
nearly every instance reported showed
these amounts except the local one
which raised one to ten. The deputy
marshals are eagerly looking for shs
man who does the work. but they have
been unable to catch him. 0wensbor,
Inquirer
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1902-09-12
HICKMAN, FULTON COUNTY. xys SEPTEMBER ~ 1902
q wlgatrand, United state. ID

70 Wigstrand, United States Le-
yea kpector, in charge for the Govern
menrof the engineering and construe-
ton the geelfoot levee. is one Of
thoss'yho believes that work Oh the
lesees with proper effort in the right d.
recnta on the part Of the local people,
Will 1 put through to completion prac-
tica without cessation. He says it Is
the tstory Of leyec construction thas
apprs lriations are gwen by the govern
meus IN comparatively small amounts
but lat the government takes cogni-
zance 81 the fact that with work under
way I'D the contractors on the ground
the a. erests Of economy call for con-
tinn& son of work where but small
galrS< 10 be filed in. as in the case of
the iickman-Slough Landing levee.
Ms. gggstrand has been in the govern
mehs, .eryice engaged 10 lsvee work
SINCE ,ss6 and his opinion is entitled to
msSt weight, especially as it comes
freigl ed with hope. He is at present
maki,.k a typographical survey Of the
leveeL fom shore lines.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1902-09-12
Ne GOT IT.

The Columbus Critic re-
lates the experience of a man
in that town who bought a
/ encil by the mail-order
plan
Ben Rogers sent to Wash
ington for a pencil that
would write red. white or
blue with the same lead. He
received it a few days ago,
with full instructions. 1t
was a triangular-shaped pen
Gil, three colors being paint
ed on the outside. The di-
rections said: To write 'red "
take the pencil and write
plainly "r-e-d :" if blue is
wanted. write "b-l-u-e - if
white" is wanted, write "w-
h-i-t-e. Mr.. Rogers prizes
that pencil highly, and says
the inventor is the smartest
man he ever run up against,
and that he has met many
sooners in the sixty-five years
that he has lived.