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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-08-22

sible would do well to plan to go to
the fair early in the week.
Veterans of the Ninth regiment,
Minnesota volunteers, will hold their
annual reunion in the senate cham
Der at the state capitol Sept. 8, at 10
o'clock.
The real estate valuation of Min
neapolis is $9S,916,S41 as against $780,
100000 in 1901. The personal assess
ment is $27,19S,219, as against $22,-
QS2, 661 in 1901.
The Allan Black company of ST.
Paul was notified that it had secured
a 5000 900 contract for the installa-
ton of waterworkS at Muskegee, In
dian Territory.
Judge Gould of the state board of
control is endeavoring to settle some
of the labor troubles that are retard-
to the normal school.
The state board of control is doing
little quiet investigation of the
work of the coal combine as shown
by the bids received for furnishing
$4,000 tons of bituminous coal.
William Schmidt, of Lake Mime
washta, has broken the seasons rec
ord in profitable fruit raising. From
less than one acre Of strawberries, he
sold $525 worth of fruit. the net prof
it being 1926.
More than 100000 tons of ore
have been shipped from the upper
lakes to eastern and Chicago furnaces
this year to date. Of this 7,250,000
NEinnnSnfa
mines, greater proportion than in
! any past year.
In amusement features the Mime
sofa Fair stands far and away be-
yond all the others. One of the high
est authorities in the country admit
ted this summer that the race entries
for the coming Minnesota Fair were
unequalled among the fairs and rae
| ing meets in the west, while they
equalled in quality of horses the en-
try lists of the largest eastern >sGrand
Circuit" racing associations. This
| shows the estimation in which the
| Minnesota Fair is held by horsemen
The beginning of a drainage ditch
| i'll Aitkin county marks new depart
| ure in the work of the state drain
age board. Hitherto its work has
been confined to the Red River Val
ley. There is a big field for it's activ-
ity in the swamps of the timber coun-
try.
A peculiar accident befell the
| three-year-old son of G.. Brimhall
living in the northern part of Mime
| apolis. The child was playing with
| a hollow, brass curtain rod. He had
| the rod in his mouth when he ran
| into wall with considerable force
The rod was forced into the child's
mouth for several inches, and the pal
ate was penetrated.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-08-22
MINNESOTA NEWS.
What We Are Doing.

The report of L. G. Powers of Min
neapolis, chief agricultural statisti-
clan of the government on Minneso-
ia conditions for 1900 is encouraging
The value of the live stock in Min
nesota is given at $S9,063,O97, which
gives the state rank twelve among
all the states.
The value of domestic animals in
Minnesota is $50, 62O,643, in which it
also ranks twelfth.
In value of poultry the state ranks
fifteenth, with $2,274,649.
The value of farm lands in Mime
sofa is S559,3o1, 900, and gives Mime
sofa ninth place among the states.
There are in Minnesota, according to
the report, 1869 farms. Twenty
states in the union have a greater
number of farms than Minnesota.
The average value of land per farm
the state ranks eighth; the average
which the state ranks sixteenth.
The average value of farm buildings
per farm is $713, and in this respect
twenty states have a better record
than Minnesota.
VI the IdIlllS III NllHcSOttt, lSO,O
are operated by owners, 1,o95 by man
ayers and 26,755 by tenants, making
a percentage of 80 operated by own
ers and 1913 by tenants. In seventeen
states smaller percentage of farms
is operated by tenants.
There are in this state engaged in
agricultural pursuits 25S,944, of
which number 252,129 are men and
6,815 women. There are 94,105 agri-
cultural workers, of which number
1906 are women.
There are 157, 496 farmers, planters
and overseers, of which number 5,402
are women. There are 1885 garden
ers and florists, of which number but
fifty-five are women. There are 5,293
lumbermen, raftsmen and woodchop-
pers, of which number six are wo-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-08-22
Trees as Cooling Agents.

We are in the habit of seeking the
shaae of tree as a means of getting
cool, but that is not the only power
it has. of reducing the temperature.
On the same principle that lump of
ice will cool the air around it, because
its own temperature is uniformly
about As degrees; that is to say, the
temperature of the tree as a body.
This is little understood, perhaps, but
it is recognized scientific fact, and it
adds much force to the argument in
favor CT planting trees in cities. A
clump of trees is capable of making a
material reduction in temperature.
The woods, therefore, are cool, not
only because they are shady, but be-
cause the trees are constantly fight
Tag CT the heat.-Science.
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them young men from the public
schools. All of them could write let
tiers, and they did so. They wanted to
tell the folks at home what they were
doing in camp, and they wanted to
know what was going on at home. The
result was that they filled our post Of
flee with tons and tons of letters. Our
force was inadequate, and we simply
corded up the letters in great bales.
1t was impossible for us to forward
them. Finally Postmaster Edmunds
took me with him to the postmaster
general to discuss the situation.
81 told the official that in my opinion
we should be relieved of the system of
sending letters to their addresses di-
rect; that we should send all of Ohio,
Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia
and Kentucky letters to Pittsburg; all
mail for states west of Ohio to Chicago,
and let the large forces of our clerks
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-08-22
NEW ENGLAND FACTORY LIFE.
A Half Century's Changes in the OPP
eratives and Method Employed
in the Mills

When the New England factories
were established the operatives were
drawn from the families of the farm
ers in the immediate vicinity. These
operatives felt an unusual degree of
pride in their labor and resented the
employment of any foreigners in the
mills, to such an extent that a strike
was started in one of the Lowell mills
owing to the employment of an Irish
woman as scrub woman.
That the operatives at first were of
q very intelligent class was evidenced
by their conducting a newspaper
called the Offering, of which Lucy Lar
com was at one time the editor, says
the New York Sun.
The advent of the civil war caused
an oyerturn of conditions, and many
foreigners entered into mill life to
stay. The immigrants from England
first secured a foothold in the textile
blishments, and were followed by
Irish, Germans and French. Practi-
cally all the unskilled labor to-day in
cotton and wooden mills is being per-
oIHHeu ny AIncAIdH anu Nlceh Id
bOrers.
In the past no attention was given
to the question of ventilation, and
when the air became vitiated, which
was practically its normal condition,
broken pane of glass was a godsend in
the winter time. The opera tive would
drink in through the opening some
fresh air and return to his work re-
freshed.
At the present time the question of
ventilation is one of the important mat.
tiers of mill management, as the OPP
erative will turn out more and better
work if the air in the room is pure.
In many factories it was the custom
for the proprietor to go among the
male help and sell them a drink of
rum, deducting the cost from their
pay. Such course would be regarded
as suicidal by modern manufacturers,
who are ever on the alert to secure as
employees temperate people.
The hours of labor then 13 or IA,
have been reduced gradually to ten or
less by legislation.
Many of the employees walked three
or four miles each day to work. Now
the trolley lines cover about all the
manufacturing districts of New Eng
land, and the operatives can live at
great distance from the mills and still
be carried almost to the mill door for a
fye-cent fare.
The looms were clumsy affairs, slow
running, and one loom required all the
attention of the weaver. Now by i'm
provements in cotton looms one
weaver can run % or 80 high-speed
looms, and go home to dinner leaving
the looms all running. If a thread
breaks, or any accident occurs, pat
ent stop motion stops the loom before
any damage is done.
The skilled operatives of the tex
tile mills are very intelligent, and fur
nish many of the legislators for the
city and state.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-08-22
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

Greater London embraces now about
100000 acres.
Less than one per cent. of the land
of Norway is in use for grain fields.
Of the 1,9OO,32S domestic servants in
the United Kingdom only 14O,733 are
men.
Only A persons took out papers of
naturalization in the whole of the
French colonies last year.
A child is born every three minutes
and death is recorded every five min
utes in London, England.
Very first class is how hotel at
Munich is advertised in paper print
ed in English on the continent.
A document relating to the sale of
land, dated 1892, and signed by Guy
Fawkes, was recently sold in London
for $5O5.
County Wexford Qreland) police
carry revolNers, but are not allowed to
load them until they are ready to use
them.
Swiss ornithologists declare that
cats have become so numerous in
Switzerland as to threaten the ex-
termination of all birds of the coun-
try.
Leaving her baby asleep in it's cradle
inca field, peasant mother went to
work on her mountain farm near
Trieste. On her return she found
that the infant had been carried off by
an eagle. The little one was afterward
found dead in the eagles eyrie.
Seeing man jump into the Seine,
one of the life saving dogs kept by the
Partisan police jumped in after him,
and, Selling the would-be suicide by
his clothes, brought him safely ashore.
Some of the spectators of the incident
were so affected by the dogs bravery
that they wanted to embrace it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-08-22
A TIDAL WAVE.
Portion of the City of Alfalfa, Mex
Washed Away-At Least so
Persons Drowned.

Culiacan, Mex, Aug. 16.-The lower
portion of the city of Alfalfa, on the
Pacific coast, just west of Culiacan,
has been destroyed by a tidal wave,
and not less than so persons are
known to have been drowned. The
loss of life may be several times that
number. The property loss is heavy.
1t is reported that several smaller
coast towns situated above Alfalfa
were washed away by the tidal wave
and that the loss of lifeinthese smaller
places is heavy. Relief for the suf-
ferers of Alfalfa will be sent from
Culiacan
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-08-22

interest for the farmers. They are
usually made by the local agricultur-
al associations and each county takes
a great deal of pride in securing
grains, grasses and vegetables of a
high order, and in arranging them in
an attractive manner.
This year the fair offers the same
premium as last years., 200, to be
divided pro-rata among the county
exhibits scoring 70 points or more
and in addition makes this offer:
For the exhibit scoring the highest
in this class an additional 5000 will be
paid; for the exhibit scoring second
highest, $50; for the exhibit scoring
third highest, $500; for the exhibit
scoring fourth highest, SIS; for the
exhibit scoring fifth highest, $50; for
the exhibit scoring sixth highest, $25.
The fair will open on Sept. 1 and
continue for one week. All the rail-
roads have made low rates.
Narrow Escape.
In passing through woods a few
miles east of Red Lake Falls, the
wagon of Ralph and Hazel Healy,
aged and IL years, respectively, tip
ped over at the edge of an abandoned
well and the children were thrown
out. Hazel was precipitated to the
bottom of the well, which was partly
filled with water, while her brother
saved himself by clinging to the
grass and roots at the top. Slipping
off his coat and shoes, the brave boy
began to descend into the hole, cling
ing to the crumbling walls by bits
of grass that protruded from the
sides. Gathering his sister in his
arms, he swung her to his back and
with her arms clasped around his
neck, made the return trip. She was
unconscious, but soon recovered.
News Notes.
The board of managers of the Sold
iers' home elected DR.. Greenlee of
Minneapolis, assistant surgeon in
place of DR.. A. A. Ames.
Irene Goldstein, years old, of ST.
Paul, was badly scalded by hot cof-
fee. The child's chest and legs were
burned seriously.
Joss stick fumes are a sure moSqui-
to preventive. In Chicago it is not
unusual to see string of persons
parading the avenues of All evening
each bearing joss stick. The fad
has reached Minneapolis and porch
gathering is now incomplete without
a collection of these sticks formerly
used only as incense.
Rural free delivery has been order
ed established, commencing Sept. 1,
at ST. Bonifacius, Hennepin county,
Mimi, two carriers; length of route,
47II miles; area covered, AZ square
miles; population served, 963; mum
Der of houses on the routes, PA. The
postoffice at Zumbra Heights is to be
discontinued.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-08-22
Price of Coal Goes Tn.

indianapolis, Ind, Aug. Is. - The
price of anthracite coal has jumped
to nine dollars in Indianapolis. The
price was fixed the first of this month
at $3.50 a ton by the coal exchange,
and has been held at that figure, but
most of the dealers here have sold
all their hard COAL and the supply is in
the hands of few. 1t is estimated
that there are not over 1000 tons of
anthracite in the city for sale.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-08-22
Thousnnds Drowned.

London, Aug. 16.-In a dispatch
from Hong-Kong the correspondent
of the Daily Express says there have
been terrible floods in Kwang prov
ince, in which thousand persons
were drowned. Several houses col
lapsed at Hong-Kong and 20 persons
were drowned.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-08-22

This standard horess
especially designed muddy
a
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b o a
o a
other cities novel scheme
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-08-22
Young Boys Drowned,

Cass Lake, Mimi, Aug. 16.-George
and Henry Heinz, young sons of Mic
Heinz, fell from some boom sticks in
Pike bay Friday and were drowned.
The parents are almost crazed With
grief.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-08-22
An Admiring Tribute,

y noted Missouri scrapper died re-
Gently, and his admirers raised mon
ument ever his grave bearing these
ords:
He was always looking for fight
with man OF his sizs," -Atchison
Globe.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-08-22
County Competition.

No less than twenty counties are
expected to compete this year for the
big premiums offered by the Minneso-
ia State Fair for displays of agricul-
tural products. These county exhib-
it's at the fair have become centers of
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-14
Few Letters an Advantage.

Stress of business and the dearth of
time will lead to a change in Presi-
dent Roosevelt's signature. He has
always been accustomed to write out
his first name in full, but be finds that
it Will save him about so per cent of
time and trouble to make it simply T,
Roosevelt. Where man has to sign
his name about 1000 times a day it
makes a big difference. There is a
man in the office of the auditor for the
Post Office Department who, it is said,
owes his appointment largely to the
five letters. He is Second Deputy
Auditor n Chew. lie does little but
sign his name and he does that for
about eight hours day steadily.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-14
Frank Jennings Bond Reduced.

Attorneys Foster & Nixon this morn
ing entered habeas corpus proceedings
in the county court, in the absence Of
the circuit Judge and Chancellor Elliot,
for the purpose of having the bond OF
Frank Jennings, prisoner in the
county jail reduced from 81 600 to
$4O0. Jennings is in jail on commit
ment issued by Esquire w. D. Vance,
charging him with seduction. Prose
cutting Attorney Sorrells agreed to the
reduction and County Judge Martin
after investigating the matter, ordered
that the bail be reduced from 81 ,00o
to $400.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-14
Found the Petitioner.

Among II letters which awaited
Eugene Wares consideration when he
took the work of pension commission
writer said he was receiving a pen
sion of $50 per month, but, as tle
Lord had prospered him, he did not
think he ought to accept it any long
er. Even to a man as new in the pen
sion office as Mr. Ware this seemed
an unheard-of idea, SO he wrote to an
Ohio special agent about the matter.
The agent replied in a day or two
saying: Il have found the pension.
er. He is in an asylum, hopelessly in
sane"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-14
WILL NOT AID SPOCNER.
Senator Jones Denies Another Fabri-
cation.

t'@p', Ark, Aug. Ex-senator las.
X. and Mrs Jones have gone TO Potash
SnlphurSprings.
The senator in conversation with
ST. # representative of the ittt q
Rock Gazette, denounced as "a base
fabrication,' the dispatch recently
sent out from Washington, announcing
that he would take the stump for
Senator Spooner, and is very anxious
to know whether it had origin in Little
Rock or Washington.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-14
Sensitiveness of lncupstors.

An ege in the process OF Matching
is remarkably sensitive to vibration. -
says an expert III the breeding of
fewls. The rumble of train or the
passage Of a wagon along the street
witt sIei! a whole iIcuhatVr tuI Of
eggs Il the taintest yihratory wave
reaches the apparatus Even saeA a
little thius as TIE haHging # a door
in soae et3er var ot tie teusG Mi
destroy tie eiaf.eSs 8. ate. - 81.
a brooi where e&se has not ieen
taken - place the t"e3laatVt teyuad
tae reach Of such Gs>rlaaees. \
thunderstorm ulW:.%s A.veS 60 -
a s1alv. Is t1o..s..: : ol eegs a,&r e
spoiled hy ss<.te.. 3.sa2y tha0der
Clap. 70 snee4s u el;s4 a =. Yiaii4.
ity e tee aas...!.s;..::,;s ~ se..,e.i=, W.
woih tisas::els Hvst..;. P.s.i;.,.tl.
phia Record.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-14

/. T. CALDWELL,
Double Wells, Ark.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-14
Long LIST of Candidates.

There are thirtyfve candidates in
the Democratic race for state officers
in South Carolina and thirty-two of
them were present and took active
part in the first public meeting of
the campaign. which was held at
Sumter. The meeting began at His
in the morning. The candidates for
governor began the speaking in al
phabetical order each being allowed
thirty rlinrtos
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-14
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE.

Use II. .. II. to el.an Your Pana
ma Nat.
Mr.. sam clark went to Little
Rott Wednesday.
MI. L. /. Ranyan al Cincinnati,
Is II the city today.
Mr.. f}runson flammeft went down
the Valley road this morning.
Mrs. 7. H. Collier has returned
from visit 10 Denver. Colorado.
s,re. g. &. iet:f= left toby =.
points l.. &c :'eila4 territory al
TeSs:f.
=Nl. w. Il. Tanketsley was a pas
sengcs down =thn=N-9eg road u
:fct;.it..,.
Mrs. ". G. Pope and children lef'
this morning on a visit to relatives
at Monticello.
Miss Martha Alice, of Little Rock,
arrived in the city this morning to
visit Msss Pearl Monk.
Miss Amanda Caldwell leaves TO-
day for Bowling Green, Ky, where she
will visit her friend, Miss Margie Mey-
Ter.
Mrs. Nose WompoId, of Natchez,
Miss. arrived in the city this morning
to be the guest OF Mrs Isaac Drey-
fuS
4 siser and brother-in-law 0f MI.
Wolf Nichols arrived in the city this
morning direct from Russia. They
Will reside here in the future.
Mr.. AID Mrs. Chas. We'll, Misses
Sarah and Claudia We'll and Master
Dave We'll. leave today for Chicago,
where they vii! spend several weeks.
Mrs a. p. Tu.ney left Monday for
Bpffalo, N. V, where she will join Mr..
Fred Fox and family, and spend sew
eral months at Northern resorts.
DR.. Hyslop. who has been very
sick for the last few months, is fast
improving and will soon he able to
be out on the streets.
See John Dellmon about gravel
roofs. He is prepared to give all ord
rs prompt attention. and your pat
ronage is solicited
Mrs. r. J. Collier is quite sick at
hey home at Altheimer with typhoid
fever. She became i'll on the evee of
her departure for Chicago. A physi
clan and trained nurse are in at
tendance, and her condition is favor
abe
Rev. Kloshaba Shimmon. a native
Of Persia and a graduate of the Pres
byterian theological seminary at Col
umbia S c.. will preach at the First
preshyteria church at II a. m. Sunday,
and in the evening lecture at the same
church ON the religions of Persia.
Dir Nj. S. Cohen leaves Saturday
for Chicago where he will purchase an
Nay static machine and other instru-
merits to be used in his practice as
specialist and which Will give him
enc Of The finest equipped Offices in the
state He will also take a short course
in polyelinics While in Chicago.
sd Tillman. eolorod, WAS 1ined $1a
in Esq Nance.s court "Wednesday for
Disturbing the peace. This was the
lee4l charge, Int in reality he re-
fs.eI to Woak oa the streets after 4e-
ieA >f's.tsss.el q stree. W8f!s. TIL
- Ht.aFo Wko received
= "Wednesday 70. attesa. IN 3
l. sea6 oil
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-14
The Narrowing Ocean.

An American syndicate is planning
a steamship line that will have boat
start every day for Europe, thus es
tablishing the first daily service. That
ocean is not nearly SO wide as it was
twenty wears ago.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-14
Daily Graphic.

Any city subscriber falling to re.
ceive the Graphic on any day should
report the failure to this office at
once. The present carriers are ne",
and have not had time to become
thoroughly acquainted with the places
of residence Of subscribers, and it is
g faVcr to the Graphic and the car
rers to have those failures reported
daily, SO that they may be remedied
as soon as possible.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-14

The one great virtue of Burnett's
Vanilla Extract is purity 1t is real
vanilla extract and nothing but vanll,
Ia extract. always use Burnett'sl.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-14

FOR SALE-One roll top de *:
new and cost so three months ago
Call at III West Second. 2l0
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-14
COUNTY FARM CONVICTS
five Taken 10 Cross Farm at Pendte-
ton

ton.
Deputy Sheriff pleas Cuipeppsr and
Deputy Constable Robert Johnson ae-
companied the following county pris-
oners to Capt. Cross convict farm at
Pendleton this morning: Walter Bo-
gan, aggravated assault, fined $50
Ed Tilman. disturbing the peace
and malicious mischief fined $50 and
costs on each charge.
John McClendon, assault and bat
teEE, $50.
VIII Davis, grand larceny. fned
S10O.
Mary Darling. disturbing the peace,
fined $50
All are colored.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-14
FOR SALE.

One 10 b. p. boiler and engine, at
tached; one SO saw cotton gin; one
50 saw feeder and alum press in good
condition. One 1S-nch grist mill com
plete All in running order. Cheap
for cash-s275.
G T CAI nNrEI
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-14
ANU USEMENTS.

y lawyers Wedding was pres.
s4tel ~ tao last siiae in this ,.fE
IS tA9 Spou# Dramatic company a
.5='f .zer. ftzr atzht.
Toaiam a1ae Pe@l Of Savoy. &
ys.ay afama. in %Aiel ~" interape
u Maaq pathetic Scores. viii f.z
3iH.
The eon.eaaH is af1dneias TO lsfgs.nt
.'1>~y r1=Gt. "Noae Dame stag"
u Victor iIHso.- novel.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-05-28
General Notice

From this date on all tagless dogs
viii be empounded and destroyed.
The time limit has passed and those
VINO wish TO keep dogs inside the city
limits must pay dog license. All
loose stock, COWS and horses viii be
taken TO the pound where the owners
can have the same by paying for the
costs. Parties having leaves and rub
bish must dump the same at the city
dumping ground and cease Httering
land that does not belong to them.
The public win take notice Of the a.
bove WM KINNEY,
City Marshal