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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-11-28
APOSTLE REED SMOOT.
Mormon Leader Who May BE Elect.
ed to Repres emit Utah in United
States Senate.

Reed Smoot, apostle of the Mormon
church, who is practically assured of
election to the United States senate
from Utah as result of the spirited
campaign he waged, is but little over
40 years, wealthy and popular.
His father was one of the pioneers
who crossed the plains with Brigham
Young, and was an early settler OF
Provo, Mr.. Shoots present home. His
wife is daughter of H. S. Eldridge
a leading banker of Salt Lake City
She brought him a fortune, which he
has increased by careful handling
until he himself is reputed to be mil
lionaire. He is banker and manufac.
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Supported by His Wife.

Not long ago DR.. Edward Brooks,
the genial superintendent of the Phil
adelphia public schools, was asked by
one of his youthful friends to listen
to the latter's rehearsal of lesson
in which there was reference to
Atlas. 'Do you know who Atlas
WASP" asked DR.. Brooks. eyes, sir.
He was a giant who supported the
world" "Ah! Supported the world,
did hep" went on the superintendent.
'Well, tell me who supported Atlas"
The little fellow looked as though
lie had not given the subject any par
ticular attention, but showed imme-
diate willingness to think it over.
The doctor stood looking on, trying
hard to keep back smile; but the
youngster finally frightened up and
answered: 'Well, 1 guess he must
have married rich wife,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-11-28
THE NEW ARMY RIFLE.
Lighter Than the German or Maus I
Muskets, But Has Far Greater
Penetration.

Gen. William Crozier, chief of the
bureau of ordnance, in his annual re-
port to the secretary of war says
the improved musket has been COM
pleted and tried with very satisfac-
tory results, the various changes not
only improving the weapon, but cheap
ening and accelerating the production.
The rod bayonet is a feature of the
new rifle. It's advantage is said to
weight of the gun and dispenses with
the bayonet and bayonet scabbard
now in use, and in the place of which
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-11-28

intrenching tools may be carried by
the soldier.
The new piece weighs but little
less than 9h pounds, considerably
lighter than the German and the
Mauser, yet has greater velocity and
greater penetration. 1t is noted that
opinions differ as to the value of the
rod bayonet. The construction of
5000 of the new muskets has been au-
thoriZed.
Gen. Cozier embraces in his report
the conclusions of the board of ord
nance and fortificaiton on the recent
tests of the several systems for new
field gun to show why the ordnance
department model is superior. He
says the bureau is proceeding with the
manufacture of field material from
designs which it has prepared concur
rently with the development of knowl-
edge by tests. Generally speaking the
new gun will have caliber of three
inches and will fire projectile weigh
ing Is pounds with an initial velocity
of 1,7OO feet per second. The breech
mechanism will be of the ordnance de-
partment type with certain modifica-
tions for securing safety. The piece
will have a recoil of from As to As
inches. Defects developed at the tests
on the proving grounds are to be RENE
died. A new feature will be the bull
let-proof shields with which the pieces
are to be provided. Capt. Charles B.
Wheeler is given credit for the design
of the gun carriage.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-11-28

King Alexanders Suit.)
country is the smallest among the
truly independent states of Europe.
Servia is certainly several places
higher in the monarchical hierarchy.
The prince of Montenegro was there
Servia for son-in-law, and thereby
greatly increasing his prestige in the
Balkan peninsula. The alliance was
agreed upon.
The poor princess, only is years old,
innocent, inexperienced, was sent
forth, accompanied by suitable es-
cort, to meet her future husband at
his capital, Belgrade.
The meeting of the affianced pair
was arranged. The princess stood in
her reception room, erect, radiant, a
model of Montenegrin beauty, to await
the king.
The king shambled forward, grin
ming, shambling, knock-kneed. hardly
able to see.
"Mon dieu, mais vous etes impossi-
ble!" cried the princess, speaking in
French, as she is accus toned to do.
The cry came from her heart and
was the first impulse of an innocent,
unspoiled nature. The princess
turned away from the king and put her
arm around her lady-in-waiting
King Alexander mumbled a few lame
words of welcome and tried to cover
up the rebuff by suggesting that the
princess was suffering from the IA
tigue of the journey-Princess Xenia
glanced at him with a plying smile
and fed.
The action of the princess put an end
to the match. Even in royal families
it is scarcely possible to go on with
preparations for wedding after the
bride has expressed the deepest loath-
ing and disgust for the bridegroom.
After the first meeting the princess did
not hesitate to repeat her expressions
of disgust and to assert that she would
rather die than marry King Alexander.
There was nothing to do but to take
her back to her fathers capital, Get
TIME.
When Princess Xenia said that
King Alexander was impossible, she
did not exaggerate. His personal APP
pearance is singularly degraded and
repulsive. He has prominent, black
eyebrows, scarcely any forehead and
a mat of black hair. His forehead ap-
pears to have been smashed down over
his head with a hammer. His small
eyes are extremely weak and recede
into his forehead. His nose is small
and hooked. He is round-shouldered,
knock-kneed and splay-footed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-11-28
A UNIQUE CEREMONY.
First European Cremation in Siam
Described by an Intelligent
Eye Witness.

DR.. Peter Gowan, physician to the
king of Siam, who died recently, was
cremated according to the rites OF the
Buddhist religion. Dr. Gowan, who
spent the greater part of his life in
Siam, and was for many years physi-
clan to the king of Siam, gave up his
practice and joined the Buddhist
priesthood, devoting his time to teach
ing the priests the art of healing. The
doctor had long suffered from asthma,
and did not long survive after joining
the monastery. Before his death he
expressed the wish that his body
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-11-28
Where kissing Is UnIxnoxvn

Kissing is 6 delight unknown to
the. Maori women of New Zealand
When they meet each other, and
wish to demonstrate their mutual
affection, they grasp each other by
the shoulders and rub their noses
together. In times of sorrow. when
mourning for the death of relative,
for instance. two women will sit to-
gether and moan by the hour, all the
time rubbing their noses together.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-11-28
News In Brief.

President George Cook, of the Du-
luth, Virginia & Rainy Lake road has
purchased tracts of land in the north
ern part of the state at a cost of ST.
275, 200.
Frank Koran, formerly a Minneapo-
| lis moulder, committed to the Roches-
| ter asylum from st. Paul, died on the
He was subject to epileptic fits, and
death is SAID to have been due to such
| an attack.
The biennial report of the veterinary
| department of the state board of health,
which has just been compiled, shows
that two persons, two horses, 80 dogs,
rs cattle and 81 hogs have died of
| rabies during the period.
George Dingman, assistant dairy
commissioner, secured some baking
powder and spice samples taken from
| a box car merchant arrested at Bird
| Island.
A farmer near Cass Lake says that
| on his return to his farm after short
absence he found that deer had eaten
all his turnips. He found seven of the
animals in the field.
The steamer Robert Wallace, loaded
with ore from Superior for Cleveland,
| sunk in the lake thirteen miles off Two
| Harbors, the result of breaking her
steam pipe.
The receipts of the state insurance
| department for September and October
amount to 81, 500, of which 81, 900 rep
resents delinquent taxes from eastern
insurance companies.
| The Hamline and Carleton teams
played tie game of football at Lex
| ington park, st. Paul.
The recent election cost the city of
| Minneapolis $2s, 1000.
Lester r. Brooks, prominently iden-
| titled with the lumber and grain in
terests of Minneapolis and formerly
president of the Chamber of Com
| merce, fell dead from an apoplectic
stroke while playing game of chess
with his physician, DR.. L. w. Day, in
| his own apartments in the West Ho-
| tel, Minneapolis.
The receivers of the ST. Paul and
Kansas City Grain company, Fred C.
Van Dusen and Peter B. Smith, have
been directed to pay dividend of 40
| per cent on the face value of all
| claims except such as are secured by
| elevator receipts.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-11-28
HAS BUSINESS HEAD.
Princess Waldemar of Denmark,
Who Prevented Sale of Islands
to the United States.

Princess Waldemar of Denmark,
who is credited with having secured
the defeat in the landsthing of the
treaty ceding the Danish West In
dies to the United States. is pos
sessed of great business ability. It
is said that she acted in the interests
of syndicate of bankers and mer-
chants with whom she is believed
to be associated This syndicate
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-11-28

plans to exploit the islands by es-
tablishing bank, encouraging agri-
culture and starting steamship lines.
This is not the first venture of
this kind in which the princess has
been interested. A year ago she en-
gagged in real estate speculation. Sc
cured plot near Copenhagen, which
she cut up into building lots, with
the sanction of the city, and erected
villas, which she rented to>wealthy
people. She is interested in the de-
velopment of the Danish commerce
in Asia and has secured valuable con-
cessions from the Russian govern
ment
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-11-28
MINNESOTA NEWS.
Butter Product.

Dairy and Food Commissioner Nc
Connell, who is now preparing his BIZ
ennial report for the inspection of the
governor and the members of the leg
islature as well as the thousands of
people throughout the state interest
ed in the dairy business, already has
a few figures that speak well for the
future of the state in his line. He
completed the figures for 1901. Of
these the most interesting are those
Indicating the number of pounds of
butter made in the various counties.
They follow:
Pounds of Butter Made-Chippewa
ASSOC; Chisago, 1902 Carver, l.
974,712; Clay, 256,963; Cottonwood,
562, 496; Dakota, 70,143; Douglas, 231,-
097; Dodge, S11,311; Faribault, $780,
342; Fillmore, 1,465,771; Freeborn, 81
973, 593; Goodhue, 1,366,591; Grant, "a,
7O5; Hennepin, 614,514; Houstin, 964,-
279; Isanti, 198,OS1, jackson, 900, $50;
Kanabac, $4,000; Kandiyohi, 1878,
375; Lac Qui Parle, 313,5S3; Lyon,
3O4,Os4; Morrison, 23O,S43; Mower, l.
4S6, 1874; Lincoln, 257,3S1; LIE Sueur,
6S6,914; Meeker, 1,73S, POI; Martin, l.
1O5,113; Mcleod, 1,62O,219; Murray,
299,359; Nicollet, 1,37O,23O; Mobiles,
224,933; Norman, 523,523; Olmstead,
1,6S4,O72; Otter Tail, 253,OS4; Polk,
1O6,5 $50; Pine, 166,941; Pipestone, 1885,
4S8; Pope, 1OS,5 sol; Redwood, 10Y, 466;
Rock, 1S4,9O3; Renville, 1,267,516 Rice,
1,12O, 1895; Red Lake, 5O,749; Sibley, l.
319, 4S3; Sherburn, 356,O42; Swift, 413,-
526; Scott, 42S,0SO; Steele, 1887, 1888;
Todd, 1S2,24S; Stearns, 1881, 900; Wa
basha, 557, 6S5; Waseca, 2,O55, AGO; Wa
tonwan, 1000, 404; Winona, 9OS,75S;
Washington, 5O1,75S; Wright, 1,743,-
1853; Yellow Medicine, 24S,794.
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turer and is interested in large num-
Der of other enterprises.
Throughout Utah officials of the
Mormon church electioneered for him,
while he had the assistance also of
Senator Thomas Kearns, whom, it is
said, he is to help in return two years
hence. His candidacy split the repub-
lican party in the state, for many were
opposed to the idea of electing a Nor
mon apostle. These supported openly
the democratic legislative candidates,
who would vote for the return of Sen
ator J. L. Rawlins, if elected. On the
other hand, many of the Mormon dem
ocrats who are susceptible to eccle-
siastical influence in politics were
brought over to Smoot.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-11-28
Clothing Ma de of Bark,

Shirts and hats that are never in
need of ironing are worn by the In.
dams of the interior of Bolivia
They are made of the bark of tree
which is soaked in water until the
fiber is softened, and then beaten
with stones to make it pliable.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-11-28
War Balloons Are Costly.

War balloons are frequently made of
the bladders of oxen, which are prefer
able to silk. The rents in skin bal
loon close almost automatically, and
therefore the leakage is slight. 1t re-
quires the bladders of about $4,000
oxen to make a medium-sized balloon,
and the cost is about $4,000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-11-28
Garlic for Tuberculosis.

Garlic juice, inhaled under certain
conditions, is the remedy which DR..
w. C. Uinchin, of Kells, Ireland,
claims has cured many cases of adj
vanced tuberculosis.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-11-28
Coffee Causes blindness.

Blindness is very common among
the Moors. At As their eyesight be-
gins to fail. This affection is due, it
is said. to the excessive use of cof-
fee.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-11-28
Bold Robbery.

In true Dick Turpin style two men,,
their faces covered with black hand
kerchiefs, entered the gambling
rooms at Columbia Heights, known as
the Minneapolis Monte Carlo, early
in the evening, and at the point of re-
Volvers, took nearly $4,000 in money
and certificates from the astonished
inmates. About $500 was in cash, and
the certificates of deposit are not ne
gotiable.
After having made their successful
haul, the two robbers, fully protect
ing themselves by the use of their re-
volvers, backed away from the scene
of their operations and were lost in
the darkness of the night before any
steps could be taken to capture them.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-11-28
The Smallest Screws Made.

The smallest screws used in a
watch are SO diminutive that it
would take 100000 of them to weigh
a pound.
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Fewer Men Employed.

Labor Commissioner O'Donnell is
sued a statement showing the
number of persons employed in
124 of the industries of the state in
1900, showing total of 1924, of
whom 792 were children.
A comparison with the figures of
1890 shows a decrease in the number
of employees in the building trades of
over 10000. The decrease in the num-
Der of women employed is over 1000
since 1890.
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Burned to Death.

Two men and boy drove into Nc
.Intosh from the west in a covered
wagon. They were returning to their
home at Detroit lfter the summer
spent in the harvest fields of North
Dakota. One of the men was named
Stoltz, and the boy, years old, was
his son.
In the early evening the men went
up town, leaving the boy asleep in
the wagon. The wagon contained a
stove and during the absence of the
men, the top of the stove blew off,
setting fire to the wagon. The child
was terribly burned so that he died
at o'clock the next morning.
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Agriculture for Women.

Mrs. c. d. Barrett. in American Agricui-
turist.
Do women succeed as farmers? Ny OBJ
servation proves that they do. I could cite
a number of instances where women have
farmed successfully for many years, and
my conclusion is that country girls who
are compelled by force of circumstances to
work for a living would find a broader
field, with greater chances of profit and
Improvement. right at home, than in the
crowded and less desirable OCCUPATIONS In
the city.
Few realize the possibilities of farm life,
and few farmers daughters cultivate a
taste for agriculture; and yet the few
who do find a fascination in the work.
creating an enthusiasm seldom found in
any other occupation. Many times the
farmers daughter rushes from home 10
procure work. possibly in village store or
dressmaking establishment, or as a hired
girl in some private household in order to
procure ready money, when with little
cooperation with the home folks she could
easily be enabled to earn the amount and
at the same time lend her assistance TO
father and mother.
/ recall an instance of two loyal farmers
girls. The question of help presented itself
one year when farm help was either I'M
obtainable or inefficient, with the result
that these two daughters offered their as
sistance. The girls did anything which
came to hand. and developed an interest
in the work which surprised all who knew
them. AS soon as the autumn months set
in the elder, who held a second-grad GER
tificate, obtained a school and taught dur
ing the winter. but the younger stayed un-
til the rush of the farm work was over
when she began attending the home school.
having TO study early and late to make up
for lost time. When / last heard of her
she had won scholarship in well-known
make use of Ii the following winter. when
the crops were all in. Both of these girls
were gentle and refined in appearance. and
held high positions socially in their COM
munity.
A woman of my acquaintance. after the
death of her husband. a farmer conducted
her farm and raised large family OF chill
dren, educating each, with little outside
help. Another acquaintance has adopted
swine-breeding in connection with her
farming operations In this undertaking
she has been eminently successful.
Living not many miles from the writer Is
a feminine farmer and cattle-breeder who
has some Of the finest Hereford blood in
the State In her stables. She hires her worl,
done and is independent financially
Some of the best-known exhibitors of
conclusively that stock-raising as an in
dustry may be safely and profitably en-
gagged in by women having the will mower
and tenacity TO succeed. Scientific agric,Il-
ture is both instructive and lucratiye and
the range of possibilities in this line Is un-
bounded. Let our farmer girls consider
twice ere they give up the wonderful on
less remunerative ones held out by village
nd rffy
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FARM AND
GARDEN ~
INTERESTS
Growing Trees for Profit.

John p. Brown, in Arboriculture.
There are in the United States now 21S,0Oo
miles OF steam railways and 5000 miles of
electric roads. the mileage increasing daily.
1t takes 1900 cross ties and thirty tele-
graph poles for each mile of track; ties
must be renewed once in five TO seven
years. poles once in ten or twelve years.
The telegraph and telephone lines have in
use 100000 poles Thus 1900, 100000 cross
ties and 100000 poles will be required
during the twenty-five years before US.
In addition TO this, $50, 000,o 900 fence posts
will be required to fence these roads in.
1t Will be seen that a vast area Of land
must be planted and maintained in timber
to provide for these three items-cross ties,
poles and fence posts.
If rapid-growing trees should be planted
at once, 40 trees per acre, it would require
100000 acres to grow enough timber for
this purpose.
There is no danger Of our planting too
much timber, and the farmers who begin
now and plant a fair proportion of their
lands in such timber as is in constant de-
mand at high prices will in due time reap
their reward, and it will come when they
begin to feel like retiring from arduous
labor of farm life
OF course. if the planting is done and no
further interest taken il will result in fall
ure just any other crop would do.
l shall leave TO the grea. lumber manu-
facturers and dealers the problem of future
supply of lumber for the market. Fires,
excessive cutting, unwise exports at unre-
munerative prices. competition which is en-
tlrely unnecessary, waste upon every hand;
how long can this continue?
There is great benefit TO the land from
growing forests; its fertility is renewed by
the annual deposit of leaves and decay of
twigs and roots.
Wind carries the leaves to other fields,
adding in their fertilization.
The waste in soil erosion is greatly less
ened, and often checked entirely.
The injurious effects of hot drying winds
is largely overcome by heavy belts of trees,
which guide the air currents above the
surface.
The influence of the trees upon the
climate, rainfall and sudden changes OF
temperature is recognized by every intelli-
gent person.
forest of economic trees is better than
a life insurance policy, for a great ma
Jorlty OF companies fail after receiving
premiums for many years
careful measurements made by the writer
in the last thirty years, and observations
in nearly all the States in the Union.
establish the fact that young and thrifty
trees develop very rapidly. many species
charging their trunk diameter one inch
each year up TO the twentieth year. after
which. owing to the exhaustion of plant
food within reach. and interference by
roots of adjacent trees, the growth is
somewhat diminished.
Average annual increase in girth after
planting:
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No Longer for johnson.

Nebraska State Journal
Colonel Watterson frankly acknowledges
that a few days ago he was a pretty lively
Tom johnson man and had great hopes that
Tom would show so much strength in Ohio
as 10 put him in the running for the great
race In 1904. But he isn't for Tom now.
Perhaps those Democrats who do not re-
side in Kentucky will fail to realize the
soundness of the colonel's system. But all
horsemen will see in a minute that il is the
only safe and logical one. When a Ken
lucky gentleman is taken with the form
and preliminary PAGES of new horse he
will hack him in the first race with the
greatest enthusiasm. But If, when the race
comes off the horse proves a gutter and
goes into the air on the last quarter. that
settles the matter with that Kentuckian
for all time. Friendship ceases. He never
puts up n dollar on him again. Colcncl
Watterson has dropped Tom Johnson fol
been distanced
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Philadelphia Record.
The burying of cabbage heads down and
roots up is a mistake, although the custom
is an old one. When the heads are buried
and the ground becomes frozen the cab
bages are completely sealed up and cannot
be used. Later, as the ground thaws, the
heads begin TO rot, and a large proportion
of them are lost from that cause. The
proper plan is to select a high location,
open a row with a one-horse pillow. put the
cabbages in, roots down and heads out,
placing them close together, the heads
slanting so as to turn water. Next make
another row. throwing the dirt on the
roots of the cabbages in the first row.
When all the cabbages are put in they will
be in a compact mass. Place straw on the
heads and boards on the straw, TO shed
rain. IL preferred, the cabbages may be
thus placed under a shed and covered with
straw. If the roots are put in the ground
and the heads out the cabbages Will be
alive. the stalks will give crops of sprouts
head will rot. while they may be cut off
from the stalks at any time when wanted.
whether the ground is frozen or not. by
simply lifting the straw. In fact, they will
keep in such good condition as to begin
growing in the spring, IL not disturbed IN
the effort to produce seed.