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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-04-18
TROOPS FOR IRELAND.
Harsh Measures to BE Applied to the
Island in Enforcing the
Coercion Act.

London, April II. A dispatch to the
Pail Mall Gazette from Dublin says
that ten battalions of English and
Scotch militia are to be embodied and
sent to Ireland within a month, in
pursuance of the British governments
determination to apply the coercion
act The correspondent understands
that Lord Londonderry, the postmas-
ter general, threatened to resign from
the cabinet unless active measures
were taken to circumvent the United
Irish League.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-04-18
MINNESOTA NEWS.
Crop Report.

The tables supplementary to the
census report showing the relative ex-
tent of land devoted to the cultivation
of barley, buckwheat, corn, oats, rye
and wheat in the year 1899 in the
states of Minnesota, North Dakota
and South Dakota, have been made
public.
According to these records, Mime
sofa compares to advantage with the
two sister states combined.
The number of acres in Minnesota
devoted to barley in 1899 was 72,492;
to buckwheat, 6,70O; to corn, 1,441,-
$50; to oats, 2,201 1926; to rye, 1850,
and to wheat, 6,56O,7O7. The total
number of acres given over exclusive
ly to grain crops was II ,2O7, O26.
The number of bushels produced
was: Barley, 1,9O9,230; of buckwheat,
S2,6S7; of corn, 47,256,92O; of oats, "a
o54, 100; of rye, 1866, $50, and of wheat,
95,27s,66O
The total crop was 242,s52, s07 BUSH
els.
Fillmore county raised 2,530,050
bushels of corn from 63,O73 acres till
ed. Martin and Blue Earth counties
are high on the list. State total:
Acres, 1,441, $50; bushels, 47,256, 800.
Oats were raised in Mower county
to the extent of 4,1Ss,3S0 bushels from
114,452 acres. The amount of oats
raised in the entire state in 1899 was
74,O54,15O bushels. The number of
acres cultivated for this crop, 2,201,-
1926. Dakota and Fillmore counties
are high on the list.
The totals for rye in Minnesota are:
Acres, 1856; bushels, 1856, $50. Dakota
county is well in the lead with 14,003
acres titled and 20O,14 bushels. Good
hue and Sherburne rank second and
third respectively.
Wheat as usual held the palm over
all other grains of Minnesota. Otter
tail county secured a crop of 3,941, 100
bushels from 241, 169 acres. Renville
was second and Lac qui Parle third.
The state totals are: Acres, $500, 7O7;
bushels, 95,27S,66O.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-04-18
Corrected Herself.

81 have been interested in the wom-
an suffrage movement" said Miss
Passay, proudly, almost from it's in
fancy"
''Indeed?" Miss Sharp remarked.
"Let me see. That movement was be-
gun about so years ago, so that
makes you"
"How ridiculous of me! 1 meant
to say almost from my infancy y
Tit-Bits.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-04-18
No objection from Him.

Mrs. Finney-I have cured my hus-
band of the drinking habit.
Mrs. Binney-How did you ever man
age it?
Mrs. Finney-Why, I just call him
up on the telephone several times
every day to see if 1 can detect any
odor of liquor on his breath.-Chelsea
Gazette.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-04-18
Mason Calls on President.

Washington, April Ex-senator Ma
son was among the presidents callers
Friday and during the conference the
president authorized the statement
that he was taking no part whatever
in the Illinois senatorial contest. His
relations with Senator Mason, Repre-
sentative Hopkins and Mr.. Dawes were
alike most friendly
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-04-18

Washington, April 12.-President
Roosevelt and party arrived here at
7:3o o'clock Friday morning Owing
to the early hour of arrival there were
few people at the depot as the train
pulled in. There was no demonstra-
ton and the president was at once
driven to the white house.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-04-18
Big Fire at Sycamore, Ill.

Sycamore, Ill, April 12.-The Will
kins block, three-story wooden
building of historic interest, everything
the most prominent location here,
burned to the ground early Friday
morning with much of it's contents.
Loss, $4,000, mostly insured.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-04-18
Evans, Successor pIcked

Washington, April 12.-Eugene F.
Ware of Kansas, has been selected BY
the president to succeed III. Clay
Evans as commissioner. of pensions
Mr.. Ware is from Topeka, Kan, and is
member of the law firm of Gleed,
Ware &Gleed
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-04-18
Negro Hanged.

Kansas City, Mo-, April 12.-James
Jackson, negro aged 2S years, was
hanged in the county Jail here Friday
for the murder in December, 1900, of
Prophet Everett, another colored man.
The men had uuarreled over cards.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-04-18
Hartman reelected President.

New York, April 12.-E. II. Hartman
was reelected president of the South
ern Pacific company by the board of
directors of the company at meet
ing held here Friday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-04-18

he found himself wiping the blood off |
his Ratchet on the grass in the vacant |
lot.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-01

to anything which may properly be
called literature that it is too generally
assumed that all publishing enterprises
haye that detachment, ana are OF -
wholly commercial character. II this
We're true, it would cast grave re-
Election upon the great body of lnteiii-
gent readers in this country. Showing
on then. part a monstrous deprlVity.
The real situation is far different from
that supposed. There is large aho
steadily Increasing number OF cnitiVa-
ted and appreciatiye American readers
whose taste has not been vitiatea, ana
who insist upon the highest STANDARDS
and the best ideals. How large inns
audience IS may be inferred from the
fact that n novel, of supreme distlnc-
tior rs literature. and with no Iacu-
tious claim 10 popularity, may nave u
sale of from fifty to one hundred thou-
sand copies--larger than it could nave
had generation ago. 1t IS an auui-
ence demanding something better thah
il gets, but not something better IMAM
we trust it will get. We have no such
constellation of great noVei-Writefs as
forty years ago Frightened the f.iis-
lish literary heavens. The interval has
been made radiant by solitary stars,
now and then of greet magnitude. we
may not soon see such another group
as thronged the field, dazzling the view
of the last generation; but the SKIES are
nebulously rich for fresh nucieauons 10
satisfy the eagerly eXpectant eyes OF
the Englishspeaking people. The de-
mand will surely be met. We are not
confessing to the inferiority or our own
present literature as compared with the
past Excluding from the retrospect 2
single period, as brief as it was bril-
lan). On the contrary, in America,
literary taste and literary activity are
far advanced since the days of irving
and Cooper. The quality of our inter-
cture is better than in those days, APP
probation is quicker and more abund-
amt judicious criticism more eXactinS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-01
Headquarters Of Europe. Ice Supply.

Few perhaps among the tourists Wno
visit Norway for the pleasure of its
scenery are aware that here they are
at the headquarters of Europe's ice
supply. To the mountain lakes Of that
country the continent looks for its ice.
The ice Is of the finest quality, for the
lakes are of crystal clear water, high
up In the mountains, and are surround
ed by very. tall pines. The ice supply Il
controlled by syndicates =
After having been cut into great
squares by ploughs. the blocks of ice
are sent down the mountainside on
slides On the way they acquire amaZ-
ing velocity, and plunge into an in
closed pool beyond which are the ice
ships awaiting their frozen cargo. -t.
1t sometimes happens that through
delay in the starting of these vessels
or the cutting of unusual quantities
from the lakes to supply exceptional
demands. the supply runs short. Then
il is that ice becomes dear, and even
in winter time is luxury that must
be INDUCED in sparingly. But ice is
used in europe far less commonly than
in America, and a deficient supply does
not occasion the sense of loss that it
would cause in this Countrywide
Youths Companion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-01
Eatinq Horsehesh.

During a winter through which ] kept
house in Rome l found that the Ma
cellaio.'' or butcher charged two prices
varying CONSIDERABLE to us for
estieri." | forsook him forthwith III
high dudgeOn, and in looking for sue
cessor, found to my satisfaction that the
new butcher was not only more polite and
oDliging, but that beefsteak, one of our
standbys, was four 'soldi,' or cents,
cheaper a pound. We dincd off it that
day ana found the favor good. though il
was n tritle tough the gravy being eX-
celent. Next day l returned. taking
with me an English friend who had beer
in Rome some years, whom ! had met
doing a little marketing, telling her of my
find A broad smile broke over he,
features as she pointed to q weather
stained painted sign over the doorway or
which the faded letters, "Carne Eques-
triana," were barely legible. So we has
dined agreeaby off horse-tiesh without
knowing it, At the time it had looked
to me precisely like beef, hut not after
knew. The suet is of Il much brighte,
yellow and scantier, and the flesh .
darker red.-Good Housekeeping.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-01

The latest development Of screw pro-
pellers is due to Mr.. G. A. Parsons.
The blades are given reduced pitch
toward their tips, small Vanes being
also provided on the propeller cone.
and the effect is to admit Of high speed
without captivation. and to give a
greater mean thrust than is possible
with blades of constant or increasing
pitch.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-01

Though Anthony HOPE writes 50 wen
about women. ana can picture them IN
their most fascinating moods-and no
where more effectively than in his
latest story. The Iutrusions of Peggy
he himself seems quite imp"rVi"us {"
feminine attractions. He has ut pres
ent n bachelors Hat IN the savoy Man.
siois. close to the Savoy Hotel on the
Thames rmhanllment, which IS faf-
nishcd in old-fashion"d mahogany.
The walls are hung with 2 number OF
rare cuorrd prints, Of which Mi. Hope
is a discriminating collector. lie is
also roma Of sport, ana was formerly
an enthusiastic and prominent foot
bali player, but for some time past Inns
abandoned that stressful sport in favor
OF golf.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-01

In consequence Of the demolition Of
Newgate, LondCn. it has been decided
to re-inter in Bow Cemetery the 81
criminals who have suffered the last
penalty of the law at the Old Bailey.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-01

q dreadful world, which passaDiy
good man may at least know about,
bat which can be known only to the
worst of women. Still, that is word
wen lost to knowledge for most prac-
tical purposes. and if the woman who
il writing a story will take her men
| in rhe ordinary circumstances OF HE,
or as they are usually known TO the hui
man family, and not in their utter
most moral squalOr, there is nothing
IN her being Il woman that shall pre-
vent her representing them accurately.
WILDLY. truthfuiiy. She must look in
Ia her heart and write, as man must;
hut in the heart OF every human being
there is the potentialty of every worn-
an and every man, irrespective of the
beings sex, and so long as Il woman
honestly reports what she sees in her
heart she will make a successful APP
peal to the recognition Of her readers
with the figure to which she attributes
the nature Of a man."
/ like books. | was born and bred
among them and have the easy feeling,
when / ger into their presence that a
stable boy has among horses. | don't
think | underValue them either as
companions or instructors. but
can't help remembering that tnc
worlds great men have not commonly
been great scholars, nor It's great scioi-
ars great men. Inc Hebrew patri''rc ',i
had small libraries, thihk' IL amy
yet they represent TO our innaslilatiois
a very complete ldea Oh t''''hiioou'
what l. wanted 10 say dpo'iS p'o>'''
IS thls: 'hat 'f'eie ~ 'i'',c' 49,
cry actlFe hiiiiu leeis It9eii 49, -, -
ana az poihS'- 4 t'Ai IN ms %, -,
.,,,,.,,,,,, ;ot, oyaltod mental CON
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-01

IN the Editors Study Of Harpers for
November Mr.. Alden refutes the idea
that American literature is on the de-
cline, ana that there is no demand for
good books. He says:
MANY fallacies are entertained con-
ccrnirg publishers, editors. and those
who are employed rs readers. SO
mary books and so many periodicals
are published which have no relation
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-01

Mr.. Killings new book goes straight
to the juvenile heart. one of the wit
nesses TO this fact is Mr.. James
Douglas. the English critic. You may
ask" he says how | can tell whether
these Just So Stories will please real
children. Well, tried them on a real
child. boy OF eight. Bimbo is "A fas-
tidfous critic, but these tales froze him
into an agony of ecstasy. The repeti-
tiene made him chuckle. Don't For
Get the Ssuspenders!' delighted HIM.
He remarked that the story OF How
the Whale Cot His Throat reminded
him Of Jonah, and he suggested that
the man who wrote about Mr.. BivVehs'
A. B. had read the Jonah story ana
copied It, Also. he wanted to know II
these stories were really and truly true
I blush 10 confess that ! SAID they
we're. That soothed his nascent IN
credulity. The funny words sent MN
into fits. That 'ooshy- skooshy sea
made him gurgle with joy AS 10 the
Eipiing pictures. he voted them Johy'
lie also liked the explanations. ne
saws all pictures ought to nave eAii"-
nations. That liz of raft, for instance
--hoy could he have found 1t without
distinctions? Ana the hard words
pIeascd him best of all. Why? Be
cans. M. liked the difficulty of iindihs
ont their meanin.. The place names
made him howl with happiness.
Woafdn't I let him ron down TO Rio
and see the great grey-green' greasy
Idntpopo River?
Jane Austens vogue is truly peFeh-
nal Two new editions Of her works
are ion the point of publication, one OF
them having some quaint Topographic
Oh Illustrations. The big seller pass
es .ana II forgotten in very rev
months. but the novel of real life ana
character lives forever.
;Z6a loft his last work unfinished
lie Was engaged on what he considered
his greatest books, the four social re-
names called "Frutfunrsa. Labor
"Truth," and Justice" "FruitfulneSS
was published first, then Labor,
which was issued in America by the
IInruprs. The third of his series,
"Truth." is now being issued serially in
England ana France, and Justice, the
final volume. was IN process " compile
ton when the authors tragic death oc-
crrrel Work ana working pcopl" ~
their own atmosphere. by furnace or
wheel have never been pictured as
Hnla has pictured them in the story he
tells in Labor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-01

"A Pocketful Of POsies," a charming
book of verse for children, just pub
lished, was born and has always lived
in Boston. She attended Radcliffe Col
lege, 1921. and since then has been
writing. for the magazines in both prose
and verse ana largely for children. In
1899 she Travelled in Scotland and Eng
land and on the continent. Her other
books are I'm the Days of Giants,
THE Lonesomest Doll and 1.-THE Book
of Saints and Friendly Beasts"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-01

An interesting and hitherto unpub-
lished letter, written by Charles Reade
to Joseph Hatton. has recently been
given to the world by its recipient:
My Dear Hatton--Let me congratu-
late you On being hardworked and on
being able to work hard. l cannot.
Two years ago my health and spirits
sank together under the great calamity
Of my life. and they are still at low ebb.
| am willing to work and know 1t
would be wise, but have not the heart
TO undertake any great thing. | have
offered Messrs. Harpers to resume my
short stories, which l discontinued be-
cause the illustrators were both in
capabie and unteachable, but | dare
not attack n three volume novel. For
one thing | am Frustrated by bronchitis
one week in every four, except in the
heat of summer. | never go out at
night in cold weather, so if you want
to see men you know where to find me.
! have left the sweet little home where
| was so happy and SO unhappy, and
have taken this villa, in which / have
three Sitting-rOomS and tWo-bedrOonlS,
al looking south, half an acre Of lawn,
high walls all round. hares. rabbits
etc. Conn and see it when you have
nothing better TO do. Yours truly,
Charles Reade."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-01

WIN n. Tarbcn. author Of "Abner
Daniel" has just won the first prize I'M
a,shotD story contest undertaken by the
Atlantis constitution in its supple
pcntaIy magazine. The Sunny South.
The plizo story is entitled Bred in the
Bone. ANA deals dramatically with TN"
attitude Of Southern people toward the
Ipau. The Scene Of the story is Iaid
IN Paris The first thing Mr.. Harden
ever wrote for publication -a transla-
tiun from the Gcrman-was printed in
The sunny South, which is the oldest
literary magazine in that part of the
country.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-01

Miss Ahbie Farwen Brown, author Of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-01

Harucr &, BROTHERS have received
request from Italy for permission to
translat" Mrs. Humphrey Wards
'.Eleanor' into Italian. The permits
sion has not been granted.
viii carleton is about to publish
through the Harrers q book Of poems
to o. called Songs nf Two Centuries.
The name is taken from the dates of
composition. which happen by the
common reckoning to lie in the last
yeats Of the nineteenth ana the first
years IT the Twentieth centuries.
IN his new book. Literature. ana
Life.'f Mr.. 1iowells devotes an inter
estin. chapter to '-rhe Man of Letters
as a MN OF business" 1t is Mr.. How
ells's idea that poets and novelists
ought to be Ieyond the necessity of
taking money for their productions,
which. after nj. have no fixed money
value aud cannot be actually; paid for
In that WAY! since some literature may
he worth verifying to one man and
nothing to another, while food and
clothing are necessities to all. He re-
fers to the time when Lord Byron re-
his publishers proiited by it. and tn
Count Tolstoys effort to avoid being
paid for his novels-an effort PRACTICAL
~ frustrated by his wife, however. who
regularly collects the money due him.
Then. leaving the altruistic side of the
question, Mr.. .Howells gives some ster-
ling BUSINESS advice to young writer's
whoNnteHd to devote their lives TO au-
thorship and must 1.-Two by it.
In Hacper's Tor November, Mr. How
ellis. in commenting on George E,lot's
gork. discusses the difficulty presented
10 the woman writer in giving an ar
tistie and faithful picture of the men
NECESSARY to her stories. MIR. Howelis
says:
1T seems as if there must always be
women artists as well as men artists
and that in the art of fiction the wom-
en- artists should be obliged If not
tempted. to realize their acauaintance
with men to the perception of their.
readers. No story can get on. or get
lar on, With women alone in il: there
must De men to keep it going. and If II
Is woman who writes the story. II
must be n woman who paints the mems
Characters.
or course she has to do the best she
can under the conditions. She cannot
81 SF'>r- men So thoroii~hlv as a man can
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-01

Harper & brothers have received
request from Italy for permission to
translat" Mrs. Humphrey Wards
''Eleanor' into Italian. The permiS-
sion has not been granted.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-06-16
June lG In History.

1S15-Napoeon defeated Blucher at Iigny,
and the allies defeated Ney at Quatre
Bras. both preparatory to Waterloo.
The defeat of Rlucher at Ligny led to
the battle on the field Of Waterloo.
Blucher retreated from Ligny to Wa
terloo. Ney's battle at Quatre Bras
detained Wellingtons troops and pre-
vented the junction of the Prussans
and English. Wellington retired to
Waterloo to unite with Blucher. The
fate OF Napoleon was settled by these
preliminaries, for his salvation lay i'll
keeping the allies divided.
1S66-Prussia set her armies in motion,
and the Single campaign war with
Austria began.
1S97-Ceorae i3. Barnes. i pioneer in San
Francisco journa isin. died in that city:
born lS2I
1e00-PrinCe de Joinvile son of King
Louis Philippe of France. who for a
time served in the Army of the Po-
tonac on the Statf of General McClel-
ian. died in Parts, born lSlS
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-06-16
THE SOUND OF A flANO.
Seeming Defects That May Be Often
Due to Exterior Causes.

Due to Exterior Causes.
"a piano" said Il dealer, will some
times develop or seem to develop a
flaw in some one note, which comes to
have rattle or jingle or unpleasant
burr to it. but this Earring sound which
seems to come from the piano may in
reality come from some source quite
outside of it.
ANY given note when struck pro-
duces a certain number OF vibrations to
the second. There may be in the room
some object that is in tone sympathy
with some particular note, and that
will be set in motion by it when that
nOtc is sounded.
"TEe owner cf q fine piano sent to US
one day to say that there was some.
thing wrong about certain note of
the instrument. so that that note had
an unpleasant sound when struck.
When heard the note sounded, | knew
at once that the disagreeable rough
| ness or buzz about it was due not to
any defect in the piano. but to some
| thing Somewhere about in the room,
and, asking the lady to strike that note
occasionally. walked around the room
| to see if could locate it.
Passing across the middle Of the
| room as that note was struck, the
cause of the Earring accompaniment OF
| it was discovered to come from the vi
bration Of one OF the glass globes on
til" chandelier overhead.
| The owner Of the piano was almost
| incredulo1iS as to this. the sound had
seemed SO plainly to come from the
| piano itself But when q my request
she stood under the chandelier and
struck the note she was readily con-
| viiiCed.
Il made that globe immovabIe and
| tnen struck the note on the piano. The
answer was clear and sweet and true.
| so. you see. the sound Of the piano
may for one thing depend much upon
it's surroundings. and what may seem
to be Il defect in piano may be in re-
ality attributable to something quite
apart from the piano itself.
| And thus it might easily be that
some noble Instrument that had seem
eel to II" declining or to be developing
faults owed its apparent change to u
| change Of environment or to some spe.
| citic OUTSIDE cause and was in reality
as good i, ever, as would happily be
discovered whenever the Instrument
WAS again brought under favorable
| conditions. Chicago Inter Ocean.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-06-16
FIRST GAME
OF BASEBALL BETWEEN PINE
BLUFF AND LITTLE ROCK.
Commences TomorreW Afternoon AZ
p. m.-Wednes esday Will Be-
Ladies Day.
FIRST GAME

The first Of the series of three bail
games to be played between the b,'.i
teams of Pine Bluff and Little Rock
will be played tomorrow (TuesdaD
afternoon, commencing at cloch'
The lineup of the two teams has al
ready been announced. Weaver and
Slagle will probably be the opposlnG
pitchers. Frank Vowel will act a.
umpire.
Wednesday will be ladies day arc
all ladies will be admitted free.
Ample accommodations have been
provided for a large crowd. Bleach
ers have been arranged ample enough
to accommodate all.