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The Ely miner., 1903-12-25

WudI lucy ulU.
They made the schoolroom into a the
ater by hanging big white sheet across
it on a string and putting some rows OF
chairs for the audience.
When the audience was seated they
turned out all the lights, leaving only
one candle behind the sheet, which
threw their shadows clearly upon 1t.
On the sheet appeared the picture of
a little girl (Grace) in cloak, carry
ing a basket She stopped down and
appeared to be gathering flowers,
when suddenly big animal Garry the
collie) came bounding up and began to
walk beside her. He did not look
bit like dog, for he had long shag-
gy coat which the children's mamma
recognized at once as one of the skin
rugs out of the drawing-room; but
being very sweet and kind, and liking
to see the children enjoying them
The Ely miner., 1903-12-25
neIicafe Thru.t.

Miss Olde-Harry said he'd like US
to be married in balloon. He's fond
of freak marriages.
Miss Rose-But why go to the trou-
BILE Of going up in balloon? Chica-
go NaWa
The Ely miner., 1903-12-25
Tor ChriStnnaa.

"The ladies of the Sewing society are
very busy now," announced the minis
ter's wife, "but they will not let me
know what they are doing"
eyes," remarked the minister, with
a bitter smile, they're making book
marks and carpet slippers, suppose. =
Baltimore American.
The Ely miner., 1903-12-25
UNIQUE MATCH-sCRATCHER.
A Good Thing for the Children to Help
Make as Christmas
Presents.

A match-scratcher may not seem par
ticularly original for Christmas Offer
ing, but so long as we use matches we
probably shall find work for the scratch
er. The designs for these affairs usually
attempt to win favor by being amusing;
The Ely miner., 1903-12-25
Feminine Logic.

"I just know that my new dress
does not look at all neat or stylish"
said Mrs. Wedderly.
"Why do you think that, my dear?"
replied the bill-footer Of the combine.
Because it's too comfortable" re-
piled Mrs. W.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Ely miner., 1903-12-25
Mote the Di.ttncttou

"Are you secondhand book dealer?"
asked the inquisitive person.
mo, sir" answered the other person,
with some irritation of manner. Il am
dealer in secondhand books. s."-Chica-
60 Tribune.
The Ely miner., 1903-12-25
Ont of the Fryinr-Pan.

Crawford-It's gooo thing for us, now
that Christmas is here, that the $500
sealskin has gone out of fashion.
Crabshaw-Oh, I don't know. Hasn't
the $1,000 automobile come into style?-
Judge.
The Ely miner., 1903-12-25
A Red Letter Day for Dolly.

A Heu Letter Day IOr DOIIys
Little Elsie-Papa.
Mr.. Williams-Well, Elsie?
Little Elsie-I hope Santa Claus will
bring something nice for dolly. You
know he gave her to melast Christmas,
so this Christmas will be birthday and
Christmas both for her.-Boston Globe
The Ely miner., 1903-12-25

The Rycroft children
-Hilda Irene, Grace,
Harold, Roy and Doug
las-were having a par
ty during the holidays,
and one afternoon they
talked about what they
could do to anuse
themselves and their
guests.
Their Cousin Donald,
who was spending his
holidays with them, said
suddenly:
"Have you ever played
at Living Shadows?' ?'
None of the children
had ever even heard of
them, and they said so.
Then they all gathered
round Donald, who told
them what to do and how
to do it, and when the
evening came this is
The Ely miner., 1903-12-25
so NEAR AND YET so FAR.

n-the-Box-There she sits, my
beloved, under the -mistletoe,a while l..
like great gawk, seem glued to the spot,
unable to make use of my opportunities.
Chicago Daily Chronicle.
The Ely miner., 1903-12-25

Wonderfully Made.
Sister-When you called to see George
was he wearing those slippers l made
him for Christmas?
Brother-No. He was using one Of
them as laundry bag.-N. Y. World.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-04-18

"a good part of the dyspepsia that pre-
yailS ia America" said the chef Of an
exclusive, hotel. us due to the custom
az baking instead Of roasting meats. We
saw we casts our masts. We talk glibly
III roast beef roast chicken and so
an. but what we should say is baked
beef and baked chicken, for anything
cooked in an oven is baked, not roasted.
WE don't talk of roast bread, DO we?
W, we cook our meat in the oven as
our bread is cooked.
.aTo roast meat you must cook it on
n shit before .Ge fire. You must turn
Il constantly. Every little while YOU
must haste il 1t is hard to roast meat.
Hut meat roasted, is in every way bet
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-04-18
Assouan Lake Eclipsed.

The Calcutta Englishman contains n
paragraph CuuouSiy illustrative 0f the
transformations discharge of gigantic
tasks which CAaracteY'aeS nur rule in
India. we announced the other day
keuZe. the engineer in charge of the
Tunga Badra irrigation project 1t is
not generally known that this project
is of a nature that can without eNag-
geration be described as colossal. In
deed it throws the great ASsouan dam
completely in the shade. The proposal
is To construct near HoSpet. on the Tm.
GA Badra. q dam nearly a mile long and
about $50 feet high. The result will be
the formation of a huge lake. nearly
forty miles long. covering an area of 100
square miles. Mathematicians can work
ont for themselves the cubical contents
of a reservoir of this enormous size. An
approximate calculation shows that the
lake will contain nearly 100000 millions
of cubic feet of water. which is about
FIVE times the capacity of the Assouan
reservoir. while the area of the water
spread viii be about three times that at
Assuuan. The cost " this gigantic pro-
iect is estimated at three and a half
crores of rupees. but. owing to the eN-
tent of country it will be able to irrigate.
the scheme. il is supposed, viii be a
most paving one. HoSpet is in the ex-
IRENE western corner Of the Madras
Presidency. The Tunga Badra has its
sources in the Western Chats. and flows
eastward across India, 400 miles to the
son -
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-04-18
A-FISHIN'.

All winter long till Aperl came
I'd les a-been a-wishin'
T Sprng'd git to harry up,
Sos Sile an med go fishin'.
II seems like things don't never come
When folks is In a hurry;
But SLED say: ''Sho what's yer rush:
TIL git here, don't you worry
So yest'd mornin' Sile says, "Bub
YOu better tell yer mother
Bout g1in ishn' blmeby,
We might Betch suthin er other
An then we diggad 4 can o worms,
An rugged our hooks an slnkers
An fixed some floats. an worked sic says,
Jcs like a couple o thinkers.
Through IN back fence an down tn lane
That Bixby's COWS all follow
We skinned acFOst tn pasture lot,
An come to Sucker Hollow.
An there when Sile had cut our poles,
An both our hooks was baited,
We spit upon our bait an then
We set down still an waited
Bimcby I got n awful bite
Sile yelled like he was crazy.
An says. Hold ON till / git there
GecIuimy, he's a daisy"
He grabbed tn pole an icl ked tn Ene,
An swung IL in circle
An then he yelled, a-laughin, Gosh,
We've ketchcd a gOl-dumbed turkle.''
Truman Roberts Andrews in Lippincort's.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-04-18

New Method of Observing Stars.

4 novel device to obtain steady images
OF the sun and stars was adopted by Prof.
Langley with the reflector of the Smith
Soniau AStrophy Observatory, which
he believes will be equally etticacious
when used with refractors. Generally
the point aimed at in previous attempts
to obtain good sealing has been To abol-
iSh all air curI - IN and about the tele-
scope tube, but Prof. Langley has found
by experiment that the definition is very
little improved when this course is fol-
lowed. \ ftcr various Investigations at
different ATTITUDES he tried an experiment
OF a somewhat pnadoNical character,
which was found to answer very we'll.
He drew II strong current of air through
the inner tube. and introduced cross cur
rents by several inlets at various points
in the length, thereby thoroughly agitat-
ing and mixing the inclosed air. Taking
some artificial double stars for his OBJ
jccrs, for the purpose of photographic eX-
periments he found that doubles which
were blurred and inSeparahlc under the
former condition were plainly visible and
sharply separated when the air was thus
agitated When the sun was observed
under the new conditions it was found
that the boiling" on the limb, which is
normally so annoying 20 the observer.
was very nearly abolished London Tele-
graph.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-04-18
LoNDoN'S SONG OF THE HOUR.
"Sail Away" is the Most Popular Dirty
in England.

At last England has a topical song
which is all her own. For several years
the ditties which have held. each for it's
little day, the warmest place in the
Brlton's heart have been of American
birth and parentage. The song, which
for four months has been on the top
wave of success in the London music
halls, is sail Away" which was writ
ten by Bennett Scott, an Englshman,
and sung into popularity by Tom Cos
tello. Dolly Gray" the Boer war song
of Englishmen, from London to the
veldt, where Tommy Atkins fought and
bied and died, was born in America, and
adopted over seas. Sail Away" is cx-
presSive of the results of the Boer war.
in giving increased opportunities in the
new colonies to those ON whom fortune
has not smiled in the motherland
Two of the verses are. typical of the
spirit of the song. They are:
Farewell TO home and 10 all there love,
Sadly the parting grieves me
(Ihese words came from brave British
heart
when leaving the dear old land.
Though | have failed In the country I love
SIN I've the world before me;
And my hopes beat high, SO once more
goodby,
Give me a grip of your hand
Once in new land III work with a viii
Fortune may then smile ON me:
here seem 70 be all in the way,
But still shall not despair:
One star Of hope for the wanderer shines
Over the ocean pillows;
Mighty, rich and grand Rritaln's daughter
land
know they'll welcome me there.
But it is the chorus which in words
and music has proved irreSistibly catchy,
aud il runs:
I've made up my mind to sail away,
Sail owayl
Sail away!
] don't mean to waste another day.
III find luck somewhere.
In our colonies l mean to try
Yes, III try-do or die!
For time ] shah stay, but III come back
some day,
And may be n millionarel
The repetition of the two words "sail
away gives the big-lungcd eoster inst
the chance he wantS.-New York Mail
and Express.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-04-18

ter than meat baked. 1t is tenderer,
sweeter and more digestible. Also its
appearance is more appetizing, and the
appearance of Il Wand has tremendous
effect on its digestibility.
''Experiment-actual eXperiment-has
shown that the sight of an appetizing
dish starts the gastric juice to flowing in
stantly. and that such "A dish dgests
much more quickly and thoroughly than
an unappetiZing one. Altogether. we
ought TO go back TO the genuine roasting
process of our ancestors, and our health
would improve, and there would be less
talk about ycgetaranism.
'Of course. |. and all good chefs. actu-
ally roast meat. But roasting is with
the average cook in the average Ameri-
can household an unknown process -
Philadelphia Record.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-04-18

The dedication OF the Indiana monu-
ments on the battlefield of Shiloh gave
Gen. Lew Wallace another opportunity
10 reiterate his contention that the Union
army was needlessly surprised on the
day of the battle. This question: will
probably never be settled; but one thing
was settled before the armies got through
fighting and that was that Grants forces
were masters of the field, despite any al
legged surprise.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-04-18
Use of Steam Turbines.

The great power station of the District
railway. London, possesses special inter
est because OF the fact that it will be the
first large electrical power station to be
operate dent,rely by steam turbines.
The plant viii consist of ten Parsons
Westinghouse turbines, each Of 1900
horse power.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-04-18
Riviera Flowers.

Just at this season of the year the
French flower market at Covent Garden
is one of great animation. These flowers
are cultivated chiefly in the Riviera dis
trict. Roses. carnations. narcisSus. aue-
mones, mimOsa, violets, etc. reallzin-
over 100000 per annum, are taken by
Paris alone from the Riviera grower
and the total output probably reaches a
value of from 100000 10 k1,000,00
London Florist.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-04-18

According to President Harris of
Amherst a word that is looked upon as
profanity in Boston may express the
deepest sentiment ont West. in proof Of
which he tells the following story: "A
rough miner died ont West. and was laid
away by his fellow laborerS. with a COM
mon slab of stone TO mark his resting
place. On the stone was this inscription:
Bill Jenkins; died June 10, 1901. lie
done his damndest. Angels could DO 10
more.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-04-18

The discovery of Ratchet in the cell
ing Of house once occupied by the
mother Of George Washington is Of no
Significance, because of the absence Of
the favoritc cherry tree.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-04-18

Shamrock III. continues to sail very
fast in comparison with the perform
ances Of the first Shamrock, but it IS
recalled that every challenger that ever
started for the Americas cup has been
a phenomenon in her home waters.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-04-18
LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY
To be Produced at New York Casino
Theater with Chrystal Herne in Part
of Little Lords Mother.

Little Lord Fauntleroy' will be
staged at the Casino theater in New
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-04-18

Assisted by eleven grand dukes, the
Emperor Francis Joseph Of Austria, re-
Gently, in accordance with ancient Gus
tom, performed friendly Office for
twelve aged men. lie washed their feet.
For some Of the Austrian grand dukes
the Emperor would be performing Il
friendly Office if he could get them to soak
fheir heads
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-04-18

The proposed wireless news bureau is
a reversion to time-worn newspaper prac-
tees without an abandonment Of the
ielegraph.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-04-18

1t is evident, from the fact that the
Reliance is to be launched lin skirts"
TO defeat the snapshot artists, that
Herreshoff has made a wide departure
from the lines of the Constitution and
Columbia in shaping her hull. The
Lawson incident" and the perform
ances of the Independence probably
taught the designer n new trick.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-04-18

The intrepidity and address which the
bullet-headed King Alexander is display
ing in his contest with the legislative
branch of the Seryian government are
the growth of experience. He had long
practice in fghting-with his wife.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-04-18

Figurafiyely. it was the traditional
birch rod that brought the Madison high
school strike to an end.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-04-18

Reduced to it's basis, Terry McGoyern's
complaint against Young COrbett amounts
10 declaration that if the referee had
stopped counting until he recovered his
equilibrium, he would have gone on with
the fight. Terry is an amusing philoso-
pher.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-04-18

There is nothing sinister in the Kaiser S
edict against decolletes on the square.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-04-18

Indiana opens the tornado season TINS
year, but no envy is felt throughout the
tornado belt.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-04-18

A story from Scranton, Pennsylvania,
to the effect that champion pugilist JEFF
fries is going at fast pace foreshadows
the coming of a new champion. Men
who depend for success upon conditions
of wind and muscle can't travel with the
fast set and win.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-04-18

The German professors and students
who are to tour the United States of
ficially to examine into agricultural
methods win find in Wisconsin many
practical schools in advanced dairy
methods. Wisconsin is now one of the
most successful dairy sections of the
world
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-04-18

Still lying in Havana harbOr gle
wreck Of the United States hattleSuif
Maine is an object Of great curiosity IL
tourists.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-04-18

Big Ben" the world-famouS clock
in the tower of the House of Pariia-
ment, London, is being lit by electricity,
So that its time may he read during the
occasional clear night. 1t is still unre-
liable, however, not having been cleaned
since 1883. and its weekly winding
takes two men twelve hours.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-04-18

The United States is said TO have
1886 Centenariaus.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-04-18

Standard electric lamps for the table
are mounted with large pearl shells for
shades. They are in the natural shape.
and are very pretty, as the light shines
through them and brings out the / descent
tints.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-02-05
ABILENE WEEKLY AslNt NANss FEBRUARY 1903 WyE FAgLS
WIND AND sNowsroRM.


Omaha, Neb.. Feb. 4.--For 20 hours
a storm Of wind and snow has ragged
over Nebraska and western Iowa,
forming the worst blizzard that has
visited the state for years. Street
car traffic in Omaha, Lincoln, Coun-
ell Bluffs and other cities within the
range of the storm, which is central
over this state, WAS almost at
standstill and the railroads are con
fning their efforts to moving passen-
ger trains, freight trains being al
most entirely abandoned for the
present.
Owing to the suddenness with
which the blizzard struck the coun-
try ranchers on the ranges were
generally unprepared for it and 1t is
feared the loss of stock will be large.
Wires are Frustrated in nearly
every direction and passenger trains
are generally from three to ten hours
late. Several blockades are reported
by roads running west through the
tate, but details have not yet reached
this city. -.
The snow has reached a depth OF
from five to eight inches throughous
the state and is badly drifted.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-02-05
RIoTING AT WATERBURY.
Gangs Of HOOdluma Stone the Cars ana
Manage tn Escape in
Dense Fog.

Waterbury, Conn.,. Feb. IA dis
+nrbance occurred in the evening at
the railway powerhouse in the Brook
lyn district, where the Blues, New
Haven company, were stationed on
patrol, because of the trolley line
strike. The rain of the early even
ing was succeeded by thick fog,
which rendered it difficult to distin-
guish objects half block away.
Taking advantage of the fog, a gang
of hoodlums living in that neighbor-
hood gathered on the sidewalk across
the street from the powerhouse and
threw volley of stones at empty
cars which were standing there. The
windows on one side Of the cars were
smashed from one end to the other.
Lieut.. Beebe and the whole company
of Blues made a dash for the stone
throwers, but in the fog and darkness
all escaped after long chase through
back yards and alleys. There were
reports of violence in other parts OF
the city, the fog evidently suiting the
purposes Of the rioters and hindering
the efforts Of the guardsmen.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-02-05
THE NEW JERSEY ACCIDENT.


Plainfield, N. j., Feb. 4.-The cor
oner's investigation Of the recent
wreck on the Central Railroad Of
New Jersey near Graceland, in which
20 persons were killed, began here
yesterday. The most important testi-
mony was that Of DR.. Westcott,
county physician Of Union county
who read the statement made to him
by Engineer James Davis on the night
of the disaster. Davis was in charge
Of the Reading express which
crashed into the local. In this state
ment Davis stated that his engine
had leaking steam chest, which
had been cracked for a month or SO,
and that the steam escaping from 1t
prevented him from seeing the tower
signals. He did not see the train
ahead until within so feet Of 1t.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-02-05
REBUrTAL TESTIMONY.
Much OF It Was Furnished Yesterday ~
the Mine Workers In the Up
per Region.

Philadelphia, Feb. 4.-Much Of the
rebuttal testimony presented yester-
day to the anthracite coal strike
commission was furnished by mine
workers from the upper region. In
this section the miners are asking
for payment by weight. The wit
nesses in every case were questioned
concerning the advantage of such
change in the wage scale and all
were unanimous in the opinion that
the method was the only just one
where the veins were fiat. Witnesses
were called to testify concerning the
alleged restriction Of the coal pro-
duction and considerable evidence
was introduced regarding conditions
in the coal regions during the strike.
Rev. p. J. Mcmahon, rector ohthe Ro-
man Catholic church at Minersville,
said committee Of union mine work
ers called upon him about four weeks
after the strike began and requested
him 10 counsel his parishioners
against any act which might bring
the strikers and the union into dis
repute. Similar advice, Father Nc
Mahon said. was offered in other
churches with the result that there
was no disorder in that vicinity dur
ing the progress Of the strike.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-02-05
THE WATERBURY, STRIKE.
several RIotous Demonstrations BY Crowds
in sympathy with the Striking Street
Car Men Take Place.

Waterbury, Conn.,, Feb. 4.-Riotous
demonstrations by crowds in sym
pathy with the striking street car
men continued here yesterday.
There were, however, no serious out
breaks, the large force Of militia in
the city holding the turbulent crowds
in check. In the Brooklyn district
several cars we're. stoned, but
guardsmen dispersed the rioters and
later six soldiers were placed on
each car in that district. Private
Duncan, of company c, Sixth regi-
ment, was dubbed by strikers dur
ing the day and badly hurt.
In the center of the city there was
an unexpected disturbance in the
evening. The victims, however, were
strikers and sympathizers with them.
A union bus was attacked with
stones. Patrick Flynn, striker
acting as conductor of the bus. was
struck on the head. OF the IL pas
sengers in the vehicle nine were
women, two of whom were hit. 1t
seemed concerted action against
the striking union men.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-02-05
COLE YouNGER's CASE.
Tho Paroied Convict Will Be Given Con
dItiOnAl Pardon which VIII Admit OF
HIS Returning to missouri

Chicago, Feb. "A dispatch to the
Chronicle from St. Paul says: Cole
Younger, who was paroled from Still
water penitentiary two years ago
with his brother Jim, will be given
conditional pardon to-day by the
state pardon board, which will ad'
nit Of the ex-bandit returning to
his former home in Missouri. War
den Wolfer, Of saltwater prison, has
recommended full pardon. The
board, however, will make the par
don conditional. Younger probably
will be ordered never to return to
Minnesota and his movements will be
restricted in many ways. His health
is not good at present and he will
go south at once.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-02-05
CAUGHT IN A TRAP.
A Band Of Mexican Soldiers Almost Anal
~ hilated In q Battle with
Yaqui Indiana.

Tucson, Ariz., Feb. 4.--Word has
iust reached here that the Twelfth
battalion of the Mexican regulars
was almost annihilated in battle
with the Yaquis, whom they were
pursuing after having defeated them
An fight at San Marcial. The regu-
lars were caught in trap and their
retreat was cut off by second band
Of whose existence they knew moth
ing. There were 500 soldiers in the
battalion and IL the report of the
survivors of the fight who reached
San Marcial is true, a great many
- that number were killed.