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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-02-20
HELPFUL FARM NOTES.

The best method of making the farm
profitable is to make it productive.
Manure adds to the productiveness
of the land as soon as it is applied, but
all the substance is not used up in one
season.
During the winter is a good time to
clean up the old fence rows and cor
ners that have been allowed to grow
up in weeds.
The time to shape the heads of trees
is while they are young. Then the
tops can be easily trained in almost
any shape desired.
In profitable farming the farm prod
ucts must be put in the form in which
they will command the most money
and yet leave the farm in the most
productive condition,
President Roosevelt. says: "While 1
am son of Harvard, / believe that the
state land grant institutions are do
ing a greater work and are closer to
the hearts of the people than many of
the older and better equipped col
leges."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-02-20
TESTING THE SEEDS.
Now Is the Proper Time to 1nvesti-
gate Their Vitality and Ger
minatinE Power.

It is now time to procure ana pre-
pare seed for this springs sowing
If put off until late, because OF the
delays that arise during the rush OF
spring shipments and spring work.
the seed may not be on hand al the
proper time, the seeding will be late
and smaller yields will be the result.
This is the proper time to investl-
gate the vitality and terminating
power of seeds. This should always
be done unless there is no question
about the matter, and there usually
is; and the cost of a test is but
trife.
Purchased seed should always be
tested. Seed may have been put
away in storage, in proper condition.
but it may have absorbed moisture
from the air, the ventilation may
have been poor and the seed may
have been injured by molding or heat
ing or freezing. If such seed is useG
and the usual amount is sown, the
stand is poor and irregular, and d
low yield is the result.
The weather during the fall OF
1902 was hard on the vitality OF
seeds, and even where the best OF
care has been taken, the per cent. OF
termination may be low. Where the
seed has been neglected the per cent.
of termination may fall below 50.
Much poor seed will be sent out this
season and it is very necessary that
all seed be tested before planting.
A simple apparatus for testing
seeds can be made from two ordinary
plates and piece of flannel cloth.
Fold the cloth and lay it in one plate.
placing the seeds between folds Of
the cloth, which should be moist. but
not dripping. Cover the whole with
another plate inverted and stand in a
warm place. If the test is made dur
ing cold weather, care must be taken
to stand the plates where the tenn
perature will not fall much below SO
degrees Fahrenheit at night and will
be about IS or 20 degrees during the
daytime.
The seeds that have sprouted
should be removed every day and the
number recorded. When the test is
completed the number of seeds
sprouted con be compared with the
number put in the test and the per-
centage of termination determined.
Cereals and alfalfa should be tested
for about ten days, while grass seeds
need IA to 80 days.-Farmers' Voice.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-02-20
differences in Corn Meal.

Most people in this world think corn
meal is just corn meal. There are as
many grades of this product as there
are of almost any other product of a
like nature. The best meal is made
from sound corn ground slowly on
stone burrs. 1t should not be ground
too finely, and should be used within
two or three weeks from the time of
grinding. The rapidly ground, kiln
dried product is very much of the
same characteristic as sawdust and
about as palatable. When we get to
knowing what is the best way to pro-
vide this product for human food
there will be more people using corn
bread and corn fritters.-Midland
Farmer
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-02-20

of us, neighbors, bought a husker
and shredder, including knife grind
er, ETC., for 1925, or $25 per share,
as one stakeholder was allowed two
shares, he having about twice as
much corn as the others. He also
had to furnish two men when husk-
ing, as it took nine to work it up to
full capacity; two in the field to load,
three to haul corn from field, one to
haul husked corn and three around
the machine, to haul water and keep
the thing moving in general. They
also took turns in feeding, as that
was perhaps the hardest work in
connection with it.
Each shareholder was charged
three cents per shock, IA hills, for
what he had husked, and was allowed
ten cents per hour for helping the
others, no charge being made for
teams or wagons, as they would have
been idle anyway. We found this
better than husking at so much per
bushel, as 70 was less bother. If
ones corn was good and large, it
cost him less proportionately than
his neighbor, but as it took longer
to husk it he had to pay for moro
labor. and vice versa, so that at the
settlement things were pretty well
evened up. We hired man with his
traction engine and necessary outfit,
at so cents per hour actual running
time. AS most of us had consider
able stock to feed we began at eight
a. m. and quit at four p. M, so that
we were not rushed to death" If
the fodder or fields were not in good
condition we quit until they were.
One of the number kept account of
the shocks and time we were at work
In 40 hours we husked 1,700 shocks,
which made at least $500 bushels
shelled corn. Much of the crop had
been husked by hand before getting
the machine.
This plan gave very good satisfac-
ton. This year, however, we have
not accomplished much, as the
weather has been so unfavorable
We found no difficulty in keeping the
fodder, if practically dry when shred
ded. The blower is much better than
the old style carrier, as that requires
q man in the NOW, which causes the
fodder to heat where tramped over.
We tried stacking the fodder and it
kept very well, except where the
blower deposited on the stack. But
it was quite a job. to stack it, and
much of the lightest and best parts
of the fodder were blown entirely
off the stack. It was also quite a
task to haul the shredded fodder to
the barn, as it is difficult to handle
by ordinary means. A neighbor had
some baled, but did not find it profit
able selling it in competition with
hay at $40. He said the bales were
nearly all moldy when opened for
feeding. Shredded fodder is all right
if one has NOW room to store it, and
plenty of stock to consume it, other
wise we doubt its value when com.
pared with it's cost.-Ohio Letter. in
Rural New Yorker.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-02-20
New Cure for Lame Rack.

Rutledge, Mimi, Feb. l6th.-Mr. E. c.
Getehell OF thus place relates a happy ex-
perlenee which will be read with interest
by all those who have similar trouble.
1t appears that last winter Mr.. Getchell
was seized with lameness and Soreness
IN IN his back which grew worse and worse
TIL at last it became very bad and made
It very difficult for him to get about at
After a time he heard of a new remedy
Tor Tor b aa;aS which some of his friends
ne determined to try it. The name of
me remedy is Dodd's Kidney Pills and
Mr.. Getchell has proven that it is a sure
81 used two boxes of Dodd's K;dnev
Pills according to directions and nv lame
PACK was entirely cured and am ali o. x.
again. Dodd's Kidney Pills are as good
as represented" go
This remedy is very popular here and
mas worked some remarkable cures of
Backache and Kidney Trouble.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-02-20
Bees in Winter Flight.

When the bees take winter fight,
there should be a shallow basin with
floating sticks or other arrange
ments, so that the bees can aIght
there and get the water they will
need, and if the water is sailed at the
rate of about one teaspoonful of salt
to gallon of water. they will like
it all the better. This may save
them from taking too long flight,
and thus from the loss that follows
when they go out, if they fly far for
water. The water should be placed
near enough to the hive SO that they
will have no difficulty in finding it,
and if one is carried to it, it will soon
show the way to the others.-Mid-
land Farmer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-02-20

In old age the mucous membranes
become thickened and partly lose their
function.
This leads to partial loss of hearing,
smell and taste, as well as digestive
disturbances.
Peruna corrects all this by its spe-
cific operation on all the mucous MEM
branes of the body.
One bottle will convince anyone.
Once used and Peruna becomes a life
long standby with old and young.
Mr.. Samuel Saunders of Blythedale,
Mo-, writes: 'My disease was catarrh
of the urethra and bladder. / got a
bottle of Pe-ru-na and began taking
it, and in a few days was relieved and
could sleep and rest all night. I think
that Pe-ru-na is a valuable remedy. /
had tried other very highly recon-
mended medicines, but they did me no
good. Ny physician told me that I
could not expect to be cured of my
trouble, as I was getting to be an old
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-02-20
AN IDEA FROM OHIO.
Neighbors There Got Together and
Installed n cooperative Corn
stalk Shredder.

There are perhaps many farmers
who realize the value and conven-
fence of shredded fodder but do not
feel that the results justify the ex-
pense of personally owning a shred
der. Two years ago we hired husk-
er and shredder, the first one ever in
our community, at $40 per day. But
with cold weather, short days, NOV
ing the machine, etc., we found 1T a
very expensive method. Besides, the
owner was some distance from home
and did not like to stop work when
the fodder was not In the best con-
dition for storing. Last year eight
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-02-20
Irrigation in New England.

The idea that irrigation is profitable
only in the arid<regions is rapidly be-
coming obsolete, especially where the
production of vegetables ara small
fruits is made speciality. Forty acres
devoted to the raising of garden crops
in Rhode Island in 1899, where irriga-
ton was practiced. amounted in value,
according to the late United States
census, to $32,515, or an average of
over $500 an acre, whereas the average
garden crop of the state grown in the
usual way was only about 500 an
acre.-Farm and Fireside.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-02-20
81 RELY UPON
H-RU-N FOR
ALL CATARRHAL
DISEASES"


changeable climate of the United
States. During my long life I have
known a great many remedies for
coughs, colds, catarrh and diarrhoea.
/ had always supposed these affections
to be different diseases. For the last
ten or fifteen years have been read
ing DR.. Hartman's books and have
learned from them one thing in par
ticular: That these affections are the
same and that they are properly called
catarrh.
GAS for DIR. Hartman's remedy, Pc
runa, 1 have found it to be the best,
If not the only reliable remedy for
these affections. Hhas been my stand
by for many years and ] attribute my
good health and my extreme old age
to this remedy.
1T exactly meets all my require
ments. have come to rely upon it al
most entirely for the many little
things for which I need medicine. l
old people, although 1 have no doubt
It is just as good for the young
Isaac Brock.
A New Man at 70.
Major Frank O'Mahoney, West Side,
Hannibal, Mo-, writes:
81 am professionally a newspaper
correspondent, now 70 years old. I
have watched the growing power of
the Peruna plant from its incipiency
in the little log cabin, through its
gradations of success up to it's present
establishment in Columbus, Ohio, and
conclude that merit brings its full
reward.
Cup to few years ago felt no need
to test it's medicinal potency, but late
ly when my system needed it, your
Peruna relieved me of many catarrhal
troubles. Some two years ago I
weighed 21o pounds, but fell away
down to 1913 pounds, and besides loss
of flesh was subject to stomach trou-
bles, Indigestion, loss of appetite. in
somnia, night sweats, and a foreboding
of getting my entire system out of or
der. During some months gave Pc
runa a fair trial, and it rejuvenated
my whole system. feel thankful
therefore, for although 70 years old
I feel like a young man. Major
Frank O'Mahoney.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-02-20

In a later letter she says: 81 am
only too thankful to you for your kind
advice and for the good health that
am enjoying wholly from the use OF
your Peruna. Have been out to the
Yellow Stone National Park and many
other places of the west. and shall al.
ways thank you for your generosity"
Mrs. F. E. Little.
If you do not derive prompt and sat-
isfactory results from the use of Pc
runa. write at once to DIR. Hartman,
giving a full statement of your case
and he will be pleased to give you his
valuable advice gratis.
Address Dr. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-02-20
Bathing the Baby.

Young mothers naturally feel anxious
about the baby's bath. 1t is best to begin
at six weeks to put the little one in the
water, first folding soft towel in the bot
as many of the highly colored and per.
fumed soaps are very injurious to the ten
der skin of an infant.
ELEANOR r. PARKER.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-02-20
A TRAVELLER
AT SEvENTY-OM
YEARS OF AGE.

also cough. Now my cough is all
gone, and all the distressing symptoms
of catarrh of the stomach and bowels
have disappeared. I will recommend
it to all as rare remedy. I am so well
], am contemplating trip to Yellow
Stone Park this coming season. How
is that for one Il years old?"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-02-20
Pe-ru-na is a Catarrhal Tonic
EspeCialIyAdapted to the De-
Ching Powers of Old Age.
The Oldest Man in America Attributes
His Long Life and Good Health
to Pe-ru-na.

Mr.. Isaac Brock, of McLennan coun-
ty, Texas, has attained the great age
of ia years. He is an ardent friend
of Peruna and speaks of it in the fol-
lowing terms. Mr.. Brock says:
after a man has lived in the world
as long as have he ought to have
found out great many things by ex-
perience. / think have done SO.
Zone of the things have found out
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-02-20
Keeping Insanity mt BAY.

Old Gentleman-So you think my daugh.
Ter loves you. and you wish to marry her!
Dudlelgh-That's what 1 called to see Won
lily? o"i' iain'
No, sir! and there's not going to be
ny."-Medical Record, ~ VIC
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-02-20

IN e d j c j n e f o r
chronic catarrh of
the stomach and
bowels. I h av
been troubled Sc
yerely with it for
over a wear. and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-02-20

but could hold converse
fhafI
cannon
Think
dby
1ifg" j. N. Par
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-02-20
A VENERABLE PASTOR
CURED BY .PE-RU-NA.

man (57 years). 1 feel very thankful
for what Pe-ru-na has done for me-"
In later letter Mr.. Saunders says:
''I am. still of the same mind with re-
gard to your Pe-ru-na medicine"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-02-20

Sillicus-"E Everyone says he is genius
Cynicus-"Then L guess he might be. 1t
takes genius to convince other people that
you are one. "-Philadelph Record.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-02-20

in the barn and stable to hang your
lantern on, then it will not get
knocked off. They will not unlock
by being hit with anything. Three
eighths inch round iron, sharpened
on one end and bent as shown in the
illustration, answers the purpose
j. S. Blackwell, in Farm and Home.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-02-20
SAFE LANTERN HOOK.
1t Reduces Danger from Fire in tn e
Barn or Stables Almost to
Minimum.

It is not safe to hang a lantern on
a common nail, as many do. Have
some hooks made and put them up
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-02-20

Burnt corn makes excellent char
coal for the hens. Char the corn on
the cobs in an iron vessel set Oh
GOALS or in a hot oven.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-02-20

Mrs. F. E. Little, Tolona, ILL.,, writes:
CT can recommend Peruna as good
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-02-20

to my entire salts
f a C t j O n is the
proper remedy for
ailments due di-
rectly to the eff
fects of the eli
mate.
For ia years ]
have wifbStOOd the
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-09-05
A Boys wild: Ride for Life

With family around expecting
him to die, and a son riding for life,
IS miles to get DR.. Kings New
Discovery for consumption, coughs
and colds, w. II. Brown, of Lees
Vile, Ind, endured deaths agonies
from asthma; but this wonderful
remedy gave instant relief and soon
cured him. He writes: II now
sleep soundly every night" Like
marvellous cures of consumption,
pneumonia, bronchitis, coughs,
colds and grip prove Its matchless
merit for all throat and lung
troubles. Guaranteed bottles soc
and 81. Trial bottle free at D. A.
Memberships drug store.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-09-05
The Churches.
Baptist.

Morning Gas Sunday school
11:oo Preaching by Rev. Vannoy.
Evening 500 preaching by Rev.
Vanuoy the father of former pas
tor. The Annual church meeting
will be next Saturday at ago p. m
All are cordially invited to these
services and especially strangers
and those not attending church
elsewhere,
st. Paups.
Morning prayer and sermon with
vested choir at II a. m. Sunday
school at 3 p. m. Evening PRAYER
and sermon with vested choir at 8
p. m. Litauy service on Friday
afternoon at q o'clock. The seats
In st. Pauls church are free and
strangers are welcome to all of the
services.
Methodist.
Sabbath School e45 a. m. Preach
Ing by the pastor, Rev. Il. B.
Bowden, at II a. m. and 8 p. m.
Morning theme: 1.-THE Supreme
Example. Evening theme:Eleszar's
Hand" Junior League 8 p. m.
at the parsonage. Epworth League
$50 p. m. Wednesday and FRI
day services at 8 p. m.
You are most cordially welcomed
to any and all of these services.
Presbyterian.
Rev. Thomas A. Anderson pastor
Preaching by the pastor at II a.
m. and 8 p. m. Sunday School o:45
a. m. Christian Endeavor 7 p. m
All are cordially invited to these
services.
Holy Rosary Church.
The masses In Holy Rosary
church tomorrow will be celebrated
at $3.50 and 1890 o'clock a. m.
Sunday School at 9 O'Clock a. m.
At 7:3o o'clock p. m. the usual
Sunday evening service will take
place viz: Sermon and Benediction
Of the Most Blessed Sacrament.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-09-05
School Gowns.

The very practical housewife is
beginning already to think of fall
sewing, and usually the first work
to be got out of the way and 10
readiness Is the school gowns for
the big and little girls. This Is
taken for granted by the display OF
shops of light wool goods. New
designs and patterns are In and the
magazines and papers all ready to
help the fore.handed mother who
Is going to have her children ready
for their winters school. Plain
dresses, smartly made, are what
even the richest school girls wear.
There Is a suitability In the dress.
ing of children which Is of the
greatest moment. It educates their
taste, and 1t shows them that 1t Is
their minds which Is to be decorated
and not their bodies. Italso teaches
them to have a regard for the girls
whose parents cannot afford to
make their dressing the one great
interest of their school life. The
great requirements are cleanliness
and simplicity In school dressing.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-09-05
Opera House Drug Store

The man who will trade on the
reputation of another and offer you
a substitute for some we'll known
brand of food or medicine Is no bet
ter than the swindler who offers
you a gold brick. Ten chances to
one his own article Is about as
cheap as the brick.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-09-05
The Genuine vs.. Counterfeits.

The genuine Is always better than
counterfeit, but the truth Of this
statement Is never more thoroughly
appreciated than when you compare
the genuine DeWitts Witch Hazel
Salve with the many counterfeits
and worthless substitutes that are
on the market. w. S. Ledbetter,
of Shreveport, La, says: "After
using numerous other remedies
without benefit, one box of DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve cured me-"
For blind, bleeding, itching and
protruding piles no remedy Is equal
to DeWltt's Witch Hazel Salve.
Sold by
Opera House Drug Store.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-09-05
A Game for Blood

The clerks have accepted the
challenge of the Hooks for a game
of ball on Labor Day September 9TH.
The Hooks have crack team and
the clerks are equal to the occasion:
Therefore a very holly contested
game Is expected. A small admis-
sion fee will be charged for the
benefit of the association. Game
called at $3.50 p. m.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-09-05
Trolley Party and Dance

The Cotillion club will enjoy a
trolley ride and dance this evening
at Paden City. A commodious
dancing stage has been erected for
the occasion at the new town, and
the outing will doubtless be very
enjoyable affair. A banquet will be
served at the Hotel Paden. Bells
orchestra will furnish the music.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-09-05
In Praise of Chamberlain's Collie
Cholera and DiarrhOea Remedy.

Cholera and DiarrhOea Remedy.
"Allow me to give you few
words In praise of Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem
edy," says Mr.. John Hamlet, OF
Eagle Pass, Texas. II suffered
one week with bowel trouble and
took all kinds of medicine without
getting any relief, when my friend,
Mr.. c. Johnson, a merchant here,
advised me to take this remedy.
After taking one dose I felt greatly
relieved and when I had taken the
third dose was entirely cured. 1
thank you from the bottom OF my
heart for putting this great remedy
In the hands of mankind" For
sale by c. W. Grier.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-09-05
BAROSMA CURES BACKACHE.

THoMPsoS's BARosMA will positively cure any
case OF Backache. Kidney, Liver and Bladder
trouble, or money refunded. THoMPsoS's
BARosMA also cures sciatic Rheumatism, Nerv-
business and Palpitation of the Heart. Perfectly
harmless. Pleasant to take. Has cured many
children OF non-retention. Druggists.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-09-05
BuckIen's Arnica Salve

Has world wide fame for marvel.
Gus cures. 1t surpasses any other
salve, lotion, ointment, or balm for
cuts, corns. burns, boils, sores, fell
ons, ulcers, letter, salt rheum, fever
sores .chapped hands, skin eruptions;
infallible for Piles. Cure guaran-
teed. Only csc at D. A. Hender'
shott druggist.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-09-05

There's no discount on the
weather.