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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-08-21
Body Acts as Magnet.

Prof. Murani, distinguished Italian
scientist, says that certain persons DOS
sess a strange magnetic or electric in
fluence, which produces curious results.
A few days ago while at work on some
electrical experiment, one of his friends
suddenly entered the room, and at the
same moment the needle of his galvanom-
eter moved to and fro very rapidly.
He was sure that his friend had in one
of his pockets either magnet or some
other electrical instrument, and in or
der to convince him that he was mis-
taken his friend removed all his clothes.
To the professors surprise the galvanom-
eter continued to act just as if a DOW
erful magnet was near 1t, and the
closer his friend approached the more
marked it's action became. Moreover,
the front of the body acted on it in the
same manner as the positive pole of a
magnet and the back as negative pole.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-08-21
USE OF FERTILIZERS.
1t Is a Problem That Western Farm
ers Are Now Facing and Will
Continue to Face.

What is fertilizer? 1t is anything
added to the soil to increase the
amount of plant food in it or to make
available that plant food. There are
IA elements entering into plant
growth, but ten of these are used in
such small quantities by the plants
and are so abundant in the soil that
they are seldom taken into considera-
ton in the discussion OF plant food.
The four that are considered are cal
cium, phosphorus, nitrogen and potas-
SUM. Calcium in combination with
water forms lime. Calcium is so
cheap, in the form of gypsum and lime.
that it is seldom mentioned in connec-
ton with commercial fertilizers. New
ertheless, the soil surveys are show
ing that millions of acres of land are
bearing half crops because they are
too acid, needing but the application
of lime to enable them to bear full
crops. We have thought too little of
lime simply because it was so album
dant and cheap.
Phosphorus, potash and nitrogen are
the three elements that we find most
difficult to secure. Sometimes the
land becomes so depleted of certain
element that the cost of resupplying
it is almost prohibitive. Thus, Prof.
Hopkins, of the Illinois Agricultural
college, says that some of the stock
raising farms of Illinois have been so
exhausted of phosphorus that it will
require an expenditure of $50 per acre
to bring them back to their virgin
state, as to soil content of phosphates.
The question of fertilizers in soils
is one that must interest farmers to
a greater extent than it has in the
past. The increase of our population
points out the end Of system that
depended on getting new virgin soil
when that occupied had been exhaust
ed of its fertility. The supply of fer
tility in soil should be as carefully
reckoned for as should the capital
in the vaults of banker. The use of
fertilizers is a matter that our west
ern farmers are now facing and will
continue to face 1t will be easier to
put on a little each year and thus keep
up the farm than to walt till certain
element is exhausted and then attempt
to supply it.-Farmers' Review.
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outfit into the loop, B, and pulling on
the line, c, the box may be raised high
enough to clear the wagon bed. Pull
down on the small line, D, and the pull
leys will be locked, leaving the box
suspended. The wagon may now be
run out and the box left hanging until it
is needed again. If it is desired
to remove the box and put on hay
rack, the box may be lowered after
wagon is run out and the rack placed
in the sling instead of it. The rack
may then be lifted and the wagon
backed under it so as to receive it.
If the shed in which the wagon is
kept is not high enough to make use of
this arrangement, the pulleys may be
hung in the threshing room of the
barn and the operation of changing
the box or rack done there. If the
barn is not available and shed is too
low, couple of long poles with a
cross-piece at top may be set in the
ground, as shown in Fig. 2, and used as
there illustrated.-J. G. Allshouse, in
Ohio Farmer
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-08-21
FLIES SPREAD DISEASE.
Why 1t Is Important to Keep the Lit.
tie Insects Away from All
Food Supplies.

In a paper written in 1900 by DR..
L. o. Howard, chief of the division Of
entomology at Washington, on 1.-THE
Insect Fauna of Human Excrement,
with Special Reference to the Spread
of Typhoid Fever by Flies" it was
shown that out of 27,087 flies which
had been caught in different parts of
the country in rooms where food was
exposed, as would ordinarily be the
case in a kitchen or dining room,
more than SO per cent. of the insects
so taken were ordinary house flies.
House flies breed to very large ex-
tent in horse manure, but they are
very often attracted and frequently
develop in human excrement. An in.
dividual fly lays on an average of
about 120 eggs, which in a few hours
hatch into larvae. or "maggots," and
after another transformation at the
end of ten days eventually become
full-grown adult insects.
When we consider these facts, it is
not to be wondered at that typhoid
fever often prevails in the country.
especially when we consider the un-
sanitary system so often in use fol
the disposition of human excrement
Under these conditions every oppor-
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Los. of Phosphoric Acid.

Apparently one of the hardest things
for stockman to understand is that
where live animals are sold from the
farm the great manurial drain is in
phosphoric acid. The living OK is
mostly water In each 1000 pounds
of his weight there will be found on the
average 600 pounds of water, q of
nitrogen, two only of potash, 81 of
lime, and 10 of phosphoric acid. What
becomes of the potash which the OK
consumes in his food? 1t is almost
entirely sent out of the system in the
liquid manures. On farms where
clover is grown, far more nitrogen
is brought to the farm than the OK
carries away. Therefore, the chief
drain upon such farms is in lims and
phosphoric acid.-Cor. Rural New
Yorker.
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MIDSUMMER FARM WORK.

Rotation is decided source of fer
tility.
Good manure is better than boughten
fertilizer.
Don't hurry; take time to do your
work right.
There is no weed more injurious to a
crop than neglect.
Don't stop hoeing in midsummer and
let the fields seed themselves with bur-
dock, purslane, golden-rod, etc.
If you desire to rid land of sprouts,
once and for all time, grub thoroughly
during August. But if you prefer a
yearly lifetime task, grub at any other
season.
You will obtain higher prices from
buyers if your farmyard and buildings
are kept in good order. Defects are
expected in products from carelessly
kept farms.
Keep land busy with cowpeas among
the corn. AS soon as the corn and peas
are harvested, rye or some winter grow
ing crop should be sown. 1t keeps the
land from teaching and wasting dur
ing the fall and winter. 1t will fur
nish pasture, if required, or it may be
turned under in the spring to add hui
mus to the soil.-Farm and Home.
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RAIN AS A PURIFIER.
Theory Long Held By American
Scientists Proved by Recent
Health Tests In London.

The health department has often
called the attention of the public to
the fact that rain is great purifier.
and there is some highly interesting
testimony to the same effect in re-
cent number of the London Lancet,
which is fortified by references to a
recent examination and analysis.
Beginning with June Is London had
continuous rainfall for five days, the
total precipitation being estimated at
3.S inches. On the third day of the
period supply of raindrops was Sc
cured for an investigation, and it was
found that the solid matters contained
therein amounted to 81 grains per
gallon. Among the constituents noted
plate, organic ammonia, SCOT and sus-
pended matters and nitrates. The
Lancet assures us that the quantity OF
ammonia sulphate, .652 grains, was re-
markable, and that it's chief origin Is
the combustion of COAL Salt con-
trobuted 8 grains and SCOT and sus-
pended matter grains. With this
dudlySlS anu du estimate Ol O,fOt 49,
$50 gallons for the total rainfall over
the London country area as the basis
of the calculation, it is figured that the
enormous downpour represents the
washing out of no less than 1888 tons
Of solid impurities, of which $50 tons
consisted of common salt, 267 tons of
sulphate of ammonia, and 1000 tons
of SCOT and suspended matters" An
other interesting computation is given
as follows: Regarding the combus-
ton Of one ton of coal to produce 20
pounds of ammonium sulphate "a very
fair average) the quantity of coal rep
resented by the storm would be 29,904
tons"
The Lancet adds that besides the
publication which is shown by the
analysis there is archaeological puri-
fication also, which of course is q very
important factor in the beneficent
work of the rain.-Chicago Record
Herald
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A German Farmer,. Case.

Rich Fountain, Mo-, Aug l7th:-Rev.
Jos. Pope, of this place, is widely and
favorably known as clergyman who has
done and is doing much for his people,
He is very much beloved by everyone fol
the faithfulness of his pastoral work.
Rev. Mr.. Pope has given for publication
a statement made to him by German
farmer, who is member of his congrega.
ton. The mans name is George Hoel.
lerer, and he has given Rev. Mr.. Pope this
letter:
Last winter I suffered very much with
Rheumatism. 1 could neither walk mol
ride on horse back nor do any farm work
Il took medicine from different doctors,
but they did not do me any good. Then
/ tried Dodd's Kidney Pills procured for
me by good friend. After 1 had taken
the first box l felt already heap better;
] was relieved of the pain and could walk
and chop wood; and the contraction OF
my fingers began to resolve.
Nov since l have taken six more boxes
of Dodd's Kidney Pills feel well again
and am able to do all the work on the
farm"
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pelvic organs, the discharge OF mucous
is sure to occur.
This discharge of mucus constitutes
a weakening drain; the system cannot
long withstand the loss OF mucns,
hence it is that women afflicted with
catarrhal affections OF the pelvic or
gans feel tired and languid, with weak
back and throbbing brain. A course of
Peruna is sure to restore health by
cutting off the weakening drain OF the
daily loss of mucus.
An Admirable Tonic.
Congressman Mark 81. Dunnell, Ma
tional Hotel, Washington, ID. G., writes:
"Your Peruna being used by myself
and many of my friends and acqualnt-
ances not only as a cure for catarrh
but also as an admirable tonicfor phys
ical recuperation, gladly recommend
it to all persons requiring such RENE
dies. Mark III. Dunnen.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DIR. Hartman, giving a
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable ad-
vice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, y.
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the virgin prairie is harnessed to its
work of feeding the world, we think of
lonely women, like the one who stands
in front of that pitiful little sod house
in Nebraska, shown in the cut Our
friends tell us that sod house or dug
out is often very comfortable, but the
housekeeper has to renounce many
things that she thought necessities in
the tree-embowered home back east.
We should like to visit awhile with that
Nebraska housewife, who stands up
SO courageously by her front door; we
have no doubt she has met many house
keeping problems, and bravely sur
mounted them, and we hope the rich sod
beneath her feet will produce among its
other crops modern farmhouse that
will make up for all the privations she
may first pass through.-Rural New
Yorker.
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first two specimens of the parasite
upon the study of which the scientist
has based his theory that formida-
BILE foe of the mosquito has been
dragged from retirement.
AS far as the process Of killing mos.
quitoes by the new method is con.
cerned there is nothing more simple.
One small egg, raw, does the work
and when once the destroyers have be-
gun, nothing can prevent then from at
least decimating the marsh popula
ton. The solution of the matter will
be to induce the mosquito to eat the
egg.
Once there was man." said Prof:
Smith In his laboratory in Rutgers
college, New Brunswick. who adver-
tised a remarkable poison for the ex-
termination of potato bugs. The first
direction he gave was to catch the bug
and then he advised that as much of
the poison as necessary be forced
down the insects throat When I sent
the two specimens to DR.. Stiles l did
not anticipate the possibility of ex
terminating the mosquito in whole.
sale fashion. In fact, had not named
the worm. DR.. Stiles knows much
see that he has given the creature the
title of agamomermis culicis.
LAS to the origin of this creature we
must confess that l have no informa.
ton. l found fe wof the parasites
in the mosquitoes last year. The mos
quitoes this season have more. Sta
tistics which 1 am gathering from va.
rious parts Of the state show that in
some localities ten per cent of the
pests are infected by parasites, and
one lot which l received this morning
from Cape May had 81 infected mos.
quitoes out of ISL.
II think that owing to the many
eggs which the worm lays, next year
the mosquitoes will be fewer. 1t il
a provision of nature mat when a spe-
cies become so numerous as to be
troublesome its enemy attacks it with
great vigor.
Now that is the way it is this year
with mosquitoes. They have multi.
piled so that there is no peace, and
the threadworms are after them. It
is the female mosquito only that bites
human beings, and these thread
worms prevent them from so doing
This whole question which has
been raised by DR.. Stiles is so new
that cannot at the present pass upon
the feasibility Of propagating thread
worms. think, however, that some
thing Of the kind might be done. Eggs
OIL the worms could be sown in the
breeding places of mosquitoes. They
would hatch out thread worms, which
in turn would la ylhousands of eggs
each. These eggs, taken up by the
young mosquitoes, might greatly re-
duce the pest. IN. Y. Herald.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-08-21

It would be impossible to enumerate
off-hand all the purposes for which
they may be used on a modern farm.
In Figs. and is shown a simple
and satisfactory method of using them
for lifting on or OF the wagon box or
hay rack, job that one man alone
could not do without this convenience.
Take two pieces of rope, A, A, Fig. 1.
Of proper length, and make large
loop at one end of each so as to slip
over the ends Of the wagon box. Tie
the other end of each rope to an iron
ring or rope loop, B, Fig. 1. Hang the
self-locking pulley to beam or cross
piece of the wagon shed directly over the
middle of the wagon box. Fasten
the rope sling, A, A, B, on the box in
dictated by dotted lines. Now by hook
ing the movable block of the pulley
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tunity is offered for the dissemination
of this disease through the agency OF
flies, particularly the house fly.
In view of these facts. the impor.
lance of keeping flies out of the
kitchen and away from all food sup
plies cannot possibly be overesti
mated. To this end careful protection
must be invoked, and every effort
should be made to eliminate all places
that are favorable for the propagation
of flies. Manure pits should be thor.
oughly screened, and where it is not
practicable to adopt this measure
chloride of lime, if used in liberia
quantities and well sprinkled through
the manure, will prevent the develop
ment of any eggs which may be de.
posted in this material. The out,
house also should be thoroughly
screened, or better yet, where practi.
cable, should be done away with alto.
gether. In no way can the wastes OF
the human body be more easily and
safely disposed of than through the
medium of water. Running water is
now so generally available that there
would seem to be little excuse for not
utilizing it in this connection ant
thus doing away with the many OBJ
iectionable features of the primitive sys-
TEN still so largely in use in the coun-
try. The water-carriage system of dis
posal, to be sure. raises other sanitary
questions, but none that cannot be sat
isfactorily answered even in country
places. The cesspool, once so much
dreaded, has az last under proper
management for itself scientific
recognition and approval, and coun
try places in which it is not available
are rare.-Country Life in America.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-08-21
BEGGAR GIVES CREDIT.
hut He Doesn't Relish the Practice
That Some People Have of
Putting Him on.

Chekib Bey, the Turkish minister to
Washington attended in Philadelphia the
recent launching of the Turkish warship
Medjidia at the Cramps shipyard
During the luncheon following the
launch Chekib Bey animadverted for a mo-
ment to the beggars of Philadelphia, says
an exchange of that city.
You have here" he said, IAN enterpris-
ing and intelligent collection of beggars.
One of them approached me this morn
ing. He told moving tale of misfortune;
then he asked me for little money.
Il put my hand in my pocket, to find
that | was altogether out of change.
My man. l said, L have nothing for
you now, but in an hour l shall be pass
ing this way again. Then l promise
you you shall get something from me-
All right, sir said the beggar; but
all the same he added, fretfully, you
wouldn't believe the amount of credit I
give in this way"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-08-21
FOE OF MOSQUITOES.
The Agamomermfs Cu1icfs May BE
Propagated to Exterminate
the Insect Pest.

Summer resorser5 have read with
interest of the discovery by DR..
Charles Wardell Stiles ola mosquito
destroyer. The new enemy of the pest
of New Jersey is not armored and car,
ries no torpedoes. 1t is an innofen-
sive threadworm about quarter of
an inch in length and Of the fineness
Of f1lament of silk
The honor of tracking him home
belongs to Prof. John B. Smith. state
entomologist of New Jersey, who last
year sent to DR.. Stiles, of the Public
Health department in Washington, the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-08-21
The Net Income Counts.

Ten acres of small fruits will often
make a man more truly prosperous
than ten times as much land in wheat
and corn. He may not be worth as
much in actual capital invested, but he
will be getting larger net income, and
doing it with less severe toll. The
small farm, well titled. whether it be
in fruits, dairy, vegetables, etc., is al
most always the most satisfactory.
The principal capital needed to start
such farm is level head and knowl-
edge OF the business.
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FARMS aaef'
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pULLEYS THAT WORK.
They Can BE Used for Many Purposes
and Once Tried Will BE Found
Indispensable.

Among the many mechanical inven-
lions that help save the up-to-date
farmers time and labor, there are few
things of greater utility than a set OF
self-locking pulleys. For stretching
fence wire, for doing the otherwise
heavy and inconvenient lifting OF
butchering time, for hosting stone and
timbers when putting up or taking
down buildings, for strengthening up
fruit trees blown out of root or rails
ing windmill derricks, these automatic
pulleys will be found of frequent use.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-08-21
A Little ON.

A local artist of note tells an amusing
story of his visit to an insane asylum in
this state. Spending as much time as he
could visiting an inmate, he started down
the stairs on his way to catch the train
back to the city.
At the foot of the stairs stood large
clock. Taking out his own watch to com
pare the time, he found there was a diff
ference of several minutes. Turning to the
doorkeeper, a young Irishman, he in
quired if the clock was right
Right" said the doorkeeper. do you
think it would be here if it was right?"-
Philadelphia Ledger.
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For Only $500

the Northern Pacific will sell a special tick
ct for tour of Yellowstone Park, includ-
ing railway and Pullman fares and meals
in Dining car, st. Paul to Gardiner and
return, stage coach transportation through
the park, and board and lodging at the
Park hotels for the regular tour of five and
one-half days. Tickets sold so that passen-
gers can leave st. Paul or Minneapolis on
Park train of Sept. 8 only.
If necessary, a special train of Pullman,
dining and observation cars will be run.
Apply to any N P. r. Agent for informa-
ton and reservations, or write to Chas s.
Fee, Gen. Passgr. Agent, st. Paul, Mimi.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-08-21
Ice Heavier Than Water

BY experiments of great accuracy Prof
Dabcock, of the Wisconsin university.
has shown that half ton of ice weighs
more than the water obtained from
melting that quantity of ice. Therefore
the weight of a body increases as it's
tsmnsrature falls.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-08-21
MISPLACED Affection.

The Eskimos were very angry with the
arctic explorer.
What did he do?" asked the member OF
the relief expedition.
He petted our dogs" explained the
native.
rs there any harm in petting your
dogs?"
Eyes; their tails were frozen stiff, and
when they went to wag them they broke
off."-Stray Stories.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-08-21

Don't get to feeling too hard up-to
keep some kind of delieacy on the
table. Perhaps the rest of the family
will enjoy it as we'll as yourself.
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Nothing in the world is more naughty
than man of moderate capacity when
once raised to power.-Wessenburg.
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If you stand too much upon your dig
nifty, somebody is sure to walk on it
Chicago Tribune.
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To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c
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"Ihave charge of department I'm
a dry goods store, and after standing
the larger part of the day, would go
home with dull ache, generally
through my entire body. used Pc
runa and feel SO much better that
walk to and from the store now. I
know Peruna to be the best medicine
on the market for the diseases peculiar
to women. Miss Nellie Curtain.
Nothing is so weakening to the human
system as the constant loss of mucous.
Catarrhal Inflammation of the mucous
membrane produces an excessive forma-
ton of mucus. Whether the mucous
membrane be located in the head or
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-08-21

am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption
saved my life three years ago.-Mrs. Thos.
Robbins, Norwich. n Y, Feb. II, 1900.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-08-21

Old Sofas, Backs of Chairs, ETC., can be
dyed with Putnam Fadeless Dyes.
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1t is the grain of truth that gives force
to the lie-Ram's Horn.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-08-21

You cannot live. by another's expert
ence-Ram's Horn.