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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-02-06
BaIIoon for Consumntive..

That there is benefit to be derived
from the rarefied air, as well as in
the climatic change, has prompted
DR.. Naugier, of Paris, to suggest, in
a recent paper before the Academic
de Medicine, the possibilities of hos
pital balloons. He asserted that a
two hours trip in the air causes an
increase of the red corpuscles, an
improvement that continues for sew
eral days after an ascent. Two such
ascents in the course of six or seven
weeks he considers as more bene-
fetal to an anaemic than a sojourn
of three months in the mountains.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-02-06

happened to be "The Count of Monte
Cristo."
"Have you ever read this story
said Mrs. Edison to her husband.
He stopped and looked at the title.
mo, never have. Is it good?"
Mrs. Edison assured him that it was.
Cali right. l guess I'll read it now,
and within two minutes the problem, +"
whatever it was, had been forgotten,
and he was absorbed in Dumas great
story. As he finished the book he no.
ticed the light of day peeping in, and
on looking at his watch found it was
five o'clock in the morning.
No sooner had he laid down the book
than the forgotten problem" jumped
into his mind, and, putting on his hat,
he went to his laboratory and worked
increasingly, without food or sleep, for
SO hours.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-02-06
MINNESOTA BRIEFS.

Governor Van SAINT was waited
upon yesterday by delegation of la
Dor union representatives, who pro-
tested against the prison shoe plants
working in competition with union
labor. They also called on the board
of control. Warden Wolfer says that
none of the shoes made at the prison
are sold within this state.
Peter Hoffman, the famous drum
mer of the First Minnesota and post
master at Willard, died after a ling
ering illness of Bright's disease.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-02-06
EDISON AS A READER.
Recommended by His Wife or
Some Friend.

The play of Thomas A. Edison's
mind is as wonderful as the character
istic way in which he does his readiz g.
Outside Of his technical reading he Is
said never to read book unless it Is
spoken of to him by his wife or some
friend. Then he sits down and reads
until he has finished it. One evening he
happened to be unusually engrossed
with some problem" and was nerv-
ously pacing up and down his library
like Gagged lion.
To divert his thoughts, says the New
York Times, his wife came in and
picked up the first book she saw. Il
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-02-06
Here's a Wise distinction.

Chinese doctors are very partic-
ular about the distinction between
physicians and surgeons. A Chinese
gentleman was struck by an arrow,
which remained fast in his body. A
surgeon was sent for and, it is said,
broke off the protruding bit of the
arrow, leaving the point imbed9ed.
He refused to extract it, because The
case was clearly one for a physician,
the arrow being inside the body.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-02-06
Married Too Soon.

Albert Green, farmer, was convict
ed of perjury in the district court at
Duluth for having sworn falsely to the
clerk of court when he applied for Ii
cense to wed. Mrs. Jennie Devard, his
bride, it appears, was divorced from her
husband less than six months from the
time Green made his application.
Green had been informed of the law in
such eases, but declared there was no
legal impeachment to his marriage.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-02-06

ship have made her one of the best
known huntresses in California.
Mrs. Duncan, says the New York
World, was chasing a cinnamon bear
over spur of Mount Moses, so miles
south of the Sequoia national park.
She was alone, and the country was
an exceedingly rough one, but she
did not mind that. 1t wasa hard and
dangerous climb to follow the bear,
but she stuck to it for miles, some
times crawling on hands and knees,
sometimes letting herself down over
steep precipices and again climbing
almost hand over hand.
In this way the enthusiastic bear
hunter finally found herself in wilds
that appeared never to have been en-
tered by man. In a heavy fores.
growth many miles from any hui
man habitation she found Methusa-
lem, and the bear was forgotten.
A few days later Mrs. Duncan re-
turned to her find accompanied by
her husband and her brother, S. C.
Edwards, an artist living at Fillmore,
and party of lumbermen. The big
sequoia was christened, measured and
photographed. After brief little
christening ceremony, hymn was
sung and card giving the name and
date of the discovery was tackled to
the trunk.
The region is known as the TuIe
River basin, and is thickly timbered
with the same rare species as that
here described-Sequoia gigantea.
This and the Sequoia sempervirens
are the only survivors of a genus
that is known to have f1ourished ages
ago in the interior of North America,
the arctic circle and Asia and Eu-
rope. To-day all that remain are
confined to the central portion of
the Golden state. -
In the Tule river country several
large sawmills are converting the
mammoth logs into building material
and the industry is thriving. An ex-
pert has figured from it's dimensions
that Methusalem contains 100000
feet of inch lumber.
Around Dillonwood, on the north
fork of the Tule, are some remark
able trees. One is the Wishbone, "a
living tree, through whose trunk
runs a wagon road. Another one is
the Hercules" 80 feet in diameter,
which is used as residence and
store. 1t has two large rooms on the
ground.
The Eight Sisters, a handsome
group of eight trees, stand in a per-
feet row and average IA feet in d.
ameter and $50 feet in height.
Among the logs that litter the
ground is one burned out at remote
time. 1t is SO feet long and the hol-
low throughout is 23 feet in diam
eter. In. it is room for large camp
ing party in summer, and in winter
it has sheltered dozens of men and
horses at time.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-02-06

northern part of the country, near
Cape Haytien,a and is about SIS years old.
The dream of this old Negroes life has
been to be president of the black re-
public, and in this ambition he has been
relentlessly spurred on by his wife, who
had declared that she would be the
mistress of the executive mansion, if
even for only few months or days, be-
fore she died, determination in which
she has at last succeeded.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-02-06
News in Brief.

Word has been received that Ray
Halt, son of a Bay City attorney, whose
unaccountable disappearance from Du-
luth last November has given his par
ents endless worry, is holding situa-
ton in Cripple Creek.
Charles A. Wood has been appointed
Rasmussen at Red Wing.
The annual meeting of the State
Editorial association will Re held at
st. Paul, Feb. 10 and 20.
Admiral Schley will visit the Twin
Cities the latter part of February OF
first Of March. -
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-02-06
Rode with Dead Man.

Dead, his form rigid and sitting up
right in the cutter, his CLASSY eyes star
ing in front of him Alexander Dodd
was driven through the streets of Du-
luth by Lieutenant Briggs of the local
police, who did not discover he had for
his companion corpse until the Red
Cross hospital was reached. Dodd
was ill and was being taken to the hos
pital for treatment. Exposure to the
cold air brought on death.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-02-06

duty and sentenced to one year at hard
labor on charge of desertion.
Sylvester Montour, an expressman
living in West st. Paul, placed SIS in
bills in his heating stove for safe keep
ing, and then later in the day forgot
about the money being there and kim
died fire. The money was destroyed.
Adjutant General Libbey has made
a requisition on the war dewartment
at Washington for 2, 100 Krag-Jorgen-
sen rifles for the Minnesota state guard,
which is at present equipped with
Springfields.
Andrew Nelson laborer, residing in
st. Paul, committed suicide in his room
by shooting himself in the temple. He
stood before mirror and took careful
aim. He is said to have no relatives
in this country.
Commandant Hayden S. Cole of the
university corps of cadets has pre-
scented a request to the university
board of regents asking that he be
relieved from duty at the close of the
present school year.
Gov. Van SAINT issued a requlsition on
the governor of Wyoming for John c.
Cameron, alias John johnson, who is
now under arrest at Laramie, Wyo.,
Cameron is accused breaking his parole
from the state reformatory, where he
was serving sentence on the charge
of forgery in the second degree. State
Agent Barncard left for Laramie.
The long-talked-of fencing match for
the championship of the Northwest be-
tween F. R. LIE Roux of Minneapolis
and A. B. Mallet of st. Paul came off
at Century hall, Minneapolis, before a
large audience of fencing enthusiasts,
and was won by Mr.. Mallet, 80 to %.
C. r. Davis, congressman-elect from
the third Minnesota district, has APP
pointed as his private secretary Sumner
M. Laed, also of st. Peter, and well
known in the University of Minnesota
circles.
The Winona County Old Settlers As
ISOLATION has decided to hold it's anual
meeting on Saturday, Feb. 21.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-22
CAPTAIN MISSING.

Captain Patrick Duffy, of his bor-
ough, is'missing and supposed to be
drowned. His father gave him a
canal boat a few months ago and the
boat was lying in New York city.
He left it aud purchased some grocer
les. 1t is said that he returned and
left the groceries and whether he fell
overheard afterwards is not known,
but he has been missing since Thurs
day, it is said, and he has not been
seen since. His father saw him the
night before. His wife received word
that they think he is drowned, but
there is no certainty about it, and I'M
lses something is learned positively as
to This death. his wife cannot get the
benefit money, five thousand dollars,
that is due her from the Catholic
Legion society. She has several small
children.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-22
DRUM CORPS WAS THERE.
Mr.. Graham and Miss Peterson Married in
South Baptist Church

Miss Lillian Peterson, of Totem
vile, was married to Robert Graham,
also of ~Tottenville, last night, in the
South Baptist church, by the Rev. J.
G. Dyer. The ceremony took place
at 8 O'Clock. AS they marched up the
aisle the wedding march was played
by Miss Ida Ryder.
The best man was Clifford Glllis, of
Perth Amboy; the bridesmaid was
Miss Grace Peterson, a sister of the
bride. After the marriage ceremony
the newly welded couple drove to the
home of the BRIDES parents in Amboy
avenue, where a supper was served.
AS Mr.. and Mrs. Graham sat down
to supper, a drum corps, which had
been concealed outside, suddenly came
to life and played from then on until
IL O'Clock.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-22
THE BOATMEN AGAIN.

Two of the boatmen who were en-
gagged in the fight nea Games store,
the other dav, were seen yesterday.
One of the men said the wound in his
forehead and the finger, part of which
was almost bitten off, had been treat
ed by his doctor in Philadelphia. The
bones were scraped and the wounds
burnt. The treatment was painful,
but did not hurt near as much as the
teeth of the man hurt when he bit
him.
He said the one who bit him was
going to fight the other man who was
with him Yesterday, and he tried to
stop them, when the fellow grabbed
him around the neck with both arms
and bit him. He had been told that
he could put the fellow up for five
years by one of the officers present at
that time, but on account of his wife
and child he would not do anything
with him.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-22
& AT FOOTBALL.
Robert F.. Levin Suddenly Collapsed
Through Heart Failure.

Robert F.. Levin Suddenly Collapsed
Through Heart Failure.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Oct. 22.-Lewin.
right guard of the Baltimore Medical
college. dropped dead in the first half
of the football game with the navy
here. Neither team had scored when
the game was called off.
Robert Z. Levin of Plainfield. n. H.,
was a second year classman of the Bal
timOre Medical college. The tragedy
came like a thunderbolt to the 1000 or
more spectators. The opposing teams
had swayed back and forth Owe the
field. Navy by hard line bucking had
pushed the ball to within ten yards of
the visitors goal when the latter by
herculean efforts hurled the midship-
men back. The medicOs made gains of
three and five yards and had just lined
up for another effort when Levin. right
guard for the BaltimOreanS, fell to the
ground. His limbs Immediately be-
came rigid. He was carried from the
field, and five minutes later was pro
nounced dead by the attending phySi-
clan. Or. Henning of Baltimore. The
cause of death is given out as cardiac
SincODe.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-22
NEWS ITEM MS.

Mrs. Augusta Mills, of David street,
spent Monday calling on old friends
at Perth Amboy. She found Mrs.
William Greenleaf, a former resident
of this borough, quite ill at her home
on State street.
An agent for the r. and G.. Corset
company, was in the borough Tues
day, and stated that one of the pro-
prietors of the company had come on
from Europe, intending to return in a
few days after looking up the bust
ness, but was struck by an automobile
in New York, and will be laid up for
some tim e with injuries received.
Thomas Shannon was buried Tues
day, from St. Mary's church. Inter
ment was made IN st. Mays ceme-
terry. Undertaken J. J. Scully was
funeral director.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-22
RAILROAD CHANGES.

At tine Office of the ticket agent in
Tottenville, of the Rapid Transit rail-
road, this week, things are on the
rush. Agent Samuel Eisenberg is do
ing duty as train dispatcher at the
Office in st. George. Frank Post, of
st. George, is acting agent. Charles
Martin, of Elizabeth, the night ticket
agent, has returned to nuty after a
weeks vacation, relieving George
Jobes, of Pleasant Plains, who has
been acting night man.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-22
MRS. SCHUYLER WELCOMED.
Joseph Schuyler off, Main Street, Brings
Bride to her New Home.

Mrs. Elizabeth Applegate, of Nights
Joseph Schuyler, of Main street, this
borough, at her home i'll Hightstown,
Sunday evening at Z o'clock by Rev.
DR.. Thomas Tyack, pastor of the
Hightstown Presbyterian church.
Monday evening the groom brought
his bride home and a reception: was
rendered them by Mrs. George Apple
gate at her residence on Main street,
where about twenty-five relatives had
assembled to welcome them. After
the welcome and congratulations, all
went to the dining room and par
took, of a recherche supper. The din
ing room was beautifully decorated
in pink and white and the table was
prettily arranged and ornamented with
flowers and fruit, a large pyramid OF
the latter, occupying the center. of the
table. The BRIDES little sweetheart,
Master George Hammil, cut the we'd
ding cake. A decidedly pleasant and
social time was enjoyed by all. The
bride received a number of fine pres
ents.
Mrs. Schuyler looked very charming
in her wedding gown of grey Louisine
silk. Her travelling dress was black
silk. Mrs. Schuyler was formerly
Miss Elizabeth West, the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John West, who resided
in this borough when she was a child.
They moved to Hightstown where the
bride was married to Mr.. Apologize,
her former husband. John West, the
BRIDES father, was eighty years old
Sunday, the day she was married.
Both of her parents are living.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-22
SOUTH X MBOY
LADIES VISIT CEMETERY.

Seven of the ladies of the Leider-
kranz, Mrs. 9. Steuerwald, Mrs. P.
Dangler, Mrs. H. Kollisch, Mrs.
Grohe, and Mrs. Stems, of this bor-
ough, Mrs. Borlund and Mrs. Neiltop,
of Mechanicsville, went over to Perth
Amboy Tuesday and called on Mis-.
L. Kreielsheimer, another member of
the Leiderkranz, and all drove out to
Beth Mordecai cemetery, where they
placed flowers on the grave of their
late friend and member OF the Leider-
kranz. Mrs. Henry Wolff, it being the
second anniversary of her death. On
their return from the cemetery Mrs
l.. Kreielsheimer entertained them
until evening, when they returned
home.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-22
Littauer Goes ScOtfree.

WASHINGTON, Oct. %. Attorney
General Knox sem TO the war depart
ment an opinion upon the interest of
Representative IuciuS y. Littauer of
Gloversville, n. Y. in an army glove
contract awarded Dec. Z. 1898. TO E. X.
Lyon and upon the ability of the gov
eminent to recover all OF part of the
sol ,003.50 paid for this contract. BY
operation of the statute of limitations
and the attorney generals interpreta-
ton of the law, which makes it a mis-
demeanor. punishable 10y Il fine of So
600, for a member OF congress to be di-
rectly or indirectly interested in a gov
eminent contract. it is understood Mr..
Littauer has been placed Il of danger
of criminal action.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-22
Hal Chamu Won,

MEMPHIS. Tenn. Oct. 22.-Hal
Chaffin. the speedy son of Brown Hal.
with veteran Ed Geers holding the
reins. won the Sunny South stakes for
2:13 PAGERS AT the Memphis Driving
park. Star Hal. another son of Brown
Hal. was an odds on favorite for the
race and o the first heat handily in
2:O6s4. In the second heat Hal Chaftin
won by a neck in Il hard drive through
the stretch in the fast time of 2:O3A.
The third heat showed the Geers horse
to be a prohibitive favorite. The heat
and race was never in doubt after the
horses received the signal to start. Star
Hal broke badly IN eighth from the
wire and finished last in the deciding
heat.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-22
NEWS MS.

Miss Agnes and Miss Elizabeth
Gray, formerly of T%ottenville, now OF
Brooklyn. were in town ove Sunday.
Mrs. G. Barteau and sons. of Brook
Ign, spent Sunday with Tottenville
friends.
Miss Morgan, of South Amboy, N.
j., who has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. LeGrand Hamilton, has returned
home.
After a pleasant visit spent with
her daughter in Giaords, Mrs. H. B.
Mansfield has returned to Brooklyn.
William Martin, of the west, has been
spending a few days with J. f.
Reilley, of Broadway.
Richard Lewis and family, of Tot
tenville, are touring in Texas.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-22
Harvard Won Golf Honors.

GARDEN CITY. y. V. Oct. %
Harvard, as was generally expected,
again Won the team championship hon
ors of the intercollegiate Golf associa-
ton on the Garden City golf links here.
beating Princeton by a score of 2l12 to
21a points. Miss Rhona Adair. cham
pion woman golfer of Great Britain.
will make her first appearance on a
metropolitan links in a mixed foursome
over the Garden City course. Miss
Adair will have DevereuX Emmett for
Il partner, and their opponents will be
Miss Frances C. Griscom of Philadel-
phia and Walter J. Travis. the anna
teur golf champion of the United
States.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-22
MISS LINING A BRIDE.

a Miss Emma Lining was married to
Mr.. Anderson, of Perth Amboy, at
the BRIDES home on Main street.
Wednesday evening, by Rev. J. Y.
Irwin. 1t was only a quiet home
wedding on account of the recent be-
reavement in the family, the death of
her father, the late George Lining
ST., but a number of the brides
friends were not going to let the
happy couple go away without giving
them a merry send off so quite a
crowd followed the carriage to the
Central station and got there in time
to shower them plentifully with rice.
Rev. and Mrs. Irwin were also at the
station to see them off.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-22
Four saved on Portland Raft.

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. %. The
steamer Spokane. which arrived from
Seattle. brought four of the survivors
of the wrecked steamer South Port
land. They are Arthur Ravens, second
officer: +. johnson, seaman: Charles
Rlowberger. seaman. and ole Gunder-
son. These men were taken
from "A raft by the Spokane about lat
miles south of Cape Blanco. The Spo-
kane cruiSed about for an hour in
search Of another raft, finding only an
ca-pty Loaf. The fa- shut down thick.
and alic proc 'cded n her Journey to
this CIV.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-22
LOW TIDES, NOW.

The tide along shore yesterday was
so low that some of the local oyster
men could get out to their oyster beds
without a boat. Many of them were
commenting on the difference of the
tide now and a few weeks ago, when
it was so high that it destroyed many
dollars worth of property. The oyster
are just recovering from the blow
and they hope the good weather will
last for a while yet.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-22
NEWS ITEMS.

Miss H. V. Harding is spending a
week with Mrs. W. H. Demarest, of
Sewaren.
Mr.. and Mrs. Q. W. Boynton. are
expected home from Colorado on Sat-
urday.
Miss Helen Ensign spent Monday
and Tuesday in South Orange.
DR.. Spencer spent Tuesday in
Newark.
Master Billee Demarest Is ill with
bronchitis.
The ladies of the Sewaren Library
Whist Club will entertain their hus-
bands at an evening whist at the
home of Mrs. F. F. Grant on Wednes-
day.
Quite a delegation from Sewaren
attended the wedding of Mr.. Prescott
Sherer last Wednesday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-22
hi PROPHET RAGEa
SElijah ILL.," Grows Abusi
ThunGers Liars, Dogs."

SE1ijah ILL.," Grows Abusi
~Thunders Liars, Dogs"
NEW YORK, Oct. 22-"Just1
hat | am in favor with the ~
merchant princes of this city, san
Dowie. Il will announce the Ind
which has come to me alone. ThcNR
sums are from men unknown TO me,
but who evidently believe | am right.
One sends me ii check for $1,000. an
other a check for S 1000. another for
81, 800. and another gave me 5000. These
contributions were unsolicited. They
Were accompanied by the kindest
words
During DR.. DOWie's sermon a num-
Der of students marched out in squads.
DR.. Dowie was forced to stop. and aft
er he began again he was interrupted
by a college yell from outside the Gar
den, ending with the slogan, "Dowie,
Dowie, DOwie!.' They are like most
of the students | know" said DIR. Dow
ie-''their brains are in their feet" At
this a well dressed man got up, and as
he was leaving Dowie shouted at him,
"You are not commonly decent
Fol the first time DR.. Dowie ordered
reporters excluded. and those who We're
seated at the reporters table were es-
corted to the door at DR.. Dowie's or
ders to his guards TO clear the II
vipers out of here. Be careful lid
handle them, not to get any Of
filth on you. Now get out. you
dogs. you yellow scoundrels
press. We will have no more
in here. l am paying for this
you liars! This is my building.
up, guards; the sight of them disA
me. Don't waste any restoration
on the liars; it is useless. They hay
sold their souls to the devil new
hope to convert a repoN
would be hacksliders."
A squad of inspectors from
department invaded Madison
Garden and ordered sweeping y
in the method of quartering thu
guards and a part of the host of
there. An order was posted that q
a certain number of persons could SLED
in each room and that there must be
better ventilation. The inspectors also
visited the kitchens and watched the
preparation of the meals. The fact
that f~orty-three members of Dowie's
followers whom he brought here are
now sick warranted the health depart
ment in taking action, so Commission
er. Lederle said.
Mrs. Dowie and her son will proba-
| bly, leave today for Boston. where they
will take Il steamer for England, on
their way to Australia.
a large special train of Dowieites
will start for Zion City with members
of the host who dill nos expect to re
main here for more than il week and
with others who are anxious to return
TO the comfort of their homes@t is
said that rs many new recruits will
come fsom Iion rs vii return there.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-22
WENT TO WEST BRIGHTON.

The Arthur Kill Council, Royal
Arcanum, of Tottenville, attended a
reception at West Brighton, Tuesday
night, which was given by the West
Brighton Council, to welcome the
Grand secretary and his staff. Speech
es by the grand officers were made.
The local council left Tottenville on
the 7 O'Clock train and returned home
on the last train. They were all we'll
pleased with their reception.