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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-25
NATIONAL AID TO STATES.
Policy Now Applied to Education Ii
Also Applicable to the Improve
ment of Roads.

The advocates of government aid IN
building and improving the roads are
actively engaged in hunting up pre-
cedents. The latest thing in this line is
government aid to education. They call
history, large gifts of public lands were
made to the states to be used in support
of the public schools. In 1862 the Morrill,
act was passed by congress making large
grants of public lands to all the states,
the income from which was to be used
in the maintenance of agricultural col
leges. In 1890 the second Morrill, law was
enacted making national appropriation
of SIS, 900 to each state to be used in sup
porting these agricultural colleges. This
annual appropriation has been increased
from year to year until it is now $25,OW
for each state. This direct approprla<
.tion, added to the income which all the
states derive from the land grants OF
1862, makes an aggregate of nearly 81
100000 year, which the states now re-
ceive as national aid to agricultural edu-
cation.
One interesting feature of this gov
eminent aid scheme is that it involves
cooperation between the nation and the
states somewhat similar to that now pro-
posed in the Observation-Disclosures road
bill. The government appropriations
and the land grant funds must be used
only in maintaining the colleges, not in
establishing them. The states must pro-
vide the buildings and equipment. Most
of the states also put up part of the funds
used In paying the current expenses.
In addition to all this, congress in 1887
passed the Hatch act making gift OF
$4,000 annually to each state to aid In
supporting a state experiment station,
and in this we have another example OF
the same kind of cooperation. The states
now receive from the government for the
support of these stations nearly $4,000
annually. This added to the government
aid which the colleges enjoy makes
grand total Of more than $2,7O0,0 900 an
nually.
The good roads people are asking why
their plan for national aid to road i'm
provement should be branded as uncon-
stitutional and paternalistic, while gov
eminent aid to education is we'll estab-
lished feature of our national policy.
They point out that, while the constitu-
ton expressly empowers congress to "es-
tablish post roads," it is silent on the
matter of education. They also claim
that agricultural education is something
which the states could handle far more
easily than the improvement of the roads
On the whole, it looks as though the
good roads advocates have the best of
the argument, and federal aid to educa-
ton will serve as strong precedent for
federal aid to road improvement
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-25
oUTSTRiPPING THE WIND.
The Most Exciting and Dangerous of
Sports Is Delightful To-
bogganing.

The chief Davos run, the Holsters
course, is over the last two miles of
the highroad between Davos and Klos-
tiers, although when the track is in
good condition a much longer distance
can be ridden. AS a rule, there is
plenty of snow during the winter
months; sometimes, however there has
been scarcity of this precious article
and the races had to be run on a road
coated with ice. Fancy dashing down
two miles of this slippery surface at
full pace! Those who have not expert
enced the sensation of tobogganing or
witnessed a race cannot possibly real
lie how intensely exciting such a run
can be. AS each corner is approached
the rider imagines that it must be his
last He feels as if he were being
drawn to the side of the track and over
the bank by an irresistible magnetic
force, and yet he struggles on, while
the pace quickens as he rushes down
the track of ice, half insensible at
times, yet instinctively doing the right
thing at the right moment. The first
sharp corner is successfully taken. On
he flies toward dreaded zigzag. A few
vigorous efforts, a sharp dig with the
toe rake, moment of fear and expec-
tation, and once more he has the
straight road before him. There is no
time to think of the past success, for
there are more obstacles to conquer. A
nasty corner, the sharpest of all, is
still to come. Here it is only few
yards off. His rake crashes down, a
strong muscular effort, desperate
shove, shuttle, short moment of
suspense, and it is passed like a shot
Now for the final wild rush down the
last straight run. A few seconds more
and the last corner is reached. A rep
etition of the last manoeuvre brings
him round. Yet few yards, and he
glides swiftly past the winning post.
The cheers of his friends crowding
around the finish sound DULY in his
ears, while for a few seconds he sits
exhausted on his skeleton. A minute
later the screams of the excited lockers
on announce the arrival of another
man, one of the favorites. At a terrific
pace he approaches, but alas! too
quickly, for, instead of rounding the
corner, he dashes over the side into a
heap of snow-such is the fate of even
the best rides occasionally. In 1897
when the Holsters track was coated
with ice, BERTHE" Dwyer rode the two
miles in the splendid time of four min
utes "a seconds.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-25
WILD FOWLS WINTER HOME.
Southern Louisiana Is Their Favorite
Haunt During the Winter
Season.

Southern Louisiana is the winter
home of tens of thousands of all sorts
of ducks and geese which make their
way down along the Atlantic coast by
way of the great lakes and the Missis-
sippi river, says Outing. When far
down a big detachment of the birds
swings westward over Texas and goes
to the southwestern coast of that state,
between Corpus Christi and Browns
vile. Many of the flyers which escape
the guns of hunters in the Dakotas go
to the same place. Yet Louisiana con-
tinues to receive it's share. Certainly
no finer shooting of the kind is to be
had anywhere in the world than in
the rich country which lies below New
Orleans and extends westward to the
Sabine river. Not only are big bags
to be made, but they are made in COM
parative comfort, there being no freez-
ing temperatures to encounter, and
they consist of pretty nearly every va
riety of duck known to American orni-
thology.
There in winters shooting a man
may learn the looks and habits and
disposition and flights of them all.
Whether he becomes good shot or not
will depend upon the way nature fash
toned him. An old dog-Latin sentence
has it that Reading and writing may
be bought of the schoolmaster, but a
crack shot is the work of God" He
will, at any rate, become an informed
QUICKER, able to talk of ducks interest
ingly, and tell most men things about
them Canvas-backs, red-heads and
mallards, pitfalls, widgeons and CAD
wells, blue-tails, butter-balls and teals,
wood-ducks, squealers and sawbills,
duskies and dozen others are there,
and even the beautifully marked
"south-southerly," from Chesapeake
bay, goes down sometimes to mingle
it's soft notes with the more raucous
voices of its cousins. A man may not
kill individuals of all of these varieties
in a day, because they inhabit differ
ing water and use differing feeding
grounds, but it will not be uncommon
for him to get back to camp after an
evening shoot with six or eight kinds
in his pockets. One of the strangest
things about wild fowl is the manner
in which they have borne up against
the continued assaults by continually
improved weapons.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-25
CUTICURA OINTMENT
The Worlds Greatest Skin Cure and
Sweetest EmoIlient-Positive
UnriyalIed.

Cuticura Ointment is beyond question
the most successful curative for torturing,
disfguring humors of the skin and scalp,
including loss of hair, ever compounded,
in proof Of which a single amounting with
it, preceded by hot bath with Cuticura
Soap, and followed in the severer cases by
a dose of Cuticura Resolvent Pills, is. often
most distressing forms of itching, burning
and scaly humors, permits rest and sleep,
and points to speedy cure when all else
fails. 1t is especially so in the treatment
of infants and children, speedily soothing
and healing the most distressing cases.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-25
A LOG ROAD DRAG.

wagon tire will do. The log should
be 10 or IL inches thick and about 10
feet long. Fasten chain or heavy
wire II or Is inches from each end
by which to haul it. Hitch the team
so the drag will move the dirt toward
the center of the road. The hitch is
next in Importance to the time at
which the dragging is done. The right
rain or when it is thawed on top dur
ing the winter and spring, and it
should be dragged every time.-Farm
and Home.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-25
Heating Power of Coal.

The heating power of coal is measured
by the amount of carbon contained in a
ton or pound Anthracite coal is found
in many countries, but it is only in the
United States and in England that the
article is high grade-92 per cent. or bet
ter. Even our coal differs widely in it's
constitutional elements. One kind holds
more ash than another. Still another
variety holds more clinkers, in spite of
repeated burnings. The best coal leaves
no clinkers and makes very little ash.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-25
WESTERN CANADA HAS AN
EXCELLENT CLIMATE.
The Saskatchewan Valley Very High
ly Favored.

An interesting feature of Western
Canada is it's climate. Those who
have made a study of it speak highly
OF it.. The Canadian Government
Agents are sending out an Atlas, and
at the same time giving valuable in
formation concerning railway rates,
ETC., to those interested in the country.
AS has been said, the climate is excel
lent. The elevation of this part Of
Canada is about 1900 feet above the
sea, about twice that of the average for
Minnesota. 1t is very desirable alti-
tude. The country has a very equable
climate, taking the seasons through.
The winters are bright and the sum-
mers are pleasantly warm. r. F. Stu
part, director of the meteorological
service for Canada, says:
THE salient features of the climate
'of the Canadian northwest territories
"are clear, bracing atmosphere dur
ling the greater part Of the year, and
"a medium rainfall and snowfall The
mean temperature for July at Winni-
peg is &c, and Prince Albert 62. The
IOI LucI temperature Is higher imam at
"any part of England, and the latter
sis very similar to that found in many
parts of the southern countries"
At Prince Albert the average daily
maximum in July is 76 and the mini
mum 4S. Owing to this high day tenn
perature with much sunshine, the crops
come to maturity quickly
Moisture is ample in fhe Saskatche-
wan valley, being about Is inches an
nually. 1t is notable that about IS per
cent of the moisture falls during the
crop months. Thus, Western Canada
gets as much moisture when it is need
ed and with several hours more sun
shine daily than land further south
gets during the growing season, it is
not difficult to understand why crops
mature quickly and yield bountifully.
Winter ends quickly, sowing is done
during April and sometimes in March.
Harvest comes in August, about the
middle. Cyclones, billiards., dust and
sand storms are unknown.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-25
PATENT LAW.

A patent for device, which states
that part is preferably made Of a stated
material, is not rendered invalid by the
fact that when such part is made of a
certain other material the device is in
operative.
Equity is without jurisdiction of a
suit for infringement, where prior to its
commencement defendant had ceased to
infringe and was at that time neither
threatening nor intending to continue
INFRINGEMENT.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-25

CINE inventor OF the Modern system or
Hard Roa6s)
time and money required in the build
ing of the old Roman roads was large
ly wasted. He demonstrated that
smooth hard enduring road could be
built of crushed stone few inches in
depth properly spread and compacted
on foundation of earth.
The main points in successful maca-
dam road building are % that the
foundation be properly constructed and
drained; CD that the surface of the
road be slightly curved so as to shed
water; CD that the surface of the
finished road be made hard and smooth
and as nearly waterproof as possible.
The last of these qualities is secured
by spreading ON the stone in layers,
beginning with layer of the largest
fragments and finishing with a layer
of very fine crushed stone with which
some sand is often incorporated
Each layer is we'll compacted with a
heavy roller.
Although the expense of building
macadam roads is trifling compared
with that of constructing a stone
paved road like that of the Roman
emperor, Appius Claudius, it is still
so great as to form the principal OBJ
stacle to matchmaking modern high
ways. The cost, of course, depends
largely on the ease with which suit
able stone may be secured. Where
the material has to be transported by
rail for a considerable distance the
cost is greatly increased. Some of
the Massachusetts highways have
cost $4,000 to $4,000 a mile; while in
roads have been built for $500 to
$4,000 Fer mile.
Some friends of the good roads
movement hesitate to join in the de-
mand for national aid because they
are appalled, by the euormous ex-
pense involved in macadamiziEg The
entire road mileage of the county.
Such persons are laboring under mas
take. The national aid bills now Le-
fore congress do not propose to con-
struct any particular kind of road.
They simply propose to improve the
public roads," and provide for ''inves-
LEGATIONS and experiments to determine
the best kinds of road material and the
best methods of road building" In
recent article Representative Brownlow
says:
my own individual opinion is that
some of the principal thoroughfares
ought to be macadamized. Well in
formed road experts have estimated
that if one-tenth of the road mileage
of the country were macadamized and
the other nine-tenths were improved
in other and cheaper ways, using the
best local materials available, the cost
of hauling the farm products of the
United States to market would be re-
duced one-half."
If this estimate is correct,~th saving
to the farmers would be enormous, and
would in a few years be sufficient to
cover the entire expense of making
the improvements. Besides lessening
the cost of hauling, good roads will
bring the people of the rural districts
pleasures and benefits which can not
be measured in money.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-25
JUST SEND 10c IN STAMPS

and this notice to the John A. Salzer Seed
Co., La Crosse, Wis.,, and receive lots of
farm seed samples and their big catalog,
which is brim full of rare things for the
gardener and farmer, easily worth $1,000
to every wide-awake farmer.
1t describes Salzer's Teosinte, yielding
$4,000 lbs. per acre, of rich green fodder,
Salzer's Victoria Rape, yielding 10000 lbs.
of sheep and hog food per acre, together
has record of 300 bu. per acre in 80
States, so also full description of Alfalfa
Clover. Giant Incarnat Clover, Alsike,
Timothy and thousands Of other Fodder
Plants. Grasses, Wheat, Speltz, Barleys,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-25
DRAG FOR COUNTRY ROADS
When Used After a Rain or Thaw It
Will Keep the Roadway in a
Fair Condition.

A drag is made by splitting a log,
placing the two pieces about 80 inches
apart with the fiat sides facing in the
same direction) and pinning them to-
gether The lower edge of the front
piece is protected with iron; an old
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-25
Want "Civiln Policemen.

In future the police of Zurich, Switzer-
land, are to receive regular lessons in
'civility and department" so as to bear
themselves on all occasions with dignity
and grace" The lessons in civility all to
be given by the chief himself.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-25
Geographical Changes,

al don't see any use in having wars in
this advanced age" remarked Mrs. Subur-
ba, turning up the lamp.
IF you were a mapmaker," replied Mr.
Suburba. glancing up from the new atlas
on his knees, You probably would
Cincinnati Hmes.Star
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-25
Evening It Up.

Towne-Hear what Sniffkins did when
the collection plate came round to him
in church last Sunday?
Browne-No. Dropped a button in,
suppose.
Mot even that. He leaned over and
whispered: 4 paid the pastors fare in
the car yesterday morning. Well call it
square. Philadelphia Press.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-25
w. L. DOUGLAS
So ass SHOES Y saST

w. l.. Douglas
shoes have by their
excellent style,
easy-ftting, a n d
superior wearing
qualities, achieved
the largest sale of
any shoes in the
world.
They are just as good
as those that cost you
81 to the only
difference is the price.
Sold Everywhere.
Look for name and
price on bottom.
Douglas uses Corona
Coltskin, which is eve
ha fha f1naof pafonf II
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-25
An Unpleasant Comparison.

France is considerably smaller than
Texas, yet has nearly $4,000 miles of
wagon roads built and maintained as
national roads by the national govern
ment at the expense of the nation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-25

"These deceitful women are so ridicu-
Ious," said Miss Passay. "As for me, I
was never afraid to tell what my age
was ''No woman" replied Miss Wise,
ais ever afraid to tell what her age was
philadelphia Press.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-25
Where italy Leads Us.

Italy has 5000 miles of highways built
and maintained by the national govern
ment. In size Italy is no larger than
Iowa and Illinois combined.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-25

than whom there is no better Potato
Expert in the country says: ''Salzer's
Earliest Potato is the earliest of SO ear
lest sorts, tried by me, yielding 46f bu.
per acre" Salzer's Early Wisconsin
yielded for the Rural New Yorker 1856 bu
per acre. Now Salzer has heavier yield
ing varieties than above. See Salzer's
catalog.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-25

Husband-"Does Jack know Miss Pep
pertree?" Wife (calmly)-'I believe not,
for he has asked her to marry him.
Town and Country.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-25
Stops the Cough

Tombstone epitaphs don't fool the re-
cording angel.-Chicago Daily News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-25

and works off the cold Laxative Bromo
Ouinine Tablets. Price Is cents
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-25
Ladies Can Wear Shoes

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease. A certain cure for swollen, sweating,
cept no substitute. Trial package FREE.
Address A. S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, n. Y.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-25

Do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump-
ton has an equal for coughs and colds.
+. Boyer, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb. 10, 1900.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-25

First Little Girl-"My father is an edi-
tor; what does yours do?" Second Little
Girl-"Whateyer mamma tells him.
Glasgow Evening Times.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-25

Kleptomanacs will take anything but
jokes.-Chicago Daily News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-25

Putnam Fadeless Dyes color Silk, Wool
and Cotton at one boiling.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-25

Henry Soule, of Pultney St., Ham,
mondsport, N. Y, says: For eight
years | suffered constant agony from
kidney complaint. / endured the worst
torture from gravel and the kidney
secretions were excessive and con-
tanned sediment like brick dust. / had
to get out of bed from ten to twenty
times night and the loss Of sleep
wore me out. Indigestion came on and
the distress after eating was terrible.
Doan's Kidney Pills effected a COM
plete and lasting cure, and after the
symptoms of kidney trouble were gone
my stomach began to work as it
should. This lasting cure, especially
in person of my age, proves the great
value of Doan's Kidney Pills more
convincingly than could any words of
mine"
Doan's Kidney Pills sold by all drug
gists; price so cents per box, or mailed
on receipt of price by Foster-Milburn
Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Write for free
trial
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-25

1t is a good deal easier to drop into q
rut than to rise out of it.-Ram's Horn.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-25
Teosinte and Billion Dollar Grass.

one good for IA tons hay and the other 80
tons green fodder per acre. Grows every
where, so does Victoria Rape, yielding
10000 lbs. sheep and swine food per acre.
TX. IL
JUST SEND 10c IN STAMPS TO THE
John A. Salzer Seed Co, Lacrosse, Wis,
and receive in return their big catalog and
lots of farm seed samples.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-25
EIGHT YEARS OF TORTURE.

No suffering more
keen than kidney suf-
fering. Sick kidneys
make bad blood; cause
weak, stiff and aching
backs; cause blind,
sick and dizzy head
aches, lack of appetite
and loss of sleep; keep
you all tired out and
spoil digestion.
To have peri e C t
health, you must cure
the kidneys. Read how
one man was cured by
Doan's Kidney Pills
after eight years of
torture.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-31
Stockers and Feeders.

Developments in the feeder trade at
the close Of the week were none that
encouraged very liberal buying, ana
trading in all but the few good heavy
steers offered. Fresh supplies were
moderate, but the local buyers have
been unable to, sell steers very freely
in the past few days, and while stale
offerings totaled less than 1900 head,
prospects for a clearance of this small
number appeared rather unfavorable.
Country demand has been very slack
this week, dealers attributing the small
inquiry to the fact that countrymen
are holding off until the beginning of
the new year before making arrange
ments to stock feed lots. Some Inn
provement is expected in the demand
during the next few weeks, though In
dications do not favor a very lively In
terest in the trade, and country feeders
wants will likely be supplied from
moderate offerings.
While a strictly choice grade Of
heavy feeders is quotable up to $4.25,
sales above $685. have been very rare
In late days, and most fair to good
steers have gone at $3.25@3.75, with
a plain and medium class of light
weights at $2.9003.25, and the common
feeders down at $2.25@2.65. Stockers
have sold largely at $2.25@2.75 for
plain to good light weights, while the
poor and inferior off-colored lots oc-
casionally land down at $1.50@2.00.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-31
T,,ns- ep,1hrtra, znarsutn,ut anu arrrmrr 81 1904

still, that this depressing weight has
been removed. Liquidation, which has
been such distressing feature Of trade
during the past two years Is pracfical-
ly over. The past season has witnessed
a cleaning up of all the ragged edges
and the cownan's horizon now begins
to betray evidence of possessing Sill
yer lining.
Down in Texas there is no longer
apprehension of the attitude likely to
be assumed by the northern cattle
man in the spring. One reason for this
is that there will be no considerable
number of 2-year- old steers pressing
on the market. We are rapidly Great
ing market for our calf crop in corn
belt feed lots, and as that outlet
widens the 2-year- old crop will dimin-
ish. This year, fully half the calf crop
was sold at weaving time, and the tax
on winter grass will consequently be
lighter. Northern cattlemen who
promise to go down into Texas next
spring and buy 2year-old steers at
prices just high enough to make them
immune from indictment for larceny
are preparing for disappointment.
The breeder will have something to say
about prices from now on
Judge Nelson says the corn belt cam
palgn. conducted by Texas breeders,
is making satisfactory Roadway. With
in five years he predicts that every
southwestern range calf on the market
will be contracted for corn belt feed
lots before weaving time.