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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-30
PRACTICAL BEE NOTES.

The color of honey varies greatly,
ranging from water-white to very dark
brown.
Fifty pounds of surplus honey per
hive in season is fair average in most
localities.
In grading comb honey for the mar
ket, face the case with a fair sample of
Its contents.
Light honey is not always the best
in flavor though it always brings The
highest price.
Bees do not need daily attention. but
can be given sufficient food at one time
to last all winter.
Honey separated from the comb has
tendency to granulate very quickly,
especially in autumn
Bottled honey should be of a fine
flavor and light in color. Dark honey
looks bad in glass, and is drag on the
market
Bleaching honey impairs it's flavor
and makes it impracticable 1t would
be better to have dark, good honey, than
light, poor honey.
Bottled honey is, as rule. purchased
by class of customers who demand
a fancy article, and are able and
willing to pay fancy price for it.
Light colored honey is gathered from
such flowers as clover, Eastwood and
mountain sage, while the dark is gath
cred from buckwheat, autumn flowers
and wildwood
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-30
THE NOTING OF POULTRY
Process Was fastened Successfully
by the Experts at Rhode Island
Experiment Station.

An interesting discussion is now go
ing on among poultry raisers as to
the possibility of fastening the mott
ing of fowls. 1t has not been believed
that any method except a steady feed
of well-balanced rations would do
this. There is an impression, how
ever, that even this does not always
hasten the desired period, as the egg
laying period of the summer is some
times extended by the high feeding,
thus pushing the period of molt-'
ing. Some one conceived the idea
of starving the fowls long enough to
stop the production of eggs and after
ward so feeding that the formation
of new feathers would be begun. 1t
was reported that great results were
obtained with this method 1t does
not appeal to reason very much, but
the little experimenting that has been
done to discover what there is in it
has given results favorable to the
method At the Rhode Island expert
ment station last year fowls that
were laying were deprived of feed
on the 9Th of August and were made
to fast for 13 days. The hens finally
stopped laying eggs on the seventh day
of the fast After the thirteenth day
of the deprivation of food the fowls
were again given food little at time,
but of highly heterogeneous nature. In
a short time the result was seen in
the formation of new feathers, and with
in 80 days from that time the melting
was concluded and the hens began to
lay. This experiment was made with
Rhode Island Reds. Whether the re-
suits can be obtained always is yet
to be proved. 1t is matter, we'll worth
looking into
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-30
LITERARY GLEANINGS.

An Italian novelist, Salvatore Farina,
confesses that for six years he COM
pletely lost his memory for languages
and names.
Col Prentiss Ingraham, the novelist
who has just died, was a cousin Of Mrs
Maybrick and had been looking after
her estates in Virginia and West Viz
ginia.
Cheng Vow Tong, former secretary to
the Chinese commission to the st. Louis
fair, has published volume of poems
relating, in the main, to the United
States.
Richard Sattler, publisher Of Lieut.
Bilse's notorious military romance ex-
posing the alleged rottenness at German
military posts and garrison towns, has
received the manuscripts of about $50
imitators, most of them retired officers.
Julia Cooley, little Chicago girl
IL years old, is receiving considerable
attention from the literary world
through a book of poems she wrote
which has just been published. Rich
ard LaGallienne is her literary god
father, and it was he who selected those
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-30
LAST STAND OF CUSTER.
Cool and Resolute Conduct of the Fa-
nous Fighter and His
Brave Men.

The Indians attacked at once. Riding
at full gallop along the front of the line
on their ponies, they poured a heavy fire
from their long-range rifles upon the
soldiers, to which the latter made a
brave, steady, but not very effective re-
ply with their inferior carbines, writes
Cyrus Townsend Brady, in THE Last
of Custer" in Pearson's.
The force menacing them was so great
that Custer dared not leave his position
on the hills. To retreat was hopeless, to
advance impossible. They must stand
on the defensive and pray that the aa-
vance Of Reno's command up the valley,
which they probably hoped that Benteen
would reinforce, would compel the
withdrawal of the Indians from their
front They fought on, therefore, coolly
and resolutely, outstanding their ammu-
milton and endeavoring to make every
shot tell in their galloping, yelling foe
men. The Indians, in their accounts,
speak of the cool, deliberate courage of
numbers of the officers and men, whom
they singled out for their bravery. Yet
the troopers suffered great loss as the
afternoon wore on. Their ammunition
began to run low, and the contracting,
whirling circle of Indians drove them
closer and closer together. The horses
were at last stampeded, and with them
went some of the reserve ammunition.
1t appears that at this time Custer
must have endeavored to send a mes
sage to Reno, for the body of a solitary
soldier. Sergt Butler, was found after
the battle at point half way between
Custer and Renos command. A little
heap of cartridge shells lay near his
body, evidencing that he had sold his
life dearly.
1t was evident to all on the hill as the
afternoon drew to it's close that they
were doomed. 1t was hardly possible
that a counter attack by Reno would
save them now and there were no evil
dences that he was anywhere in the vi
cinity. Where, in Gods name" they
must have asked themselves in their de-
spair. could Reno be?"
One of the Grow scouts has said-al-
though his account is generally disbe-
lieved-that he went at last to Custer
as yet unframed, and told him that he
thought he could get him away, and
that Custer refused to leave the field
The Crow altered his appearance to look
as much like Sioux as possible, and in
the confusion of the fight got away
safely. He was the only human surviv-
or of the field What occurred after is
a matter of conjecture, based upon the
contradictory and inadequate testimony
of the Indians themselves.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-30
When Feeding Aquatic Fowls.

In feeding aquatic fowls We should
bear in mind that in natural state
their food is always mixed with water
to some extent. They can scarcely
swallow dry food, and the corn is not
as good for them in the grain as 1t is
ground coarsely, and mixed with wheat
bran in soft mash. A duck or goose
is never SO happy as when floating in
the shadows of creek or pond, where
the tender, Shiny growth at the bot
tom may be reached with the bill, by
Impending, and padding with the feet
for a balance Marshes Snd reedy
places, where there are tender sprouts,
water bugs and creatures of the dark
and dank-that's the natural foraging
ground of the web-footed feathered
tribe.-Farm and Ranch.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-30
Toilets of Ants.

A naturalist has been making OBJ
servations on the toilets of certain ants,
and has discovered each insect goes
through the most elaborate additions.
They are not only performed by herself.
but by another, who acts for the time as
lady's maid. The assistant starts by
washing the face of her companion, and
then goes over the whole body The at
titude of the ant that is being washed is
one of intense satisfaction. She lies
down with all her limbs stretched loose
ly out; she rolls over on her side, even
her back, perfect picture of ease. The
pleasure the little insect evinces in being
thus combed and sponged is really en-
ioyable to the observer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-30
TIE SEASON FOR cULLING.
Now Is the Time for Sending Every
Old and Superfiuous Bird
to the Market.

The season is at hand when all loafers
in the poultry yard should be culled
out and sold. Old hens, unlikely pull
lets and superfiuous roosters, young
and old. should be placed in fattenins
quarters and fed for the market. 1t
pays either the fancy poultry breeder
or common market poultrymen to win
ter prime birds only. There is no
room to spare for non-paying fowls,
and quite an amount is lost by keep
ing the culls that are found in the best
as we'll as the poorest fiocks.
Full-blooded poultry is always in de-
mand, and those who would sell at fancy
prices must be very careful to
closely Gull down to the best specimens
of varieties according to standard re-
quirements The breeder makes a
mistake in keeping any fowls that
are understood or lacking in good nat
ural vitality though they come from
a high-priced strain. The best is none
too good for breeding purposes In the
production of market poultry just the
same as in the direction of the show
ing only the best is the way to get
business chicks next spring, strong
enough to get out of the shell and
grow and thrive in spite of the vicis-
STUDIES they may encounter during
growth. 1t is good plan to dispose Of
hens that are late in Noting unless
they are of extra value. Such hens
won't lay eggs enough in winter to
pay their board.
Spring chickens are fair price on
the market the latter part Of Septem-
Der, and the whole flock will be in bet
ter condition if they are sold closely
with the other surplus fowls at this
season. Then in November before the
first cold snap comes to cause them to
lose flesh, we fatten and dispose of the
rest of the culls to give the laying
hens plenty of room. Crowdlng the
poultry house causes disease and dis
comfort, and it is the healthy. happy
hens that lay the high-priced winter
eggs.-Fanny M. Wood, in Ohio Farmer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-30

HOUSE WITH FLAT CEILING.
ing is, SO that the natural warmth will
be evenly distributed. Put up all the
roosts that you have room for close to
the ceiling-as chickens like to be well
up-giving plenty of head room. Win
dows should only be halfway up the
side of the building, as the glass is hard
to heat. Don't give too much ventila-
ton; two small holes up through the
ceiling will be enough in the cold
nights.-Henry Matthew, in Epitomist.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-30
Farm Management That Wins.

Industry is not the only thing re-
quired on the farm. II it were, ;
great many men that fail would sue
coed. Keeping eternally at a taing
does not always bring suceess. IN spite
OF the trite saying that it does. In
telligent management is also required,
and this kind of management often re-
quires a good deal of information in
several directions.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-30
among her verses to appear in the book.

among her verses to appear in the book.
Mollie Elliot Seawell, the authoress,
must pay duty on several pictures which
she brought back with her from her last
trip to Europe. Miss Seawell claimed
free entry for the pictures on the ground
that they were articles necessary for
her well-being and comfort on the jour-
ney, but the board of general appraisers
decided that they were not included in
this category.
John Philip Sousa, the conductor, has
received notice Of his promotion from
Officer de academic Franchise to on
cier de INSTRUCTION PubliQue" OF
France. The new distinction gives Mr..
Sousa the golden palms and rosette OF
the French academy. He is the only
American who has received this decora-
ton. He is also a member of the Royal
Victorian order of England, having been
decorated by King Edward VII. three
years ago
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-30

lection, says the New York Tribune,
while her own chicks have been driven
off by her to wander in the barnyard
and shift for themselves as best they
can.
The kittens follow the hen about by
day, and at night they nestle under her
soft, warm wings and enjoy the COM
fort and protection which should go to
her discarded chicks
The hen will allow no person to handle
the kittens when she is near All who
attempt to do so are attacked by her.
She is owned by Joseph Hockberger,
of York, Pa.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-30
An Incubation Experiment.

In the incubation experiments
S,677 eggs from various sources have
been set in the incubators. Of these,
1905, or SO per cent, were fertile.
Three thousand three hundred and
forty-eight. or as per cent, of the fertile
eggs were Matched. This was 1886 per
cent. of the total number. The efficiency
of Matching under various conditions
ranged from per cent. to 81 per cent.
These experiments were planned in the
direction of testing the efficiency of the
machines and the influence of moisture
and room temperature upon the hatch.
Rhode Island Station.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-30
FLAT CEILING THE THING.
How to Build a Chicken House That
Is Cool in Summer and Warm
in Winter.

how chicken houses ought to be built.
Just allow me to give our readers few
useful points regarding natural heat
during cold winter months. A chicken
house ought to have fiat ceiling, eth
er tar papered or plastered, the walls,
too. My reason for having a fiat cell
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-30
Moles Lay Eggs.

In geological circles the prevalent
opinion is that this mole is link BE-
tween birds on the one hand and MAN.
mails on the other. These lowest" quad
rupeds lay eggs like birds, the young be
ing subsequently Matched from the eggs,
whereas in the kangaroos and all higher
mammals the young are born alive and
nourished by means of milk.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-30
Professional Wedlock.

1t must be rather trying to be mar
ried to an emotional actress and have
her clutching you by the throat at three
o'clock in the morning and shouting in
a hoarse stage whisper:
"Slave, didst lock the kitchen door
The key-where is it? Quick! I'll
strangle thee. Didst lay the milk can
on the outer battlements? Aye, my
dear, I'm mad!"-Pittsburg Press.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-30

ney Pills I have lifted six hundred
pounds and felt no bad effects. / have
not felt the trouble come back since,
although l had suffered for five or six
years, and other remedies had not
helped me at ALL"
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents
Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo, n. Y.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-30
KITTENS ADOPTED By HEN
Biddy Made Her Own Chick Shift
for Themselves to Care for
Feline Stepchildren.

This white leghorn hen has adopted
as her charges four frisky kittens
which were abandoned by their own
mother. The kittens have become the
objects of all the hens maternal af-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-30

shown in the illustration. Stats may
be substituted for wire. Under this the
little chicks may be fed without be-
ing crowded away by the larger ones.
1t is so arranged that the frame may
be raised on stakes as the chicks grow.
B. M. Briggs, in Farm and Home.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-30
The AUTOMOBILE in France

French military authorities are
alarmed because of the decrease of
horses resulting from the craze for au-
tomobiling and are offering a prize for
the best type of automobile military
cart
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-30

Pills did me a great
lot of good, and if
it We're not true ]
would not recon-
mend them. twas
the strain of lift
ing that brought
on kidney trouble
and weakened my
back, but since
using Doan's Kid
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-30
Always Up and Doing.

Borrower says he is always ready
to do his best"
"Sure. He'd do his best friend
Brooklyn Times.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-30

to death by Older
o n e s at feeding
time. This trouble
can be avoided by
providing a pen or
q cOvar S1Ich aS is
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-30

There are four different state
swords belonging to the city of Lon
don. The black sword is used on
fast days and during the mourning
for the royal family.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-30
Rates Lower and Service Equal to
the Best, to All Points East

via the Nickel Plate Road. Up-to-date
train service consisting of Three Thru Ex-
coaches and superb dining and sleeping
cars offering a quick and comfortable trip
to Fl. Wayne, Cleveland, Erie, Buffalo,
New York, Boston and intermediate sta
tons. Individual club meals served in
Dining Cars at prices ranging from So cents
to Sl.00 per meal for each person. Also
service "a la Carte" Coffee and sandwiches
served to passengers in their seats by
walters. Special attention given to ladies
travelling alone or accompanied by chill
dren. No excess fares charged on any train.
Stop over at Niagara Falls and Chautauqua
Lake allowed on all tickets. All trains
Street station, Chicago For rates, routes,
etc. call on or address j. Y. Callahan, Gen.
Agt., No. Ill Adams St., Chicago, Ill.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-30
THE STRAIN OF WORK.
Best of Backs Give Out Under the Burden
Of Daily Toll

Lieut.. George G.. Warren, of No.
Chemical, Washington, d. c., says:
"It'S an honest fact that Doan's Kidney
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-30
PROTECTION FOR CHICKS.
An Arrangement Which Prevents the
Old Birds from Trampling
Little Ones to Death.

Many times the little chicks are de.
prived of their feed and often trampled
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-30
There are wings on the money that
man never had to earn.-N. Y. Press.
Kansas City Southern Ry. Special
Excursion

Sept. ID, 20 and q, Oct. and Is, 1904,
to Arkansas, Indian Territory, Louisiana
and Texas, very low one way and round
trip rates.
For further information, write to S. G.
Warner, G. P. q I. A, K. c. S. Ry., Kansas
City, Mo.
Liberality consists rather in giving sea-
sonahlY than muchACicero
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-11-21

rhu county commissioners held a
meeting today ia enaah ap the saai'
ness ~ the court af Tits term. AEaonM
other matters transacted Dan God.
FIRES wAa reelected eoaTt hoase ianit'
OF. The eoutFasa tor fuFnishins ths
eoansy farm and read eaaan2 stta
dry Koods waa awarded "a ioleaeh ,
Chaaka. The court adopted nsS
ruis 9th gefeFwmne 10 the paFehass
- groceries, TIE eantraet ayMsen
haa h~em alsalishea. ard hereafter the
aarestntenawmt and Rad taFNsnen
wsll make their purchases wherever
ne hess smFmm can - maeurna-
Amer comprising tha business So
fsarw fMmfa sma commissioners ana
Cammfy ledge Hawkins wmmt 70 ths
eaamav farm t0 sake S. iaapeesaua
eF shAs fnmsaamsAam-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-11-21
BUGGY OVERTURNED.
Mrs. White Hurt In Accident Last
saturday Morn ~.

Mrs X NJ White of this city was
painfully hurt last Saturday morn
ing and that she escaped serious
injury seems almost a miracle She
and her daughters Misses Nav and
Martha. started in buggy to Sardts
to visit friends In driving up the
steep and narrow embaukmeut at
the crossing of the Central track
this side Of Sardis The horse became
frightened az "a buggy and team that
was coming up on the opposite side
Of the railroad The animal jump
ed 10 one side and I'm doing SO over
turned the buggy which rolled down
the embankment and crushed iuto a
wire fence Miss Mas was thrown
entirely over the fence. bat escaped
injury The little girl sustained one
or two slight bruises Mrs White
was painfully hurt .aboat the head
and face 4 short cash was cut be-
tween the eyes aud II Is feared the
bone on one side Of her nose vas
broken. h is believed that in the
fall her face struck a post ia the
wire fence The buggy was almost
demolished Mrs White san
brought home and . physacian sum
moued to attend 10 her injuries. She
was reported 90 he doiag vers uieelY
this morning
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-11-21
GREAT MECHANISM.
How Realistic Effects are Produced
In the Chariot Race In
BEN Hur.s


Much interest has been manifested
concerning the mechanical methods
of the thrilling chariot race employ
ed in Klaw & Erlanger's stupendous
production Of General wailace's
famous religious spectacle Ben
Hur." which Is to be presented at the
Dallas opera house the entire week
of November IS to December 3, with
special matinees on Wednesday and
Saturday
In this great arenic contest the
spectator sees eight horses galloping
at break-neck speed and straining
every muscle to gain the advantage
of the race within the amphitheatre.
Behind each quartet of horses is a
Roman chariot The wheels revolve
rapidly: the chariots furch and sway
and the flaming berlbboned garments
adding intensity to the realism of the
scene. The illusion is still further
increased as the interior wall OF the
amphitheatre moves along and the
dust flies ia binding clouds beneath
the crushing wheels of the chariots
The clatter of the rushing hoofs OF
the horses and the rumble of The
chariots are distinctly heard
Elaborate mechanism and appiica-
ton OF electricity produces this
great effect The mechanism Of two
great cradles twenty feet in length
and fourteen feet wide. and which
are movable back and forth ON rail-
ways, is supported by q bridge struct-
ure capable OF holding twenty tons
The top Of the cradles are two inches
above the level Of the stage Each
cradle bears the four horses and the
chariot OF each contestant On each
cradle there are four runways and
treadmills OF hickory Stats two inches
wide, covered with rubber they are
twelve feet long and two and a half
feet wide On each of these tread
mills a horse Is secured By steel
cable traces which holds him in place
and prevents him from moving for
ward of the runways As each horse
gallops, the treadmill reyoiyes under
his feet, thereby eliminating the for
ward pressure created By the impact
of his hoofs which would force him
ahead on an immoyable surface. BY
this mechanical arrangement It is
possible for the horses actually to
gallop with all their speed within
the space of their own length. 1t Is
considered the most realistic effect
ever seen upon the stage
When "Ben-H ur" was presented
in London, at the Drury Lane The
atre the present King OF England
witnessed II twice and then com
manded royal box to be built In the
center OF the pit of the theatre SO
thar he could more thoroughly enjoy
this great race scene
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-11-21

DR.. W. =. West west to Dallas
on the Flyer this morning to attend
the meeting called for the purpose
of discussing the divorce question.
He will return this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Wllkerson OF
Window are in the city the guests
of Mrs, s B. Ray, sister of Mrs.
Wilkerson They will remain about
two weeks.
Tom b Lusk, owner of the Italy
News Herald. was in the city today.
Tom says he will leave in few days
for St Louis to take second and
final look at the fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. p Minnick return
ed last night from DeKalb, where
they have been visiting their son,
Chandlos Minnick, and wife.
| Mrs Fred Meredith will leave to-
morrow for st. Louis to join her hus-
band who is in the employ of the
East ST. Louis Oil Co, of that city.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-11-21

10 b. were not practically invaluable
va curing dyspepsia aud the melan-
Choly, sieeplessness. aud weak nerves
caused by that disease Hood a Mar
tia could not afford 10 sell the rem
edy la this way Their faith the
medicine is SEQ Implicit that his guar
uutee bond Is given with every box
hes sell
Beein the ase Il Mi-u-ua today.
40 a teW days treatment win give
relief aud lts continued Use perfect
health