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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-09
GRIST.

Farming is poor business when the
farming is poor.
The richest part of any manure is
that which water will wash out.
Much labor and expense may be
saved by planning ahead OF time.
BY using the drill for sowing the
depth of covering is uniform and there
is no loss of seed.
Never let the farm work or stock
stand still or retrograde, but keep both
progressing steadily.
The value of wood ashes in the or
chard and of coal ashes on heavy wet
clay can hardly be overestimated.
According to the exeptrs' report on
crop valuation for the year the total
value of all crops VIII exceed $685.
JOG, 900.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-09
FUMIGATING SEED GRAIN.
Box in Which It May Be Treated to
Fumes Of Carbon Bisulphids
to Kill Insects.

The great damage to the Canada field
pea seed by the pea weevil led to ex-
periments by the Ontario college for a
cheap and effective method of combat
ing the evil. The box shown below is the
result Of these experiments. The peas
are placed in this box and fumigated
with bisulphate of carbon. This style
of box has been in use at the station
for seven years; it is five feet long,
three feet wide and three feet deep, and
is capable of holding 80 bushels of peas.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-09

Inc top OIL UlS wave Cdulc slap
agin the house and a thin stream O.
water ran under the door and over the
floor. The crab had been sparrin' with
Hayshack as usual, and got one of his
claws fast in the cats whiskers, and
when the water came in Hayshack
and the other cats jumped up on the
table, and the crab was still hangip
to Hayshack's whiskers.
Things got pretty lively after thss
and didn't have no time to see what
become o. the crab. The cats were
meowin' with fear. In about five min
utes there came another big wave that
lifted one end O. the house off the piles
about foot, tumbled the clock off the
shelf and sent pot full of boilin' po-
tatoes rollin' over the floor.
when the big wave rolled away the
house came down on the piles again
with a crash that smashed all my
dishes, put out the lamp and made a
big hole in the floor where the ice and
water came through. This time the
water was foot deep on the floor.
81 jumped out O. the bunk, grabbed
my coat, and yelled to the cats, and
I'm blamed if them cats didn't jump
off the table, swim over to me and
stick their sharp claws into my bare
shins. I grabbed one of 'em in each
hand and showed 'em into my pockets,
and Hayshack climbed onto my Shout
der.
II waded to the door, and when /
opened it the wind came roarin' in and
tore off the roof like leaf. All this
| happened quicker'n I'm tellin' II.
knew the next big wave would carry
the house away, and I moved quick.
In stormy nights 1 still can hear the
wind howlin', the cats squallin' and
| the ice grindin' agin the floor"
did you swim, Bill?" said the Wis
itor.
81 couldn't live three minutes in that
sea and that ice-cold water.
'Y had duckboat tied to my piazza.
The piazza was two boards wide. The
boat was jumpin' around like frisky
colt right agir the side O. the house.
jumped in and pushed off.
"'Twas a cloudy night, but not very
dark. got 100 feet away, when l saw
| the house lift up again five or six feet
and the red-hot stove slid through the
| back joists and scantlin', and when
looked again the house was gone"
Bill smoked refectively for a mo-
ment, with Hayshack purring against
his leg. Then. he led the way up the
cabin stairs, and, pointing with his
| pipe across an arm of the bay, now
| dimpling in the sunlight, while the tide
| loitered lazily to the sea, resumed his
| tale.
ct looks peaceful enough now, don't
it? But on the night I'm tellin' about
| the white horses were jumpin' five
| foot high. could never tell you how
| the duckboat lived in that sea, but
she f1oated like cork and me and the
| cats got over here alive"
| did you save anything out OF the
wreck?"
Eyes, l saved them four piles you see
stickin' out O. the sand and pickle
! jar
"a pickle jar?"
eyes. You see, kept my savfn's in
| the pickle jar in cents and nickels and
quarters. There was $3.50 in the jar
1t had glass top screwed down on
rubber band, so it was watertight. u
| it had been empty it would have float,
| ed away, but the coin took it to the
| bottom and found it on the sad al
| low water"-N. Y. Sun.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-09
I'M S'1ge,a :,
~ =
THE DOORWAY.

In the heart of the day I strayed to the
heart of a tangled wood,
And there, like a dream, before me des-
olate portal stood.
Strange and solemn and sombre 1t stood
and / was alone;
Mystery fell like fog; fear swept by like
moan.
1t was bolted strongly above, and bolted
below again,
And one of the bolts was Sorrow, and
the other bolt was Pain.
Two dim lights hung in the shadow, two
red and misty spheres.
And my soul sank as l saw them, for l
knew they were Blood and Tears.
The way was lost behind me, backward
1 dared not go:
I beat upon the portal, and my heart
broke with the blow
Bruised, and bleeding. and blinded, 1
forced the bolts to move
1 passed through the dreadful doorway
800. and the other side was Love.
Ella Heath in Lippincott's Magazine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-09
STORING SEED POTATOES.
Safe. Method of Keeping Them During
the Winter So They Will
Not Sprout-

Seed potatoes should be firm and
sound, from which NO sprouts have ever
grown. Keep in cave made especially
for the purpose, arranged SO as to con-
troll the temperature as near the freez-
ing point as possible and not have the
potatoes freeze. A cave of any kind will
Go. even if nothing more than pit in
the ground covered with poles, a few
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-09

The growth of the beet sugar indus
try in Colorado is constantly creating
a demand for new factories. Lamar,
COL, is to have a new beet sugar fac
tory which will employ 300 men at
least five months in the year. The
plant will handle the crops of the east
ern part of the Arkansas valley and
will be ready for the 1905 campaign.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-09
farming Fence Posts.

Now comes the time for getting out
fence posts, which will soon rot at or
in the ground. To double, and more
than double, the life of the post, get 1T
Is inches or more longer than hole is deep
and fence it high. Then when the post
rots off turn it upside down and get an
other life from it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-09
The question of the Farm Power

The Question Of the Farm Power.
The gasoline engine has become ex-
tremely popular among the very best
class Of farmers, serving its purpose
economically and admirably in furnish
! ing an ideal power for grinding feed.
pumping water, saving wood, etc.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-09
Diversity.

Diversity! Plan to raise at least
fruits and vegetables enough fer home
use. Special farming, or one crop
farming, is we'll enough in its place,
but ye must not depend too much upon
it, What do you think about it?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-09

says {: A Sc
we're cold set
tied in my
kidneys and
developed so
quickly that
l was obliged
to lay off
work on ac-
count of the
aching in my
b a c X a n d
sides. For a
time 1 was
u n a bl t O
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-09

Some Melbourne undertakers re-
Gently formed ring and bought nearly
all of the vacant lots in the general GEM
etery. When this was done they raised
the price of funerals.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-09
EVERY WALK IN LIFE.

A. A. Boyce, farmer. living three
and half miles from Trenton, Mo-,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-11
BIDING THEIR TIME.
Local Democrats Are Quietly Perfect
ing Their Organizations.

There is not much doing in local demo-
cratic circles. so far as the casual observer
is concerned. The leaders are sitting
quietly In their offices, resting on their
oars, as 1t were, awaiting the formal open
ing of the campaign tomorrow evening,
when crowded-house meeting is scheduled
for Maccabee Temple, 513 9th street
northwest. Among the speakers announced
are John Temple Graves, editor of the At
lanta News, and warm personal friend or
William Randolph Hearst; Representatives
Benny and Schober of New York Repre-
sentatives Livernash of California and Van
Deuzer of Nevada; Mr.. Robert l.. Mon
tague. a cousin of the governor of Virginia,
and Mr. =. j. Ryan, vice chairman of the
Hearst Democratic Campaign Club OF the
District of Columbia.
Cons derable gossip was current this
morning relative to the probable candi-
dates for delegates and national commit
teeman ON the local democratic ticket. The
Hearst forces are not prepared to even sug-
gest their delegates, preferring to leave
that for the local convention. Among the
names proposed for national committee
man to oppose Mr.. James l. Norris are
Barry Buckley. Henry f. Davis, Edwin
Seton. at present chairman of the demo
cratic primary elections commission: Jesse
Il. Wilson. president of the Lincoln Ma
tional Bank; COtter I. Bride and j. Holds
worth Gordon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-11
Army Orders.

Officers recently promoted have been
assigned to regiments as follows:
Maj Francis ]. Herman; 26th Infantry;
Maj. C. w. Kennedy, 10th Infantry; Capt.
H. S. Wygant. I'd Infantry; Capt. James
NJ Graham, Sth Infantry; Capt. Joseph L.
Gilbreth, 9th Infantry; Capt. Wiley
Howell 9th Infantry; Capt. Benjamin j.
Tillman, 7th Infantry; Capt George J.
Holden. 2Sth Infantry; Capt. Chas. F.
Bates, 25th Infantry; Capt Arthur Gran
ston, 18th Infantry; Capt: John J. Toffey,
jr., 18th Infantry: First Lieut. A. H. Fresh
water, Goth Infantry; First Lieut.. Joseph
C. Wilson, Sd Infantry; First Lieut.. Nor
ris M. Keck, 18th Infantry; First Lieut.
A. e. Deitsch, 9Th Infantry; First Lieut..
William Horst, 18th Infantry; First Lieut.
Joseph c. Kay, I'd Infantry; First Lieut..
Walter c. Jones, 18th Infantry; First
Lieut.. Chas. Abel 4th Infantry; First
Lieut.. oliver F. Snyder. 18th Infantry;
First Lieut.. Edward L. Raines, Goth In
fantry; First Lieut.. Chas L. Woodhouse,
4th Infantry; First Lieut.. B. B. Johnson,
25th Infantry; First Lieut.. G. A Wiser
18th Infantry; First Lieut.. C. R. W. MORT
son, 10th Infantry; First Lieut.. Walter L.
Reede, 10th Infantry
Capt Leon s. Roudiez, 18th Infantry, has
been detailed to I'll vacancy in the quar-
termaster's department
First Lieut.. William A. Powell, assistant
surgeon, mas Deen renewed from duty on
the transport Thomas and assigned to duty
in the Philippines
Lieut.. Col. John F. Greer, ordnance de-
partment, at New York, has been ordered
to inspect the seacoast armament at Fort
Monroe, Va.
Leaves of absence have been granted as
follows: First Lieut.. Edward Davis, 18th
Cavalry, four months; Lieut.. Col Edward
B. Moseley, deputy surgeon general, three
months extension, with permission to go
abroad; Capt George H patten, 18th In
fantry. one months extension on account
of sickness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-11
Naval Orders.

Lieut. C. B. Hatch, jr., has been detached
from the Newark and ordered home, when
his resignation will be accepted.
Ensign II. E. Cook from the Brooklyn to
the Iowa
Ensign H. Ellis from the Marietta to the
Newark.
Pay Director J. B. Redfeld to be retired
on the 18th instant.
Paymaster D. Potter to the Mare Island
navy yard.
Paymaster J. Irwin, jr., from the Mare
Island navy yard to the Solace
Paymaster II. H. Balthis' from the Solace
to the Oregon
Paymaster H. E. Disco from the Oregon
and await orders
Passed Assistant Paymaster G. p Aud
three months sick leave.
Boatswain A. R. Nickerson from the Con-
stellation to the Ohio.
Acting Boatswain H. +. Marker from the
Naval Academy to the Kearsarge.
Warrant Machinists w. ]. Powell and A.
T. Percival from the Union Iron Works.
Cal, to the Ohio.
The appointment of Paymaster's Clerk j.
B. Horton has been revoked, and the resig-
nation of PaymaSter's Clerk r. B. West
lake has been accepted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-11
Disposition of Naval Vessels.

The Albany is to be detached from the
Asiatic station and will receive an over
hauling at Bremerton. The foreign made
battery Of thu Albany will be replaced by
n battery CT five-inch guns. The Adams has
been ordered to Guam. where she will re-
lieve the Wheeling as station ship. The Mo-
hioan viii serve at Olongapo as station
ship. The Morongahela probably will be
used as a training slip for the naval re-
serves in case the bill establishing re-
serve becomes a law this session.
The collier Lebanon has been ordered to
Colon with coal for the squadron there. The
Montgomery has gone to Greytown, Mica
RI qua. to procure tools needed by the canal
commission for the commencement of work
on the canal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-11
SECRETARY MOODY HEARD.
Conditions of Success of Jamestown
Naval Review.

The success of the jamestown exposition,
from naval point of view, will depend en-
tirely on the peaceful condition OF the worid
in 1907 This was the expressed opinion OF
Secretary Moody before the House COM
mittee on industrial arts and exposltlons
today In 4 hearing on a bill making an APP
propriation for this exposition For TINS
reason he said it was impossible to fore
tell the extent to which the navy or the
United States and the navles OF foreign
countries would be able to participate IN
the exposition.
Secretary Moody objected to the feature
of the bill providing for detail OF naval
officers for duty at the exposition. IL was
Ills policy to keep naval officers as mucn IN
military duty as possible. He SAID the pro
Vision would lead to great pressure being
brought to bear for the special detail he
had found this to be the case with the 81;
Louis exposition. He had found one naval
officer detailed there, Dut hau oeciiheu "
make other details.
chairman Tawney outlined tentative
plan which would make Admiral Dewey ana
Rear Admiral Schley Cretired) national COM
mssioners for the Jamestown exposition.
The Secretary said the duties connected
with such an assignment might be consid-
cred too great by the officers named, but
he expressed no opinion either way on the
nroiect 1t was indicated that special
fund would be provided to permit OF the
proper entertainment of naval ofncers OF
foreipn countries and that special compen-
satiOn would also De given W inc onieeiS III
question should they accept such detail:
Secretary Moody approved the provision
in tha bill which gives to the exposition
company one of the old civil war monitors;
He said there were five or six of these old
monitors at the League Island navy YARD
that they bore the marks of shot ana sne.i'
and If Congress would take the responsible
ity for disposing of one to the company the
department would not object. These moni-
tors have been advertised for sale TO De
broken up.
incidentally Secretary Moody expressed
his interest in the bill establishing naval
reserve for the training for the navy of
eafaring men, He said he understood this
bill was not to pass Congress at the present
session, but believed its adoption would be
of great benefit to the navy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-11
The Enlistment of Minors.

There has been so much trouble at the
War Department over the enlistment of
minors in the army that 1t has been found
necessary to issue supplemental instruc-
tions to all recruiting officers to take
every precaution possible to verify the
statement as to age which may be given
by an applicant for enlistment whose ap-
pearance would indicate the possibility
of minority and to reject any applicant
who cannot produce satisfactory proof on
that point. 1t is announces that Ii will be
the policy of the department hereafter to
bring to trial all cases of fraudulent en-
listment where the fraud consists in con-
cealment of minority at enlistment Such
enlistments reflect inturiously upon the
service and entail upon the department a
mass OF correspondence and investiga-
ton with no corresponding benefits to the
army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-11
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
DISCUSSING LEGISLATION FOR
THE CANAL ZONE.
Senator Mitchell Sees the President on
the subject-The Coming Con-
gressional Campaign.

Senator Mitchell of Oregon discussed pro-
spective legislation for the control of the
canal zone with the President. making some
suggestions that he believed would be of
value to the United States. Senator Mitch
ell said that the President has before him
the bill appropriating money to the Lewis
and Clark exposition. and believes the
President will sign the bill tomorrow.
Charles w. Kohlsaat, one of the special
commissioners of the ST. Louis exposition.
introduced Paul Lindenberg, German
newspaper correspondent, and Herman
Knauer, a German official connected with
the exhibit of that country at st. Louis.
Mr.. Knauer has had charge of the con-
struction of a number of the German build
ings at the fair.
Representatives Robb Of Missouri. Gard
ner of Michigan and others introduced
friends.
President Roosevelt has signed joint reso-
buttons extending the invitation of Congress
to the Interpariamentary Union and pro-
viding for the entertainment of it's men,
bers. and requesting the President of the
United States to negotiate with the govern
ment of Great Britain for a revision of the
regulations which now govern the taking
of fur seals in the open waters of the North
Pacific ocean and Boring sea.
Tie Congressional Campaign.
Representative Bahcock, chairman of the
republican congressional committee, had
short talk with the President about the
approaching congressional campaign. Mr..
Babcock told the President that the repub-
lican congressional committee would meet
Wednesday to organize for the campaign
and would be pleased to receive any sug-
gestions from him. The President had none
to make. So long the campaign would
be in charge of such ar excellent manager
as Representative Bahcock the President
felt that the interests of the republican
party would be perfectly safe.
Bishop Satterlee saw the President to
make a recommendation for the appoint
ment of a chaplain in the army to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Chaplain
Barry, at Fortress Monroe, a short time
ago.
Lieutenant Commander de Faramond de
La Fajoie. naval attache of the French en-
bassy, presented to the President, on behalf
of the President of France, a beautifully
bound copy of the annual naval register OF
France. President Roosevelt expressed his
appreciation of the gift
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-11
A Breakfast Table Problem.

From the London City Press
Breakfast table problems are features of
modern-day journalism One member was
responsible for a problem municipal in
character. Has a corporator who proposes
resolution that he should be given per-
mission to move another proposition the
right to reply when no discussion has
taken place?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-11
Damage Placed at 5000.

James II. Rowland today filed suit at law
against Samuel Ross to recover damages in
the sum of $500. the action being one in
trespass 1t is alleged that the defendant
caused the damage cjecting the plaintiff
square 260 and warehouse thereon At
torneys Birney & Woodland represent the
plaintiff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-11

Mrs. Catherine Meredith, wife of John
Meredith. committed suicide at her home In
Shippensburg. Md. by hanging herself in
the carriage shed. She was sixty-eight
years old, end leaves a husband and several
sons and daughters.
Thomas W. Barry. a tweive-year-old boy.
died at Hartford Conn.,. as the result Of
being hit in the head by a pitched ball.
Beilaire. Ohio, taking $500 worth Of gold and
eilverware.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-11
Hearing on Freight Differentials.

A change of date for the hearing of the
question of freight differentials to At
Iantic ports has been made by the inter-
state commerce commission from April
81 to May IS, the date first set having
been found impracticable
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-11
Dangers Of Christie's.
from the Sheffield Telegraph

From the She1fieId TeIegraph
Christis's is place where the unsophisti-.
Gated does well to be silent till he has
knowledge. He can never be sure whether
he is bidding by single pounds or by hum
dreds. whether he is buying an article at so
much per ounce or at a final price, In the
case of pictures and jewelry a man has been
known to bid f100 under the impression that
he was only bidding twenty shiliings
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-11
Present-Day Economy.

From the London Referee
There is an end of the mad extravaganza
that was scandal The blatant vuigarity
CT the fat years of the nineteenth century
has been killed by the lean years of the
twentieth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-11
Flowers, Fruits,
At Half Price.

A half dollar for Wreaths of Flow
ers and Fruits. Just the wanted kind,
at soc instead of 81. This Is another
passing opportunity-milline will be
interested
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-11
Untrimmed Hats.
Reduced to Soc.

Sold until now at 81 and $50. Odds
and ends-.last of quickest selling
kinds punched together at Soc for
choice. Ready tomorrow morning,
on second floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-11
TO FORM FLYING SQUADRON.
Russia Negotiating for More Fast Ger
man Ships.

A cablegram from Berlin says: Russia
has not ceased purchases of German trans
atlantic liners. She is at present in nego-
tiation for the purchase of a considerable
number of German vessels. These vessels
are to be armed and. together with the
Smolensk and Orel of the Black sea fleet.
are to form flying squadron of fast cruis-
ers The Furst Bismarck, which has been
renamed the Don. will join this squadron.
The Russian government is also negotiat-
ing with the French Compagnie Transact
lantiaue. Representatives of Sir William
Armstrong, a German yard the Germania
and other shipbuilding yards have been in
ST. Petersburg the last three weeks discuss
ing orders for new warships with the Rus
sian admiralty.
A cablegram from Ping Yang. Korea.
says: Everything points to the Japanese
advance northward assuming more serious
proportions, 5000 men and s guns having.
left here for Anju March %. where GEN
Sasaka has taken command Gen. Inouye
remaining at Ping Yang. The place of the
departing troops Is taken by others arriv-
ing daily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-11
New Hats.
$2.B to So. 90.

The new CONTINENTAL Turbans
and Toques in black. blue, brown.
tan and black and white. The new
est hats to wear with tailor and
shirt waist suits.