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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-23
WORKOUT FARM RESTORED
How a Pennsylvania Farmer Secured
Fair Crops from Soil That Had
Been Exhausted.

Many indeed are the means which the
careful and intelligent farmer may use
to keep up and increase the amount OF
plant food in his soil, and at the same
time secure abundant harvests there
from. Several years ago, hard-work-
ing and economical man lived upon
very poor Kentucky farm; but he Lacked
the one accomplishment of looking to
the welfare of his land. By and by it
would no longer produce sufficient for
living, and he sold out to Pennsylvania
Dutchman The neighbors felt sorry
for the new conner, for he was very
clever man, and they were sure that he
too would starve out. Well, having no
interest in the summers crop, which
was about made, he Immediately set to
work and hauled out all the manure
about the ybarnyard-a great lot for
sure, which gave him fine start to-
ward fertilizing an old field long ago
abandoned Then the mound of rotten
chips from the woodward went next.
People thought he was then at the end
of his row, so to speak, but he thought
ulACl 1IC lllcbdC sunny SNSoN
en- rakes and taking all the children
large enough to help, raked the leaves
in the adjoining woods, hauling them
and piling in little piles thickly on the
remainder of the field Finally the job
was done and time for blowing had ar
rived. Again the children were called
out and the bottom of every furrow in
the portion where leaves were used for
fertilizing was filled with them. Al
ready far on way to decay, they were
fairly well rotted when wheat was sown,
and the next year that field came up
with a good yield of wheat all over.
Other fields were pastured, and when
ever broken as much green manure as
could be secured was turned under. In
sects did not bother his crop so badly
as those of the neighbors, because the
trash in the fence corners and near
by woods was all cleaned away and
plowed under Neither were grain
crops of the same kind raised in the
same field for two years in succession.
To make long story short, he made a
good living, and in few years his farm
compared favorably with any in the
neighborhood. - D. B. Thomas in
Epitomist.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-23
Electricity in Farm Work.

In the application of electricity to
everyday work Germany has gone
further than any other country. How to
adapt electricity to blowing has been the
most difficult problem in this new
branch of agriculture. The commonest
form of automobile pillow has series of
knives that cut into the soil and turn it
over. The towing system, however, has
given most satisfactory results. The
pillow is drawn across the field by cable
and drum, while the operator, mounted
on the fore part of the instrument, regu-
lates it to suit himself. Both surface
and subsoil plows are operated in for
ward and backward gangs, cutting the
soil from few feet to 20 or more in
width
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-23
The Reclamation of Soil.

AS an aftermath of the flood condi-
tons that prevailed so extensively last
year, the government experts are
studying the best methods of rehabili-
tating the fertile fields that were over
flowed. Some of these areas were COW
cred with mud and others became
badly water-soaked, and it will take
years of reclamation to regain their
original fertility. Special fertilizing
crops are suggested, and where some
return must be made quickly the
planting of trees for posts is recon-
mended For this purpose catalpa,
black locust, Usage orange and Caro-
lima poplar are recommended
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-23
CHANGE FOOD
Some Very Fine Results Follow.

The wrong kind of food will put the
no medicines will cure it. There is no
way but to change food. A man in Mo.
says:
For years I was troubled SO with
my nerves that sometimes l was pros
trated and could hardly ever get in a
full month at my work.
my stomach, back and head would
throb so l could get no rest at night
except by fits and starts, and always
had distressing pains.
81 was quite certain the trouble came
from my stomach, but two physicians
could not help me and all the tonics
failed and so finally l turned to food.
when 1 had studied up on food and
learned what might be expected from
leaving off meat and the regular food
/ had been living on, felt that a
change to Grape-Nuts would be just
what was required, so I went to eat
ing it.
From the start got stronger and
better until was well again, and from
LudI Iill1C maven uS0u d I'LL VI ulCul-
cine, for l haven't needed any.
81 am so much better in every way,
sleep soundly nowadays and am free
from the bad dreams. Indeed, this
food has made such a great change
in me that my wife and daughter have
taken it up and we are never without
Grape Nuts on our table nowadays
1t is wonderful sustainer, and we
frequently have nothing else at all
but a saucer Of Grape-Nuts and cream
for breakfast or supper" Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Good food and good rest. These are
the tonics that succeed where all the
bottled tonics and drugs fail. Ter
days trial of Grape-Nuts will show
one the road to health, strength anG
vigor. There's a reason"
Look in each pkg. for the famous lit
tie book, .'The Road to MELVILLE"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-23
Profit in Sweet Potatoes.

Sweet potatoes are profitable crop
in many places and can be set up to July
l with hopes of fair crop. The land
should be broken rather early and al
lowed to settle well, and it is not advis-
able to pillow too deep. The plan of
growing in low ridges, about three and
one-half feet apart, is the one in most
general practice. Throw up the ridges
with small turning pillow, following with
hoe and smoothing the top of the ridge
a little We never wait for rain to set
sweet potatoes, but puddle the roots in
9 mixture of fresh COW droppings and
loan before setting.-Farmers' Voice.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-23
USING THE DISC HARROW.
A Very Efficient Implement, But Only
When Handled in Just the
Right Way.

The disc as a form of soil cultivator
is becoming constantly more popular;
but it must be used right to be effective.
An expert with the disc harrow says:
want to say an encouraging word
for the disc harrow. Not all soils are
adapted for its use-exceedingly stony
land is ill-fitted for its use, nor perhaps
the heavy, sticky clays. But upon loamy
soils that are loose and upon which sod
quickly forms after seeding there is no
tool to compare to the heavy disc. 1t
seems a waste of money to buy the
small light machines. Farmers often
say: my team is light, l cannot draw
those big 20-inch discs, weighted" All
right, then you won't do much business.
These small teams always mean poor
cultivation-upon these heavy sods
there must be given the draft of three or
four horses of good weight-not less
than 1900 pounds. Upon the machine
besides the driver may be added an ex-
ira load of stone to put the discs down
at least five inches, and if the sod is not
torn up go deeper. The field may look
uneven when finished, but a spring
tooth or smoothing harrow will do the
!eveling and the soil will have been
thoroughly mixed and the cultivation if
prolonged for two weeks will approx
mate the old-fashioned summer fallow.
And if carried along periodically for
four to six weeks it will reduce the stub
born quack grass. Cheap disc sharpen
ers are upon the market costing not
more than $3.50 to So that will do the
work effectually. These sharp discs
will do more work with less weight and
somewhat reduced draft
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-23
Better Off at Home.

Calculating the cost of raising a per-
son in Ireland at $200-and this is one
fifth of the supposed cost in the United
States-emigration has cost Ireland
since 1851, when the statistics were first
kept, about $500 900 ,000 An anti-emigra-
ton society has been started in Dublin,
and is doing what it can to stem the tide
of emigration. Its plan of campaign is to
show that while some of the emigrants
do better their condition, many Of
them do not, and that these latter al
most invariably reach a lower state of
misery than is possible in Ireland
where the worst they have to face is
poverty, but poverty without the moral
degradation common in large cities.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-23
Shun Men.

On small island in the Greek
archipelago there is colony which is
composed entirely of women. 1t is a
sort of religious order which considers
it a disgrace for one of it's members
to even look at a man. When fish
erman approaches the island, the wo-
men pull the gray cowls of their cas-
socks over their heads and turn their
backs Provisions are never import
ed, as the women, strict vegetarians
grow their own products. Only the
matron, who is annually elected head
of the colony, is ever allowed to leave
the island The others remain the-s:
all their lives, taking their turn at
tilling the soil, washing and house
keeping.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-23
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A SUGGESTION FROM OHIO
Durability and Usefulness of Wire
Fence Depend on the Brac-
ing of End Posts.

is very important factor in the con-
struction of wire fences. On passing
along different farms in observing
fences, as a general rule, you will see
that the anchors have been pulled up
by the drawing of the fence, or are
leaning. present a plan which l have
used and find it to be very satisfac-
tory. The posts that | have used have
been white oak and walnut, having Sc
cured them from the farm. Posts are
about ten inches in diameter. The
main post, as will be seen by cut, is
placed in the ground four and ore
half feet and two two-by-fours spiked
across the bottom. / then fill with
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-23
GREATEST OF LOVE POETS
Six Hundredth Anniversary of the
Birth of Petrarch the
Italian.

man who holds in literature the place
of greatest poet of love, writes Lindsay
Bashford. in the New York World,
Dante loved Beatrice as strong, severe
mind can love woman seen but once on
a Florentine bridge at twilight; wom-
an who died ignorant of his worship and
whom the exiled poet idealized and saw
in the paradise of his imagination in
the divine comedy After Dante in the
succession of great Italian poets comes
Petrarch. He loved Laura, and has
avowed his love in many sonnets ac-
knowledged to be the greatest songs OF
love in any language. Yet Laura was
married when Petrarch first saw her to
an estimable husband, Hugh de SADIE,
and was the mother of several children.
And Petrarch, ecclesiastic though he
was, loved another woman at the same
time and became the father of son and
daughter.
Few men have been so versatile and
so universally admired His life was an
accommodating triumph and singularly
happy Undisturbed by financial ques-
tions. handsome, impulsive, adventur-
Gus, he travelled in his youth through
Italy and Provence. He was one of the
heralds of the Renaissance. He discov-
cred, translated and explained the great
Latin authors, especially Cicero, to the
eager intellects of his day. He wrote in
Vulnerable Latin treatises on philos-
ophy and learning. He was a friend
of Cola di Rienzi. the famous democratic
tribune of Rome. of whom Bulwer Lyt-
ton has given so clever a picture in his
famous novel. He was a reformer, an
ardent lover of liberty, rebelling against
the rigid rules of the church and the
gross superstitions of the day. He be-
came a dictator of learning, and men
came to visit him from every country
in Europe on a pilgrimage to the in
tellectual sovereign of the day. He
spent long hours in conversation with
Saint Augustine, whose Confessions"
he carried about with him always. He
was friend of Boccaccio, the mental
father of Ariosto And all the time
brilliant, honored, enthusiastic, he sang
his songs-his "Trionfi," his Canon
Icl1 -ofC1 OUU WHICH VIC Cdh lCcN
to-day; his songs to Laura, as fresh and
warm and graceful as If the two charm
| ing figures were living and singing in
our midst.
He had his faults. Vain, ambitious
erratic, luxurious, he was typical of the
wonderful era in which he lived, the
| Renaissance, when men seemed sudden
| ly to awaken to the realization of how
| beautiful thing life could be. Laura
died in 134S, and he continued to sing OF
her. as gracefully as ever, until his own
death in 1874. Intended by his parents
| for the law, he became instead a scholar
and a poet. His poetry has lived with
that of the greatest worlds poets, and
to those for whom poetry is an indis-
pensable factor in wise and catholic
education Petrarch must always be q
| brilliant figure. 'The Italian Renais-
sance," concludes the great contem.
| porary historian, Prof Wharf, was q
revolution brought about in the human
mind and in culture by the study Of
beauty" Petrarch was it's herald, Its
prophet, and in many ways its most ex.
quisite exponent
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-23
Farmers Were Buncoed Badly

The farmers in several states tried
to get laws passed last winter to pro-
tect them against reckless automobile
drivers, but in nearly every case were
sold out; for the laws that were en-
acted were actually dictated by auto
makers, in their interests. In some
states the country road speed limit
was raised from ten miles an hour to
20, and farmers hands We're tied so
they can do nothing. In short, the
rural people were buncoed.-Farm
Journal
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-23

A fig split open makes good poul-
tice for boil. 1t is especially useful
for gum-boiI. A split raisin il also
good.
In severe paroxysms of coughing,
either in coughs, colds or consumption,
one or two tablespoonfuls of pure
glycerine, in pure rye whisky or hot,
rich cream, will afford almost immediate
relief; and to the consumptive panacea
is found by daily using glycerine in
ternally in the proportion of one part
powdered willow charcoal and two
parts of glycer;ne.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-23
HOMEMADE POLE DRAG.

ter and seven and one-half feet long.
These are fastened together about one
foot apart by means of short pieces of
chain Bolt piece of board to the
middle of the first pole and allow it
to extend slightly beyond the last one.
Do not fasten board to second or third
pole. Fasten on this an old moving
machine seat. This holds the seat
in place and allows the poles to work
independently. Seat and board may
be removed to store poles in close
uuarters.-Farm and Home.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-23
Some Gold.

Colorado's gold statistics, for the
first six months of the current year,
show total tonnage of 1872 300, with
a valuation of $10,522, 800. Should
there be no decrease in the production
for the ensuing half year, Colorado's
total output of gold for 1904 will be
about 100000,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-23
AN EFFECTIVE POLE DRAG.
For Some Kinds of Work It Is More
Serviceabl and Useful Than
the Roller.

A very serviceable implement on my
farm for years has been pole drag. l
find it better than a roller for some
ize without cracking the soil. The one
have is like the cut, made of three
hardwood poles, six inches in diane
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-23

of the Rebeccas, of
Topeka, Kans. Room
10, S12 Kansas Ave-,
writes: Il u e d
Doan's Kidney Pills
during the past year,
for kidney trouble
and kindred ailments.
l was suffering from
pains in the back and
headaches, but found
after the use of one
box of the remedy
that the trou bles
gradually disappeared
SO that before l had
finished a sc con d
package ] was well. l
therefore, heartily en-
dorse your remedy"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-23
How Another Sufferer Was Cured.

Mrs PNKHAM:I cannot praise wonderful remedies
enough for they have done me than all doctors have
houework, also had
whole
night My nhbors thought could but thanks
your medicine, now feel like a different
81 very grateful to you and will recommend Lydia Pink
ALL 1t
spell of proaton only weighed ninety
eight pounds that weigh hundred and
Vegetable Compound the finest remedy made
Thanking many benefit received from medicine
truly H Elliott ST. LOUIS Mo-"
Pinkham's advice is free and all sick women
widest
experience helped multitudes Of women.
e5n 5es % s . Esss ss s' and
Lyd e. ham ,Lynn,Ma
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-23
JEST AND JOLLITY.

MIR. Bliggins seems very affectionate
toward his wife in public"
THAT isn't affection" answered Miss
Cayenne. That's discipline"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-23

1t would help some if the Japs and
Russians would fight a battle now and
then at some place that is marked on the
map.-Rochester Post Express.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-23

Edyth-Jack proposed last night, and
after l accepted him thought he would
never stop kissing me.
Mayme-How nice of him! But then
chats the way he always does.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-23
Small Paw.

A Cashmere shawl weaver in Persia
earns by the hardest labor about IS
pence day.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-23

Sometimes" said the moralis.,
friendship is only skin deep" And
most of the time, replied the cynic, it's
only a des5 akin. "-philadelphia Ledger.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-23

(Signed) Mrs. c. e. Bumgardner.
A FREE TRIAL-Address Foster
Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For sale
by all dealers. Price. SO cents.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-23
A QUICK RECOVERY.
A Prominent Topeka Rebecca Officer
Writes to Thank Doan's Kidney
Pills for It.

Mrs. c. E. Bumgardner, a local officer
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-23

Great Scott" cried the head clerk,
''does it take you four hours to carry q
message a mile and return?"
Why" said the new Office boy, you
told me TO see how long it would take
me to go there and back, and l did it,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-23

Did you ever hear about that tax
collectors hard luck?"
mo. What was it?'
He called on a mesmerist. She hyp-
hotized him into the back yard and
made him beat carpets for five hours. :"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-23

Frankly, madam" said the honest
outfitter. 81 wouldn't advise you to take
that dress"
"Why not?" asked the woman.
alt doesn't match your complexion"
he explained.
''Oh. WELL" she replied, carelessly. II
caa change the complexion"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-23

II see by this poiper dat the scien-
tffc sharps say dat Teller ort ter wash
his hands every time he handles money"
said Dodgen Wurk. looking up from the
paper he had begged from a passing
stranger.
81 allus wash me hands after hand
lin money" said Will Knott Toyle. gaz-
fng at his fingers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-23

Here is another example Of faulty
English" said the teacher Of the class
in rhetoric. I'm this essay you have
written: Her sight broke upon land
scape of enhancing loneliness How
could her sight break upon a land
scape"
"She might have dropped her eyes!"
timidly ventured the young woman who
had written the essay.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-05-26

ed with excitement. Some scouts had
come in with the news that Governor
Hamilton. at the head of 500 or 600
soldiers and Indians. was only three or
four miles up the river.
"Where are all the menY' Helm re-
peated
Buffalo hunting. most OF them" said
Beverley.
What in thunder are they off hunt
ing buffaloes for2" ragged the excited
captain
You might go TO thunder and see"
Beverley said. and they both laughed
in sheer masculine contempt of a pre-
dicancrt too grave for anything but
grim mirth
What could they do? Even Oncle ia
zon and Rene de Ronville were off with
the hunters. Helm sent for NJ. Rous-
sillo.. in the desperate hope that ne
could suggest something, but he lost
his head and hustled off to hide his
money and valuables. Indeed the
French people all felt that, so far rs
they were concerned, the chief thing
was to say Q what they had. They well
knew that it mattered little which of
the two masters held over them-they
must shift for themselves. In Their
hearts they were true to France and
America; but France and America
could not now protect them against
Hamilton, therefore 1t would ne like
suicide to magnify patriotism U. any
other sentiment Objectionable to the
English. So they acted upon NJ. Rous-
silion's advice and offered no resistance
when the new army approached.
My poor people are not disloyal to
your flag and your cause" said good
Father Beret next morning to Captain
Helm. but they are powerless. Win
ter is upon us. What would you have
us do? This rickety fort is not availa-
bic for defense. The men are nearly all
far away on the plains. Isn't it the
part of prudence and common sense to
make the best of Il desperate situation?
Should we resist, the British and their
savage allies would destroy the town
and commit outrages too horrible to
think about In this case diplomacy
promises much more than a hopeless
Hght against an overwhelming force
"I'll fight 'em. Helm ground olt be-
s5ecn his teeth. il have to do ii sim
Ne handed and alone. Iii tight en-
Father Beret smiled grimly, as if he,
tco, would enjoy u lively skirmish. and
said:
Al admire your courage, my son.
Fighting is peri actly proper upon fair
occasion. Bat think OF the poor women
and children. These old eyes of mine
have seen some terrible things done by
earaged savagrs. Men can die fighting,
but their poor wives and daughters
ah, have seen, | have seenw
Beverley felt pang of terror shoot
through his heart as Father Beret's
simple words made him think of Alice
in connection with the Indian massacre,
"Of course, of course it's horrible TO
think Of said Helm, "but my duty Is
clear, and that flag - he pointed to
where la banniere dAlice Roussillon
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-05-26
Dead Dog. and Corlxs.

The Partisan ragpicker is a well
known character to all who have trav-
ersed the streets Of that capital at
night, but he has a colleague concern
ing whom little Is said or known, the
dead dog" and "old cork" collector.
Why these two industries should go
together is inexplicable, but such Is
the case. Dead dogs are by no means
bad property. The skin fetches from
twopence to threepence when it has
not become deteriorated by long res
idence in the water. The fat Is
worth fivepence the two and one
third pounds, and the bones also
sell for q trifie. The corks are by
no means so valuable, as after they
have been cleaned and pared they will
only sell for fivepence per hundred. The
profession Is only sufficiently lucra-
tive to maintain n few members q
francs a day being the average gain),
who reside for the most part In that
chiffonier quarter, the Rue Petit, Cite
Philippe. Globe.