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SAVED CHILD'S LIFE.
Remarkable Cure of Dropsy by Dodd's
Kidney Pills.

Sedgwick, Ark, June l9.-The case of W.
S. Taylor's little son is looked upon by
those interested in medical matters as one
of the most wonderful on record. In this
connection his father makes the following
statement
Last September my little boy had
dropsy; his feet and limbs were swollen
to such an extent that he could not walk
or put his shoes on. The treatment that
the doctors were giving him seemed to
do him no good, and two or three people
said his days were short, even the doctors,
two of the best in the country told me he
would not get better. | stopped their
medicine and at once sent for Dodd's
Kidney Pills. 1 gave him three Pills a
day, one morning, noon and night for
eight days; at the end of the eighth day
the swelling was all gone, but to give
the medicine justice, l gave him eleven
more Pills. / used thirty-fve Pills in all
and he was entirely cured. | consider
your medicine saved my child's life. When
the thirty-fve Pills were given him, he
could run, dance and sing, whereas before
he was an invalid IN his mothers arms
from morning until night"
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SWORN OFF ON PEANUTS.
The Henpecked Man Arouses the
Suspicion Of His Better-Half
by Eating Them.

81 am very fond of peanuts" said the
henpecked man, according to the Philadel-
phia Record, "but I've had to give them
up. No, not on account of my health.
You see, my wife acted so foolish about it
that l cut out the peanut habit simply to
keep peace in the family. / frequently
used to buy bag to take home in the
evening, and generally ate a few on the
way. Well, the other evening my wife,
who has most suspicious nature, sneered
at me when / reached home. Been eat
ing peanuts again, have your" she re-
marked. Why, yes, my DEAR / said,
pulling the bag from my. pocket. Fine
thing to sober up on, eh?' she continued.
I gazed at her in blank amazement. oh,
you needn't play innocent she went on.
I know all about it. How many drinks
have you had to-day?' My dear l ex-
postulated, I don't know what you mean
1 have had nothing to drink Don't tell
me- she exclaimed. I've found you out
at last And with that she flashed on
me some foolish newspaper clipping to the
effect that after inbibing too freely a few
peanuts have wonderful effect In sober
ing a person up. Of course, all argu-
ment and denial would be futile; rather
than that l have given up peanuts"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-06-23
TRIALS OF A GEOLOGIST.
His Precious Specimens Surrepti-
tiously Disposed Of by Con-
scienceless Carrier.

Prof. w. c. Hayes, of the geological
survey, was talking in Washington
about the trials of biologists, states the
Buffalo Enquirer.
did you ever hear Of the geologist
in New Hampshire?" he asked. We'll,
there was a geologist who spent long
hot summer day in Croydon gathering
specimens of the very odd New Hamp-
shire rock formation to be found there,
and late in the afternoon he hired a
boy to carry the heavy bag back to
Newport for him. The boy exhibited
to friend that night half-dollar and
the friend said enviously:
Where did you get that?'
"I made it, was the answer.
"'How did you make it?'
"'You know that there man that
was working all day with a little
hammer hereabouts, chipping off pieces
of rock and putting them into a leather
bag?'
yes
"'Well, he asked me to carry his
bag for him to the Newport hotel, and
he gave me so cents for the job
"'Well, it was worth it. Must have
been pretty heavy, carryin' all them
rocks four miles
DO you think 1 carried them rocks
all the way?' he said. No. sir. |
emptied the bag before startin', and
just filled it outside the hotel.'"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-06-23

| center (A). Boret hole in each side.
Procure thin, round iron rod (the steel
rod of an old umbrella is good, cut 1t
to the same length as the distance be-
tween the two posts, measuring from
the outside of each post Then make the
two signal arms; the hood parts of each
are the same size, but the thin end Of
the one to be marked small fish" is
shorter than the other that is marked
large fish," Gas shown in small draw
ing to left of figure L.
Bore a hole in each the same distance
from the end of broad parts, large
enough to insert the rod into, so the
arms will revolve easily upon it.
Nail strip of lead along the edge
of each signal arm; this is to weight
it so that it will drop readily; place
them in position by inserting them upon
the axelrod, and then inserting that in
its place between the posts at A. Pro-
cure duplicate axelrod for the wooden
triggers, one of which Is much longer
than the other. (See small drawing to
left of figure - Attach screw eye to
the bottom of each trigger. Then bore
two large holes through the float (shoWn
in dotted lines), which must be not less
than two inches wide. Bend a strong.
stiff wire into the form shown at BIB, fig
ure 1. d is a weight which you will put
on when you can determine the amount
of weight needed to make the doat bal
ance A similar weight should be at
tached to the other side. Find the exact
center of the float.
Fasten the float securely in wise and
set the cylinder in position by driving
dozen long wire nails into the float
close against the outside of thecylinder,
being careful to keep the nails away
from the Sits and catches. Then fasten
the cylinder in position with the wooden
braces, as shown in drawing.
Now to adjust the triggers with the
cylinder. One slit is for the big fish
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mark, and the other on the right is for
the small fish mark. Figures 2 and 3D.
The best way to fix the wire holders on
points (see figure s. is to solder them
on. Then measure the distance between
the screw eye attached to the triggers
on the float and the respective points
marked on the two Sits, and cut two
lengths of strong, stiff wiro; attach
them to the screw eyes by looping the
ends with pair of pincers, and bend
them. into the form shown in figure s.,
to fix them to the wire holders on the
cylinder, and your fishing semaphore
is finished
1t is hardly necessary to explain its ac-
ton after what has already been said.
Of course, when fish is hooked the
catches protruding through Sits press
downward until one strikes the topmost
wire end in position on the wire holder
across the outside of the slit. This pres
sure is kept up, and the protruding
catch pulls the wire with it as it travels
downward, which action, being instant
ly communicated with the trigger at
tached to the signal arm marked small
fish," releases the signal arm, which
drops of its weight from the hood, dis
playing its signal plainly; but if the
hooked fish is a big one, it will have
strength enough to pull the stick-cap
far enough to release the other wire with
the other catch in the second slit, which
releases the "big fish, signal Gig
ure g..
And supposing you catch whale?
Well, the size teller is not exactly
adapted for whale fishing, but it will
do very nicely for perch and bass.
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How to, Make a FISHING SeIndpnOr6

Now that the fishing season is open,
our little anglers will welcome this
novel aid in their sport.
You probably know what a sema-
phore is, as you have seen dozens of
them along the railway-the auto
matte signal posts whose movable
wooden arms wigwag up and down
upon their hinges and tell the en-
gineer whether or not the road is clear
ahead. You can make very in
genious semaphore to amuse yourself
with when fishing; and it will be of
practical use, too, for it will not only
signal the fact of a catch, but will
tell you whether big or lietle fish
is hooked, says A. M. Langworthy, in
Chicago Inter Ocean.
First of all, how strong a pull has
little fish on line, and how strong
pull has big fish in comparison?
This is the most important question
to decide in making the size telling
semaphore, because it's whole princi-
pie of construction is based upon the
strength of the fishs pull. Get per-
fectly smooth, round stick, one inch
thick. Cut it to the length of ten or
IL inches. Then screw round wooden
cap securely to the head of the stick,
being careful not to split the stick
in the operation. You can prevent
this by winding wire about the stick
head before driving in the screws.
The cap should be half an inch thick
by two inches wide, so that it per-
fectly overlaps the stick head half an
inch all around.
Then procure a tin cylinder nine
inches long by two and one-half inches
thick, open at one end, but having a
round hole one and one-half inches
wide at the other end. If you cannot
make it yourself, the tinsmith will for
trifling sum. 1t is shown in detail
in figures 2 and 8. Figure 2 shows
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-06-23
SIS RAPALYE.

When rainy-greener shoots the grass
And blooms the cherry tree,
Ard children laugh by glittering brooks,
Wild with the ecstasy
Of bursting spring, with twittering bird
And hum of honey bee
isis Rapalyer' my spirit shouts.
And she is here with me!
AS laugh the children, so her laugh
Haunts ali the atmosphere
Her song is in the brook refrain;
Her glad eyes, flashing clear,
Are in the morning dews; her speech
Is melody so dear,
The bluebird trills: isis Rapalye-
hear!-I hear!-I heart!
Again in races, at Recess
I>see her braided hair
Toss past me as / stay to lift
Her straw hat, fallen there;
The school bell sounds vibrant pang
My heart can hardly bear
Yet still she leads-Sis Rapalye-
And leads me everywhere!
NowI am old-yet she remains
The selfsame child of ten
Gay, gallant little girl to race
On into Heaven then!
Yet gallant, gay Sis Rapalye-
In blossom time, and when
The trees and grasses beckon her
Comes back to US again.
And so, however long since youth
Whose raptures wild and free
An old mans heart may claim no more
With more than memory
share the springs own Joy that brings
My boyhood back to me
With laughter, blossoms, singing birds,
And sweet Sis Rapalye.
James Whitcomb Riley, in Golfers
Weekly
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-06-23

the long slit on the left side of what
we. will call the front This slit and
the corresponding one upon the right
side (as shown in figure - are eight
inches long and quarter inch wide.
Now push the stick head, with its
cap, into the cylinder. Insert a pen
ell through the Sits and mark the
spots upon the rim of the cap, which
it touches. Get fairly strong, very
thin spring of steel or wire, nine
inches long when uncompressed,
which will reach the length OF the stick
and fit around it, as shown in figure 2
dotted lines).
After you have fitted the spring
around the stick pull the lowest spirals
of the spring outward from the stick,
so that their circumference will be
much wider than the circumference OF
the stick.
You now place the stick and spring
in position inside the cylinder, as shown
in Fig. 2. The lowest spiral OF the
spring, being much wider than the stick,
rests upon the inclosed part OF the bot
tom of the cylinder, while the end OF
the stick pierces the hole in the center
os the bottom, and protrudes an inch or
two out of it. Drive a screw eye into
the stick end, drive two small wire nails
into the pencil marks you made upon
the rim of the stick cap, tie line to the
scrSw eye-and go fishing.
You are now to have practical test
of the strength of a fish's pull. Do your
fishing from boat, pier, or same place
where you can secure the cylinder up
right with the open end at the top, sc
that it will remain stationary. Drop IN
your line. A fish is hooked, and you
will notice the stick-cap instantly press
down on the string Mark the lowest
point which the nails or catches in the
side of the stick cap (as we will cal
them now descend to, as they travel
downward, projecting through the mar
row Sits in the cylinder. (See Fig. A.
1t is evidently very small fish, for the
catches have hardly Travelled half ar
inch downward from their original posi-
ton You pull the fish up and find it is
a very little one But you can't go by
only one fish; you must catch several
marking the point on the edge OF the
Sits where the catches descended to il
each case, and then you can get an idea
of what the comparative strength OF
large an6 small fish is.
You are now ready to determine how
strong the pull is of the average small
fish, and the average big one. Find the
spot on the edge of the slit where the
| marks of the small fish are thickest
and mark it very pl&nly. Take the
mark of the biggest fish, which will bt
much farther down, and find the center
in the distance between that and thu
spot you decide the big fish to begin at
Thus you have recorded the strength
tests.
Now look at figure /. The block o.
wood is very thick and heavy so tina
it will support good deal of weigh
without becoming top heavy. You cal
easily construct the outside hood which
hoEsas the signal arms. Then find the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-06-23

pay. but nothing short of that would
touch his stony heart"
20, Fred, don't" she said. "It breaks
my heart to hear you talk about dying.
1 can't stand it. You really ought to
stay at home to-day"
81 know l ought" assented BARLEY,
''and I'm going to do it, too, no mat
ter what comes of it. I'll telephone
down that I'm sick. Perhaps if l get
out in the fresh air for few hours
I'll be able to fight off this spell of
sickness that | feel is imminent
At ten o'clock Mr.. BARLEY tele-
phoned to the Office the news of his
sudden indisposition; later he carried
out the rest of his programme by re-
pairing to the frozen lakes of Central
park, where he hoped to imbibe gen.
erous doses of natures own tonic as
an antidote to the insidious poisons
fermenting in his system. The next
morning he got to the Office ten min
utes ahead of time. The head clerk
saw him come and called him over to
his desk.
you've done it now, Barley" he
said You might as well have saved
yourself the trouble of coming down
to-day. You're not needed any long
err"
who said so?"
t'The boss. He told me to tell you
when you came in to-day"
BARLEY leaned against the desk
weakly. rs that straight" he asked
"Straightest thing in the world He
called me in yesterday and asked
about you. You know the boss. Ht
doesn't waste any words. BARLEY no
here to-day?' he said. l told him yol
were sick. Very WELL, said he
When he comes tomorrow tell hin
that he is not needed at present anC
he may extend his vacation until
The head clerk snapped his finger!
sgggestively.
81 see," said BARLEY.
HE added something sbout TIL,
18TH said the head clerk, "but that
But that" supplemented BARLEY
'was only his way of letting fellow
die-by inches. What he really mean
was that I've been fired"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-06-23
BARTLEYS$
VACATION:
mn R. hartley stretched his long
lV legs and yawned dismally.

lVI legs and yawned dismally.
Gee" he said, but l do feel rocky
this morning." ..
81 am afraid. dear" said Mrs. Bart
ley, with tender solicitude, that you
are not we'll"
well? OF course I'm not well. How
can a fellow be we'll with this ever
lasting grind going on from morning
till night? What l need is a vacation.
If 1 could just get rest for a few
days I'd pick up and be all right
again
Well" suggested Mrs. Barley, art
lessly, why don't you take it?''
Take it?' echoed BARLEY. with
tragic intensity. IF you knew the
boss you wouldn't ask that. Catch
him letting a fellow have day off!
Why, he's a typical skinfiint. He'd
grind a chap into powder in order to
extract the last spark of energy.
That is the kind of man am working
for, yet you ask me why don't take
a vacation. Maybe if 1 was dead he'd
let me off for a few days, with full
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Stubborn.

'Self-opinionated? Well, should
say he is. never met anyone so dog
matte"
SIS that so?"
Eyes; why, he's positively bulldog.
matte. "-Philadelphia Ledger.
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By Another Name.

Edna had been in the house for sew
eral days with cold. She refused to
eat anything, much to the worry Of
her mother, who feared she would be-
come very weak.
Edna insisted she was as strong as
ever, but later aptly described her con-
dition by saying:
Mother, 1 don't feel one bit weak.
but my legs feel little bow-legged-y."
philadelphia Press:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-06-23
Untidily DRESSED Nurses.

There is no doubt that, proportion
of nurses, whose training is unim-
peachable, do not dress as trinity as
they might when they are out-of-doors.
If unqualified persons dishonor the
uniform by appropriating it without
right. those who are entitled to the
uniform should honor it by wearing it
becomingly.-Lon Hospital.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-06-23

Kidney Pills l told
the readers of this
paper that they had
relieved me of kid
ney trouble, dis
posed of a lame
back with pal n
across my loins and
beneath the shout
der blades. During
the interval which
has elapsed 1 have
had occasion to re-
sort to Doan'S Kid
ney Pills when l
noticed warnings of
an attack. On each
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-06-23

and every occasion the results obtained
were just as satisfactory as when the
pills were first brought to my notice.
l just as emphatically endorse the
preparation to-day as 1 did over two
years ago."
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. T.,
proprietors For sale by all druggists,
price SO cents per box.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-06-23

Riches may hab wings when dey's
goin'," said Uncle Eben, ''but when dey's
comm dey seems to travel on crutches. )"
Washington Star.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-06-23

This world would be great deal better
if, instead of devoting all their energy to
making good" more men would make
their life ideal being good.-Boston Globe.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-06-23
It Cures While You Walk.

Aliens Fcot-Ease is a certain cure for
hot, sweating, callous, and swollen, aching
feet. Sold by all Druggists. Price CSC. Don't
accept any substitute. Trial package FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-06-23
ALL DONE OUT.

Veteran Joshua Heller, of 7O6 South
Walnut Street, Urbana, H., says: I'm
the fall of 1899 after taking Doans
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-06-23

Misfortune teaches man who are his
true friends. 1t also makes him lonesome
Town Topics.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-06-23
I Always Had a Headache

but since using DIR. Pusheck' -Kuro it
has disappeared entirely. This is the best
medicine L ever used and have informed
many in Clayton about it.
Robert Gold, Clayton, Wash.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-06-23

Reduced Rates to Buffalo, N. Y, Acct.
Annual Meeting B. P. o. Elks,
July 18th to 18TH, The Nickel Plate Road
offers low rates with long Limit and Stop
over at Chautauqua Lake, N. Y. Full
information of Agent, or address j. Y.
Callahan, General Agent: Ill Adams St.,
Chicago, Ill.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-06-23
Lydia e. Pisslklsasss,s
Vegetable Compound

~SCsssSsS OOsssFSOsSss0
is positive cure for all those painful
ailments of women. 1t will entirely
cure the worst forms of Female Com
plants, all Ovarian troubles, Inflam-
nation and liberation, Falling and
Displacements of the Womb. and con-
sequent Spinal Weakness, and is
pecu iarly adapted to the Change Of
Life. Every time it will cure
BackacEe-
1t has cured more cases of Leucor-
rhea than any other remedy the world
has ever known. It is almost infallible
in such cases. 1t dissolves and expels
Tumors from the Uterus in an early
stage of development. That
Beas'ing-d0Mn Feeling,
causing pain, weight and headache, is
instantly relieved and permanently
cured by its use. Under all circum-
stances it acts in harmony with the
female system. 1t corrects
L,,s'eguEasifyy
Suppressed or Painful Menstruation,
Weakness of the Stomach, Indigestion,
Bloating, Flooding, Nervous Prostra-
ton, Headache, General Debility. Also
Dizziness, FaissfzseSS,
Extreme Lassitude, "don't-care and
want-to- be-left-alone :" feeling, excit-
ability, irritability, nervousness, sleep
lessness, fatulency, melancholy or the
"blues," and backache. These are
sure indications of Female Weakness,
some arrangement of the Uterus. For
Kidney Complaints
and Backache of either sec the Vegeta-
BILE Compound is unequaled,
You can write Mrs. Pinkham about
yourself in strictest confidence.
LYDIA E. PINKHAM NED. Co., Lynn, Mass.
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Punishment 10 Fit the Crime.

Judge-It seems to me I've seen you be-
fore.
Prisoner-You have, my lord. | used to
give your daughter singing lessons.
Twenty years" Answers.
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krequEas'ifyy

Suppressed or Painful Menstruation,
Weakness of the Stomach, Indigestion,
Bloating, Flooding, Nervous Prostra-
ton, Headache, General Debility. Also
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Rackacheu
Beas.is,g-d0wn Feeling,

causing pain, weight and headache, is
instantly relieved and permanently
cured by its use. Under all circum-
stances it acts in harmony with the
female system 1t correctS
Arizona republican., 1905-07-30

pity of Sucllin' out instid of Bustin in like Dynnymite an Jinte Powders does.
 Tn Investigatin' Bord it sez to it. self: Tt don't make no Duffrunce what tn Evvydence is it can't Otter our Report none whatever. When 7J Millyuns of Peoples in the Holy Caws of Liberty fer tn Cubbins is standin' on their Hinte Laigs an yellin' 'Tc IIel with Spain they's only wun kind of a Report fer us to make. They wuddent Hssen to no othern. We got to Incrimmynate Spain or less git out of tn Country. Besides it'd be a Slam onto our Navy if we'd Acknollidge at a Biler busted or a Magazeen went off Prematoor. Amerrycan Bilers Theret- ically don't Bust an they ain't no Amerrycan Magazeen in danger of Elk ploshun 'cept EveTybody's' at aint been started yit an we never heerd of Tommus Lossin." So tn Investiga- shun Bord it sez in its Report at It looks like tn Spanyards was at tn Bottom of it.
 A few days ago they was anuther Amerrycan Worship blOde up in tn Peecefle Harbor of San Deego. Tn Ossifers was all Ashore an when they heerd tn EXploshun an seen what
 
 it this time? We aint been havin' no TrubbIe of any kind with these here San Deegans. Tn Natifs has acted as if they was FrendIy to us an we aint got no Enmies nearder an tn VenzOolians an they's too fur off fer us to Lay it onto them. But we's cer- tain it was tn Work of a Secret Flo fer Amerrycan Navy Bilers don't bust none an our Magazeens don't go off like this here. It's Onforchnit at this happened here. Now if we'd "a been in tn Harbor of Crackus tn Captle of Venzooly. it wuddent a been no Mistry. We'd a knode it was tn Ven zOolians. This is what comes of loaf in around in Peecefle Ports like this
 "We don't know how we'll ever ex- plain this here Cattystrofy sos it won't Refleck none on tn Amerrycan Navy"
 They's anuther Investigashun BOr1 at work findin' out if tn EXploshuu was "fum without or within" Bu, tn Whole United Staits aint stand:n' around yellin', "To Hel with San Dee go." this time an it's Thought at the Bord won't be Hamoered none in maxim it's Report.
 LITTLE JAMES.
Arizona republican., 1905-07-30
Little James

Concerning Accidents to Vessels of the United States Navy)
 My Paw sez he's always had his Doubts whether tn Maine was Blode up fun tn Inside or tn Outside. He sez he never seen no Detailed report of tn OffishuI Investigashun, only it sed at tn Spanyards done it but some of tn Divers sed Onoffishully at they found at tn edges of tn Whole in tn Maine stuck out as if something had come out of it Student like. They sed they thought if it was done by tn Spanyards they must a been Conseal- ed in tn Vessle or less they had a new kind of ExpIosif at had tn Prop
Arizona republican., 1905-07-30
That Sell Arc Always in Demand
 THE WILEY B. ALLEN co.

247-49 EAST WASHINGTON ST, SELLING is the of supply
  l q splendid line Pianos
 
  B.. 249 Washington