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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-20
o1D-woRLD oDD1r1Es.

A Birmingham (Eng.) man namea
Bachelor has just married young lady
named Widow.
In Paris white horses are employed
for the funerals Of children or young
unmarried people.
A hairdresser at Leipsic, Germany,
has built two-story house entirely Of
cork, and fitted it up for shop and
baths.
Four burglars, arrested in the act by
the London police the other night, were
all wearing gloves, in order not to leave
finger prints behind them.
A clock in the tower of the new Naval
college, at Dartmouth, England, will
mark the time as it is kept on board
ship, striking eight, six, four bells. etc.
A French road-mender, on road
near the Little St. Bernard, who has
saved many travellers from death in the
snow, has been made knight Of the
Legion of Honor.
For the last 20 years there has been
employed at the Cherry Tree Inn, Old
Southgate, blind hostler. He can tell
regular customers by the sound Of the
trotting of their horses.
An organ grinder is perambulating
the streets of London, having attached
to his organ placard stating that he
is whipthong maker thrown out Of
work by the automobiles.
An inhabitant of. Farmoutiers, France,
has.left a,legacy sufficient to provide
prizes of Is francs each yearly for the
two most polite scholars-male and
female-of the town. The winners are
to be elected by ballot of their school,
fellows.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-20
Fig. 1875.

screws) and allowed to become thor
oughly dry before the shelves and sides
are connected together, and the end OF
the base piece must be glued and
clamped to the castor block at the same
time it is glued to the under side of the
shelf.
If the bookcase is to be "a inches be-
tween sides, and constructed as shown
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-20

and No. IL in diameter. Four screws
must be used in each shelf end, or all
che shelves may be doweled. A still bet
ter plan is to mortise the upper and
lower shelves through and through the
sides where they are keyed. as shown in
Fig. 124, and in detail at A and B in
Fig. 126, in which case the two middle
shelves must be doweled (never screwed
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-20
Fig. 1877.

and finished In wax, as described in a
former article. The extreme length may
be from IL to Is inches, Is inches being a
very common size, for which the stock
list will as follows:
piece 15x6xB-base.
2 pieces 6x6xs-ends.
The upper corner of the base is bev-
eled. off all around, as In the details A
and B, the bevel reaching three-six-
teenths-inch each way, on edgd and on
upper face, and leaving seven-six-
teenths-inch edge square. This is shown
at B. The two ends may be cut to any
desired shape, after which they are at
tached to the base-one-half inch from
the end, as shown-at A-by means of
three 1A-inch No. s flat-head screws
well countersunk into the lower side Of
the base.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-20
Prince of Wales Feathers.

On the apex Of the prince of Wales
crown, which he wears on special occa-
sions, is a curious feather. or rather a
tuft Of periwak feathers, the top of
which is adorned with a gold thread.
This feather is said to be worth 100000,
and has the distinction of being the
only one of it's kind in the world. 1t
took 20 years to procure 1t, and it caused
the death of more than u dozen hunters.
The reason the pursuit of the periwak
is so dangerous is because it inhabits
the iungles and other haunts of tigers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-20
Not the Best.

Honesty is the best policy" re
marked the old-fashioned man. eyes, >
answered the discontinued citizen
But some of our big insurance com
panies haven't been writing that kind.
Washington Star.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-20
Getting Him chean

doc, what do you charge for a
call?"
'Well, if come in an auto, charge
four dollars. If I walk / charge five
dollars"
"Say, Doc, my wife's ILL., But we
live right on the car line-here's a
ticket Cleveland Leader.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-20
At Reduced Rates

Junior Partner-You're not charging
Mrs. Bluff much for obtaining her di
vorce.
Senior Partner-No, I give them to
her at reduced rates now-she's
steady customer-Detroit Tree Press
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-20
Get Big Salaries.

The combined salaries of the presi-
dents of the IA leading universities in
the United States do not equal the
amount paid the head of one life in
surance company.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-20
The One Woman.

81 believe" he said, that for each
man certain woman was created"
'Yes," she replied, "and the divorce
records show that he generally finds
her sooner or later. "-Record-H Herald.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-20
A LESSON IN
MANUAL TRAINING
PRACTICAL POINTS FOR BOYS
WITH AMBITION AND
GENIUS.
instructions for Making Bookcase
The List Of Stock Required-How to
Make a Small Table Bookrack.
BY JAMES RITCHEY.

b j AIMEE M I CI1E I :
Instructor in Matchmaking and Pattern
Making, Armour Institute of Tech
nology, Chicago)
Copy right. 1905. by Joseph B. Bowles.)
The small, open bookcase illustrated
in Fig. 124, should not be made with
shelves of more than "a to 80 inches in
length, the upper shelf being only Sc
inches in height from the floor. The
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-20

sides should be made of three-quarter-
inch boards, but the shelves Will look
heater if only five-eighth-inch in thick
ness.
In Fig. 1875 all front dimensions and
the distances between shelves are given,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-20

In this construction). five bowels five
sixteenths-inch in diameter and three
eighths-inch long being necessary for
each shelf end.
AS floor bookcase cannot be close
against the wall like hanging shelves,
1t ia not necessary-to cut out the back
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-20

of WESTERN CANADA is
the amount many farm
ers will realize from
their wheat crop this
year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-20

IS Bushels to the Acre
will be the Average
Yield of Wheat.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-06-08
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department Of the Interior.
United States Land Office, Durango
Colo, May 3, 1906.
Notice is hereby given that Elmer
n. Mason OF Bayfield,. La Plata coun
~, Colorado, has filed notice of in.
tention to make final proof on his
desert land claim No. IS, for the lots
Two and tnree, the S. E. u of N. w
4 and N. f. 4 OF S. W. u section
30, township 33 north, range 6 Yves,
n. NJ. p. NJ, before the Register and
Receiver of the United States Land
Office at Durango. Colorado, on
Thursday, the 18th day of June, 1905.
He names the following witnesses
to prove the complete irrigation and
reclamation of said land: Josiah
Hinlson, Leonard Mason, and Albert
Weber, of Bayfield,, La Plata coun.
ty, Colo; also William r. Mason. OF
Durango, La Plata county, Colo.
F. C. PERKINS, Register.
First publication, May 4.
Last publication. June 5.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-06-08

An act for the sale of timber Iands
in the States Of California, Oregon,
Nevada, and Washington Territory"
as extended to all the Public Land
States by act OF August 4, 1892. Her
man Otto Schulz, OF bayfield,. county
of La Plata, State OF Colorado. has
this day filed in this ONCE his sworn
statement No. s43, for the purchase
Of the n. II of n W. 4 of section No.
22 in township No. So NJ. range No.
I West, and will offer proof to Snow
that the land sought is more valuable
for its timber or stone than for agri-
cultural purposes, and to establish his
claim TO said land before the Register
and Receiver of this office at Duran
go, Colo, on Saturday, the 1+th day
of July, 1905.
He names as Witnesses: OtS
Kemmesies. Frank Wommer. Joseph
Sullivan, Jacob Epperson, all of Bay
| field, Colo.
Any and all persons claiming ad-
yersely the above described lands are
| requested to file their claims in tots
| office on or before said 14th day of
July, 1905.
F. C. PERKINS, Register.
| First publication. May IL.
| Last publication, July ID.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-06-08
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior.

Department Of the Interior.
United States Land Office, Durango,
Colo, May 3, 1905.
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing named settler has filed notice
of his intention to make final proof
in support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before the Regis
Ter and Receiver at Durango, Colo.
on June II, 1905, viz: Benjamin II.
Bennett. who made Homestead Entry
No. 147l for the S. w. a S. E. u, S,
Y S. w. u, N. w. Y 8. w. u section
3. township So N. Of range Z w. N. NJ.
p. NJ.
He names the following witnesses
70 prove his continuous residence
upon and cultivation OF said land, viz:
Warren L. Mullin, Jacob H. Abee.
Theodore NJ. Mutton, and Jacob Wom'
mer, all of Bayfield,, Colo. ~
F. C. PERKINS,, Register.
First publication, May IL.
LAST publication, June 10.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-06-08
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.


Department Of the Interior.
Land Office at Durango, Coiorado
April 20. 1905.
Notice is hereby given tnat the FOL
lowing named settler has filed notlce
of his intention to make final PROOF
in support Of his claim and that salo
proof will be made before the Regis
ter and Receiver at Durango. Colo
ON June 9, 1905, viz: BENJAMIN +
Hollar. VINO made Homestead Entry
No. 2757 for the f. " of N. w. a OF
section lsU. township "a north, range
7 west \. NJ. p. NJ.
He names the following witnesses
TO prove his continuous residence
upon and cultivation of said land
viz: +. d. Nordyke, OF Bayfield,
Colorado C. II. Dart, OF bayfield,
Colorado; E. NJ. Henderson, Of Bay
field. Colorado; Loren o. Campbell
OF Bayfield,, Colorado.
F. C. PERKINS, Register.
First publication, May 4.
Last publication. June 8.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-06-08
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department Of the Interior.
United States Land Office, Durango
Colo, May 3. 1905.
Notice is hereby given that Leon
ard Mason OF Bayfield,, La Plata
county, Colorado, has filed notice OF
intention 10 make proof on his desert
land claim No. sc, for the S. W. 4 oil
n. w. a and w u of S. ". y sec.
ton 30, and S. e. a of S. E. \. OF
section 30, township 80 North. range
g West n. NJ. p. NJ, before the Regis.
Ter and Receiver of the United States
Land Office at Durango, Colorado.
on Thursday, the 18TH day OF June.
1905.
He names the following witnesses
TO prove the complete irrigation and
reclamation of said land: Charles
Hurst, and Wise b. Shaull Of Duran
go, La Plata County. Colo; Josiah
Hinkson and Albert Weber, of Bay
field. La Plata County, Colorado.
F. C. PERKINS. Register.
First publication, May 4.
Last publication. June s.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-06-08
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

SpoteHcHt. oT tne inferior.
Land Office at Durango. Colo. Ma,
., 1905.
Notice is hereby given that the fol
lowing named settler has filed notice
Of her intention to make final proof
In support of ner claim, and that said
proof will be made before the Regis
ter and Receiver at Durango, Colo.
on June 10, 1905. viz: Susie c.
Wiltse, formerly Susie G. Crawford
who made Homestead Entry No. 1775
for the s. e. Y of N. w. Y, N. e. v
S. w, Y. and Lots 2, 3. and 8, sec.
ton 81. township rs N. r. II w. N. NJ.
p. NJ.
She names the following witnesses
to prove her continuous residence
upon and cultivation of said land. viz:
w. G. Hunt, OF Content. Colo; R. H.
Banks. of Hesperus, Colo: G. t..
Wiltse, OF Content. Colo; Peter Riv-
enburgh. of Content. Colo.
F. G. PERKINS, Register.
First publication. May IL.
Last publication, June Is.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-06-08
THE SMALL FAR M.

rbara 60 mn oomnutip. the mani.
,o,a ad,,,ntagas tba email farm of.
rnr, ,o H. ,ailo. and shore 10 M ,ea.
son vhy ha should ma, own at least
an aero u, land an whicn tn raise A
-, 80 ,ho go, ho o,,g,,as aud
mh,o, wou1d ho the ora,tea, sort NJ
hall, IN .haanina tho wolf FROM ,bs
donr Ero,, ,va -. ton acres H.,
oorId cot a hstter income than he
,,.un - ,,o, t.ou, t,,a ,..os ho
oarns p,t tbev m,st know how ia
hor1Ia Tho farm s,st of all
IN tb, o,bar bo,d Won NAV tak. n
hurdrad tbo,sond mon opt or fac
,orieo tho hest man Won cap And ana
nut th.n, ont an tho land l,nw,ne
......-.------ - anu they
would starVe TO death.
Inc great diihcnlty with move
ment IKE THIS Is to keep continu
Gus current OF thought running In the
mihus OF me people VINO are working
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-06-08
RUSSIA NOT A DYING NATION.

Though Russia mas been beaten In
all the conflicts of the war. on sea
and land, and though the current
which has been against her from the
beginning will probably continue in
Toe same direction uniil the wal
closes. whether the end be far or
near, II would be mistake to sun.
pose that the war will close her car
feor as great power. A census lust
published shows that there are 125..
100000 people in tine Russian empire.
This includes all the territory over
which the cars flag floats. from The
baltic, the Black and the Caspian
seas 10 the sea of Okhotsk and the
Pacific. Presumably about two
thirds OF this population is east Of
me Ural mountains, constituting Rus.
STA in Europe, although the detailed
figures are not given ont in the ac
counts published thus far in the
United States Russia In Europe is
The only Russia which is ordinarily in
mind when the name Russia Is read
Or heard
With the single exception of Chi.
ma, Russia is the most populous ma.
ton on the globe. The United States
ranks second in this respect. though
Tar superior to Russia In the indus
irial value OF its population units and
N the aggregate OF its business ac-
Nlties and its wealth Out of tne
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-06-08
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department Of the Interior.

Department Of the Interior.
Land ONCE at Durango, Colo, May 3,
1905.
Notice is hereby given that the FOL.
lowing named settler has nled notice
of his intention to make final proof
in support of his claim and that said
proof will be made before the Regis.
ter and Receiver at Durango, Colo.
on June II. 1905, viz: Warren L.
Mullin, who made Homestead Entry
No. 1871 for the S. " S. Z. u, N. w.
4 S. E. u, S. E. u S. w. 4 section
"A, township sc n, range w. N. M.
p. NJ.
He names the following witnesses
10 prove his continuous residence
upon and cultivation OF said land. viz:
benjamin H Bennett. Jacob H. Abee.
Theodore NJ. Mutton, John b. Bennett.
all OF Bayfield,, Colo.
f. c. PERKINS, Register,
First publication, May IL.
Last publication, June 10.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-06-08
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.


Department Of the Interior.
United tSates Land Office, Durango
Colo, May II. 1905.
Notice is hereby given that Minnie
Grouse OF Durango, La Plata County.
Colorado. has filed notice of inten-
ton TO make proof on her desert land
claim No. l2l, for the S. w. u S. Z. u
N. E. u, N. f. Y N. W. u section
IS, township "a n. r. s w. N. NJ. p.
S. f. u S. W. u section 81. N. w. a
NJ, before the Register and Receiver
at Durango, Colo. on Thursday, the
9Th day of July. 1906
She names the following witnesses
to prove the complete irrigation and
reclamation of said land: George
White of Grommet Colo; Frank
Akers OF Grommet, Colo; John W.
Sites, of Grommet. Colo: William
n. Akers. of Grommet, Colo.
F. C. PERKINS, Register.
First publication, May %.
Last publication, June 20.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-06-08
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.


Department Of the Interior.
United States Land Office, Durango
Colo, May 4, 1905.
Notice is hereby given that Bal
tharsar Kern of Durango, La Plata
county. Colo, has filed notice of in.
tention to make proof on nis desert
land claim No. ia, for the s. II S. f.
Il section 30 and N. " N. e. u sec
ton 80, township "a N, range w. N.
NJ. F. NJ. before the Register and Re
eetvsr at Durango. Colo, on Friday
the 10th day of June, 1905.
He names the following witnesses
to prove the complete irrigation and
reclamation of said land: William
Fl. Wigglesworth, OF Durango. Colo:
John w. Sites, of Durango. Colo;
John Rudy, of Durango, Colo: John
Wilmer, OF Durango, Colo.
F.. C. PERKINS, Register.
First publication, May IL.
Last publication, June is.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-06-08

II Is much easier for . woman to couf,de
IN the average man than In the average
woman. She knows that the man will re-
spect her condolences and keep them 10
himself. He is strong has more experience
OF the world and can help the worsn who
needs advice. There Is every reason WHY
women should not trust their delicate
constitutions in the hands of unskilled
persons 1t requires a thorough medical
education to appreciate and understand
the womsnly organism. When a woman
has Ills and pains that she cannot bear
when life seems dark for every woman.
sne should conhde her troubles to
physician of standing m the community.
or one who has a national reputation, Ger
tainly it would not be the part of wisdom
to coufde in an ignorant person without
medical education simply because abe was
a aos.dn. There is every reason why she
should write to some great spscialist. one
who has made the diseases Of women :
speciality for a third of a century, IKE DR.
X v Pierce, founder ofthe Invaiids' Hotel
and Surgical Institute, of Buffalo. N v
Al his correspondence is held sacredly CON
hdential, aud he gives his advice free and
without charge "
So uniformly successful has DR.. Pierce's
favorite Prescription proven in all forms
OF Female Weakness, Prolapsus, OF Falling
81 Womb, and I.eucorrhca, that, after curing
The worst cases of these distrsssi and
facilitating ailments, DR.. Pierce now feels
FULLY warranted in offering to pay 600 in
cash for any case of these diseases which
he cannot cure.
d.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets should be
used with "Favorite Prescrip<ion. vhsu.
ever . laxative il required
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-06-08
CONTEST NOTICE.


Department Of the Interior.
United States Land Office, Durango,
Colo, May |, 1905.
sufficient contest affidavit having
been filed in this office by Richard NJ.
Bleak of Kline, La Plata county, Colo
RADIO, contestant, against Homestead
entry No. 2517, made May 81, 1902 for
the S. w a OF section 3, township
S3 n, range IL W. N. NJ. p. NJ, by Dell
r. Best, Contestee, in which 1t is al
legged that said entryman has wholly
abandoned said tract and changed
ais residence therefrom for more
than six months since making said
entry, and next prior to the date
herein. that said tract Is not settled
upon and cultivated by the entry
| man as required by law; that said
| entryman has never settled upon said
| land. and has never established res
| idence thereon, and has made no i'm
provements upon said land, land
hat said alleged absence from the
said land was not due to his employ
ment in the army, navy OF marine
corps of the United States as priv
! ate Snldiar nfRn.ar saas-a~ - mo
rine, during the war with Spain, OF
| during any other war in which the
| United States may be engaged); sait
parties are hereby notified to appear
respond and offer evidence touching
said allegation at 10 O'Clock a. IN
on June 10, 1905, before the Register
and Receiver at the United States
Land Office in Durango, Colorado.
| The said contestant having, in a
proper affidavit filed May 1, 1905, set
forth facts which show that after due
| diligence personal service OF this
notice can not he made, ii is hereby
ordered and directed that such notice
be given by due and proper publica.
| ion.
ID. l.. SHEETS, Receiver.
First publication, May 4.
Lass publication, June /.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-06-08
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
pe.rtment Of the Interior.

ppartment Of the Interior.
United States Land ONCE, Durango.
Colo, April rs, 1905.
Notice Is hereby given that William
NJ. Spinning OF Durango, Colorado, nas
filed notice of intention TO make proof
on ais desert land claim No. 10. Tor
Lot 3 OF section ~ n. E. a OF N. w
a section 1tU, township "a N. K )
w n. NJ. p. NJ. before the Register
and Receiver L. S. Land once, at Du
range, Colo, on Saturday, the 1otf
day OF June, 1905.
He names the following witnesses
to prove complete irrigation and re
ella nation of said land; Albert 4
Reece. of Durango. Colo; Andrew
Cook. of Durango, Colo; George -"
spencer. of Durango, Colo; EVeret
Wright, OF Durango, Colo.
F. c. PERKINS, Register
First publication, May 4.
Last publication, June s.
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-06-08
GOT 5oo-PoUNo BEAR.

Mon'rose Enterprise
One of the largest and prettics
black bears ever Killed in this coup
FRY, was brought In on Saturday from
the cimarron, by Ur Hotchkiss anc
Maurice Diehl.
They conquered the big fellow only
after lively light. 1t seems thai
Mr.. Diehl dad gone over into tnat
country with load OF trout fry. In.
tending To place them in Deep lake.
which is on the Saw Tooth side from
the Cimarron ditch and above the
Harris brothers ranch. He found
the snow so deep ne could not get in
with the Ash. so he started back to
the Harris ranch. He heard Uri
Hotchklss, who was riding for cattle.
shouting SO he went over the ridge
to see what the trouble was Uri
and the bear were contemplating
each other, Uri having wounded the
Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-06-08
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior.

Department of the Interior.
United States Land Once, Durango,
Colo, April IS. 1905.
Notice is hereby given that in com
pliance with the provisions of the act
of Congress of June 3, 1873, entitled
IAN act for the sale Of timber lands
in the States OF California, Oregon,
Nevada, and Washington Territory.
as extended to all the Public Land
States by act of August 4, 1892, Sam
.uel o. Shocks. of Piedra, county OF
Archuleta. State of Colorado, has tins
day filed in tnis office his sworn state
ment No S39, for the purchase of the
S. w. u of n. E. 4 OF Section No. in
township No. "a N, Range No.
west n NJ. P. NJ and will offer proof
to show that the land sought is more
valuable for its timber or stone than
for agricultural purposes, and to es'
tablish his claim to said land before
the Register and Receiver of this Of
flee at Durango, Colo, on Saturday
the cath day of June, 1905.
He names as witnesses: Henry j
:seisvn, or riedra. Colo.j Elias Han
sen, OF bayfield,, Colo; Walter H
Tinnin, OF Bayfield,, Colo; Jackson
Glenn, Of Piedra. Colo.
Any aud all persons claiming ad
yersely the above described lands
are requested to file their claims in
this Office on or before said cath day
of June. 1905.
f. C. PERKINS. Register.
First publication, April 20.
Last publication June 22.