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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-08-04

paper will give the necessary finish to
the surface provided the plane is sharp
and if. when the surface is nearly COM
pleted. it is set so as TO cut only very
thin shayings If quartered oak or
other hard wood is used the grain is
often torn out and roughened by the
plane, owing to the ss-grained and
curly character of nearly all these
woods. This crossing and interlocIing
of the fibers adds greatly to the beauty
as we'll as to the value of the wood for
furniture or decorative purposes.
When planning such woods the planning
bit must be kept very sharp - much
sharper than for softer woods-and the
cap iron must be set down TO within a
hair line of the cutting edge TO break off
the gnarled fibers and prevent them
from tearing out below the surface be-
ing planed But even with this precau-
ton the plane will tear and slightly
roughen up all the fibers which lie at an
angle. contrary TO the direction in
which the plane is moving.
Take careful notice of the fact that
no amount of sandpapering will ever
smooth a torn surface, and before using
Al finer cutting tool is necessary-the
cabinet scraper. This tool is made of
thin saw-plate steel and should be about
a to 5 inches long and to 312 inches
wide.
To sharpen the scraper, the two long
edges are first filed fiat and square, or
;,h RI 10 he Gil G hest
accomplished by placing the scraper
edge up in the bench wise, and, while
holding the file squarely across the
scraper push and draw il steadily side
wise from end TO end of the edge. This
motion will produce a drawing cut
which will give very smooth square
edge. After filing the edge true and
slightly rounding from end to end &c
prevent the corners from tearing. rut
the edge smooth with an oil stone, not
only on the edge. but also on both sides
until a perfectly smooth angle is pro-
duced. Then with a "scraper FURNISH
er''-shown at A, in Fig 65, or any very
hard smooth steel implement, held fla
on the side of the scraper-ss shown a
b. force the edge down until it looks a:
shown at c. Return the scraper to The
wise, and, holding the burnisher as a
= by both hands Zone end of the bur
Inisher in each hand), turn this edg,
back until it can be felt and appears a.
shown at E.
How to Use the Scraper.
To use the scraper hold it up at an an
gle Of about thirty degrees from
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-08-04
A LESSON IN
MANUAL TRAINING
PRACTICAL POINTS FOR BOYS
WITH AMBITION AND
GENIUS.
The Cabinet Scraper and How to Use
II - Sandpaper - Directions for
Making a Magazine Rack-Ihe
Stock Required-Making and As
sembling the Parts-Patterns.
BY LANES RITCHEY.

Instructor In Woodworking and Pattern
making, Armour Institute Of Tech
nology, Chicago)
Copyright 1904, by Joseph Il. Bowles)
While describing the construction of
the hall glass in our last article direc-
lions were, given to smooth off the face
of the frame with sandpaper in order
to prepare it for the shellac or other
yarnish with which ii would be coated.
If the frame is made of pine or other
soft and straight grained wood, sand
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-08-04

or until the edge IS worn very rounding,
as at r. then II will again need filing al
repolishiag with the oil stone as at first.
Never use sandpaper on any surface
on which IL will afterwards be peces-
sary to use plane or scraper. The open
grain or pores of the wood will he filled
with the fine particles of sand loosened
from the paper. and these hard, fiinty
grains will destroy the keen edge OF the
scraper or other sharp tool. See to IL
that the surface is first planed and
scraped smooth, and then, at the last,
only polish with sandpaper.
Sandpaper.
Sandpaper is made in many grades,
from No. 600 very fine, TO No. 3, which
is very coarse. For wood work Nos.
90, 0. ", l, IL and are the only grades
used. Sandpaper is made very cheaply
by machinery-a roll of strong paper
passing over a revolving brush, on n
large glue pot which coats its surface
with glue, after which ii is carried by
rollers under a distributing box of fine
sharp sand of the required grade. The
sand adheres 10 the glued surface and
the paper is next dried by passing over
heated rollers. 1t is then cut into sheets
or made up in rolls for the sandpaper
machines.
Magazine Rack.
In Fig &c is given an illustration OF
a magazine rack, which, as was directed
for former articles, should be made first
of pine. so that its construction will be-
understood and some practice gained in
the use of the bow saw and cabinet file
before making it of quartered oak. As
magazines are about seven inches wide
the rack may be made % inches or e
inches between the sides, or even longer
if desired.
Having decided on the length of the
rack. a stock bill" or list of the pieces
required should be written out This
will prevent many mistakes and enable
the worker 10 use greater economy II
! laying out and in cutting up his lumber
| The projection of the front and bach
strips over the two sides. as shown il
| Fig. &C. is one-quarter inch, and tn
| thickness of the sides and of the shell
! is one-half inch. If the rack is 10 be 2
inches long inside. our stock list vii
read as follows-all sizes being net. an
always in inches:
pieces p by 31aX1a-sides.
l piece 29X31aX12-shelf
3 pieces 301aX11aX3s-strips for back
3 pieces 3O1ax1X5-16 or A-fron
strips.
When marking off the above piece
on the board from which they are to b
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-08-04

vertical, and while pushing it forward
press hard and firmly 10 the surface of
the wood. Never run the scraper lightly
over the wood, for this will destroy the
keen, sharp edge but press firmly and
compel it to cut like plane. II it has
been we'll sharpened it will cut perfectly
smooth and in no way tear or roughen
the cross fbers of the surface. When
dull, resharpen with the burnisher by
first turning the cutting edges forward
again as at c, and then as before turn
ing them back, as at E.
If the burnisher is always used with
care, so as not to cut or break off these
cutting edges, the scraper may be re-
sharpened in this manner several times,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-08-04

ret length and plane and smooth the
ends of the pieces. Should any surface
be cross-grained and rough, it must be
scraped smooth.
The two sides must next be laid out
as shown at A in Fig. g. In this design
we have purposely made all the curves
of circular arcs, and as all distances of
centers and lengths of radii are given,
the pattern, if studied carefully, can be
easily reproduced full size. If a hand
bow saw Gig. 26) is used each piece
must be marked out and sawed sep
arately, but if scroll saw, such as
shown in Fig. q, is used, the two pieces
can be tackled together and both sawed
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-08-04
The Rush for Wealth.

If people could learn not to care for
wealth it would come easy.-Chicago
Record-H Herald.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-09-23
peafness CannOt pe cured

By local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion Of the ear.
There is only one way TO cure deaf.
ness, and that is by constitutional rem
edies. Deafness is caused by an In
famed condition of the mucous lining
Of the Eustachian tube. When this
tube is inAamed you have a rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when
1t is entirely closed. Deafness Ia the
result, and, unless the inflammation can
be taken out and this tube restored 10
it's normal condition, hearing win be
destroyed foreverj nine cases out Of
ten are caused by Catarrh, which Ii
nothing but an infamed condition of
the mucous surfaces.
We win give One Hundred Dollars
for any case Of Deafness (caused by
catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall q
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, zoe.
Take Halls Family Pills for eonsti-
outrages he ever heard of-Roseburg
Plaindealer.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-09-23
THE LASTING BRICKS.

One Made, These Cakes Of Baked Clay
Are Good for All Time.
From the time the clay is dug out
of its bed until It finds its permanent
place in some buildings walls as a
brick it is handled not less than
score Of different individuals.
Take into account the persons and
processes directly and indirectly inter
estod in brickmaking, masonry building
and inhabiting such buildings, and the
human mind s bafiled by figures reach
ing into the trillions-and a trillion
is written 1000, 900, ,OOO,0OOl
Once made, a brick is practically
indestruetible. Nearly every brick
that has ever been made by man from
the beginning Of time is still in exist
enee on this earth. The men who
made and laid them and who directed
these operations have long since been
gathered into dust. Some Of them have
doubtless contributed in their bodies
TO the making Of more bricks. But the
steadfast and enduring square Of baked
clay persists and viii until the heavens
and earth are shriyeled like a scroll
Upon inscriptions in bricks our earli'
est knowledge Of human history de-
pends. Kings whose glory has passed
so utterly that all but their names
have perished still owe the perpetuation
Of these names 70 a mark in the per
durable briek.-Chicago Journal.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-09-23
PUTS HER FEET ON PILLOW.
Madame Wade Introduces Novelty in
Position for Sleep.
New York SUM-


Nine. Wade gave the corset a com.
plete rest yesterday at the corset dem
onstration in Masonic temple. Furth.
ermore, she never once mentioned the
diaphram. She concerned herself
merely with the matter of correct walk
ing, sitting and sleeping.
But first, standing timidly-Mme.
Wade is occasionally timid-behind a
large green chair all in her light bleu.
negligee, she said in a hoarse whispers;
"There's man over there" at the
same time pointing.
There was. With brushes, brooms
and feather busters they shoed him
out. Then the show went on.
Nine. Wade stood in her usual posi-
tion in the center of the stage. She
had the blue negligee buttoned at the
top, but toward the neither extremity
there appeared to be something or
other lacking. The moment Nine.
Wade advances upon the stage she be-
gins almost automatically TO unbutton.
1t has become a second nature, appar-
emily.
She had taken only one or two medi-
tative steps forward when the negligee
few open at the top, then further,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-09-23

down, then further and further down
until all eyes were opened in expeeta.
tion Of the same old corset, only to be
disappointed.
She was clothed altogether different
ly, this time in white. At first 1T look.
ed as If she had had her legs painted,
but it was only her white stockings.
A peculiar effect Of pantalets was re.
vealed where tho famous union suit left
of triae previously. She wore white
shoes Her principal garment left of
somewhat suddenly at the kneecap.
There was no rufle on IT, Only a
plain and genteel hem.
"Keep a straight line from the cen
ter Of the bust down." began Nine.
Wade, "and you II be all right no mat
ter what happens. She indicated this
line so that there would be no mistak-
ing it. "Then walk on the balls Of
your feet"
"Keep the tendons Of your legs per-
fectly firm" she added, and
you will be equal to any emergency.
Many of life's ills may be traced in
directly TO a hmber-leg tendon. Throw
your chin well into the air, as If you
owned the earth-it doesn't matter
whether you do or not, so you seem to-
'Then walk straight ahead without
caring whether anybody is looking at
ou or not, and everybody will look
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-09-23

haven't any, so it doesn't make any
difference with me'-she was inter
eidentally, according to the papers I
rupted here by peals of laughter-"but
those who have may protect them from
numbness by folding the pillows as I
have indicated and sleeping on that.
"You see, you sleep on your stonp.
ach, should say your abdomen, so
comfortably that, as / say, you lie
dreamlessly the whole night long"
"You sleep in one position the whole
night longl" repeated a voice from
the audience.
"Tho whole night long" affirmed
Madame Wade
Then she got up.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-09-23
Patronise Your Home In
dustries and keep Your mon
eY at home.

Not a new business, but the old black
smith, wagon and paint shop Of Jacob
& Arthur very much enlarged. We are
prepared to do all kinds Of fancy paint
ing, sign painting and buggy, carriage
and wagon painting; repainting and re-
pairing furniture and musical instru-
ments. A frst-class painter employed.
Light and heavy wagons and buggies
on hand and made TO order. Work
called for in any part of the city and
returned free OF charge by @. W. Johns
or William Cross
JACOB & ARTHUR.
Phone 1883 Main. 2226 N. Front St.
0-22-tf
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-09-23
startling Mortality.

Statistics show startling mortality
from appendicitis ana peritonitis Tc
prevent and cure these awful diseases
there is just one reliable remedy, DR.
Kings New Life Pills M. Flannery
Of IA Custom House Place, Chicago
says; "They have no equal for eOnsti
patton and biliOusness" 25c at j. q
Perry's Drug Store.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-06
DROWAEDlHERsELF
Mrs. Rose Hill jumps into the
River in a Fit Of Despondensy.

Mrs. Rose Hill, otherwise Lillian
Clark, employed as cook at the re-
sort at Winton h&ame respondent
Saturday evening q q ended her life
reysarowrings -It IS d ia.sAs.iaad1sesal
drinking heavily IasA week and this
coupled with her Surroundings had
brought on melancholy and she de-
cided to end it all with plunge in
the waters of Shagawa river.
The unfortunate woman was "a
years of age and had lived here only
short time. She was of a cheerful
disposition and made friends of all
the inmates. Saturday evening after
dark she was missed and someone go
ing outside saw her form disappearing
towards the river. Before she could
be reached. she had taken tue fatal
plunge,
The river was dragged all that night
but the searchers were not rewarded
until about o'clock Sunday morning
when the body was recovered short
distance from where she had jumped
from the bridge.
The funeral occurred Wednesday
afternoon from Gleason's undertake
ing parlors. Rev. Galloway conduct
ed the burial rites. Her mother and
sister of Chicago, were present at the
funeral.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-06
withdraws Small Islands.

Assistant Secretary Ryan has issued
an important order addressed to the
commissioner general of the land Of
fee whereby all islands of less than
40 acres In extent are to be with
drawn from the public domain until
congress shall pass some sort of legis-
lation to control them.
The decision is based on the appli-
cation of A. A. Merrlttof Duluth to
scrip 20 islands in the Lake Superior
region with soldiers additional scrip.
Some of these islands in Cedar Is
land lake are valuable for iron ore.
The present laws are rather compli-
Gated relative to the disposition of
islands.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-06

September just ended was quite an
unusual month. In the matter of
rainfall and of temperature it has had
few equals in the line of Septembers
during thirtY-five years. In rainfall
particularly, the only Septem Der in
thirty-fiye years which approached it
at all, was that of 1881, which leads in
rainfall. In 1881 1i.25 inches of rain
fell during September, and this year
7.72 inches fell. These two Septem-
bers have everything else of cores
pondingsperiods faded. The average
rainfall for September is 1857, SO that
the excess for this month this year
was 4.05 inches.
This year taken altogether is rec
ord breaker as rain producer. The
accumulated excess of rainfall oyer
the average fall a year is up to Sept.
80, 6.65 inches.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-06
the steel combin began its career,

| the steel c0mplnN began It's career,
above 100000, 0OOI
Sat the beginning of the current
year the pronounce demand for steel
products that exisB at present was
not anticipated, az the construction
department believed expenditures
would not be as lakge as in the pre-
ceeding year. However, the manage
ment has come to fair realization Of
the fact that manyzof its departments
have not large enough capacity to
supply the demandSof consumers. and
for this reason macy additions that
were not scheduled EARLY in the year
have been planned When all the
work mapped out IS completed the
steel corporation wQl be able to report
an increase in neatly every depart
ment including structural material,
plates, sheets, pig iron, rails, wire
and tubes.
"The expenditures made by the
United States Steel Corporation last
year, and chargeaHe to capital &C
count, for construction and the acqui-
sition of additional property sold.
equalled the sum sof ST.. s57, 946, as
follows:
Manufacturing properties $I2, 19I, 595
Coal and coke prop4 ties---, 1890, SOP
Ore 1,58O,655
Transportation prdherties- 2,430, 1853
Miscellaneous prop@ ties 265, O36
Total SIT 1857 ,946
Amount expended pr con-
struction and ad sitional
property from 4pril /,
1901, to January 4 1905 1854 1856, $3.50
Total to January 1905, 49,, 545, 4S2
Estimated constr DC tion
this year---------- 81 1000, 900
Grand total close Dc 1905,
estimated----- -s103, 543, 481
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-06
Steel Pilins.

At the Bangor mine at Biwabik.
Pickands, Mather Co., are sinking a
shaft and are down to the water level.
A new invention is being used to get
around the quicksand and water which
has been of considerable bother. The
system is steel piling and @. FL.
Munger, manager, spoke about them
as follows:
This interlocking steel piling has
been tried in coal mines and found a
success. and I see DO good reason why
itcould not be used in working through
quicksand levels In iron Mines" said
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-06
Much to be Spent.

The Wall Street Journal of a recent
date had the following to say in re-
gard to the money to be expended next
year by the steel corporation. The
Journal said:
Judging from the last two quarter
ly statements of the United States
Steel Corporation its expenditures for
new construction this year will ex-
coed the expenditures of 1904 when
they reached an aggregate of siS,0OO.-
900. The expenditures this year win
bring the total outlay for new con-
struction. since April !, 1901. when
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-06
Leaguers Entertain.

Fifteen tables of cinch players were
present at the social evening given by
the Royal League Monday evening at
the lodge rooms. The prizes were
awarded to Mrs. Lockhart and Mrs.
Frye and N. Trebilcock and E. Reuth-
err. During the evening 81. 81. Stone,
state organizer of the order, gave sew
eral very fine selections on the crystal
chimes. Coffee and sandwiches were
served. The large party enjoyed
themselves immensely.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-06
CHANGE AT OUR EXPENSE.
Duluth Merchants Agitating a Change in
Time on Railroads.
Would Bring the Evening Train Into Ely at
About 1880 O'clock.

For several years the residents of
Tower and Ely had been agi3ating a
movement to have trains arrive at
this end of the line earlier than usual.
A partial remedy, in the shape of the
noon train was supplied and things
had become somewhat better. Then
came the Sunday trains and con-
ditions were still better. Not so much
kicking has been INDUCED in by the
Vermilion range towns since all this
has happened but still there was an
undercurrent of opinion that the
evening train was somewhat late in
arriving and, that if the company
was so willed, this condition could be
overcome.
The evening passenger leaves Du-
luth at 3:15 and arrives in Ely at
7:45. The mornings train leaves
here at 7:3O and arrives at Duluth at
II o'clock. In going from Ely to
do business in Duluth, very few peo-
pie return the same day. The larger
part of the business for which people
are compelled to go to Duluth is done
at the court house or the land Office
and the time is not sufficient between
trains to do the same. This is true,
and affects people going to Duluth.
Now look at the case at this end of
the line. The evenings train arrives
at about the time when merchants
and others have closed their places of
business and wish to spend the even
ing with their families or at other
places. The evenings train brings in
mail that needs answering; the daily
papers which should be read; tourists
who must be taken care of and other
things to numerous to mention. The
result is that the busy man is up the
larger part OF the night, not mention
ing the train crews who are seriously
Inconvenience by the lateness of
their arrival.
The merchants of Duluth have
started an agitation still further
tending to make the arrival of the
train later, inasmuch as it is the in
tention to keep the train in Duluth
two hours longer. The Duluth mer-
chants figure that this would give
the range visitors chance to do some
shopping, attend matinee perfor-
mauces at the theatres and return
home the same evening. This looks
very good from the Duluth viewpoint,
but how about the Ely end?
Why should the range roads make
it point to work against the interests
that feed them? The range towns
have stores of their own who pay
freight for goods brought here. Do
the Duluth merchants pay the Iron
Range or Missabe & Northern any
thing for freight? How much is Du-
luth worth year to either of the
roads in freight or passenger traffic?
Why should the roads "knock"
against the range merchants in favor
of Duluth?
We don't blame the Duluth bust
ness men for getting all they can.
That is their business. We do think
however, that it would be a rank in
justice to the range merchants and
business men to change the time
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-06

Mr.. Munger, "Of course the ordinary
timber cribs can be used until the
Quicksand level is reached and ours
are already in. All we are waiting
for now, in order to test the piling, is
the arrival of the material. These
steel piles are driven down one at a
time. But they lock together and are
said TO be practically water tight"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-06

Alexander MeLain of Quenemo,
Kas., arrived for visit with his sis
ter, Mrs. Jas. Sheridan, and family.
He will remain several weeks.