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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-04-21
A Frennent Enisode.

How did Smithkins happen to mar
ry a trained nurse?"
'Oh, she set her cap for him. Chi
cago Record Herald.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-04-21

This is an illustration of English as
she. is spoke: | once said to a girl Will
you not marry me-" And she said:
Times.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-04-21

Jupiter, with his six moons, if the
planet is inhabited, must be a lovely
place for loyers.-Boston Globe.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-04-21
In a Pinch, Use Aliens Foot-Ease

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot Ease.
q powder. It cures C0rns; Bunions, Painful,
gists and Shoe Stores, 25c. Sample FREE.
Address A. S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, n. Y.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-04-21

A COMMERCIALLY the most
y important tree of Arizona,
y New Mexico and southwest
ern Colorado is the western
al yellow pine. 1t is known
lnnnll,r &c Rloclr Lock on Il
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-04-21

Actions speak louder than words, but
they do not unduly inf1ict their CONVEX
sation on those who do not want to lis
ten to it.-Puck
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-04-21

Pnkhams Advice Woman Best Understands WOmans His
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12

and to rush out on to the runway. All in all l rode 12s times before 1 dared try 1t in nnlIip-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12
A Texas Monte Cristo.

From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat
 Joseph T. Cowan of Dallas, Tex, and New York, who styles himself the Modern Monte Cristo,' is guest of the Southern hotel. MT. Cowan mod estly declares that by a deal closed last week with a syndicate of New York capitalists he can sign his check for $225, 5,000,000.
 q was the sole legitimate heir to property in New York city, in the borough of Manhattan, which has been valued at s1,5O0, ,000,OO0," he said. T have just given a quitclaim title to my property to a syndicate whereby l re- ceive $225,000,000 I wanted S250000.- 900, but the syndicate and myself com promised at the lower figure"
 When Cowan was asked for proof of his statements, he explained that his baggage, containing the papers, had gone astray He had several letters from William Loeb. secretary to Pres ident Roosevelt. with regard to an ap- pointment to pay his respects to the President at Washington last week, and also a telegram signed "Belront." Cowan's card bears the words. "To- bacco and cigars, BOP Cole avenue, Dal- las. Tex"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12
ODD WEDDING IN PRISON.
Prisoners in Manacies Are United to
 Their True Loves.

From the Chicago Chronicle
 In the central prison of Fontevrault France. a well-educated and high-born criminal. who has yet two years of inn prisonment to serve for the illegal sale of decorations, has just been married to the girl of his heart an actress who, betrothed to him In his prosperous days had refused to desert him when under cloud. The bridegroom was supported by his best man, the prison barber.
 A unique marriage took place at Man chester a year or so since between young gipsy named Ashton, who was un- der arrest for assertion from his regiment and a pretty gipsy girl of eighteen Through the kindness of the police au- thorities the ceremony was celebrated at a local church. Detective Clynes, who had arrested the bridegroom, acting as best man. On the party's return to the police station an excellent wedding break fast awaited them, at the conclusion of which the unwelcome escort made its ap- pearance, and, amid the tears of the bride, the newly married husband was taken away.
 About the same time Paris was the To- cale of a somewhat similar episode, when one Leca, the chief of the Apaches as
  united to a female member of the band named Vanmaer. Manacled and hand cuffed, Leca was conveyed to the church where, with two warders as best men and surrounded by gendarmes, whose l drawn sabres and loaded revolvers pre- cluded any attempt at rescue, the mar riage service was duly read. | On their return to jail they were allow ed three-quarters of an hour for leave taking ere Leca started on his long journey to French Guiana, where should she wish. his wife might subsequently, join l him.
 The prison of La Sante, Paris, was the l scene of marriage between an anarchist named Bricou and his sweetheart, one l Marie Delange. They received the utmost kindness at the hands of the officials, by whose permission they brealSfasted to- gether with the brides parents. l When they were afterward separated 1t was with the promise that, condition- ally on the mans good behavior, they | should rejoin each other.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12
 
Corsets for Men.
.nce Journal.

From the Providence Journal.
 It should gratify lovers of the beautiful to realize that the use of corsets for men bids fair to increase. Virgil warned the handsome youth not to trust too much to his good looks" minimum ne crede colori y But in truth it Is the Apollo in man that ought to survive all the chances and changes of this mortal world-that would survive were men as expert as women in repairing the omissions and resisting the ravages of nature. No human being has a right to grow old otherwise than grace fully. The superior sex, with its accus- toned qnickness of perception. has come to realize this; and the grandmother has been abolished. The cap the stick, the subdued gown of black, have disappeared. No woman is more than charming mat ron until she dies. But the grandfather still fingers superfluous upon the stage; he is no longer what he was in the reign of the good Chinara. He lets the temple of his soul fall sadly out of re- pair. He forgets that, as Quintilian says, nature supplies the material. and art works upon 1t. The duty of art is to sur pass nature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12
First Attempt Nearly Fatal.

When the thing was all ready for me to make my nrst trial l went up to the | stand to which the incline led and mount | ed my wheel. l was not the least fright ened; indeed, the fact that my sand had | been questioned probably was the means
 of making me forget the risk that l, a | green hand, ran in making such a ride Tn went down the incline all right. | and as l struck the upshoot of the spiral
 l felt as though l had run head first into
 a brick wall, so terrific was the pressure. | But somehow or other l kept going until
 l was directly on top of the loop; then
 something happened; I don't remember
 exactly what it was, but l know it's result
 -I fell. When 1 recovered consciousness | in the hospital l was told that had frac- | tured the vertebrae at my neck and that
 my brain and lungs were congested. and l for three months I lay in the hospital before they would let me out. "Then, after going into the country | and getting up my strength. I returned | to the task of mastering this loop the | loop"
 | This fact alone Is proof of the mans indomitable strength of will. for the or
 dnary man, after having fractured the vertebrae and suffered congestion of the
 lungs and brain would have been content to let the thing alone, only too glad to think that he had not been actually kill
 
 !, obstacle to be overcome, and he went at | 1t with renewed determination. ''rhe second time I made the ride, '' 1 he said, "I came through all right until | 1 left the runout, and then my wheel struck the chain or something under the | canvas, and l was thrown and rendered | unconscious. But l soon came out of | that.
 1 My family were not at all pleased with | this new freak of mine, and. in fact they | could not understand why I had left a good position for the pleasure of running | the risk of killing myself, as my father | put 1t; and really I don't know myself, because in my sober senses the bet made with my friends would not really have counted for much I suppose 1t must have | been the great excitement and the attend ant danger.
 Anyhow, I kept on practising and prac- Using until I learned how 10 take the first | incline. how to guide my wheel over the top of the loop. across which I generally | skipped, instead of rode-for many time | the wheel jumps 10 feet of the arc up there--and then how to balance myself coming down the last part of the spiral
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12

Every mother possesses information which is of vital interest to her young daughter.
 Too often this is never imparted or is withheld until serious harm has result ed to the growing girl through her ignorance of natures mysterious and wonderful laws and penalties.
 Girls over-sensitiveness and modesty often puzzle their mothers and batfie physicians, as they so often withhold their confidence from their mothers and conceal the symptoms which ought to be told to their physician at this critical period.
 When girls thoughts become slug gish, with headache, dizziness or dis position to sleep, pains in back or lower limbs, eyes dim, desire for solitude; when she is a mystery to herself and friends, her mother should come to her aid, and remember that Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable Compound will at this time prepare the system for the coming change, and start the menstrual period in young girls life without pain or irregularities.
 Hundreds of letters from young girls and from mothers, expressing their gratitude for what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has accomplished for them, have been received by the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.,, at Lynn, Mass.
 Miss Mills has written the two fol lowing letters to Mrs. Pinkham, which will be req vith interest:
 Dear Mrs. n:-- First Letter.)
 'Iamb, ars of age, am depressed have diz7 headache and back
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12

ache, and as have heard that you can give helpful advice to girls in my condition, am writing you "-Myrtle Mills, Oquawka, Ill. Dear Mrs. Pinkham:- (Second Letterf
 " It is with the feeling of utmost gratitude that | write to you to tell you what your valuable medicine has done for me. When I wrote you in regard to my condition had consulted several doctors, but they failed to understand my case and l did not receive any benefit from their treatment. followed your advice, and took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and am now healthy and well, and all the distressing symptoms which had at that time have disappeared. D. Myrtle Mills, Oquawka III.
 Miss Matilda Borman writes Mrs. Pinlxham as follows:
 Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
 "Before taking Lydia B. Pinkham's Vege- table Compound my monthlies were 1rregu- lar and painful, and 1 always had such dreadful headaches.
 But since taking the Compound my head aches have entirely left me, my monthlies arc regular, and 1 am getting strong and well. am telling all my girl friends what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has done for me. "-Matilda Borman, Pennington, Iowa.
 If you know of any young girl who is sick and needs motherly advice, ask her to address Mrs. PinlSham at Lynn, Mass, and tell her every detail of her symptoms, and to keep nothing back. She will receive advice absolutely free, from a source that has no rival in the experience of woman s ills, and it will, if followed. put her on the right road to a strong, healthy and happy womanhood.
 Lydia E. PinlShams Vegetable Com pound holds the record for the greatest number of cures of female ills of any medicine that the world has ever known. Why don't you try it?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12
He Was From Missouri

From the Chicago News.
 Green Gin factory)-"What kind of ma chine is that?"
 Brown-"Its a stationary engine.'
 Green-"Get out! How can 1t be station ary when it's runningr'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12
The Crater.

From the Detroit Free Press.
 Did he retire on his money?''
 Moon his nerve and other peoples money"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-01
The Poverty of Christ.

Is a man poor Let him remember
Christ's knowledge of his poverty. Ii
is no light thing to be poverty-strlcken
in the midst of wealth, To see loved
ones denied comforts md even ne
cessitles merely through lack of few
pieces of glttering metal; to have
growing sons and daughters deprived
Of an education: to see suffering ones
unrelleved: TO have no opportunities
to increase ones usefulness; to expose
one's family to moral degradation be-
cause of lack of competence-these
are but few of the evils of poverty.
To men in such circumstances. Christ
said, 81 know thy poverty" Who bet
.er could understand? Had He not
as an eldest son seen something of
sordid economies in that carpenters
home at Nazareth? Had He not as a
widows main support suffered in the
harsh limitations OF Gdlilean peas
ants lot? Had He not at times been
deprived of n place to lay His head?
1t was for your sake He became pos
Pacific Baptist,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-01
aye Shall Know Hereafter

What is approved by God-hono's
Him. resembles Him-must be made
successful, triumphant and predom-
.nant. in His emnire. He will not for
ever suffer the enemy's camp on His
grand field. The awful mystery, why
this triumphant ascendancy is so slowly
achieved, so long delayed in this world,
will, it is reasonable to believe, be one
Of the subjects for illumination in Il
higher state of existence, where en-.
larglng faculties will have endless
duration for their exercise. 1t may
then be seen that the whole course of
this world, from the beginning to the
end, was "a day of small things" as
compared with the sequel-only as a
brief introduction to an immense aud
endless economy. John Foster.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-01
Temperance work For Girls.

J, G.. Holland wrote in Mrs. Hayes al
bum these words: Women only can make
wine drinking questionable and heal the
nation OF this curse.
What did DR.. Holland mean by women
only?" Ia it true that only women can
make wine drinking unfashionable and heal
this nation OF this curse y Iou and need
to know this FIRST. because If only we wom-
en- can do this thing why it is an awful re
sponsibility upon us, each one OF us. And
if somebody else can do 1t. we, like ali 9th
ers, would like to give that somebody else
the Job. Some years ago. at Washington,
Mrs. Hayes became mistress at the White
House. and it was for her. and no one else,
to say what the social atmosphere should
be which surrounded her guests, and how
they should be entertained at her home.
Well, she did an unheard OF thing she
banished wine from all her entertainments,
with just one exception. Secretary Evarts
made fuss. He was mortified He could
not endure to have Lord aud Lady Eng.
lish, Count and Countess French and
Baron and Baroness German come to the
White House dinners and have nothing fit
for them to drink-not drop OF poison
II was too utterly queer. SO Mrs. Hayes
made one exception in favor of these for
eign highnesses and allowed wine upon her
table in their presence. But only for once.
Her Observation-Disclosures woman that
she was-smote her for that one little COW
ardly compromise with wrong. She could
better endure to have Secretary Evarts
and the Smiths ashamed OF her than to be
ashamed of herself. So she quietly and
forever prohibited wine from her table and
.heerfully endured the lifted eyebrows and
shrugged shoulders OF the diplomats, Brit
lsh, French, Russian and all. and the short,
lived hiss of fashionable" society until
that hiss turned into a cheer. and fashion
able society turned round, like the spaniel
It is, and trotted on behind its mistress; It
became questionable to serve wine and to
offer wine in fashionable society while Mrs.
Hayes was in the White House.
What Mrs. Hayes did in the White
House every girl can do in her own home
Ii she will.-Rose Elizabeth Cleveland. in
the National Advocate.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-01
How PRAYER Helps.

We all know that good life and a
humble testimony to the goodness and
falthfulness of God have very great
influence for good on the minds of all
who see and near; but now does prayer
help? In the first place, prayer, If 1t be
true prayer-an earnest and confident
appeal to God for the blessing sought
has wonderful effect upon the charac-
ter of the person who offers 1t. Such
prayer brings the petitioner into close
Fellowship with God and opens his
whole nature to the influence of the
Spirit of God; and by so doing fits him
to become Jealous and effective wit
ness for God.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-01

He who follows in faith need fear no
failure.
Only a frozen pety can be bound down
to a form.
The sermon need not be silly 10 be suited
to the child.
God often says "Wait," but He never
says, IVORY"
When man winks at himself the devel
mods with him.
Gazing at heaven keeps some people
from going there.
Our mercy is good, but His tender mercy
is many times better.
1t is better to win mans condemnation
than the devils commentator.
Christ is preparing place for those who
are preparing people for Him.
Whipping the devil round the stump
only makes deeper track for sin to travel
in.
Heaven will be an uncomfortable place
to some people because they had nothing
TO do with drawing the plans. - Rams
Horn.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-01

day OF life.
The same thing holds true Of repu.
tation. One OF the things Solomon did
not ask was honor. 1t was enough for
him to he wise and just Wisdom and
Justice were the highest sources OF his
honor. For wisdom and justice he Is
reputed above all else. If day by day
we strive for the inward things from
which reputation takes substance and
sbapeliness. we need give ourselves nc
further thought about the matter
What men think of MS will take care OF
itself. Growing plants do not give
themselves concern over summer: they
nre the gift of spring to summer. and
summer will take care of them. So
living as we ought, we commit our rep
utation to God. whose presence and
whose care are the real summer of all
good things among men
II Solomon informed his couriiers OF
his request to Heaven they probably
told him that he had missed great
opportunity. They might easily have
.aid: "why did you not ask for riches,
for vastly extended power and do
mlnion? How much better they would
have been than wisdom? We could
have furnished the wisdom" But the
prayer was of the right sort. Jehovah
was pleased with its modesty; and the
things that were not asked for were in
due time given. The surprise Of life
often lies in the insignificance OF the
means TO some great end. People in
the navy know that the smallest thing
connected with great gun is the most
indispensable--the firing pin. That
gone. and the gun. so to say. is on the
shelf In the army one of the smallest
duties of the cuvalryman Is the ear.
ing for his horse. There Is an instance
in history where cavalry that did this
duty well and cavalry that did II i'll,
otherwise equally matched. fought n
battle. in which those who neglected
their horses were cut down almost to
man. Doors TO great events swing
outward on little hinges. Art and reli-
gion and education and war abound
with decisions and acts and incidents,
small in themselves as mustard seeds.
yet SO growthful that great events and
great deeds have come and lodged i'll
the branches thereof.
Let us also treasure the words of the
Master in direct line with the truth we
have been considering: Seek We first
the kingdom of God and His righteous
ness. and all these things shall be
added unto you.'
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-01
In One Single Hour.

In that single hour when he brought
Peter to Christ, Andrew accomplished
more for the world than in all his life
besides. 1t may easily be so with us.
Business men are satisfied to get ten,
Ave, or even two per cent. returns from
the capital, but no investment equals
in returns the investment of little
time and courage in soul-saying. The
Interest is literally millions per cent.
Indeed, II you remember the endless
reaches of eternity, the interest is in
finite.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-01
EPW0RTH LEAGUE LESSONS
FEBRUARY FIFTH.
The Enlarging kinsdom.-Ezek. A.
40


1-12.
In this chapter a stream Is repre-.
sented as flowing from underneath
the sacred threshold of the temple,
And this stream not only turns the
desert into a paradise, but sweetens
even the Dead Sea. This is a beauti.
full symbol of the influence of re.
llgion on this world. 1t pictures the
result of the enlarging kingdom OF
Christ. Read lisa. 35 in connection
with this lesson. The increasing
depth of the waters symbolizes the
increasing power of the gospel both
in its personal experience and in its
worldwide blessedness. The main re-
ligious teaching is that mans bless
ings flow from the sanctuary of Je.
hovah. The waters of life" start
from the dwelling place Of the "Au'
thor of life"
This beautiful figure of Ezekiel is
fit symbol of the blessings Of piety
and religion. We have fitting sym.
Dol of religion, and striking Illus
tration of the enlarging and increas
ing power of the same both in indi'
vidual experience and In the growth
of the kingdom of God.
The water which the prophet saw
was Flowing water" 1t is a type OF
the living, flowing grace which comes
from the sanctuary of God AS water
to the Oriental was symbol of bless
ing, as it is to-day to the dweller
in an irrigated district, so the gospel
is as the water to the thirsty land
It brings life, growth, development,
and Joy. This prophecy has never
been literally fulfilled; yet it is hav'
ing beautiful fulfillment From the
throne of God, and the church Of God
the fertilizing stream has flowed
Imperfect as the church has been, yet
from her gates has flowed the con-
stantly increasing stream of the river
OF life.
Perhaps the most striking analogy
OF our lesson Is In the effect OF these
waters healing, restoring life, and fer
tilixing the dry and desert places
This is a striking figure illustrating
the power and effect of the increasing
Kingdom of Christ-how Christianity
has swept out over the earth; how
It is to-day increasing through the
missionary operations of the church;
how, everywhere II goes, 1t blesses
and heals and causes "the desert to
blossom as the rose" The enlarging
kingdom is coming. We are rapidly
though often unconsciously, making
history. Never as now was the pray
er, "Thy kindom come" so splendidly
and blessedly answered. Lift up your
eyes and see the enlarging kingdom!
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-01
The Crusade in sriei.

To allow men crazed or stupe6ed b..
LIQUOR to convert automobiles into cars OF
juggernaut is intolerable.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union members said they would use Gov
ernment reports to prove that othcers
drink excessively atGovernors island posts.
Selling liquor to one who is operating or
about to operate an automobile should be
severely regulated, Those road engines
are terrible enough in the most skilliui
hands.
Since November 23 1902. when the Ma
tional Temperance Society instituted the
worldwide Pledge-signing Crusade" :"
nearly 100000 of temperance pledges have
been sent out.
A drunken mans horse is a pitiable OBJ
ject, which ought to run away, but is gen.
orally too weary to do anything but accept
abuse in shrinking patience. An automo-
bile, on the other hand. knows no wearl'
ness. In a drunken mans hands II may
be as dangerous as dynamite.
As a result of the combined forces Of
temperance workers in our country SO,ooo,'
600 Of our citizens are living under prohlpi'
ton, either in State prohibitory laws OF
Ths manufactories in Germany are work
ing in the cause OF temperance-reiormer
for business reasons--haying found tnat
| man who drinks beer Is less Valuap'e 'n"n
one who does not. ,.,-,.
Woe to the liquor power that reckicssly
DESTROYS 100000 American lives every year.
For the saving Of life among our peopp
| tbe downfall of the man-destroying saloor
| Is the supreme issue Of to-day
The average saloon Is an evl place
| ,rhars Is no doubt about that. II take
| he bread out Of the mouths Of many ~iye
and children, and eompels them 20 nv
under conditions unit for human beings