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The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1906-02-24

She was dressed in hOme-spun and
wore poke bennett. There was a
grand opera at Major Hall that
night. Several brother members
Of the Legislature thought it would
be good thing for her and her
husband to go and be daZzled by
the wonders of the stage, and
bought tickets for both. She de-
clined. They insisted. At last,
after much persuasion, she reluc-
family yielded, with the declara-
ton: We'll, I'll go-but I low I
won't take no part"
She evidently thought the affair
was to be "a sort of old Virginy reel
or break down, or maybe school
house show, like they used to have
up on Bitter Creek.
Base ball was just then in it's in
fancy, but the craze was spreading.
Among the patrons of the game
were Col. ThOs Rodman, j. Lucien
Waggener. VIM. J. Chinn, Uncle
Minus Williams, and one or two
others. No game could go on with
ont them. An amateur game was
arranged, to take place i'm the lot
on the corner of Murray and Todd
streets. Lucifn Waggener was one
of the outfielders and took an UNI
brella with him to keep off the
suns rays. A ball coming his
way, he inverted the umbrella and
caught it safely. A foul was
claimed, but the umpire decided
the ball was "safe'-couldn't get
out of the umbrella.
When the Capital Base Ball Club
defeated the Eagles, of Louisville,
in the three days tournament on
the Bellepoint Park grounds, all
Frankfort went wild. The crowd
in attendance was immense, and,
with the winning run, bedlam
broke loose. Joy was universal.
Lucien Waggener smashed his new
stove-pipe hat. Col. Thos. Rod
man beat his umbrella to pieces.
Col. Will Chinn and Col. Louis
Mangan lugged each other, and
Uncle Minus Williams, who had
ridden his horse to the grounds,
walked to town and forgot the
horse. S. r. S.
WHEN HER BACK ACHES.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1906-02-24

Judge Jack:Ribb had retired from
the bench, and being fisherman
of recognized standing and reputa-
ton, was won't to employ his
leisure hours in strolling down to
the city wharf, taking his chair
with him, and trying his luck in
the river. On one occasion he en-
plOyed frog for bait, thinking TO
beguile catfish. Casting his bait
into the river. he sat and waited
for bite. The day was warm, the
sun hot, and, as the moments
passed, Judge Bibh fell asleep.
How long he slept is not evident
possibly an hour-bdt when he
awoke and began to reel in, his line
kept returning to him till it reached
his feet, when, looking down, he
saw the frog sitting on the ground
by his chair, and looking up at him
with smile that was childlike
and bland"
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1906-02-24

Ned Burns. who did business on
the corner of Cat Fish Alley and
Broadway, or Market street, was
we'll known as person of fOrcible
views and possessed of a deal of
dry humor. His business required
his close attention, and one day, in
passing his establishment. a citizen
now living, reprimanded him for
not being in attendance at church.
"Niver moir 1-niver you moind,
I'll be in heaven long before you
ever get to Cincinnati.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1906-02-24

The sneeze of Uncle Nelse Alley,
who kept a livery stable on Main
street, and his sonorous snOre, that
proclaimed his entrance into the
land of dreams, were historic
events that strongly impressed the
minds and lived in the memories
of those who resided in the vicinity.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1906-02-24

We always buy direct from
headquarters, making our
selections in person from
the largest and most reli-
a bic manufacturers in
America, thus assuring to
our customers the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-16

ing in the schoolroom. 1t did not
state that object drawing in itself
was to be undervalued. If the draw
ing of solids, dry as it is, could be
placed in the schoolroom and taught
by a competently trained teacher it
might be a beneficial adjunct to the
inventive symbol drawing for the
artistically inclined, but 1t would be
of little use to the many who could
never be taught to see with the
draughtsman's eye 1t is the especial
advantage of symbol drawing that
something can be drawn without this
draughtsmans eye.
The same inquirer asked about the
use of mechanical appliances in the
drawing of these mechanical forms.
There is no need of ruler, compass
or other aid in the drawing of the
straight lines or the rounds. There
is no need or virtue In the lines be-
ing straight or the rounds being alb
soluto circles. Aside from the con-
straint OF expression it is not desir-
able that they should be q mechan-
ical performance. The const. Mt rec
ommendation of the intelligent use of
the accented line has been against the
expressionless line that would result
from the use of ruler or compass.
The drawing should be done with abb
solute freedom no matter how far tha
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-16

ings are made up of but few planes;
later, as the drawings are more COM
plicated, more tones may be used. 1t
should be understood that shading
for the laborious end of covering a
drawing with marks is utterly value
less AS more damage can be done by
its use than by its omission, shading
need not be urged upon the class.
From time to time the subjects illus
trated will be treated with tone color
methods of simple shading. No par
ticular handling of the shading is
recommended. The lines may be vertt-
cal, diagonal or otherwise if they are
but clean and gain the tone desired
by simple means. The child will ofte4
be inclined to make up for deficien-
cies in the drawing by elaborate shad-
ing. It Is wasting it's time that way.
Insist on the outline drawing being
first acceptable.
If the teacher will but refer to the
article OH the proportion of forms he
may apply the same suggestions to the
proportions of tone color. The illus
trations then given of the two trees
and the river will be an aid in judg-
ing OF excess of color in shading.
An accompanying drawing is done in
shaded tones for the same purpose
1t is not intended to be given the child
In that way at present.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-16
RESTORE STRENGTH
Dr.. Williams Pink Pills Actually
Make New Blood and Good
Health Follows.

The evil effects that follow many dis
eases particularly the grip and the
wasting fevers, such as typhoid and
malaria, are caused by the bad condition
in which these diseases leave the blood.
AS result, the flesh continues to fall
away, the sufferer grows nervous and
irritable, and even slight exertion causes
shortness of breath. These are danger
Gus symptoms and indicate that the
system is in q state that invites pneu-
monia, bronchitis or even consumption.
What is needed is new supply of rich,
red blood to carry health and strength
to every part OF the body.
"I was all run down from the effects
of the grip" says Mrs. Amelia Hall, of
No. High street, Norwich Conn, "and
could not seem to get strength to walk /;
could not eat a full meal, my stomach
was so weak, and was so nervous that
I could not sleep. could only stay in
bed few minutes at q time, either night
or day. The least little thing would
startle me. had difficulty in breath
ing and had frequent fainting spells.
"My general health was completely
wrecked and had neuralgia and rheu-
matte pains, dyspepsia, constipation,
and female weakness. My physician at
tended me for the grip and again for
the condition that it left me i'll, but
got no strength from the tonics he pre-
scribed In fact, nothing helped me
until I tried DIR. Williams Pink Pills
and they cured me.
81 grew stronger and gained flesh
from the time l began taking them. I
am satisfied that the pills are all that is
claimed for them and shall do all l can
to make their good qualities known"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills cure ner-
vous disorders of every kind, check
wasting diseases and build up strength.
For booklet, address the DIR. Williams
Medicine Co., Schenectady, NY.
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case, so to speak, ever since. Now,
you're laughing again! l know I'm
making a botch of this, but I can't
help it. | never had the knack of say
ing sentimental things-but maybe If
you'll give me chance to practice,
shall improve. I'm stupid sort Of
chap a thousand miles beneath you
in every way-I can't even offer you
the sort of home you ought to have,
not yet, that is-but I'm sure nobody
in the world could love you more than
l do, or work harder to make you hap
py. And if you cared for me little,
l think I'd have the courage and the
strength to succeed in anything. Is
there's there any hope for me?"
The girl gazed down into the red-hot
Goals in the crate. A slow smile
wreathed her lips. There is some
thing funny about 1t" she remarked at
length.
Funny" echoed the young man.
eyes, l mean in the way things have
happened. Your proposal is the third
have received within a week"
Inc lulFu. TcpedISu CH0 young
man. ruefully. "Then l can see my fin
ish. Did you-did you accept either
of the others?"
1.-THE first" she replied with DELHI
Grafton, 81 refused because he is too
romantic, and not only too poor to sup
port wife, but too impractical to be
likely to do So"
ooh! And the second?"
"The second l refused because he is
so painfully matter-of-fact and thinks
too much Of money and the material
things of life."
"And-and the third?" The young
mans voice trembled.
1.-THE third" continued the girl, still
looking into the fire, "the third is not
in the least romantic. On the other
hand, he Is not bit practical, and 1
am sure he is in no position to sup
! port a wife who has been brought up
| in luxury. And yet-and yet"
Suddenly she raised her eyes to his.
There was a look in them that made
the young mans >heart beat wildly.
'And yet, Jack, love him and I'd
marry him, even if we had to live il
an almshorse!"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-16
HERSEY'S LAST HOLDING.
Founder of Many Kansas Towns Who
Never Had One Named
for Him.

Tim Hersey. founder Of towns. Is
dead. But before he died that which
for years had been denied him was
his; the plot of ground in the first of
his cities in which three of his chill
dren are buried was given to him by
the municipality of Abilene, Kansas.
Tim was the first settler of Abilene,
says writer in the New York Sun,
and his wife named the town, taking
the name from the Bible, as she did
that for their next home, Solomon.
They went to the banks of Mud
Creek in 1867, when buffaloes by the
thousand grazed between them and
civilization. Their little log cabin was
stopping-place for overland travel
ers. Bayard Taylor, Horace Greeley,
General Grant and General Sherman
stayed there at different times. Tim
Hersey's" was known all along the
frontier. But other settlers came, and
Tim decided that it was "too thick
for him" He sold out and went up
river.
Three OF the Hersey children died
and were buried at Abilene. Their
elders went on and founded Solomon,
Cawker, Beloit, Downs, and score
of other places. moving from each as
the population became too numerous.
At last, in the onward march OF civ.
ilization, they arrived In the great
state of Washington.
Meanwhile Tim had never forgot
ten the three graves in Abilene. He
went back to Illinois on visit once.
and there bought and had marked ap-
propriately three tombstones, to be
set over them. With these he went
to Abilene. But the windblown GENE.
terry on the barren hillside had be-
come a tree-shaded, well-laid-odt bury
ing ground in thriving city, and in
it Tim could find no trace of the
tiny knobs. He went patiently over
the ground foot by foot without re-
suit, and at last abandoned the three
stones and went on to his new home.
Years afterward a pathetic letter
was sent by him to the Abilene author
tiles, asking that the three stones be
forwarded to him in Washington, that
he might set them up there. Abilene
had forgotten them, but the town was
searched At last two Of the stones
were found-one serving as a door.
step. The third had disappeared.
But something better than the
stones was found. An old settler
remembered, when the thing was
agitated, that years before sexton
had pointed out certain hollow in
the graveyard to him, and had told
him that that was where some chill.
dren were buried, off by themselves.
He hunted for the spot. and at last
found a solitary stone marker, with
the letters IS. H." cut in it. They
stood for Sarah Hersey, the oldest
girl.
The town. moved by pity for its
aged founder, made out a deed to the
lot in his name and sent him word
of the finding of the graves; but al.
most at once news of his death came
back.
1t is said that more than thirty
towns were founded by Hersey, but
not one is named for him.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-16
forms may be from round or the lines
from straight.
Some Nav SrIbiecta

forms may be from round or the lines
from straight.
Some New Subjects.
These subjects are given to follow
the last subject of farmhouse, trees
and road: The park with the pond,
bridge and trees. the marsh with the
haystacks and lake and the boat race.
Present them on the blackboard as
usual, drawing the figures as much
as possible before the child that it
may see how form as complicated
as the sail boat is really made up of
very simple forms. Continually vary
the shapes Of the combinations given
as examples of the possibilities Of
using the forms.
Discourage among the brighter chill
dren any attempt to copy these exam
pies while giving the less clever some
latitude in that direction, for 1t is a
way Of learning to present ideas
where the inventive faculty is not pres
ant. In the boat race the interest
gained by overlapping forms may be
noted as well as the placement of the
boats.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-16
A Hero of Dundee.

To-day Sandy Mitchell Is a cripple
and totally blind, but he is loved and
cared for, as every brave and help
less hero should be, says Youths
Companion. One evening a few years
ago, as two men were approaching
the town of Dundee on foot, the sud-
denly noticed a small cottage stand
ing back from the wayside, evidently
on fire. Smoke was issuing from the
windows and open door. but no one
was in sight.
The two men hurried forward. By
the time they reached the cottage
door the roof was alight. Rushing
through, they stumbled across the
PROSTATE form of woman with a
child in her arms. One man lifted
the unconscious woman and child and
bore them out; the other groped his
way into the living room, where he
was quickly joined by his companion.
The room was empty, and they
made their way to the floor above.
whence, they reasoned, the woman
and child had come; and there, in
the low cottage chamber, stood man
supporting upon his shoulders burn
ing beam that glowed and famed as
he struggled to keep it from falling
upon the bodies of two little children
lying in a cot beneath.
1.-THE bairns!" gasped the man. when
he perceived their presence.
The men snatched the little ones
from their perilous position. and to-
gether they led the poor. great hero
to the omen air.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-16

Among the questions which have
come up by this time is that Of shad-
ing the drawings. So far the draw
ings for the child have been in out
line purely, and might remain so
throughout the series. There is no
gain by the mere smudging of draw
ing that would have been better in
pure outline, and there is often much
strength and simplicity to be gained
by the separation of one plane from
another by the use Of tone. 1t stands
with the accented line in its partial
usage. When children can use it to
good and proper effect they might be
permitted to shade with clean, fiat
tones At first not over two or three
tones should be used. for the draw
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-16
BY FREDERICK RICHARDSON
Copyright, by Joseph b. Bowles.)
Instructor Composition Charge Of Illustration Classes
Institute. Chicago)

BY this time the child may be more
generally permitted to indulge in the
accented tint and to supply the pure
ly geometric form with freer and more
natural treatment There will be some
whose limitations by lack of the
drawing instinct will not find this an
advantage. They should continue to
draw by the purely geometric forms.
The natural temptation of the child
to overdo the accent must be guarded
against.
About Object Drawing.
A query has been received asking
if object drawing has no place in this
method of teaching. The opening artl-
Gle stated the disadvantages and i'm
practicability of teaching object draw
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-16
OUR COUNTRY

o vast and mighty land Of ours!
Like some huge Titan boy thou art
Whose young blood surges through his
heart
In crude strife OF powers.
Until some tingling moment when
One cry wrings all true souls, and then
Thou standest in the strength of wrath ana
tears
Thou gatherest all thyself to tower above
thy peers!
Thee, newborn far beyond the main,
God Graded in a new found cline
That wistful Europe's dreams sublime
Might not seem all in vain;
Hope, reawakening at thy birth,
Thrilled the droopt songsters of the earth
To brief ecstatic Joy. Ere long in thee
Shall they behold the pledge of one Human
ity.
w. NJ Gambler, in the Atlantic.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-16
FROM FOREIGN FIELDS.

The sum of 100000 marks has been
raised by the German army for the
Moltke monument in Berlin.
There were 1885 fewer deaths in
London in 1905. ending with the Sat
urday before Christmas, than for the
average of the last ten years.
An amateur society has been formed
for the diffusion of the cult of the
bagpipe," not only in Scotland, but in
England. A set of pipes costs from
S25 to $3.50, according to finish and
embellishments.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-16
THE THIRD.

=
had been talking of the weather. Pro-
ceeding from casual reference to the
evenings temperature, he plunged into
spirited discussion of the climate Of
the United States in general, its adj
Vantages, it's eccentricities and the
chief respects wherein, 1t differs from
that of the British Isles, with special
reference to the relative conditions in
New York and London.
Presently, by an abrupt transition,
he broke away from the subject.
81 came here tonight to say some
thing to you, Miss Morton, something
that means a great deal to me-
THAT sounds interesting. Why dent
you say it?"
Because now that / am here, &.
seems very hard to say. AS 1 wax
coming along the street, I knew just
how I wanted to express myself, but
now I'm all tangled up and don't know
where to begin"
"How mysterious! Does that hap,
pen to you very often?"
please don't laugh at me. l shall
never get through it If you do. This
is a very serious matter"
81 am listening" she said, with .
little air Of resignation.
cts just this" he continued desper.
ately; "I'm head over ears in love
with you. It began the first time
saw you, and have been a hopeless
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-16

don't take you long to. tumble when a
man is talking business. Maybe you
can guess what / want to say. I'm
about tired of being bachelor. It's
all right for young fellows that cam
run around, but when man is past
40-I'm AZ, if you'd care to know-he
gets mopy if he hasn't home. A
business man, especially, needs female
interests to keep him from thinking
too much about his affairs. l have
known you a long time and have been
sizing you up, and I've come to the
conclusion that you'd make first
class wife for man like me-
Thank you so much for your good
opinion"
"You needn't thank me; | didn't say
It to please you, but because it's what
| think. Now, l suppose you'd like
time to consider. 1t isn't business
like to decide things of this kind in a
hurry"
but think l can give you an an
swer now
>"You can, Ell? So much the better,
if you have really made up your mind.
What's the verdict?"
I'm afraid" said the girl, 1--WE are
not at all suited to each other"
why not?"
"Because-because you are too prac-
teal"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-16

"Two or three times year l am
troubled with my throat. kind of raw
feeling, turning to bronchitis. / have
had the services of my physician in each
case. Two years ago, when 1 felt a
spell coming l tried Peruna to check
it, and to my delight was not troubled
with the smothered and choking feeling
and never have been since. can check
it every time with Peruna."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-16

Mrs. Virginia Caviana, room 80, Cam
bridge Block, Portland, Ore, writes:
81 was sufferer with catarrh of the
throat and lungs for long time before
it trial, although / thought at the
time it would be just like other medi-
cines and do me no good. Twas pleased
to find that my improvement began III
less than two weeks and continued
until l was entirely well. I gained
nearly Is pounds, have splendid appe
tite and am grateful for what your
medicine has done for me-"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-16
ELVFD From oAIAaRh OF LUNGS
OAVlU SO COMMON In MNTER
BY TAKING PE-RU-NA.

Sore Throat Develops Into Bronchitis.
Mrs. Addie Harding, 121 w. Brighton
Ave, Syracuse, N. Y, writes: Il have
been user of Peruna for the past
twelve years. With me it is sure pre-
ventive of colds and many other ills.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-16

Every pretty woman knows she Is,
but she likes to hear her opinion con-
drmed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-16

Necessities.
Knicker-Is an automobile neces
sity of life?
Bocker-No; of death.-N. Y. Sun.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-16
THE SECOND.

I'm a plain man, Miss Morton, and
I haven't the knack of dressing my
thoughts In frills, like French lamb
chops When l have anything to say,
come right to the point That has
always been my way"
81 think it's very good way" she
remarked.
Then I'll come down to my propo-
sition. As you may know, I'm a fairly
successful man. Not Rockefeller. by
any means. but could draw a check
with seven figures on it and still have
q few dollars left in the bank. l have
good health and no bad habits, unless
you put smoking in that class. Do
make myself plain?"
quite plain" said the girl. with q
Little smile.
He nodded approvingly. 81 see 1t
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-03-15
Serious Accident.

Claude Seavor, while driving to town
with load of lumber, last Thursday
morning, from his home onWhittemore
HILL met with a painful accident, just
above the Keystone Powder Co.'s
plant. The boards not being properly
secured, slid forward against the team,
rendering it unmanageable, throwing
the young man out, the wagon passing
over his body. Unconscious and help.
less he was picked up and conveyed to
his home by q neighbor, who came
along DR. Falk was summoned to
attend to his injuries His condition
was al first alarming, but the more
serious indications gradually passed
away, and his recovery in two or three
weeks is now confidently expected.
His escape from serious consequences
or even death seems miraculous and
his friends are much gratified at the
outcome.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-03-15
Celebrated Her Twelfth Birthday.
Dynamite Question Settled.

AS we stated in last weeks PRESS.
the meeting between our citizens and
r. r Co., held last Thursday afternoon
had settled the agitated question of
leaving dynamite cars standing within
the borough limits. Burgess r. M.
Overhiser and President of Council
w. II. Cramer, ably seconded by Mr..
B. w. Green and Mr.. j. F. Parsons, on
behalf of our citizens, in forceful but
respectful manner, presented their
grievances. The r. r. Co., informed
the committee they had already COM
menced the construction of sidings west
of Emporium, where all dynamite cars
would be congregated and taken up by
through trains. This greatly annoying
and dangerously near "death trap" at
our very doors has, we believe, been
abated. The railroad company desire
all violations of the laws laid down to
be promptly reported to General Man.
ager. Let us have peace