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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-06-08
At the Bio Fair.

Hamline.-Work on the enormous
addition to the state fair grand stand
was commenced this week and will be
pushed rapidly to completion. This
improvement was decided upon at a
meeting Of the board some time ago
and it will be the only important per-
manent work besides the live stock
amphitheater which will be undertake
en- this season.
The new bleachers will be 800 feet
long and 60 feet in width and will ex-
tend east from the present end Of the
grand stand toward the site of the old
club house. They will be built in mas
sive style and will be planned to ac-
commodate 5000 people. This will
bring the total capacity of the grand
stand up to about 20,000-much the
largest in the country.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-06-08

The result of the first organized cen.
sus of the British empire has lately
been issued in blue book. 1t shows
that the empire consists of an approx.
mate area of 11,90S,37S square miles,
or more than one-fifth of the entire
land area of the world. The popula-
ton is about 400,o00,00o, of which 54,-
100000 are whites. and is distributed
as follows: In Asia, 300,O00.00o; Afri.
ca, 45,000,000; Europe, $4,000, 900;
America, 7,50O,ooo,o 900, and Australia,
5,500,000. The most populous city aft.
er London is Calcutta and is visited
by many people.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-06-08

Roanoke, Va, has system of water
works which comes near perfection
At the foot of a mountain at the edge
of the town a tremendous spring
bursts from the ground. There Is O
great volume Of water, clear and cold
"A large pump throws this water to q
reservoir on top of a hill quite near
tho city and from thence it is dis
tributed by pipes. The temperature is
but little higher than when it comes
from the earth. 1t is soft water, and
ice for cooling 1t is next to useless
It is abundant, and that is more i'm
portant than anything else.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-06-08

Vessels arriving at the port OF Gal
weston recently, report having encoun'
tered an immense lake Of oil so miles
of the Texas coast, through which
they ploughed their way for nearly
three hours. The oil was about two
inches thick, covering an area Of sew
eral miles, and appeared to be gush-
ing up through the water in a heavy
stream. Experts examining the oil
fields declare that the original lake
under Texas and Louisiana has found
an outlet through the gulf.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-06-08
Battleship Placed in Commission

Norfolk, Va, June 4-The United
States battleship Louisiana has been
placed in commission at the Norfolk
navy yard. Immediately after taking
necessary stores the Louisiana will
proceed to New York for her three
and six-inch guns, and from there will
go to New Orleans, where she will
be presented with handsome silver
service, the gift of the people OF the
state of Louisiana. 1t 1t proposed to
have her in readiness to sail for New
Orleans about the last week in Aug
uSt.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-06-08

According to the returns OF the ap-
praiser of New York, over $33,20O,oOO
worth of diamonds and other precious
stones entered the port in 1904-an
increase of $12,OO0,000 over the i'm
ports of the preceding year. Last year
s1O;2S0,OOO worth of uncut stones were
entered, as against barely one-half a
million dollars worth in 1904.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-06-08
Sanatorium.
Roosevelt

Washington.-Presi Roosevelt
7 has signed the act authorizing the
transfer Of small tract of land near
Leach Lake to the state of Minnesota
for a sanatorium for the treatment Of
consumption. The area of land is
small, about forty acres, and the state
is required to pay $1.25 per acre for
it. AS it is within the limits of the
land which may be overflowed from
the Leech Lake reservoir, the act pro-
vides that the federal government shall
not be liable for damages for such
overflow.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-06-08
Loans.

st. Paul-Loans aggregating nearly
5000, 900 were approved by the state in
vestment board. During the last few
weeks many applications for loans
have been coming in. They come from
school districts planning to build, from
towns that will make improvements
during the summer and from counties
for ditch purposes.
The money available for loanfng in
the permanent school fund amount at
present to about $150,000, which is less
than the amount of loans approved
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-06-08

committee had reached the conclusion
that he had no right to it and had di-
rected the chairman to make such a
report to the senate. He followed
this announcement with his request
for unanimous consent for considera-
ton of the report on Monday, the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-06-08
Wealthy Man Found Dead.

Springfield, Ill.,, June 4.-Dr. Samuel
P. Boardman, a wealthy and highly
respected citizen OF Springfield, was
found dead in the reservoir of the wa
terworks. He was a sufferer from
melancholia, and had attempted sui
eide three weeks age.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-06-08
Objects to Setting Date.

Senator Teller objected to naming a
date for consideration in advance of
the official report, and his objection
had the effect of bringing the matter
to an end for the time. He said the
committee had had the matter under
consideration for two years and that
in so serious a matter the senate
could not be expected to proceed with
unreasonable celebrity.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-06-08

explained the cause of the suicide. Mr..
Adams said in the letter that his
debts exceeded his resources, and
forced him to abandon his official po-
sition. While he did not indicate an
intention to take his life, he spoke of
the form of his burial, indicating that
he had then made up his mind to
commit the rash act.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-06-08

The Mexican department Of the int.
rior has ordered special commission
of the archaeological institute to pro-
mote the cultivation of the chrysan,
themum-plant, the flowers Of which
produce a powder which is to be used
as a preventive of typhus. The gov
eminent is importing a large quaint,
ty of seed from Europe, Of the wild
chrysanthemum Of the Caucasus.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-06-08

Nicholas II. of Russia now knows
how it feels to address a representa-
tive assembly. For reasons not en-
tirely beyond his control, he has been
denied this luxury in the past.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-06-08

= A South Carolina woman has pre-
scented gourd to Speaker Cannon for
drinking purposes, not knowing that
the Illinois custom is to drink direct
from the Jug.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-06-08
CONGRESSMAN KILLS SELF
PUBLIC OFFICIAL DEEPLY IN
DEBT ENDS LIFE.
Mr.. Adams Sends Note to Speaker
Cannon Telling Of Finan-
cial Embarrassment.

Washington, June 2.-Representa-
tive Robert Adams, of Philadelphia,
died at the emergency hospital Fri
day morning from the effects of a
self-infiicted bullet wound.
A letter received by Senator Can
non from Mr. Adams in the morning
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-06-08
Crow Agency Registration.

Omaha, Neb., May 31.-Arrange-
ments are complete for the registra-
agency at Sheridan and Billings, June
IA to %, and the largest crowds in the
history of government openings is ex-
pected
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-06-08

Judge Grinnell, of New York, has
dismissed the case of citizen arrest
ed for hitting an end seat hog. II
Judge Grinnell doesn't see what he
wants Just let him ask for 1t.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-06-08

Kaiser Wilhelm is withdrawing his
attention from European politics while
he larrups the German athletes for
the phenomenally poor Allowing in the
Olympian games.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-06-08
Heavy Loss by Fire.

Jefferson, O., June Fire Friday
destroyed number of business places
and dwellings here. The losses will
aggregate $4,000; partially covered by
insurance.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-06-08

Manifestly the douma regards
ukase of the car with the same feel
ings that animate the sultan when he
gets q fresh batch of ultimatums.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-06-08
Willing to Oblipe.

"Give me the city hall, please" said
the lady to the conductor of the street
car
81 should be glad to do so, madam, %
replied the conductor, who was a new
man and had been greatly impressed
by the rules Of the company, which
insisted upon employees being courte-
Gus and obliging. 81 should, indeed,
be glad to do so, but the lady over
there with the green feather in her
hat asked for the city hall before you
got on the car. Is there any other
building that would suit you Just as
?"-Detroit Free Press.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-06-08
1t is the early bacteriologist thai
catches the germ.
Switzerland produces st. Bernards
and 1,7S6 different brands Of sausage.

John Sharp Williams, the democrat
ic leader of the house, writes poetry
for recreation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-06-08

The name California first appeared
IN an anonymous Spanish romance
published in 1910.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-06-08
Won Fame as Politician.

Winning early reputation for saga
city and the keenest judgment in con-
gressional affairs he attained promi-
nence, not only as leader in the SEN
ate but in the country at large, and by
many men was considered the most
available man in his party for the
presidency. He was chairman of the
executive committee, and managed The
campaign that resulted in the election
of Cleveland in 1884.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-06-08

SENATOR ARTHUR P. GORMAN.
formerly occupied by Senator German
were draped in deep black in accord
ance with the custom in such cases.
Served IL Years.
Senator German long had been a.
notable figure in the national con-
gress. He first took his seat in 1881,
and served continuously for Is years,
and nearly all of that time he was the
leader of the Democratic party in the
senate
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-06-08

It's a queer fact that the higher a
man rises the less chance he has of
being above suspicion.-Puck.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-10-01
The Public Pulse.

The ads in newspaper are inter.
esting to philosophers as we'll as most
other sorts and conditions of people,
but for a different reason. s."
The majority of people are inter.
ested in ads because they personally
want some of the things advertised or
because these sprigs of publicity have
repeatedly been consulted with profit
But your philosopher would look
upon them as barometer Of the days
activities, plans and aspirations--ot
the peoples unrest. .-~ u.~
Emerson expressed this idea when
he wrote, "People wish to be settled
but only so far as they are unsettled
is there any hope for them.
So to act upon this truth, large
volume of Tribune ads, indicating ar
increasing state of activity is the
pulse of life and is measure of hope
fo- the people.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-10-01
REVIEW TABLE
The October Pilgrim.

"Out with Dogs and Cum is the
title of The Pilgrims October cover.
The original is a clever piece of paint
ing by Archie G. Allen, the artist.
The reproduction appears to have
been done in four printings, but in
reality this handsome piece of work
was, done with two impressions, show
ing the remarkable advancement
made in color printing of late.
The October Pilgrim has all the
earnestness characteristic of the after
vacation season. It has three ex-
ceptionally strong special articles, the
first touching upon The Gateway of
China, entitled 1.-THE Patrol of the
Yangste" by VIM. A. Mckinney who
has spent some years, in the very
heart of this great and awakening
nation. South America just now is in
| the popular mind in most prominent
| way. John r. Kerrin, who for several
years had extensive business relations
with the South American republic
writes most graphically on Com.
mercial Relations with South Amer.
ica." This alone is worth the price of
the magazine. Three every Minute"
| by Howard B. Crosse, gives an insight
into the immigration question, which
is broad minded and statesmen like.
The fiction of the October Pilgrim is
of exceptionally high class; "Son of
a Hero" by J. Oliver Curwood; the
conclusion of "The Mysterious In.
come" bv Elliott Flower, avery clever
short serial; and bright little short
story, "Mr. Conroy's Peach Fearing
/ by Mrs. F. M. Howard are the leading
features. :. ---.~''<s..,., o..
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-10-01
Alias Contest Notice.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, +

United States Land Office, Bismarck, North
Dakota, August %, 1905. ssAt% s st& .S5
A sufficient contest affidavit having been
filed in this office by Frank S. keenan,. contest
ant, against homestead entry No: 2223I, made
April 6; 1908; for the seM of section In town
ship 140 north of range Is west of the 5th pr1n.
cipal meridian by Mini Hayn, contestee, IN
which it is alleged that said Mini Hayn, upon
the information and belief Of afiant, has not at
any time since April 6, 1908 established her
residence on said tract of land that said Mini
Hayp. upon the information and belief of af-
ant. has not resided on said tract of land for
more than six months last past and has aban.
doned it upon the information and beiief OF
affiant and that said defaults continue to this
date upon the information and belief of ahant
and that said alleged absence from the said
land was not due to her employment IN the
Army, Navy or Marine Corps Of tho United
States during the war with spain, or during
any war in which the United States may be en-
gagged: III ~, s..
respond and offer evidence touching said alle-
cation at 10 o'clock a m. on November 8. 1905 be-
fore the Register and Receiver of the United
States land office in Bismarck N. DIS IT,.
The said cotestant having in a proper atiida-
Wit, filed June 8, 1906. set forth facts which
show that after due diligence personal service
| of this notice cannot be made. it is hereby or
dered and directed that such notice be given
by due and proper publication. - l$
M. H. JEWELL.
Register
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-10-01
QUEER OLD RUSSIA.

The Firing OF Moscow In the Time OF
Ivan the Terrible.
One who Travelled through Russia IN
1898 wrote in Latin an interesting &C
count of what he saw. This was aft
erward translated into English in part
as follows: 1.-The Muscovites are gener-
ally Of a very strong constitution, both
very tall and bulky. Above one-half Of
the year is taken up with their fasts,
when the common people feed upon
nothing else but cabbage and cucum-
bers, and these raw, only picked" The
writer, Henry William Ludolf. has
leanings toward vegetarianism, for he
added, ''This is an evident sign Of their
natural vigor, though it must also be
allowed that they promote the digestion
by the brandy and leeks which they
use in large quantities, and questionless
correct the viscous humors arising in
the stomach by such indigestible nour-
1shments."
Giles Fletcher, an English traveller,
saw Moscow fired by an army Of Tar
tars in 1911 in the absence Of Gar
Ivan the Terrible. He writes, ''There
was, nothing but whirlwinds and such
a noise as though the heavens would
have fallen" According to Fletcher.
numerous persons were burned to
death, while crowds struggling to es-
cape from the flames met, and the ensu-
ing crush resulted in thousands Of fa-
talities.
He asserts that there persisted at
that time by the fire and the press the
number Of 100000 people or more"
This estimate, of course, was excessive.
AS means of getting rid of the dead
bodies, says Fletcher, the Car Ivan
ordered them on his return to be
thrown into the Moskva. and the
corpses damned the deep and rapid
river and caused it to overflow its
banks.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-10-01
FATE OF THE JUNE BUGS.
Awful Punishment That Was De-
T. "a reeS3 nv mn A ncient Council. W,

Awful Punishment That Was De-
I creed by an Ancient Council
IL, "Berne has an official collector OF
June bugs" writes correspondent OF
the Chicago News from Switzerland.
'This parsonage Is appointed by the
city council when the triennial pest OF
June bugs occurs, aud he is empow-
cred to destroy all the insects that may
be brought to him. Each owner Of a
small estate is obliged to gather five
pounds Of bugs, and those who happen
to be the proprietors Of larger pieces
Of property must collect proportion
ately more. For, each pound that Is
missing from this obligatory amount q
fine Of 10 cents is imposed, but If more
than the required quota Is. forthcom-
ing premium Of 2 cents pound is
paid. This remuneration Is offered
also to others besides the property
owners. A landholder who entirely
neglects to gather any bugs at all is
subject to a fine Of from S. to $40.
School children receive permission to
enter large estates, where they shake
the trees and poke long sticks about In
their endeavors to dislodge as many
bugs as possible.
'In times Of old, the ancient chroni-
clers tell us, it was the custom to at
tempt to rid the country Of these I'M
welcome visitors by citing them into
court and by banishing them from the
country, but the willy insects failed to
obey the summons and continued to
| fly about In the face of the law, laying
eggs promiscuously and contrary to
edict. In a certain village it was de-
termined to make terrible and last
ing example of all the insects found
! within it's borders. With considerable
expenditure of time and patience guam
titles of bugs were collected and placed
in a huge sack. Deliberation was held
as to the, fate of these hard backed
prisoners. Ordinary death was consid.
cred too tight punishment for such
offenders. "A hideous end must be
theirs.
"a procession of the inhabitants OF
the village, advisers. and councillors
wise men and children, wendell its way
slowly, toward the place of execution
the summit of high peak. This was
laboriously climbed, an executionel
with the bag of buzzing bugs in the
lead. With due regard for the respon
sibility and business of their act, thu
wise men approached the edge Of tn,
precipice. The bugs were to be igno
miniously dashed to pieces on thu
rocks thousands Of feet below. TIT
executioner hung over. the crag, thu
bag, top downward, was opened ant
the bugs shaken out to their death
But instead of falling like so many
Jumps Of lead, as they ought to hay'
done on such an occasion, the bugs, t.
the amazement of all, spread thet
wings and few away"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-10-01
~.' - -, H,t-fs& ssH,ff+HE ~ ~ :
CuR ib.cUnCE UNIFORM,

Il
while Grer, B:t1 H.. For Instance
Has. Many Different Languages.
It has been observed that the Ian.
guage spoken in the United States II
remarkably uniform. True, there are
/ many dialects, but Great Britain, less
in area than any one OF Ealf dozen OF
our states, contains. such very d1tfer-
ent languages as English, Welsh and;
the Gaelic of the Scottish highlands, to
say nothing of the provincial dialects
Of Cornwall and Yorkshire and the
UNIQUE speech of the London cockney.
, while in this country, with its vast ex-
panse Of territory, its settlement BY
Spanish, French, Dutch and Swedish
colonists and it's millions of immigrants
drawn from nearly every country, large
and small, all over the world, there Is
far greater uniformity Of speech tnan
in any other land of equal area and
population. ..5. 49,. .<
The causes can be readily seen. The
| public schools have made us nation
of readers, and the press has supplied
UOOkS duu p0pcAS WAtAOuL AAAAAS = AS'.~
| associations have done their part to-
| ward giving o uniform and fairly good
tone to the newspaper language OF the
day. The telegraph, the telephone and
cheap postage have brought distant
parts Of the country into quick and
easy communication. and so have aid
ed in teaching a common language
The railroad has penetrated every cor
ner of the land and made US nation
Of travellers. Countless human shut
ties thus are thrown daily across the
land in every direction, carrying with
them the threads Of thought and speech
and doing their part to make one pat
tern of the whole. No doubt our maps
which still present so many differen1
kinds of names, will in time lose thu
strangeness and the foreign air" tina
are so noticeable now.-H. M. Ringer!
in st. Nicholas.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-10-01
NEW ENGLAND, TAVERNs.
Rough and Ready Liquor Laws of the
EARLY Days.

@OM8n ana Heady Liquor Laws OF the
Early Days.
In the early settlement Of New Eng
land taverns were found to be neces.
sity, and hence were established by
law. They were usually under the sane
ton and. Surveillance of, the town off,
Gals, says MIR, Hudson in '"The History
Of Concord, Mass" and these officials
had to grant, limit or revoke an inn
holders license, either as a victualler
or seller OF liquors. j.. -
The keeper of the ordinary might be
q deacon, military officer, a civil Off
cial or deputy to the general court
His house was q convenient place for
convecations, important orr unimpor-
tant,, and there might be held in it a
parish meeting, military election, a
council Of clergymen or an assessors
talk. - 80 :, - i,
. So important was the ordinary that
ITS affairs. such as the ablishment OF
prices, the limitation Of patronage and
the quality and quantity of goods to
be sold, were regulated by colonial law.
In order to discourage the use Of
strong drink at these places it was en-
acted about 1884 by the colonial court
that not over a penny quart should
be charged for all purchased out of
mealtimes. 1t was also ordered that
not more than a penny a drink should
be charged for any beverage. This was
done to make the business Of dramsell-
ing improbable. At another time it
was enacted by law that every inn
keeper should sell good beer, s'lest q
traveller for want Of it might purchase
wine" = n
A law was passed at an early date
by which a person appointed for the
purpose could join a drinking company
| at tavern and countermand any or
der made by any member oft for a
drink in case he believed the member
was drinking too much, and he could
also direct how much liquor could be
| drunk 5.s:.5
At one time no tavern keeper was al.
lowed to permit guests to remain al
his house" "tippling in an idle way
In 1864 penalty was enacted for rude
singing at inns, and the court also
undertook at one time to determine
how much a man might drink without
being considered drunk.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-10-01
The attention of the city council is

The attention Of the city council is
again called to the condition of the
sidewalk On upper Sixth street For
quite a distance the old plank walk
has been taken up and the balance of
the walk is a menace to anyone who
ventures on it. This route is prac-
Iica11y the only one for pedestrians
desiring to reach the state house and
as It is largely used in the winter by
members of the legislature who de-
sire to walk for the; exercise, it
should be put in proper condition
without fail before the Legislature
meets. Cement walks are laid on
this street from Main to Avenue D
and the work was ordered done clear
to the capitol grounds, but the con-
tractor is not satisfied with the pro
visions made for his pay and after the
walk was torn up refused to proceed
further It certainly is to the city's
interest to make sure that this walk
is laid. In this connection there is
some comment because certain
alderman has failed to lay his cement
walk after the council has long since
ordered 1t put in. The aldermen can
hardly expect cheerful compliance on
the part of citizens generally with the
sidewalk or other ordinances wher
they fail to observe the city regula
lions themselves. -.