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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-19

The smartly dressed woman looks
to Paris for ideas in dress. Har Amer
lean independence is too pronounced,
however, to always take in entirety
the styles as turned out by the mo-
distes of the gay French capital, but
she readily adapts them to her own
tastes and needs, selecting the prettiest
and best of the modes and discarding
those which fail to meet her fancy.
But it is probable that the small
smart coats which are the special de-
light of the French woman will be
adopted quite in toto by American
women. These coats are of various
sorts, either matching the costume or
in silk or some other material that
makes crisp and fancy costumes. Most
Of those worn in Paris up to date have
elbow-length sleeves-that is, they
come just below the elbow, while q
few end halfway between elbows and
wrists, and still fewer number have
sleeves extending as far a. the
wrists.
Some of these coats are wholly
loose, others three-fourths fitting;
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-19
COPPER SAFE FROM LIGHTNING.
Belief Firmly Held in Many Parts of
the Country.

"This matter of superstitions is a
queer thing" said the man as he care
fully avoided walking under a ladder,
"for even those of us who are skeptics
have at least one superstitious failing,
and mine is walking under ladders.
I'm the country this summer 1 met
a new one, which was firmly believed
in by several farmers, and that was
that thunder storm never passed
over copper mine or copper vein.
The old fellow who told me about it
pointed out again and again that al
though black clouds might roll up and
lightning flash, the storm always went
around certain spot in his farm.
Such actions on the part of thun-
der storm could mean but one thing,
he said-that there was copper vein
there. So sure was he of it, that he
was putting by little each year to
have the spot investigated to see If
there was copper enough in it to
work"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-19

der similar crescents, each ending In
a short, sash-like arrangement of the
velvet. The ends of the velvet come
little below the bust line. This vel
vet, being a fine panne, is as supple
and graceful as satin.
The sleeves end just below the ell
bows. The full tops are plated into
the armholes and in the center of the
sleeves four inches above the lower
edge the fullness is laid in four plaits,
two on each side, turning toward the
center. Across the top and near the
bottom of these plaits are small cres-
cents, matching the larger ones, with
smaller bits of velvet at their ends.
The bottom of the sleeve is finished
with a band of velvet shaped to fit
the slight flare outward of the sleeves
lower edge. Narrow red silk braid fin
ishes the outer edge of the velvet
bands on the sleeves and the inside
of the collar.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-19
LITTLE THINGS AND BIG.
oifferentiate Between the Essential
and the Non-Essential.

Little things are often of great i'm.
portance, but when they are so they
are not little. The pinion of a watch
wheel, for example, in one sense is
little, in another sense it is not so at
all; for when it is not perfectly ad-
justed, the watch is worthless for time
keeping. 1t is not size that makes a
thing little or great, but it's relation to
the end for which a number of things
are combined. If a thing is essential
1t Is important. Because so many of
the people who are always preaching
the Importance of little things fail to
discriminate between the little and the
non-essential, they often make a
wretched mess of the management of
their own and other peoples affairs.
theoretically, if every factor that con-
tributes to result is perfect, the re-
suit will be perfect; but practically,
for want of time, strength and oppor-
tunity, the efficient man is compelled
to neglect some things for the sake of
others; and, in order to do this and
yet secure the main end, he has to
discriminate between the essential and
the non-essential. The one who Is
thoroughly imbued with the false doc
trine of the Importance of little things,
spends his strength without discrim-
ination, and usually succeeds in miss
ing the main chance.-The Waterman.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-19
NO DAWDLING.
A Man of 20 After Finding Coffee Hurt
Him, Stopped Short.

When a man has lived to be 70 years
old with 40-year-old habit grown to
him like knot on tree, chances are
he'll stick to the habit till he dies.
But occasionally the spirit of youth
and determination remains in some
men to the last day of their lives.
When such men do find any habit of
life has been doing them harm, they
surprise the Oslerites by degree of
will power that is supposed to belong
to men under 40 only.
81 had been user of coffee until
three years ago-a period of 40 years
and am now TO-" writes a N. Oak.
man. 81 was extremely nervous and
debilitated, and saw plainly that l
must make change.
81 am thankful to say l had the
nerve to quit coffee at once and take
on Postum without any dawdling, and
experienced no ill effects. On the con-
trary, commenced to gain, losing my
nervousness within two months, also
gaining strength and health otherwise.
"For a man of my age, l am very
well and hearty. I sometimes meet
persons who have not made their
Postum right and don't like it. But l
tell them to boil it long enough, and
,all their attention to my looks now,
and before 1 used it, that seems con-
vincing.
"Now, when I have writing to do,
or long columns of figures to cast up,
I feel equal to it and can get through
my work without the tagged out feel
ing of DID, Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read the
book, "The Road to Wellville," in
pkgs. There's reason"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-19

some are half fitting in the back and
loose in the front, and many partake
of the nature of the pony coat.
A delightful little coat for long
wasted woman has arrived this side
the water from gay Paris in a color
quite gay enough to match that city.
1t is red serge, and the skirt, Of
walking length, is laid in side plaits
that are loose, so far as their outer
edges go, from the hem to within a
few inches of the waist line. OF
course, such a skirt is suited to tall
or thin figures only, and this is what
it's wearer is. The skirt is perfectly
plain.
The coat has a pony back, bobbing
up in what would be ridieulously
short-waisted fashion on any but a
tall, thin woman, and even then, I'M
less she possesses grace-and, alas!
that type seldom does. In this in
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-19
DisFIGURED WITH ECZEMA.
Brushed Scales from Face Like Pow.
der-Under Physicians Grew Worse
-Cuticura Works Wonders.

II suffered with eczema six months.
had tried three doctors, but did not
get any better. 1t was on my body
and on my feet SO thick that I could
hardly put pin on me without touch
ing eczema. My face was covered,
my eyebrows came out, and then it
got in my eye. I then went to anoth-
er doctor. He asked me what 1 was
taking for it, and told him Cuticura.
He said that was very good thing,
but that he thought my face would
be marked for life. But Cuticura
did its work, and my face is now
just as clear as it ever was. I told
all my friends about my remarkable
cure. I feel so thankful I want ev-
erybody far and wide to know what
Cuticura can do. 1t is sure cure
for eczema. Mrs. Emma White, GAL
Cherrier Place, Camden, N. j., April
25, 1906" ....
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-19

was about to reply when a door opened
and closed her mouth" "At this sight
the negro's face grew deadly pale"
GAS if turned to statue of stone
Albert strobe idly away" Emily
broke the silence with a smile"
Some very odd blunders have also
been made by newspapers, as the fol-
lowing clippings will show: One pa.
per at a certain time commented thus
on the death of famous Irish Judge:
"a great Irishman has passed away
God grant that many of the great men
who really love their country NAV
follow him." Another paper spoke of
men who looked on at the Spanish.
American war with folded arms and
their hands in their pockets" Again
the editor referred to the cars re.
script on peace as ga dove bearing
the olive branch of peace, which burst
like thunderbolt on the world"
1.-THE princely eagle has got beyond
his depth" is a delightful specimen
of mixed metaphor, but it is surpassed
by the editor who gravely warned the
political party to which he was on.
posed that they would keep cutting
the wool off the sheep that laid the
golden egg until they pumped it dry"
Detroit News-Tribune.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-19

The small hat will abound this year,
that is, if we follow the styles as set
by our French sisters. One of the
richest and most hand some of the hats
Is a cream-white felt, very thin, soft
and light in weight, trimmed with
small shaded dahlias, tulle, and vel
vet to match. The shape is moderate
ly small, with a rather fiat crown, and
the left side is raised to show the
trimmed bandeau, but is not tilted.
The back brim bends down bit over
the couture, and is filed in with
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-19

shaded yellow and orange and brown
tulle. AT the left side appears tulle
and loops in the several shades of vel
low, and brown velvet ribbon is looped
in with it. Around the crown and also
nearly covering it are masses of small
velvet and satin dahlias of differing
sizes, and shaded grasses, all the lat
ter being in dull browns and yellows.
A loose spray of the dahlias and
grasses droops far down on the left
side under the brim, and is caught
back so that it rests against the hair.
Another hat, much like mans
darpy with the brim bent out straight
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-19

did you hear that I'd changed the
name of the Polly P?" asked Capt.
Solomon as l met him at the head Of
the wharf. well, / hev. She's the
Submarine now.
"Ye see, it was just about two
months ago, when was going from
Friendship, Maine, down to New York!
Gen'ally carry a man before the
mast. Then there's Bill Clement, the
cook, and me. But on this trip a
teller that was going as hand before
the mast didn't show up, so there was
jest men Bill. Howsomever, we got
down into the sound all right. 1t was
som'ers down New London way when
the wind jest fiatted out, and the fog
come down thick.
Il see 'twarnt no use trying to do
northern that night, and mem Bill
was both of us pretty nigh tuckered
out, being short-handed so. So SEE
to Bill: You get up for'ard and let
go anchor and the Polly P. will stay
right here tonight
Twas about nine o'clock when
was jest trimming in the main sheet
and the rattle of the anchor had jest
stopped that 1 heard Bill let out
screech. 1t begun like one of them
little screeches a woman makes when
she sees a mouse, and it kinder
swelled up an bust into howl like
the yell of one of them new-fangled
siren whistles on tugboat. I rightly
jedged that Bill was scairt, and then
I'll confess to you that my hair kind
Of riz, what there is of it, for jest
scraping and slumping alongside the
old Polly was the durndest looking
thing you ever see.
THE monster was moving kind of
slow and, as it went scraping along
under the quarter, jest abeam of the
cabin winder, the lamplight fell on its
broad and shiny back, and all of a
sudden I see in that black something
which 1 knew never grew on Jonahs
whale or the sea serpent either, cause
twas q good, stout, iron ring-bolt
Naturally when I see that ring-bolt
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-19
More Than Society Butterflies,

These are the days when women
of national celebrity vie with each
other in housewifely accomplishments.
Mrs. Philander c. Knox has just dis
patched to Mrs. Roosevelt a firkin of
butter, made with her own hands, at
the Valley Forge farm. Mrs. Roose-
welt has sent delicious branded cher
ries to her intimates, and to the Epis-
copal Home for Old People in Wash
ington. Mrs. Bonaparte, wife of the
secretary of the navy, has preserved
some toothsome mangoes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-19
Treasures for the Louvre.

Attention is called by the Travellers
Gazette to recent acquisitions by the
Louvre, notably of life size bust in
chalk, primitively colored, of the her
nit king of the eighteenth dynasty,
Akhoumalon, or Amenophis w., one of
the strangest figures in the long line
of the Pharaohs. The bust is a re-
markably fine specimen of the art of
the period, and is well preserved. Be-
sides this, there are four sepulchral
urns in blue porcelain from the tomb
Of Rameses II. In these urns was
found, besides funeral linen, certain
organic matter, which is being chem
ically examined.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-19

knew 'twarn't no sea serpent, and at
the same time l cal'lated that it was
probably somethin' which had got
adrift. So jest grabbed the slack of
the main sheet and jumped over the
side on to the back of the critter and
took two half bitches through that
ring.
Next thing knew something came
swishing through the air and lit, bang,
right alongside Of me. lift had er hit
! shouldn't hev been telling you this
story now. That's the reason we got
a new Ratchet, cause Bill, thinking the
sea serpent had got the old man,
grabbed the AK we'd been using for
the last half dozen years and let her
go. l shouted to him to stop firing
and to heave in on the sheet, and then
we got the thing up alongside and got
. a look at her.
"And by the Great Jumping Jehoo-
kibus, it developed that we'd jest nat
urally captured runaway submarine
boat-one of the identical kind that
the papers say is going to revolution
ize the art of naval warfare. Yes, sir,
there she was as sound and jest as
slick as the day she was built. We
jest made her fast and waited for day.
light.
1T seemed long time, but at last
morning come and with it there come
a breeze that lifted the fog. Fust
thing we see, about a mile off, was one
of them tramp Dago steamers. She
might hev' been a Norway boat, but
then, they's all Dagoes anyway, or at
least they're all jest about the same.
Well, when the folks on that steamer
see us there was great ructions over
there. We could see 'em running
round and almost hear 'em jabbering,
and then they lowered boat.
when / see what was going on 1t
came to me in a flash jest what had
happened. I had read in the papers
about their building submarines for
Rooshy, and it was evident enough
that this one was intended to be taken
over in that steamer, but the Dagoes,
not being much as sailors anyway, had
lost the thing.
Naturally, Jest fell right back on
my rights as free-born American cit
izen. hain't been sailorman for 40
year without knowing international
and maritime law, no, sir. Not much,
by the Great Jehookibus! jest sings
out to Bill: BILL SEE I, you hustle
down below and get me the glorious
Etars and Stripes. and at the same
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-19
ADOPT American Ideas,

The Russian military authorities are
considering the adoption of khaki
uniforms, the car having been espe-
cially interested in one recently worn
by an American army representative
at st. Petersburg. The military au-
thorities are also considering Ameri-
can accoutrements, including web car
fridge belts and cavalry saddles, with
q view to their adoption.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-19
THE RUNAWAY SUBMARINE
By FRANCIS GARDINER
E{~vtp~~~Nhr~~et~~ 9t,s-ssstss~-ss

Copyright. by Joseph B. Bowles.)
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-06
FREE TRANSPORTATION TO
THE EAST is CURTAllE ED
Tickets May Be Had Till Thursday to
Chicago, ST. Louis and Inter
mediate Points

With the approval of General Greely
and Mayor Schmitz reduced rates and
free transportation under the plan
made effective by the railroads as a
relief measure for San Francisco and
in few neighboring cities was dis
continued to points east Of Chicago
and st. Louis yesterday, and all such
orders issued will be valid only IL pre-
sented at the ticket Offices before the
close of business on Monday, May Z.
To Chicago, St Louis and points in
termediate orders will be Issued by
o. K. Gushing to and including Thurs
day, May 10, and such orders. will
only be valid If presented to the rail-
roads on or before the close Of busi-
ness on Saturday, May II.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-06
MORE M|DSH|PMEN
TO Be PUNISHED
At NAVAL ACADEMY
Board Finds They
Are Guilty Of
HaZing.
New Law Protects
Them From SuS-
pension.

WASHINGTON, May 5.-After con-
sultation between the officials Of the
Navy Department and Admiral Sands,
Superintendent of the Naval Academy,
the fate of thirty midshipmen has been
settled. When the hazing Investigation
was at its height the special board ap-
pointed by Admiral Sands collected
much evidence against many Of the
midshipmen Of which the latter never
knew.
Had the old law remained unchanged
each of the boys would have been haul
ed before the court martial and il con-
victed of hazing would have been dis
missed from the academy. The board
worked in secret and consequently none
Of the boys knew just how far he had
been incriminated by the testimony be.
ing taken from their ranks. Meantime,
many Of the youngsters lost ground in
their studies because Of secret appre-
hension under which they suffered. Now,
however, all doubt has been removed,
the new law has been applied, and the
Superintendent has been allowed to fix
the punishment to be meted out to each
Of the midshipmen found by the board
TO have been implicated in hazing
These punishments consist OF the i'm
position of demerits, of reduction in
classes, confinement to the. limits Of the
reservation and other penalties of min
or degree, all of which have been well
coined by the culprits as infinitely to
be preferred to the harsh sentence of
expulsion, which heretofore has been
the only punishment according to law.
Senator Hale yesterday introduced q
bill authorizing the reappointment to
the Naval Academy Of three midship-
men recently dismissed for hazing.
They are Worth W. Foster, George II.
Melvin and Richard L. Desaussure.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-06
SianIfioant Land Deals.

OAKLAND. May b.-Purchases OF
ranch lands In Redwood Canyon. near
to the belief that ths Contra Costa
Water Company, which IL thought to
be behind the deals, is securing the
area a. q ate for groat storage dam
for catchmsnt water. The ranches OF
T. Reese, NJ and A. Murphy. the Nu-
nez brothers. II. z. Diaz and the place
owned by the late q. D, Brown have
been transferred to persons who. 1t Is
said. represent the Contra Costa Com
pany There Ia also q theory that the
land may have been bought In the in
terests of some railroad corporation
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-06
LAW DEPARTMENT OF STATE
UNIVERSITY is UNScATHED

Public Appropriation Is Intact, and
Private Endowment for Its Sup
port is Not Impaired.
Earthquake and fire proved power
less to injure materially the Hastings
College Of the law department con-
nected with the University OF Califor-
MIA. This fact was announced at a
meeting Of the law faculty yesterday.
The State appropriation for the en-
suing two years for the support Of
this branch of the university is in
tact, as also is the private endowment.
II was decided not to hold the usual
examinations this year. Academic
standing has been given to the stu
dents with the exception Of those who
failed to qualify by reason of absence
from the required number of sessions.
The senior class has been recommend
ed for the degree of bachelor Of arts.
DR.. Edward r. Taylor, dean Of the
faculty, presided at the meeting.
There were also present Louis 7.
Hengstler, Robert w. Harrison, Will
liam Denman, H. w. Ballantins and
James A BauentinA
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-06
REVISION OF LAWS.
Reconstruction Committee Will Take
Up Building Regulations.

Reconstruction Committee Will Take
UP Building Regulations.
A meeting Of the general committee
on reconstruction was held at Mowry's
Hall yesterday afternoon. Supervisor
Gallagher presided. The session was
short and the only business transacted
was the appointment of a committee
for the purpose of appointing sub-com-
aittees to revise the building laws.
The committee appointed consists of
Frank T. Shay. William Curlett and
j. J. Mahoney. These gentlemen will
choose several sub committees, con-
sisting of Supervisors and building
committee men, and VIII make q report
tomorrow morning at $3.50. The SUBJ
COMMITTEES will be composed Of man
who are authorities on building laws.
II will be upon the recommendation
submitted by these committees that
alterations and amendments TO the
present ordinances will be made.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-06
STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE
OF MOTHER AND YOUNG SON

Information Is earnestly sought Of
Mrs. NJ. Hammond and son Clayton,
aged 4 years. They arrived from Eu-
reka on the steamer Pomona last
Monday, where Mrs. Hammond had
been visiting her mother. Since then
all trace Of them has been lost. Any
one knowing OF their whereabouts is
kindly requested to send word to her
sister, Mrs. T. A Rigdon. 429 San
Pablo avenue. Oakland. It Is thought
Mrs. Hammond may have been over
come through excitement and been
taken to a hospital
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-06
URGES DELI LEGAT|ON
TO SECURE A NEW
FEDERAL BUILDING
Citizens Committee Wires Repre-
sentatises to Have Structure Placed
on Sub Treasury Ground.
Says Lot Adjoining Site on Mont
somery Street Could Be Pur-
chased and Added to Site.
Congressman Hayes Has Inserted In
Army Appropriation Bill Provision
for Fort Mason Structure.

Congressman e. A. Hayes and his
associates Of the California delegation
are working assiduously to secure ap-
propriations for the restoration and
repair Of Federal buildings In this
city and also for the erection of new
structures. with every prospect Of sue
cess. This work, which is likely to be
sanctioned by both houses Of Con-
gress and by President Roosevelt,
will give employment to a great num-
Der Of mechanics and laborers, and be
the means Of putting millions Of dol
lars into the pockets of the people Of
San Francisco. The following mes
sage was wired to the California dele
cation by the citizens committee:
The California delegation, care Of
Hon. E. A. Hayes, House of Repre-
sentatives, Washington, D. c.: .
"The citizens committee has unani-
mously adopted resolution urging
the California delegation to endeavor
to secure an appropriation for a new
Federal building to house all of the
Federal officials who are occupying
rented quarters in various buildings
throughout San Francisco. 1t has
been suggested that the site Of the
former Sub-Treasury building Is avail
able. The adjoining property on
Montgomery street could easily be
purchased, and that would give a lot
of sufficient size to erect building
for this purpose.
in behalf Of the citizens commit
ee of San Francisco l would respect
fully request that you take UP the
matter Immediately, with a view to
securing the desired appropriation.
RUFUS P. JENNINGS,
Secretary"
Congressman Hayes wired the fol
lowing reply yesterday:
Rufus P. Jennings, Franklin Hall.
San Francisco-Shall secure appro-
priation for restoration and repair of
Federal building and have inserted In
army appropriation bill s1,500,000 for
new building at Fort Mason. These,
with the new Custom-house, we un-
derstand, will provide Offices for every
Federal official. If not please advise.
"E. A. HAYES"
Secretary California Delegation"
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-06
Cathedral In Good Condition.

Archbishop Riordan yesterday was
glad to be able to say that, after an
investigation by a competent architect
and board of five commissioners. the
Cathedral was pronounced to be in
almost perfect condition. In as much
as the main altar was broken by the
earthquake a few small breaks were
found In the joints of the roof and
some plastering having fallen 1t is
deemed necessary for the present to
have these defects Immediately re-
paired. For the future, beginning with
today, the masses will be celebrated
at the regular hours. but in the base
ment