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Crucial Test.

Eyes, the prisoner was woman of
extraordinary nerve. They tried in
every known way to make her nerv-
GUS"
THAT SOP"
Eyes. They shot off gun unexpect-
eddy, yelled 'Fire!' and told her dis
tant powder blast was an earthquake.
Still she was unmoved. Then they
liberated a mouse"
I'll wager a bank roll against a
stogie that the mouse made her nerv-
ous."
mot at all. She only stepped on
it and laughed"
Great Jupiter! Such woman as
that wouldn't lose her nerve if the
earth exploded"
ooh, yes. One of the detectives
stepped up and whispered in her ear
that her hair had been mussed up for
two hours. and then she collapsed"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-09-07
Belts Deed of Generosity.

One of the many persons whom the
late Alfred Belt had befriended repaid
him with ingratitude and abuse.
Later the migrate fell on evil times.
Though down in the gutter, he still
had little shame left and would not
ask Mr.. Belt for help. The South Al
rican diamond magnate sent for one
of the unlucky ones friends and said:
go and see So-and-So, ask if he wants
any help, and give it to him, but don't
let him think it is from me. I have
had a difference with him and Fer
haps it would annoy him!"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-09-07

parks established by acts of congress,
and Afognak island, intended as pre-
serve for the sea otter, was set aside
by executive proclamation and placed
under the jurisdiction of the bureau of
fisheries. Other government reserva-
lions, such as the General Grant, Sc
quota, and Yosemite national parks in
California, the Mount Rainier National
park in Wyoming, the naval stations
on the Dry Tortugas, Florida, and on
Midway islands in the Pacific; the
lighthouse reservations on the Faral-
lone islands. California, on Sand Key,
near Key West, Florida, and at various
points along the Atlantic coast, con-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-09-07

stitute important breeding grounds
where various native species are pro-
tected; but they were not set apart
especially as preserves for birds and
game, and consequently they are mere
ly mentioned in this connection.
Since 1900 eight additional pre-
serves have been established--two in
Florida, two in Michigan, and one
each in Louisiana, North Dakota,
Oklahoma and Alaska. All except
those in Oklahoma and Alaska COM
prise small islands of little or no agri-
cultural value, but occupied as breed
ing grounds by large colonies of birds,
and hence of far greater value than
might appear from their acreage.
The best known of these reserva-
tions is Pelican island, in Indian river,
little more than mud fiat, with only
a few black mangroves, one or two
cabbage palms, and large patches of
grass to conceal its expanse Of some
thing less than four acres. For many
years it has been the home of large
colony of brown pelicans, the only
breeding grounds of the species thus
far known on the east coast of Florida.
Prior to 1901, when the state passed a
comprehensive law protecting non
game birds, their nests and eggs, and
the Audubon societies placed a ward
en- in charge of the island, The colony
was in danger OF determination. Plume
hunters could easily destroy the birds
for their quilts, which were then in
fashion as trimmings toc ladies hats,
and egg collectors could carry away
large numbers of eggs. One collector
who visited the island in April, 1894,
records the fact that in about an hour
he gathered some 125 sets, which
must have represented very consid
cradle proportion of the eggs then in
in the nests. Even tourists often did
considerable harm by shooting at the
pelicnns merely because they fur
nisEed an easy mark, or drove them
from their nests, thus exposing the
young to the scorching, often fatal,
rays of the sun. All this is now
changed. For the last four years the
birds have enjoyed the protection of
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ing, and nesting habits, and the reser-
walton is fast becoming point CT in
terest for visitors and students OF
nature, who are attracted by the ex-
ceptional opportunities afforded for
observing the birds and studying their
habits.
The second reservation in Florida,
Passage Key, was not established I'M
til October, 1905, but already bids fair
to become an important refuge for
both land and sea birds. Within three
months after it's establishment more
than so species of birds were found
on the island, and among these were
noted 200 common terms, 200 Cabot
terms, 500 royal terms, $50 laughing
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-09-07
False Alarm.

From the valley there came cloud
of dust and a distant rumble. The
man of the stone age rushed up the
mountain and perched himself on the
highest peak.
"Shucks!' exclaimed the fugitive,
as he slipped down to the valley again,
cit is only a poor dinosaur roaming
about for his breakfast. From the
noise I thought it must be an auto
mobile"
And the man went back to his
peaceful occupation of hewing an
apartment house out of solid cliff.
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0a-..---Qn-.. r~ss-~ar~.~0e.>~eN..~0e

the state law In 1903 the island was
made government reservation by ex-
ecutive order and placed in charge of
the department of agriculture, and the
warden was duly commissioned as an
officer of the department. For several
seasons the birds have bred free from
molestation, and the colony is now in
flourishing condition. The island has
been visited by naturalists, who have
made careful studies of the birds;
data never before available are being
collected regarding their food, moult-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-09-07
Deadly New Rlne.

Bullets from the new S0-calibeF
rifles of the United States army whirl
with great rapidity. The rifiing gives
one revolution of the bullet about its
axis in ten inches. AT the muzZle the
velocity of the bullet is 1900 feet .
second, which means 2,76O turns .
second. assuming that the bullet does
not strip in the rifiing. The circum-
ference of the bullet is .S42 OF an
inch, which gives peripheral velocity
of $500 inches each second, or l3,0OO
feet minute.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-09-07
FORCE ALL OILERS TO WORK.
Scarcity Of Labor In the Harvest
Fields of the Northwest.

Idlers in southern Washington must
either enter the harvest field or go
to Jail. The old blue law of New
England that she who will not work
shall not eat has been revived
throughout the wheat belt of this
state and northern Oregon at the in
stance of farmers whose chagrin upon
having an offer of So day and board
rejected by loafers must be appeased.
Accordingly the town councils of
Pullman, Colfax, Garfield, Pomeroy,
Palouse and half dozen other towns
have rendered 1t possible to inf1ict
louble penalty for vagrancy, a fine
and jail sentence of thirty days be-
ng imposed. and the prisoner being
'equired to work on a specially pro-
yided rock pie in the broiling sun.
The definition OF the term 'vagrancy"
has been enlarged in its application in
he wheat belt until it practically de-
5olves upon the accused to show that
re has some means OF support inyolv-
ng some physical effort on his part,
or if it is not visible" to the police
magistrate, the prisoner will surely
De held for vagrancy.
The demand for help is almost q
tragedy in some localities. Farmers,
-ealizing that their crop w1a be prac-
ically ruined should it not be har-
-ested within a brief time, make
'rantic appeals to any man or woman
capable of welding a pitchfork. They
offer from 81 to SO per day and board,
and stipulate readily that the quality
# the board shall rival that at Del
nonico's, and the hired man can have
the best bed in the house for the
asking.-Seatt1e PostIntelligencer.
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NSth Dakota Solves the Adulteration
Problem.

TTOpICIis
North Dakota seems to have found
the key to the question, How shall
we protect the people from frauds in
manufactured products?" A new law
has recently gone into effect designed
to make it impossible to deceive peo-
pie into buying inferior and adulter-
ated paint under the impression that
they are getting real paint, viz: pure
white lead and linseed oil.
The North Dakota lawmakers did
not attempt to absolutely prohibit the
inferior pigments, or mixtures of
pigments. They adopted the slogan,
LET the label TELL" and then left to
the people to buy whichever they
wished.
Under this plan, If any one wishes
to buy mixture Of rock-dust, ground
quartz and other cheap elements
which are found in many paints and
so-called white leads" no one can
object; for they do it with their eyes
open. But if they prefer genuine
white lead and linseed oil, they can
be sure of getting it, for none but
the genuine article can bear a label
which says pure white lead"
In all other States mixtures are Of
| ten sold as pure white lead which
contain little - sometimes no real
white lead
1t would seem that were this same
principle applied to food, beverages
and all other prepared articles, where
deception is practiced upon the buy
er, the question would be solved. 1t
would leave us free to buy what we
pleased, but would protect us from
unwittingly buying what we did not
want.
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Few persons know what the govern
ment is doing for the preservation Of
birds and game throughout the coun-
try, and for this reason fail to appre-
ciate the service which is being rem
dered. Previous to 1900 the general
government had set aside only three
reservations for the protection of ami.
mails and birds-the Yellowstone park
in Wyoming in 1872, the National
Geological park in the District of Co
lumbia in 1890, and Afognak island,
on the southern coat of Alaska. in
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-09-07

tions. My doctor kept me on strict
diet, but as his medicine was not help
ing me, began using Doan's Kidney
Pills. They helped me at once, and
soon all traces of sugar disappeared.
1 have regained my former weight and
am perfectly WE'LL"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo. N. Y.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-09-07
Sensible German Idea.

On continental railways and the
Rhine steamers there is no miscel-
Ianeous scrambling for meals. Instead
a steward goes through the train or
boat and lists the people who want
to eat. Each gets a number, and this
insures seat without crowding or
Hn1ou
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-09-07

that my housework
was becoming a bur-
den. I tired easily,
had no ambition and
was fading fast. My
complexion got vel
low, and / lost over
so pounds. My thirst
was terrible, and
there was sugar in
the kidney Secre-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-09-07
SOOTHING Her.

Miss Jellers-I'll never speak to
her again! She told a friend of mine
that I was an old cat.
Miss Capsicum-I wouldn't mind it,
dear. She knows as well as 1 do that
you're not 40 yet-Chicago Trfbuae.
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Antistrenuoua-

Rickett-I say, Easyun, how did you
happen to marry widow?
Easyun-Oh, I did my counting as
I do everything else-along the line
of least resistance.-Chicago Daily
News.
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Pelrplexinu.

Sne with exasperation) wish
had never married you!
The BruteNConsiderin the ex.
traordinary similarity of our opinions,
my dear, it is curious that we are not
better ontented.-Judge.
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Remarkable Fla Tree.

In the gardens of the Raby castle,
Durham, England, is fig tree which
has a spread of branches from 20 to
"a feet 1t was brought from italy
In 1856, and is kept under glass.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-09-07

What q miserable crowd OF pessi-
mists we would be If we could sec
ourselves as others see us.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-09-07
A HEALTHY Old AGE
OFTENTHE BESTPARTOFLIFE
Help for Women Passing Through
Change Of Life

Providence has allotted us each at
least seventy years in which to fulfill
our mission in life, and it is generally
our own fault if we die prematurely.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-09-07
WORN TO A SKELETON.
A Wonderful Restoration Caused q
Sensation in a Pennsylvania
Town.

Mrs. Charles N. Preston, of Elkland,
Pa, says: Three years ago found
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-09-07

PUTNAM FADELESS DYES, are fast
to light and washing and color more goods
than others. l0c per package.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-09-07

If : sa,s eyed. y ase Thompsons Eye Water
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-02-23
Be Consistent.

The Santa Re New Mexican is
of the opinion that the convention
to formulate a constitution for the
new state of Arizona should be
controlled by the Republican
party if bill becomes law and the
delegates to it are elected in the
two territories which are to COM
pose the new state. The Repub-
licans have the advantage and the
New Mexican thinks they would
be very foolish to give it up for
the chimerical opinions of men
who are either not posted on the
situation or who are democratic
partisans. 1t is not strange that
leading Democrats would like to
hold a non-partisan convention,
because in that case their party,
which is now in the minority and
a great minority here, would
have a chance with the majority.
Constitutional conventions are
political bodies just as is the Con-
gress of the United States, and
as are State legislative assemblies
and other bodies of the kind.
The Graphic agrees with the New
Mexican in its conclusions and in
the opinions it presents in the
editorial mentioned.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-02-23

Southwestern New Mexico is
deeply interested in any or every
successful dry culture method,
Anything that will make the
wilderness blossom. d" Expert
ments have made it almost abso-
lutely certain that this can be
done with our usual annual rain
fall.
Mr.. J. Moore of Goodland,
Kansas, who is farming in one
Of the extreme western counties
briefly outlines his system:
MY system for years has been
to continuously plant the same
ground in corn or other crops
which can be planted in rows.
The wheat and alfalfa allow
the moisture to escape from the
dry earth. Alfalfa can be plant
ed with success after ground has
been in corn for years. My
ground is level and on ahigh di-
vide. A we'll was bored on that
place seventeen years ago and
the drill went through 100 feet of
dry sand and dirt before water
was reached. / have been cul-
tivating the ground ever since
and last spring bored nineteen
and one-half feet with a 2 inch
auger and the ground at that
distance from the surface was
moist enough to roll into balls.
That shows that the moisture,
being unable to escape through
the surface of the ground, had
gone down until the ground was
wet to a depth of twelve feet. u
Mr.. Moore's experiments have
attracted a great deal of attention
in the western counties. 1t ha:
been found that orchards can b.
grown where a few years ago i
was thought impossible to make
trees live through a single season
The young trees are planted il
rows and the ground between are
thoroughly cultivated.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-02-23
Statehood.

1t is hoped that the question
of statehood for Arizona and
New Mexico will be considered
on a loftier plane than that of
party politics and partisan ad-
vantage. Congress probably has
the constitutional right to consol-
idate territories as a precedent to
their admission to statehood.
But no action looking to the
consolidation of Arizona with New
Mexico should be taken against
the opposition of the people of
either territory. If there are
not a dozen men of prominence
in Arizona who are in favor of
a union with New Mexico, it
would be a subversiOn of the
American principle of self gov
eminent to ignore the practically
unanimous protest of the people
of Arizona against consolidation
with another territory having
different ideals and in many re-
spects a radically different pop
ulation. Baltimore Sun.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-02-23
How will il End2

There is no use trying to mini
mize the gravity of the situation
in China. The Celestial Empire
seems to be determined to have
trouble. The dispatches coming
to the press generally speak of
this as trouble in China and
trouble with China. But if we
60 down to the root of the ques-
ton, and dig to the utmost ram
ification of the roots, the trouble
is oriental, and in time we will
probably find that it embraces the
whole Orient. The truth might
as well be faced. The meaning
of the whole business is Asia for
the Asiatics. 1t sis the Monroe
doctrine of America applied by
the yellow races to their situation.
The handspring of the whole
movement, although carefully
concealed, has come to be pretty
clearly recognized by the effects
produced. Japan is at the
bottom of tall. Intelligent eau
casians. whether American or
European, who have spent much
time in China and Japan, and
whose minds are uninfluenced by
prejudice, pretty we'll agree that
Japan means to control the Orient.
British subjects of wide expert
ence and high intelligence, al
though recognizing fully the sit
uation growing out of the treaty
between their country and Japan,
very frequently express the opin-
ion that not only the United States
and Germany, but England her.
self, will have to face Japan be-
fore many years.
Japan is working cunningly
but surely for the commercial
domination of China. Japanese
officers and policemen in uniform
go about Dalny, Mukden, and
New Chwang, tearing down pla-
cards and posters advertising
American and foreign goods gen.
orally, and openly advise, urge,
and even command the people to
have nothing to do with western
goods, but to use Japanese goods
for all needs not supplied by their
own country.
There is trouble ahead and the
United States government is quiet
ly preparing to meet it. Prepar-
ations are being made to meet
the emergencies on a scale com,
mensurate with the task indicated
by the unprecedented activity al
the various army posts and am
munition factories.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-02-23
Output for 1905.

Little less then a billion and a
half dollars was the value of the
mineral production of the United
States in 1905. DR.. David T. Day
of the United States Geological
Survey, who brings out each year
a volume entitled Mineral Re-
sources of the United States, " is
authority for the statement that
the general prosperity ofthe year
1905, due to good crops, excellent
foreign trade and business con-
fidence, was emphatically ex-
pressed in the greatest produc-
ton of minerals ever known in
the history of our country. Good
crops stimulated the railroads to
increase their rolling stock. The
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-02-23

direct consequence of that in
crease was a heavy demand on
the iron and steel trades, which
in turn extended the expansion
movement to coal and coke.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-02-23

With a people daily becoming
more alive to the necessity OF
rehabilitating ocean marine, what
havewe to fear?
Svenska monitoren., 1906-09-28

ten komme in under Washington.
Onkel Sam har har rakat i en-
knipa, som Diet blir svart att reda
sig ur. Kuba har genom de sista
tilldragelserna visat att Diet ei
kan sta pa egna f0tter anuu, och
derest Onkel Sam brukar sin RAFT
eller rattare sagdt cor sin pligt,
utsatter han sig for att komma
en- skef stallning till hela den Of
riga verlden. Men Roosevelt al
en- duktig diplomat, och han al
nog i stand att styra statss%eppet
afven torbi delta skar.
Svenska monitoren., 1906-09-28
Stensland tjuf redan som


Chicago Daily News meddelar
den FL dennes foliande kabeltele.
gram fran ~Stavanger, Norge:
Paul o. Stensland var en- tjuf,
redan fnnan han lemnade Norge
40 ar sedan enligt palitliga upp-
glitter, som samlats i Stavanger,
der han som en- gosse fran landet
hade sin forsta anstallning. Han
var dessutom en- a~ndaktig tjuf.
Han hade alltid en- bibel pa disken
och Taste den oppet. Han playa
gade skryta Oliver att han hvarken
rokade, spelade, drack eller hade
nagra andra laster.
Emellertid stall han systematisk
fran sina principaler, som voro dit
vershand!are. Afarerna syntes
ga utmarkt, och Diet energiska
och ordentliga unga bitradet in
lemnade hvarie qvall till kassan
mycket pengar. Hans principal
Ter fattade dock misstankar, och
sedan han varit hos dem EFT och
EFT half ar, gjorde de upp-
tackter. som kommo dem att at
skeda honom.
Stensland reste derpa till Indien
pa EFT segelfartyg och aterkom ej
till S~tavanger forran 10 ar sedan.
Han kom da som en- f0rmogen al
farsman. Hans gamla principal
Ter voro frestade att bedja honom
a~terbetala hvad han forskingrat
fran dem, men afhollo sig deriiran
for att undervika skandal.
Dessa underrattelser erhollos
har fran fullt tillforlitiga kalllor,
De, som kande till hemligheten.
'0rsakrade correspondence att
de aldrig skulle hafva rojt den,
derest Stenslands bankmetoder i
Chicago 81 staff sa i ofverensstam-
melse med hans vanor och karak-
tar borjan at hans affarverksamhet.
Stensland ar beryktad i Stavanger
for den CODA ward han tog ON sin
moder, hvilken ar enka.
Svenska monitoren., 1906-09-28
Entered at the Post Office at SiouxCity
Iowa, as second class mail matter.

Da FoRLIDEN vecka underrattel
Sc ingick ON att general Trepoff,
Rysslands NEST hatade man, Aft.
dit, bette Diet att han dott af ma,
turliga orsaker, Lakarne forkla
"a hans dod som en- toljd at Oliver
anstrangning och spanning under
den It'd snsvaret for czarens per.
sonliga sakerhet hvilade pa honom
Men ingen synes tro derpa. ALA
arc o~fvertygade ON att Diet ar ter
ritoristernas arm, som matt in i kej-
sarpalatset och drabbat den ha-
tade bodeln,icke med bomber eller
skjutvapen, utan med gift, som
lagts i hans mat.
General Trepoff var, oaktadt
sin militara titel, polisman. Han
har nastan alltid tjenstgiort vid
polisen, isynnerhet vid den hem
liga. Som polismastare forst i
Moskwa och sedan i St.
Petersburg hade, han ypperliga
tillfallen att lagga sin bodelsnatur i
dagen och tara fran med en- strang-
het. SON gjorde honom hatad at al.
la. En- hvar vet huru manga tusen
menriskor pa hans tillskyndelse
lingo satta lifvet till St. Pc
tersburg och Moskwa for hans
soldaters kulor under o~roligheter.
ma derstades.
Fran posten som kommendant
i St. Petersburg och bitradande in
WESTMINSTER, utnandes Trepof till
befdlhafvare vid Diet kejserliga
slottet Peterhof. l denna egen-
skap hade han att ansvara for den
kejserliga familjens sakerhet.
Trepoff var vid sin dod 81 ar
gammal. Han insag mycket val,
i hvilken fara han svafvade, och
Diet enda CODA, som kan sd
gas ON honom, ar Diet att han sag
faran otorskrackt i hvitogat utan
att blinka. Manga utalanden tran
honom tyda pa att han mycket
val insag att han forr eller sena.e
skulle skulle skorda sina gernin-
gars Ion, men hellre an att vika
foredrog han do pa sin post.