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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-10-11
TRANSFORMATIONS.
Curious Results When Coffee Drinking
Is Abandoned.

1t is almost as hard for an old coffee
topper to quit the use of coffee as it Is
for whisky or tobacco fiend to break
off, except that the coffee user can
quit coffee and take UP Postum with
out any feeling of loss of the morn
ing beverage, for when Postum is well
boiled and served with cream, it is
really better in point of flavor than
most of the coffee served nowadays,
and to the taste of the connoisseur It
is like the flavor Of fine, mild Java.
A great transformation takes place
in the body within ten days or two
weeks after coffee is left off and
Postum used, for the reason that the
poison to the nerves-caffeine-
been discontinued, and in its place is
taken liquid food that contains the
most powerful elements Of nourish-
ment.
1t is easy to make this test and
prove these statements by changing
from coffee to Postum. Read 1.-THE
Road to Wellville," in pkgs. There's
a Reason"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-10-11

Numerous inscriptions in Latin were
cut on the new building for the depart
ment of agriculture in Washington.
The head of the department discov-
cred the other day that some of them
are in bad Latin, and ordered them all
erased and recut in plain English.
There is no better reason for inscrib-
ing American public buildings with
Latin than there would have been for
putting inscriptions in Greek or Sans
krit on the public buildings in ancient
Rome. The theory that there is Pc
culiar virtue in foreign tongue is
widely held. 1t goes so far as to lead
to the singing Of French translations
OF German and Italian operas in Amer.
lean opera houses, translations made
at the demand of music-loving French.
men, who insist that they shall under.
stand the language sung to them.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-10-11
Youthful Criminals.

Two-thirds of the convicts in A1neri.
cas- greatest prison (the Missouri
penitentiary at Jefferson City, are
men without trade or profession. Look
into any state penitentiary, and you
will ordinarily find that at least one
third of the convicts there confined
are young men, ranging in age from Is
to 25 years, and that nearly all OF
these came into prison absolutely
without the knowledge of any useful
and gainful occupation. Comparative
ly few of the younger class of felons
are illiterate. In my own experience,
writes Thomas Speed Mosby, Nilsson
ri state pardon attorney, in Success
Magazine, / have never met one who
could not read and write, and very
many (by far the greater number,
should say are possessed of no. small
degree of intelligence. But, however
stupid or however precocious, they
are found to be, scarcely without ex-
ceDtion, Young men who have not ap-
piled themselves to useful, honest
work This is true of both the poor
and the well-to-do. Why are they
there? The answer is given by Gus.
tave Marx, one of the Chicago Gear
barn" bandits, who recently died upon
the gallows: 1T wasn't drink that
caused my downfall" he said; mot
cigarettes, nor bad companions, either.
1t was just idleness. Idleness led me
first to cigarettes, then to drink, then
to bad comprehension to the gal
lows. And blame my folks. If they
had made me remain at work, work
would have kept me too busy to have
planned robbery and murder" This
is the story that fits them all. First,
idleness; then cigarettes and drink, to
blunt the moral sense and destroy the
will; then living beyond ones means;
then indulging the riotous excuses
that spell debauchery and make for
ruin. And may they not rightly blame
tbeir folks" as did Gustave Marx?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-10-11

One Of the great electric manufao
turing companies reports gross earn
ings for the year covered by the
statistics at over $33,OOO,O00, with
profits of $4,179,0O0 This is the elec-
trio age for sure, and the experience of
this one concern is probably matched
by that of others. The demand for
electrical appliances in every form
was never greater, nor is there any
indication of subsistence. An interest
ing accompaniment of this report of
earnings is the government statement
Of copper production, from which it
appears that the output of the metal
for 1906 was 6,591, 900 pounds, or
100000 pounds in excess of the
amount in 1905. Production and con.
sumption of copper are intimately re.
lated to electrical development, and
this country is foremost in both re.
spects.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-10-11
STRAUS ACTS TO
keep OUT COOLIES
PATROL GUARD ESTABLISHED ON
NORTH AND SOUTH BORDERS
OF COUNTRY.
Japanese Come In Hordes-Their En-
trance Into the United States from
Canada and Mexico Has Been COM
parativeIy Easy.

Washington, Oct. Immigration
of Japanese into America is increas-
ing at so alarming rate that it has
been determined by the government to
adopt extraordinary measures to pre-
vent the Introduction into the United
States, not only of Japanese but of
other Asiatic coolie laborers.
One result of the trip of Secretary
Straus, of the department of COM
merce and labor, along the Canadian
border and the Pacific coast has been
an increasing of the force of immigra-
ton inspectors along the Canadian
border with view to controlling if
possible the flood of Asiatic immigra-
ton into America. The official fig
ures of the immigration of Japanese
into America are not available, be-
cause Secretary Straus declines at
this time to make them public; but
it is known that more than twice as
many Japanese have come into the
United States thus far in the year
1907 as came here during the same
period last year.
Naturally, the figures of the gov
eminent do not include the hundreds
of Japanese who have come into the
country surreptitiously. They have
come across the Canadian and Next
can borders practically without him
drance, despite the regulations adopt
ed by the government to prevent the
introduction of Japanese laborers.
Easy for Japanese to Enter.
The government of Japan does not
issue passports to laborers for Amer
ica 1t does, however, issue passports
to them for the Hawaiian islands and
Canada. Once in the Hawaiian is
lands, they take passage either to
Mexico or to Canada and their way
across the border line into this coun-
try from either is easy. They take
train, for instance, from Mexico to
Canada, through the United States.
The railroads are not bonded, as they
are in the case of Chinese passengers,
to deliver them at a specified destina-
ton. The result is that the Japanese
leave the train at any point in the
United States they may choose. They
disappear and it practically is impos-
sible to find them, even if they are
known to have left the train, which is
entirely unlikely.
Patrol Guard on the Border.
1t is this sort of proposition the gov
eminent proposes to combat. By the
appointment of what practically con-
stitutes a patrol guard of the north
ern and southern borders of the coun-
try, Secretary Straus hopes to reduce
the number of Asiatics, Japanese, Chi
nese and Hindus, who daily are COM
ing across the borders in great and
increasing numbers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-10-11
Marv,s Important Testimony.

Justice Brewer, of the United States
supreme court is said to be the author
of this story: A witness testified in
a certain case that person named
Mary was present when particular
conversation took place and the ques-
ton was asked: what did Mary
say?" This was objected to and after
some discussion the judge ruled out
the question. An exception to this
decision was Immediately taken and
on appeal the higher court reversed
the verdict and ordered new trial
on the ground that the question
should have been answered.
At the second trial the same inquiry
was propounded and ELECTED the infor-
nation that MARY said nothing"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-10-11

question and the irrigation question,
the Panama canal and other things,
all of which he connected either di-
rectly or indirectly with the inland
waterways subject.
Urges Strong Navy.
Cairo, ILL.,, Oct An his speech
here Thursday President Roosevelt
reiterated his contention that the
United States must maintain a firm
policy in the world affairs and de-
nounced the international milksop."
In this connection he announced for
the first time that the transfer of the
Atlantic fleet to the Pacific represents
merely the Inauguration of new
policy by which the fleet will alternate
between the two oceans each year.
The president forcibly urged the ne
cessity of strong navy, saying: eve
have an enormous coast line, and our
coast lire is on two great oceans. To
repel hostile attacks the Notifications,
and not the navy, must be used; but
the best way to parry is to hit-no
fight can ever be won except by hit
ting-and we can only hit by means
of the navy. 1t is utterly impossible
to improvise even a make-shift navy
under the conditions of modern war
fare. Since the days of Napoleon no
war between two great powers has
lasted as long as it would take to
build battleship, let alone a fleet of
battle ships; and it takes just as long
to train the crew of a battleship as it
does to build it; and as regards the
most important thing of ali, the train
ing of the officers, it takes much long
er. The navy must be built and all its
training given in time of peace. When
once war has broken out it is too late
to do anything. We now have good
navy, not yet large enough for our
needs, but of excellent material
Where navy is as small as ours, the
cardinal rule must be that the battle
ships shall not be separated"
Put Project Up to Congress.
Memphis, Tenn, Oct. AFTER pass
ing resolutions indorsing the ship
channel project and calling upon con-
gress for an appropriation sufficient
to secure 14-foot canal from the
lakes to the Gulf of Mexico through
the route already selected by army en-
gineers, the deep waterway conven-
ton adjourned Saturday afternoon.
The next meeting of the association
will be held in Chicago. Representa-
tives of New Orleans, who have been
conducting vigorous campaign, with
drew the name of that city in favor of
Chicago, and the latter city was select
ed by reclamation. 1t is generally
understood that an agreement was
reached whereby New Orleans will
have the convention in 1909.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-10-11
Beecher Scored Point.

Justin Mccarthy tells story of the
late Henry Ward Beecher. Mr..
Beecher entered Plymouth church one
Sunday and found several letters
awaiting him. He opened one and
found it contained the single word
Fool" Quietly and with becoming
seriousness he announced to the con-
gregation the fact in these words: 81
have known many an instance Of a
man writing letter and forgetting to
sign his name, but this is the only
instance I have ever known of a man
signing his name and forgetting to
write the letter."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-10-11
ARRESTED, HE KILLS HIMSELF.
Davenport Man, Accused of Opening
Registered Mail, Commits Suicide.

Davenport, Ia, Oct 5.-James H.
Farrand, superintendent of delivery in
the Davenport post Office, was arrest
ed Friday morning, charged with open
ing registered mail Soon after he
committed suicide.
Thefts from mail at the post Office
had puzzled the authorities for sew
eral years. Detectives had been work
ing on the case for a month, and claim
to have caught Farrand with decoy
letters, and to have had a plain case
against him. Farrand was bound over
to the federal grand jury. He gave
bail and was found dead in bed later,
having suffocated himself with chloro-
form.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-10-11
10 LUMBERMEN
ARE INDICTED
CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY
IN CONSTANT OF TRADE
IN NORTHWEST.
Bench Warrants are Issued for Ar.
rest Of the Lumbermen as Result
of Alleged Attack on Rival Lumber
Firms.

Minneapolis, Oct. 9.-Nineteen
prominent Northwestern lumbermen
ten of them living liz Minneapolis
were indicted by the federal grand
jury on a charge of conspiracy
against the catalogue houses, and one
other was indicted ON a charge of
misuse of the mails. Bench war
rants have been issued and the de-
PENDANTS will appear before Judge
William FL. Munger, in the United
States district court in Minneapolis
before end of the week.
The announcement of the indict-
ments came as direct surprise to
the lumbermen and their associates
and few of them would discuss the
situation last evening.
The punishment in case of convic-
ton on any of the counts of the in
dictment is fine of not more than
$40, 0C0 or Imprisonment for not more
than two years, or both. The lum-
bermen profess not to fear conviction
on the charge and claim they were
within the rights in every action
they have taken against the mail Or
der houses.
Defendants Are Prominent.
The lumbermen indicted are as fol-
lows:
Ralph Burnside, president of the
Northwestern Retail Lumbermen's
association, and president of the
Hawkeye Lumber company of Oska-
loosa, Iowa.
w. G. Hollis of Minneapolis, secre-
tary of the Retail Lumbermen's as
ISOLATION.
George G. Ingram of Sank Centre,
a director of the Northwestern Lum-
bermen's association.
Stanley Moore of Waterloo, Iowa,
a director of the Northwestern Lum-
bermen's association.
N. s. Darling of Oklahoma City,
president of the Oklahoma Sash and
Door factory.
G. E. Greet, Eldora, Iowa, up to
last year vice president of the Lum-
bermen's association.
Theodore S. Mclaughlin, general
manager of the Phoenix Lumber
company of Minneapolis.
Leonard R. Welles of Minneapolis,
vice president North Star Lumber
company.
George P. Thompson, secretary
and treasurer North Star Lumber
company, Minneapolis.
Elijah Hudson, Minneapolis, vice
president Central Lumber company
Minneapolis.
I. Nesbit Tate, Minneapolis, treas
nrer Wisconsin Lumber company.
James G. Melville, Minneapolis,
general manager Wisconsin Lumber
company.
Rufus B. Clark, general manager
J. III. Queal Lumber company, Min
neapolis.
B. F. French of Hawarden, Iowa,
vice president Queal Lumber compa-
ny.
VIM. J. Bruce, Minneapolis, mana
ger Bruce-Edgertcn Lumber compa-
ny.
J. w. Lucas, president Hayes-Lucas
Lumber company of Winona.
o. M. Botsford, general manager
Laird Norton yards, Winona.
Arthur R. Rogers, president of the
Rogers Lumber company of Minne-
apolis.
George H. Rogers, vice president of
the Rogers Lumber company Mime
apoliS.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-10-11
OMAHA'S NEW CATHEDRAL.
Cornerstone Is Laid, Archbishop Ire
land Making the Address.

Omaha, Neb., Oct. Archbishop
Ireland, of st. Paul, made the princi-
pal address at the laying of the cor
nerstone of the new st. Cecilia's ca
thedral Sunday, devoting his remarks
to a discussion of the present ten
dency to humanize Christ and make
of Him an ordinary man.
The laying of the cornerstone fol-
lowed a parade composed of nearly
5000 people, representing all Catholic
societies, in brilliant regalia, on foot
and horseback. The new structure
will be among the ten largest in the
United States, and will cost upward
of $250,000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-10-11
George E. Robinson, Detroit, Dies.

Detroit, Mich, Oct. George E.
Robinson, prosecuting attorney of
Wayne county, and one of the most
attorneys in the state,
died suddenly from heart disease at
his home here Sunday afternoon. He
was the father of Lieut.. Commander
John X. Robinson, of the United
States steamship Kentucky.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-10-11
Or. and Mrs. Rowland Acquitted

Raleigh, N. c., Oct. THE Jury in
the Rowland murder trial at $3.50 Sun
day morning returned a verdict of &C.
quittal, with very few people in the
courtroom at the time. DR.. and Mrs.
David Rowland were charged with
poisoning the woman's former hus-
band Charles r. Strange.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-10-11
Mai. Hersey In Balloon Race.

Washington, Oct. Sat the request
States weather bureau, Secretary Will
son, of the department of agriculture,
Monday authorized Maj. Henry B.
Hersey, chief inspector of the govern
ment meteorological service, to repre-
sent the government in the interna-
tional aeronautic cup race from st.
Louis, October 81.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-10-11
JUDGE FAINTS ON THE BENCH.
CoIIapses When About to Sentence
Minnesota Man to Death.

Bemidji, Mimi, Oct. Peter
Mathieson, on trial for killing John
Johansen near Tenstrike last Febru-
airy, was found guilty of murder in
the first degree. Judge McClenahan
tainted when about to pronounce SEN
tence and was carried from the court
room. He was revived and returned
and sentenced the convicted man to
hang within 80 days.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-10-11
Gruber Goes to G. NJ.

Chicago, Oct. 81. M. Gruber,
general manager of the Burlington
system, announced that he was to
leave the Burlington to take place
on the Great Northern. The change
will become effective on Thursday of
this week.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-10-11
To Found Utopia in Lower California.

y WITH Ct0PId III IVWCf SdTITOI fITd'
Los Angeles, CAL, Oct 8.-One hun
dred men and women, residents of
southern California, have banded to-
gether in the organization of the La
Prosperidad Colony association, which
has for it's object the setting up of
modern Utopia on the eastern coast
of lower California. Bryon Hall, pres
ident of the association, is now in the
City of Mexico comforting with Presi-
concessions involved in the purchase
of 100000 acres of land.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-10-11
WAGES of Operators Increased.

Topeka, Kan, Oct. 8.-The Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
company Monday announced an in
crease in the wages of all telegraph
operators on the system. The in
crease went into effect October 1 and
came as surprise to the men. The
road employs non-union operators.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-10-11
MARRYING for Love.

Happy marriages are surely possible
even in these unpoetic, hard-hearted
times. They are. if the people will
only follow the instinct of their better
natures and marry for love-the rever-
ent, impassionate love of the man for
the maiden, the pure, unsophisticated
affection of the maiden for the man
Instead of bartering happiness for
rink or money.-Thorne.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-10-11
NEW ORLEANS PORT TIED UP.
Dock and Cotton Handlers Union Goes
on Strike.

Dock and Cotton Handlers Union Goes
on Strike.
New Orleans, Oct 5.-The immense
cotton shipping business of this port
was tied up at six o'clock Friday
night by the strike Of 5000 members
of the Dock and Cotton Handlers
union. From 10000 to $4,000 men
probably will be involved, because the
railroad freight handlers have served
notice that they will not work with
nonunion men at the docks.
The immediate cause Of the strike
was the refusal of 1900 men to load
more than 160 bales per day working
in gangs Of five. Steamship agents
demand that 200 bales be slowed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-10-11

Now they say that soft drinks are
made mostly Of dope. Maybe the DAY
will come when we shall have steril-
ICED pop and boiled lemonade and
things of that sort. Then it will be
time to pass on.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-10-11

The London Lancet advises Gig.
arctic smokers to form the habit of
quitting the habit by making their
own cigarettes and abandoning the
ready-made. That Is like taking to
whisky in order to swear of drinking
wine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-10-11
TWIN CITY MARKETS.
Minneapolis, Oct. s

Minneapolis, Oct. s.
Wheat-No. northern, 81. 10; No 2.
northern, $1.13. May Lag. Oats
No. 3 white, AZ c; Corn-No. 3, SIC
Barley-No. 4 97c. Rye-No. 8, SIC
Flax seed-No 1, S1.37. Butter
Creamery, extras, 29c; firsts, &c;
dairy, fancy, 29c. seconds 25c;
Poultry-Turkeys 12c, chickens 1Oc.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-10-11
South st. Paul, Oct. 8.

Cattle-Steers, $500 and $3.50;
cows $3.50 and $500. Hogs-$5. IS
and $3.50. Sheep Muttons, 1915;
lambs $3.50.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-07-02
WEIGHING ALL MAIL
In Cairo Postoffce Was Begun Yes
terday-CIerks Salaries Are
Increased.

Yesterday was a very busy day III
the Cairo postoffice when the weighing
and sorting of all on going mail was
commenced. The weighing of all mail
commenced at all offices in the United
states yesterday and in some places
70 work is increased by special or
der compelling the clerks to count
each piece Of mail matter. The work
in Cairo. however. consists only OF
weighing separately each different
class of mail and keeping daily rec
ord of the amount sent out. AT pres
ent the regular force of clerks can do
the work with extra labor, but when
the holiday rush sets in it will be
necessary o put on additional help.
Yesterday the salary increase for
clerks and carriers went into effect.
An of the eight carriers will get an
advance of $50 a year. making their
salaries s70e. Postmaster Miller has
siso recommended for increase all OF
he clerks in the office with one ex-
repfion. who has been in the service
hnt a short while. The Increases
while not yet PASSED upon by the de-
nartmeut. are expected TO re passed.
and range from 500 to 5000 year.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-07-02
TWO CENT RATE
MADEL|TTLEST|R
SOME DIFFICULTIES PRESENTED
IN TRAvEL--FARE TO POINTS
ON VARIOUS DIVISIONS OUT
OF CAIRO.

There was some noticeable effect
|of the two-cent fare law at the Cairo
stations yesterday, but aside from a
number of persons who hadawanged
10 make trips last week ami deferred
then till this week to save money,
usual on all lines in Illinois. Last
might few extra Chicago tickets
were sold over the Illinois Central,
but aside from these few no differ
Ienoes coud be noted according TO the
officials.
The new rate has brought about
some Inconvenience at present, TO
people who are compelled to travel
over two or more separate lines with
in the state to reach their destination
Under the old fare persons could pur-
chase ticket from Cairo to any
point no matter how many different
lines were travelled over in reaching
it Now because no traffic arrange
ments have been made by different
roads in the state passengers can
purchase tickets over a road out of
Cairo only to the point where it con
meets with some other line. There
another ticket must be purchased and
the baggage re-checked
The two.cent law will result in
quite saving in trips Of any distance.
Some of the new fares to points out
nf (i9irp a oc fpIlpxUG.
IIIirnir Har4rnI Hhinnna rni,1
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-07-02
FARE REALLY HIGHER
calroites Coming From Mounds Yes
terday Say Il Costs Them More
Than Formerly.

Constables l.. II. Meyers and John
Hogan went to Mounds yesterday, the
former representing the Murphysboro
Brewing Company TO take possession
u a saloon conducted there by j. S.
Gardner. Three saloons have. gone
ont OF business at Mounds, leaving
only three still open.
Mr.. Meyers says he and his com
panion had IAN unexpected experience
coming back. They got aboard the su-
burban train and, having in mind the
new railroad rate law they. expected to
come to Cairo AT lesser fare than
they had been paying. MI Hogan
thought the fare would be 1G cents
the distance being about eight miles:
but Mr.. Meyers felt sure it would not
be over rs cents, as they had not
bought tickets The latter was the old
rate, before the 2tcent law was enact
ed Bat both found that they We're,
when the conductor came
around. Instead Of paying less than
they had been paying for this trip
under the old law they were required
10 pay rs cents, or 3 cents more. They
protested but We're told lly the con
Iuctor that he had Instructions to
collect that sum.