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The Ely miner., 1907-02-22
Brings Suit Against the State.

Writ Ell. Cook has instituted pro.
ceedings in the district court against
Thomas Fl. Elliot, agent for State
Auditor Iverson and the State OF
Minnesota to secure possession of tim.
ber cut and lying on section 16 town
ship 81, north of Range l8 west.
The lands described are north OF
Virginia and the complainant says
that he is the owner; of the property
and claims that part of the timber is
being marked IN. l.. NJ" About
100000 board feet are involved in the
case,
The Ely miner., 1907-02-22
NAMES COMMITTEE
President w. E. Culkin Names
Good Roads Committee.

At the meeting of the Good Roads
association of St. Louis county held In
Duluth last week w. E. Cuikin ap-
pointed the following committee to
take such steps it might deem neces-
sary in the matter of legislation effect
ing road building:
Ii. r. Patterson, chairman: w. B.
Silvey. W. G. Crosby. A. E. McManus.
of Duluth; R. L. Griffin, of Hibbing;
Hon. John Saari, Of Sparta; Peter
Schaefer, of Ely. aud Representative
Austin of Chisholm.
"The idea is that this committee
should consider and advise In relation
to road legislation and give voice to
the views Of the 1900 members of the
ST. Louis Comfy Good Roads associa-
tion," said Mr.. Culkin.
"Road expenditures are now large
item and this year in this county there
will be laid out by the county alone
about 100000. The towns will lay
out an equal sum. Our organization
desires laws that will cause this mon
ey to be put to good use. If present
laws are Ineffective, if the existing
system is wasteful and unwise, they
should be changed and changed at
once.
$50 far as the county press has ex-
pressed itself. it is in favor of this
work, and certainly the settlers on our
lands want new system. There are
pending a number of bills, now before
the legislature, with the approval of
the state highway commission having
in view changes of existing laws.
This committee will have these bills
before it.
Il wish to add that there should be
no friction between the good roads
The Ely miner., 1907-02-22

association and any public body hav-
ing authority tolexpend public funds
so long as both bodies have in view
the public interest. Honest differ
ences of opinion may exist but such
differences need cause no i'll will.
"rhe good roads association has i'm
portant duties andif it performs these
duties conscientiouslv great good will
result. Good has resulted already. /
hope the committee will take up this
question of legislation at once and ex.
press public opinion on this subject. "
The Ely miner., 1907-02-22
Makes Valuable Find of Ore.

There is rumor to the effect that
P. R. Vail, formerly of this city but
now of Virginia, and several of his
Virginia associates have made val.
liable find of ore in the vicinity of
Chisholm.
The party has an option on six for
ties owned by the Niles Land company
in $500 and have found ore in several
of the drill holes. The extent of the
strike is not vet known but the rumor
has it that the party has been offered
nearly 81, 100000 for their option.
The Ely miner., 1907-02-22
M. E. Church Notes.

Prayer meeting at the parsonage
next Wednesday evening,
The Ladies Aid met at the parsoE-
age Wednesday for work, after which
refreshments were served. The Ladies
are deserving of much praise for the
good work they are doing.
Mrs. E. j. Barkle and Mrs. j. Kins-
man were in from Sellwood to the A id
meeting.
Subjects for next Sabbath: Morn.
ing-"The Bible a Strange Book -
The evening text will be from Gen.
The Ely miner., 1907-02-22
To be Given by the High School
Band on March Lat.
CAST OF CHARACTERS.
SYNOPSIS.
ACT I.

SYNOPSIS.
ACT I.
The Milford Estate. The contested
will. Rose Milford. the heiress, is
plotted against by Branford and Mrs.
Milford.
Act II.
The will set aside. Frank and Rose
penniless. Branford's annoying at
tentions to Rose. Quarrel of Frank
and Branford. The latter plots ven-
gence. Bob Button, the spy. Roses
humiliating situation as a menial in
her step-mother's home.
ACT III.
Meeting of the regulators at the
haunted cabin. Ike and Zeke conceal
ed TO listen. Their great danger.
SCENE III. Cliffville Jail. Frank un-
der arrest. Assaulted by Bob Button.
Desperate encounter. Frank escapes
and soon after Rose enters to release
him. Buttons triumph cut short by
The timely arrival of Ike and Zeke.
Storm scene; The flight.
ACT Nv.
Branford's absolute power over the
Milford family. His continued atten.
tions to Rose. His threats to fore
close the mortage.
ACT Y.
Rose attempts to escape. Her re-
capture. Branford's triumph sudden
ly ended by sheriff's posse. Happy
announcement.
The Ely miner., 1907-02-22

County Attorney, G.. L. Grannis,
of Howard county, Iowa, was busi-
ness called in our city last Thursday.
The Ely miner., 1907-02-22
About Former Residents.

The following SenLs out to the
daily papers from Wallace, Idaho,
about Mr., and Mrs. Archie Phillips,
who once reslded-in this city, will
prove of interest TO our readers. Tie
clipping reads:
AN extraordinary story of crime
aud conspiracy was unfolded today in
The trial of Steve Adams, when Archie
Philips, Fred Tyler's neighbur and
friend told of the Jumper Keepers
association" secret society alleged
To have been forUsed 10y men living in
tile woods along Marble creek in the
snmmer of 1904, It's purpose was sup.
posed TO be The killing Of the later
settlers, who had jumped The timber
claims of some Of The earlier arrivals.
A Swede named sngsLerum, the wit
ness said, was supposed TO be the
president OF the society, and Jack
Simpkins, whose claims had been
jumped by Tyler. was supposed TO be
one of tile ringleaders, as was Steve
Adams.
Phillips testified that Tyler stopped
aL his house for supper the night be-
fore lie Disappeared. He told Phil
lips that lie was afraid to stay in that
region; that it was getting To hot for
him aud lie was going To leave. Cross
examination failed 10 shake Phillips
testimony.
Mrs. Nellie Phillips, wife of the
witness, told of repeatedly seeing
Adams and Simpkins on the trail
near their home o few days before
Tyler disappeared. She told of
ryler's last meal at their home and
testified To hearing four shots fired
the next mOrniugsdt The time when
The settler is supI9,sed TO have been
murdered y
Elmer Glassford, who formerly lived
here and who now has a position as
second engineer of President Roose-
velJ's private yacht. Mayflower, had
an accident happen TO him recently,
aud received some slight burns, but
just how serious, his brother Herbert,
who lives on Cedar street does not
know. 1t seems that one of the boil
ers of the yacht was being "blown
out" and that in shutting off the
steam Mr.. Glassford was burned or
scalded but the report that his eyes
were seriously injured is mistake.
AT the time of tic accident the May
flower was lying in the harbor at
Washington.-Two Harbors Journal.
The Ely miner., 1907-02-22

Doctor Frank e Detling Of the
firm of Conley n Detling from Du-
luth. specialists in eye, car, nose,
throat and fitting of glasses, will be
in Ely at the Shipman Hospital,
Tuesday and ednesday, Feb. 26th
and 9th. Hours: 9 a. m, to s D. m.
The Ely miner., 1907-02-22
So PER YEAR IN ADVANCE

1920, and "Jacob served seven years
for Rachel and they seemed unto him
but few days for the love he had for
her."
You will receive cordial welcome
to tue Sunday School, and all the SER
vices Of the church.
G., III. BLAKE. Pastor
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-06-07
May A Cold Month.

According to the weather man,
last month goes down in history
as one of the coolest Mays on
record. The highest maximum
temperature for the month in
Baltimore was 81 degrees, on May
10. Since 1871, the year in which
the keeping of the local weather
records was begun, there has not
been a May during which this
record was not exceeded. The
highest record made during that
time was in May, 1896, when the
thermometer recorded So degrees.
Only twice since 1871 has the
thermometer been lower in May
than it was this year. The
minimum temperature for this
May was 80 degrees on the 10Th.
This record was beaten on May 2,
1908, when 81 degrees was record
ed, and again on May !, 1876,
when the mercury dropped to 81
degrees.
The present season recalls the
remarkably cool spring and summer
of 1856. At a number of stations
Of which meteorological records
are available the low monthly
mean temperatures recorded that
year have not been equaled. At
some stations it is known that the
temperature that year did not
reach 80 degrees during the
whole summer. This was the case
at Frederick, Md.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-06-07
THE TONGUE OF A BIRD.
An Organ Which Varies Much In the
Different Species.

Few people have given thought to
the subject of birds tongues. Many,
even of the amateur bird students,
know little of the literature on the
subject and still less from personal OBJ
servation.
Birds must use their bills as hands,
and to some extent the tongues supple
ment such USE Thus nut and seed
eating birds extract the kernel from
the she'll, which is cracked between
the mandfbleS.
The full complement of bones Of the
tongue consists Of eight. The shape
varies considerably in different species,
and the comparative size very much
more, although there Is a prevailing
general resemblance. The size and de-
velopment of the various bones con-
troll the shape and utility Of the organ.
Well developed front bones mean a
thick, aeshy tongue, such as we find
in members of the duck family, while
small forward bones usually accom-
pany small tongue of less Importance
to the owner, sometimes little more
than rudimentary, like that of the pei
lean.
Among such birds as have occasion
to protrude the tongue well beyond the
tip of the bill the hind bones are mar
velously developed and greatly elon-
gated, for these are the bones on which
the tongue is hung.
The edges of the tongues Of most
birds are more or less fringed, this fea-
ture being most noticeable in thin
tongues Most birds have greater or
less number of papillae small fieshy
projections, spinelike in appearance
and usually inclined backward-on the
upper surface of the tongue. These
are of service in working the food
backward toward the throat.
Some of the sea birds have very SIM
pie tongues, which serve but little pur-
pose. The tongues of the honey creep
ers have very fine and long feathering,
while those of the woodpecker are long,
slender and pointed, and the roots Of
some species curve clear around the
back of the skull, up over the crown,
and their tips rest at the base Of the
upper mandible. With the exception
of the sapsuckers the tongues of wood
i peekers are capable of great protru-
sion, and the tip is barbed. The sap
suckers, however, instead of having
sharp, barbed tongues like those of
other woodpeckers, have brushlike
tongues as a result of the degeneration
of the bristles on their surface into
hairs standing out from the tongue
rather than pointing backward.
Birds with long bills do not always
have correspondingly long tongues.
The kingfishers, with their dispropor-
tionately large bills, have short tongues.
The outer edges of the very long
tongues of humming birds are closely
rolled up into two tubes lying side by
side, by means of which the birds are
enabled to suck the nectar from flow
eFs.-New York Post.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-06-07
ANIMAL EPIcUREs.
The Grab Eating Raceoon and Peeul-
lar Crustacean Taste.

What made the crab eating raccoon
first take to his queer diet? The
question is suggested by specimen of
this strange animal which has arrived
at the menagerie and will be happy to
oblige any generous visitor with an
illustration of the quickest way to kill,
unshell and swallow crustacean with
out artificial assistance of any kind.
Doubtless the popularity originated in
the shore frequenting habits Of the
species, and, being a delicate feeder,
the succulence of the crab, once crack
ed, was an obvious inducement to re-
new his acquaintance on every posi-
BILE occasion. Originally probably
fruit eater, the raccoon is inquisitive
and dainty, both strong incentives to
experiments in diet. When an indi-
vidual sees a small object he does not
understand, his actions fall under
three headings. He first puts the
article to close scrutiny, both with his
eyes and that supercilious upturned
washes tia very characteristic action
Of this water loving animal-and final
ly puts it to the grand test of eatable-
ness or otherwise. If it appears I'M
palatable, he gives it to his wife. In
this way it is easy to imagine how the
creek loving coon, wearying Of too
much fruit, made his first crab supper
and, though he has never been able to
add squeeze of lemon or brown
bread and butter to the repast has be-
come a confirmed lover of crustacea
ever since. All creatures make expert
ments of the sort and occasionally car
ry them on until they become a fixed
habit, and their whole structure is
modified in accordance. Nature, for
instance, never intended the osprey to
, live on fish. 1t was the temptation of
an old world trout in difficulties in
the shadows that first led the great
hawk astray. Some small Brazilian
monkeys, again, live almost exclusive
ly on birds eggs, an Australian parrot
has given up proper vegetarian diet
for an exclusive regimen of mutton,
and many other instances of the same
unorthodox appetites might be cited.
London Globe.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-06-07
sroNINe A TIGER.
The Punishment of Man Eater That
Killed Tibetan.


Fifty years ago tigers were very com
mon even in the high hills of western
Tibet, writes C. A. Sherring in his ac-
count of that country. At the present
time, however, owing to the increase
of population and the general spread of
cultivation, they have become rare,
and the appearance of a man eater
who carried off a poor old woman on
the slope of Chipla created consterna-
ton.
On the following day there were
gathered together hundred grim men,
armed only with axes and stones, for
they had not gun among them.
Fortune favored the brave, for the
tiger was found asleep under rock.
At once each man dropped silently into
the cover of the brushwood and piled
heap Of stones near to his hand,
while one Of the most trusted of the
party was commissioned to stalk to
the top of the rock and drop huge
stone on the sleeping brute.
So we'll was the work done that the
stone fell true on the tigers back, and
Immediately, with roar, the wounded
beast sprang up and, seeing his enc
mics, who leaped from their cover,
charged the line.
But hundred men, desperate as to
consequences, throwing stones with
might and main, are not to be awed or
turned from their purpose lightly. The
stones broke the tigers teeth and went
into his mouth, and his body soon be-
came a mass of wounds.
Turning, he tried to escape and took
his pursuers up hill for mile, but
wherever he paused and whatever he
did he could not escape the pitiless
rain of missiles. The blow on his back,
first given, effectively checked his
speed, and finally, worn out, he came
to bay under great cliff.
The rest was easy. He was immedi-
ately hemmed in, and the stones were
showered on him thicker than ever and
hurled with redoubled energy. AS he
sank down the villagers rushed in and
dispatched him with their axes. -
Youths Companion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-06-07
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

A good many loafers imagine they
are philosophers.
You are very fond of your opinions.
Let other men enjoy theirs.
Parents will say their children are
bad, but won't stand it from others. 7
Enthusiasm is all right provided you
don't meet man who is full of it
when you are busiest.
The average man has more respect
for a thief than a deadbeat. And
thieves are not held in high esteem.
When man tells his 'story," always
remember that he exaggerates it and
that he isn't fair with the other fellow.
Among the white races more than
seven-tenths of religion is confined to
women. Yet the men run things Very
few men are really religious, while you
find few women who are not.-Atchison
Globe
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-06-07
The Magic No 8.

Number three is a wonderful
mascot for Geo. III. Paris, of
Cedar Grove, Me-, according to a
letter which reads: "After suffer
ing much with liver and. kidney
trouble, and becoming greatly
discouraged by the failure to find
relief, tried Electric Bitters, and
as a result l am well man today.
The first bottle relieved and three
bottles completed the cure. :"
Guaranteed best remedy for stom
ach, liver and kidney troubles, by
Eli T. Reynolds druggist. SOC.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-06-07
Resolutions Of Respect.

Resolutions adopted by the Official
Board of Hopewell M. E. church May
27th, 1907:
WHEREAS, Our Heavenly Father in
his wise Providence has removed from
our midst our Brother and Fellow Work
err, John F. Gilbert.
WHEREAS, His unexpected death has
resulted in an irreparable loss to his
family and creates conspicuous vacancy
in our membership and painful sense of
personal loss and bereavement.
ReSoi0ed. That we, the Official Board
of Hopewell M. E. church, while recog-
nizing the farseeing wisdom and limitless
goodness of God, do here express our
sorrow in the loss of this, our beloved
brother.
ReSok0ed.. That we extend to his widow
and aged mother our deepest sympathy
in this time of sore bereavement, and
commend them to God, and pray that
Divine comfort and Grace may be given
in measure sufficient for their needs.
Resolved A copy of these resolutions
be sent to the widow, and also to the MID
LAND JOURNAL, Cecil Wing, and HAVE
de Grace Republican for publication.
Rev. F. X. Moore, Pres; Jos. D. Sim
mers, Jos. Tomlinson, H. H. Hirk, R. G.
Terry, NJ. L. Thompson, Edward Gibson,
Edmund Brown, M D. Fletcher and c.
S. Abrahams, Secy, Official Board
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-06-07
Utility of Censors.

"When Maxim Gorky dined with
me-" said a literary New Yorker, "he
talked about the Russian censorship.
"He said that in the course of the
Russo-Japanese war he had occasion
in an article to describe the headquar-
tiers Of one of the grand dukes. He
wrote of these headquarters, among
other things:
"'And over the desk in his highness'
tent is large photograph of Marie la
Jambe, the beautiful ballet dancer
Before this article could appear the
censor changed that sentence to, And
over the desk in his highness' tent Is a
large map of the theater Of war; -
Detroit News.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-06-07
An Act of Heroism.

On one occasion General Lee, while
making an observation, stepped to a
somewhat exposed position to secure
a better view and thus stood for a
moment at personal risk when General
Oracle, who was in the party, quietly
stepped before General Lee without
obscuring his view and remained thus
covering the body of his superior until
the fieldglass was lowered and the
danger over-a simple, quiet act, but
showing cool bravery and self sacri-
ficing spirit.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-06-07
Grim Joke In a Blue Book.

A grim piece of humor appears in
the British blue book dealing with the
taxation of unimproved land values in
the colonies. The tax commissioner of
Adelaide, after referring to the mac
curate returns, says:
''Side by side with these inaccurate
returns it has been pleasing to note
the completeness with which others
have been prepared in the minutest
particulars, and we cannot fail to rec
ognize the thoroughness of the tax
payer who returned that piece Of land
Of his, measuring nine feet by six feet,
in the - cemetery, and under the
column Name of Occupier' gave that
of his departed wife,"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-06-07
This world belongs to the energetic
Emerson.
Remarkable Rescue.

That truth is stranger than
fiction, has once more been demon
strated in the little town OF
Fedora, Tenn, the residence OF
G. V. Pepper. He writes: l was
in bed, entirely disabled with
hemorrhages of the lungs and
throat. Doctors failed to help me,
and all hope had fled when I
began taking DR.. Kings New
Discovery. Then instant relief
came. The coughing soon ceased;
the bleeding diminished rapidly,
and in three weeks l was able to 60
to work." Guaranteed for coughs
and colds SOC. and LOO, at Eli
T. Reynolds drug store. Trial
bottle free.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-06-07
Property Transfers.

William G.. Hasson and others
to Harry Gamble, property in
Seventh district, $500.
Wilmer N. Grant and wife,
of Pennsylvania, to j. Turner
Tong, Trustee for Frank Keith
ley, property at Cherry Hill,
$1,000.
Nancy Jane Bradley and others
to Ida J. Bradley, property at
Liberty Grove, 81 ,455.
Thomas M. Fillingame and wife
to John F. McWhorter and Son,
property in Second district near
Cayot, $6S4.2S.
Mary P. Bacon and others to
Harry B. Arrison, property at
North East, $4,000.
Benjamin M. Mahoney and wife
to James FL. fancy and wife,
property near Theodore, $2,25O.
Baltimore Electric Company of
Baltimore City, to Maryland Tele-
phone Company of Baltimore City,
franchises, wires, etc., in Cecil
county, 81 and other considerations.
Harry Fairlamb and others of
Pennsylvania, to J. X. Fairlamb,
property near Principle, $4,000.
Jacob, G. Morris and wife to the
Plum Point Yacht and Gun Club,
Plum Point farm of 2S5 acres,
81 900.
Jesse J. Clifford and others to
Samuel j. Harris, So acre farm
Bay View, $500.
John F. Davis and wife, of
Delaware, to J. Frank Shippers,
property at North East, 80, 300
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-06-07
SwishI

One of the first secretaries Of agricul-
ture was a man Of great shrewdness
and ability, which were not incompati-
BILE with a certain slow footed ease.
He was known to be late at cabinet
meetings, where hardness is serious
breach of etiquette. One day when he
came into meeting minute or two
late one of the other secretaries, think
ing to give helpful rebuke, said:
Hello! Here comes the tail Of the
administration"
The secretary slid leisurely into his
seat and then answered.:
"Well, the tail may come in handy
some day to brush the flies off the rest
of the administration. '.Youth's Com
panion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-06-07
Machinery and Labor.

A generation or two age men and
women worked very long hours, and
children had to work, too, in order to
produce enough to support the work.
ingman's family. The growth of capt.
tai and the employment of machinery
have added so much to the efficiency
of labor that long hours for adults are
no longer necessary, and the industrial
employment of children under fourteen
can be entirely dispensed with.-Amer-
lean Review of Reviews.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-06-07
Founder of the Japanese Navy.

The founder of the Japanese navy
was an Englishman named Will
Adams, who went to the eastern seas
as pilot of Dutch feet in 1888 and
was cast away in Japan a couple Of
years later. He became a Japanese
noble and constructor of the navy to
the tycoon, but was never allowed to
return to England. He died about
twenty years afterward, very ingen-
iously leaving half his property to his
wife and family in England and half
his property to his wife and family In
Japan. After his death he was deified.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-06-07
The Ostrich.

In its habits, methods Of life and
prejudices the ostrich is one Of the
most curious creatures of the animal
kingdom. 1t cannot be tanned, though
it is easily trained to harness. When
taught to race it seems to delight in a
brush on the track or road with a
horse. The gait Of the ostrich is a
numbering sort of jog trot, which be-
comes delightfully."- easy when the bird
is travelling fast. Unhampered with
a rider and travelling with the wind
this muscular creature can outstrip
any horse
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-06-07
A Fortunate Texan.

Mr.. Il. W. Goodloe, of 107 ST.
Louis ST., Dallas, Texas says: "In
the past year | have become
acquainted with DR.. Kings New
Life Pills, and no laxative / ever
before tried so efectually disposes
of malaria and biliousness. ~ They
don't grind nor grippe. 25c at
Eli T. Reynolds drug store.