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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-08
FRIENDS HELP.
st. Paul Park Incident.

"After drinking coffee for breakfast
always felt languid and dull, having
no ambition to get to my morning
duties. Then in about an hour or so
a weak, nervous arrangement Of the
heart and stomach would come over
me with such force would frequently
have to lie down.
cat other times I had severe head.
aches; stomach finally became af-
fected and digestion so impaired that
I had serious chronic dyspepsia and
constipation. A lady, for many years
State President of the w. c. T. u,
told me she had been greatly benefited
by quitting coffee and using Postum
Food Coffee; she was troubled for
years with asthma. She said it was
no cross to quit coffee when she
found she could have as delicious an
article as Postum.
Another lady who had been trou-
bled with chronic dyspepsia for years,
found immediate relief on ceasing COT
fee and beginning Postum twice
day. She was wholly cured. Still
another friend told me that Postum
Food Coffee was Godsend to her, her
heart trouble having been relieved
after leaving off coffee and taking on
Postum.
$50 many such cases came to my
notice that I concluded coffee was
the cause of my trouble and quit and
took up Postum. I am more than
pleased to say that my days of trouble
have disappeared. am well and
happy" There's a Reason" Read
"The Road to MELVILLE" in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full OF human
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-08
Troubles Penguin Would Have If He
Let Things Disturb Him.

eff 1 were not naturally a person of
profoundly tranquil temperament"
said Mr. Penguin, there are some
things that would disturb me enor-
mously, and one Of these is the per-
yersity of some people in their manner
of writing and answering letters. For
instance:
about some matter in which we are
mutually interested a man writes me
a letter in which some vital PROPOSE
ton is set forth vaguely; he under
stands about it or thinks he does, and
the proposition, as he sets it forth,
seems all right to him, because as he
writes he mixes in along the knowl-
edge he. has in his mind but which
he does not put down on paper.
"But when that comes to me don't
understand it because / don't know
what he was thinking about besides
what he actually wrote, and so write
to him:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-08
The Details,
"The PARTICULARS"

The particulars!
"Well, Capt. Feebles was shot In the
back, originally, and went around with
his back bent good deal like an in
terrogation mark, until he got port
ly slab of back pension. Then he
Strengthened up his back until it was
decidedly concave instead Of consider
ably convex, dyed his whiskers a
fighting black and set out in pursuit
of a buxom widow, who, being a
widow, knew exactly how to be caught
while maintaining all the symptoms of
eluding capture to the very best of her
ability."-Smart Set.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-08
Returned Him.

A man returned to his native village
after having emigrated to Kansas
some 20 years previous. He asked
about different villagers he had
known in the old days, and finally OF
the town drunkard of his time.
ooh, he's dead" was the reply.
"Well, well; dead and buried is he?"
Nope; they didn't bury him."
Didn't bury him!" exclaimed the
former resident. We'll, then, what
did they do with him?"
ooh, they just poured him back in
the Jug"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-08

raise my hand above my head. The
doctor held out no hope of my re-
covery, and had given up, but at last
started using Doan's Kidney Pills and
made rapid gain. After three months
use I was well and at work again"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-08

invalid with kidney
troubles, and often
wished death might
end my awful suffer
ings. The secretions
were thick with sedi-
ment, my Ii m b s
swollen and my right
side so nearly par
alyZed I could not
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-08

that would disturb me if I were not a
person Of such profoundly tranquil
temperament"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-08
ALMOST A MIRACLE.
Raised Up When Science Said There
Was No Hope.

G. w. L. Nesbitt, Depot Street,
Marion, KY, writes: 'I was a chronic
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-08
GOSSIP OF THE MINORS

Grand totals. .121
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-09
OuR DuMn FRIENDS.

While New Haveners are themselves feeling the effects of the excessive heat they should remember the animals about them The long hair of the dogs makes the hot summer uncomfortable for them. Some owners, who care more for the comfort of their dogs than for their looks, clip the hair short to their bodies. Though the result Is rather of the drowned effect still it must make life more livable for the dogs, and the effect of the clipping of the hair, when 1t does come in again in the fall, is good But probably none of the animals feel the heat like our faithful friends, the horses They cannot go off in shady corner these hot days and sleep the greater part of the day as dogs do They have their loads to draw, even on the hottest days, the same as in the winter time, and they often have to stand for hours in the broilng sun
 The last few years in New York have seen far more humane treatment of horses in summer than may be real ized owners realized that they must do something to save them when they were falling dead in the streets by the scores. The era of the hat for the horse came to New York some time ago equine bananas, if you will, At first they were cause for considerable mer- rlment, The humorous, weeklies had considerable fun at the expense ol faithful Dobbn and his pointed hat through which his ears protruded in such a comica fashion, But today in New York and many other big cities the hat for the working horse Is prac- tically compulsory.
 At different points in the metropolis stations have been established by the city authorities and by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals where men With hose give the horses much welcome baths to refresh them. | If any one has seen a work horse limp up to one of these stations on d hot | day, get a bath from the hose and a ! good drink of clean water and then start off like new animal, they can not question the efficiency of the plan
 The other day this city was reported to be the warmest city in the country
 The streets of New Haven can scarce ly be more endurable than those of l New York. The institution of the equine panama with all our working l horses and of hose station or two about the city would be for the best interests of the owners financially, aside from the human side of the ques-
 tiop
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-09
NEW ENGLAND CONDITIONS.

The proposal of the Springfield board of trade that New England conference very similar to the recent governors conference in Washington be called by Governor Guild, has quite generally met with favor. The idea has spread to the state board of trade, which, in turn has secured as- surances from the governor that he will probably call such a conference next November.
 The move Is wise one, As the gentlemen who urge 1t suggest, New England may not be keeping abreast of the times, at least not to that de- gree which situation, advantages and glorious past demand, It seems certain that some good will result But just one word of objection. It is said that Governor Guild has taken the matter under advisement and that he will soon invite each of the other five New England governors to meet with him and discuss the industrial possi- bilities of this section of the country But why invite only the governors? :? Even at Washington, where there were forty-four or more of them in at tendance, there were twice their num- Der of influential and authoritative men present whose opinions and ad- wise brought about the major part of the good things resulting. What Is wanted is not a conference that shall be little more than an informal chat between six governors. Our industrial kings should be there, our most prom jnent business and commercial men should be invited; certainly with all the universities and colleges New England boasts there should be some educators whose wisdom might well | be added to the Sulu-toldl IL IleSl- dent Hadley was one of those whose words were most prized at the Wash ington conference, surely he should not be forgotten at New England conference. The more comprehen- sive the list of names of those in at +oplonca thp more Vallable thp con clusions and the more authoritative the conference,
 The suggestion has been offered that, as result of the conference, ] New England make decided stand at
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-09

The heartfelt sincerity of the little woman, who filled her position as mis- tress of the White House so admirably during the incumbency of her hus- band Is shown again in the simple, yet eloquent letter which Mrs. Cleve- land has given out 10 the papers, thanking the public for the many ex- pressions of sympathy which she has received and which have been 30 numerous that to answer each sep arately would be almost an endless task. She will always have warm place in the hearts of her country men for her own sake aside from that of her husband.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-09
ANOTHER TITLED ALLIANCE.

After any number of rumored marriages, ranging from Hoboken to Rome, the prince and the ex-countess have at last "done the trick in double fashion in London, The report has 1t that never was princess-h by mar rlage made so quickly, or in such an unceremonious way, as was La Prin- cesse de Sagan, The public will con- tlnue to believe lt marriage for money on the princess part and that he must have felt no little regret that there could not be more fuss and feathers about the wedding than there was.
 One feature of the ceremony should not go without mentioning, It is said that the daughter of the assistant pas tor of the little French Protestant church In the Soho square, where they were married, played the organ, Either she must have been inspired with the happy thought of genius or else 1t was just a happening that led her to select the well known hymn Abide With Me-" to play while the couple were escorted to the altar. Whether, in few months from now, the prince will continue to want to abide with hIs wife and she with him any longer, remains to be seen. As Is well known, the prince has a reputation that Is scarcely second to that of his American wife's former husband, Count Boni de Castellane for reckless extravagance, Paris quite generally is prophesying another di- vorce scandal before long.
 What there can be in the match for the American woman II Is impos, sible to see. Her title of princess is largely an empty one. One would think that one such marriage alliancC would teach her the folly of 1t all But thus will some weak American girls continue to be made dupes o at the hands of foreign nobility, for getting future happiness in the mac rush for title. The comparison be tween the Madame Anna Gould tha was, and our own good Helen Gould whose charitable and philanthropi, works are without number, is onl! too apparent to need comment.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-09

Washington in favor of remedial legis- lation of some sort, That sounds we'll but ia rather ethereal, This paper has already urged one subject for consideration at this conference, It is that of the abandoned farms of New England, an ever-present cause for dissatisfaction with those who have a strong sectional pride, In a letter to the New York Evening Post q New Hampshire man calls atten- ton to this very subject, He speaks highly of these farms for summer country estates but advises those who contemplate buying them to work" as farms to hesitate. Those who expect to make living where a native New Englander has failed, ought to make better use of their money" he says The writer must forget or be ignorant of the increasing number of these farms that are being worked" successfully every year by our foreign-bo born population, especially the Italians, who are willing to get a smaller living out of them than were the native New Englanders who left them.
 Two assets of many of these farms he does urge, however. One is their timber value and another Is their stone value. Tn New Hampshire, ," he says, the mountains are intersect- ed by veins of mica-now of consid- erable value-and sometimes an aban- doned farm Is worth more because of the presence of mica than on account of the land or buildings Here Is suggestion. If the rock ribbed farms of New England are too rock ribbed to be farmed, quarry them
 It may we'll be one consideration for this conference, which we only wish had emanated from New Haven rather than Springfield, 30 worthy Is the idea.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-09
THE POLITICAL ROAD ROLLER.

A Denver correspondent writes to his newspaper of the domination of the democratic convention by the breezy west. No one of the men in charge of things cares button what the great state of New York wants, for example. 1t is what the state of Oklahoma wants that goes New England. once a mighty force in the national councils of the party, is view ed with interest but not with concern This state of affairs gives the political road roller the chance 1t wants to ride freely over the prostrate forms of protesting delegates. There are ruff fled feelings in consequence and not all of the victims of the process speak in language that Is fit to print. but the road roller runs on lmperturbable and naughty, The Chicago roller was a small affair in comparison and will soon be forgotten in the noise of the oaths uttered by such victims as Cuff fey of Pennsylvania and McCarren of New York
 The political road roller is a new instrument in the life of the country, and unless we are mistaken short lived None. When It's crushing power Is once realized 1t will fatten out those who had the temerity to fashion it. A road roller has no place among the tools of free institution. It's too Russian.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-09
A Pilgrim Song.

An, little Inn of Sorrow, What of thy bitter bread? What of thy ghostly chambers. So l be sheltered? 'Tis but for d night. the firellght That gasps on thy cold hearthstone; To morrow my load and the open road And for the far light leading on; An. little Inn of Fortune, What of thy blazing cheer Where glad through the penslve even
 ing Thy bright doors beckon clear? Sweet sleep on thy balsam pillows, Sweet wine that will thirst assuage-- But send me forth OCT the morning
 earth Strong for my pilgrimage! An. distant End of the Journey, What If thou fly my feet? What If thou fade before me In splendor wan and sweet? still the mystical city lureth-- The quest is tho good knights part; And the pilgrim wends through the end
 of the ends Toward a shrine and Grail In his
 heart
 Charlotte Wilson in scribner's.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-09
THE FLEET SAILS.


 The stars and stripes, at the mast heads of fifteen United States war ships, are to-day being carried west ward. 1t will not be long before they will have gone so far west that they will be, not in the far west but In the far east, so curiously does geog- raphy contradict itself. The last gl- gantlc leg of the worldtour of our proud fleet has begun, It will be next February before our tackles arrive back in domestic waters from their clrcumnavigating cruise ana jolly will be the welcome home accorded them on Washington's birthday, when a second review by the president, who will then be about to retire from of- flee, is contemplated In New York harbor.
 Round-the-w world fleet cruises are quite as new with the other world powers as they are with us. Their ad- vantages arc not to be lightly passed over either. Starting closely upon the announcement of some unfounded ru- mors of trouble with Japan, 1t was quite generally believed that the cruise had a war-like significance That such was not the object of the author- tiles at Washington Is now apparent. Japan and the Japanese will be but an incident of the long trip. The pa triotic inspiration that must follow in our own possessions will be great. The Hawaiian Islands. where the fleet will soon touch, and the Philippines, which will come later, will be brought into closer relationship with us,
 The sight of the stars and stripes in a foreign land will be q glad sight for many a countryman far from home. Says the Washington Herald. From Quinhon, on the Cochin China coast. past the muddy mouths of the Irawad- dy and down the foot of Hindustan and even unto the burned Arabian plains around Mount Hor there will be men from home-missionarie women and little children, expatriates, wanderers, and they who toll in the desolate places of earth in the cause of the Stars and Stripes-who will fall upon their knees and thank God with moisture in their eyes whom they gaze upon those stately white ships from the land they love. The sight of his countrys flag, of his country's fleet of might and honor, Is God-given glory to the patriot sojourning ia a strange country Some of those devoted men and women have never seen that sight since they sailed from the home port"
 As for the foreign natl ons, we will show the far east, Asia, and Europe what power--a power for peace we are. The fleet will be our visible message to them in those ports, where he lamentable size of our merchant marine results Tn our flag seldom be- ing seen. With no possible war-cloud upon our national horizon. the cruise can be taken by none to be a war men. aoe--not even by Japan. The fee' will simply compel that worldwide attention that our position IS world. power demands and deserves. Tho good resulting from the oxperienc, with the men will be considerable, ir spite of the enormous expense. It ji said that the cost of fuel alone fol the cruise will be over Sb,000, 900 Maintenance for over 12,000 men vii be no small item, either. But 1t WI mean fine training for the tackles an, fund of useful Information for off cers and men. Good luck to Uncl Sam's tackles.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-09
Dcmocrncy's Opportunity.

Great is the pity that so shrewd and moderated a degree of progressive dem ocratic radlcallsm Is not to go into the campaign under leadership which commands the united support of tho party, or with party back of it which conn ands the confidence of the coun- try Dcmocracy's opportunity is a splendid one in thls year of grace, but how may It be improved by party whose northern wing is still broken by faction and whose southern mem Der Is as dead body tied to lt and weighing 1t down with the undemo- cratic ideas of an older timer
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-09
wan,ed-A Real Democratic party.
(Wall Street Journal)

tWAll street Journal)
 What a superb chance at this time for political promoter to construct n genuine self consistent opposition par ty based four-square on the principles of historic Jeffersonlan democracy The republican party has definitely and In !. evltably become the party of federal control and centralization, so that there Is . call for n balancing force In our politics--a force that shall represent personal liberty as against consolida- ton and the local community as against the nation.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-09

turn from them to the candidates, anf the result in November will be largely In accord with the popular estimate of MT Taft and Mr Bryan, Each party accuses tho other and lauds itself eacn la radical in the main Which, then, offers the better nominee for the pres ldencyP Shall we choose the experience cd public servant and diplomat or the untred theorist and preacher of re- fofn9
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-09
OUR CONTEMPORARIES.
What Hns Happened.
(Provldencc Journal)

IFTUVTUUNCC JUUNNaLJ
 It was after his defeat in 1900 that MT. Bryan announced that he could not conscientlously ask his party to con slider him again for the presidency. What has happened since to ease his scruples?
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-09
William Tell md Carrie Nation.
(New London Telegraph.)

And now comes another historical realIst telling us that William Tell is a myth Let him tell us something we lon't know, But what romance win not these iconoclasts overthrow? Are we to be left alone with Carrie Nation?
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-09

A contemporary says it does not be- lieve "the pest house" as 1t persists in referring to the proposed contagious disease hospital should he located in Westville or anywhere since 1t would increase the tax burden. If contas- ious diseases may be referred to as pests, Is it the best poli,y to have them treated in the same wards with other non-eontagioue disease cases, or Is 1t true municipal economy to en- danger life in that way?
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-09
A Human Monograph Perhaps.

NLNtN ib'il''ll 'iN \ lpllsJ
 IL is said that the Bryan canvassers will adopt Mr. Healsts invention and have phonograph records loaded with his speeches Whats the use? Every body as heard Mir, Bryan first hand, or first mouth,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-09

And SO smithers died of hydropho- bia7"
 Yes: poor chap"
 How did it happen?"
 He put too much horseradish on his bologna and 1t bit his tongue."--Chica- go News.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-09

Seven of the sons and daughters of the Merstham (England) centenarian, Mrs Maynard married seven brothers and sisters named King.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-09

Bolivia ranks second among the tin producing countries. with an output of 15,300 tons in 1907
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-09

Brewers and wine growers are com plaining of the falling of in the con- sumption of their beverages in Vienna, and particularly the brewers.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-09

Germany publishes every year nearly twice as many new books as France. The number of new German books in 1907 was 30,073.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-09

The proud parents of triplets born in Delphi, Ind, named them, respect ively, James, Whitcomb and Riley.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-09
A SMILE OR TWO.

They've got the prettiest thing in hammooks next door that l ever saw. How old is she?'
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-09

If Anna Gould like the girl in the song Sought a real live man, It's a cnch she wouldn't permit herself To be hitched to Sagan
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-09

A Harlem, N. r., shop has this over the doorway: Buildings constructed, torn down and removed on short or der"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-09
Experienced Mnn or Thcorist,

Providence Journal) When the speeches are all finished and the platforms made, the voter will |
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-09

Sign in Stone street, New York: Panama hats, bay rum and shovels."
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-09

The youngest king 10 ascend the throne was Henry VI in 1922 who was months and % days old.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-09

T told her if the shoe fit to put 1t on"
 Did she?"
 "No, indeed; she isn't in the habit Of wearing shoes that flt.'
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-09

England has about 1a,ooo square miles of coal fields.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-09

A slamese jungle Is described as q forest of nsh hooks and knives laced to- gether with barbed wire.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-09

Next to the altar of roses the most valuable perfume is oil of jasmine. which Is quoted at s5S0 pound,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-09

A giant blue crab of Japan measured i2 feet across the nlppers,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-09

The gray and black Agrippina moth of Brazil Is thirteen inches from wing tip 10 wing tip.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-09

France has three tifths of an acre of forest to each inhabltant That coun- try imports annually s3o,oo0,000 worth of wood. State forests there yield an nually Sl,75 an acre, and cost 90 cents annually.