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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-10
Blaze in Wisconsin VILLAGE.

Eau Claire, Wis, Apr. 6.-Fire Sun
day in the yards of the Badger State
Lumber company, IL miles west of
here, threatened the destruction of
the village of Elk Mound, adjoining
the yards. The lumber company's
entire plant was wiped out, together
with the mercantile establishment of
Bracket, Repine & Weber, and the
village fire department building and
contents. Loss, $4,000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-10
CT. NORTHERN FOUND GUILTY
Jury Speedily Declares Road Violated
Elkins Laws.

New York, April s.-The Great
Northern Railway company was con-
victed of granting rebates to the
American Sugar Refining company
by jury in the United States Circuit
court. The penalty will be imposed
by Judge Holt.
The shipments of sugar on which
the rebates were paid were made to
Sioux City, Iowa, in 1902. The re.
bates were paid in 1904. Trial was
begun before Judge Holt.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-10
Accused Ex.official Set Free.

Peoria, ILL.,, Apr. 4.-Robert Joos,
former city clerk, who was indicted
for embezzling funds from saloon IL
censes, was freed in the circuit court
here Friday on the charge of misap-
propriating $500. The point raised
was that the funds for licenses
were payable to the treasurer and not
the clerk. 1t has been the practice for
years to pay the clerk these moneys.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-10
Bay Rum Kills Two Men.

Detroit, Mich, Apr. "A special
from Decatur, local option" town
in Van Buren, county, says Edwin
Carney, Jr., aged 80, and James Ma
honey, aged S8 years, are dead from
drinking bay rum, and that Seldom AL
len, barber, is seriously ill. Carney
leaves a widow and five small chill
dren.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-10

colored and had sediment When I
wished to eat my wife had to raise
me up in bed. Physicians were un-
able to help me and I was going down
fast when I began using Doan's Kid
ney Pills. After short time I felt
a great Improvement and am now as
strong and healthy as man could be.
I give Doan's Kidney Pills all the
credit for it."
Sold by all dealers so cents a box.
FosterMilburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-10
carneqie Pensions Expanded.

New York, Apr. Announcement
was made Friday night that Andrew
Carnegie would add 100000 to the
fund of the Carnegie Foundation, or
whatever sum might be necessary to
include as pension beneficiaries eligi-
BILE professors of state universities.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-10
GEORGE HAcKENscHMIDT QUITS
Gives Match to Gotch After Ovcr TIVE
Hours Wrestling.

Chicago, Apr. 4.-George Hacken,
schmidt quit in his match with Frank
Gotch for the catch-as-catch-can wres-
thing championship of the world Fri.
day night, giving the title to the Iowa
man by default.
After more than two hours of un-
availing Juggling and desperate scram.
bling the Russian said to Gotch:
'I'll give you the match
Referee Ed Smith at once declared
Gotch the winner
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-10
Endows chair in BeIoit COLLEGE.

Beloit, Wis, Apr. Tt was an
nounced here Monday that the widow
of the late James A. Brewster of Los
Angeles, CAL, had given an endow-
ment of $1,000 for establishing
chair of physical training at Beloit
college. Mr.. Brewster was an alum
nus of Beloit college.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-10

The editor of one of the fashion pa.
pers declares that the men of Salt
Lake City dress better than do those
OF New York. The editor should re-
member that the men of Salt Lake
City have been long way from Wall
street during the past few months.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-10
AutomobiIe Manufacturer Dies.

Detroit, Mich, Apr. byron j.
Carter, vice-president and general SUI
perintendent of the Motor Car COM
pany of this city and inventor of a
friction drive automobile bearing his
name, died Monday from pneumonia
at his home here.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-10
Flood of Molten Glass.

Glassboro, N. j., Apr. I'm a fire
which damaged one of the Whitney
company's glass factories in this place,
IS tons of molten glass were let loose,
causing considerable loss. The molten
glass ran down a hill near the works
and set fire to Pennsylvania railroad
bridge which was badly damaged.
The loss on the glass works will not
exceed $4,000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-10
Ate Sausaqes to Win Wife,

When Heinrich was counting Mary
he had a rival, one Johann Biermann.
The two met one evening at her home
and got into dispute as to their ca
pacity for frankfurters.
In the demonstration which followed
both ate AZ links, when Johann be-
came Ill and had to retire hors de COM
bat. Johann will act as best man at
the wedding.-Exchange.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-10
Asphxxiated hx Gas

Fort Wayne, Ind, Apr. 6.-Louis H.
Curryer, prominent real estate man
of this city, was found dead in his
bathroom Sunday afternoon, having
been asphyxiated by gas leaking from
a water heater.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-10
Gen. Horne Sent to AsyIum

Kansas City, Mo-, Apr. Judge
William H. Wallace of the criminal
court Monday ordered Gen. Richard
c. Horne, who shot and killed H. ].
Groves, managing editor of the Post,
taken to the st. Joseph asylum for the
insane.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-10
A SURGICAL
OPERATION

If there is any one thing that a
woman breads more than another it
Is a surgical operation.
We can state without fear of a
contradiction that there are hun
dreds, yes, thousands, of operations
performed upon women in our hos
pitfalls which are entirely mneces-
sary and many have been avoided by
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-10

England breads the kaiser's in.
fuence with the heads of the British
admiralty, but study OK the portraits
of the members of that body makes It
doubtful if Emperor Wilhelm wouldn't
prefer a pull with their coachmep.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-10
STATE OF OHIO. CITY OF TOLEDO. q.


FRAME j. CHENEY makes oath that he Is senior
partner of the arm OF F. j. CHENEY & Co., doing
business In the City Of Toledo. County and State
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum OF
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
Of CATARRH that cannot be cured by the use OF
HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In my presence.
this 9th day of December, A. D., 1886.
-, A. w. GLEASON,
SEAL NOTARY PUBLIC.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts
directly ON the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. Send for testimonials, free.
F. j. CHENEY CO., Toledo o.
Gold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consultation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-10

complaints for many
years, and cannot
tell what agony I
endured from back
ache. My Ii m b 8
were swollen twice
natural size and my
sight was weaken
ing. The kidney Sc
cretiOnS were d is
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-10
TiIIman improves,

Augusta, Ca, Apr. Information
from Edgerfield, S. c., Monday says
that Senator B. r. Tillman is now able
to undertake short drives through the
country and is slowly improving.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-10
spaniard EmbezzIes $500. 600.

Madrid, Apr Cone of the princi-
pal tax collectors of the province of
Almeria has fled from the country,
having, 1t is charged, embezzled $4O0,-
600 of the public funds.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-10
TWIN CITY MARKETS.
Minneapolis, April z.

Minneapolis, April 2.
Wheat-No. northern, $1.0O; No.2
northern, soc. May 99c. Oats
No. white, 400. Corn-No. 3, 63c.
Barley-No. 4. 79c. Rye-No. 3, 72c.
Flax seed-No. l, $1.15. Butter
Creamery, extras, Csc; firsts, 26c.
dairy, fancy, 22c. seconds zoe;
Poultry-Turkeys, 12c, chickens 1Oc;
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-10
Seeking the Elusive.

Seeking the Elusive.
It Is the dim haze of mystery that
adds enchantment to pursuit. -
Rivarol.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-10
RAISED FROM A SICK BED.
After Being an invalid with Kidney
Disorders for Many Years.

John Armstrong, Cloverport, KY.
says: 81 was an invalid with kidney
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-10
South st. Paul, April I

South st. Paul, April z.
Cattle-Steers, $500 and 1915
cows $3.50 and $500. Hogs So. go
and 1915. Sheep-Muttons, S5.z5;
lambs 1878.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-10

The average woman would worry
lot more than she does if she listened
to everything she says.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-10
We Want Your Cream

Write to-day for tags and prices. NORTH
Star Creamery Co.. Minneapolis, Mimi.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-10
LYDIA e. PINkHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND

For proof of this statement read
the following letters.
Mrs. Barbara Base, of Kingman,
Kansas, writes to Mrs. Pinkham: -
"For eight years suffered from the
most severe form of female troubles and
was told that an operation was my only
hope of recovery. wrote Mrs. Plnkham
for advice, and took Lydia p. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound, and it has saved
nv life and made me well woman"
Mrs. Arthur r. House, of Church
Road, Moorestown. N. j., writes:
81 feel it is my duty to let people
know what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound has done for me. /
suffered from female troubles, and last
March my physician decided that an
operation was necessary. My husband
objected, and urged me to try Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
and to-day am well and strong"
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
For thirty years Lydia E. Pink:
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills
and has positively cured thousands OF
women who have been troubled with
disbursements, inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, and backache.
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands 20
health. Address, Lynn. Mass
MinnesotskeÌ noviny. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-21
Krajane pOzOr!

Timto oznamuji ysem krajanim,
ktefi by chteli 81 pojistiti dobrou
budoucnost, Re jsem obdrzel jedna-
telstvi pozemkd jednom nej-
lepssfch okresti We statu Texas. Ia
to kraiina sc hodi vyhradne KIN pc
stovani ovoce vseho druhu, zylaste
oranz6, citrond a fil<d, kterez pfina-
81 vytteezek ten nejiepsfi. ytto po-
zemky isou rozdeleny Y mensich ku-
sech cd 10 axri a vice konpi Sc
nyni "a cenu velmi nfzkou, anto se
tato kraiina vyroyna California a
jest mnohem blize vychodnfch trhG.
Vypravy ma prohlidku pozemkd
kazde /. a 8. ftery m6sici. Jizd-
ne 1890.
@ blizsf podrobnosti obrafte Sc a.
neb dopiste ma 29-tf
A. #. SLECHTA,
265 Nugent St., st. Paul, Mimi.
MinnesotskeÌ noviny. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-21

serifa. Pan Miesen byl pfi posledni
volbt porazen, ale patrns i rnysli,
e e systrvs!ess fea::sa:ifiaiee ffea::sa:iia ssszzstssii
= Il. L. Matak yyzvedl 81 povole-
nj ku staybe noyeho domu ma Victo-
ria d Milton Milton III.
81 Potfebujete-li natfeni neb
baryeni domd, vylepeni pokoii, fla
drovani (graining) aneb jakykoliv
druh vnitfnich venkovnich praci
ku ozdobe vasish domd, poslouzim
ochotne. Kazda prace zarucena. Ma
pozadani Sc dojde vsady. Josef
Bronk, 691 Wabasha ul., st. Paul,
MINI. 27-tf
Shor Hyezda Zapadu, Gislo As,
SPJ.. uvadf timto rsem Glenkynim
sboru znamost, ze odbyvani mesic-
nicil schuzf beiiem iieta byfo zInene-
no, tax, ze misto v obvyklou nedeli
il,udoii osiabyf osiabfvaafsy vaafsy kazztd kkazztd55 ddrsihJ 6tvr-
TEX \ nesici, potinaje 0 Z. hodin6
odpoIedne. iako az dosud ! sini G.
is. r. s.
sss..ssas sss.sss,ss sss,ssvssas,
odbyyana minulg tyden mestskem
Auditoriu, byla nejpozoruhodneisim
shro,uazd6nim sy6ho druhu. nebof
stalo e poprye dajinach statu. ze
|byIi zvoleni deIegati instruovani
|hIasovati pro 2yvyolenlho svna sta
MinnesotskeÌ noviny. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-21
x Zprdvy ze St. Paul. =

Ceska a zdanlive ceska jmena
naltzaif 10 mezi adresami nedoda-
se.sSss t!ci,s. M aeiS: iS.S eSsss JJses ses
to: John Wacsek. Frank Pelant, J..
IL. Duby. Z. yrana. Mrs. Vela
Peaciila, ii Anna Kruppka. Kdo SC
ne pfihlasi, nechf fekne. ze byly
advertised
Prodej farnsdfskgch konf.
Barrett & Zimmerman. ohchodni-
ci velkeho konskeho trhu Midway.
velky prodej ' drazbe kazdou sire
dn. X prodeji kazdodenna cd 500 do
900 kons iak6hokoli druhn. potFe-
bujete-li jednoho aneb celou karu
koni, navstiyte velky konsky trh v
Midway Midway, 81. Paul, Minn. 2o-tf
Z Rad Czech. dislo IL CsPS. u
snesl sc pofadati ma 4. Ieryence We
sye sfni zabavnon schuzi. spoienou
pfImefenym programem, yztahu-
l{f{Yu ggs L o4iaY9 pnyyl4faxv frphl4~
san, neoay;.los,;
w cgnta c..:xs pa.r l..x.n,
: !; :, "a, $, !. :.
4 xtvx,s ,l;oa yp,ad,, nx;nsa5 nsaa
d,,a,., n,ssf.o sar,,na tanato rol,,,
,.,aason arols - n,xs.os a. !
ie,,n. 1000 snaf;,oln, 5xaf : t6to
haao. va;;xs,;. na;an .ax~o.,a.,
l.ezne.noxt a,e ys,ovs,, rohsas i,
MinnesotskeÌ noviny. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-21

mladi byl sam ma sebe odkazan je-
hoz soukromy ! vefeiny zivot dosel
nznanf obdivu jak We statu tax i V
celem narode. Zvolenf delegati do
narodni konvence mali nafizeno "a
sazoyati Sc jeho navrzenf bez roz-
dilu ma ostatnf kandidatv.
MinnesotskeÌ noviny. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-21

tevfenou knihou. Po vykonanf pred
beznJch pracf byl vyyolan move zvo-
leny mayor mesta st. Paul ID. w.
Lawler, jenz ujav Sc slova, pravil, ze
zraky demokracie cele zemG jsou
obraceny nad6ji ke kapitolu statu
severnf hvezdy. Byl Gas, kdy demo-
KRAFT sesllii sc, sc ly hjf a#rA!: s.atn II II
sick tvafi jiste porazky, kdezto
posledni lesa zyolili sobe guyernery
d dnes &c sessiiii, atby jediHallii navT-
zeni sveho kandldata ia presidenta
Spoj. StatL. Behem dalsi feGi pou-
kazal Lawler ma t6zky zivotni zapas
guy. Johnsona, ieho rychlg postup cd
lekarnickeho klerka ma redaktora
yliyuplneho casopisu a dale pfedse-
dy statniho sdruzenf novinafd. stat
niho senatora koneGne gagernera.
Touto zkusenosti u yynikajfcfmi
svJmi vlastnostmi jest guy. johnson
zpasobilJin a mad jine schopnYn k
zastayani tifadu nejvyssiho llFadni-
ka zeme. V konyenci zasedal tez ne
patrny pocet delegatn, nalezejicich
do taboru Bryana, kteri ysak yidou-
co zjevne nadseni pro Johnsona,
nekladli zadneho odporu a konvence
skoncila bez jakehokoliy rusiyeho
nesouzsuku. Mezi nailradniky do Ila-
rodni konvence byI tez zvoIen znamy
cesky praynik lie Sueur Center,
nan G. C. kolaf. Y nrohlaseni "a
sad proievuje Sc pfichylnost k za-
sadam Jeffersona Jacksona q slf-
bena veskera podpora tekanci "a pre-
sidenta, jemuz dostane se narod-
mi konyenci navrzeni platforma
|sehyaluje poctivon, obezfelou po-
kroCllou statn1 sprawl "a posIeunf 4
roxy. Prohiasuje. ze vysoke ociiran-
ne clio zachovavane republikanskou
stranou, umoznilo utvofeni mnoha
nezakonitych trustG a kolnbinacf a
znicilo rovnovahu, jez ma stavati
mezi vyrobnou tfldou, jest hrad-
bou, "a niz loupezive bohatstyi ma
chazi sveho dkrytu. Oprava celniho
zakona ma Sc stati cd pfateld lidu a
nikoli pfivrzencd yysokeho ella. -
pfisny dozor mia byti zaveden ma o
yladani velkych prdmyslovych pod
| niiksa. nikss. ;iinseh korporaci, siouzicich
obecnosti, tax ably skuteene slouzily
Tx dobru vefejnosti a lidu. Drahy
mali poskytnouti svyfn zamestnan-
cam eesa.sa piEimAEenA praeoyni hodiny I
dostateGnou ochranou prot nehodam
la byti zodpoyednymi IN melody pfi
/ yotieiie yiTiou zeiezniec. Osoby, tre
| stant re zlocinn, povstalych Y tai
i zvanych d6lnickych nepokojich, ma
/ il byti iako jini obcane opraynen,
| k rychlemu soudnimu porotniml
/ pfeliceni. Dale vysloyuje se platfor
| ma proti soustfed'ovani yladni moe
| We spolkove Wade, iez ubira icdnot
l ll..s.... -41a4A1a nEElezifost rozhodoyat
We ylastnich yefejnych otazkach
| zalezitostech. poukazuje se ma ne
Icinnost nynejsiho kongresu, Jenz POI
autokratick5m v1dcoystvim neodpo
4 vida pfanf lidu ma yzmahani -
I ,m;;;:.,...:: Il . . !,.s e.A Il. vvI1nna vani ylad
| nj moci pomoci zvlastnicil odborn
dosazenymi ffadniky, COZ pfid q
| volnemu duchu statni samospravy
i zada Sc pffmou yolbu spolkovyci
senatord. Praktickou dan pf1jmi
| d zalozeni postovnich spofitelen d,
4 navrhu W.. j. Bryana. PLATFORM
4 prohlasuje svoji d1veru Y poctivost
schopnost w. J. Bryana, ale soutas
ne poukazuje, BE stat mas honosi =
4 muxem Uvnez TAX diveryplnym
poetivym, jenz ma vetsi vyhlidky n
:. I<&< s.xsvfsfxx1 rf4Ig3l 4
MinnesotskeÌ noviny. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-21

A. F. SLECHTA,
265 Nugent ST., st. Paul, Mimi.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-08
Hook Swimming In Bengal.

The people of Gangutia, in Bengal.
have or used to have barbarous prac-
tice called hook swinging They deck
themselves out with garlands and then
assemble together to undergo the most
horrible torture. A wire about a quar-
ter of an inch in diameter and seven
feet long is pierced through the tongue,
and then the wretched being will dance
for over half an hour with the wire
still hanging through the tongue.
Some Of them form themselves into a
row and are then sewed together by a
wire needle threaded with cord. They
are sewed by the arms and look like
herrings on a wire when ready for the
hook. 1t is thought that the victims
are drugged considerably beforehand
owing to the sullen. dazed expression
they wear throughout, but sometimes
one or two faint and are with great
difficulty brought round again.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-08
He Worked For 1t

Some years ago there lived in Arkan-
sas man named Reynolds, who
owned a narrow gauge railroad from
Malvern Junction to Hot Springs. 1t
was partly due to the fact that he had
put by neat little fortune and partly
to his habit Of wearing an enormous
diamond shirt stud that he had won
the nickname of Diamond joe"
1t was Diamond Joe's boast that no
one had ever stolen a ride on his little
twenty-five mile road, and not content
with telling this to his friends he Of
fered a reward of $1OO and suit OF
clothes to the man who could do it.
One clear moonlight night a man
came into his Office, dripping from
head to foot.
'Is this Mr.. Reynolds?" he asked.
"Yes," replied the owner of the mar
row gauge, involuntarily glancing out
to see if it was raining.
"Well, I've come for that suit OF
clothes and the $1OO. I've beat my
way on your road, Mr.. Reynolds, in
the boiler tank of the engine. 1t was
hard work keepin' my head above wa
ter, but did it-and-I guess l earned
the prize"-New York Times.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-08

SUNSET AT GUAYAQUIL.
fhere Is No Twilight, No Interval Be-
tween Daylight and Dark.


tween Daylight and Dark.
The days and nights at Guayaquil
are of equal length. The sun knocks
off promptly at 6 o'clock in the even
ing and gets up at 6 in the morning
with equal regularity the whole year
around. There is no twilight, no
cleaning, no interval whatever be-
tween daylight and dark-only a bril-
liant Illumination, the sudden disap-
pearance of a red ball into blue
ocean, spread of flame color over all
the western sky for few minutes and
a purple haze in the east.
Then the surface of the ocean, like
the heavens, is lighted with millions of
strange and shifting stars, for the wa
ter is so impregnated with phosphor-
us that each tiny wave is tipped
with light, and the foam that follows
in the wake of the vessel is often like
stream of fire. Sometimes you can
see porpoises swimming along the bow
of the vessel ivid with phosphorescent
light and followed by a streak Of
sparks like comets tail.
The Southern Cross, with the right
arm tipped out at proper angle, lies
straight ahead in the midst of myriads
Of unknown worlds that look strange
to those accustomed to the northern
consultations. Under the left arm is
large black spot in the heavens. bright
ened by only a single modest star,
which the sailors call "the devils din
ner bag" Over the stern of the vessel
in the early evening you can plainly
distinguish the familiar constellation
Of the Great Bear. but it goes to bed
with the children
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-08
SKYscRAPERS OF ROME.
Ancient Regulations Regarding the
Heiaht of Buildings.


Height of Buildings.
"I'he skyscraper is no modern inven-
iion," says St Louis architect we'll
read in the history Of his profession.
"In all the ancient cities where brick
Or stone was available high houses
within the walls of the city were very
numerous because of the lack Of ground
space for building.
'In the days Of Augustus the tene-
ment houses of Rome became SO high
as to be dangerous. and laws were
passed condemning number Of tene-
ment rows and ordering them to be
taken down. while at the same time a
law was enacted limiting the height of
all future tenements to hundred feet.
For palaces and public buildings there
was no limit
"After the burning of the city in
Nero's time the streets, which before
were no wider than our alleys, were
made broader Some of them through
the business part Of the city were for
ty feet wide. and some of the great
thoroughfares were sixty.
''The tenement height was lowered to
eighty feet. and as a consequence the
city spread far beyond its walls. The
average height Of ceiling in Roman
tenement was a little over five feet.
The windows were open holes In the
wall, stopped in cold weather with
board shutters. So the worst modern
tenement is a palace compared with
the skyscraper home Of the poor when
the empire was at its best"-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-08
The Ticket That Came Back.

A prominent railway man tells Of a
railway ticket that took sudden jour-
ney on its own account. 1t appears
that as northbound train on the Colo
RADIO and Southern road passed one Of
the stations passenger in a forward
car raised q window, and in an in
slant his ticket was blown from his
hands The passenger naturally gave
it up for lost and was much surprised
when the baggagemaster handed it to
him a little while later. 1t appears
that when the ticket flew through the
window a southbound train was pass
ing. The suction of that train, which
was moving at rapid rate, drew the
ticket along with it, and as it passed
the rear end of the northbound train it
blew into the door Of the smoking car.
There it was found by the baggage
master-Minneapoli Journal.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-08
The Ale Stake.

With the opening up of England by
the Romans hostleries sprang up for
the convenience of travellers. AS time
went on the selling Of liquor became
so lucrative that wherever the traveller
broke his journey his thirst might be
quenched. This naturally produced
competition among the many tavern
owners, especially in the large towns,
who We'd with one another as to the
means of attracting the thirsty. 1t
was in these circumstances that the
''ale stake" or pole, to which was at
tached a furze bush, first came into
prominence. In 1875 these signs be-
came so great a nuisance that law
was passed to the effect that "ale
scikes" projecting more than seven
feet over the kings highway were pro-
hibited. a fact which gave rise to the
proverb that "good wine needs no
BUSH" There are very few of the old
inns in existence NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
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