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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-06-26

Some of the late Improvements for
making life on the water more secure
are worth referring to right just here.
For instance, a device known as a
"tell-tale" fire detecting system is OPP
Grated on such steamers as the Hen
,drick Hudson, c. w. Morse and Adj
rondack, on the Hudson, the Boston
line steamships Yale and Harvard, the
Fall River liner Plymouth, etc. 1t
utilizes patent thermostats and therm-
estate fire alarm boxes in various
parts of the vessel, which give instant
alarm in case of fire. There are a
dozen or more stations at which
points are placed boxes similar to the
ordinary hotel annunciator. A fire in
any section will mechanically start a
bell ringing in each annunciator, and
a transparent disc therein, with the
name of the point on the vessel where
the trouble lies Immediately lights up
On some vessels every stateroom is
equipped with these thermostatic de-
vices.
Large quantities of what is known
as composite board, substance re-
sembling wood, but which is said to be
unburnable, now is utilized in the fin
ish of ceilings, cabin panels, and even
in the separation of one stateroom
from another, being made use of
wherever large or small jointless sur
faces are required. New and improved
systems of boat davits, and also of dis
engaging gear, for lowering ships
boats quickly and safely have been
put on the market and have been read
lily adopted. In fact, the steamboat
owner, when he realizes the merit and
value of such adjuncts to the safety
of his ship and passengers, is quick to
make use of them.
Awful Toll of Human Life.
Undoubtedly most of the steamboat
wrecks and fires in local waters could
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-06-26
LET THE BOYS FIGHT.
There's a Reason for 1t, Says Rev. j.
n. Holmes.

Rev. John Haynes Holmes thinks it
is natural for boys to fight and that
they ought not to be interfered with.
Talking to the Mothers club at the
Hotel Martha Washington the other
afternoon, he said:
People used to think that children
were totally depraved, conceived in
sin and born in iniquity and the whole
idea of child training was based on
that hideous theory To-day we have
gone to the opposite extreme, and we
assume that children are perfectly
good. Both these theories are wrong.
The child recapitulates the history of
the race and as primitive man was a
liar and fighter, so children are apt
to be liars and fighters. Darwin tells
us in his autobiography that as boy
he was an inveterate liar He told lies
simply for the fun of it, Yet there
was no man living in the nineteenth
century more consecrated to the
course of perfect truth than Darwin
The lying was simply q bit of race
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-06-26
BIG GLACIAL RIVERS

trail New York the drainage Of the
great lakes was held up to the level of
the passes from Lake Erie and Lake
Michigan leading over into the valley
of the Mississippi. At first, before the
ice had melted off from northern Mich
igan, where the lakes are united, there
were several Independent outlets.
These can be easily traced from Lake
Chautauqua down Conewango creek
into the valley of the Allegheny, and
down French creek to a similar destl-
nation, and from Grand river in Ohio
into the Mahoning at Warm, reaching
the Ohio, through Beaver creek, 20
miles below Pittsburg. The Ohio river
all the way down is lined with gravel
terraces, frequently rising more than
100 feet above the river, which furnish
building sites for the most of the cities
along its course. Fourth street in Gin
cinnati is on one of these terraces, 120
feet above the river.
AS the ice was slowly retreating
over the area occupied by Lake Erie
back to the Niagara escarpment, the
main outlet for the ever-increasing
glacial lake was through an opening
at Fort Wayne, Ind, leading into the
Wabash river and thence into the
Ohio. This outlet is 200 feet above
the present level of the lake. Conse-
quently the water submerged all the
land on the south and west sides OF
the lake below that level. The shore
line of this great body of water, to
which the name Lake Warren has
been given, can be easily traced for
hundreds of miles, and, like that south
of Lake Ontario, was early chosen for
a highway and for building sites. APP
preaching each other from Ohio and
Michigan, two gravel ridges come
nearly together at Fort Wayne, leav-
ing there an opening from the Maui
NEE into the Wabash river about a
mile wide, revealing an abandoned
river channel, which is still almost as
distinct as when the mighty current
Of Niagara, made its exit to the SEA.
A similar abandoned channel sxists
southwest of Chicago, leading from
Lake Michigan into the Illinois river.
This too is about a mile in width, with
level bottom and sharply outlined
sides, through which the glacial drain
age poured in even greater torrents
than at Fort Wayne. For a while,
however, it was merely the outlet of a
limited lake at the south end of Lake
Michigan. But as the ice retreated
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-06-26

pick up the majority of the passen.
gers bound to New York Just above
Yonkers, about four p. M, flames burs.
from the main deck near the boiler.
The dry and overheated woodwork
burned like finder. The pilots headed
the steamboat toward the east bank of
the river. Many persons jumped over
board and were drowned, while others
were burned to death. The Armenia
soon appeared and helped to rescue
many of those saved. Steven Allen,
mayor of the city of New York; Miss
M L. Hawthorne, sister of Nathaniel
Hawthorne; Downing, the celebrated
mid-century landscape architect, and
many others of prominence at the
time, lost their lives in this disaster
Loss of the Berkshore.
The fine new steamboat Berkshore
burned on June s, 1864. The steamer
was night boat, and while coming
down the river fire burst from some
freight slowed on the main deck and
the flames quickly ignited quantity
of hay piled near by cutting off all
communication from either end of the
boat. There were about 200 passen-
gers on board, and of these about
three-quarters were saved.
The history of steam navigation in
the year 1910 was marked by the ap-
palling calamity which occurred on a
cold winter night on Long Island
sound, when the steamboat Lexington
was burned. The Lexington, one of
the finest of the Sound feet of the
time, had 1874 persons aboard. Off
Eaton's Neck, at the head of the sound,
the woodwork surrounding the smoke
stack was discovered to be on fire.
Soon the vessel was roaring furnace.
A few of the passengers and crew
took to the boats, but they froze to
death. Rats were improvised and
launched, and two persons were res
cued the next day from frail struc-
lures of this character. Two others
dug holes in bales of cotton which
made up part of the cargo, and in
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-06-26

ways are of metal, the steps being
covered with ribbed sheet rubber to
make them safe. Not carpet or
rug is to be found on the boat. The
rails surrounding the stairways are OF
galvanized iron pipe, and around the
walls an ornamental grill of metal
work has been incorporated in the de-
sign. The stanchions supporting the
decks are all of iron, and the netting
of the ratings is of wire mesh instead
of that of the usual rope variety Bed
steads of brass or renameled iron are
fitted, and all clothes lockers are
built of steel.
Can Be Made Unsuitable.
In case of collision the jamestown
would stand as good chance of keep
ing afioat as the best boats af1oat, as
she is divided into six water-tight
compartments, thus conforming to the
most rigid requirements of the steam
boat inspectors and the marine under
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-06-26
CUSTOMS OF THE WEDDING.
Diverse and Interesting Origins OF
Ring, Veil and Rice Throwing.

The little customs that have come
TO be a part of the marriage ceremony
have had diverse and interesting
origins. The ring has played an i'm
portant part.
With the coming in of Christianity
it was no longer placed on the right
forefinger, but on the left third fin
ger. The priest, or in Some cases the
groom, first put it on the thumb, say
ing. "in the name of the Father on
the forefnger, adding "in the name of
the Son." on the second finger, continu-
ing. "in the name of the Holy Ghost; {"
then on the third finger with Amen
and there it remained.
The bridal veil originated in Bible
times and was worn until all the pub
lie ceremonies were over. In the An
gio-Saxon wedding ceremony square
niece of veil was held over the head
Of the bride to conceal her embar-
rassment
In the later Bible days, during the
period between the betrothal and the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-06-26
Marital SeIishness.

A stand against gelfishness need
not be SO spectacular that the neigh
bors know it. There is no necessity
for either John or Amanda trumpet
ing revolt. The next time you are
asked to do something out of reason,
give no explanations; simply don't do
it. If pressed for cause for refusal
give it without buster, but firmly.
Make it plain that this is the end.
Hereafter you will carry your half, but
not the whole load. Then stick to it..
There will probably be war, but the
chances of final peace are in sight
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-06-26

have been prevented If the safety de-
vices now in use, as we'll as the
method of construction followed in re-
Gently built steamers, had been incor-
porated in their design. But to get
the present improvements there had
to be an awful toll of human life. The
first serious disaster attended by
burning to Hudson river steamboat
was that of the Swallow, one of the
clippers of her day, which met her
fate on April 7, 1S45. Forty persons
lost their lives. The Swallow was
running as a night boat at the time,
and had left Albany at six p. m. in a
binding snowstorm. She carried $50
passengers. Off Athens the vessel
struck rock and almost Immediately
broke in two. AS she careened the
cabin stoves were upset, setting fire
to the joiner work, and the vessel was
a mass of flame in a very few mo-
ments' time. The steamboats, Roches-
ter and Express, which were following
the Swallow, aided in taking off many
of the passengers.
The burning of the Henry Clay ap-
palled the nation. The Clay was a
new boat, of superior speed, which
was running on the day line between
New York and Albany. She was pit
ted against the Armenia, which had
been in service for some years, and
many races were INDUCED in.
The boats were crowded when they
left Albany on the morning of July
%, 1852. The Clay ran into the Ar
menia an hour after the steamers had
been under way, and this necessitated
a slight delay on the part of the Ar
menia. This gave the Henry Clay an
advantage of several miles, which the
Armenia could not overcome, and
hence the leading vessel was enabled
to make her landings in advance and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-06-26

VIEW YORK.-There recently oc-
Cured the fourth anniversary
of the burning of the General
Il Slocum, when 1000 lives were
lost. As result of that trag-
edy and without the knowledge
OF the general public great changes
nave taken place in the construction.
the manning and the operation of the
steamboats, belonging to the port of
New York and elsewhere, the net re-
suit OF which has made travel by
water In this country the safest mode
OF transportation in the world. Last
year, for instance, the loss of lives on
the railroads of the United States
reached 10000. BY steamboat the to-
tai was sos, and of these 129 were
from accidental drowning and 63 were
from suicide and other causes which
could not be averted, leaving only 313
nves lost that come within the scope
OF possible prevention During the
year 1907 there were 357, 1851, S61 pas
sengers carried on steamboats, in
American waters.
So extensive and so radical have
been the improvements made in
building and equipping American
steamboats, since the Slocum disaster
that it may safely be said that it is
only the question of a comparatively
short time when steamboats, will be
practically unsuitable as well as un-
burnable. One company has built a
fireproof indestructible steamboat,
which has proved a huge success and
1t now remains for the companies do
ing business around New York to copy
or improve on this model That this
will be done is certain.
Jamestown's Construction.
The fireproof steamboat is the
jamestown, which, it was expected,
would be used in New York waters
this summer. She is a large passen-
ger craft, built last season for service
on the Potomac during the exhibition
She is $50 feet long and in general de-
sign follows the usual plan of our
American river boats, differing from
them only in the kind of material
used in her construction. Passengers
walk on steel decks, and no effort has
been made to furnish the cabins with
cumbersome upholstered furniture or
OF paneling them with heavy and high
iy-polished hard woods. Linoleum is
used as a floor covering That in the
main saloon is of the standard battle
ship grade, of thickness exceeding
one-quarter inch. On the exposed
parts of the deck is laid interlocking
rubber thing, which makes a hand
come appearance as well as being
agreeable to the feet.
All the upper works are of steel
and even the pilot house and the of
ficers' rooms are of this material, with
corrugated metal partitions between
the sleeping apartments. The stair
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-06-26
Pity and Friendship.

Pity and friendship are passions in.
compatible with each other, and it is
that both can reside in any
breast for the smallest space without
each other. Friendship is
made up of esteem and pleasure; pity
is composed of sorrow and contempt:
the mind may for some time fiuctuate
between them. but it can never enter.
tain both ogether.-Goldsmit
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-06-26

experience that he had to live through
1t is the same way with fighting. 1t is
natural and wouldn't stop boy from
fighting. He is settling issues that
are important to him, though they
may not seem so to u.s.
The president of the club, Mrs
James P. Cahen, didn't quite agree
with Mr.. Holmes about the fighting.
Il always think OF the weaker boy
when l see boys fighting" she said
He goes home to his mother and her
heart aches
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-06-26
The Subject of Criticism.

"a man who holds high Office should
never use profanity" said the friend
and counselor.
Il suppose not" answered the man
of responsibility. He should realize
that he is expected merely to serve
as a topic" Exchange
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-06-26
America Their Market,

Solingen is the center of the cutlery
industry in the German empire. There
are firms in Solingen who do not sell
a pound of product in Germany. Every
item produced is for American orders.
For the most part the goods are for
large department stores in the United
States. and comprise scissors, knives,
manicure sets and the like.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-06-26
Tends to Preservation.

Oranges, pears, grapes, cherries,
ETC., are now being packed in paper
boxes containing nitrogen, and the ex-
clusion of oxygen seems to keep the
fruit from decay for an indefinite time.
Fish shown in Paris in 1900 had been
preserved in nitrogen for seven years.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-06-26
Where He'd Put 1t.

''Put your feet where they 5elong."
snapped a passenger bound for the
ball grounds.
If did," growled his neighbor, get
ting fresh grip on the strap, you
wouldn't be able to sit down for a
week"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-06-26
The Friaate Bird.

Wonderful powers of flight are pos
sessed by the frigate bird of the trop.
les. It has a spread of wing of ten
feet to IL feet, can travel 100 miles an
hour and is said to be able to remain
on the wing for a week at time.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-06-26

After suffering Tor seven years.
this woman was restored to health
by Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. Read her letter.
Mrs. Sallie French, of Paucaunla,
Ind. Ter, writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
ct had female troubles for seven
years-was all rundown, and so ner.
vous could not do anything. The
doctors treated me for different troubles
but did me no good. While in this con.
dition wrote to Mrs. Pinkham for ad-
vice and took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound, and am now strong
Ind we'll"
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
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, fatulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness, ornervous prOstration.
Why don't you try it?
Don't hesitate to write to Mrs.
Pinkham if there is anything
about your sickness you do not
understand. She will treat your
Ietterinc confidence andadviSe you
free. No woman ever regretted
writing her, and because of her
vast experience she has helped
thousands. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-06-26
20 MUlETEAM
BORAX
IN A NEW PACKAGE
$ lbs.

Most economical to buy. All dealers. Save
the package tops: each is worth IL coupons in
exchange for presents. Premium List free Of
PACIFIC COAST BORAx CO., CHICAGO, ILL.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-22
j. S. TRUST CO.
TO MOVE JUNE IS
Has Leased G Street Quar-
tiers of National City
Bank.

Important changes IN the affairs If
the United States Trust Company were
made known BY II. Bradley Davidson.
president, this morning. The company
has leased the bank building of the
National City Bank, in G street, and
will occupy IL on June Is. Meantime.
the National city will occupy the bank
ing house Of the Washington Exchange
Banh in Fourteenth street.
Announcement also was made this
morning that r. II. Lynn, president of
the American National Bank. had been
elected TO the directorate of the United
States Trust Company. The directors
of the trust company have chosen as
first vice president Charles w. Warden.
cashier OF the First National Bank of
Bristol. Tenn. Mr.. Warden viii as
sumo his duties when the trust COM
pany moves 20 its new quarters.
He has been elected to the first vice
presidency IN order to become the ac-
tive head OF the institution. according
TO Mr.. Davfd son. who, as president, has
felt that me position demands n )re
time than he is able 10 devote 10 H.
The quarterly statement Of the United
States Trust Company, issued today,
shows encouraging progress since Inc
February statement. Deposits show an
increase Of about 70 per cent
The date set for the removal Of tie
trust company 20 the new bank building.
June Is, will be the first anniversary Of
the con1p-,uS 4 year ago on that date
the com dny commenced business IN it's
present quarters. in Fourteenth street
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-22
PRODUCE PRICES.

While prices this morning showed no
variation from yesterdays quotations.
the feature of the market this morning
was the large receipts of vegetables and
fruits. cabbages. peas. beans, straw
berries. pineapples. and other fresh
green goocs were received in large lots
early this morning and late yesterday
afternoon, Home grown green peas
commenced 10 arrive in quantities yes
lerday, bringing down the price on the
southern goods. Arrivals Of eggs con-
tinue light. with prices very firm.
Esss-Nearby. fancy, fresh. We. lsaF7e.
nearby, average, 15izci W. Va, and s. w
va, l91zci Tennessee, 155zc.
Cheese-N- y state, factory large. old
i81zal4ci fats, 14ci small. I4al4lkc: summer
iafs I0Gloci summer, small. I4aibc; fair 10
good, lZal5c; Western factory, new CHOKE
lzlsalSlAe. fair TO good, lie. Virginia. b.
Butter-CreAmery. fancy 24s24jkc: Western
nrsts, Z5a2S1zc; seconds, 2la22c. uroceas
fancy, zlaZ2c. fair 10 good lga20c. dsf-Vy
choice. lialsc; good, l7ci store. packed. frash'
Live Poultry-Chickens fancy, large. ia
zoe; winter, 22a2sci spring, 18aSOc hens
small per ID. lZ1kc; large, per h., lie; roost-
ers. per ID, ~cj ducks. spring. large. Der
To-. l0allcs small, per 10, Sc; geese, Der IL
Sal0ci turkeys, toms. per ID, l5c: hens Der
To-, l5ci turkeys, thin. 1Oc, keats. per ID. floe
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-22

~ where II closed last evening. There
were exceptions. but the general list
was within fractions either way OF the
nnals Of Thursday
This also shows how quickly the con-
troll shows IFS hand. St. Paul rose
from IA loss 10 even, Union Pacific did
the same, Reading the same, lacking a
small fraction, Baltimore and Ohio and
Chesapeake and Ohio became firm, and
Great Northern, Pennsylvania, New
York Cent raj. and Missouri Pacific all
came along fast on the upgrade.
Steel was strong and unchanged. Cop
per and Shelter weak. especially the
former. Colorado Fuel and Iron / point
of. and the general industrial list was
easier.
It is admitted that the market is
manipulated, that it is fictitious. but
the whirl yesterday afternoon and the
rally this morning unsettles the nerves
of the WOuld-be bears and makes them
play follow the leader even against
their best Judgment
Just what the market viii do in the
last hour remains for the last hour TO
tell No other authority recognized
In the last ten minutes OF the session
front and for ten minutes values We're
Clipped quite seriously. the declines
varying from q 10 nearly . points. Some
Of the industrials took a new lease OF
strength.
A study Of the closing price table will
be necessary to reach correct knOWl-
edge OF the days fluctuations.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-22
WASHINGTON STOCKS
VERY QUIET, STEADY
Prices Show But Little.
Change, While the Trac-
tionS Are Nominal.

There was but a light attendance OF
members and spectators on change this
noon. and the volume Of business trans
acted was light. The market seems TO
be gradually settling into quieter chan
nels, as might De expected with the
coming of the Wtrm weather but there
is still sufficient interest TO make the
session ljVety-eVen II the brokers have
o de IL themselves
Ii was expected that the passage OF
the bills giving the railways the right
20 lay tracks 10 the Union station
might have some effect on the stocks,
but this has evidently been discounted
BY insiders on their own information
that the companies would not yield 10
the transfer plan demanded In any
event stock did not advance. Prices
on fractions were but little better than
nominal CT the quotations attached.
small sale of Railway and Electric
preferred, was reported AT g. Capltal
Traction, nominal
IlanstCn sold at 10 and Mitchell Min
ing at ZIG. The As Of the Washington
Railway sold at 1924. and Capital Trac-
ton 5's at 10.
A number of bank stocks sold in q
small way at good prices
Vice President Chaplain, of the Com
merCIal National Bank, was busy meet
ing old friends this morning. His
change to this bank from the National
City was quickly accomplished.
The National city Bank will move
over TO the quarters now occupied by
the Washington Exchange on saturday
and Sunday next. This means the pass
ing Of the latter institution,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-22
THE IMPORTANT POINT.

But are you sure you love me7' ask
ed Miss Shrude
I swear it," replied Mr. Yerner: Il
value YOU as I value my life"
"Ah! but do YOU value me as you
value your life insurance ?"-The CathO-
lie Standard and Times.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-22
PLANT EXPLOSION
KILLS FOUR MEN

PARIS. May 22-Four woTAmen were
killed and foTty-JWO injured tn a mys-
FERROUS explosion ia a sugar refinery
here today.
A search Of the debris may reveal
more victims than have yet been aC-
counted for.
Combustion of sugar dust caused the
blast. which envelOped the building
burning the wOrkmen on the upper floors
and buryiug those below under a noun
tain Of blazing WTeCkage