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

Minneapolis = Colonel" dog,
caught Peter Johnson, an alleged
thief, and held him until officers
placed the fellow under arrest. The
man is accused of having stolen gold
watch of Charles E. Leeman. in the
depot. He was detected by Clarence
Wood, of Casselton, N. D., who at
tempted capture. Johnson saw
there was something wrong and start
ed to run. 1t was then that Colonel"
got busy. He darted after the flee
ing fugitive and caught his foot so
securely that the man stumbled and
fell, and fearing a renewed attack
from the dog If he attempted to re-
sist, lay still on the sidewalk until a
policeman took him in tow The dog
is owned by George Weeden, a cab
man,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-06-26
WORK OF YEGGMEN
Postoffice Robbed, Postmaster and
Unknown Person Burned.

Bottineau, N. D., June 24.-After
robbing the postoffice safe, three
yeggmen early Sunday morning set
fire to the store of F. w. Seidel, at
Somber, located in the northeastern
part of this county, and Mr.. Seideps
body and that of an unknown person
were found in the ruins after the fire
had been extinguished. The robbers
are believed to have murdered Mr..
Seidel while he slept and then looted
the safe, and in order to cover the
crime set fire to the frame building.
Both bodies were badly burned and
one has not been completely identi-
fed, but, it is believed to be that of
Mr.. Seidel's niece who has been MAX
ing her home at Somber.
The buildings was totally destroyed
and there is little or no trace of the
murderers. The crime was not dis
covered until some time after the
flames had made good Roadway in
the building.
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He Had Broken Something.

Mrs. Wilson had young Japanese
servant who had a habit of trying
to conceal from his mistress any
breakage Of dishes Of which he
CHANGED to be guilty. The good lady
explained that it was wicked to de-
ceive, and directed the Japanese to
tell her whenever he broke anything.
The boy promised to do as she adj
vised. One day, while Mrs Wilson
was entertaining some friends in the
parlor, the Japanese suddenly ap-
peared in the doorway. His teeth
were barred in a childlike smile, and
his eyes sparkled with the light of con-
scious virtue:
Mesa Wirson, you terra me, when
break somesing to terra you. break
my pants !"-Success Magazine.
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HORSE THIEF is SHOT
"Rustler" Falls, but Companions Pick
Him Up and Garry Him Away.

Fessenden, N. D., June 20.-Last
night horse thieves were overtaken in
the act in the barn of Alex Maxner,
a farmer twelve miles north of here.
Mr.. Manner armed himself and, with
his two sons, gave the thieves a
chase. Shots were exchanged and
one of the thieves went down, either
dead or wounded, but his two COM
panions seized him, threw him over
one of their horses and all made their
escape. The sheriff's office was noti-
fed and strong pursuit is being
made. The horses were abandoned
at Maxbass.
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Shooting is Charged.

st. James, Mimi, June 2O.-Chief
of Police Dineen of Sioux City, Iowa,
arrived here and identified a negro
who was arrested on a. northbound
Omaha train as Paul Cook, wanted at
Sioux City on the charge of shooting
a woman named Selma Arnold. He
reported that the Arnold woman was
dying of her wound. He took Cook
to Sioux City. The prisoner, it is all
legged, quarreled with his landlady,
Mrs. Alex Frazier, and tried to shoot
her but the bullet missed and stI uck
Selma Arnold.
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Standard for Beauty,

Women who are in doubt as to their
claims to beauty should consult the
following figures, that have been de-
clared correct proportions for both the
tall and short woman: Short woman
Height, 5 feet A inches; neck, 1919
inches; bust, SO inches; waist, Fl
inches; hips, 81 inches; around the
largest part of the forearm below the
elbow, II inches, which should gradu-
ally taper to 6 inches around the wrist.
Tall woman-Height, 5 feet 81 inch
es; weight, 137 pounds; bust, SO inch
es; waist, 25 inches; hips, AZ inches:
top of arm, IA inches; wrist, inches.
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OBITUARY..

Harry Collins, supreme treasurer of
the Independent Order of Foresters
and one of the most prominent Mystic
Shriners in America, died at Toronto.
Gilbert Wadsworth Barnard, well
known to the Masonic fraternity of
Chicago and the United States. died
at his residence in Chicago.
Representative A. A. Wiley of Ala
bama, who served in Cuba as Gen.
Lawton's chief of staff and as civil
governor of the eastern province, and
a member of the last four congresses,
died at Hot Springs. Va.
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Knocks BRIDGE Out Again.

Duluth-The steamer Wilpen, Of
the Shenango Steamship company,
hit the crib work supporting the
north end of the draw of the inter-
state bridge and moved the span
three-eighths of an inch. Had she
moved the span one and one-half
inches it would have gone into the
channel again. This span was
knocked into the channel by the
steamer Troy two years ago, and the
bridge has been out of commission
ever since, but was approaching COM
pletion again when the accident &C.
Cured. The accident will delay the
opening Of the bridge to traffic for
thirty days. The span will be lacked
back to position. The interstate
bridge is owned by the Great North
ern road
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-06-26
GENERAL NEWS.

1t was announced that both Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Secretary Taft
would see the Yale-Harvard boat race
on the Thames at New London, Conn.
Flames destroyed the business Sec
ton of Three Rivers, Que, the loss be-
ing more than s1,O00,OO0.
A fire at Port Chester, N. Y, de-
stroyed block of buildings, occupied
chiefly by business firms, rendered 40
families homeless and entailed a loss
of 100000.
The jury in the land fraud case at
Washington, after being out rs hours,
returned verdict finding Frederick
A. Hyde and Joost H. Schneider guilty
and John A. Benson and Henry P.
Dimond not guilty.
The Citizens bank of Dover. KY,
closed its doors and it was discov-
cred that neither a single piece of pa
per nor a cent of money was in the
safe.
Leon Delagrange, the French aero
pianist, surpassed all previous records
at Milan by flying for 16 minutes and
80 seconds. During that time his ma
chine was from ten to IS feet above
the ground.
Five unidentified Italians employed
by contractors on the Lackawanna
railroad cutoff at Lehigh on the
Pocono mountains, were killed by a
premature blast
Twenty passengers were injured
one fatally, in an interurban trolley
road collision near Bakertown, Pa.
Mrs. Mary Farmer was found guilty
at WATERFOWL, N Y, of the murder of
Mrs. Sarah Brennan, and was sen.
fenced to be electrocuted.
Gen. Khoroshliin, commander of a
detachment of Cossacks stationed at
Vorkniskan, town near Uralsk, was
assassinated.
DR.. Frank Stirn of Cudahy, suburb
of Milwaukee, was shot and probably
MORALLY wounded by a man named
Antony Kriz whom he had treated
unsuccessfully.
The famous Summit house on the
top of Mount Washington was de-
stroyed by fire.
Three members of the New York
National Guard were seriously injured
by the explosion of a powder charge
st Fort Wadsworth.
Fire destroyed the plant of the
Shelby Steel Tube company at Shelby
o., owned by the UnIced States Steel
corporation. Loss was s2.000.000.
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MINNESOTA NEWS
Interesting Items Gathered in the
Gopher State
A Rich Pauper.

Rochester-Peter Johnson, q vet
eran of the civil war, alone in the
world, and a man supposed to be
without much worldly goods, living
near Preston, was adjudged insane
and brought to the state hospital at
this place. Upon his arrival here the
usual procedure of searching the
clothes was inaugurated, and way
down in an out-of-the-way place, care
fully tucked away, the authorities
found on his person the neat sum OF
$2,726.
His clothes were old and tattered,
worn almost threadbare, but the mon
ey was found In the corners and In
various pockets. There was one GER
tificate Of deposit for $500, 76 twenty
dollar bills, number of tens, and not
few specimens of currency of
smaller denominations. Johnson was
well known character in the vicin-
ity of Preston. and for the past few
years had been living in hut on the
banks Of river, near that village.
He is 63 years of age. His assets
have been carefully deposited by the
hospital authorities as required by
law,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-06-26
NEWS NOTES.

New Ulm-New Ulm people gave
Gov. Johnson and staff warm wei
come to that city.
st. Paul-Supreme court holds that
place which simply offers lodging &C
commodations to public is hotel or
inn.
Brainerd- Koochiching, the newest
county in the state, is to have a suit
able court house, the state investment
board having approved an application
for loan of $4,000, to be used in the
construction Of the building.
st. PAUL. am in the race to stay
and expect to be nominated" said At
torney General E. T. Young in dis
cussing his campaign for the Repub-
llcan nomination for governor.
Stillwater-The sum of $24,234 will
be required to dig the proposed judi
cial ditch No. in the towns of For
est Lake and Oneka.
Rush City-Living with another
mans wife and under the other man s
name, Clayton c. Sheldon, of Salida,
Col, was arrested here, accused of
having deserted his bride of three
months.
st. Paul-The Mississippi, Hill City
& Western Railway company, a South
Dakota corporation, filed a copy of
its articles of Incorporation with Sec
retary of State SchmabI.
Hastings-A freight wreck occurred
q short distance above here, fifteen
cars loaded with merchandise of train
No. 65, being ditched.
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a Subtle Difference.

Mrs. Blank. wife of prominent min.
lister near Boston, had in her employ a
recently engaged colored cook as black
as the proverbial ace Of spades. One
day Mrs. Blank said to her:
Matilda, 1 wish that you would have
oat meal quite often for breakfast My
husband is very fond of it. He is
Scotch, and you know that the Scotch
eat a great deal OF oatmeal"
"Oh, he's Scotch, is he?" said Ma
tilda. We'll, now, do you know, was
thinkin' all along dat he wasn't des
like us."-Woman's Home Companion.
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Marry2 Mol Is Shot.

DEBORAH, Iowa, June distressed
as if for his wedding and apparently
in happy frame of mind, Harry
Crawford, wealthy retired farmer,
yesterday morning went to the home
of Mrs. Edward Ottoway, whom he
had expected to marry and shot her
three times with a revolver. He then
turned the weapon on himself, firing q
bullet into his brain and dying in
stantly. Mrs Ottoway last night was
resting comfortably as could be ex.
pected, and hopes are entertained toI
her recovery.
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Unnecessary.

Howles-Hallo, Salter; I suppose
you are going to write my book down
as a tissue of Grass inaptitudes, Ell?
Salter-Pardon me, my dear sir; 1t
is not my habit to repeat what every.
one is saying-Town and Country.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-06-26

the urine. My wife and I have both
used Doan's Kidney Pills for what doc
tors diagnosed as advanced kidney
troubles, and both of US have been
completely cured"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-06-26
Forest Fires.

Buffalo Park, COL, June 24.-Two
destructive forest fires are raging
west of Buffalo, in the western part
of Jefferson county, and the extreme
northern part of Park county. The
value of the timber already destroyed
is estimated at $115, ZOO.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-06-26
Dropped Dead.

Des Moines, June 24.-While Eli
Myrick, pioneer of Palmyra, Iowa,
was delivering the charge in the Ma
sonic burial service over the body of
a pioneer friend in the cemetery near
there, his voice stopped suddenly, he
tottered and dropped dead.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-06-26
TWIN CITY MARKETS.
Minneapolis II

Minneapolis, June %.
Wheat-No. northern, $1.O6; No.
Corthern, $1.04. July 81. O33s. Durum
No. 1, 88c. Oats-No. 3 white, 46c
Barley No. 4, Coo. Rve-No 8 TIC
Oorn-No. CSC. Flax-No. 1 81, 20.
Butter-Creamery, extra 21c; firsts
100. Dairy, fancy, I9c; firsts II.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-06-26
Already Engaged.

"Why don't you make some effort to
put the best man you can find in Of
fice?"
Because" answered Mr.. Dustin
Stax, 81 have use for them in my own
business. Washington Star.
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Bad Brandy.

Crookston = Discovery was made
here that about $4,000 worth of adul-
terated and artificial blackberry bran
dy was loaded on the wholesale trade
Of the Northwest last fall by travel
ing man representing himself to be
with manufacturing concern in Gin
cinnati. The liquor is declared un-
salable because of it's impure condi-
ton, and the total amount, together
with court costs in many impure food
convictions thruout this region will
be loss to the wholesalers.
The discovery came about thru the
prosecutions made here by Inspector
Heiberg, of the state pure food de-
partment, and prosecutions by the
pure food inspectors of North Dakota.
Violators of the pure food law were
arrested in Crookston, Greenbush,
Thief River Falls, Red Lake Falls,
Warren, Ada, Fertile, East Grand
Forks and other places, for selling
impure blackberry brandy in viola
ton of the state law. The merchants
handling the questionable merchan-
disc were fined all the way from IS
to $50 and costs.
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South CT Paul lima %

South st. Paul. June %.
Cattle Steers, $500 and So. rs
COWS $3.50 and $3.50. Hogs-$5. so
and 1918. Sheep-Muttons, $4.75;
lambs $5.75.
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a pioneer of Colo
RADIO. now living at
21S East Nebraska
street, Blair, Neb,.
says: 81 had such
pains in my back
for a long time that
I could not turn in
bed, and at times
there was an almost
total cfOnno Oo Of
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VETERAN OF THREE WARS.
A Pioneer of Colorado and Nebraska

Matthias Campbell, veteran of the
Civil War and two Indian wars. and
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whom
Agricultural
he in
of the
to
on
hers, Mass
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SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.

A striking example of scientific fores-
try is furnished by the coast OF France.
chiefly Gascony, where III l'93 tree plant-
sand dunes. which the winds were
steadily pushing inland over the Vine,
yards Pine forests have nov, covered
2I5 Go. of the $4,000 acres of dunes
About s2o00,o10 has been spent on the
work. with 100000 more for forest 40.
mlnistration, but the state has receivea
Sl2o,009 more than the cost, WINE ing Eng
Of s10egG,0O0. Farther inland. about 700,
900 acres of worthless shifting sands ana
marshes In the triangular area or sthe
I.audes, have been converted into prof.
table pine forest since the middle Of
inst century, This work. mostly done
nv the cofnmunes, has created a prop
The present yield of pine amber and
resin.
Natural gas added to the fire makes i
coal in western Pennsylvania and now
il is being found in England that q
little oil gas not only imparts high
efacieney TO dn by Eivss tet e Of
steam into a retort at the front of the
furnace, the oil is .gasified by being pass
ed to the rear of the !, fire and back 70
the fire AS small a proportion as . per
cent of oil greatly increases the heat,
ing value of hituminous coal and
ferior coal, evanorating, s pounds of
water ner pound of coal, has been SO I'M
proved by II per cent OF oil as to eva
poroate 10 pounds OF water per pound.
orr experience is that seasons affect
the human organism, and Or. A. Ma
geIssen, German physician. now re-
ports that even epidemic diseases are
connected with atmospheric conditions
REGARDS at Christina since 1850 show
that scarlet fever, for instance. huctu-
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WANTED TO KNOW
The Truth About Grapc-Nuts Foo,

IL doesn't matter 50 much what you
hear about a thing. it's what you know
that counts. And correct KNOWLEDGE
IL most likely to come from personal
eXEerieEce.
about a year ago, writes Il n. X,
man was bothered by Indigestion,
especially during the forenoon | tried
several remedies without any perma-.
neht Improvement.
my breakfast usually consisted Of
oatmeal, steak or chops, bread, coffee
and some fruit.
Hearing so much about Grape Nuts,
/ concluded to give 1t a trial and find
out II all / had heard of it was true.
$50 l began with Grape-Nuts and
cream, two soft boiled eggs, toast.
cup Of Postum and some fruit. Before
the end of the first week was rid of
the acidity of the stomach and felt
much relieved.
Spy the end of the second week all
traces of indigestion had disappeared
ard was In first rate health once
more Before beginning. this course OF
diet. never had any appetite for lunch.
but nowsI can enjoy hearty meal at
room time. There's a Reason
Mime given by Postum CO., Battle
Greek, Mich. Read The Road to Well
Vile in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? \ new
one appears from fine to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
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After heavy meal. lake couple
of Doan's Regulets, and give youi
stomach, liver and bowels the help tney
need. Regulets bring easy, regular
passages Of the bowels.
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TO PRESERVE ORIGINAL
SHAPE OF GETTYSBURG

Washington, Oct. 14.-To preserve in
original shape the features of the battle
field Of Gettysburg, the Gettysburg Ma
report today states that in pursuance
Of the fixed policy of that body, large
tracts of woodland have been pur-
chased old road lines have been so al
tered that they now parallel the lines
of battle and positions of both armies
have been marked by guns of the kind
used in battles.
The commission is carrying forward
this cork and has kept in view the
purp6.,e OF preserving the features of
the battlefield as they We're during the
battle and also rendering all parts OF It
accessible particularly. to military Of.
ficals and others making a study of
the positions and movement of the
trOODS r
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lNFL.AMINAT0RY
RHEUMATISM.
Cured by DR.. Williams Pink
Pills and tie Proof Is
Right Here.

Nothing better demonstrates that
rheumatism is a disease of the blood
than the fact that it is hereditary III
certain families, 1t may not develop
until conditions Of cold and dampness
favor it because nature is always fight
ing to keep the body III health. Wien
disease does get the upper hand and
rheumatism is seated in the blood,
remedy that Will revitalize and renew
the blood Is the simplest and best
means OF relief.
a remarkable instance of the value
of DR.. Williams, Pink Pills in this dis
ease is shown by the cure they effected
in the case of Mrs o. Il. Taylor, whose
address is n. f. D. No 6, Columbus
Ohio, who says:
Il suffered severely with inlamna-
tory rheumatism for three years and
was helpless In bed for weeks at a time.
The attack followed exposure to damp
ness. Every bone in my body seemed
to ache and my Joints We're swollen to
twice their normal size. During the
first attack l had to be fed as could
not raise my arms ana was so perfectly
helpless that ] couldn't turn over lii
bed. The least bit Of jar would hurt
me and on damp days the sharp pains
We're worse and almost unbearablc. /
was not able to work for months, could
not sleep and had no appetite
II was treated by different doctors al
London, Ohio, who gave me only tenn
norary relief Upon the advice Of
cousin. who had used DR.. Williams
Pink Pills with benefit / decided TO
give them a trial. soon had an appe-
tite and could see that the pills wore
helping me, ] took several boxes and
was cured as l have not been troubled
with the pains since and am healthy
woman In every way
DR.. Williams Pink Pills actually
make rich, new blood and have cured
make rich. new blood and have cured
such diseases as rheumatism. nervous
and general debility. Indigestion, 1ier-
Vous headache neuralgia, and even
partial paralysis and locnmotor ataxi.
AS tonic for the blood and nerves they
are unequalled.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold BY
all druggists or will be sent, postpaid,
on receipt of price, so cents per box;
six boxes for $3.50. by the DR.. Williams
Medicine Company. Schenectady, N. y.
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ates with changes in temperature and

weather
amount of his pain, his fever and ms
loss OF appetite looking upon the last
as or greatest Significance. Attemptins
an experimental analysis of appetite, Dr.
d. Strickland Goodall, OF London. finds
that craving for food is OF two general
5rinds-a primitive munger, uependihg
upon tissue growth, ana psychic nun
ger, due ia cerebral or nervous acuon.
The first is the hunger OF the newborn,
Psychic hunger develops with the sense
organs, is absent at birth, at a nint-
mum in The young, and becomes OF
maximum Importance In the advanced
liver or epicure, but dwindles toward
the END OF life. It is the result OF sense
evolution and education: The expert
ments prove that psychic hunger IS
BASED largely upon inuivdual likes ana
dslikes. but greatly modified by early
stance, can be t;,M.ht to prefer toma-
toes to fish This munger is totally an
sent in the newborn animal, which has
no likes or dislikes. and the newborn
infnnt sucks it's finger as readily after
dipping in castor oil as when wet with
milk Vision, taste and smell have I'M
is Il leading factor in psychic appetite
IN birds, some fishes, and moniieEs;
smell, In dogs; ana taste, III adult mnn
Cats, depending on vision, eat lead i, To-
saucer and refuse Sreen-stained. mIik
but greedily devour red-stained. Fishes,
When blinded StafNes IN & lIe iliASl =. y
plenty Vision is OF som Importance, in
man, and restaurant keepers note that
chocolate colored food is preferred b&
! well-to-do adults, yellow colored by
| poorer class, and pink by children. The
congenitally blind like meat and strong
tasting substances. rejecting iiavoriess
vegetables. The dog is guided by
smell, caring little for color. Taste, in
stead of smell or vision, is the leading
factor In man, and is most attracteu
to sweets. while bitters are usuaiiS
chosen before acids
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passed in 1890 there have been Go pro-
ceedings in all, Sc under Republican and
nine under Democratic administrations,
DC since Nil Roosevelt became presi-
dent III September, 1901, and 10 during
the preceding II years. Among the
prosecutions OF the Democratic admin
lstration the attorney general says. is
included resistance to the petition OF.
Eugene V. Debs for a writ Of hnbeas
corpus. 1t Is also asserted that five
OFT OF nine proceedings under Demo-
izati0ns and their leaders, and that I'M
der Republican rule there have been in
all three such proceedings out of &C.
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pEsEREr EVENING NEWS WEDNESDAY OCTOBER ii 1908
TAFT ar RRYAN

Any Daily Subscriber paying three
months In advance will be given -.-4rl&
a large Autograph of TAFT or
BRYAN.