davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-08-20

1t is known through all parts of the
world that the soil of the Philippines
is very rich and fertile. Yet unmeas-
ured lands are lying idle in the con.
slant bright sunshine and never titled,
and only shrubs and useless grasses
grow on them.
This is due to many reasons, one OIL
which is the lack of good roads When
there are good roads through all parts
of our country, the farmer VIII DE
very glad to begin to wake up MS
sleeping land, because in the hrst
place he can transport his products
to the market easily, writes Filipino
student, in Farm, Stock and Home.
From this fact he can obtain always
much profit When the roads are bad
the farmer and the animal can hardly
carry instruments to work with, and
they get tired easily, but where good
roads are built this is not true, for
then he and his beast can work very
fast.
During the rainy season the pigs on
the farms should not be permitted to
dig the roads in order to get food,
for this causes destruction. AS we
already know, when the road from
the farm to the town is good, the
farmer can haul his products to the
market easily,-in the rainy season
as we'll as in the dry season.
Merchants are also very dilligent to
60 to his farm to buy his vegetables.
Thus he can obtain always much gain.
When the good roads have coaxed the
farmer to produce more than he did
previously, then there will certainly
be many merchants to carry on conn.,
merce, and steamers to carry said
products to every part of the globe
and therefore the country to which
these farmers belong will be in pros
perity and progress.
1t is the usual talk of the common
farmer that one reason why he does
not like to raise many vegetables is
that other people steal them at night
and this makes him lazy to work.
Sometimes they steal also his instru-
ments and his animals, but if there
are good roads, those who keep order
can travel fast to stop flight. to catch
bandits and to do away with all kinds
of public annoyances, and the rob-
bers are afraid to steal any more lest
they are seen and captured.
In general the typical land in the
Philippines that is already under cul-
tivation is as well developed as a
cultivated land ought to be. We may
say that it is yet in the beginning of
real cultivation. 1t is the usual prac-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-08-20
Using a Vacant Lot.

The Second church of Springfield
o., has vacant lot in the central
part of the city which it is reserving
to build on little later. But ths
trustees determined that it was NOT
right to let the lot lie until it co,,d
be used for building, and so they pro.
vided that it should be fitted up as a
playground for children of the neigh.
borhood through the present summer
Flower beds were laid out and soma
lawn sown, but the most of the lot
was given to swings, slides, and 9th.
er suitable temptations to childish
play. Moreover. observing that there
was no public drinking place in the
neighborhood, the trustees provided a
coil of water pipe running through a
box to be filed with ice, and thus i'm.
provised a public ice-water fountat..
The public has shown great apprecla.
ton of both provisions on the part If
the trustees. The example may Ger.
tainly be commended to other church.
es which are holding vacant property.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-08-20
SAMUEL MORSE--- The Man Who
Abolished Time and Space

An American artist, coming home
in 1882 after a successful career as
painter and sculptor in Europe,
amused his fellow passengers during
the voyage by explaining to them a
queer theory he was working out The
artist was Samuel B. F. Morse, New
Englander, who had been graduated
from Yale at Is and had, like Robert
Fulton, gone to England to study art
under Benjamin West. In his spare
moments he dabbled, for recreation,
in electrical experiments. On the
home-bound ship he had met a DR..
Jackson, who had interested him still
further in this subject. The theory
with which Morse entertained the 9TH
er passengers was as follows:
1t has been proved that an cleo
trical current will pass instantaneous
ly along wire of any length If this
current is interrupted at any point a
spark will appear. Why not let such
a spark or succession of sparks repre-
sent some part of speech-a letter,
number or other sound-symbol?
notion and most of them soon forgot
it. But Morse was so captivated by
the idea that he threw over his artis-
tic career and set to work at once on
the electrical invention which he
called "the electromagnetic tele-
graph" He sacrificed his means of
livelihood by doing this. For four
years he worked in poverty and want,
and at the end of that time his inven-
ton was complete.
Then he petitioned congress for an
appropriation in order that he might
put up an experimental line from Bal
timore to Washington. The request
Ion, s+r,,o,. was refus d /.
~ sse Then he went to
WIZ" England and tried
to patent his invention. He failed.
Nor would other European countries
assist him. Every one seemed to
look on the telegraph as a useless,
impracticable fantasy.
Back to America came Morse, and
once more went to Washington, where
he moved heaven and earth to get
congress to appropriate $4,000 for
the telegraph. His efforts seemed in
vain, and on the last evening congress
was in session in 1843 he went to his
lodgings heartbroken and without
hope. This was the lowest ebb of his
fortune. Without prospects, penni-
less, more than so years old, his in
Vention everywhere rejected, he
seemed to be one of the century's
most abject failures.
Early next morning a young girl
called to see him. She was the
daughter of the commissioner of pat
ents, and she brought the discouraged
inventor glorious news. At midnight,
almost on the minute of adjournment;
congress had voted Morse the $4,000
appropriation.
The work of building the line from
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-08-20
PLENTY OF PAPER MATERIALS
Abundant for That Industry in the
Philippines, But Not Utilized
at the Present Time.

Manila paper" is a phrase with
which we have always been familiar,
vet there is no paper made in Manila
or anywhere else in the Philippines.
The so-called manila paper has long
been made from WORKOUT ropes of ma
Mia hemp, but the paper mills that
turned out the product were in Eu-
rope or America "Cogon" grass,
hemp. bamboo, banana and many palm
trees have been used to make paper.
Good newspaper and book material
can be made from the cogon grass,
which grows wild in marketable guam
titles, in many parts of Luzon. Phil
ippine bamboos make strong paper
that bleaches well, the fibers of that
plant being long and thick. The waste
from hemp strippings makes paper
fine for insulating purposes. Hemp
waste commands high price in the
United States. According to the last
census approximately 100000 tons of
it. including waste thread, Irvine, rope,
etc., was purchased by American man
ufactures at $25 ton.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-08-20

Washington to Baltimore was begun
at once. In a year it was complete.
In May, 1874, the first message was
sent. 1t was dictated by the girl who
had brought Morse news of the ap-
preparation, and it read: What hath
God wrought" Now that the scheme
was so triumphant a success it was
at once adopted all over the world.
But DR.. Jackson, who had talked over
the subject with Morse on shipboard
so many years before, now brought
suit, claiming credit for all the latter
had accomplished. The suit (unlike
so many in which progress makers
have been engaged) was decided in
Morse's favor. Henceforth his way
was smooth European countries raised
for him testimonial of $4,000, and
wealth and honors poured in from all
sides.
Now that it was found easy to tele-
graph across limitless stretches of
land, the next step was to attempt
the laying of telegraph wires under
water. 1t was found that by insulat-
ing these wires cable could be laid
under the English channel from Eng
land to France. Then came the idea
of the Atlantic cable. That also orig
mated with Morse. But here began a
new series of setbacks and disap-
pointments that dragged on for many
years. Two large steamers twice
tried to stretch a cable across the At
lantic, and both times the cable
broke.
Cyrus w. Field, who was the chief
give up, even in the face of these re-
peated disappointments. Through his
A. ..,..;. efforts third
-" N'.a"',e cable was at
0"e s'' tempted and this
time was carried safely across the
ocean. Electric communication was
established. A monster ovation was
planned in Fields honor. But on the
very day it was to occur the cable
again collapsed. For seven years
nothing more was done. The project
was abandoned as useless. Yet Field
did not despair. At last, in 1860, the
first permanent and practicable line
was laid.
But to Morse above all others praise
for telegraphy is due. He made no
original electrical discoveries. In
fact, various other men, while he was
perfecting his machine, made more or
less futile experiments along the same
line. But it remained for Morse to
combine all previous electric inven-
tons and discoveries and put them to
their first great practical uses. He
lived to see that little strand of wire
which in 1S43 he stretched between
two nearby cities extend until it had
knit the whole civilized world in one
mighty bond that revolutionized conf
merce, news and history itself; and
forever annihilated time and space.
(Copyrighted)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-08-20

tice through all parts of this country to
follow the so-called "one-crop" sys-
tenn of farming. When rice is the
principal product, other crops are not
raised; when hemp, other crops are
neglected. This is a very miserable
method of farming because when rice
or hemp fail to grow the people sui.
fer very much from hunger, directly
or indirectly.
Diversified farming" is just the
method that the Filipino must put at
once into practice. On account of this
fact he determines to raise more
crops than he has ever raised before,
in order to get more profit. With
his gains he can buy better instru-
ments and carabos for his farm. Now
he can raise as many crops as he de.
sires.
First of all he plants rice, after rice
is harvested he can plant one-half his
land with mangoes and the other half
with corn. After that he can raise
many kinds of vegetables and so on
keeping on planting and planting.
This process of diversified farming Is
very advantageous to the farmer az
well as to the land itself. To the
farmer, he can get always much profit,
his chief aim. To the land, it's soil
becomes better and richer, consequent.
ly more productive. For this reason
the farmer is now very dilgent to
raise many crops.
No person can obtain much wealth
from his land unless he guards it, and
takes care of his crops. Therefore
the farmer wants to live permanently
on his farm.
Practice declares that the success
of the plants to grow, depends main.
ly on water. So irrigation is needed
always in every time. Irrigation is
needed to soften the land. The farmer
has often heavy thought how he can
bring water from the river to his
crops.
Many young men now are about to
finish courses in agriculture. These
young men are the realization Of the
Fflipinos' hopes. These are the farm.
ers of modern times. They will in
not many years more set the examples
and others will follow, seeing that the
importance of the PHILIPPINES and her
rank among the nations in the future
depends upon the strength of the
farmers arms. Scientific methods of
farming will be employed. A great
rivalry will spring up among the far
mers. This little word rivalry" will
be the means to hustle the country
onto the platform of success and pro-
claim to the world that the Philip
pines is worthy the name-"Pearl Of
the Orient"
Very soon modern instruments will
be in use by all, then more land can
be cultivated and bigger and better
crops harvested. Bigger and better
crops mean bigger and better money,
and so my country will reach a higher
stage of usefulness and happiness and
contribute the greatest possible serv-
ice to the world.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-08-20

One day in 1906 a pale, thin man,
with shock OF dark hair, landed in
New York. He was a failure. Nine
teen years earlier, full of high hopes
and artistic talent, he had sailed for
England to complete his education as
portrait painter. News had reached
his native land that the young artist
had foolishly abandoned his chosen
profession and had set to work on
some crazy mechanical contrivance
which could only prove useless. And
later reports showed the truth of
these fears, for young Robert Fulton
was returning to his native land poor
and unsuccessful.
Fulton was the son of an Irish i'm
migrant. AS boy he divided his
spare time between painting pictures
and making mechanical toys. At 10
he had devised paddle wheel that
could be attached to a rowboat and
propelled by hand At II he turned
all his attention to art and as soon
as he could raise the money he went
to England to study under Benjamin
West. But while there he met sew
eral British scientists, and at their
advice gave up art for mechanics. He
became a friend of James Watt and
made a close study of the latters
steam engine. Then it was that the
great idea of his life came to Fulton
He was the sort of man who literal
ly exudes ideas. All of them were
of a mechanical nature. While in
England he helped support himself by
SOUGHT to Helm inventing appa-
ratus for making
@''' ropes. Then he
devised the first marine torpedo and
with it a submarine boat for naval
warfare. He went to France, which
was then at war with England, and
tried to interest Napoleon in these.
He so far succeeded that he was al
lowed to test them before commits
sion. Though the submarine boat
would remain under water for hours
and could be guided at will, it's speed
was slow and it could made no prog
ress against the current. So the
French government rejected it. Next
he was ordered to launch his torpe-
does at the British fleet off Brest. The
projectiles failed to do any damage.
The laughing stock of all Europe,
the disappointed American returned
to New York. His friend, Robert Liv-
ingston, lent him enough money to
make one more trial at the steamship.
He sent to England for one of Watts
engines and, profiting by his own for
mer mistakes, started work on his
new and improved steamer. 1t was
built in an East river shipyard 1t
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-08-20

say: You weren't like this when you
went down on your knees and begged
me, with tears in your eyes, to marry
you
tits pretty bad to have an angry
wife read out your old love letters
reproachfully," said the veteran; "but
that is nothing to being reminded of
your kneeling proposal every week
till you are great-grandfather."
'You proposed on your knees your
self" the youth hazarded.
But the veteran frowned and made
no reply.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-08-20
A Word of Warning.

you never proposed to her On your
knees!" cried the veteran married
man in dismay.
Sure I did; sure" the youth re-
peated, glad proud light shining in
his eyes.
"WeH," said the veteran, you'll re-
gret IL. about twice week for the rest
of your life. After you get married
the slightest argument, the first i'm
patient word. will cause your wife to
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-08-20

Then, calling two stalwart muzhiks.
/he said:
Here, pitch this man out of the
house!"-Youth's Communion
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-08-20

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens the gums reduces In
dammst.op says pain, wind colo. Csc bottle
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-08-20
Prepared for the Worst.

How long had your wife's first hus-
band been dead when you married
herr"
About eight months"
"Only eight months? Don't you
think she was in good deal of
hurry?"
"Oh, l don't know. We had been
engaged for nearly two years"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-08-20

Time will tell-unless the gossips
beat it under the wire.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-08-20

All a Matter of Comparison.
In blind mans land one-eyed man
is celebrity Sun.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-08-20

Wise is the man who closes his face
before he says too much.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-08-20

THE FINEST FABRIC
is coarse compared with the lining of the bowels.
When irritated we have pains, diarrhea, cramps.
Whatever the cause. take Pankiller PERRY Davis).
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-08-20

Our mistakes of yesterday are re
sponsible for our worries of to-day.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-08-20

Ask Your Druggist for Aliens Foot-Eass.
"I tried ALIENS FOOT-EASE recent
Iy, and have just bought another supply.
1t has cured my. corns, and the hot, burn
ing and itching sensation in my feet which
was almost unbearable, and would not
be without it now.-Mrs. w. J. Walker,
Camden, N. j." Sold by all Druggists, 25c.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-08-20

placed anywhere
attracts and kills
all flies. n eat,
Clean ornamental,
convenient. cheap.
Lasts I'll season. Can
not spill or tip
over, will no { soil
orinjureanything.
Guaranteed efec-.
tive. Ofalldealers,
or sent prepdidfor
zoe. Harold semers,
$50 De Kalb Avenue,
Brooklyn, New York.
Suwannee Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 1897-current, 1909-10-01
Ordinance No. 81.
X. h. MCNEIL,
Mayor, City Of Live Oak. Fla.

An Ordinance prohibiting the riding Of biev.
Giles upon the sidewalks in the City OF Live Oak
Florida
Be it ordained by the Mayor and City Council Of
the City of Live Oak, Florida:
Section l. That from and after the MASSAGE
anc approval Of this ordinance II shall he unlsU,-
tul for any person to ride bicycle upon any side
walk within the City II Live Oak. Florida con.
structed OF boards, lumber OF plank. or of brieL
rock, gravel. cement, artificial stone thing oy
other hard surface material.
Section 2 That any person violating any Of
the provisions OF Section One Of this Ordinance
shall. upon conviction therefor, be punished nv !
me not exceeding 500 dollars, or by imprison-
meht IN the city prison not exceeding 90 DAYS.
section j. That this Ordinance shall 20 into
effect Immediately upon its passage BY the Civ
Council and approval by the Mayor.
Passed by City Council of the City of Live Oak
Florida this 18th day Of September, A. b. isD9
J. E. WOOD.
President City Council.
Attest:-A. H. LEVIN, City Clerk.
l. A. H. levin. City Clerk Of the civ Of iva
Oak Florida, do hereby certify that the above and
foregoing Ordinance No. 81 was regularly DaSsaJ
by the City Council on the 18th day of SentsTber
A u. lSO5. and the same is hereby certified ~ ~
Mayor for his approval. '-''
Witness my hand and the seal of said city this
the 18th day Of September, A. D. 1893
A. H. LEVIN, City Clerk.
O Examined and approved by me this l4tb dav of
R. E. MCNEIL. Mayor.
Suwannee Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 1897-current, 1909-10-01
COOKS POLAR BEAR FIGHT.
North Pole Finders Adventure in the
Arctic Regions.


On one occasion when be was pro
eeeiing south after the discovery Of the
north pole Dr.. Frederick A. Cook had
an exciting adventure with a polar bear.
He had drawn the canvas boat upon the
ice, and the EskimOs had gOnem search
Of game, leaving the doctor alone and
without weapons or ammunition. The
only food he had left was shoulder Of
a seal which he was keeping for an
emergency.
Dr.. Cook, who was asleep in the boat,
was suddenly awakened and saw a few
yards away a bear shifting about. Fl
nally it pushed its nose in inuuisitive
fashion into the boat where DR.. Cook
was lying. The explorer was scared,
but he seized a runner of a sled and hit
the bear. This frightened the animal,
but it returned and was about to attack
when DR.. Cook shouted loudly and ad-
vanced upon it, fOurishing the sled run
ner as he went. The demonstration 50
impressed the animal that it turned tail
and fed. Later, it was killed by the
EskimOs. After this Dr. Cook never
remained alone.
Suwannee Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 1897-current, 1909-10-01


c
c1t ~
W4tlf c
re via 81. as rs and ami unarr
q tA8 CIlg 3elek Vera rrc ting - larc
q eliV water W r1 tkrrrfl.r
b 4 Ogla ~ BE egT r' tie fv csnn-
cl Il he (ity e live Oak. Eo
Section i JhGt tlsz end Al A d a. rr
approVel a this ordinances It 'i hc tI1laxu ~
any pernon. without TIE Wrt11a ccaert q the
SupeElnteneent az Rassr NcEfE 90 tAe Cily ~
1--we Oak Fiorida, 70 tlrn O. cut On % a1y rrcni.
Ses. OF into any water mains q plDes within said
city. water from TIE Water Wctks az s civ
from which such water shan have ben cut az bg
said city. OF otherwise intcFieer VITA Srv az thn
mains pipes fixtures on appliances az ths ctr
water works Of sEii city. and any person 60,
any Of the provisions Of this Section shall upon
conviction therefor be punished hy 6ne not ex-
ceedng One Hundred dollars. Or b. imprisonment
10 the city prison not exceeding 50 dag&
Sec1cl 2 Whoever commits larceny BIZ gteai-
ing any city water Of the City Of Live Oak. FlOFi
da. shall upon conviction therefor be punished by
fine not exceeding One hundred dollars. or BY in.
PriSOnment IN the city prison not exceeding 30
Section This Ordinance shall 70 into effect
Immediately upon its passage by the City Council
and approval by the Mayor. or upon its becoming
a law without the approval Of the Mayor.
Passed by the City Council September Is. 1909.
J. E. WOOD.
President Of City Council.
Attest.-A. H. LEVIN, City Clerk.
/. A. H. levin. City Clerk Of the city Of Live
Oak, Florida do hereby certify that the above and
foregoing Ordinance No. 70 was regularly passed
BY the City Council on the 18th day Of September,
lSOS. and the same is hereby certified tothe Mayor
for his approval
Witness my hand and the seal Of said city this
18th day Of September, A. d, 1909.
A. H. LEVIN. City Clerk.
Examined and approved by me this 18th day Of
September, 1909 R. E. MCNEIL, Mayor.
Suwannee Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 1897-current, 1909-10-01
LEGAL NOTICES
Masters Sale.

Notice is hereby given that under and BY viz.
tue Of final decree Of foreclosure and sale made
and entered BY the Hon. B. H. Palmer. Judge 81
the Circuit Court Of the Third Judicial Circuit Of
Florida, in and for SuWannee county, in a certain
cause pending on the ehaneery side Of said court
wherein ]. c Crawley is complainant, and r. F
Hays and Fannie A. Hays, his wife, are defend.
ants, VIII, on Monday. the lst day Of November
IVY the same being legal sales day, in front Of
the court house door in Live Oak. Suwannee
county, Florida. during the legal hours of sale
offer for sale and sell 20 the highest and best bid.
der for cash. the following described real prop
e6ty: situate in the County Of Suwannee, State Of
Florida, tO-Wit
Ine southwest quarter and the west half Of the
southeast quarter and the southwest quarter Of
the northwest quarter Of Section e. and the
southeast quarter Of Section 81 all in Township
South, Range II East, containing 40 acres Of
land, more or less. and also the following personal
property: Is head Of stock cattle marked crop.
split and upper bit in each ear.
Up. LAMB,
Special Master in Chancery.
Humphreys & HarreIl
Solicitors for Complainant.