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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-17

sparinEly, that it may not be impelled
by thirst to descend from the air. AS
an additional safeguard in this same
line. its feet are washed with vinegar
to keep them from becoming uncom-
fortably dry. For If the pigeon should
go down to battle in some stream it Is
likely that the message, which is writ
ten on thin paper and tied to the
thigh or one of of the tail feathers,
would be ruined.
Thrown into the aix, the trained
carrier circles upward IN wide sweeps
for a few minutes as if to get its bear
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-17
forces on the outside of the city which
sought to aid them.
White Horse Of kiIburn,

The biggest artificial horse in the
world is the famous White Horse OF
Kilburn, near Thirsk, which was
formed by native of Kilburn so years
ago, who cut away the turf in the
correct form and then covered it with
limestone-the whole occupying some
two acres of the side of the hill. Tho
figure makes a conspicuous landmark
for over 20 miles round
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-17

ly catches itself, circles about, and
begins its fight. If it reaches home
it has passed the preliminary test sat-
isfactory. It is sent up at ever increas-
ing distances, until it is able to travel
40 of so miles. A fight of this length
assures the owner that the bird is
now fit for all practical purposes. It
may be trusted to fly any distance,
overland, within its physical powers.
Before the bird is to be used for a
fight it is generally kept in a dark
room for some hours. 1t is given all
the water 1t will drink. but is fed
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-17
BY Automobile Up Mount Rainier.

United States Engineer Eugene Rick
seeker celebrated independence day
by throwing open the government
road in the Mount Rainer National
park. Vehicles and horsemen now
have an excellent thoroughfare from
tidewater to Narada falls, near snow
line in Paradise valley. Mr.. Rick
seeker says that autos and wagons
can now make the trip with comfort.
The maximum grade on the road is
four per cent. Nearly score of au-
tomobiles, all loaded, went to the
mountain
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-17
CA1I1/~ IO<1N S~/ZH

uonuons OF the building turned up Near the site
OF tne assembly house the visitor to-day trace the
outiines OF the governors mansion by means of the
paste wall which once upheld its superstructure The
setters powder magazine their mainstay of defense,
mas been preserved in part though the restless river
trying daily to claim it it has claimed much before.
The church whose tower still stands was built in
lozo Through the doorway, which is open to visitors
the colonists led to the marriage altar respectable
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-17
Sub Rosa.

She-She told me you told her that
secret 1 told you not to tell her.
He-The mean thing! l told her
not to tell you told her.
She-I promised her I wouldn't tell
you she told me, so don't tell her
told you.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-17
Art Has Progressed Further In Tur-
key Than in Any Other Part
of the World.

The art of training carrier pigeons
is said to have progressed further in
Turkey than in any other part of the
world In this far land, noted among
the nations for it's backwardness in
adopting the benefits of civilization,
railroads are few and the telegraph
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-17

many OF the coloniSts died starvation The members
Oh congress and the newspaper went to James
town were well provided with the good things of life
na they Toasted most of the time while on their Jour
neylns so 1t was with touch of irony and of humor
" the eAcurslonlss on their return concluded call
themselves Ihe Survivors of the jamestown Famine"
Inc Survivors meet several times during the
ol eacn congressional session and they invite high
oclas 10 their easts, and the high officials with plates
STORY OF the terrible experience their hosts under
went while making the round trip to jamestown in
year gone by 1t is just bit of fun but it serves
i purpose of keeping companionable together and
OF giving the excuse for moderate feasting
occasions during the time that congress is wrestling
with legislative problems
The Survivors have visited jamestown and the
places near it, which laden historical interest
number OF times since their first journeying forth
Ihey know to-day more about the old Virginia coast
cities than falls to the of most men who live at
a distance to know
Some or the information stored away in the brea
Oh he Survivors is unburdened the guests who as
semoe at each successive feasting is informa
uon, and perhaps it is not without its interest
The old city of jamestown was situated 40 miles IN
the broad James river There is no village TODAY at
jamestown. a hamlet but the visitor to the
region who fails to make pilgrimage to the site of
the place that was" fails in a duty to himself
and to the spirit of things ancient.
Inc old city of jamestown has been turned over Tn
the tender merces of the to the tenderer
mercles OF the Association for Preservation of
gina Antiquities, and the merces in evidence are mani
1old The government has built breakwater tn save
the Island from the of the river and the Anou
es society is hard at work saving tho ruins that
TO mark the birthplace of English civ
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-17
Just an AnQeI.

my wife is awfully good to me-"
Lucky man! How does she show
it?"
"She lets me spend all the money I
save by shaving myself to buy base
ball tickets cleveland Leader.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-17

of which the
past may be
repatched.
The first rep
resentative as
sembly in
America met
at jamestown
before the pill
grim fathers
landed at Ply
mouth. 1t is
but a step
from the old
church tower
to the site of
t h e frs t
church which
the colonists
built and in
W h i C h tn e
house of bur-
gesses met.
L a t er a
" S t atehouse"
was construct
ed, and re-
Gently, during
the work of
e x C a v alton,
t h e fOunda-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-17
WHY MOTIF

One of the preachers has asked the
members of his congregation to bring
their canary birds to church. Why
not try to save some of the parrots?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-17

as result Of pleasure excursion
maze tour years ago to the site of
me old city of jamestown in the
James river, few miles back from
lne coast. The society was the out
growth OF a pleasure trip of which
representative William B. Mckinley
Oh Illinois was the leader and host
Inc Survivors include an even doz-
en- OF congressman and another even
oozen OF newspaper men. From the
time that they took their trip south
eastward from the capital they have
met together occasionally to eat and
drink of the good things of earth and
10 live over in memory their terrible
experiences during the famine. Now
those who have dug into history know
that the old Jamestown colony suf-
Tered terribly from hunger and that
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-17

Not long ago an officer of Of the staff Depart
ments of the United States made brlsader'
general the line younger officer sneered at inc
promotion and that the president recognizing
hard duty done in the and cheese department.
while the fellows who fought were overlooked.
Some of the officers of the staff departments OF the
army have seen much service stricken helds as
have MANY of their fellows of the line. Col Thomas
Cruse is doing duty in quartermasters department
and he takes more of shoves than he does OF
swords but it would be bold man OF the line VINO
would sheer at the career of Col. Cruise
The colonel all kinds of service before ne mace
tbe transfer to the staff of his exploits is too
TO-DAY in Sibey tents barracks wherever Unlteo
States troops are camped quartered.
Cruise was for years officer in the sixth cavalry y.
Thew say to-day when he picks up sample shoVel III
the department he handles 1t as thoue
it were carbne In the early summer OF the year 1907
Second Lieut. Cruise serving in * troop Oh 'ne
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-17
aPHANzAdMe %eSMzNE3 70 QZyZ7\XC Vs.. E4zNzVEel

ASH1NGTON. In Wash.
ington there is a little or
ganization of men who
call themselves "The Sur
vivors of the jamestown
Famine" This little soci.
ETY. has no Incorporation
papers and 1t has no le-
gal existence, it's mem
bers being bound together
simply by the ties Of
friendship. knitted close
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-17

There is church tower on the site
OF the old settlement that is sturdy
In its very decay and no poor monu-
ment to the builders of the early sew
enteenth century. Sitting in the
shadow OF this tower you can call up
enough shades of the past to make
an interesting company. Some of the
shades must come from a distance,
but here in the body they lived and
did those things that made their
memories peoples Inheritance.
Close to the place where the
church ruin rises Capt John Smith
gathered the settlers about him and
told them the story Of the saving of
his life by the Indian princess, Poca.
hontas. Captain John had been in
the kingdom of Powhatan to beg on
borrow food for his hungry fellows.
He had more tales than one to fell
but the Pocahontas story was the
days prime recital.
John was touchy man on points
OF honor and no doubt his story was
received straight-faced by his listen.
ers, but one would like to have been
present when the captain was safely
retired to the fireside. The first 70.
mantle Pocahontas episode is put
aside to-day by those who make a
business of destroying things in his.
tory that the sentimental world holds
dearest, but it is just as well to saw
here that no visitor valuing bis cow
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-17

SlXLl QOW0 III one VI IhO hOSeNSN f
of hot Arizona. That was time
when the people in Arizona mad no
laundering after statehood. Ihere
were not as many of them as there
are to-day and, as an 1rishman might
put it, they had their hands fuli
lodging Apache arrows and bullets.
There is a place in Arizona called
the Big Dry Wash-a curious name,
but one fitting a creek bed in a rain
less region. Second Lieut.. Cruise was
sent out with a following of six men
one day on the trail of a band OF
Apaches. There were not enough
troops in the country at that time
and commands were divided and sub
divided in order to cover the great.
est amount of territory possible and
to the end of discovering where the
reds had rendezvoused, so that the
scattered soldiers, when the discovery
was made, might be gathered together
and a descent be made upon the en-
envy in body.
Lieut.. Cruise and his little following
reached the Big Dry Wash without
finding the sign of an Apache. Be-
vond the basin of the Wash was
natural fertilization of rocks. Cruise
sent a trooper by the right flank to
mako a reconnaissance before order
ing his men to cross the bare bed OF
the gulch. The trooper made detour
and took peep behind the powders.
He returned and reported that there
wasn't an Indian in sight.
Then the little command. Cruise
leading. pushed down into the basin
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they all sat- fast had the spirit Of the old place laid
its hand him.
If loyal Williamsburger lends his sightseeing aid
you will be allowed leave the oldest incorporated
city in America until have visited the College OF
William and Mary, which stands at the head OF the
Duke of Gloucester streetyou can't leave this thorough
fare in the urch if tryand which is the Oldest col
ege in America barring only Harvard The little guide
book of the place tells that the alumni OF this
ancient honorable college, may be numbered three
presidents of the United States II cabinet officers ~
members of the continental congress- among them us
first president, Peyton Randolph; four justices OF the
supreme of the United States including CHIEF JUS
tce Marshall, together with long list of senator's
United States and ministers, governors military
and naval officers and five signers the declaration of
independence" The thought reading the graduate
list that the last ought to have come first
The half hasn't been told of this old Virginia town.
The truth is that when you get into one OF these
disappearing places are lost in wonder that SO
many things remembering by poserity could nave
happened and that many men could have mad oano
happening. They made history fast In virginia
and they made plenty of it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-15
NEW yORyx COTToN-

New York, Dec. l4--The cotton market was less active today and ruled irregular, commitments well in advance Of the helidays and for over the census report due next Monday. The close was steady at net de- cline of l9 points to an advance of points new crop positions being relatively firm.
 The mRrket opened steady at an advance of G11 points In response to better cables than due and continuation of the bull support inspired by the low crop estimate of last Friday. But demand did not seem general while realizing was extensive and after a few minutes of hesitation the market developed a gradual saggfng tenden- cy which carried prices off to a net less of about 12613 points during the afternoon with January selling at 14.eO and May st cline with large Wall Street houses taking large amounts of May below IS 60. while some of the big spot interests were persist ent buyers on scale down. The close was a shade up from tho lowest on the active months but apprehension of increase in the realizing with the closer approach of the holidays operated against general buying for long account.
 the National Glnners Association would show 9.3s0.000 bales ginned to December 13 helped to steady the market at the decline while reports from the South indi- cated change of consequence in the spot situation. Southern spot markets officially reported early were unchanged to 1-l6c low CT.
 Cables from Liverpool reported a good de- mand from the continent and Alexandria was 12 points higher on Egyptian cotton.
 Receipts at the ports today 44,472 bales. against 44.144 last week and I02.2ie last year. For the week 200.O bales. against 1ss.ss4 last week and 4li.672 last year: Today's receipts at New Orleans s?G6 bales, against 22.57e last year and at Hcus- ton h,474 bales against 2T.251 last year
 Futures orpened steady and closed steady.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-15
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

Chicago, Dec. 14.--Seyere slumps due to general liquidation marked trading in the grain and provisions pit today. The break in wheat followed fresh advance to new high marks for the crop when the December delivery sold at S1. 14h and May at f1 12H per bushel Closing quotations were almost at the lowest point of the day.
 The wheat market was weak all day with the exception of a short period at the start when urgent buying by shorts forced prices from b l. to iA Sc above the previous elose. The opening bulge brought out large quantities of selling orders. many of which were from influential sources.
 Improved weather conditions for the movement of grain in thls country and talk of material inrcease of teceipts at all primary points within few days together with slackening in demand for the cash grain were factors that contributed to the weakness. During the day the December delivery sold between st i2k and S1.itM May ranged between $l. i0& and 3l.l2K Late in the session the December option dis ed nearly 1e from the bottom but the future deliveries failed to rally. The close was heavy W th prices e hc higher to %6Ic lower. final figures December being at $l. 13 and on May at $l .i0& @k.
 General liquidation was the order of the day In the pit and result the market weak throughout the entire sion The selling was based extremely heavy deliveries yesterday on December con- traets and on the prospect of further liberal deliveries today
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-15

common to finest g 6s 33e; process aS M eT yse creamery 2eW2ec. -'
 Cheese firm: receipts 2246 State nev IulI cream specials l7h O 1sc. do septembe fancy i7c; do. October best ISkc; do lat made best ls hc; do. common to good iS a
 Esgs steady: receipts s.ssS State Penn syivania and nearby hennery. white fancy 45 Q5se; do gathered white g q 40c; do hen. nery brown and mixed fancy 3Sn 40c: do gathered brown. fair to prime s2 q sSe; west ern extra firsts 33@S5c; do. firsts 3l R 32c oo: seconds Fl soc; refrigerntors 2o92tc. { 4,S1 h; molasses sugar ss-fcst g 56S: re. fined quiet; crushed 5.s5: granulated S. IS powdered 5.25.
 Petroleum steady; refined all grades :, Coffee spot quiet; Rio sKc nominal No. Santos 8%c.
 MQlasses firm; New orleans open kettle
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-15


 Following is market letter as mailed by H. & B. Beer. cotton mer- chants of New Orleans to their cores
 isThe liquidation that set in last Sat. market than expected. Some of the are credited with having sold out ani Livrpool cabled. in explaining the big points. almost half cent. that no ere dence was placed in the Governments crop estimate as the Census ginnerH report conciusively indicated that the crop was 11,000. 900 bales to 11.250,00O haies minimum. It will be remember ed that the Government estimate was I0.0S8,00 bales exclusive of inters etc. which virtually means a com- mercial crop of only 10.300,000 bales.
 Tn another week or so there will he issued Census report showing quantity of cotten Rinned to Decem. her 18th and 1t is expected that 1t will not report more than 9,500.00o bales ginned against 11.s042s6 to same date last year and 9.2S4,070 to correspond ing date in 1906, or about 622,O0Q bales for the last period compared with S9a. sos bales corresponding period last tod in 1907. Values In the New Or leans market opened at a decline Of about 20 to 30 points. near months sif- fering most. but with the passing of 
 "The unwarranted decline was taken advantage of to buy for investment, and as the demand broadened as the day was spending itself. all and more of the early. loss was recovered, Re. ceipts for the day at all ports were only 2s,75i bales. last year 59.030. since Friday 6S,396 against 114,869. For all ports tomorrow receipts only point to about half of what they were on same date last year, about 50,000 compar- ed with 101,s9S At this time of the Sully year there was a stock of 319,- 900 bales in New Orleans, today there Is only 149.000 bales. and at all ports six years ago there was 932.000 bales at all ports compared with only 79o.- 900 today.
 aTo add strength to the situation Louisiana Is only making about S00, GOO bales this year, Mississippi only about 100000 bales. whereas in the Sully year Louisiana made S24,000 bales. Mississippi I.S7S.0Oo and Texas 2,S76,o00 against tbout 2,50O.O0o this year. There Is only one unfavorable feature and that is the relatively high CT prices fer futures in New Orleans
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-15

Neae with psesmbsr at ssx and May at
 Oats were tnciin<d to be weak owing to profit takinn 6rooght out chiefly by the break in wheat and corn.
 There .was contkderabie ceiling by North western intertets. Prices at the close were . to l3tHc lower than the previous close
 Provisions were weak owing to selling iu- spired by Increased receipts of live hoBs throughout the West- Total arrivals today were airnoet equal to those of the core. spending day c year ago. Prices at the close were kos7Hc lower.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-15
NEW YORK BONDS.

U. s. ref. 2s. reg .... .... ......10oA
 do. coupon .... .... .... .... ....100% U. 8. 3s, reg .... .... .... .... ....10I%
 do. coupon .iOl M IT. S. ls. reg .,....114h&
 do. coupon ,115 t5 kllis Chalmers 1st bs .... ...... s4% Ann. AFT. os .lO3
 Amn. Tel, & Tel. cv. As .... .... .1O5% Amn. TSbacco 4s ...... .... 7o
 do. DE ssss ss'. lOb Armour & Go. 4hs .... .... .... .... e4A Atchison gen. 4s .... .... 9e%
 do. Cv. 4s .... .... ....l21%
 do. cV. bs .... ...s.. ...,..1 .122 H All. Coast Line 4s .... .... .... .... 95 Bait. & Ohio Is .... .... ...... 99%
 do SIS .... .... .u. .... ...... ss%
 do. s. W. 3As 90 Brooklyn Transit cv. 4B .... .... .... SC k Central of Georgia 5s .... ......10SA Central Leather 5s .... .... .... .... 9s% Central of N. J. gen. 6s .,.. ....l25 Ch ,s. & Ohio 4hs .,.. ....i02 & Chicago .tIton S5ss .... i.... s..s I4 Ches. 6 Ohio SAs .... s.ss ....lo2 A
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-15
THE METAL MARKET.

New York; Dec. 14.-The market for standard copper in the Now York Exchange was easy today. No quotation was made for spot on the call but later the market was placed at about SIS @25 with December. Jan uary. February and March closing at the same figures The London market was easy with spot quoted at fee and futures at fs1. Local markets quote lake copper at SIS. 26 o 50; electfolytic SIS. iah @a5h and casting at sf302b.
 Tin was easy with spot and December closing Ut $32 50 Q so: January s32. 50 Q TO; and February sa2. 2.bo@79. The London mar ket was steady with spot closing at fi49 15s.
 Lead closed steady with spot quoted at a.459 95o New York and q se@4o East St Lonis- The London market was shade higher at ft3 Is 3d. ,. s...,...
 speitsr was quiet with spot auStsd Ut ts. i2M OBS New York and at $e. O0@io East St Louis The London market was unchanE- ed at f1s 1s Cd.
 Iron was higher at 5as 3d fer Cleveland warrants in London. The local market was unchanged: No. foundry northern Is quoted at 1s.s0Ms1s; No. at $iS.z5@75: No. Southern and No. Southern soft at SIS. O e1q, ,RE.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-15
MONEY MARKET.

New York. Dec ia,--Monsy on call firm lE R5 per cent: ruling rate tM per cent; closing bid | per cent; offered ct AH per cent. as
 Time loans weaker; sixty days { 4 q per Close: Prime mercantile paper b@Sh per cent. , Sterling exchange firm with actual busi- ness in bankers bills at 4s4. 1603s Tor sixty day bills and at tS7. S5 for demand.
 Commercial bills 4SSh < @4sS.
 Bar silver 52Z.
 Mexican dollars A. kLs Il, Government bonds firm; railroad bonus "- regular,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-15
ST LOUIS GRAIN

St. Louis Dec. 14--Ciose: Wheat futures lower; cash firm; track No. red cash s1 2sh 931; No. hard s1. .134l7: December .134h; May S1.10%.
 Corn. lower; track No. cash CSC; No. white 63c December s2 Mc: May s5%c.
 Oats futures lower: cash steady; track NJ. cash t4c; No white 45ho; December May 44&c.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-15
nRY nnnna nIARKRT.

New York Dec 1A-The dry goods. mar kets held steady and shipments were large Jobbers are working on their inventorles Retail trade of a holiday character sontnues tendency to further advances. Woolen over coatings are to be opened for fail tomorrow at prices ranging from l0@zo per cent above last seasons figures
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-15
ansTON WOOL ALARKET.

Foston Mass, Dec lt.---Acttve bidding for inc 1910 clip continues one of the features in the local wool trade with 24G2tMe as a basis Interest in territory woois sKtendS through greasy staple and clothing as vol as various grades of secured stock.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-15
LIVERPOOL GRAIN.

Liverpool Dec. 14.--Closins: Wheat spot firm; No. red western winter ss iNd. Fu- lures steady: December ss 2d; March 7s 1Okd; May Is s%d.
 Corn spot firm new American mixed vis Galveston 5s Tod: old do. ks lid. Futures quiet; January mixed hs 5Nd; Jahuary plate 5s 6%d.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-15
CINCINNATI PRoDUCE.

Cincinnati. Dec. f4.-Fiour quiet. Wheat firm $f. 26@2S.
 Corn quiet 62i nS3e.
 Oats firm 4T647nc.
 Rye steady fs6D1gc.
 Provisions steady.
 Whiskey steady $l.35.
 Butter firm creamery extras ssMce creamery firsts and seconds sih @sAhc; dairy 23ik e 2ec.
 Eggs steady 1e O 29c.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-15

Should the 15 cent figure prevail, To- cal holders will have several thous- and bales on the tables of the ware houses.