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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-17
HABITS CHAIN
Certain Habits UnconsciousIy Formed
and Hard to Break.

An ingenious philosopher estimates
that the amount of will power neces.
sary to break a lifelong habit would,
If it could be transformed, lift a weight
of many tons.
1t sometimes requires a higher de.
gree of heroism to break the chains of
a pernicious habit than to lead a for
lorn hope in bloody battle. A lady
writes from an Indiana town:
From my earliest childhood I was
lover of coffee. Before was out of my
teens I was a miserable dyspeptic, sui.
fering terribly at times with my stom.
ach.
Il was convinced that it was coffee
that was causing the trouble and yet
l could not deny myself cup for
breakfast. At the age of SO 1 was in
very poor health, indeed. My sister
told me was in danger of becoming
a coffee drunkard
But never could give up drinking
coffee for breakfast, although it kept
me constantly i'll, until / tried Postum.
I learned to make it properly according
to directions, and now we can hardly
do without Postum for breakfast, and
care nothing for coffee.
81 am no longer troubled with dys.
pepsia, do not have spells of suffering
with my stomach that used to trouble
me so when I drank coffee"
Look in pkgs. for the little book, "The
Road to Wellville." There's Reason"
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine true, and full OF human
interest.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-17

bonus undoubtedly will be forthcom-
ing. although Brown has not received
1t yet. Brown will ask for 5000 next
season and the chances are he will
get it. He never has been one of the
pushing kind, nor has he done any
unnecessary talking about himself or
the pay he should command.
Are the Detroit Tigers due to slump
during the season of 1910?
No team in recent years in either of
the big leagues has been able to win
the pennant more than three times in
succession
In the National the Pittsburg team
thrice copied the bunting and then
dropped out of the running for sew
eral years. Last summer the Pirates
came back into their own and copied
the grand old rag. Are they due to
win it couple of more times?
Chicago for three years won the
honors of the National, also twice
gathered in the worlds championship,
1t was the desire of Owner Murphy
and Manager Chance to set a new rec
ord by taking four straight, but their
hopes were blasted by the superior
playing of the Pittsburg team.
In the American league Detroit has
captured the pennant three times in
succession, landing the honor in 1907,
1908 and 1909. Can Jennings and his
team repeat and thereby smash tradi-
ton? 1t is much-mooted question.
Jennings is a resourceful chap and
he may be able to turn the trick, but
there are many who believe that the
Tigers are doomed to disappointment
in the next campaign. The clever
move of the Detroit manager in get
ting Delehanty from Washington and
Jones from st. Louis late in the year
undoubtedly saved the Tigers. Ross
man and Schaefer were going and the
addition Of the new men prevented
imminent danger.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-17

regret not having seen more, but never
me. You see, Brewer, am one Of the
easy-going, placid, serene type, and
whatever turns up suits me perfectly.
guess if you ask my family far and
wide you won't find one member to
deny that statement, or if you do, you
will just have the kindness to let ME
know who it is and I'll take steps to
prevent their ever expressing such an
opinion a second time.
Fine view here Good road. Believe
I'll have machine of my own when l
island off at sea? Belle-Isle, Ell? Du.
mas Belle-Isle? Very interesting.
We might make little excursion out
there, calling ourselves the Three
Mousquetairs. Ell? I'll be d'Artagnan;
l always fancy d'Artagnan. tell you,
Brewer, something martial gets up
and stirs around in my bosom as a
result of this trip-a sort of dare.
devil, Robert-the-Devil, piratical, Cru
sader sort of a thrill. shall never be
sorry that l came. The trip has not
been one of unmitigated joy. We
have borne our crosses-many crosses
and yet l will remark-and I'll swear
it, too, if you like-that I'm glad
came.
I've seen thoroughly every place
I've been in. I've made my niece en-
joy life, and I've made every one else
with whom / came in contact enjoy
life. I've won for her just the one
man calculated to make her happy,
and now l am headed for the one land
calculated to make me happy.
"T'm glad that l came, I'm glad that
l came"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-17
Seeing France with
Uncle John
BY ANNE WARNER
YVONNE to Her MOTHER
Copyright, By the Century %.

lish. But after a while we came to
the first menhirs, and uncle just about
went into a fit. They are the most
curious things l ever saw, for they
stand in parallel rows miles long and
every one is resting on it's little end
and has been resting on it's little end
for thousands of years. At the first
glance uncle said they were arranged
so just for tourists; but he got out
and walked around them and tried to
shake one or two, and then he said
he wouldn't have missed seeing them
for the world and that he should never
regret coming to Europe as long as he
might live hereafter. He was perfect.
ly lovely for while after that, and
we looked at dolmens and cromlechs
the whole afternoon, and sometimes
we thought they were hay-mows when
we saw them far ahead and some
times We thought they were houses.
We only had one unfortunate time,
and that was when we had to ferry
over the Crach. The ferry was on the
other side, and that upset uncle right
away, and he asked me if my exper-
fence had ever led me to ferry that
was not on the other side. They took
nearly half an hour to bring it across,
and uncle said that it would be
great day for Europe if she ever
learned what time spelt, and he
looked at me as if l were Europe
while he said it. They are building
bridge over the Crach, and as soon as
we embarked on the rickety old ferry,
it blew in between two of the piers
and wedged tight, with us on it. I'm
Gle asked me if was going to have
the face to tell him that we were not
stuck and were not going to be stuck
there indefinitely, and 1 really didn't
know what to answer. The men in
the boat hollered and hauled and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-17
No Trouble at All for Retired Singer
to Account for the Carbolic
Acid

81 was on my way home one night,
said the retired baritone, according to
Illustrated Bits, land the hour was
late. AS turned corner at lonely
spot wild-eyed man stepped out in
front of me. In his right hand he
carried a pistol and in his loft a
cleaning knife. With a low, hooking
laugh he thrust his burly form athwart
my path, and said:
AT last 1 have you in my power.
1 have sworn to kill the first man /
met after a. m. You are he-also
it. Would you rather be shit or
stabbed?'
Immediately 1 saw had to do with
a mailman Quick thought was neces-
sary. Right there and then my long
training stood me well in hand. TAX
ing a pint bottle of carbolic acid
rom my overcoat pocket, l remarked,
jovially:
"'Old scout, greet thee as friend.
Kill me if thou wilt, but first let Us
drink success to the crime
1T made hit with the bug. He
grabbed the bottle and took swallow
like a stage hand. AS he fell with
ing on the sidewalk 1 stepped over his
body and continued on my way"
How did you happen to have bot
tie of carbolic acid with you?" asked
the incredulous press agent.
II was taking it home to put on my
hair" answered the retired baritone.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-17
UNCLE JOHN WELL CONTENT.

well, Mrs, Brewer, this is certain.
ly the only way to travel, after all.
Comfortable, clean-for if there is a
smell, some other fellow gets it-and
no jolting. And now that l have that
dear child established and off my
mind, feel that can conscientiously
give myself a few days of free and
easy pleasure. I've done nothing up
to now but consider Yvonne and her
needs, mental and material and al
though I love the child like my own,
still l cannot but admit that a young
girl is great care. And of course you
never can be positive that the right
man will turn up. However, all's well
that ends well, and I'm happy to say
that I'm ending this little trip ex-
tremely well content. Some men might
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-17
One Woman's Way.

II suppose" said the American
youth, who had just been handed a
frosty digit, you wouldn't marry for a
title, would your"
Il should say not" replied the heir
ess. "A girl who marvies for any
thing but love is foolish
Well" rejoined the young man.
I'm glad of that-eyen if l am a
loser"
"But I dom. mind saying" contin-
ued the girl with the obese bank bal
ance, Chat a man will have to have a
title before I can love him."
After the brick hou1e had been
pushed over on him, f1guratively
speaking, the young man batted out
home run.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-17
MARSHALL CHESS CHAMPION
Wins Title from Showalter In Match
Lasting II Days-PIay Again
in the Spring.

Frank ]. Marshall of Brooklyn now
holds a clear title to the chess cham.
pionship of the United States. He won
it in the twelfth game of his match
with Jackson w. Showalter of George
town, KY, which began November 8
and ended November 26 in Lexington,
KY. Marshall opened the game, cne.os-
ing queens gambit decline, and intend
ed to play for draw. Showalter re-
piled with kings pawn counter-gam.
bit and tried to force win. This put
him into an embarrassing position and
compelled him to resign on the TWEEN
ty-ninth move. Showalter immediate
ly challenged for return match, to be
played next spring. Marshall accept.
ed, STIMULATING that the date shall be
in advance of the tournament in Ham
burg, Germany, in which he expects
to play.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-17
Herbert Spencer.

Herbert Spencer was bachelor,
declaring that he had no time to get
married" Spencer never saw loco
motive. but was construction engi-
neer in his younger days for the Lon
don & Birmingham railway, and later
on served in similar capacity with
the Birmingham & Gloucester rail-
way. 1t is not true that Spencer was
ever in actual want, but his finances
were at times very low. The $1,000
raised by friends in America was ac-
cepted by Mr.. Spencer "as trust to
be used for public ends"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-17
SAVE THIS RECIPE FOR COLDS

Mix half pint of good whiskey with
two ounces of glycerine and add one
half ounce Concentrated pine CON-
pound. The bottle is to be well shaken
each time and used in doses of tea.
spoonful to tablespoonful every four
hours" Any druggist has these ingre.
dents or he will get them from his
wholesale house. The Concentrated
pine is special pine product and
comes only in half ounce bottles, each
enclosed in an alright case, but be
sure it is labeled concentrated" This
is one of the best and quickest rame.
dies known to science.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-17
Kind Pa.

mo, Tommy, you can't 60 swim.
ming to-day. You will have to help
me clean out the basement this morn
ing"
Tommy-Boohoo! And then this
evening the kids will lanugh at me for
not being able to go.
Pa-Oh, I'll tell you how to ar
range that. This afternoon you can
run the lawn mower and when the
sun strikes your neck it will peel and
turn fiery red and the boys will think
you have been swimming.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-17
Precocious.

The little girl was acting naughtily
before company. Her mother warned
her sharply.
IF you do that again, I'll smack
you" she said
mo you WON'T replied the pert
daughter. Ell sit down on myself and
then you can't"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-17

swore in Gaelic, and finally we were
free for so feet, and then the tide
blew us in between two other piers
Uncle said he could but feel that be-
ing stuck twice on the same ferry
was a poor reward for kind-hearted
man who was trying to the best of his
ability to give some species of instruc-
tive amusement to an innocent girl,
and then he looked severely at the
setting sun while we came loose
again and progressed so feet more. A
great, thick wave came then and
broke over the horse and smashed us
in so hard and fast that was honest
ly scared. Uncle was too mad for
words. He said that he would just
make one remark, and that was that
if he ever gave me a chance to be-
guile him away from civilization again
he would cheerfully and contentedly
and silently end his days on any ferry
which / would choose to designate to
him. 1t was getting cold, and l was
so tired from yesterday that / just
shut my eyes and did not speak at
all, and when we came loose, uncle
spoke to me quite gently and was
very nice all the rest of the way.
We were too late for the train and
have come back to Carnac. I feel
about done up.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-17
Detected,

The consul in London of continen.
tai kingdom was informed by his gov
eminent that one of his country.
women, supposed to be living in Great
Britain, had been left a million Of
money. After advertising without re.
suit, he applied to the police, and a
smart young detective was set t.
work.
When few weeks had gone by hi,
chief asked him how he was going on.
1--we found the lady, sir"
Good! Where is she?"
"At my place. l got married to Ter
yesterday"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-17
Roots Eve on Hereafter.

Elihu Root, at a dinner in Albany.
praised an Albany lawyer who had re-
Gently retired.
"He had retired very younS," doc
tor said. tits characteristic of you
lawyers. Why do SSu all retire so
young?"
I'VE want to avoid all risk" saie
Mr.. Root, "ol diving lawyers."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-17

tired all the time and very nervous.
began using Doan's Kidney Pills, and
after taking a few boxes was cured
and have been well ever since"
Remember the Eame-Doan's. Sold
by all dealers. so cents box. Foster
Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
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Next day. Carnac

(Next day. Carnac.
Dearest Mamma: Lee and Edna and
Mrs. Clary are all here. just listen.
Lee looks like a ghost, and it seems
that no one noticed uncle go aboard
that Jersey boat because uncle went
aboard by a gang-plank that's forbid
den, and he thought that he was
drowned, and they dragged the dock
and sent down divers, and finally
came over to St. Malo to break the
news to me. having telegraphed Mrs.
Clary and Edna to come at once. He
reached ST. Malo only to find us gone,
and they have been tracing us with
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-17
yes YOU'RE rirht mol girl shall show to
Baseball Altruism.

Though visitors may win game,
Let not the thought annoy;
Somewhere each clubs home teEcN'
Somewhere the news brings JOY.
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Taking the Tips.

why did Dollarby sell his hotel?"
'He wasn't making money fast
enough"
What is he doing now?"
He's luXuriating in the position Of
head waiter"
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vi Tue " d u u = i
reached it's climax
last spring and I suf-
fered terribly. My
back ached a n d
panied so I could
hardly get around
and the secretions
were scanty, fire.
Quent of passage
and Daipful 7 was
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-17
HyIand to Captain Iowa.

Mark William Hyland of Des Moines
is Iowa's new captain. He was cho-
sen as the leader of the 1910 team n
a banquet In Kansas City.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-17
ECHO.

Tell me. midst the heather lying,
Putting at a cheap Manila,
What it is that sets me signing
For the hand of rich Priscilla?
Echo: "Siller!"
Though she's homely. don't suppose l
With that fact am unacquainted;
Though her face is wondrous rosy,
Echo says it isn't painted!
Echo: "Ain't it,"
But she scorns NE; her extensive
Wealth she very highly prizes.
Is there nothing inexpensive
That a lady's love entices?
Echo: ices"
Echo, If you had my chances
At a ball would you be holder?
What would you do when she dances
With her hand upon your shoulder?
Echo: Hold her"
Yes, you're right, no girl shall show t
Me, the last of the O'Gradys.
Such contempt, so she may go to
whats the word to use to ladiesD
Echo: -!
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-17
intuition.

Who speaks to the instincts speaks
10 the deepest in man. and finds the
readiest response.-A. Bronson All.
cott
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-17

Financial.
Stella-Isn't Mabel going TO marry
the duke?
Bella-No, he rejected the budget.
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Safe Place for the Author.

''In a small town where the audi
ence calls for the author of the piece
to come before the curtain, he always
feels better if the curtain has a lot
of local advertisements on it," said
the manager.
"Why SOP" asked his friend.
"Why, the people in the audience
are not going to throw eggs and take
q chance on spelling their own adver-
tisements, are hey"-Yankers States
man.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-17

the automobile ever since Lee Is so
glad uncle is alive that he keeps
grabbing his hand and shaking it and
shaking it. and uncle says l must not
mention it to Lee, for it might 60 to
his head, but that he is one of tho
few young men who have heart In
the right place, and that he has al
ways had special fondness for him
ever since he was baby. Lee thinks
that under the circumstances we had
better tell uncle tonight, and we are
going to. l feel rather nervous, but
Lee says he can never stand anything
like these three days again.
{MIDNIGHT OF THE SAME DAY.)
My Own Dearest Mamma: Uncle
says yes! He says he has been care
fully scheming and planning to bring
Lee and me together for years. He
says there are traits in Lee which
are so like his own that he cannot but
admit that Lee is one OF the very few
men in this world calculated to make
woman happy. He told Mrs. Clary
that he had foreseen this finale to our
trip all along, and l do believe that
he really believes himself.
l ain so happy over uncle that I
hardly know what to do. He says IL
has been the pleasantest trip of his
life, this little tour with me, and that
Lee must never cease to treat me with
the tender care which he has given
me all along.
We start toward Paris tomorrow.
Your awfully happy,
YVONNE.
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HIS STATUS.

OATS swell horse youse got, jim
ME! What is he, charger, orr"
"Aw, by de way he is always kickin',
I guess he's just a plain mule!"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-17

It's one thing to run into debt and
another to crawl out.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-17

Constipation causes and seriously aggraSates
many diseases. 1t is thoroughly cured bT DR..
Pterce's Pellets. Tiny sugar-coated granules.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-17
SUFFERED TERRIBLY.
How Relief from Distressing Kidney
Trouble Was Found.

Mrs. Elizabeth Wolf, 3SS w. Morgan
st., Upton, Mo-, says: inflammation
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-17
Accounted For

Landlady-This is a bronze turkey.
Starboard-Ah, see; survivor from
the bronze age.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-17

IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ANYTHING
Deuter Tor Sldeache. backacheS or site hes than
Perry Davis Pankiler Get the large size it is the
Cheapest AT all druggists. 25c 35c and 500 bottles.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-17
Important to m others.

Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
signature Rssss ss ssotlMzzzzM
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-17

A girls ideal is naturally shattered
when he goes broke.
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Carnac.
Dear Mamma: I'm just about in de-
spair, and Lee doesn't know where
am. We reached Carnac last night,
and uncle is ''hum-ming'' like a top,
so to speak. But l must tell you all
about it.
The yacht got too far out, and the
new thumb-screw, or whatever it is on
yacht, stuck, and they blew and
pitched until they pitched on to the
Island of Jersey, where Lee and un-
Gle went ashore for Lee to send a
machinist aboard. While Lee was
busy, uncle just quietly went aboard
the Jersey boat and came back to st.
Malo without saying please or thank
you to a soul. He walked in on me and
/. told me We were to leave for Dol the
next day, and for heavens sake not to
remind him of Aunt Jane by asking
questions. l was dreadfully upset, but
of course l never thought for minute
of reminding him of Aunt Jane, so l
packed that evening and left letter for
Lee telling him please not to be vexed.
We took an early train for Dol Otis
always Dol in Brittany, and in Dol
we changed for Rennes. Of course
thought that uncle was chasing Miss
Clara Emily when l saw the train
marked Rennes, but I didn't dare say
word, for he never spoke but once
between Dol and Rennes, and that
time all he said was Hum"
I
we would go to hotel; but we
changed cars again-this time for
Redon. Uncle spoke again, and asked
me if l had the Gaelic grammer handy.
l said no, and he said Hum" Then
we reached Redon and changed cars
again for Array. Going to ARRAY I'M
Gle asked me what became of Mrs.
Whalen, and when told him that she
went to Mont-Saint-Michel, he said
her husband was lucky man to be
dead. Then we came to Auray and
changed cars for Plouharnel, and l be-
gan to wonder why we didn't run off
the end of Brittany into the sea. We
reached Plouharnel about four in the
afternoon, and took a tram for Carnac
at once, and when we reached Carnac
uncle said to pardon the personality
Of the statement, but that he never
again would try to keep up with the
eternal activity of a young person.
thought that that was pretty hard
when / didn't even know where we
were going, but l didn't say anything,
and when he went to wash, gave the
waiter an extra tip to feed us quickly.
After uncle ate, we went out and
walked around Carnac a very little
and saw all the people in their black
velvet hat-ribbons and short jackets;
but when I said they looked pictur-
esque, uncle said that they looked like
derned fools, so we came home. and
cow we are going to bed.
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Mistakes viii Happen.

Mistakes viii Happen.
Lady Ito her sister, doctor)-
THERE cooked a meal for the first
time to-day, and made mess of it.
well, dear, never mind, it's moth
Ing. lost my first patient"