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The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-09-04
1T WORKS
The Laborer Eats Food That Would
Wreck an Office Man.

Men who are actively engaged at
hard work can sometimes eat food
that would wreck a man who is more
closely confined.
This Is illustrated in the following
story:
Il was for IL years clerk In a store
working actively and drank coffee all
the time without much trouble until
after entered the telegraph service.
There l got very little exercise
and drinking strong coffee, my nerves
grew unsteady and my stomach got
weak and / was soon a very sick mon.
4 quit meat and tobacco, and, in fact,
4 stopped eating everything which I
thought might affect me except coffee,
but still my condition grew worse and
] was all but wreck.
Il finally quit coffee and COM
menced TO use Postum a few years
ago, and am speaking the truth
when ! say my condition commenced
TO improve Immediately, and to-day
am well and can eat anything / want
without any bad effects. all due to
shifting from coffee to Postum.
II told my wife to-day | believed l
could digest a brick II had a cup of
Postum TO go with Il.
I'VE make II according TO direc-
tons, boiling II full 20 minutes. and
use good rich cream. and 1t is certain
~ delicious"
Look in pkgs. for a copy OF the ia
nous little book. THE Road to Well
VILE"
There's a Reason"
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time 20 time. They
arc genuine, true. and full Of human
interest
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-09-04
orlaIn Of concord orape.

The development OF the Concord
grape In this country was due to the
efforts OF Ephraim Wales Bull. who
lived at Concord. Mass, with his fam
lily In the year 1886. Bull purchased
a seventeen-acre farm and decided
20 settle on IT, There was a native
vine, named Wits labrusca, growing
in one corner OF his farm. which he
watched carefully. He continued
planting seed each year from his
new vine until the original wild habit
was completely broken UP, and from
the original stock, as black as night,
grapes were obtained, delicate OF tex
ture and OF the most agreeable flavor.
During all these years Mr.. Bull had
kept up his business OF gold.beating In
q small shop near his cottage. In
the summer OF 1853. having worked
up a large stock OF vines. he placed
the whole In the hands OF a Arm
which advertised 1t extensively. In
1854 the vines were sold for IS each
and for $40 dozen to the trade.
Mr.. Bull was awarded a silver medal
In 1856 for the Concord grape by the
Massachusetts horticultural Society,"
Washington Post.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-09-04
PROMINENT PEOPLE.
Nat Goodwin is hfty-two.

Nat Goodwin is fifty-two.
Major Mearns and Professor Lor-
ing will ascend Mt. Kenia.
Ambassador Reid arrived from Eu-
rope to rest at his Adirondack camp.
General Booth was operated upon
in London for septic poisoning of the
eye.
Theodore Roosevelt, hunting in
Kenya Province, killed a bull ele-
plant.
Frederick Townsend Martin gave a
harvest festival to children at Combe
Abbey, London.
d. o. Mills decided to celebrate his
eighty-fourth birthday at his camp In
the Adirondacks.
G. W. Patten said he found Euro
pean grain merchants keeping anx-
ious watch on the market.
Judge Ebert H. Gary credits Pres
ident Taft with inspiring a broader
and fairer spirit among Americas
business men.
General Rush G. Hawkins, return
ing from trip abroad, said that all
England was affected by fear OF war
with Germany.
j. M. Barrie, the novelist, on the
occasion OF the bestowal OF honors on
the Kings birthday refused an offer
OF knighthood.
Judge Richardson. Of the Massa-
chusetts Superior Court. said In Bos-
ton that the divorce court was an In
stitution OF civilization.
Senior Frederick Stires, OF Hayti.
said he visited the United States TO
buy a ship to add TO that countrys
navy, but hadn't found The right one.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-09-04
wAERE sAp Monty Is ooop.
In Old Mexico Bogus Coins Are
Freely Circulated.

- ~ fWkNNNA kNHaA WIN" ~
Freely Circulated.
Counterfeiters find Mexico good
field for their business. An enor.
nous amount OF spurious coin Is in
circulation I'm that country. A re-
markable thing about these false
coins is that they are readily &C
cepted in the ordinary channels Of
trade. II is only when they get into
the banks or Offices Of the federal
state governments that they are TAX
en- up and retired from circulation.
The silver peso Is the principal coin
counterfeited, although the coins OF
smaller denomination, particularly
the scent piece. are not below the
notice OF the Illicit metal workers.
There is no way OF estimating the
amount OF false coin In circulation,
but 1t must be very large, as is EVIL.
denced by the fact that one of every
ten coins OF the peso denomination
in the ordinary transaction OF bust
ness usually is found to be spurious.
The average Mexican Of the lower
class is an adept In filigrec AMI gem
eral metal work. The couuterfeiting
outfits usually are crude affairs, md
the coins which they turn out arc
good specimens, considering the rough
method OF their manufacture. Few
OF the counterfeiters take the trou-
BILE to form an elaborate composition
for their goods. The majority os Them
are content with ordinary lead. In
many instances the coins are cast
In brass and then plated with sill
yer. The silver plated brass coins
are kept in circulation until the plat
ing wears off, when they are no long
err accepted in the usual line OF trade.
II is said that counterfeiters in
Mexico have little difIlcu'ty IN plac-
Ing their product in circulation. In
many instances uncovered by the po-
lice and secret service men the ccln-
terfeiters SOLD their spurious output
to merchants and small dealers IN
different cities and the coins were
passed out to customers in system
attic way so as not to attract undue
attention. The patrons OF these small
stores and market places are people
Of the lower class for the most part,
and the rudest kind OF counterfeit
coin Is accepted by them without
question or comment.
The counterfeiting OF bank bills or
stamps has not been attempted in |
Mexico for many years. The execu-
ion OF work of this kind requires |
he exercise of a kind OF skill that |
he average Mexican counterfeiter is
lot possessed Of. The nearest APP |
roach to this kind of counterfciting
ook place not long ago when many
thousand dollars worth OF fraudu-
ent street car tickets were made
nd sold in Mexico City. These tick
rs were engraved and were good
of the originals, bit II
vas only few days after they were
mt on the market before the fraud
vas discovered and its perpetrators
rregtad
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-09-04
ARTISTIC APPROVAL.

did you tell that photographer
you didn't want your picture taken?"
Yes" answered the eminent but
uneomely parsonage.
''Did he take offense?"
mo lie said he didn't blame me-"
,--Washington Star.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-09-04
MUNYON'S EMINENT DOCTORS AT
YOUR SERVICE FREE.
Not q Penny 60 Pay For the Fullest
Medical Examination.


Medical Examination.
II you are in doubt as 20 the cause
Of your disease mail as n postal re-
quosting a medical examination blank,
Which you will oil out and return 20
us. Our doctors will carefully dag
nose your case, and II you can be
cured you will be told so; II you can
not be cured you will be told so. You
are not obligated 10 US in any way, for
this advice is absolutely free; you are
at liberty TO take our advice or not Rs
you see ne. Send to-day for n medi-
cal examination blank, I'LL out and
return to as as promptly as possible,
and our eminent doctors will diagnose
your case thoroughly absolutely free.
Munyon's. SD and Jefferson SITS,
philadelphia. Pa.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-09-04
MISS KATE L. LUCAS,
PALATkA, FLORIDA,
MILLINERY FANCY GOODS,

Notions, ladies'. misses and chill
dren's summer underwear.
Ladies' silk gloves.
Laces, embroidery. collars. belts and
the latest styles IN spring hats and
bonnets.
Experienced trimmer and designer
employed, Prices right. Satisfaction
guaranteed.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-09-04

Inc way. TO mere. passive keeping
eood IS short compared TO the road
which leads to doing good.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-15
Toll at Capital Even if Taft Is Away

solution were the president at his
desk. The entire clerical force at the
White House is busy, and the only
places where the hum of industry is
unheard are in the cabinet room and
in the presidents private Office.
There are those who do not regard
the absence of the members of the Of
fetal family as wholly unmiXed evil.
The first assistant secretaries of the
different departments act as chiefs in
the absence of their superiors in Of
flee, and it is something even to
man to whom vanity is thing apart
to be able to write himself down in
truth as acting secretary of the treas
ury, or of war or of the navy.
This year in the capital it certainly
is a case of when the cats away the
mice will work. There is more &C.
tivity manifest among the clerks of
the different departments than ever
before
When the clerks first heard this an
nouncement they smiled as they al
ways had smiled when they heard the
same announcement made in the
years gone by. The time for smiling
passed quickly, and it was the frown
of the secretary of labor that sent the
smile into hiding. Mr.. Nagel was
known when he came to Washington
as great politician. Politicians, as a
rule are not given to such deeds as
the disturbing of the equanimity of
employees of the government In truth
politicians are regarded as being more
or less easy Mr. Nagel frowned.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-15

THERE is work in Washington even
4 when the foreman of the shop is
away. 1t seems almost unbelievable.
but there are men and women in the
United States who do not know that
the president is absent from the CAPT.
tai. The list of persons who write let
tiers to the chief executive firm in the
conviction that he is still at his White
House desk, might be of service to
the circulating department of some
live newspaper. There is a sad need
in some parts of the country of a
daily intelligencer.
Reports from the road go to show
that Mr.. Taft gets daily mail en-
route and that in between speeches he
does his best to give it attention.
There is no great decrease evident,
however, in the size of the mail that
comes several times a day to the
White House in this time of the pres
ident's absence. Mr.. Taft's private
secretary, Frederick w. Carpenter, is
not taking a vacation. He is hard at
work, and with his chief at distance
he has to decide certain problems
which would not come before him for
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-15
SWEPT BY STORM
GULF HURRICANE PLAYS HAVOC
WITH HOUSES AND
SHIPPING.
KEY WEST MASS OF WRECKAGE
Feared That Entire East Coast Is De-
vastated. Ruined City, Under
Martial Law, PatroIed by
Armed Guards.

Key West, Florida-As a result Of
the hurricane, which struck the south
ern coast of Florida, Key West is a
mass of wreckage and the damage to
property is estimated at 100000.
Martial law was proclaimed by the
mayor at six o'clock and the Key
West guards are patroling the city.
The United States government has
been asked to dispatch troops here
without delay to assist in patrolling
the storm swept area.
Chaos reigns on every hand, and few
people remain in their homes, hun.
dreds of which either have been to-
tally wrecked or damaged. 1t is i'm
possible at this hour to say whether
there has been loss Of life, but it Is
thought that many lives have been
claimed along the coast.
Havana.-The most serious cyclone
since the big blow of October II,
1906, struck Cuba early in the day,
causing extensive devastation through
the whole Western portion of the is
land. In the city of Havana many
AAAAhoA DuAlolh6o WClO UIOWA uOWA VI
unroofed; almost all the trees were
uprooted and five persons were killed,
one by an electric wire and the 9TH
ers by falling buildings. About 25
persons were injured.
The greatest damage done was In
the harbor, where 40 or SO lighters,
launches and small tugs were either
sunk or blown ashore. At Casablanca
great anxiety was felt throughout the
day for the safety of the Ward liner
MORO Castle from New York, and the
Plant line steamer Miami from Key
West. Both of these steamers, how
ever, arrived safely at $3.50 in the af-
ternoon, having kept off shore for
hours awaiting an abatement of the
storm.
The total damage in Havana and
vicinity is estimated at $1,000,000. The
greatest individual loss has been
caused by the destruction Of half the
coal elevator conveyors of the Havana
Coal Company, at Casablanca, esti-
mated at 100000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-15

WASHINGTON.-One of the hopes
w expressed by the Washington
Aero club for having the next aviation
carnival here is an appropriation nv
congress to help swell the guarantee
fund. 1t was stated by Charles ].
Bell, one OF the Washington represen.
tat1ves at the Curtiss luncheon, that
DR.. Zahm, secretary of the Aero club.
and member of the special commit
lee on securing the meet for Washing.
ION, had asked the cooperation of Nor.
ok In the matter. ]. A. Hall, the sec.
retary of the Norfolk board of trade
said he had not yet received such no
tncat1on, but that as soon as the
matter was placed before them the
Norfolk business men were prepared
20 act.
Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News
and Old Point are all much interested
IN seeing the meet come to Washing
ton, owing to the prospect of a water
Hight to Norfolk. There is a great
deal OF money in that section, and the
local men say they are willing to con
tribute largely to secure the carnival
In the meantime, Baltimore is very
active and promises to work unremit
tingly for the meet.
AS matter of fact" Mayor Ma
hool says, I'VE have only begun, and
whlle the prospect is now rosy, we
must Keep moving and not only retain
our present advantage over other
cltles, but increase it. To get the
meet we must go after it, and keeI
after 1t, and our labors to date will be
lost II we permit our ardor to flag.
From the sentiment generally ex
pressed by members of the club in
New York, am profoundly encour
aged and hopeful. Each man appeared
to be impressed with the energy and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-15

JAMES r. MANN, representative
j from the Second district of Chica-
go. who has been promoted to succeed
William P. Hepburn of Iowa as chair
man of the house committee on inter
state and foreign commerce, probably
gets his name in the Congressional
Record more than any other member
of that body. Mr.. Mann's frequent
appearance in the limelight is not the
result of any desire on his part to
play to the gallery, but is the natural
consequence of his intent study of all
pending legislation before congress,
which he INDUCES partially of his own
inclination and partially because
Speaker Cannon has relied upon him
to do this work.
Two years ago Mr.. Mann went to
the West Indies with Speaker Cannon,
Vice President James S. Sherman,
then a member of the house. and sew.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-15
More Trees to Beautify the Capital

center of the sidewalk in front of the
White House. and rows of elms, ash
and sycamores line the opposite side
of Pennsylvania avenue between Fiji
teenth and Seventeenth streets Red
oaks were selected to complete the
planting of the boulevard usually
chosen as the court of honor" be-
cause they were believed to be best
adapted for the purpose on account of
size, foliage and beauty. Many years
ago fine trees occupied the avenue
front on both the state, war and navy
building and the treasury building,
but were removed as distractions to
the vista.
There was so much popular objec-
ton to the removal of the trees in
front of the state, war and navy build
ing that the authorities were obliged
to resort to strategy in the matter.
BY the employment of large force of
laborers the trees were all removed
one dark night between midnight and
daybreak. Those trees formed a con-
tinuation of the row of sycamores still
standing in front of the White House.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-15
Reads All of Congressman's Speeches

eral other colleagues in that body.
One of the most ludicrous incidents of
that trip has just come to light.
When the congressional party
reached San Juan, Porto Rico, it met
among other natives of the island a
deep student of American politics.
When he was introduced to Mr.. Mann
he grasped him cordially by the hand,
and said:
What! Is this Jim Mann of Chi
cago? am very glad, indeed, to meet
you, and / wish to say that l have
read with interest everything you have
said in the house of representatives
during the last two years."
AS his speech was made in a some
what loud tone of voice, it reached
the ears of several others in the party.
and Mr.. Sherman was seen advancing
toward the native with outstretched
hands.
my name is Jim Sherman of Utica.
N. "" he said, land / want to meet
you myself II you have read every.
thing Jim Mann has said in the house
OF representatives in the last two
years / am willing to bet panama
hat that you have been the busiest
man in this whose island"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-15
PRESENTS SILVER SERVICE.
Miss SchaIier Delivers States Gift to
Battleship Minnesota.

New York. = Standing in front OF
the great after Pinch turret of the
battleship Minnesota, Miss Rosemarie
Schaller, of Hastings, Mimi, as the
official representative of her state,
presented to that battleship what is
said to be the most magnificent silver
service ever given to an American
warship. Four years ago Miss Schall-
er had broken the bottle of wine on
the bow of the giant fighter as she
left the ways and she became the fiji st
woman in the navys history to official
ly represent a state in making the
customary presentation OF silver
service to new warShip.
Miss Schaller, a tall, graceful girl,
dressed in white and wearing large
hat covered with white plumes, made
pretty picture as she faced Com
mander William S. Sims, of the battle
ship, to whose custody as the repre-
sentative of the navy department, the
service was intrusted. The blue-jack-
cts were massed on the top of the
turret and on, the bridge behind Miss
Schaller while she was speaking, and
when she had ended the sailors
cheered uproariously for the girl
whose picture has held the place Of
honor in the captains quarters Of che
Minnesota since she went into COM
mission over two years ago.
The late Governor Johnson, Of Min.
nesota, was to have accompanied the
Minnesota delegation to New York had
he lived, and Miss Schaller's little
speech of presentation was largely
eulogy of the dead executive of her
state, to whom, with tears in her eyes,
she referred as 'one who had forever
entrenched himself in the hearts Of
Minnesotans."
More than 300 guests were present.
Captain Hugo Osterhaus, commanding
the second division of the Atlantic
fleet; Commander Sims, Flag Lieuten-
ants Berry, Lieutenant King, Captain
Osterhaus' aid, and Lieutenant Com
manders w. K Harrison, o. P. Jack
son, 1. G. Wettengel and r. l. Curtin
received the guests on the after-deck
of the battleship.
The silver service of fifty-six pieces
had been placed on an onyx table ana
covered with a large American flag
that was not removed until Miss
Schaller had been introduced. Behind
Miss Schaller as she spoke, was
stand of colors that were also pre-
sented to the ship by the state, whose
name she bears. Commander Sims
himself was not forgotten, and when
the ship presentations were over, ].
Harry Lewis, of st. Paul, presented
the commander with gold cigaret
case.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-15
WANTS DOCKS AND LEvEES.
Speaker Urges Importance Of Land.
ings On Waterways Convention.

Winona, Minn.-"To stimulate the
growth of commerce along the river
is the object of this association"
said Congressman ]. ]. Esch, of La
Crosse, one of the principal speakers
of the Upper Mississippi River I'm.
provement Association Convention.
1--WE can restore river navigation
and will do so by continually appeal
ing to congress and making our ap-
peals so strong and convincing that
they will not be able to resist. There
should be definite amount appro-
priated annually. Another way We can
aid the project after the appropriation
is received is by installing proper
terminals and other facilities which
are necessary if we wish to compete
with the railroads, such as docks and
warehouses"
Mr.. Esch also urged that some &C
ton be taken looking to the improve
ment of the present navigation laws.
The address of the Wisconsin con-
gresham summed up the object of the
organization and was delivered in a
forceful manner before the 200 dele
gates who had assembled for the after.
noon session.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-15
Washington Wants Next Aero Carnival

sincerity of Baltimore and to appreci-
ate that we are thoroughly in earnest
in our demand for the meet. Of
course, none was prepared actually to
commit himself in favor of any partic-
ular city, especially members of the
executive committee, and l can read
lily understand their reluctance to
take a positive position at this point,
but all gave us the utmost encourage
ment, and eevn intimated that they
would work for Baltimore and Wash
ington."
Similar reports were made by 9TH
ers of the party, and the feeling pre-
vailed that a vast amount of good had
been accomplished by the visit to
Gotham.
Still further evidence of the rapid
growth of interest in Baltimore in avi-
alton has also been demonstrated in
the arrangement of long-distance bal
loon trips from Baltimore, and Mr..
Hillery Beachey is preparing flights
for enthusiasts in this section. Mr..
Beacheys first trip of the kind, made
several days ago, was an unqualified
success, and balloon flights are e1-
pected to become almost as popular
| as trolley rides or automobile jaunts.
1t is understood that a resolution
Will be introduced in the council ask
ing for an appropriation to help swell
the fund to advertise Baltimore, and
while the city has no power to so ap-
propriate money, if the council pass
| favorably upon the measure an en-
aiding act will be introduced in the
| legislature giving the city the power.
AS to the congressional appropria-
ton, it is said by members of the
Aero club that, aside from the desira-
bility of getting the financial help
| from congress, such action on the part
of the government would give the
meet an official standing in the view Of
| foreigners which it would not other
wise have.
1t is planned to have the carnival in
Washington while congress is in ses-
sion, and the members of the national
| legislature are not slow at voting
themselves a treat when there is a
reasonable chance to do so.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-15
TEACHES OUT OF DOORS.
University Instructor Holds Glass In
Drama On River Banks.

Minneapolis, Oct. 11.-George Norton
Northrop, of the English department
of the University of Minnesota, Is
meeting his classes in modern drama
under the oaks on the Mississippi
river bank.
Many of the students have cast long
ing eyes out of doors during the gold
en- weather of the last week and Mr..
Northrop acted accordingly.
Seated about the sward, their gaze
bent upon the ripples and waves of
the Father of Waters, the students lis
ten to Mr.. Northrop's dissertations
and mark references in their books.
That the system has proved good
one has been shown in the improve
ment in recitations and the zest with
which the students attack the latter
day opponents of the drama.