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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22
THE POLITICAL MILLENNIUM.

Two Kansas farmers, one of them
a Republican and the other a Demo
crat, were quarreling over their po-
litical beliefs. The more they ar
gued the farther apart they drifted.
Finally they called in neighbor
to settle the dispute.
This neighbor was man who sell
dom said anything, who went about
his business, was good citizen and
substantial in every way.
"Well," he replied, after both had
stated their sides, 'my son and I
have been hauling wheat nearly 40
years now. There are two roads
leading to the mill. One is the val
ley road and the other leads over
the hill. But never yet has the
miller asked me which road we
came. He always asks: is the
wheat good p"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22
INVENTOR OF ICE CREAM
Once Famous Lady Of the White
House Deserves Monument for
Devisinq Delicacy.

Dolly Madison was famous for
her beauty, grace and social charm,
but she has never been given due
credit for her greatest achievement
the invention of ice cream. For
the chroniclers tell us that she was
the first to serve this national deli
cacy. The wife of the president
must have been a wonderful woman,
gifted in everything from diplomacy
to cooking.
The men have long suspected that
some woman invented both ice cream
and matrimony, for men for genera
tons have been inveigled into both.
Let boy and girl go out walking,
just anywhere, and suddenly the boy
will find himself face to face with a
soda fountain or an ice cream par
lor. It's just like man who starts
along counting aimlessly who sud-
denly finds himself engaged. He
doesn't understand just how it hap
pened. But he usually marches up
bravely and finds that he enjoys
both matrimony and ice cream.
If every girl who eats saucer OF
ice cream or 'sundae" would put
penny in the plate to erect a monu-
ment to the inventress of ice cream,
they could build a tower so tall that
it would make the Washington
monument look like a fence post.
While it was Dolly Madison who
first made ice cream, they tell us it
was the wife of young naval Off
Ger, Nancy johnson, who invented
the ice cream freezer. She deserves
as much credit as the presidents
wife. They were one in achieve
ment; they should be one in fame
| and Immortality.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22
To Save
Children
on the
Street
By B. BLANCHE BRUCE

stances Most of the children seemed be under 10 of
few the little apparently newbos dirty urhns who ought
cared for by the probation officers if they have capable
of looking after them.
have long believed that curfew law such the good priest bk
of the yards has established keep children indoors after dark would
many becoming criminals feel strongly this point
the night too late find small children the street
wake in the night and hear them.
This vital matter if would do effective work preventing
young people from becoming criminals The subject should be aaed
until remedy found Little girls and boys walk through the down.
the of aer begging under
the preense of selling gum papers,
the will nothing prevent this hope that the
will take up Save the children and prevent crime.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22
OF COURSE NOT.

On First avenue pushcart was a
pile of string beans with the sign
"3c a qt." What purported to be a
quart measure stood heaped high
with the beans, says the New York
Times. 1t seemed a generous meas
ure and a housekeeper stopped to
purchase one. As the Italian turned
the beans into her bag she was
amused to see the bottom of the
measure pushed up within an inch
of the top. She demonstrated with
the dealer.
ooh, but l give so high" he ex-
planned. 81 can't give deep and
high, too, for three cents. You get
very high"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22
AT THE ART ACADEMY,

Dear Old Lady-Would you kind
ly tell me the number of that pic
ture?
Total Stranger-Two thousand
and forty-six.
d. 0. LIS it a sea view?
T. S.-No; it's cavalry charge.
D. 0. L.-Oh! Thank you very
much indeed. You see, I've just
come from the oculist and I prom
ised him l wouldn't use my eyes!
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22
ENTERTAINING NOT A DUTY
No More Obligatory for Woman
Than Swapping Heroes Is for
Man.

l have no sympathy with the tire
murmur of the straining womeT
who speak of entertaining as "a duty
to society,"" We all have duties to
society, but entertaining is not one
of them. There is no more obliga-
ton for a woman to entertain than
there is for a man to swap horses
with neighbor. The conditions as
they now exist are identical. The
neighbor may desire to swap his
horse, but no man feels bound Cd
that account to exchange his own
for it against his wish. Since | have
recognized the market value of my
own horse and how much | am al
ways expected to give ''to boot" ]
never swap.
The real, and usually neglected.
duty to society is hospitality, and
that has an important distinction
from entertaining. 1t is hospitality
only when the entertainment is
without hope of reward. The mo-
ment the host hopes to receive in ex-
change even good opinion, little
affection or admiration, it ceases to
be hospitality and becomes enter
tanning. The foundation of hospi-
tality must be perfect unselfshness.
The question left us to solve in
individual cases is, which will give
the most satisfaction as society is
now organized ?-Ethel Davis, 'Dis-
honesty and Caste.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22
GOSPEL OF THE POOR MAN
Make Haste To Sing and Laugh and
Continue to DeIude
Yourself.

Mine is lonely life, you know,
and often l am forced to bawl my
song, ''The jolly Life 1 Lead" for
fear | should hear the undercurrent
of misgiving and listen for moth
ing else. So, like Figaro, 1 make
haste to laugh, and thus continue to
delude myself, until by and by the
mood passes and I can look up at
the stars or the open sky and know
that | am in tune with them.
That's a great business of ours, 1
assure you, to make harmony. Lis
ten to the music of the spheres and
screw up to the pitch they keep.
There's our art for the conversion
OF the world, for we all aim at that
no less-and l am with the rest.
You. know my gospel and won't take
it amiss for being somewhat musty.
Poverty, poverty, poverty! That's
the cry if you would be rich, o son
OF man. But now, when I crave the
treasure of your golden heart, my
saint, and sigh sometimes that l
may have to 60 without it, amt l
the very inconsistent poor devil 1
complain of my next-door neighbor
for being? Of course, I am. Yet
oh, for the deep draught of your
eyes 1 lately had! Oh, to read the
great trust in your long gaze! Oh,
for the assurance of your thrilled
voice, and oh, for the touch of your
hand! Pm a recreant, I see. Fare
well, Sanchia. Hewlett,
in Putnam's.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22

To one who loves children and would
see them grow up after the old rule,
"healthy, wealthy and wise," it is simply
appalling to note how carelessly parents
allow them to be on the streets at all hours
of the night. Returning from the theater
lately | noted no fewer than 40 little girls
and boys, without the protection of older
persons, on a certain boulevard.
None of these was over IA years old
and some of the girls were very nicely
dressed in dainty garments with huge bows
of bright ribbon on their heads, betokening
parents in at least comfortable circum.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22
The Reason.
BARCELONA A BLOODY CITY.

Barcelona, Spain, where serious
rioting recently took place, was The
scene in 1912 of a fierce republican
revolt. An army, under the COM
mand of Gen. van Halen, was sent
to subdue the town, but the presence
of the troops only added fuel to the
flame. "The Catalan capital, :"
writes Maj. Martin Hume, seemed
suddenly stricken with ungovern-
able fury. From every balcony and
housetop missiles, projectiles, boil
ing oil and burning combustibles
were poured down upon the heads
of the government troops" The up
rising proved abortive, however, and
at the threat of a bombardment the
city capitulated.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22
READY TO DO HIS PART.

An eccentric country squire agreed
to employ an equally eccentric rustic
to rid his mansion Of its plague of
flies, the terms being board, lodging
and beer for three days.
At the end of this period there
were more flies than ever and the
squire Intercepted his new employee
thus: "Why ever haven't you made
a start? You contracted to kill all
the flies"
"I'm waiting for you, guv'nor, :"
retorted the willy rustic. you've
got to catch 'em first. l only prom
sed to kill 'em." London Daily
News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22
Simple
Method
of Woman
Suffrage

Working this plan powerful weapon put into the hands
American manageable whereby they place themselves
advance bnefares Of the dspensaon Instead
referring suppan her feet asng for her hand and life part
nerhp) hay papa let the future wife
citizenship and womanhood in demanding of the woudbe
bridegroom guaranty that he and she shall partners the ballot
equal before the law every particular No could possibly have
more interest public affairs than the mother
future citizen
suffrage should take impetus from the powerful
agency impaired by this unanswb plea for wfhod
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22

In the matter of a short cut to sensible
woman suffrage it seems to have fallen to
the good fortune of st. Louis Catholic
priest to invent the most thoroughly prac-
teal method of bringing it about, so simple
and effective that our only wonder is why
it was not discovered long ago.
Woman suffrage, based on wifehood
and motherhood, is reasonable and full Of
the principles of right and justice toward
that portion of our population without
whose aid there would be soon condition
under which nobody could vote, there be-
ing nobody to vote.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.


U. S. Land Office at Duluth, Minnesota.
Aug. ilth. 1909.
Notice is hereby given that John A. Mel
lin. whose post-office address is Duluth
Mimi. did. on the 9Th day OF Feb, $780, file In
this Office sworn statement and application.
No. O27I6. to purchase the lots l. z and IL of
Sec 6. Tp sc. N. IL. H. w. 4th p. M. and the
timber thereon, under the provisions OF the
act OF June 3. 1878, and acts amendatOry.
known as the Timber and Stone Law" at
such value as might be fixed by appraise-
ment. and that pursuant to such applica-
tion the land and timber thereon have been
appraised the timber estimated l50.UOO board
ieet at 1913 per NJ, and the land nothing.
that said applicant will offer final proof In
support of his application and sworn state
ment on the gath day of November, 1909. be-
fore the Register & Receiver of United states
Land Office at Duluth, Minnesota.
Any person Is at liberty to protest this pur-
chase before entry. or initiate n contest at
any time before patent issues, by fling cor
roborated affidavit In this office. alleging
facts which would defeat the entry
ga Lille j. e. Herman Engel. Register
w. H. SMALLWOOD. Attorney.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22
ZEPPELIN TOO POPULAR.

Count Zeppelin finds himself too
popular and a notice has been issued
In the German newspapers calling
on the German public to desist from
adding to Count Zeppelin's invalid
condition by worrying him with un-
necessary communications. The
number of letters received daily
from his admirers is asserted to
have reached 1000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22
THE HIGHEST FOLLY.

A-The height of folly is not to
listen when some one says something
nice about you.
B-Nonsense, the height of folly
is not to listen when some one says
something scandalous about some
one else.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22

An ideal alarm clock has been in
vented in Berlin. 1t has a kettle,
saucepan, teapot and spirit lamp at
tached, which starts boiling the ket-
tie at an appointed time. The clock
does not ring until the kettle is
boiled. Then it does not stop ring
ing until it's owner gets out of bed,
and finally pours hot water into the
teapot as soon as it is stopped, thus
providing for breakfast in bed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22
HAD ITS CONVERSATIONS.

81 am afraid, madam" said a
gentleman who was looking for
apartments, "that the house is too
near the station to be pleasant"
ct is little noisy" assented the
landlady, "but from the front win
dows one has such a fine view of
people who miss the trains," she
added, with an air of triumph
Tit-Bits.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Duluth Mimi, Sept. 9th, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that w H. Smallwood.
whose postoffice address is Duluth. Minnesota,
has this 9th day of September, 1902 filed in this
office his application to enter under section 23O6
R. S. of the United States and as the assignee of
Heirs of John w. Pennington, the Northwest
quarter OF the Southeast quarter of Section IL .
40 acres.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
lands described or desiring to object because of
the mineral character of the land. for any other
reason, to the disposal to applicant, should file
their affdavits of protest in this office, on or be-
fore the 9th day of Nov 1909.
1O-l us ]. c. Herman Engel. Register
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
United States Land Office.

Duluth, Mimi, Sept. 9th, 1909
Notice is hereby given that w, Sniallwood.
whose postofhce address is Duluth Minnesota,
has this 9th day OF September. 1909, filed in this
Office his application to enter under section 23o6
R. s. of the United States and as the assignee of
Heirs of John w. Pennington, the Southwest
quarter OF the Northeast quarter of Section II.
40 acres.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
lands described or desiring to object because of
reason. to the disposal to applicant, Should file
their afhdavits OF protest in this Office on or be-
fore the 9th day of Nov. 1909.
io-l ll-o &c. Herman Engel, Register,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22

'Tt seems funny, but a lot of
women who would shrek at the bare
notion of a rat will be wearing
around their necks with great pride
this winter skins that come from
sewer rats" said an old fur dealer.
"The rats fur is dyed and furnished
up, made shiny and handsome, and
sold under some high sounding
name, but, all the same, it came
from the backs of common, everyday
sewer rats"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22
WOULD IMPROVE MORALS.

Mrs. Jeanette Ryder has made
great effort to rid Cuba of its cock
fighting proclivities. She has or
gained band of mercy, composed
of young men and women and
through them it is hoped to educate
the children of the country to abhor
the custom and any others which
lower the level Of the moral stand
ard.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22
INNER CONSCIOUSNESS.

"Our friend Solomon Wheeze in
sists that he has a wonderful sense
of humor."
eyes," answered Miss Cayenne,
che is what 1 should call subjec-
tive humorist. He thinks he is fun
ny regardless of what the impress
sions of others may be. Washing-
ton Star.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22
Duluth List No, 545.

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
United States Land Office, Duluth. Mimi,
Sept. 18th, 1902
Notice is hereby given that the Northern Pacific
Paul, Minnesota, has this 18th day of Sept 1902
filed in this Office its application to select under
the provisions of the Act of Congress, approved
July l., 1898 go Stat. 597 62O0 the SEA of NW14
of section Is, in township g north of range Is.
west of the fourth principal meridian, containing
40 acres.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
lands described, or desiring to object because of
the mineral character of the land, for any 9TH
er reason, to the disposal to applicant. should file
their affidavts of protest in this Office or be-
fore the 2Sth day of october, 1909.
gil 1922 J. c. HERMAN ENCEL, Register
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22
BULLET.PRooF SHIELD.

A Bohemian tailor at Prague has
invented a bullet-proof shield for
use of the skirmisher while lying on
the ground. This shield, which
weighs but five pounds, is made of a
composition of wax and felt in which
the striking bullets are said to stick
without piercing. In the center of
the shield is an opening just large
enough to pass the rifle muzzle
Arough.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22
TANGLE TONGUE.

She-The count was perfectly
fascinated with my complexion.
Heidi he tell you so?
She-Yes, she murmured ecstat-
ically: "Ah, mademoiselle, you ave
sooch a beautiful hide Boston
Transcript.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22
RANDOM THOUGHTS.

We are very sorry for the man
who never feels sorry.
1t takes a lot of piety to stand up
against prosperity.
Flattery may shield many errors,
but it won't erase insults.
No day is long enough to waste
any of it in nursing enmity.
There's lot of difference between
a tongue of fire and fiery tongue.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22
WHY SHE LENeTHENs ROPES.

Once upon a time Girl who had
Good Job and Big Salary, and
no one But herself to Spend it On,
Got Married to Tight Wad. She
never Complained to her Friends,
being Proud and Reserved, But it is
Noticed that whenever She sees a
Cow or a Calf tied in a Field with a
Short Rope, with the Grass eaten off
as far as their Mouths can Reach,
she Sheds a Silent Tear of SYM
pathy, and then Lengthens their
Ropes.-Atchison Globe.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office at Duluth, MINI.

August 80. 1909.
Notice Is hereby given that John
II. Hasler, whose pOst-office address
is ClOQuet, MINI. did, on The 28th
day OF January. 1909, file in this
Office Sworn Statement and Appli-
cation, No. O2ol3, to purchase the
SW4 of SW4 of Section. 2, and SCI of
Sci, Section 3, Township SO North
Range II w. 4Lh D. H., and the
timber thereon. under the provisions
of the acL of June 3, 1873. and acts
amendatory, known as The Timber
and Stone Law" at such value ~
might he fixed by apraiSeIneuI, and
that, pursuant to such applicat ion.
he land and timher thereon. have
been appraised. at $2l8.0O: l2O cords
of spruce at Fifty cents per cord,
$50 90: II 900 TT tamarack at 81. 90 per
NJ, S2l 90; and jack pine timber esti-
mated $4,000 board feet at 81 so, per
M. $87.' and the land $50 90; that said
applicant will offer tinal proof in sup
port Of his application aud sworn
statement on the 10Th day of Nov,
1909, before the Register and Receiv-
err of the United States Land Office
at Duluth, Mimi.
Any person is at liberty to protest
this purchase before entry. or initiate
a contest at any time before patent
issues, by filing "a corroborated affi-
davit In this office, alleging facts
which would defeat the entry.
]. c. HERMAN ENGEL
W. H. sMALLwooD, ATTORNEY.
9-l0 lis
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22
PERIL IN THE WATERMELON.

While eating a watermelon the
other day at Travis Misses Annie
Weaver, Vallie Mcdonald and Min
ME Ransom became so sick it was
necessary to call in DR.. Hubert
Meredith and he pronounced them
poisoned. The watermelon evident
ly must have been "doped" at the
patch to catch some thief. Look
out, girls.-Allen County (Ky)
Times.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22
ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.

'Tt is said that impetuous people
have black eyes"
eyes, and if they don't have them
they are apt to get then" -Phila-
delphia Telegraph.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22

TRADE M0RAL-Joan Of Arc
was the only woman on earth
able to resist a bargain adver-
tlsement-and she's dead. II
you've got a bargain in some-
thing, advertise it to the WON.
en- folks in this paper, !.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22

Amish farmers use the most practical
cooperation that l have ever run across.
When one of their number is sick his farm
work goes on just as though he were about,
the neighbors contributing the necessary
work with no thought of payment.
Thus if he is ailing all summer his
crops are planted and harvested and the
grain turned into his bins.
The Amish have their own ideas of
dress and hirsute adornment, to which
ideas they adhere, but these are in no way
Objectionable, simplicity being the control
ling thought.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22
ABOUT DUE.

"Not going to write letters during
your last day at the beach,"
ssI must finish this one," declared
the girl. ''This is the letter | start
ed to my fance last June"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22
LUCKY MAMMA DIDN'T HEAR.

'sPapa, what is a masked bat
tery?"
"a shrewish tongue concealed by
pair of pretty lips, my boy"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22
ON THE RlALTO.

"It will be tough to halter 90
back to the chorus this fall"
81 should say SO, after starring all
summer in the press notices"
IDEAL ALARM CLOCK,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22

Customer = Er-have you the
time, please?
Druggist-No, madam, the clock
has stopped; but we have something
just as good.-Brownings Magazine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22
A JOINT DEAL.

"My dear"
'What is it, hubby?"
81 wish you would drop around
at the market to-day and inspect a
steak that 1 hold an option on.
Then, if you like it, call at my office
and we'll sign the transfer papers"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22
|HOWAmiSh
Work i'm
Harmony
By P. EVAN JONES

communities of Amh and
they always high regard by their neighbors
religion simple but has outandsh features the,
thoroughly believe in it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22
CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Knicker-Water vapor will mean
life is possible on Mars.
Bocker-I shouldn't care to live
there without something stronger.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22
Textile
Workers
Hard to
Organize Women
Into Unions
BY JOHN GOLDEN
Labor Leader

HAVE FOUND from long and varied experience that women
wagearners rule hard to organize In the first place.
they don't think necessary for them to do any
thing to improve their working conditions and when you
begin talk seriously them regard to these matters they
either fail to grasp the of the situation, other
wise imagine that the work of uplifting the condition of the
oers both regards and solely the work OF
the former do not to say that this applies to all
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22

of em hence the present lack organization among
spite of the persistent work done in their behalf
AS illustration let take the textile industry There
100000 textile workers employed this industry covered by cotton
wooen silk jute oneha of these and girls
Yet there 10000 of them that belong trade union The
textile of this country have spent thousands and thousands of dol
lars effort to build strong organizations of workers They
have for them of labor improved their working cond
on and many times secured them higher spite of all this
the work organizing the textile trades both
and difficult.
When endavor show the and girls
sty of joining their union, meet with the co. WELL don't
expect this work long. either intend married.
to go into other occupation"
all industries underbidder
market, not willingly by any means, -
s nsa, ' tss because conditions have '< @
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22
AT THE TRUSTING PLACE

Kitty Won
der why BERTHE
is keeping me
waiting so long?