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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-10-21
CATCHER HELPS A PITCHER
Often Happens Backstop is Man to
Whom Credit Is Due for Success
Another Side to Tale.

Pitchers often owe much of their
success to their catcher, but there is
another side to the picture. The pitch
er makes the catcher sometimes.
Again, most often it is the case the
catcher or the pitcher makes his
lame and success by his own ability,
independent of his battery mate. But
what cinch it is for a catcher who
does the backstopping for such an ac-
complished pitcher as Mathewson. His
name is linked with Mathewson's in
The battery honors that accrue. and
with Mathewson's unusual control and
head work his receiver has a much
easier game to catch than if he were
receiving for some pitcher who did
not know the batters and who was
wild and hard to handle.
Sk1lful or not on his own hook. the
catcher who handles Mathewson's de.
livery is fortunate. If he is star
catcher so much the better. Three
backstops have been associated to the
point of reputation with Mathewson
since he became a star. They are
Warner, Bresnahan and Meyers.
Others have caught him, but these
three have done most of the catching
for him. 1t was in connection with
Mathewson that Bresnahan worked
his way into the baseball limelight,
though a sterling catcher on his own
account. His all around ability too
helped Bresnahan to deserved repu-
tation as player of the front rank,
ret since no severed relations with
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-10-21
Copyright by Mcclure Syndicate,
By ELEANOR LEXINGTON

ancient and considerable" had one Of
the show places of the county, Chilham
castle, built by Sir Dudley. Over the
entrance is the legend: "The Lord is
my house of defense and my castle
Dudley Digges-Mary Kempe."
When Edward, son of Sir Dudley,
came to Virginia, 1850, he purchased
1000 acres in York county. He was a
man of large property, owning part
of Mulberry island, on the James river
thus called on account of the null.
berry trees, which he planted there, he
being the first to introduce and pro-
mote the culture of silk in the colony.
Samples of silk, made at this time, are
still said to be extant and treasured
relics.
Edward was a member of the royal
council and second colonial governor
Of Virginia Virginia cavaliers"
the Digges of the early days are called.
It Is interesting to note that his salary,
as governor, consisted Of $4,000 pounds
of tobacco. worth 925O. His wife was
Elizabeth Braye, and they were blessed
| with q bakers doZen-six sons and
seven daughters.
| The record of the family is notable
/ one, from 1854 almost to the present
date, members of the family having
been state officials of Virginia: Gov.
ernor, auditor general, recorder gen.
eral, members of the council and OF
the burgesses, senators, members OF
the house Of delegates-this is the rec
ord, and a, notable one The Digges
of later generations have been western
( and northern pioneers.
Dudley, son of Governor Edward
was councillor and auditor of Virginia
colony, and married Susanna Cole
Their son Cole was president of Vir
ginia council and his son William was
member of the great convention OF
1776; another son, Dudley, also was a
member of this convention and one OF
the most well trained leaders who
guided Virginia during that stormy pc
riod.
Capt. Dudley Digges is one name
found in Revolutionary rosters, and
the heirs of Maj. Edward Digges spent
some time and money few years age
in looking up the records relative to
the 1000 acres of land in Virginia
which was given to him for services in
the continental army.
The coat-of-arms of the Digges, OF
Diggs family, is blazoned: gules, on a
cross argent, five double-headed eagles
heads, erased, sable.
Crests: CD An Eeagle's leg, coupled
at the thigh, sable, issuant therefrom
three ostrich feathers, argent; (2) A
double-headed eagles head, erased
sable.
Motto Che Sara Sara-what will
be, will be.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-10-21
BASEBALL GAME IN BERLIN
Liang-chang, Chinese Minister, To-
sether With Many Other Digni-
taries, Among Spectators.

Unusual eciat was lent to the annual
American baseball game played in
Berlin the other day for the benefit of
the Women's club at Charlottenburg
by the presence of the Chinese min
lister Liang Cheng, and his staff, re-
splendent in multi-colored oriental
raiment with braided queues. LANG,
who represented China at Washington
for three years, is a passionate base
ball fan, his love of the game dating
from his student days at Amherst col
lege, where he was the star pitcher of
his varsity nine.
The contest was not brilliant ex-
hibtion, as neither the doctors nor the
colony team, which were pitted
against each other, were exactly in
form. Liang, who occupied box with
Ambassador Hill and Count Bernstorff,
the German ambassador to Washing
ton, watched the play, however, with
unfeigned interest, and LIS rapid fire
comments on the contest proved he
was still up in the fine points OF the
game. The grand stand was well filled,
hundreds of Germans embracing the
opportunity to make acquaintance with
the Yankee national pastime.
The colony nine won the game by a
score of II to 10.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-10-21

rIREWOOD valued at $3.50, ZOO. 900 is
il used every year by the people of
the United States, according to the
latest estimate Of the forestry serv-
ice. Our forefathers used consider
ably more wood, but coal to a great
extent has supplanted it as a fuel.
Little attention has been paid to
the amount of wood used for fuel pur-
noses. In 1880 the census estimated
that at that time there were nearly
146.00O, 900 cords, valued at approx
mately 1922, 100000, or $2.21 cord,
used for fuel annually.
The population then was little
over 5o,00O,0O Since then the popu-
lation has increased to over S6.000,000,
but the use of wood for fuel has de-
creased not only in per capita con-
sumption, but also in total quantity.
A little more than 10000. 100000 cubic
feet of wood in all forms is used in
the United States each year, and of
this 1000, 100000 cubic feet, or about
&c 600. 900 cords, is firewood.
OF the total estimated consumption
of firewood 100000 cords. or S1.4
ner cent, was used in towns and cities
with a population Of from 1000 to
20 900: 1,615.000 cords. or 1.s per
cent. in cities Of over 10000 popula-
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THE activities of the public health
and marine hospital service, to
which is intrusted most of the general
work of guarding the country against
contagion from abroad and preventing
its spread at home, form the topic of
paper by Surgeon General Wyman
in the public health report.
The document was prepared for the
American Public Health association
which recently met at Milwaukee.
This organization is composed of rep
resentatives from Canada, Mexico and
Cuba, as well as from the United
States, and the paper was regarded as
of especial interest to them.
Beginning with "the utmost circum-
ference of the influence of the organ
ization." Doctor Wyman tells of the
protective measures at foreign ports
He shows that medical officers of the
bureau are located in most of the sea-
coast cities of Asia and South and
Central America, and at some of those
of Europe. The service also is liber-
ally represented in Hawaii, Porto
Rico and the Philippines.
In addition to keeping themselves
and the home Office informed regard
ing the prevalence of cholera, yellow
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-10-21
0tO SOLDIER WISHES TO HELP
SUFFERERS FROM KIDNEY, LIV-
Err AND BLADDER TROUBLES

am frequently troubled with kidney and
bladder trouble, especially in the Spring
and Fall. Being an old veteran of the
Civil War, little exposure or cold settles
on my kidneys, and then I am laid up
with kidney or bladder trouble. Your
Swamp-Root was recommended to me .
number of years ago, and took number
of bottles of it and was more than pleased
with the results. I consider Swamp Root
the greatest and best kidney medicine ON
quick results in kidney trouble, bladder
trouble and lame back.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root has done me
% much good that feel if any words Of
mine will be the means of relieving any
poor sufferers that you are at liberty -
use this letter as you see fit.
Yours very truly,
GEORGE w. ATCHLEY,
Des Moines, In.
State Of Iowa
Polk County
A. r. Hansen, retail druggist Of this
city, being first duly sworn, deposes and
says. that he is well acquainted with
George w. Atchley, who gave the above
testimonial; that said Atchley made and
signed said testimonial in my presence
and that have sold said Atchley q part
of the Swamp Root referred to in above
testimonial. Afiant further says that
George w. Atchley is well known citi
zen of this city and an honorable man
and that it was Mr.. Atchley's desire to
give said testimonial.
A. R. HANSEN,
Subscribed to in my presence and
sworn to before me, this 23rd of March,
1909.
E. j. FISK, Notary Public.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-10-21
New Rules Brinu Injury.

That football under the new rules is
not likely to degenerate into pastime
for mollycoddles, as was feared by ex-
perts, who favor the old-fashioned
game, is shown by the injuries already
sustained by players on Franklin field
Philadelphia, in regular games and in
practise. Here is the list up to date:
Brown, Dickinson college, broken
collar bone; Bookmeyer, Pennsylvania,
broken collar bone; Bloom, Pennsylva,
mia, collar bone broken, Marks, Penn
sylvania, shoulder dislocated; HutcEin
son, Pennsylvania, wrenchec knee, our
of game for week; Clark and Keough
Pennsylvania, water on knee; Young
Joudet and Shoemaker, Pennsylvania
lame knees or ankles.
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the New York club it is as a manager
rather than as backstop that he has
remained prominent.
Johnny King needed no Mordecai
Brown to bring him to the front. as a
crack catcher, for King has been a
backstop in thousand and has done
more to make pitchers than pitchers
ever did to enhance his reputation.
Wilbert Robinson made pitchers in
the old Oriole days and made ordi-
nary pitchers do first-class work by
his coaching, advice and general abil-
ity. Russell Ford of the Highlanders
is a great pitcher and association
with him increases the fame of his
catcher, but the fact must not be
overlooked that Ed Sweeney has had
a good deal to do with his success.
Sweeney understands the vagaries of
Fords splitter as nobody else does and
without him Ford doesn't do so well
with his freak moist ball.
Cy Young and Lou Criger, each
great on his own merits, nevertheless
helped boost each other great deal.
Young, by the way, is not in all re-
spects an easy pitcher to catch. He
has fine control and is a good general,
but he throws what is known as
heavy speed. Given a catcher with a
certain amount of native ability and
Walter Johnson, the speediest pitcher
in the game, will do more to make
that catcher than the latter will do to
make him.
Any catcher would be helped by
such pitcher as Bender, twirler
who can come pretty near putting
the ball where he expects to put it.
When the eccentric Waddell was with
the Athletics Schreckengost did most
of his catching and contributed a
good deal toward the Rube's effective
ness, but so far as reputation went
Waddell did much more to spread
Schreck's than Schreck did toward
making the Rube famous.
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Briggs is name admitting of a
variation or so, although, at first
glance. it seems adapted to one
photography, and are only-Brigg,
Brigge, Briggs, Briggs are forms
found in the records. The name is
said to have the same derivation as
Bridge; from residence near bridge.
Bridge in time, by some branches of
the Bridge family, became changed to
Briggs. Ate Brigge, and BRUCE are
ancient forms, also Bridges. The
name, in Anglo-Saxon, for a bridge,
was "brieg." Ate Brugeende-at the
bridge-end-is name also found in
the records, shortened afterwards to
Attibridge.
The first of the name here, was
Clement Briggs, who came over on
the Fortune" 1921. "He was per-
son of Importance" it is pleasing to
record, and he acquired two wives:
Joan Allen, and Elizabeth, whose sur
name must be indicated by dash.
Clement had a large family of sons,
and died 1859, leaving an estate "val-
ued sumo total at G65, Z sh." A
resident, at first, of Plymouth colony,
he lived at Dorchester 1880, and two
years later, removed to Weymouth.
He is supposed to have come from
Southwark, England.
80 or John Briggs of Sandwich
came on the Blessing" John Lester
master, 1886. He had brothers, who
came with him, and their home is said
to have been Halifax, England. Their
descendants are found throughout
New England, particularly southeast
ern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
John married Katherine, and of their
children. two were named Samuel and
Sarah.
A John Brigs-one e" oniy-was
living in "West jersey" about 1880.
Other forefathers were Edward Briggs
of Newport, R. l., 1862; Matthew, or
Matthias BRIGGS of bingham, who
also married Deborah, and Edmund
Briggs of Topsfeld, who sometimes
wrote his name Bridges.
In the Scituate (Mass.) records,
1643, is the name of Walter Briggs,
and it is also put down that he bore
arms-not only fire arms in defense
of his adopted country, but a coat-of-
arms, inherited from ancestors whose
lives were spent amid clashing steel
and waving spears-perhaps!
Norfolk, England, is given as Wal
ter's birthplace. He bought land, and
twas a useful man in the plantation"
in his day and generation. His wife
was Frances, and his three sons. John,
James and Cornelius, "partook of the
military nature of their father" John
was captain. James lieutenant, and
Cornelius ensign, in Philips war.
Each son had large family. Hannah.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-10-21

The usual photography in the north
and west is Diggs. Simplified spelling,
you may say, and then inquire why,
when and by whom was the sc"
dropped The writer can only echo
your query, and continue to use Sc"
Dyges and Digz are variants of the
name.
Leonard, mentioned above, must be
remembered for his scientific studies.
His son Thomas, writing in 1879, says:
MY father had method of discover
ing, by perspective glasses, set at due
angles, all objects pretty far distant"
This was some 20 years before the
discovery of the telescope in Holland.
The Digges' family seat, for genera
tons, was in Kent, where the family,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-10-21
History of Red Cross Seal.

Charity stamps" first used In
Boston in 1862 for the soldiers relief
funds during the Civil war, were the
original forerunners Of the Red Cross
Christmas seal, which will be used
this year to bring happiness and cheer
to millions. The Delaware Ant-Tu-
berculosis society in 1907 for the first
time in America made use Of stamp
for the purpose of getting revenue to
fight consumption. In hastily or
ganized campaign of only three weeks
they realized $4,000. The next year.
1908, the American Red Cross con-
Quoted the first national tuberculosis
stamp campaign. From this sale $685.
900 was realized for the anti-tubercu-
losis movement. In 1909, under many
adverse conditions, $250,000 was rea-
lized from these stamps. This year
the slogan Of the tuberculosis fighters
and the Red Cross is "a Million for
tuberculosis From Red Cross Seals
In 1870"
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DEPORTS coming into Washington
Nfrom all over the country tell how the
seething political pot is furiously boil
ing. In New York, Indiana, Nebraska
and Missouri the politicians are es-
pecially busy.
The New York state Republican
convention was a triumph for Colonel
Roosevelt. He was the temporary
chairman, defeating Vice-President
Sherman. That was the first rout of
the regulars. He won a spectacular
fight for the adoption of the platform
of the progressives; he put through
his slate and the close Of the conven-
ton found the Roosevelt forces in
complete control of the situation.
Henry l.. Stimson of New York city,
Roosevelt's man, was nominated for
governor.
In his speech distinguishing be-
tween leader and boss, he said "a
boss drives, while a leader leads"
He then proceeded to lead" the con-
vention to do everything that he
wanted it to do.
The platform as adopted contained
a plank indorsing the administration
of President Taft and that of Cover
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! THINK ilL\
be LEADER |
FOR SOME !
TIME TO !
\ COME 4

W ASHINGTON.-T census re-
w turns on the large cities of the
country are now complete. The fig
ures show that most of them have had
healthy growth during the ten years
since the last count was made, but
some of them have fallen out of the
places they occupied then and their
places have been taken by other cities.
OF the many that have tried, in the
past ten years, to climb into the
100000 class, only five have succeeded.
Among the ten largest cities there
has been only one important change
of position. Baltimore has lost sixth
place to Cleveland. Baltimore's popu-
lation, as officially stated. is 55S,4S5,
while Cleveland has 560,663. The gain
in Baltimore over 1900 was 81 per
cent.
A comparison of 20 cities In the
100000 class shows that the aggre-
gate population is 13,596,S19, as
against 1O,376,012 in 1900 and 1904, lao
in 1890.
The fact is noted that the high rate
of increase is not confined to any one
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-10-21

Records of this family begin with
Leonard Digges of Kent. a famous
mathematician of the sixteenth CEN
fury.
His sons children could read their
titles clear to Edward III. of England,
and his queen. Philippa, through Lady
Anne st. Ledger, born 1856, and wife
of Thomas, son of Leonard Digges.
While speaking of titles and the
blood royal, we may as well mention
that the dukes of Dorset and Rutland,
and the Earls de la War; were
obliging enough to fit in somewhere in
the family history, also George Ne
vile, lord of Abergavenny.
Thomas Of Digges Court and Lady
Anne had Dudley knighted by James 1.
Sir Dudley Digges of Chilham castle.
Kent, and it was his son, Col. Edward
Digges, whom all the Digges of this
country claim as q common ancestor.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-10-21

The most important cogwheel in the
Cubs baseball machine was broken
when Second Baseman Johnny Evers
broke his leg in a recent game at
Cincinnati.
Evers will be laid up three months
and the fracture may put him out of
baseball, or, as was the case with
Mike Donlin, he may have to rest the
leg a year. He was sliding to the plate
and caught his foot. The crack of the
bone was audible to the crowd in the
grand stand.
Physicians were rushed to his aid,
while Evers lay screaming with pain
The injury is compound fracture and
serious, the physicians say.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-10-21
SLIGHTLY Mixed.

Two Englishmen were resting at the
Red Home inn at Stratford-on-Avon.
One of them discovered print pictur-
ing a low, tumbling building under
meath which was printed: The
House in Which Shakespeare Was
Born" Turning to his friend in mild
surprise he pointed to the print. His
friend exhibited equal surprise and
called a waiter, who assured them Of
the accuracy Of the inscription.
"Pon my word" said the observing
Englishman, shaking his head dubious
ly. Il thought he was born in man.
ger!"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-10-21

Zimmerman, the Cubs say, will play
as good a fielding game as Evers or
very near it and will probably hit
harder; but the brilliant science, the
directing skill of Evers will be gone
the great Cub machine is shattered.
Garry Hermann rushed his big
auto to the spot and Evers was taken
to the Seton hospital, with Overall
as escort. The little fellow was suf-
fering terribly and the blood poured
from the splintered bone, dripping
down upon the path. Nevertheless
he was game, and remarked to Over
all. who was holding the broken leg:
You handle that like cabbage"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-10-21
TIT for Tat,

Lloyd G. Griscom, in an interview
sions:
They are animated by a nasty spir-
1t, tit-for-tat spirit; and they 60
from bad to worse.
tits like the case of the engaged
couple at the seaside dance The
young man, little jealous, said cold
ly to his f1ancee at supper:
"rLet me see-was it you kissed
in the conservatory?
"'About what timer the young girl
answered, with little laugh"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-10-21
Poor Prospects.

YES" said Miss Passay. IT found
very nice boarding house today, but
the only room they had to offer me
had a folding bed in It, and detest
those things"
"Of course remarked Miss Pert,
zone can never hope to find q man
under folding bed."-Catholio Stand
ard and Times.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-10-21
Canadians Buv Foxhounos,

Ten couples of fox hounds of the
Chevy Chase clubs pack have been
sold to a Canadian club. This is said
to be the first time Canadian hunting
club has recognized the merit of Amer.
ican hounds, the purchase of the Cana.
dams hitherto having been made u
England.
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Lightning.

Lightning has struck, plucked
feathers from and insides out of chick
ems, and, better than some cooks.
roasted them to proper turn for the
table. It has roasted apples on the
tree and corn on the stalk, and has
struck goober and potato vines. and
cooked the COOLERS and tubers N thd
very ground
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-10-21

held with glory, honor and praise.
with all thankfulness to our good God,
who deals so graciously with us.
Ninety Indians, headed by King Mas
sasoit arrived at the settlement in the
nick of time and shared in the feast"
Among members of the Briggs
family, who fought and bled for their
country in the Revolution, were Lieu
tenants Henry and John of Massachu-
sets, and Captain William, also of this
state. Captain William was boy of
rs, instead of '76. The Briggs of Con-
necticut gave Lieutenant Zephaniah,
and those of Rhode Island, Ensign
Cornelius, George and Stephen.
The illustrated coat-of-arms is
ascribed to the immigrant Walter
Briggs of Scituate, and is blazoned:
Gules, three bars gemelles, or; can
ton ermine.
Crest: On the stump of a tree, q
pelican, or, vulning herself, proper.
Motto: Virtus Est Dei-virtue is
godlike. This is also the motto of one
branch of the Brookes family.
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TWO NEW MINNESOTA STARS
ErdahI at Full Back and Bromley,
Left Guard, Make Splendid
Showing in Game.

Two new Minnesota stars came in.
to prominence in the game played
with South Dakota, Bromley, left
guard, and Erdahl, who was subbing
at full back for Captain Johnston. 1t
was Erdahls beautiful thirty-fve-yard
run off South Dakota's right tackle
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-10-21
Grabs From Virginia Coast.

Not in the history of the state has
there been such splendid yield of
crabs as Is now being caught in the
Virginia sounds, according to State
Fish Commissioner w. Mcdonald
Lee. who was in Richmond the other
night. The crabbers are hauling in the
soft-shelled delicacies by the thou
sand by means of dredges.
It may not be generally known that
Pocomoke and Tangier sounds furnish
90 per cent. of all the soft-shelled
crabs eaten in the United States. Ac-
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Briggs Family

daughter of Walter, married Wins
low, doubtless of the noted family Of
this name. Apropos to Mr.. Winslow,
one of the Mayf1ower pilgrims, he has
left the best account, If not the only
one, of the first Thanksgiving on
American soil. 1.-THE celebration was
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-10-21
Still a Woman.

Hewitt-She is man in her enjoy
ment of baseball.
Jewett-But she showed that she In
still a woman by refusing to nit
through the thirteenth inning.