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President and Speaker in ''Eioe Down"

honors of fancy steps were even. The
dancing followed the dinner.
The dinner ended, the company
went to the east room, which boasts
an ample and smooth dancing floor.
An orchestra played gentle waltz
and the president led off with Mrs.
Joseph H. Gaines, wife of the repre-
sentative from West Virginia. The
speaker, with Miss Laughlin, a sister
of Mrs. Taft, glided out on the pol.
ished floor in the wake of his chief.
Then the dance was on.
In the intermission, however, when
the orchestra struck up lively tune,
Uncle Joe stepped briskly into the
middle of the room and brought his
heels together sharply. There was a
patting of gloved hands and voices
called encouragingly to the guest Of
honor. In a moment the speakers
heels were swinging in brilliant
highland fling.
Excellent, eh?" he called, exulting-
ly to Mr.. Taft. II was something Of
a dancer when I was a youngster."
For answer the president stepped
smilingly forward, and those who
were present say the two executed
several steps of an old-fashioned 'hoe
down. that delighted every one. Both
were putting when they finished.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-03-25
ACorner In Ancestors
Lucas Family
Copyright by Mcclure Syndicate)
By ELEANOR LEXINGTON

1t is an open question from what
Lucas is derived Various theories
have been advanced The name ap-
pears in classic records. Lucus is the
Latin name for a grove or wood dedi-
Gated to god; temple, cloister
in wood. Lucas is easily derived
from Lucus, also Luke, and st. Luke's
Latin name was Lucas. Then there is
the Latin word lux-light-and its vari-
alton, or genitive, lucis. 1t is possible,
by the exercise Of little imagination,
70 evolve Lucas from lux, and what
IL life worth without little magma
ton, to tighten dark places. The
name Lucasta is directly from lux
casta-chaste light.
One last. word, though, about this;
the name may be from the old Tus-
can town Lucca, also spelled Luca.
The family of Lucas began early to
make history. To go no further back
than the thirteenth century, when
Lucas of Tuy lived, Spanish chron-
icler. Lucas of Leyden, two centuries
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Boone Family

Bohun Is said to be responsible for
the name Boone. Is Bohun, we ask,
the name of some old Norman or Sax.
on town? There are those, on the
other hand, who say that Boone is
name first given, as surname, to
gay and merry chap-a "boon com
panion."
In 1890, Solomon Boone, from De.
vonshire, made home in Bristol, Pa,
and George Boone was also settler,
in the same state, at Exeter, Berks
county. George was born at Exeter,
Devonshire, England, 1866, and came
over with his wife, Mary Maugridge,
and children, in Ill.,. George has al
ways been a favorite name in the
Boone family, of the Pennsylvania line,
and longevity and good health are char
acteristics. One forefather had, to his
credit, at his death, eight children, 81
grandchildren and ten great-grand-
children-70 in all, or as many as the
house of Jacob, that went down into
Egypt. It is further recorded, that
che never had an aching bone or
decayed tooth" One of the officers
of the revolution was Capt Hawkins
Boone Of this line, "boy of TO-
John, James, Judah and Joshua are
names of brothers, sons of one patri-
arch.
Boone Hall, Christ Church parish,
South Carolina, is one of the historic
places of the south, and it was one
of the handsome homes of the colony.
1t was the home of Joseph Boone, who
came from England in 1903. 1t is sup
posed that he was born in Kent coun-
ty. where homes of the Boones are 10
Gated. Boone Hall, S. c., being thus
named, after an ancestral seat.
Joseph was prominent agent in
two peaceful revolutions" as they
are called; one 1zO6, the other, 1719.
The Boones of this line are nearly
related to the Elliotts, Barnwells, and
Walkers, also southern families.
Than Daniel Boone there Is not in
all our country's annals more re-
freshing personality, some one has
truly said. Born in Pennsylvania,
1735, when he was about Is years old
his family moved to North Carolina,
where he started out upon his famous
exploring expedition into the wilds of
Kentucky. For months Boone remain
ed alone in the forests, tasting neither
salt nor bread, nor looking upon
human face. TT was the supreme
test of endurance, of manly fortitude,
of moral and physical courage-and
Boone wont" He held on until he
founded a commonwealth, and paved
the way for that commemorative ad-
mission into the sisterhood of states.
There is romance all along the line
in Daniels history, for it was while
hunting in his early home, North Car
DINA, that he nearly shot Rebecca
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The family of Derbyshire date back
to Thomas Lucas, who purchased
property there, about 1900 /
Lowestoft, Suffolk, is now the seat
of one branch of the family.
Gules, one of the colors of the Lucas
coat-of-arms, is appropriate, for the
family enrolls many hero. The first
recipient Of the Victoria Cross, was
Rear Admiral Charles Lucas, who
served in the Baltic. Col. Thomas
Lucas has the queens medal, with
clasp, the kings medal with two
clasps, and the khedive's star and two
clasps. Maj Frederick George Lucas,
was decorated for bravery.
Frederick Lucas was one of Ma
poleon's soldiers. After the battle of
Waterloo, he settled in Maryland.
Heitman's Officers of the American
Revolution" gives the names of the
following members of the Lucas fam.
fly: Capt. Thomas of New York,
Lieut. Thomas of Pennsylvania, killed
at Germantown; Lieut.. James of Della
ware, Capt. Barton Of Maryland, En-
| sign Nathaniel and Capt. James of
| Virginia, and Capt. John of Georgia.
The family were doubtless represent
ed in the Indian war, for they came
| over to New Jersey about 1852.
| One family came from Normandy,
and another from La Rochelle. The
family has also been represented in
New York since early days.
| In New England the family has
/ lived since the beginning of history
| there. Samuel Lucas was member of
the Plymouth colony 1897, and "Mr
Lucas" had an estate of 400 pounds
in New Haven, 1913.
The pilgrim father of the Lucas
family of South Carolina was Jona-
than, who settled at Charleston, 1855.
/ The coat-of-arms reproduced is blaz-
| oned in Burke's "Peerage:" Argent, a
jfesse, between six annulets, gules.
Crest: Out of ducal coronet, or, z
demi-griffin wings expanded, gules.
Motto: Veritas Vincit-truth con.
quers. Regarding the sybolism of this
coat-armour the Jesse Is a military
| belt or girdle of honor, annulets, or
rings symbolic fidelity, the Romans
wore rings as sign of knighthood,
and one is always used at coronation
ceremonies; the griffin, popular both
in heraldry and romance, is an emblem
Of vigilance. The griffin of story and
fable lived in Bactria, and guarded
the gold. 1t was in defense of this
that he
Through Che wilderness
Pursued the Arimaspian."
Wings expanded mean protection.
AS to the colors: Argent (silver)
denotes sincerity and peace; gules
(red), military fartitude, courage,
bravery and magnanimity, or, (gold)
generosity and elevation of, mind.
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"Bandits" Seal Promise with Kisses

Tell me, now, what would you call
him."
The biggest boys lips framed the
words:
"a thief"
And in that way Clerk Harper,
listening attentively, knew that the
boy had pleaded guilty. Each of thsm
did, for that matter.
The judge ordered the middle-siDed
youngster to step around and kiss his
mother and ask her to forgive him,
and to understand that he would
never, never do it again, and would
have nothing to do with the Dirty
Dozen.
The middle-sized boy sulked. The
spirit of the proud rover Of the Span
ish main told him that to kiss woms
an in court, even his mother. was q
puerile thing to do.
kiss me-" whispered the mother.
The boy still stood debating with
himself.
"Do you want to go to the reform
SCHOOL," Numbered the judge.
And then the proud rover OF tnS
Spanish main turned and fed, and
the erstwhile dirty digit became his
mothers little boy again, and was
caught in a loving pair of arms, and
tears ran down the faces of the boy
and his mother and several other
women who were in court.
And the other dirty two had to
kiss their fathers, that the ends OF
justice might be met.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-03-25

place his club in the lead OF in any
event to bring the nine within hailing
distance of its opponent
Probably John McGraw of the Giants
is responsible for this innovation, just
as he has been for innumerable other
delusive tricks of the baseball mind.
He was quick to see the advantages
which would accrue when the rule
was passed that one player could be
substituted for another at any time,
and after it was put in effect by the
rules committee, kept one or two
men on the bench for no other reason
than to frequently walk to the plate
and smash the ball safely when it was
needed.
The original deliverer of the pinch
hit was Sammy Strang, who could
either worry pitcher into passing
him and thus start rally, or go to
the plate with men in position to
score and usually deliver the neces-
sary bingle to bring the runners
across the plate.
Crisis of the st. Louis Browns now
is regarded as the greatest pinch hit
ter
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-03-25

Charles w. Gordon, whose picture is
given above, is agent for the Atlantic G
Pacific Tea Company in Ogdensburg,
N. Y, and resides at IS King street,
that city. In giving testimony regard
Ing his own case, Mr.. Gordon recently
made the following statement:
Some time ago, while suffering from
stomach catarrh, was advised to take
Cooper's New Discovery, and did so,
two bottles of the preparation putting
my stomach into good condition. Pre-
vious to my taking the New Discovery
I could not eat meal without expe-
riencing pain and discomfort after
ward.
Il had been in this condition for a
long time, although I had tried many
different remedies in search of relief.
and at last reached the conclusion that
/ had exhausted every available re-
source. Cooper's New Discovery was
therefore to me almost a heaven-sent
blessing, and the work of the medi-
cine was so permanent and lasting that
I have had no recurrence of my former
trouble whatever.
81 can eat anything care for with
out noticing any bad effects afterward.
have recommended Cooper's New
Discovery to many persons of my &C
quaintance, and it never fails to give
satisfactory results. 1t reaches the seat
of stomach trouble in mighty short
order"
Cooper's New Discovery is sold by
all druggists. If your druggist can
not supply you, we will forward you
the name of a druggist in your city
who will. Don't accept something just
as good.'-The Cooper Medicine Co.,
Dayton, Ohio.
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gl|I4l|lE 4 4 :z1l RAHr
1AIfEz4{BA5EA| ARg ||5Z ~
Believes Monkeys Do Not Know Much

Professor Shepherd did not enter
upon the experiments with view to
establishing theory or to disprove
a theory advanced by another, but
simply to find out for himself the
mental capacity or want of capacity
of the lumenoids available for his ex-
detrimental work. The professor is
convinced that when monkey
scratches his head, very much as a
man does when he is perplexed, it is
no evidence of thought on the part OF
the monkey. His idea is that it is
purely physiological phenomenon, per-
haps due to the similarity of construc-
ton of a man and monkey.
Another thing the professor feels
warranted in saying is that the mon
key is not any more initiative than
many other animals. He shows that
monkeys that have had a merry-go-
round in their cages, that revolves
when they Jump on it, will continue to
lump on a contrivance of that kind
that is fastened so that it will not
revolve and continue to go through
the motions necessary to make prop
er merry-go-round perform it's proper
functions, just as if the first trial had
produced results.
In other words, they are not able
to think it out that the jumping is a
waste of energy, even if instinct or
something else tells them that con-
trivance looking like that should re-
.. Thnu nnnI1Oh tO in
out of the wet--.at least they do come
but the professor does not believe
the coming is anything more than
instinct.
Hereafter the experiments will take
another trend The animals will be
trained as they are in animal shows.
The animal that stands best in his
studies will be killed when it seems
that he has been brought as far posi-
BILE. The brain of that animal will be
infinitely studied to determine what
changes, if any, in the convolutions OF
the brain have taken place. For that
purpose comparison will be made with
the brain of monkey that has not
been subjected to the efforts of the
schoolmaSter.
Not all the monkeys will be sacri-
feed at the point of their highest de-
velopment. On the contrary, one or
more of them will be allowed to go
back as far as he can toward his nat
ural state, the purpose being to de-
termine whether the brain changes
back to it's first form after the animal
is permitted to go out of training, so
to speak
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III Observation-Disclosures imita

W ASHINGTON.-In imita
w tation is all the monkey has. In
ferential limitations are not among his
mental equipment. Physiologically he
is closely related to the greatest mind
the world has ever known, but that is
where the wise man stops in his
drawing of parallels.
Such are the conclusions of Prof.
W. T. Shepherd, of George Washing
ton university. He has had dozen
assorted monkeys Gagged in the labora-
tory of the university for months,
trying to get from any or all of them
what a layman would designate
CLEAN of intelligence.
These little copies of the human
being were invited to do dozens of
stunts such as trained animals are
taught, but the professor made no
effort to compel them to learn them.
He simply made conditions such that
If they had had any reasoning power
they would have been able to figure
out way of doing the desired stunts
without any further assistance from
him. But not one showed what to
the professor would be evidence of the
reasoning power. Not one showed
capacity to watch the professor do a
certain thing and then do it himself
because he liked the result
Not one of them, for instance, was
able to trip the lever that released a
peanut, although the professor showed
them often how to do it. All, however,
held forth dirty paws begging for the
peanut Not one even made what the
men who study mental phenomena
call a trial in error.
The professor is satisfied that the
monkeys have no memory of things
in the sense that they are able to call
up picture, place, person or thing.
There is no question that they are
able to recall having seen a person
when that person stands before them.
In other words, they are the equal of
any of the domestic animals in that
respect.
He can not even subscribe to the
Darwin belief that they have magma
ton, such as Darwin thought dogs
have because of the evidence before
him that dogs dream in much the
same way that human beings do.
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q OCIALLY and politically the dinner

e OCIALLY and politically the dinner
y given for Speaker Cannon at the
White House recently marked some
thing of an epoch, for not before IN
many years has president enter
tanned in honor of the speaker of the
house of representatives. Speaker
Cannon was never entertained at the
White House with an exclusive official
function during all of the seven years
of President Roosevelt's occupancy,
and no previous affair has been given
in his honor by President Taft.
About fifty guests, nearly all of
whom were senators and members of
the house, accompanied by their
wives. looked on and applauded when
the speaker tempted President Taft
into a test of terpsichorean agility in
the east room. Both stopped, pant
ing, when the trial was ended, but
the opinion was unanimous that the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-03-25
A LITTLE THING
Changes the Home Feeling.

Coffee blots out the sunshine from
many home by making the mother,
or some other member of the house
hold, dyspeptic, nervous and irritable.
There are thousands of cases where
the proof is absolutely undeniable.
Here is one.
A Wis. mother writes:
81 was taught to drink coffee at an
early age, and also at an early age be.
came a victim to headaches, and as
grew to womanhood these headaches
became part of me, as was scarcely
ever free from them.
About five years ago friend urged
me to try Postum. made the trial
and the result was so satisfactory that
we have used it ever since.
my husband and little daughter
were subject to bilious attacks, but
they have both been entirely free from
them since we began using Postum in
stead of coffee. I no longer have
headaches and my health is perfect"
If some of these tired, nervous, ir-
ritable women would only leave off
coffee absolutely and try Postum they
would find wonderful change in their
life. It would then be filled with SUM-
shine and happiness rather than weari-
ness and discomfort And think what
an effect it would have on the family,
for the mood Of the mother is largely
responsible for the temper of the chill
dren.
Read "The Road to Wellville," in
pkgs. There's a Reason"
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true and full of human
interest.
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Conscience Stricken, Appeals to Taft

on Chaln.
When the hole was bored Peterson
remembered the law relative to mutt
lating coins. He searched his con-
science and found himself to be law
breaker 1t is probable that he had in
mind the power of the president of
the United States to pardon offenders
against the law when he wrote the
following letter, inclosing the penny,
which was received at the White
House:
President Taft, Washington, D. c.:
Please find one cent which I bored a
hole in and feel very sorry for it.
Hoping you will forgive me. Yours
truly, Patrick Peterson, Buxton, Ia.
"P. S.-Hoping to hear from you"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-03-25
Invitation Style Puzzles.

A number of young people received
Invitations to beefsteak party which
will take place at resort where many
feeds" of this kind have been held,
says the New York Tribune. There
was nothing remarkable about the in
vitations except that they were print
ed on paper which had an extremely
broad mourning border. The hostess
of the occasion has been widow
nearly two years, and her friends are
wondering whether the form of invita-
ton is to show that she still mourns
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-03-25
Beware of OintmentS for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell
and completely derange the whole system when
entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except prescrip-
tons from reputable physicians, the damage they
will do is ten fold to the good you possibly de
rive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by F. j. Cheney e. Co.. Toledo. o., contains no mer-
curry, and is taken internally acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces OF the system. In
buving Halls Catarrh Cure be you get tha
genuine 1t is taken internally and made in Toledo
ONO, by F. ]. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists. Price, 75c. per bottle
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-03-25
An UnqaIIant Outlook.

again, the ungallant outlook of
some husbands causes divorce" said
ex-Gov. Pennypacker, in a witty after
dinner speech in Philadelphia.
1T is amazing what an ungallant
outlook some men have. I said one
day to Bucks county farmer:
"'Have you got wife, Hans"
"'Why, yes, to tell the truth, have
Hans replied. For the little bit the
critters eat, it amt worth a mans
while to be without one"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-03-25
$3.50 RECIPE CURES WEAK
KIDNEYS, FREE
RELIEVES URINARY AND KIDNEY
TROU BLES, BAG CHE,
STREAMING, SWELLING, ETC.
Stops Pain in the Bladder, Kidneys
and Back.

Wouldn't 1t be nice within week or
SO to begin to say goodbye forever to
the scalding, dribbling, straining, or too
frequent passage of urine; the fore
head and the back-of-the-head aches;
the stitches ard pains in the back; the
growing muscle weakness; spots be-
fore the eyes; yellow skin; sluggish
bowels; swollen eyelids or ankles; leg
cramps; unnatural short breath; sleep
lessness and the dependency?
l have recipe for these troubles
that you can depend on, and if you
want to make a quick recovery, you
ought to write and get a copy of it.
Many doctor would charge you $3.50
just for writing this prescription, but
l have it and will be glad to send it
to you entirely free. Just drop me a
line like this: DR.. A. E. Robinson,
K-262 Luck Building, Detroit, Mich,
and l will send it by return mail in a
plain envelope. AS you will see when
you get it, this recipe contains only
pure, harmless remedies, but it has
great healing and pain-conquering
power.
1t will quickly show you it's power
once you use it, so think you had bet
ter see what it is without delay. I will
send you a copy free-you can use it
and cure yourself at home.
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The Modern Spirit.

of the spirit of the time," asks an OBJ
server, writing from Paris, than this?
A group of three at a fashionable
restaurant table, old lady, middle aged
man and young woman of the society
age The man, giving an order to the
waiter: Bring my mother glass Of
milk, beer for me and an absinthe
for my daughter
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-03-25
Two Points of View.

Mrs. Whoopser-For my part, !
think Mr.. Dyler was mean when he
made his wife promise she would never
marry again.
Mr.. Whoopser-Oh, Mary, don't
judge the poor man so harshly; you
ought to be thankful because he prob
ably prevented some brother man
from being made miserable
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-03-25
His Sole RESTING Place,

A precise Boston teacher spent a
quarter of an hour in imposing upon
her class the right pronunciation Of
the word vase.
Next day, hoping to reap the fruits
of her labor, she asked: Nov, John
ME, tell me! What do you see on the
mantlepiece at homer"
And Johnnie piped forth. Fathers
feet, ma'am. "-Harper's Bazaar.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-03-25
M'GRAW WAS FIRST TO
USE THE PINCH HITTER

One of the recent developments Of
baseball has been the pinch hitter"
Almost every team in the big leagues
carries man who is called upon in
an emergency to deliver hit or bring
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-03-25
Fighting Disease in Greece.

Consul General George Horton. has
made report from Athens on the
conspicuous work of Greek physicians
in combating the country's chief
scourges-malarial fever and tubercu-
losis. An annual average of 1000
persons die each year from the for
mer, while in epidemic years, due to
excessive rains, the number exceeds
5000, which was the case in 1905. The
population of Greece is 2,433,S06. The
people have been interested through
lectures, pamphlets, etc., to fight the
notwithstanding mosquito by draining
stagnant ponds and throwing petro-
leum on them. A tuberculosis con-
gress will be held at Athens next
year, to which will be invited not
only physicians, but all the mayors
and other prominent people of Greece.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-03-25
More Soil for Gotch,

Frank Gotch, after putting Essen,
the brawny Scotchman out of the
championship race, took a little trip
to Des Moines, Ia, Topped Henry Orde-
man two times in 43 minutes and
picked up enough money to add more
acres to his farm lands in the Hawk
eye state. Who's next, Zbyszko?
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A MUTILATED Lincoln : penny
"A weighed on the mind of Patrick
Peterson of Buxton, Ia, to such an ex-
tent that he has written letter in
regard to the coin to President Taft.
The shining new penny made great
nit with Patrick, and he decided to
make lucky piece of it. So he bored
Q hole through the penny to hang II