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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-09-30
HIS CAREER WAS ACCIDENTAL
Harry Mcfntire, One Of the Winning
Pitchers on the Chicago Team,
Tells Of Start.
BY HARRY MCINTYRE.


copyright 1910, by Joseph B. Bowles)
My baseball career was rather an
accident from the outset. never had
the slightest idea Ct earning my live
lihood playing ball or of taking 1t up
rs a profession. The truth Is that
was inclined to go into the priesthood
when l was small boy, and my other
ambition was to be . locomotive en-
gineer.
From the time 1 first can remember
loved baseball and played it, always
as pitcher. if the other fellows would
let me. and when they wouldn't let me
pitch l played somewhere else. It was
at the Brothers school at Dayton, O..
that l first belonged to an organized
team. was backstop for the catcher,
and very proud to chase balls that
went past him. l began to study pitch
ing then, for we had a good pitcher on
the school team. and watched to see
what he did to puzzle batters. One
Of the priests had been pitcher at
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-09-30
Daniels, the Swimmer, Retire..

Announcement is made here that
Charles M Daniels Of the New York
Athletic club, champion swimmer Of
the world at 100, $50 and 220 yards;
Olympic champion Of st. Louis,
Athens and London, and American
champion at all distances from forty
yards to one mile, has decided to 70.
tire. While no reason is given for
Daniels decision to abandon the
sport in which he has reigned singu
larly supreme, it Is limited that new
found matrimonial cares are moro OF
less responsible. ,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-09-30

Simeon Goodboy fellowship, and the
annual stipend amounted to $65O5O.
This, however, would not be availa-
BILE for four months Then it re-
CURED to him with sudden disgust
that old Simeon Goodboy had shackled
his foundation with an absurd condi-
uon-the appointee to its benefits
must engage In no other occupa-
ton on pain of instant forfeiture!
thought of it, but it was guffaw
without merriment.
So 1t seemed to old Aileen, the dor
mitory scrubwoman, who was max
ing her final round of the halls in the
building for the college year. She
didn't like the ring of 1t, and she
halted at Paul's door to tell him So
"'Twas the laugh of a ghost, Mr..
Conover, and little BETTER" she de-
clared. "'Twas not a bit like the
laugh Of a man that has finished his
Job"
you've finished yours, Ateen, for
ehe year, and 1 don't hear you laugh
AuSs odlu L dul, JOCOScvy. GU OuRQC
to be feeling especially jolly"
Then I'm not, Mr.. Conover," the
old woman returned promptly. Meth
er would you If you hadn't been able
to lay by cent and your work was
over for the summer"
Cant you get other work."
'I could, Mr. Conover. but agreed
to take no other Jobs willie held this
one"
At this Paul broke into a laugh so
genuine that old Aileen could find
no fault with 1t. 1t was so like the
ridiculous condition imposed by the
fellowship that, moved by a sudden
whimsical inspiration, he told her the
whole story, and did not fail to call
attention to their similar plights. The
old woman appreciated the humor of
the situation and quite agreed with
him in his estimate of the absurdness
of those who impose impracticable
conditions.
what are you going to do?" she
asked when he had begun to look
serious again.
Look for something to do" he re-
piled cheerfully.
"No," she said, shaking her head
decidedly and looking almost fierce
In her disapproval. Don't you do 1t,
Mr.. Conover. Them honors don't
como along every day. When you
get one, you ought to hang on to 1t.
Don't you do lick to spoil that fell
lowship."
"All right. then. III settle down and
live on my prinslpak-a7 cents" he
laughed
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-09-30
More Civic Rivalry.

Squire Durnitt-We don't have any
burglaries in Lonelyville. and you've
had half dozen or more in your
town.
Uncle Welbygosh (of Drearyhurst)
Their amt nothin' in your blamed
old town that's wuth stealth. an the
burglars all know it
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-09-30
NAUGHTY Bow.

II have been waiting for a week to
see you the worst way" he said.
'Y0a oueat to hare cone hale az
hour earlier when she had her bathing
suit on" her brother hastily replied.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-09-30
Latest Mine Horror.

The Doctor-Of course, II the opera
tors in the anthracite and bituminous
fields form a coalition
The Professor-Then there will be
nothing for the consumers to do but to
coalesce.-Show CURTIN.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-09-30
still Life.

"A moving-picture man was out
here trying to take some pictures of
life on the farm. But he left kinder
discouraged"
Pictures not success?"
mot entirely. He couldn't ketch
the hired man in motion"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-09-30
Wealth on Library Shelves.

Our greatest wealth is not In work
ard warehouses or balances at the
bank 1t lies on the shelves Of our
librarieA .-.s
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-10
A THRILLING RIDE.
The Piano Run a Frenehran Gave .
 Locomotive Enaineer

Il was lOiteriu. around the streets last night" said Jin Nelson. one of the old locomotive engineers running into New Orleans As 1 had nothing to do dropped into a concert and heard sleek looking Frenchman play a piano ill way that made me feel all over ln spots. AS soon as he sat down on the stool l knew by the way he handled himself that he understood
 the machine he was running He 1 tapped the keys away up one end. just as if they were gauges and he Walltca to see if he had water enough. Then he looked up as if he wanted to know
 how much steam he was carrying an.
 the next moment be pulled open tho
 throttle and sailed on to the main line as if he was half an hour laee. luu could hear her thunder over culverts and bridges and getting faster and faster. until the fellow rocked about 1n his seat like cradle. Somehow ] thought 1t was old 36 pulling a pas senger train and getting out of the way of a special. The fellow worked the keys on the middle division like lightning, and then he flew along the north end of the line until the drivers went around like a buzz saw and go. excited About the time l was fixing to tell him to cut her off a little he kicked the Hampers under the machine wide open, pulled the throttle ava, back in the tender, and how he did run! 1 couldn't stand 1t any longer. and yelled to him that he was pound ing in the left side, and if he wasn't careful he'd drop his ash pan. Bu he didn't hear. No one heard me Everything was flying and whizzing Telegraph poles on the side of the track looked like row of cornstalks. and trees appeared to be a mudbank and all the time the exhaust of the old machine sounded like the hum of a bumblebee. l tried to yell out, but my tongue wouldn't move. He went around the curves like bullet, slipped an eccentric, blew out his soft plug went down grades fifty feet to the mile and not a controlling brake set. She went by the meeting point at mile and a half minute, and calling for more steam. My hair stood up straight, because knew the game was up. Sure enough, dead ahead of us was the headlight of a special. In a daze l heard the crash as they struck, and l saw cars shiyered into atoms, people smashed and mangled and bleeding and gasping for water. heard another crash as the French professor struck the deep keys away down on the lower end of the southern division, and then I came to my senses. There he was at a dead standstill, with the door of the firebox of tine machine open, wiping the precipitation off his face and lowing to the people before him. If live to be thousand years old I'll never forget the ride that Frenchman gave me on piano." Life
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-10
A CHINESE BANQUET.
Culinary Mysteries That BewiIdsre,
 an EnQIishwoman.

Culinary Mysteries That eewildsred d
 an EngIishwoman.
 One moment we were eating ducks eggs whose blackened, lime favored whites indicated that their age was unimpeac chable; the next we were grap. bling with sea weeds, macaroni and the slippery sharks fins that eluded our clumsily manipulated sticks. Now we tackled-not without fear-un- known meats and vegetables cooked in sugar, fresh shrimps, mushrooms from Mongolia, young bamboo sprouts, pi. geons' eggs and hundred different foreign tasting messes. Then clean plates were given to us, and bowls of s1ckly pink sirup, sweet potato and Indian corn cakes of dusky hue were set before each one. These were only crevice fillers and concluded the first and lighter portion of the repast. Now came the real substantial meal, where In every dish had an accompaniment ot smaller ones, containing gravies. etc., in which to dip the morsel taken from the central bowl.
 There was stewed duck cooked with out salt, roast sucking pig, forcemeat balls and chicken; there were soups of birds nest, of mushroom, of vegetables and of sea slugs. There was grilled fresh water fish. which, according to custom, was helped from the top side only, for the Chinese remembers his servant. And, finally, at the conclu- sion the inevitable small bowl of rice and rice water was set before each person.
 After some three hours, with feel Ing of thankfulness that all was over. pipes, cigarettes and tea were served, and it seemed to me that the delicious aroma which rose from the latter soothed our senses and almost dis pelled the antipathy that had been growing on us for all things Chinese Mary Moore in London Express.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-10
Heat.

Little things like baeiln will live in a temperature of above 211 degrees r. Experimental observations of stokers have shown that man Is a cousin to the salamander. Dante made six fiery circles of hell and felt constrained to resort to ice for the seventh and last condemnation of souls. Heat, in other words, is relative term. Heat is beneficient if you like things hot. It depends on the point of view. Heat is supposed to be enervating The hook worm is engendered by it. But, then. a race horse will go much faster on a hot day than cool one. The fierccst rays of the sun appear to lubricate the Joints. There are various kinds Of heat, such as just common. everyday heat, nrickly heat and the heat of dc bate. etc.-Kansas City Times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-10
TESTING FIRE CLAY.
Inc Most Practical Method Is to LN.
 orally Eat It.

Fire clay has been in use for cen. turies, and yet l believe the industry IS one which lacks definite laws more than any other, including those which are either modern or ancient and of less prominence. You can go to a manufactures of steel and specify what you want by actual figures or statements and you can check the prod uet by chemical analysis or mechanical tests and thus make sure you get what you need. The producer knows how to comblne certain elements and what quantities of various kinds to combine Ill ofder 10 get result at least very closely approaching what you call for, uat not so in the fire clay business. In lne past the most skilled and highest saiarled chemists have been employed 10 make tests, to promote and carry through investigations on the natural product and to study the workings of certain manufactured and elaborated articles derived therefrom. The result has been, generally speaking, confusion worse confounded. Two professors, working at similar times on brick or clay obtained from the same source and manufactured under exactly equal conditions, have recorded diametrically opposed conclusions! The same scien- tists at different periods have reached vastly varying conclusions when test ing identical qualities and shapes of bf!rkS so can you wonder if promi. h9llt fire clay manufacturer should ax. aim. s:s heard one on an occasion
 & having the above exy4rlence.
 .! f">1S "t fire clay are empirical, and
 "'r-j! st'rtIer trust our Superinleud-
 | te nj and select his clays in the
 .,;e.!i .i.l way than pay high fee ar hi;- throws reccmmendationsy
 lie chlet method of testing fire clay Y Ef.:vtiral man is literally to ca: |. He eau detect grit and sand best by that method. and good fire clay free from silica. quartZite or fin, clay is free from grit His only othe. personal test is by experiment.-En. gineering Magazine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-10
|0sTON AND RETURN

edonal Educational Association
 ckets on sale June 2s, 29, 30.
 l. 2, and 3. Good to return un- Duly 1:th and upon payment of
 limit will be extended until Sept. Choice of routes. Liberal stop 2 for further information call on H. N. ATWOOD
 AGENT.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-10
A Spartan Father.

Recently first year high school pu- pill handed her history teacher what she evidently considered an exhaustive and final study of Lacedaemonian GUS toms. In it she stated that one Spar tan habit of strengthening youth was to compel the boys to sleep always on beds and thistles.
 The incident reminds one of a story that is told of one of the Camerons of Lochiel.
 The chief, when bivouacking with his son in the snow. noticed that the lad had rolled up a snowball to make a pillow. He thereupon rose and kick ed it away. saying sternly, "Hb ef- feminacy. boy!'-Youth's Companion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-10
The Kind Needed.

"Dear me-" said the first young VI. man, taking her initial lesson in golf "what shall do now? This ball is in holev'
 "Well, let me see," said her compan- ion, rapidly turning the leaves of a book of instructions. ''I presume you will have to take stick of the right shape to get 1t out"
 "Oh, yes; of course," was the some what cynical reply. "Well, see if you can f1nd one shaped like dustpan and brush. ."-New York Tribune.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-10
Kissina In Iceland.

Among old time laws against kissing those of Iceland appear to have been the most severe. Punishment was the penalty laid down for kissing another mans wife, either with or without her consent. The same punishment was enforced for kissing an unmarried wo- man against her will; if 1t could be proved that she had consented to be kissed the offender was still liable to . fine of a great quantity of cloth for each odense.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-10
Burning . Diamond,

The d:&..nnd was first burned by Davy and Faraday in 1914. It was held on platinum rod in a glass globe 0: twenty-two cubic inches of pure hyts."'=en and the Duke of Tus- cany's l.uraing glass-a lens of four. teen in he's and one of three inches separated six and one-half feet-con- centrated the suns heat. In three quarters of an hour the stone burst into a scarlet flame. Out of focus it blazed four minutes and was con- stunned in two more trials.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-10

bur Fast Through Trains from e Rock to St. Louis every day. man Sleeping Cars and "Our Dining Car Service (meals a la 'e), Electric Lights and Fans. pugh Pullman Sleeping Car Daily hicago.
 onvention Fares. Return limit. y days. Limited for return on before October 31st, 1910. Confer
 H. N, ATWOOD.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-10
A startIina Reply.

An English country bookseller sent to London for a copy of book called Happy Husbands" The work was out of print, but the wholesale agent certainly might have intimated the fact differently. He replied that .There are no Happy Husbands' in London."-Lond0n Tt-Bits.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-10
ri,yina Safe.

"Johnny.' ,,:.! the teacher, "this Is the third t:lnv have had to punish you this week. Why are you so naugh- ty"
 "Because." answered the incorrigi- ble youngster. grandpa says the good die young. and l ain't takin' any chances. s."-Chicago News.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-10
aeet Intentions,

Mamma-Johnny, what Is the baby yelling about? Johnny-Nothin'. l lost took his milk and showed him kow to drink it.-Cleveland Leader.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-10
A Bold Jol,ier.

Mrs Hashleigh-Ycs. we've been hay ing considerable trouble with our milk lately. Do you take your coffee with or without!
 New Boarder-I take it within.-Bos- ton Transcript
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-10

Learn to say "No," and t will be ee 0oee use to you tAaD to - abee es Ooad LAt1n.-Sp1Ygeon.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-10

An envious man waxes lean at the fatness of his neigEbor.-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-13
DEEDS SHOULD.
BI)I|REGg'B|.g|E|l
..BEEQRJA|N..
Assessor coMMENc WORK or
ASSESSING REAL lsi ESTATE
P MPTLY5. ON IT \ E. FlR ST OF.
THE: NEW ! YEAR. /
Generally KNOWN.
New Law Provides That No oTransfer
Can Be Made on the Land Books
q After the Close Of the Present Year
untilthe End Of the Next,

= All persons in the county that have
made real estate deals and wish the
proper transfers TO be made on the
land books for the assessment ofSnext
year must have their deeds in the
county clerks Office by the lat day oil
December Of this year.
s II the property has been sold during
the yearland the deed is mot admitted
to record by the last day Of December
there will be no transfer OF the prop
erty until the following year and the
vendor will be paying taxes tha..
should be paid by the man purchasing
the property. SO
The assessor begins his work of as
sessing on the first day os January
and for that reason must take the
property as 1t appears on the county,
records at that time.
A deed admitted torecord on the
first day Of January carnot be trans,
ferred on the land books blythe asses.
sor. 4. s q ;i.i
This fact is not generally known
among the people OF the county I'm,
der the old law they We're given until
the first of':Aprll to admit their deeds
and then have the proper transfers
made of the property on thegland
books. Many people believe this to
still be the law. s
This erroneous idea that is prevail.
ent throughout the county has caused
"a great deal of trouble among the tax.
payers of the county. (. - VI &, 3 "a si
They thought the old Law was still
in, force and failed Ito record their
deeds ttime 10 have the proper trans;
fer made
Record Snur esdss and obyiate all
trouble. I.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-13
lAIlYIlRINAElilIIN
N|gE1VllATEEIl ASTED.
PEOPLE oN HIGH POINTS or CITY
HAVE BEEN With o Ut WATER
FOR SOME TIME AND c coNDis
TON us sAc UTE.
TRYING RELIEVE u: /. ] DISTRESS n!
Police Have Orders to Arrest All Per.
sons Permitting Faucets TO Run at
Night 70 Prevent Pipes Freezing.
Water Must Be Concerned. N !.

The people on the high points Of
the city have been without water for
Some time and as the cold weather
fingers the condition Is getting. to be
more acute. 7. g 4.
The city authorities are doing all in
tlieir power to, relieve the situation.
Z AZ new water main Is being laid and
under present weather conditions 1t
VIII take six weeks to finish the work
sofS laying the line. .l
In order to give the people on the
hills very; possible advantage in. the
water situati lon, Mayor Martin has Is.
sued orders to his police force that
any and all persons that are caught
permitting their water faucets to ran
~ night TO prevent pipes from freez.
ing shall DE arrested. \, IL any person
! is found wasting water in any manner
I he Will be brought into police court
and fined by the mayor 4
When the new water main is laid
the water will be pumped into the line
and there will be an ample supply for
allsof the residents of the city.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-13
.HAlNn0NI HAS DECIDED ITO
MOTHER CHURCH
CONN EcTic UTt :; c cL-AlRS5 TO
sBE MRS Epby rs Is uccEssoRs AS
EAD % HE % ORGANIZATION
~ 81 { Fop EDED
IsIFs he HlLls commission
Sends Thousands Of Circulars Broad
east-Is President Of Divine Science
Association ahd Has Signed Docu-I
rnentss to SProve Assertions.
REPRESENTATIVES, N n Dec IA

PORTSMOUTH, IN, H. Dec. 49,
Robert Charles Harmon, OF East
Windsor, has announced that he is
the successor to- the head OF the
Christian Science Church, and has en-
& gagged Robert NJ. Grant, an attorney,
sof Hartford, ITO bring suit against the
support his claim.
Last Friday Mr.. Hannon sent, sew!
scral thousand circulars broadcast over
tle5world announcing that Mrs. Eddy
had commissioned him on August IL,
1890 gas her successor. The circular
reads as follows: y. -5 7.
~ wish to announce to the world at
large that q am the rlghtful successor
and living representative OF the teach.
siiigs and healing system as taught by
the late Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy,
achosen and commissioned by her ALL
gust 49, $50. at No. 90 North State
street, Concord, N. H. am the spir-
litual head and teacher of divine sci
ence or the science of mind healing,
having passed through her, classes in
! the Massachusetts Metaphysical Col
3legc at 571 Columbus avenue, Boston,
IN 1887; and lhave a certificate to that
effect! signed byMrs. Eddy. shall
DO glad to answer all inquiries in the
interest of mankind for the awakening
and uplifting OF the human race to
help strength and freedom and the
teaching theory of life. l am.
~ RI OBERT CHARLES HARMON,
East Windsor Hill, CT"
Mr.. Harmon says he has papers
signed by both Mrs. Augustus Stet-
son; Of New York, "a the late Mrs.
Eddy, which will support his claim.
The suits Will be brought as soon as
Mrs. Eddy's. will is made public Mr.
lIiannon iss president of the Divine
Science Association. and head OF the
Church of the Living at Hartford. Ct
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-13
MADE ARREST
IN A HURRY
JUSTICE AMOS ENDORSED WAR.
RANT FOR OFFICER FROM
e SOMEWHERE WHO HAD JUST
THREE MINUTES TO GET HIS
Z q MAN AND CATCH TRAIN.

Il j.. I'd j HH y
have iust three minutes In which
to arrest this man and,make my train
and i want you to endorse this war.
rant so that can accomplish both"
These were the words that an Off.
Ger spoke to. Justice E. S. Amos yes
terday afternoon as he entered the
court room where the justice was sit.
ting! K. ~ 2,
lsJlstice Amos was Willing to accom-.
modate the officer and placed his. sig
nature on the warrant without taking
time to see where the officer was from
or what the crime that the man want
ed was charged with,
He did see however that the war.
rant was for an Italian by the name OF
Plazino, who worked about the Balti-
more and Ohio station. IS
The officer made the arrest so
quickly and SO quietly that the other
men around the station did not know
that an arrest had been made nor that
the ltaltan was MISSING. =:
81 sdlligent{ inquiry at tte station;
Yesterday afternoon failed 10 bring,
out aiis information as to tlie nature
OF HE crime or as to Where the pfis
oner w Ken after liIs arrest
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-13
E.'A|R|||l|||II|EIR|!lI0|.I...
THE COUNTRY
PROSPEROUS
MEN WHO TILL THE SOIL HAVE
s Pro FITTED BY ADvANc cE in THE.
COST OF LIVING TO RESIDENTS
4 OF y HE CITIES, SAYS VICTOR
I: oLMSTEAD IN REPORT.

WASHINGTON Dec. 81 (Special)
Eli wind'' which sent the
cost of living sskyward for the city
folks held a compensatipg gust of
good for the farmers by increasing
the purchasing power Of their crops
is the cheering assertion of Victor H.
.olmstead. chief of the bureau OF sta
tistics Of the department OF agriculture
In his annual report made public to-
day. 3
In the past ten years the purchasing
power of the farmers has increased
fifty per cent. Probably never before,
has the average farmer been in a bet
ter condition than today.