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Booth Family

Bottle, Boothe, la Boothe, de
Boothes. de la Boothe, Bouthe are old
forms of the name Booth. 'The dis
tinguished Booth family" is the refer
ence in one record.
The name Booth was assumed by
those who possessed the "lordship of
Boothes," in Lancashire. Adam de
Boothes of the county palatine Lam
caster, thirteenth century, is perhaps
the first of the name of whom any rec
ords exist. He was descended OF a
Norman family of rank that went over
with the Conqueror. The people who
didn't go over with William the Nor
man, or came over in the Mayflower,
have much to answer for. However,
we need not give pause to this matter,
but leave it to descendants who feel
aggrieved by lack of foresight upon
their ancestors part. The derivation
of the name Booth is from bowes,
meaning a house, or temporary build
ing-a booth.
In low Latin, the word is botha.
The original county palatines Of
England, it may be mentioned, were
three only-Lancaster, Cheshire and
Durham. We find that the Booths were
important people, and married into
the best circles" William de Boothes
married Sibill or Sybil, daughter of
Gilbert de Brereton, of the ancient
family of Chester, the capital OF
Cheshire. OF Sir John Booth, the
sixth in descent from Adam de
Boothes, we know that he had 10
children and two wives. A brave
man! 1t was Sir Felix Booth who fit
ted out the Ross arctic expedition, and
in whose honor Capt. Sir James Ross
named peninsula of the North Amer
lean coast, Felix Boothia."
A choice of several pilgrim fathers
is offered. The Stratford Comm set
tier, 1910, was Richard Booth, from
Bowden, Cheshire; the Southold a..
L. pilgrim, also 1910, and from Chesh-
ire, was John Booth. Six years later
we find Robert Booth helping to found
the town of Exeter, N. H. He, too,
was of the Cheshire branch, and we
are told that Richard, John and Rob-
ert were brothers. and sons, or was it
grandsons, of Sir William Booth,
knight?
The southern branch Of the family
dates back to Thomas Booth, related.
in some way, to Sir George Booth, earl
of Warrington. Thomas made home
at Ware, Gloucester county, Va. Or,
If he cannot be counted upon for a
progenitor, there is Edwin Thomas
Booth of Belair, Maryland. -
Richard Of Connecticut, the immi-
grant, married Elizabeth. sister of
Capt. Joseph Hawley, the first town
clerk of Stratford. Richard, too, was
an officeholder, and he seems to have
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PRESSED HARD.
Coffee's Weight on Old Age.

When prominent men realize the In
furious effects of coffee and the change
in health that Postum can bring, they
are glad to lend their testimony for
the benefit of others.
A superintendent of public schools
in a Southern state says: my moth
er, since her early childhood, wac an
inveterate coffee dTinker, had been
troubled with her heart for a number
of years and complained of that weak
all over feeling and sick stomach.
"Some time ago was making an Of
fetal visit to distant part of the
country and took dinner with one of
the merchants of the place. noticed
a somewhat peculiar flavor of the cot
fee, and asked him concerning it. He
replied that it was Postum. / was SO
pleased with it that, after the meal was
over, I bought a package to carry
home with me, and had wife pre-
pare some for the next meal; the
whole family liked it so well that we
discontinued coffee and used Postum
entirely.
udu IcdiN Ueou at eiiuSS very
anxious concerning my mothers con-
dition, but we noticed that after using
Postum for short time, she felt SO
much better than she did prior to its
use, and had little trouble with her
heart and no sick stomach; that the
headaches were not SO frequent, and
her general condition much improved.
This continued until she was as well
and hearty as the rest of us.
II know Postum has benefited my
self and the other members Of the fam,
lily, but in more marked degree in
the case Of my mother, as she was a
victim of long standing"
Ever read the above letter7 A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuines true and full Of human
interest.
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legation, a two-story frame building,
the finest edifice in Honduras.
From the capital we set out for the
department of blanche and the placer
gold country. After leaving the city,
we followed narrow trails, the only
roads. All travel and transportation is
by beast.
In blanche the attitude of the peo-
pie is as Istless as elsewhere in the
republic, except that the women are
more industrious than the men, and In
fact they support the men and chill
dren by their own efforts. From May
to December all the streams are lined
with camps of native families engaged
in placer-gold washing. The women
are much more expert in this than the
men, and do practically all of the work.
Nearly every stream in Honduras
bears gold, though seldom is it found
in sufficiently heavy deposits to justify
Americans in working it.
There are legends of fabulously rich
placer deposits in Mosquito, the
farthest northeast Of the departments
nuggets weighing from four to fifteen
ounces, brought out by the Indians.
This region, however, is an unex-
plored jungle, impossible for beast and
nearly so for man.
In the northwestern part Of Hon.
duras are some very rich placer mines
worked by Americans, and few ledge
mines owned by foreigners. At San
Juancito, seven leagues east of the
capital, is the Rosario mine, owned
and operated by New York and native
capitalists, and this is the richest
mine in the country.
There are no industries worth the
mention in Honduras; the foreigners
are shy of investing, fearing the un-
stableness of the government, and the
natives lack the capital wherewith to
develop their natural resources.
Concessions have been recently let
to American promoters for two rail-
roads, and work has been already begun
on the road from Iriona, in the de-
partment of Mosquito, to tap the rich
rubber and mahogany lands of the In
terror. When these roads are COM
pleted, and an outlet is had for rich
rubber deposits, cattle and precious
woods. there is no reason why Hon
duras should not become prosperous
republic, and a country world-famous
for it's agricultural and mineral prod
ucts.
REX.
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B@@th

daughter, Elizabeth, married John Mi.
nor; Ephraim married Mary Clark;
Ebenezer married Elizabeth Jones for
second wife, and Joseph surpassed
them all, for he had three wives, all
told. There was another marriage
connection with the Hawleys, Sergt.
John, son of Richard the first, married
Dorothy, daughter of Thomas Hawley.
Sergt. John was in the Pequot war,
and his hat, pierced by bullet, was a
precious relic treasured by descend
ants for fifty years or more, when 1t
disappeared from mortal ken, no one
knows where or how. Of the Booths
who valiantly bore their part in the
revolution may be mentioned Nathan
iel of Connecticut, sergeant major.
The coat-of-arms illustrated is hla.
zoned: argent, three boars' heads,
erect, and erased, sable.
Crest, a lion PEASANT, argent.
Motto, Quod Fro Spero. The motto
may be translated freely, What l
hope to accomplish l shall accom-
plish;" or, Hope, Perseverance. Sue
cess"
This coat-armor dates back 700
years or more, and was perhaps that
borne by Adam de Boobies. It be-
longed to Sir George Booth, third Lord
Delamere, and second earl of Warning
ton, born about the middle of the
eighteenth century. Lady Mary.
countess dowaper of Stamford Uac
Sir Georges daughter.
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What Alaska Indians Smoke.

"How would you enjoy a pipeful OF
wood shavings saturated with q
strong solution Of pepper as an after
dinner smoker" asked William F..
Quinn of Portland, Ore. Strange as
this may seem as a substitute for to-
bacco, it is nevertheless used as such
by Indians along the Alaska coast.
Their mouths are often made raw by
the practice, and the eyesight Of many
is affected by the st-eng fumes. 1t is
no uncommon practice among farmers
to smoke the leaves of the tomato
and potato plants. While both these
plants contain a narcotic poison, the
smoking of leaves in moderation is
harmless. Excessive use, though,
produces a heavy stupor, from which
the smoker awakes with terrific
headache and a feeling of utter ex-
haustion. Insanity and suicide have
often been caused by the immoderate
use of these two weeds. Rhubarb,
beet, and even garden sage leaves are
all smoked by farmers, but are per-
haps the least harmful of substitutes
for tobacco"
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Rd DoINGs {Efz
tsA,n4 caP y l,1hs9
Census Returns Show Lure of CITY

into consideration in a speculation as
to where the center of population is
likely to eight A fact worth bearing
in mind is that the increases in popu-
lation in the east particularly have
been in the larger cities.
The center of population has moved
almost due westward since 1890, when
it was at point % miles east of Balti.
more. From 1890 to 1900 it moved
almost due west to point Is miles
west of Baltimore. In the next ten
years, from 1900 to 1910, it moved
westward and slightly southwark to a
point about forty miles northwest by
west of Washington.
During the ten years between 1890
and 1900 the center" moved west.
ward little over Ia miles and south
ward little less than three miles, and
halted at point six miles southeast
of Columbus, Ind. This movement be-
tween 1890 and 1900 was the smallest
in 100 years.
The center" will have to travel
something like 70 miles to get beyond
the borders of Indiana this year.
Figures available show only five
communities that have actually lost in
population. Montgomery, Cal, has
fallen from 2,2O6 to 1,7S9; Bonham
county, Texas, has dropped from 5.042
to 1874; Lamar county, Texas, from
4S,627 to 1854; in Wisconsin the VII
lage of Pine River has lost 65 of her
population in ten years. and Madison
county, Indiana, shows the greatest
loss, falling from 70,470 to 65,224.
These reductions come, it will be
noted, either in rural districts marked
out by counties or in small villages.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-09-16

ITICE-CONSUL General Stuart ]. Ful-
v Ter of Hongkong sheds light on a
problem which has vexed the brain OF
man for many moons-where all the
hair comes from which goes to make
up the wide expanse of couture which
adorns the head of woman.
Much as he would like to believe
that all womankind has suddenly come
into the secret possessed by the Seven
Sutherland Sisters, detached wisps,
curls and occasional plaits, to say moth
ing of startling variation in texture,
has forced upon the most unobservant
suspicion that she bedecks herself
with a foreign product. Our represen-
tative at Hongkong clinches the evil
dence with brutal statistics. He gives
the following data of the quantities
and value of hair shipped from that
port in the last three years:
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HE experts in both the army and
1 the navy are watching with keen
interest the development of the
heavier-than-air craft. While the Of
ticials are not willing to say much pub.
licly about the possibilities of the use
of airships in time of war, they are
saying privately that the probability
is that when the next great war comes
the airship will play more effective
part than battleships, land batteries,
or great masses of troops.
The prediction is freely made by
army and navy officials in private that
not dollar will ever be spent In forti-
flying for the protection of the Panama
canal. They have arrived at this con-
clusion because they think they fore
see that within few years the airship
will be brought to stage of perfec-
tion that will enable it quickly to de-
stroy any Notifications that might be
erected along the route of the canal.
Congress at the recent session de-
clined to appropriate money for the
fertilization of the canal. No public
reason for this failure to make an ap-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-09-16
Coy Curls Are Coming in From China

Year. Pounds. Value.
1907 .....,....... sc, 1872 s IA $50
1905 ,283 80, 209
1SO9 AS, 133 327, $50
Note how the price has scared. In
1907 hair was worth only about TWEEN.
ty-five cents a pound, wholesale, and
we imported only 56,132 pounds of 1t,
while in 1909 we brought in 445,733
pounds, with the price at something
more than seventy cents. Such rate
of growth in face of so rapid an in
crease in price is almost unprecedent.
ed in other lines of commerce and is
another illustration that woman wants
what she wants when she wants it and
is going to have it-expense be
hanged!
Our diplomatic representative leaves
us in the dark as to what woman in
China is doing for hair. If the trade
keeps on, she will certainly be bald In
course of time. He pays compli-
ment, however, to the genius of the
Chinese artist by remarking that Chi.
nese hair is treated at home in various
ways so as to match almost any tex
ture desired" leaving us to conclude
that the diversity of color not infre-
quently noted on the same head Is
due to lack of circumspection ON ths
part of American women.
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the name now appears as the easily
spelled and pronounced one of Shan
non?
Old records frequently give the
name as Shannon, or with one "n." The
O'Seanchains have long pedigree,
belonging, as they do, to that branch
of the Celtic race which alone Of all
European races of the period ante
dating the Christian era has main
tanned its identity to the present time.
From Ireland the clan went to Scot.
land and we find among ancestors of
the race such pleasing names as Taid-
Zig, Flarthbeartach and Donchadh
Dubh. Real aristocrats, without
doubt! Aodh, chieftain of Ulster,
was of this line. Perhaps it will con-
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n he treasury building is undergoing
another overhauling, which this
time costs s1s0,O00. The renovators
have been at work on the treasury
building for a good many years. Not
very much has been done to the INSIDE
of the great pile of masonry, "nere
the United States money is kept but
more or less work is all the time going
on ON the outside. All of the original
sandstone or soft limestone that raced
the outside of the building has been at
last removed, and granite has been put
In its place. The principal change that
will now be made will be to eliminate
the huge granite entrance steps on the
Fifteenth street side. Several new
Messenger elevators will be installed.
Lockers will be furnished sufficient for
all of the clerks; the money-handling
divisions will be segregated on the
ground floor; supplies will be shipped
from the west entrance instead OF the
F1fteenth street; frieze windows will
he placed on the third floor, and a
general adjustment Of bureaus and
divisions will be made to facilitate the
work. The treasury department has
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REX.
Take Notice. Please!

An instantaneous cure for h1c-
coughs is to take one teaspoonfuI OF
common vinegar.
For the earache, put ten drops OF
brandy into a teaspoon, warm over
candle until steaming hot, then dip
into it small piece of cotton wool
and place in the ear.
Stained Hands.-Raw tomatoes Ell
fectually remove fruit and vegetable
stains from the hands. They answer
exactly the same purpose rs lemons.
which are not always obtainable.
When choosing house, four points
should be looked to particularly: ~
The soil on which it is built. (2) the
air to which one will be exposed, (3)
the water with which it is supplied.
(4) the condition of the drains.
To prevent muslia draperies. chill
dren's frocks, etc., from blazing.
should they accidentally catch fire.
dissolve bit of alum in the water in
which they are rinsed. They will then
only smolder away. The alum Is not
at all Injurious to the muslin.
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well at night. I believe there is moth
ing like the Pinkham remedies. =
Mrs. CLARA FRAMES, r. F. D., No. 3,
Knoxville, Iowa.
The success of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs, is unparalleled. It may be
used with perfect confidence by women
who suffer from displacements, infam-
nation, liberation, fibroid tumors, ir-
regularities, periodic pains, backache,
bearing feeling, flatulency, indi-
gestion, dizziness, or nervous prostra-
ton.
For thirty years Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has been the
standard remedy for female ills, and
suffering women owe it to themselves
to at least give this medicine trial
Proof is abundant that it has cured
thousands of others, and why should it
not cure you2
Ifyou want special advice write
Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass, for it.
It is free and always helpful.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-09-16

O'Seanchain is said to have been
the first form of the surname Shan
non. From O'Seanchain to Shanahan,
Shanason, is considered an easy feat
to accomplish by those who are skilled
in such matters. Then from Shrana-
han to Shannon or Shannon is as easy
as rolling off the proverbial log. Sean
chain or Seanchan is composed of two
Celtic words, "seancha," meaning an
antiquarian or genealogist, and "an,"
one who. Seanchan is, then, one who
is an antiquarian. So renowned was
one in this line that in time his friends
and neighbors called him "Mr. Sean
chan" and possibly some light-headed
ones added, "the crank" His son or
grandson was O'Seanchan, o showing
descent
Is it not a cause for gratitude that
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-09-16
,Shrewd Scheme Stopped Run.

Many years ago, in consequence OF
commercial panic, there was severe
run on a bank in South Wales, and
the small farmers jostled each other
In crowds to draw out their money.
Things were rapidly going from bad
to worse, when the bank manager, IN
a fit of desperation, suddenly be-
thought him of an expedient. By his
directions clerk, having heated some
sovereigns in frying-pan, paid them
over the counter to an anxious appli-
can't why, they're quite hot!" said
the latter as he took them up. "Of
course" was the reply; what else
could you expect? They are only just
out of the mold We are coming them
by hundreds as fast as we can"
Coming them!" thought the simple
agriculturists; then there is no fear
of the money running short!" With
this their confidence revived, the pam
ic abated, and the bank was enabled
to weather the storm.
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Vermont Thrift.

Robert Lincoln O'Brien, editor OF the
Boston Transcript, is great admiTer
of the thrift of the Vermonters, but
thinks sometimes they carry it too
far.
O'Brien was up in Vermont last sum-
mer and went to dinner with friend
who had some political aspirations. AS
they came in the door he heard the
lady of the house say to the hired
girl: Il see Mr.. Jones has somebody
with him for dinner. Take these two
big potatoes down to the cellar and
bring I'D three small ones"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-09-16
Got the Men Mixed.

One of the guests at fashionable
dinner a few nights ago stood COM
planning. COMPOUNDED nuisance"
said he to the man at his side. 81
spoke to that fool over there; thought
he was a gentleman. He turned
around, threw his head up in the air;
guess he was the head waiter"
sOh, no indeed" said the other
man. Don't you know him? He's
mr.. K, one Of the most prominent
members of the bar"
: Embarrassed, and trying to conceal
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-09-16
Premature.

I'm extremely sorry, SIR" said the
courteous but positive dramatic critic,
"but your play cannot possibly be pro-
duced. It's time is out of joint with
its climax"
what do you mean?" groaned the
disappointed author.
"Its time is the seventeenth century
and it's climax is the elopement of the
hero and the heroine In an airsbip,
explained the critic
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-09-16

his amazement, the first man turned
to the other and said:
"Say, old man, you seem to know
all these people. Would you mind
sitting next to me at the dinner?"
Sorry, indeed, sir, but I can't" ex-
planned the one addressed. I'm the
head waiter and I'll be very busy
Philadelphia Times.
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been married twice, for in 1889 he
speaks of my now wife," phrase in
dicative, as then used, of a second
marriage. Elizabeth was the mother
of his eight children, of whom
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-09-16

wrote to Mrs. Pink
ham and took Lydia
E. 2inkham's Vege-
table Compound
and Liver Pills, and
am glad to say that
your medicines and
kind letters of di-
rections have done
more for me than
anything else and I
rad the best physi-
clans here. / can
do mvwork and rest
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-09-16
Rhode island.

Rhode Island received its name
from what was supposed to be re-
semblance in contour to the Islau0 Of
Rhodes in the Mediterranean.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-09-16
AFTER
DOCTORS
FAILED
LydiaE .Pinkham' sVegeta=
bic Compound Cured Her

Knoxville, Iowa. -"I suffered with
pains low down in my right side for a
year or more and was so weak and ner-
Yous that I could not do my work. /
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R1gIKYIiRY11;I37N

Allen Ulcerine Salve observation-disclosures Bono
Ulcers, ScrOfulOus Ulcers. yaricOse FIlcers, In
dolent Ulcers, Mercurial Ulcers, White Swell
ing. Milk Leg, Fever Sores, all sores Positively
failure. By mail SOC. MINI.
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p - ONDURAS is a particularly ap-
propriate name for that codn-
try of hills and valleys. 1t Is
said that Las Honduras (The
DenthS) is the name given the
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-07-28

Mr.. =. M. Carstarphen. from the Plain
Deahng Methodist Sunday School.
Mr.. A. Hoffpauir, from the Alden Rr;doo
Methodist Sunday School.
Mr.. }. M. Dalrymple, from the Canev
Union Sunday School.
we tnen listened to a very interesting
address by Mr.. Carstarphen on the subject
OF Temperance
Mr.. Bunyan Champlain, one of the State
SUNDAY scnool workers.: gave a profitable
talk on "The Home Department and
Teacher Training Work of the Sunday
school, Following this, some time was
spent discussing methods of Sunday school
work.
The time for the converting of the after
noon session was then fixed at $50; hymn
NO. GUY was sung, and the gathering dis
missed by Rev. j. L. Lay.
The second session was opened with de-
votlonal service, conducted bv Mr.. Me-
Quinn. The President took charge of the
session and called for reports from all DEL
egates present. Eight Sunday schools
were represented and some had verv en-
couraging reports.
Mr.. McQuinn then addressed the con.
vention on the subject of Emissions in the
Sunday School," This was followed by a
very intelligent reading on the 'sElemen-
tary Work of the Sunday School," by Miss
Larkin. Mr.. Champlain spent a few
moments commenting on the History and
Progress of the Sunday School,
The time for converting of the evening
session was then fixed at eight o'clock.
The evening service was taken up by
Mr.. Champlain, talking on the s'Origin.
Growth, Purpose and Work of the Sunday
School,
The second day of the convention being
Sunday, the Sunday schools of the town
took up their regular work at ten o'clock.
At eleven O'Clock Mr.. McQuinn filled his
regular appointment at the Presbyterian
Church. In the afternoon at four O'Clock
all the Sunday schools in town came to-
gether in model Sunday school, which
proved very profitable.
Following this the officers and delegates
entered into a short business session and
selected Alden Bridge as the next place OF
meeting.
We then adjourned until $3.50 pm.
We again listened to a very inspiring
talk by Mr.. Champlain on the ''Origin,
Growth and Purpose of the Sunday
School,
The convention then closed, each mem
Der going away with new ideas, hopes and
courage in the Sunday school work.
R. c. PURCELL, Secretary pro tenn.