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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-03-04
Horses
that Need
Warm
Blankets
By MRS. STELLA MOREY

The garbage laden with all loads every
three collect stuff the USUALLY wear no
blankets
One driver said, "They get used to it." Is that So?
The horse that is exposed to gd elements all day blanket
The only practical blanket the under the harness
The firm that provides blankets has ,e m
charge in the loss columns of its ledger than the firm neges the
tem for horse will endure longer service if humaney covered
The remedy for this neglect for every notify the grocer
mka aunryman and vegetable that thew blanket their
horses stormy days they need not stop her door, would bring
a neigh of gratitude from many suffering horses
The horses mail garbage attended 70 b The
proper authorities While urging ideas be taurt IN
the public schools let that humanity practced on the streets
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-03-04
POLES CURIOUS WILL.

A Polish gentleman has died at
Etampes, leaving a curious will de-
posted in the hands of the notary
public. He had formerly been an
inspector of the native troops in
Tonkin and was A years of age.
In his will he sets apart certain
amount of his fortune to be spent
in organizing an annual concert on
the anniversary of his death, in the
top of an old tower in his native
place. He does not specify the kind
of music to be PLAYED.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-03-04

''When Reuben comes to town. has
been made the occasion for as much merri-
ment as the shanty Irishman or the old
clothes man, but the farmer has come up
smiling and of late years there has been
less disposition to poke fun at the visitor
from the country. People who live in
cities are beginning to suspect that the
man from the farm has the edge on the
town dweller. And there's reason.
The wage Garner in the city has stood
and delivered before the man who grows
the bread and butter, and the farmer who
once came to town to wander aimlessly
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-03-04

TRADE M0RAL-Joan of Arc
was the only woman on earth
able to resist a bargain adver-
tisement-and she's dead. If
you've got a bargain in some
thing, advertise it to the Wom-
en- folks in this paper.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-03-04
KAISER WAS TOO BRIEF.

In answer to a deputation from
Bosnia, who came to present their
respects, Kaiser Franz Josef of Aus
tria-Hungary merely said 'Zbogom"
(good day.! A firm of publishers
in Sarayevo had got previous orders
from the deputation to edit the ex-
pected discourse by the emperor on
yellum in rich binding and now in
sists that the contract be carried out
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-03-04
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.

This advertisement appears in
Bavarian journal: "Man wanted to
sweep snow at Friedhof. The post
is excellent, but [ am compelled to
resign because find that it is get
ting too much for me, as [ already
hold the office of town clerk, school,
master and organist. No candidates
without shovels of their own need
apply"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-03-04

lions pay this tribute to the wideawake capabe man
whose mental powers are under ready command Such
a man concentrates his attention He can hear and
ne can grasp the substance of what he hears He is
prepared to act the moment that he has received in
structons from his superior. This keenness of wits
IN working order always promises that the man pos
sessed OF 1t may escape the handicap of misnforma-
ton IN general. And the world is full of misnfor-
nation OF all kinds which is passing current every
day among the unthinking.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-03-04
NOT ALL BROKE.

81 suppose it is pretty hard for
merchant to sell anything just now"
ooh, no. We still have some Gus
toners. Lots of people received
money for Christmas" Louisville
Courier-J ournal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-03-04
Model
City of
South
Africa
By WILLIAM KINDS
Of johannesburg

paciy gets salary.
Times dadfuy with but the outlook for improve
ment
Your slump had its effect remote
part Of world and helped aggravae our bad situation
The diamond Kimberly which have the United States AS
their closed down the bigger part of their operations
gold still producing heavily but while they give en-
poyment many they little create general prosperity
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-03-04
AN OPENING.

The Man-No, / don't suppose
that / shall ever marry. I'm too
shy, don't you know, and "faint
heart ne'er won fair lady"
The Girl (helping him on)-But
Pm not fair; Pm dark.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-03-04
FRAGM ENTARY.

ssThe dress Mrs. Style wore at the
opera was a perfect poem" said Mrs.
Howard.
Gas far as it went, no doubt" re-
piled her husband, ''but I thought
some cantos were missing"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-03-04
NOT HIS FAULT.

''Ever been locked up?" demand
ed counsel.
81 have been," admitted the wit
ness.
"Aha! And what had you been
doing to get yourself locked up?"
81 had been doing jury duty"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-03-04

With winter upon us, storms, and often
billiards, the mercury hugging the zero
mark, many horses used for commercial
purposes are not blanketed.
The chief sufferers are the horses on
some grocery and delivery wagons and
those belonging to milk dealers, laundries
and the like
Often we see driver supplied with a
blanket throw it at the horse rather than
take trouble to put it on The horse can
not speak and the driver doesn't care.
Many horses drawing the mail-collect-
ing wagons are not blanketed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-03-04

Mrs. Churchley-That returned
missionary says that shirts grow on
trees near the indian mission.
Mr.. Churchley-What did he say
about the other garments we have
been sending down there?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-03-04
I ]

explained that absolutely nothing about
ter but said that his caller would go certain the same
floor the manager Of the department there glad
matter with him.
But, protested the caller, "they me up herep'
"Who sent you up here?" asked the official
well don't Know, admitted the caller "but young
down the office the first floor s challenging tone of voice
Not till the had added considerably more of pointed def
niteness to his directions did leave in tbe direction Of
the right office for his complaint
Evidently the young the general reception room lacking
information OF where to send such companan made the mistake
The complainant following directions and finding that he was being
shifted somewhere e had indignant His grievance was bigger
than it was when he first started up with it.
There the head departments of by nature
through the of business
ngs with employees In giving direction answering query they
show degree of mpance that makes the employee nervous He
doesn't hear well he would amabtv he
doesn't have all his wits control for the assembling the things
he does hear He and uncertain begins
his directions working order he doesn't know
just what he has been asked to do
This brings the preparing for business neces
for his cuang understanding based on common
Il never have to tell that fellow anything twice"
Thousands O imesa daym in III
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-03-04

Half Of the petty annoyances of life
are caused by people who either ignorantly
or carelessly take no thought of the feel
ings of their fellows.
IN a crowded reading or writing room
some i'll bred fellow will persist in talking
in loud tones, to the intense disgust of g
score or more of people who should be pro
tected from unnecessary noise.
This is an American nuisance of whic'
no counterpart can be found in Europe.
The other day when the weather
very warm [ saw couple of we'll dress,
women stand up by the front door of a
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-03-04
ExTRAvAGANCE.

IIusband-What! Three hundred
and fifty dollars for that gewns My
dear, how extravagant you are!
Wife-No more than YOU. Didn't
you spend SIS for your last suit?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-03-04
Petty Little
Things
that
Annoy
By PROF. J. D. voSBURcH

street car that ran into the of Washington, D. c.
They could easily have found Seats but there they stood for
mile keeping from the other who almost suo
Gated conductor apparently ne having the to ask them
Anehe gneams Nhs ought to get jail sentence is tie who
the left Of the sidewalk instead of the right and will crowd IN
between people and buildings when the law the
requires them go to the curb.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-03-04

In all the years that have lived in
South Africa | have never known a cas-,
where our public officials were suspected OF
corruption. We don't know the meaning
of the word graft as you use it in the
United States
With us "grafter" is man of great;
everyone who aecomplishes things.
We have a mayor and councillors In
johannesburg, but they serve for the
honor of their office and to promote the
public good.
No man connected with our local mu-.
nicipal government in any important ca
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-03-04
Better
w dDrld
Ideals of
Life Are
on the Rise
BY ADA MAY KRECKER

RS. ALEC TWEEDE is world wide and world famous tray
er but lately she has sad at home and explored the high
OF the past And that how and why there have
to light certain fascinating facts regarding the mysterious
Hyde Park OF old London and the strange madventures
which therein befe defenseess pedestrians both male and
female. hundred years ago.
So familiar and celebrated the catasrophes to per-
and property in the wds of the renowned park that
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-03-04
Mental
Powers
Be Accurate
i'm ALI Small
Details
By JOHN A. ROWLAND

INACCURATE information in general sense is responsible
for troubles in business and devious ways than
almost other of this too
am waving the serious phases which wreck established
Institutions Much of everyday knowledge of business is
based information and in vital naturally this
information may ruin otherwise solid establishment
sat IN the office of business house the other day. when
man came IN to the head of the department. about mat
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-03-04

after dark nobody soldiers runs would fare forth alone Some
socoogt has shown that all the cities that
they built asyums for their inhabitants the assaults of
the foe But modern cities
men for the culture of the
full enoyments
So look at times with the historical perspective
they different And they better
the past and the favorable changes that have taken place the meantime
clearly exposed They from the past light
in order into relief the present Without this light from the past
the present is easily misunderstood.
Modern people insist learning something about their
And then they verify the old that little learning
thing For they have discovered the ills of without
greater ills the other times nanv
of the that hory the people they pass under the lime
light publicity have heretofore ourshed In United
States make unhappy reading the daie But they
dered public and also political
wrongs, in larger and larger
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-03-04

Tor at the pesslmlsm abroad regarding the de-
generacy of the day, the ideals Of business and pot-
ical life are on the rise They invite comparison with
those of other of their predecessors and ancestors
Our political heroes of to-day not Talleyrands to
declare that the first qualification of successful
statesman is the ability to lie. And the merchants of
to-day have so far abandoned the methods of more
primitive commercialism the moving scale of prices
and kindred IDEAS that they find it difficult to trade
with the nations which have not adopted their own,
the modern system.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-22
COTTON MARKET
 IS VERY IRREGULAR Conflicting Reports Have h. fluence Upon Prices DEMAND IS IMPROVING Bull Leaders Give old Crop Positions Some Support But Sellers Be-
 come Aggressive and De-
 cline Follows
DEMAND IS IMPROVING

New York, July 21.-The cotton market was more or less irregular today, due to conflicting reports both as to crop and trade conditions, but, generally speak ing, demand showed a tendency to in- crease on moderate declines, and the close was very steady, net 2 points lower to points higher, new crops being relatively firm. The opening was steady at an advance of 6d10 points, and prices held up to a net gain of 10614 points during the early trading. This was due to a renewal of yesterdays covering movement, and fresh buying for long account, inspired by better cables than expected, and the unfavorable average of private crop accounts from the east ern belt.
 The bull leaders gave the old crop po- sitioAs some support, but the demand for the later months was not particularly aggressive, and as soon as the market began to hesitate, as a result of realiz- ing, local professionals started selling on more favorable crop reports from Texas and Oklahoma
 After easing off to about the closing  figures of yesterday under this pressure. the market .steadied to a gain of some points on trade buying, but reached the lowest point of the day little later in the afternoon under Wall street sell ing, attributed to weakness in the spot market. Some three or four points un- der the final figures of yesterday, how ever, there was renewal of short GOV ering and bull support, with active months closing several points up from the lowest
 Receipts of cotton at the ports today 1908 bales. against 6076 last week and 21S3 last year For the week 40,000 bales, against 37,541 last week and 1851 last year. Today's receipts at New Orleans 1925 bales, against 704 last year, and at Houston 297, against 9 last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-22
CORN THROWS WHEAT
 ASIDE IN TRADING Sharp Advance Is Made and
 Wheat Is Aided STAMPEDE OF SHORTS
Dry Weather Scare Is Cause of the Excitement and Crop Reports Are Bad-Oats Advance and Pro-
 visions Are Irregular

Chicago, July 31.-corn led the entire speculative trade on change here today. Transactions In that cereal reached huge proportions. Excitement because of fear that dry weather might ruin the growing grain was the sole cause. The scare re- suited in a net advance of 1azto 2Aa2ss cents bushel in the price of the yellow kernels and apparently saved wheat from sharp decline. Closing for the latter staple was irregular a@ssc higher to ssc lower. Oats finished with gains of 1sc to ssc. Provisions were unchanged to 121bc up.
 Short sellers of every sort were forced to cover because of the stampede of the corn markets. The holders of the coarse grain, after obtaining ammunition by early sales, hurried the covering along by bidding for increasingly scant offer lngs. On, of the most prominent operat- ors on the bull side sold corn steadily all the way up, the shorts taking the prop erty with unabated eagerness. Among the shorts were large spectators here and east and many houses with country connections. Reports were numerous as to damage in prospect west of the Mis- sissippi. Details of actual injury to the crops were most plentiful from the south west One dispatch from Iowa asserted that much stock was being sold in that state because there was no probability of getting feed for the animals. Rain, 1t was declared, was urgently needed at once by fully half the corn in Iowa. Lack of moisture in Nebraska was said to have made the crop situation there almost equally critical. Chicago stock yards in- terests were good buyers of foodstuffs all day The excitement in the corn market began at the first tap of the bell and continued without cessahon until the last moment of the session. The September option ranged between 62 and 6412c with the close firm at 637sc, a net rise of 17sc to Pc.
 Wheat after sharp break on heavy selling responded materially to the big bulge in corn. Higher prices in Euro pean centers sustained the bullish feeling for a brief period at the start but that influence and calamity reports from the spring crop country northwest lacked the charm of novelty A dull, dragging tone developed, but renewed life and strength were imparted from the neighboring corn pit. Fluctuations of the September option were from $1.O61s01 .065s to s1.0S with the close easy at s1.071s to s1.07A.
 Oats took a little of the color prevail ing in the corn trade. There was much hedging, however, against sales of oats over night from the country. September varied from 39ls@3914c to S97s640c and fin- ished 1s@14c up at S9ssc.
 Provisions had an upward tendency on outside investment call and because Of covering by local shorts. At the wind up pork was 211c to 10c higheri lard 2Hc to 5d71sc and ribs unchanged to 12lac up. Fnture uuotati were as follow:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-22
BETTER PROSPECTS
 ON MORRIS AVENUE Demand for Fruit and Produce
 Strengthens RECEIPTS ARE HEAVIER Eggs Are Unchanged in Price But De- mand Is Strong and There Is an Abundance on Hanti-Meats
 Are Unchanged

Prospects were considerably brighter yesterday on Morris avenue, the de- mand for fruit and produce showing tendency to strengthen. The receipts were much heavier than they had been earlier in the week, an abundance of peaches, watermelons and cataloupes arriving.
 Eggs are still quoted at IS to 19 cents the dozen, with the usual weakness and in stability of the summer season In the market The demand is not strong, al though an abundance of the product is at hand Both price and demand will in- crease when the fall season begins, and it is believed that the supply will not then be sufficient.
 Quotations in the wholesale meat mar ket declined to fluctuate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-22
CORPORATIONS WILL
 FIGHT FOR RIGHTS

Narragansett Pier, R. l., July H.-'T believe the time has come when busi- ness corporations shall stand out tl the open and fight for their rights. When the people have been educated to Under stand the injurious effect to business in- terests. sss4d to themselves of beating and harassing corporations, whether good or bad, conservative constructive legislation which will aid commercial prosperity and promote a just regard for the rights of others will be estopped.
 The foregoing excerpt came out of the address of Franklin A. Wagner before the Law association today
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-22
New Orleans. Cotton Market

New Orleans, July 21.-Cotton futures opened very steady at an advance of h to 4 points Cables were better than ex- pected, which caused tendency to cover among shorts. The weather map was very favorable so far as the eastern half of the belt was concerned but dry weather continued in Texas, where some counties are bitterly complaining of drouth, and this offsets the better con- |ditions elsewhere. The forecast promised Inc rain for the west which intensified the uneasiness felt over the Texas crop situation In the first half-hour of trad ling the more active months rose a level Is to points over yesterdays closing. July was inactive. but lost points from yesterdays closing on the small amount |of business done.
 A few selling orders served to weaken July, which was put 10 points under the level of yesterdays closing around the middle of the morning. Selling orders also increased throughout the list and put prices. down until they were about unchanged compared with yesterdays Hast quotation Toward noon complaints of drouth came in from Texas, causing nervousness among shorts and the mar |ket except for July recovered again to the highest levels of the morning. There was practically no demand for July even from shorts, who appeared to be con- fident that by waiting they could pur chase covers at lower prices. Reports of heavy shipments of cotton from south Tern mills to be devivered on July con tracts caused bearish sentiment in regard Ito the spot month. At noon the market
 was quiet and steady to points down from the highest on the more active months.
 In the afternoon session the market de-
 veloped downward tendency in sympa- | thy with weakness in the stock market
 and in the trading. up to ? o'clock the
 more active months were put points
 under yesterdays final prices.
 | The close was steady with the July op-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-22
pirw,nrbom Live stoA Market

Corrected by Birmingham Packing Col Steers, good to choice fat s501 to 1eoo lbs. 4641hc.
 Steers, medium to good, $50 to 12oo lbs, 3AG3s4c.
 Steers. good to choice fat. $50 to $50 lbs, 34d3%c. Steers medium to good, $50 to $50 lbs, aG3Ac.
 Oxen good to choice, 31a64c. Oxen medium to good. 3n3iac. Cows and heifers, good to choice, 500 to 1000 lbs. 4miisc.
 Cows and heifers, medium to good, 31s63sic.
 Cows and heifers, good to choice, 500 to 500 lbs 3i4ds%c.
 Cows and heifers. medium to good, 500 to 500 lbs. 2aM3i4c.
 Yearlings, good to choice, 2s4m3Hc. Yearlings, medium to good 215d73c. 2Nm3isc. 4Bulls, medium to good, 500 to 12oo lbs, 21a63c.
 Bulls, medium to good. 500 to 200 lbs. 2156c. Gamers. 2d2iac.
 Hogs, choice (oorn fed), 1so to e50 lbs, 21sG3c.
 Pigs, so to 120 ID. wts.. Sc.
 Pigs, 60 to so ID. wts., 7isc.
 Fat cattle, demand good.
 Oxen, demand slow. Yearlings, demand slow.
 Bulls, demand good.
 Gamers, demand slow. Hogs demand good.
 Pigs, demand good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-22
Mut.uhlto Anrwer. Tnft.

Washington, July 21.-Mutsuhito, elape-- TOT of Japan, has telegraphed President Taft that it was pleasure to him to have the opportunity of seeing J. M. Dickinson, the Secretary of War. of the United States, on his recent visit to To- kio. The message follows: 'T thank you for your kind telegram. It has been my great pleasure that I had the oppor- tunity of seeing Secretary Dickinson
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-22
Asked to Act as Arbitrator.

Rio de Janeiro, July 21.-sir Vim. Has gard, minister to Brazil, will be asked tt act as arbitrator in the long standing boundary dispute between Peru and Co- lombia. The declaration of Baron de Rio Branco, the Brazil foreign minister, who was, first invited to become the arbitra- tor, was based upon realization of the difficulty of rendering decision without offending one of the parties with both of whom Brazil is on friendly terms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-22
Ambassador WilI Return

Madrid, July H.-The government to- day confirmed the report of the imned- fate return of Spain of Marquis Emilio De Ojeda. Spanish ambassador to the Vatican, because of i'll health The ans bassadory had been engaged in Rome with the negotiations over the revising of the concordat but few days ago was oblig- ed to suspend his exchanges because of illness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-22
Charged With Murder

Meadville, Miss, July Y.-Alexan5s1 Gamble, iA white man, and Otis Gambles a negro, were placed in jail here today charged with the murder of an un- identified white man near Roxie Miss The body of the slain man had been dug from its shallow grave by dogs or some other animals and was discov- cred by farmer Sunday. The skull had been crushed and other marks of mutilation were in evidence. 7
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-22
Obtections to Compr0mIse.

Washington, July 21.-Objection to the proposed compromise of the ssoo,OO0 claim of the Catholic University of America against the bankrupt estate of it's for mer treasurer. Thomas E. Waggaman. was made today by the heirs of Dr. Daniel B. Clarke, who had claims against Waggaman aggregatlng sl4o0o0. Dr. Clarke was the father-in-law of Wagga- man and three of the heirs are children of the former treasurer. i.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-22
shin Contatn Must Pay Fine

New York, July 2l.-Collector Loeb has ordered the captain of the Italian liner Duca Genoa to pay fine of s7s70 for failure to put on the ships manifest two sleeper trunks contain ing valuable laces brought here in May, 1909, but never claimed. Attorneys for the. company said today that per- sons known to them in Italy secreted the trunks aboard ship. Pending an investigation payment will not be in- sisted on.