The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-02-03
A Story of Old Ironsides.

stitution's exploits was during the war
Of 1872, when she escaped from
Broke's squadron. among which she
had accidentally fallen. The sea was
almost a dead calm. so Captain Hull
had to resort to towing. All her boats
were lowered. with long lines attached.
and in addition Hull had ropes spliced
together to make a line half a mile
long, to which he attached a kedge an
Choir. This was carried in a boat half
mile ahead and dropped. when the
crew hauled the ship rapidly forward.
The commodore of the English squad
ron soon adopted the same tactics.
and if 1t had not been for a breeze
springing up the Constitution would
have been captured.
Welsh Red Indians.
Eight or nine hundred years ago &
band of adventurous Welshmen landed
on the American coast and planted a
colony. They never went back. but
according to Mr.. James Mclaughlin
in my Friend the Indian" became in
some sort the ancestors of tribe of
Indians, for the Mandans are thought
by some writer's to be the descendants
of the lost Welshmen. Some philolo-
gists have endeavored to prove this to
their own satisfaction, and 1t Is said
that the Mandans to this day retain
In their vocabulary a great many dis
tinctly Welsh words. And for hun
dreds of years they maintained physi-
cal and mental characteristics that
have raised them above their fellows"
An Eye Test.
Most people believe that they see the
same with both eyes. That this is not
the case one can easily convince him.
self by the following simple expert
ment: Cover one Of the eyes with
hand or bandage and let the expert
menter attempt to snuff out a candle
suddenly placed within a few feet of
him. He will almost invariably miss
the fame. either overreaching. under
reaching or putting the fingers too far
to the right or left Of the fame. With
both eyes normal and open the accom-
mediation for distance and direction is
instantaneous.
Aesop Up to Date.
This was at fire. The building &C.
cupied by comic weekly was being
destroyed by the fell demon. It was a
hopeless case. In the crowd was a
we'll known humorist. He had more
than an ordinary interest in the disas-
ter. He had just sent en- batch of
comicalities and hadn't received his
pay for them.
Cant you get some Of your men to
save my jokes" he appealed to the
fire chief
Nope" replied the chief. "You don't
expect us to pull your chestnuts out of
the fire, do you "-Troy Standard.
Blowing Flowers.
When amateurs speak Of flowers
blowing" they are not using a mere
vulgarism. They are speaking real
old English. In the early tongue the
verb "blowan" was used to Indicate
the opening of flowers. Instead of
'blow'' being a corruption Of bloom"
| it Is the other way about. Blossom"
comes from the same root We do not
grow the costard apple nowadays. but
our forefathers set great store by the
sort and bought it eagerly in the
streets from the "mongers." From
costard monger to costermonger is
short STEP Hawthorn. too. has its in
terest. The old form of haw was
haga, which means hedge. Hawthorn
is therefore simply hedge thorn.-Lon-
don Graphic.
His Conundrum.
1t was during the prune course at
the boarding house breakfast table.
The thin man spoke:
1--WE got new one this morning.
Why is one cent stamp like a sloop?"
Because" began the stenographer.
with her eyes on the ceiling.
mo; that's not the reason" said the
thin man.
"My guess is because a sale makes
it CO., suggested the fat boarder at
the end of the table.
every good" said the thin man, ''but
not the correct answer"
"Well, we give IT up. came In cnoruS.
Because it's a single sticker." said
the thin man as he began to dodge
things.-Yonkers Statesman.
A Milk White Sea.
Occasionally and for some cause as
yet undiscovered great areas Of the
ocean turn milk white. In March, 1904.
the passengers and crew of a japanese
merchant vessel steaming at night be-
tween Hongkong and Yokohama ran
into snow white sea. not an opaque.
phosphorescent surface, but an ex
panse of pure snow white. having a
dazzling effect upon the eyes. The
phenomenon lasted for six hours and
alarmed the passengers so greatly that
not one slept at all that night.-London
Answers.
Stealing.
"Why do you call your story The
Thieves Romance'?"
Because it is all about stealing"
"How?
"Well. the story Of the romance goes
this wav. She stole a look. than no