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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-05-05

Usually the pointer is the least mus.
cular of the lot Sometimes he is a
milk-cheeked youth with hmpid eye
but sure one. When the huge
breech picks itself up on its hind legs
and settles back in quiet recoil, the
men reel off the lightning mechanism
Of their drill with confident litheness
that Is almost uncanny. They will
even kill a cockroach or two on the
white armor between salvos.
The shock of just one Of these great
pro1ectiles, weighing 1,40O pounds, is
equal to that of a heavy locomotive
and five Pullmans crashing into some
thing at the rate of 70 miles an hour.
The muzzle energy of one of the big
guns that the new Dreadnoughts carry
Is $500 foot tons. To explain in plain
language what this means, suppose
that 16,000-ton battleship be put on
top of a 32,000-ton Lusitania, and one
of the biggest of the Sound steamers
placed on top of that. The total
weight of the three would be nearly
10000 tons. Next try to conceive the
power that would be necessary to raise
that huge load. The muzzle energy of
one of these guns is equal to this task.
The energy exerted at the moment of
discharge is so tremendous that it
would be able to lift all three vessels
one foot.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-05-05
FISH DEALER MIXED ORDERS
Senator Frye Made Good Showing In
Weight but the Herring Was
Smoked.

Far more unerringly than by any
weather bureau prediction, the ap
proach of spring is indicated by the
CLEAN of the piscatorial fervor that
irradiates the eyes of Senator Frye Of
Maine just before the opening Of the
fishing season. During the winter
while the streams are ice bound and
the spruce trees are white with snow
the senator loves now and then to re
late a fish story.
He tells of a memorable trip or
which Senator Spooner Joined him al
his choicest trout stream. They had
it all arranged, after having called into
counsel reliable fish dealer and g
trustworthy expressman, that box Of
trout should arrive every other day
at Senator Frye's home to indicate the
success with which they were casting
the fly.
The plan worked beautifully-"o1
course we caught some and some we
didn't"-but the expressman was fair
ly regular in the weight of fish for
warded, and the prepaid charges were
about the same from day to day. AL
went we'll until one day dispatch
came from the Frye domicile.
Rush two more boxes smoked her
ring. They are great. Are the salt
mackerel running also?"
There was a busy time with the
wires just then, for the fish dealer had
got his orders mixed, and instead OF
shipping fresh trout to Frye's home, he
had sent ing-thoroughly smoked
But the senator was equal to it. Camp
supplies had been mixed with the fish
caught that day-of course. He
fastened his reply:
"You received the bait by mistake.
Nothing but smoked herring will ever
catch fresh trout, you know"
Senator Spooner usually concludes
the tale truthfully by giving the re.
turn message:
Received the bait, and taken it sic
hook and all."-National Magazine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-05-05
Coarse Work.

The second baseman showed his leg
out to block the runner while he took
the throw and Del made hard twist
ing slide trying to get past the leg
which had him stymied and to reach
the bag. His leg smashed against the
leg of the baseman with terrific force
and otter the baseman had touched
him out he hobbled around on one foot
grooming and rubbing his shin and
abusing Del for trying to hurt him.
Keep your leg out of the way and
quit blocking runners and you won't
get hurt" gritted Del as he arose
from the dust. "Some of you fellows
will get your gambs chopped of try
ing to block U.S." And he arose and
staggered over to the bench.
Once concealed in the bench he
called the trainer, who stripped down
his stocking and discovered that the
spikes of the baseman had gouged his
leg along the shin bone for four inches
literally scraping the flesh off the
bone.
It was that injury which practically
put the Tigers out Of the American
league pennant race, as infection set
in and Delehanty was only able to
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-05-05
play a few games during the remain
der of the season.

That reminds me of Harry Stein.
feldt's famous story about the gam.
est ball player in history. The story
has been told before, but 1t is base.
ball classic and worth repeating.
"The gamest player that ever wore
a spike" related Steiny, was fell
low named Sharpe who played second
base with me when 1 was on the Fort
Worth team.
1--WE were playing Dallas one day
and in the first inning their center
fielder, a fellow named Grant, who
was dirty ball player, tried to steal
second. He was thrown out by at
least 80 feet and seeing that he was
out he took a flying jump, feet first,
at Sharpe and sprawled all over him
with his spikes. Sharpe limped
around for minute, picked up his
glove again and went on playing.
never saw anyone play as he did that
day. He had eleven chances, seven
assists and four put outs and nary an
error, and made three hits.
After the game he and 1 were
walking out toward the club house
when he remarked: 7 believe there's
something in my shoe He stopped
down, united his shoe, and shook out
two toes"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-05-05
Experiments Recently Undertaken
Seem to Have Met With a
Measure of Success.

The subsistence officers OF the Unit
ed States army are much interested
In the results of some important and
unusual experiments in bread-making
undertaken at the Washington bar
racks. 1t is desired to ascertain the
means of producing bread which
shall be of the fresh or soft variety
and which, at the same time, shall
have better keeping qualities than the
ordinary product. 1t is not intended
to find a substitute for hard bread,
although, If the new article proves
to answer all the purposes required of
1t, the subsistence officers will be able
to adopt still harder bread than the
present and which will last that much
longer and can be stored for greater
periods without deterioration. So far
the test has developed a bread which
meets the requirements of the service,
and 1t is estimated that the army
bakers at the Washington post have
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-05-05
ARE YOU FREE
FROM

Headaches. Colds. Indigestion.
Pains. Constipation. Sour Stomach.
Dizzinessa Ifyou are not the most
effective. prompt and pleasant
method Of getting nd Of them is to
take, now and then. a desertspoon-
full Of the ever refreshing and truly
beneficial laxative remedy-Syrup
Of Figs and Elixir Of SIENNA. 1t is
well known throughout the world
as the best Of family laxative rene
dies, because it acts so gently and
strengthens naturally without irli
taing the system in any way.
To get its beneficial effects it Is
always necessary to buy the genu-
Inc. manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Co.. bearing the name
Of the Company. plainly printed on
the front Of every package.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-05-05
Feathered PolygamIst.

Isn't that fellow dandy? He has
IL to Is wives in his native land,
which is Africa" said woman visitor
to her companion in the zoo as she
pointed to a red collared widow bird.
The bird was the size of thrush,
black in color, with handsome red
collar and tail feathers three times
the length Of body.
why they name him widow with
all those wives is mystery to me, y
she went on. "He only copies the Gus
tom of the natives in his polygamous
habit. All his wives build nests close
together in the spring and hatch out a
numerous family. He's a really hand
some bird, but appears to be lazy. Per
haps he feeds on the hookworm."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-05-05
The Difference In Speed.

The professor of shorthand in a To-
cal business college adduced this un-
answerable argument in an address to
a new class the other day: 1--WE are
told that it took Gray, author Of the
well-known 'Elegy in a Country
Churchyard,' seven years to write that
famous poem. If he had known Ste
biography he could have done it in
seven minutes. We have graduates
who Fave done that same poem in
that length of time. "-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-05-05

Roger paused as cry swept around
the bend, then turned his horse up
stream with haste that despatched
him, halloing in response. His pulse
leaped with establishment and aiarm
1t was Kate's voice! What had be
fallen her? He pushed rapidly through
the scrub with frequent calls, getting
no response, and when, breaking
through on the brink of the stream he
saw her, he demanded, with flash OF
resentment:
why didn't you answer? / would
have found you the sooner"
II wouldn't have called at all II
had known it was you splashing along
down there. couldn't know, of course
until heard your voice." she replied
with an effort at dignity.
But dignity is not easily attained
when the aspirant is on her knees
clinging to a log that quivers above
whirl of rushing water. She felt that
her position was ludicrous and went
on sharply:
Il am sorry I brought you out OF
your way, excuse me, and go on.
can manage"
NONSENSE" he retorted. "Of course
/ can't, and won't, leave you there
He urged his horse into the stream.
'It isn't necessary" she cried. 81
Il was nervous. II can get across
myself" She crawled few trembling
inches.
Keep STILL" he commanded. Don't
you see it's going down! Steady old
boy-there! Slip on as carefully and
quickly as possible-hold tight! Now
Doc, out Of this!" The horse plunged
ahead and as he struggled upon the
bank the great log went down. A mo
ment later they might have been car
rfed with 1t.
Kate shrieked, and Rogers face was
white.
Il reached you in time. thank
heaven!" he breathed
Il never noticed how the flood had
loosened 1t until l was out on 1t,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-05-05

Kate painted. i've crossed it hun.
dreds of times, going to Mary's."
He could feel her trembling.
Are you able to hold on?" he
asked anxiously.
She pulled herself up. Its just ner-
vousness, and the fright at the plunge
of the log. I'll get off now"
"You won't get off now! How long
were you hanging there?"
81 don't know, but quite a while-I
couldn't help getting nervous-it shook
so l didn't dare to go either way. But
I'm all right now, I'll get off and go
home by the bridge, 1 don't feel like
visiting now. Please stop"
"You can't walk it, exhausted as
you are by the nervous strain. Oh,
Kate, If 1 hadn't taken the bottom
road in spite of reason!" His voice
shook
81 suppose I'd be under the big
drift pile down there"
DON'T" He grasped one of the
clinging hands; 1t was promptly
snatched away.
ut looks as II you'd rather have
drowned than be rescued by me-" he
asserted bitterly.
"But 1 didn't want to drown, and it
was silly of me to endanger us both by
hesitating. I beg your pardon, and
thank you for your help" She was ex-
ceedingly formal.
"You treat me like a stranger-or
an enemy" he said. you know I
would rather have gone down with
you than to have come out without
you"
Her frigid silence had the effect of
questioning this declaration He boiled,
bat subdued his emotion, and present
" suggested: you will ride more
comfortably if you will let me change
places with you"
mo-" she replied Uurtly and decid-
eddy.
when we reach the big road you
may have the horse. I will foot 1t
across and take him at your gate" he
tried again.
"You won't! If you don't let me off,
we'll both ride" she declared shortly.
There followed long silence which
he broke at last with sudden frank
outburst:
Look here, Kate, can't help it if
1t is taking advantage of you: that is,
when you can't run away from me as
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-05-05
FRESH BREAD FOR THE ARMY

produced an article which will last
ten or twelve days, and still be an
edible which should be classed as
as fresh bread. If this can be accom-
plished according to 9 recipe and
methods capable of Sbeing used the
military baking places generally, it
will be appreciated that the force in
the field will have its fresh bread
pretty much all the time, regardless
of the distance of the troops from the
bakery or the time taken in transpor-
tation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-05-05
BY HUGH s. FULLERTON.

The repartee of the baseball field is
fast and cutting and as one young col
lege man remarked after his first
taste Of the cutting incisive repartee
Of the major leagues, This amt no
place for gentleman" 1t is as Dode
Criss remarked after a short flight in
an aeroplane: tits fine and exhilarat-
ing, but I don't recommend it to a
nervous person as a sure cure"
The object Of most of the repartee
of the diamond is to test the nerve
and temper of the opponents.
One of the sharpest passages of re-
partee during the last season was the
duel Of words between Charlie Red"
Doom, the scrappy little manager and
catcher of the Philadelphia Nationals,
and Joe Tinker, the shortstop of the
Cubs. Doom is man who off the ball
field never uses an oath of any sort,
but who, on the playing field can make
Mississippi river mate blush. He
had just been made manager Of the
Phillies and Tinker, who is a fast
thinker and talker, opined it would be
a good time to see whether or not he
could jar the nerves of the new man.
ager. So when Tinker came to bat
each time during the game he cut
loose with a fine line of insulting in
situations. He went out twice with
out getting a hit and each time he
added to his line of conversation.
You're fine manager" he remark
ed over his shoulder as he faced the
pitcher the third time Where do
you get off, you cheap skate? You
grabbed managers job and cheated
good man out of decent salary"
He kept adding to that line of con-
versation while Doom, busily catch
ing, was retorting in kind.
you get $4,000 for managing and
catching and rob Gleason of a salary
of $4,000" remarked Tinker. what
license have you to manage club?"
WELL" replied Doom, "the best
thing I've done this far is to refuse to
trade Doolan for you and two pitch
ers. I think that shows some judg-
ment."
And Tinker for once was speech
less.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-05-05
Didn't Know Tennyson.

If any one asked him about persons
he would tell delightful, frank anec-
dotes concerning, maybe, the great
men he knew and loved and meas
ured exactly. He liked spice of fun
in everything, too, and his face
beamed as he described walk with
Tennyson he had lately taken. They
heard footsteps behind, and the great
man frowned. How they dog VI,
Hunt! How shall we escape them?"
"Just sit on the stile till they pass, "
said the matter-of-fact artist. They
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-05-05
Just May.

Just May.
my name isn't Mary" said the lit
tie girl, 'it's just May"
Il am sure you must be mistaken, /"
replied the teacher. MAY is usually
a mere contraction of Mary. I wish
you would ask your mother, this even
ing, If your name is not really Mary"
mo, she has explained 1t to me
often. You see my papa's name IL
Mr.. Winter and my mammals name
before she was married was Sum-
mers."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-05-05
Some FOREIGN Experiences.

An English lady tells of some of her
experiences in renting furnished
fiat in the Riviera, which turned out
to be a very expensive proposition.
One of the amusing Incidents of tho
sojourn was call from two washer.
ladies. They called and left their
cards, and she says they were the
only ones who did call on them while
they were there.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-05-05
Irreverent Younqster.

Johnny, who had taken his time in
dressing, was too late for family pray.
ers, and he stopped at the door of the
sitting room and listened.
"Gee!" he said to himself, paw amt
half through yet. He's just got to
with Joy may we draw water out of
the wells of salvation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-05-05

of the game which probably never
happened before, nor will again. He
was catching Kerb (Red) White, an
extremely speedy young pitcher, in a
game against Philadelphia about the
middle of the season. White had great
speed but poor control that day and
Gibby was having his own troubles.
In the eighth inning Pittsburg was
run to the good, two of the Phillies
were out and man on first. Gibson
signalled White to pitch out as he
suspected that the runner on first base
would attempt to steal on the next
pitched ball. White pitched out. But
the pitch out was wild and extremely
fast and Gibby had to leap sideways
to grab the ball with his bare hand
and prevent wild pitch. He stabbed
the ball with his unprotected hand
far back in the palm almost on the
wrist. The runner had suspected a
pitch out and remained standing still
on first base. He still was holding
the base when he saw that something
was the matter with the big Pirate
catcher. Gibby was acting strangely,
standing looking at his right hand
and shaking off his nsitt to use his left
hand The runner moved toward Sec
ond base, saw Gibson wasn't trying to
throw and made a dash, reaching Sec
ond without an attempt being made to
stop him. A hit scored the runner,
tieing it up and later Philadelphia
won the game.
The spectators could not under.
stand what was the matter with Glib.
by, but afterwards it was explained.
The ball striking him at the butt OF
the hand paralyzed the entire hand.
Alderman John J. Coughlin, 1.-The
Bathhouse" Of poetry and politics, is
one of the greatest Of baseball fans
and he is a manager in way, be-
cause he has his own team out in
Colorado. OF course he is only a
minor league owner, but he broke into
the big league as story teller with
a new one that honestly happened
this summer"
eve were playing at my park above
Colorado Springs" said Alderman
Coughlin when the charter members
of the Baseball Ananias club gathered
after the season." Pueblo had the
bases full In the ninth inning, with
two out and we were three runs
ahead. It looked pretty safe, espe-
cially as Grooch, their short stop, who
couldn't hit reformer with paper
wad at a council meeting, was at bat.
1t looked safer when Grooch pushed
up a high fly that was coming down
right into our first baseman's hands.
Just as the ball started to come down
one of those big mountain hawks we
have up in Colorado came soaring
along, looking for some easy-looking
sparrow to eat, and 1t saw the ball.
The hawk dropped right into that ball,
sunk his talons into it and few clear
up onto Pixies Peak with it and the
umpire let it go as fair ball. Four
runs were scored and they beat us out
to s."
Copyright, 1911, by Joseph B. Bowles)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-05-05

There is a rule on the Detroit club,
unwritten but observed by the team
ever since Hughie Jennings became
its manager, that when a player is
hurt he shall pretend not to be. The
object of the rule is to 'phaze" the
other team. During the early summer
Jim Delehanty observed the rule of
the club in one of the greatest dis
plays of nerve ever shown on the ball
field. Del was trying to steal second.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-05-05

did so, and two lads in knickerbockers
marched by swinging their sticks and
not even turning their heads. Tenny-
son was chapfallen.
do you know, Hunt" he said, 81
do not think they know who I am
Every likely, my dear Tennyson,
and they would not even know if you
told "Recollections of Hol-
man Hunt" in the Academy.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-05-05
The Difficulty.

1.-THE governor in the police case il
putting up fight, isn't he?"
81 rather think from the looks Of
things that his difficulty is in putting
the fight down"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-05-05

Universal peace is marching on. Ja-
pan is spending for that purpose $40,
100000 on dreadnoughts.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-05-05

George Gibson, the Pittsburg catch
er, lost game to Brooklyn during the
late lamented season through a freak
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-05-05

Mrs. wfnslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inhamma-
tion allays pain, cures wind collie, Csc q bottle.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-05-05
Facts
About
Motherhood

The experience of Motherhood is a
trying one to most women and marks
distinctly an epoch in their lives. Not
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-05-05

Wealth is bubble that some men
try to enlarge by blowing.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-05-05
IS TEST OF NERVE
REPARTEE OF DIAMOND INTEND
ED TO TRY TEMPER OF
OPPONENTS.
D00IN'S DUEL WITH TINKER

For Once Cub Shortstop Is Rendered
Speeches. = Delehanty's Remark
able Exhibition of Nerve-How
Gibson Lost a Game for Pittsburg.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-05-05
CURE THAT CATARRH

Our climate with it's sudden changes
Is conducive to catarrh-which Is
. chronic Inflammation of the mucous
membrane surface Of head-nose or
throat.
One months local treatment with
Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic will con-
vince the most skeptical that Paxtine
is not palliative but a specific for all
catarrhal conditions.
Paxtine is perfectly harmless an
tiseptic and germicide in powder form
which contains all Of the antiseptic
qualities of liquid antiseptics, but
with other valuable cleansing, germi-
cidal, and healing ingredients added.
Just little in glass Of water as
needed-used as a spray and gargle,
will not only remove the accumulated
secretions, but heals the Inflammation,
destroys the germs of disease, and dis
pels the disagreeable odor caused by
chronic catarrh.
For sale at all druggists, 25c and
SOC box, or postpaid upon receipt Of
price. The Paxton Toilet Company.
Boston, Mass. Send for free sample.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-05-05
IL Miuht Help,

It Might Help.
my wife used to meet me at the
door every night when I got home
from work"
Doesn't she do so any more"
mo, never"
"Why not try taking home little
check to her two or three times a
week?"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-05-05

an organism untitled for the trial Of
strength, and when the strain is over
her system has received shock from
which it is hard to recover. Follow
ing right upon this comes the nervous
strain of caring for the child, and z
distinct change in the mother results.
There is nothing more charming than
a happy and healthy mother of chill
dren, and indeed childbirth under right
conditions need be no hazard to health
or beauty. The unexplainable thing is
that, with all the evidence Of shattered
nerves and broken health resulting
from an unprepared condition, women
will persist in going blindly to the trial.
1t isn't as though the experience
came upon them unawares. They have
ample time in which to prepare, but
they, for the most part, trust to chance
and pay the penalty.
In many homes once childless there
are now children because of the fact
that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound makes women normal,
healthy, and strong.
Any woman who would like
special advice in regard to this
matter is cordially invited to
write to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn,
Mass. Her letter will be held in
strict confidence.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-05-05

HEN the Is battleships
that had been shooting at
targets of the Virginia
capes steamed majestical-
y AZ VI
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-05-05

OLI0 WOIIdlI III q HIIII-
)dred is prepared or
understands how to
properly care former
self. OF course near
ly every woman now
adays has me dical
|tr e a t ment at the
time of childbirth,
but many approach
the experience with