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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-04-14

lney anu tHc umpire oWdH 10 onoTc.
peculiarities of the Ohio river as re-
CARDS floods and droughts. Well,
this is story of both.
when we were kids" relates Bird
well, I'VE had a hard time finding
level ball grounds, because there is
hardly enough level ground around
Portsmouth to make a two-base hit
on. So we used to wait for low water
and play ball in the river bed. One
summer, just after I got off the Lit
tie Potatoes and was playing second
base and pitching for the Stars We
had a dry season. The water went
lower and lower until the crawfish be-
gan to dig wells to get water, and
we had to haul water five miles from
some springs back in the hills for the
ferry boats to run on. The river got
dustier and dustier. We kids didn't
mind it, for every foot the river went
down gave us bigger ball ground.
Well, we played ball in the river bed
almost all summer and the Stars were
winning the championship except
from the West Enders. We were after
them, and finally along in September
we got match game with them for
the championship of the town-ex-
cepting, of course, the First Team.
We played in the river bed. It hap
pened that we had laid out the dia.
mond facing up stream. II we had
laid it out downstream we would have
won that game, and the championship.
In the eighth inning the score was
tied and we had a man on second
base. I was at bat, and as l started
to hit I heard a rushing sound, and
looking up the river 1 saw wall OF
water coming down six feet high.
There had been cloud burst up the
river and the flood was coming. l
took a strike and the runner stole
third. All that was needed was a
fly to give us the lead and the game,
l saw that the flood would stop play
in about minute, so whaled away at
the next ball and hit a fly to the GEN.
ter fielder. The runner held third and
started home when the center fielder
caught the ball. Just as he caught 1t
the flood hit him and he started for
the home plate mile minute. The
runner was tearing for the plate try.
ing to score and the rest of US were
digging for high grounds. The water
was too fast for our man. Ten feet
before he reached the plate the flood
swept that center fielder past and he
tagged our man out, and they and the
umpire swan ashore together and
left the game tie. The river went
to 80 feet-so we couldn't play off the
tie, and the championship of Ports
mouth still is undecided"
Copyright, 1911, by Joseph B. BowleA.)
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Uncorseted Girl Belle of Capital

for the number of girls who had sud.
denly taken up the dress reform she
started
The older folks didn't like It so
well, and the criticism stirred up
even drowned the commotion caused
by Justice Harlan's overhauling of
the swagger set for its disregard of
proper Sabbath observances.
But it was different elsewhere. and
not to be outdone by the younger cir
Gle number of the smart matrons
introduced some novelties into their
costumes
Mrs. Huntington Wilson attracted
much attention by adopting the heel
less slipper. Mrs. Wilson, who is one
Of the most picturesque women in
Washington society, dresses to her
own STYLE" Her gowns. which follow
the lines of her supple figure, are un-
lined and weighted by a fan of crys-
tai embroideries.
Her hair she dresses with Grecian
simplicity-the whole ensemble agree
ing perfectly with the satin shod feet,
guiltless Of the erstwhile popular Gu
ban heel.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-04-14
A Bit of Green.

A woman who wanted bit Of green
for her drawing-room, and was not at
tracted by the conventional window
box idea, has created really charming
effect by the use of plaster bracket
on which is placed an ordinary red
clay pot holding an English ivy. The
bracket, which was bought at plaster
cast shop for 35 cents, is of classic pat
tern and ivory in tone. The ivy has
already grown, so that 1t falls well
over the pot, and it is expected pres
emily to reach out more ambitiously.
These brackets are provided with sup
ports, through which small nails may
be thrust to fasten them to the wall.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-04-14
If az: s's szs. y asss Thompson's Eye Water
PUT YOUTH ON HIS GUARD
Evidently Recital of Romances Long
Passed Made No Appeal to His
Feelings.

Charles" said sharp-voiced wom-
an to her husband in railway car
riage do you know that you and
once had romance in railway car
riage?"
Never heard of it." replied Charles
in subdued tone.
II thought you hadn't; but don't you
remember, it was that pair of slippers
I presented to you the Christmas be-
fore we were married that led to our
union? You remember how nicely
they fitted, don't you? Well, Charles,
one day when we were going to pic
mic you had your feet upon seat,
and when you were not looking took
your measure. But for that pair Of
slippers don't believe we'd have ever
been married"
A young unmarried man sitting by
Immediately took down his feet from
the seat.-Ideas Magazine.
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MacVeagh Will Abolish Red Tape

ments in connection with the payment
OF his salary. He made this protest,
which has been preserved among the
archives Of the treasury:
Il was criticised because I had fail.
ed to make an affidavit that I had paid
myself my salary. In spite of the fact
that I had sworn to my monthly &C.
counts that had paid myself my sal.
airy, l had not sworn that 1 had re.
ceived the salary which l had sworn
1 had paid myself. This last affidavit
cost me Is cents.
81 then had to put in a voucher for
the rs cents and make an affidavit
that I had paid myself the rs cents.
This, according to new ruling. was
accompanied by an affidavit that I had
received the rs cents. l had sworn /
had paid myself. This has started an
endless chain, which threatens to land
me in an insane asylum"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-04-14
Secretary Fisher

WASHINGTON idea of the
w gigantic task which confronts
Walter L. Fisher of Chicago, the new
ed from the fact that approximately
S200,000,000 is expended annually in
the department of which he has just
been made the chief; 700,000,000 acres
Of public land is under his immediate
Jurisdiction, not including the terri
tory of Alaska, and nearly $4,000 en-
ployees take their orders from him.
The Importance of the department
to the country at large cannot be
oVerestimated, especially at this time
when the country is insisting upon an
administration favoring use of the ma
honal resources of the country on the
public domain and in Alaska, which
Will not only permit immediate devel-
opment, but conserve these resources
for future generations.
establishment Of the interior depart
ment was the direct result of the &C.
cession of territory following the Mex
lean war and general increase in pop
ulation, wealth and business. 1t was
made sort of catchall for govern
ment business which could not be con-
veniently transacted by any other de-
partment.
At the present time the secretary of
the interior has supervision over the
following offices and institutions:
General land office, in charge of
Commissioner Fred bennett, which SUI
pervises the survey, management and
disposition of the public lands, the ad-
judication Of conflicting claims re-
lating thereto, the granting of railroad
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-04-14
J|NX ON THE JOB
HARD LUCK TALES TOLD BY
TRUTHFUL BALL
PLAYERS.
COULDN'T PASS THE NINTH
II Games Had Been Eight Innings
Louisville Would Have Been Win
ner-Veteran Sconer's Hard Luck
Bet-AI BridWeII's Classic.
BY HUGH S. FULLERTON.

Burke, the little Louisville infielder,
Is about as quick with his wits as he
is with his hands and feet, as he
proved one day last summer. He was
playing third base and Dare Devil
Dave Altizer, who just then was hit
ting like a fiend, was batting for Min
neapolis and, as there was a runner
on first base and no one out, Burke
expected Altizer would dump bunt
toward third base, so he came creep
ing forward foot by foot, expecting
to get the bunt and throw to second
in time to force the runner there.
He was about 35 feet from the plate
when Altizer cut loose full force at
fast ball and hit it straight at Burke
like rifle shot. The third baseman
saw 1t coming and dropped to the
ground like a flash, the ball whizzed
on over third base and down the line
for a two-base hit, run scored and
Louisville was behind. Up in the
stand, near the front, wild-eyed fan
stood and howled:
ooh, you shirker, you yellow quit
ter. What made you dodge?"
"My boy" called Burke in reply,
this Is game of skill, not courage"
That Louisville club last season
had about the queerest run Of hard
luck of any team in history. 1t was
a pretty fair ball club, except that the
infield was shot to pieces by drafting
of the major leagues, and at times it
played good ball. The great trouble
was that it couldn't get over the ninth
inning. During the season the team
won one game in the ninth inning and
lost 29 in the final round after they
seemed to have the game cinched.
If they had been playing eight-inning
games all season they would have
been close to the front instead of in
tail-end position. 1t got SO that when
the ninth inning came every one on
the team expected an explosion, and
If it failed to come the crowd rather
was disappointed.
Finally one day when they were
playing Indianapolis and the score
was to in their favor with two out
and no one on the bases and two
strikes on the batter the umpire mis-
called strike that ought to have
ended the game. The batter promptly
made a base hit, the next man hit for
two bases, and with men on second
and third the next batter rolled an
easy bounder to the short stop, who
scooped it clearly with plenty OF
time to toss it to first and end the
agony. Evidently the nervous fear OF
losing in the ninth again unsettled the
short stop, for instead of lobbing the
ball over he threw as hard as he
could and threw wide and low six feet
outside the base. Owner Grayson
toppled over in a faint-thinking the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-04-14

one great joke. 1t has been a joke
ever since George Gibson joined the
Pirates. The joke consists of calling
out loudly every time Gibson comes to
bat: Here's where Gibby makes
home rum" He says that every time
Gibby bats during the season. Now
four years ago, over on the old park
in Allegheny (excuse us = North
side) George Moreland, the keeper of
vital statistics in baseball, offered to
bet Greuber one dollar to one cent
that he could not call the turn ON Glib
by making home run and Greuber
took the bet. On an average of four
and a half times a game for over
three years Greuber solemnly yelled:
Here's where Gibby makes a home
run" And after Gibby fails to make
the home run, he checks up his &C
count with Moreland
One day last summer-along in Au-
gust, Greuber, according to the vital
statistics, owed Moreland $4.58. 1t
happened that when Gibson came to
bat in the seventh inning John was
busy or not paying close attention,
and for the first time in four years he
failed to yell: Here's where Gtbby
makes home rum" Moreland called
to him: Are you on, John?" Nav"
remarked Greuber. mot this time.
You see, failed to call when he came
to bat, and that's a bunch he won't
hit that home run today" And the
first ball pitched Gibby hit into the
left field bleachers for home run.
AL Bridwell, the popular little short
stop of the New York Giants, lives
down at Portsmouth on the Ohio river
and he has a story of play which
is a classic Every one knows the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-04-14

A S A result of the action of congress
"A at the last session in making a
special appropriation of $4,000 for the
purpose, DR.. c. G. Abbot, director Of
the astro-physical observatory of the
Smithsonian institution, will be able
to complete within the next year an
Investigation which was begun in 1905
and which, If it arrives at the ex-
pected conclusion, will result in a
discovery Of the first rank, such as
is not often made in astronomical
work.
This investigation is expected to
prove that the radiation of the sun va
ries and that this variation produces
a corresponding variation in the tenn
perature of the earth. While this dis
covery, If made, will have its highest
value for pure science, it will also be
of great benefit in it's application to
agriculture, to long-distance weather
forecasts and other practical pur-
poses.
To cOmDlete the tests which have
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-04-14

n EALERS in corsets are not pleased
- with the latest fad Of the Wash
ington smart set.
On excellent authority it is said
that to be strictly swagger nowadays
a woman must discard the engirdling
stays-a thing not impossible with
the present style of empire girdled
frock The younger set promoted
the back to nature" idea. There
have been many smart dances this
winter, and one after another the
youthful damozels have cast aside the
artificial form.
The first girl to appear at dance
uncorseted created a mild sensation.
But so materially did her innovation
affect her career as a belle that the
subsequent dances were remarkable
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-04-14

suits, says that there is no reason to
suppose that oak, hard pine or any
other wood commonly used in building
would behave differently. 1t is fair ia
conclude, he believes, that all wood
maintains its strength, except as de-
cay weakens it or fire and mechanical
abrasion destroys it. He says: at
may be said that engineers are al.
ready using wood for permanent serv'
ice where it is kept under water. It's
permanent reliability under such con.
ditions is literally foundation fast in
engineering Tor use in superstruc.
lures however, engineers are prone to
look upon wood as a perishable and
temporary material"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-04-14

A trial package of Munyon's Paw Paw
Pills will be sent free to anyone on re-
quest. Address Professor Munyon, SD q
Jefferson Sts., Philadelphia, Pa. If you are
in need of medical advice, do not fail to
write Professor NMunyon. Your communi-
cation will be treated in strict confidence,
and your case will be diagnosed as care
fully as though you had personal inter-
view.
Munyon's Paw Paw Pills are unlike
all other laXatives or cathartics. They
coax the liver into activity by gentle
methods. They do not scour, they do
not grippe, they do not weaken, but they
do start all the secretions of the liver
and stomach in a way that soon puts
these organs in healthy condition and
corrects constipation. In my opinion
constipation is responsible for most all
ments. There are 20 feet of human
bowels, which is really sewer pipe.
When this pipe becomes clogged the
whole system becomes poisoned, caus-
ing biliousness, Indigestion and impure
blood, which often produce rheumatism
and kidney ailments. No woman who
suffers with constipation or any liver
ailment can expect to have clear
complexion or enjoy good health. If
had my way I would prohibit the sale
of nine-tenths of the cathartics that ara
now being sold for the reason that they
soon destroy the lining of the stomach,
setting up serious forms of indigestion,
and so paralyze the bowels that they re-
fuse to act unless forced by strong
purgatives.
Munyon's Paw Paw Pills are q tonic
to the stomach, liver and nerves. They
invigorate instead of weaken; they en-
rich the blood instead Of impoverish
it; they enable the stomach to get all
the nourishment from food that is put
into it.
These pills contain no calomel, no
dope; they are soothing, healing and
stimulating. They school the bowels
to act without physic.
Regular size bottle, containing As pills,
Is cents. Munyon's Laboratory, SD 81
Jefferson Sts., Philadelphia.
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N 1lkalll| I 4 Zee RzE
4f EEEB y N|l5% ~
Secretary Fisher Faces Big Task
Faces Big Task

and other rights of way, easements.
the issuance of patents for lands, and
with furnishing certified copies Of
land patents and of records, plats and
papers on file in that office. In the
national forests, he executes all laws
relating to surveying, prospecting, To-
eating, appropriating, entering, re-
conveying or patenting of public
lands, and the granting of rights of
way amounting to easements.
The employees of the department
are divided among the various
branches of the service as follows:
Office of secretary, 3O7; Office OF
the assistant attorney general, %;
general land office, 1,4S7; office OF
Indian affairs, sos; patent office,
934; pension Office, 1879; bureau OF
education, 17S; geological survey,
1,063; reclamation service, LAS; bu-
reau of mines, 1913; hospitals, 900;
parks and reservations, SO; territorial
and District of Columbia, &c; office OF
superintendent of the capitol, %; to-
tai, 1892.
Of course, the big thing in the pub
lice eye in the department of the In
terror at the present time is the con-
servation question, involving as 1t
does a definite policy for the admins
tration of the public domain with
especial reference to Alaska, as well
as the contiguous territory embracing
the states. Arising under the pres
ent laws, however, is the Cunningham
coal claims in Alaska and the water
power sites controversy, both Of
which were involved in the Ballinger.
Pinchot embroglio, and both of which
will have to be dealt with by Secre-
tary Fisher Even while considering
these important items, however, Mr.,
Fisher must ever have an eye on the
general administration of the whale
department, which is one of the most
comprehensive in the entire govern
ment
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-04-14
Readily Answered.

Sir Edward Carson, famous British
lawyer, was noted for his ready wit
On one occasion in court, when the
Judge, with whom he had had more
than one passage of arms, pointed out
to him the discrepancy between the
evidence Of two of his witnesses, one
a carpenter and the other a saloon
keeper, he answered: That's so, my
lord. Yet another case of difference
between bench and bar"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-04-14

WHILE the customs service is be-
w ing rehabilitated there is a dis
position at the treasury department
to clip off red tape wherever possible.
The abuse has grown up through
many years, and Secretary MacVeagh
wants to eliminate it and practical
politics whenever he can. A collect
or at small port in New Jersey, who
has a record of collecting so cents
year and drawing $40 in salary and
expenses recently was called to &C
count for not sending certain docu-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-04-14
Hia Qualifications.

Writing to the leader of string
orchestra an East Chester aspirant for
a position was requested to state his
qualifications. Complying by mail, he
said, among other thing:
yours reed. I can play fidle and
some on tromboan, also zillyfoan.
Have played foot at parties. but pre-
fer pickleos. Respt.s o. M"
"P. Slave taken IL lessons on
the gatar. Would be willing to teach
myself the cornit. Terms, union rats.
Respt, 20. n"
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Passing of the Big Man,

The big-brained, big-hearted, old
Roman men, whose integrity was as
unquestioned as their ability, are al
most extinct. Their places are cut up
and filled by smaller, less able, often
much less honest men. 1t is not that
the big men have gone to the cities
for they are not there; it is not that
they left no descendants in more
cases than one cares to count, the
smaller, less able, less honest men
are their own sons. These latter fire.
ouently make as much money in a
year as their fathers did in ten, and
show less character in lifetime than
their fathers did in a year.-Cornelia
A.. P. Conner, in in the February At
lantic.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-04-14
Tho ADVANTAGE,

He-I see where the direct election
in Chicago cost three dollars a vote
$695.500 altogether"
She-Now, that's where woman sui.
frage would come in. If the women
were voting, they would have had a
bargain election with votes cut down
to $3.50.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-04-14
The Awakening,

First Tragedian-Ah! deah boy! Tho
chance of my life came last night.
Izzacstein offered me thirty shillings
a week to play Hamlet. The contract
was drawn up, he lent me his foun-
tain pen to sign with, when
Second Tragedian-You woke up!
First Tragedian-Damme. How did
you know?
Second Tragedian-By the salary,
my pippin. I've dreamed like that
myself.-Punch.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-04-14
,oe Adds to Timbers strenot

Tests made by c. P. Buchanan and
reported by him in Engineering News
show that sound timber quarter of
a century old is materially stronger
than new stock. This applies only
to white pine, since that was the wood
ON which Mr.. Buchanan made his ex.
periments, but the editor Of the paper
1ust named, in commenting on tle 70
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-04-14
Proficiency Recognized.

The German music teacher was en-
Seavoring to be polite, yet truthful.
'Of course" he said, your daughter
doesn't yet read notes very good and
she strikes der wrong keys occasion
ally. But" he added with enthusi-
asmx "she plays der rest fine"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-04-14
Tho Unmarried Modal.

Mr.. Scrappington-There would be
fewer divorces If more men were like
William G. Differdaffer.
Mrs. Scrappington-Why sof
Mr.. Scrappington-He - a bachelor.
Smart Set.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-04-14
Contradictory statements.

! Contradictory Statements.
Editor-In your story of the fire you
refer to the chief as our invincible
old fire lighter"
Reporter-Yes, SIR.
Editor-And yet in your next para
graph you say that he was licked by
tina namAs,"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-04-14
Naturally So.

do you think hen trust would be
against the law"
"Eggs-actly So"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-04-14

The pleasure of love is in loving.
We are happier in the passion we feel
than in that we inspire.-Francis Duo
de Rochefaucauld.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-04-14

thirtieth game had been thrown away
in the ninth, but Myers dived out, ex-
tended at full length, stabbed at the
ball with one hand, and by one Of
the most wonderful catches ever
made chung to the ball and craw-
fished back to the base just in time
to retire the runner and save the day.
Grayson came to as the crowd was
departing and hurried sadly home
ward, still thinking the game was lost
and 1t was not until the next morning
that he discovered that Myers had
saved the team by his catch-and he
refused to believe 1t until he read it
in the papers.
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Not RESPONSIBLE.

Teacher-You are late every morn
ing.
Pupil-Well, It Isn't my fault that
you didn't build your blamed old
school house nearer my home.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-04-14

John Greuber, the Pittsburg vet
eran, who kept the official score of
Braddock's defeat and has been the
onicial scorer in Pittsburg ever since,
lost the hardest luck bet last season
that ever was recorded. John has
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-04-14

~ HE Republic Of Mexico, now
torn by revolt, is officially
called the United Mexican
III States" was one Of the two
great Yice-royalties of Snain in