The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-02-10
How Gun. Are Named.


Many people are puzzled as to the
difference between II inch and 1875
inch gun. Guns are measured by the
bore or caliber. just as motorcar en-
CINE cylinders are. A IL inch gun.
therefore, is gun that fires shot
which is twelve inches in diameter.
The length Of gun is reckoned in
calibers. For instance, 80 caliber II
inch gun is one fifty times the length
Of its bore-that is to say, fifty feet
long. A 80 caliber six inch gun would
be twenty-five feet long, and so on
London Standard.
Platinum.
Platinum, the heaviest Of all metals
except iridium, was given its name by
the SpNnis fds on account Of its sill
very colsr;. Plata" signifying silver. 1t
was discovered in the sand Of the
river Pinto, in South America, and
was unknown in Europe until 1741.
when 1t was announced in Ulloa's mar
rative Of his voyage to Peru. 1t was
by DR.. William Hyde Wollaston, 1927.
that this metal was rendered mallea-
BILE and ductile, an invention for which
the doctor is said to have received as
much as $50, New York Ameri-
can.
Foundation Walls.
Stone makes the best foundation
wall for house, and it should be used
unless the price is prohibitive. Brick
foundation walls must be well plas-
tered with cement mortar on the out
side. This is because brick is very
porous and requires protection. Stone
for foundation should be fresh quar-
ried and should be laid on a natural
bed. Large stones are required for
jambs and corners If the wall is to be
properly and thoroughly bonded. No
soft surface rock should be used. The
top Of the wall should be carefully
leveled to receive the plate and joists.
and in cold climates beam filing be-
tween the joists should be required
Beautiful Homes.
Both Disappointed.
A man who leased cottage at q
seaside resort met the plausible rea
>state agent who engineered the deal
20 whom he said:
81 took this cottage from you be
cause you represented it to be only
three minutes walk from the ocean
As matter Of fact. it is fifteen min
utes' walk instead of three. I'm dis
appointed in you. sir"
g"Well," said the real estate man
"I'm disappointed in you too. / tool
you for one of those real rapid walk
ers."
Was Not a Fungus.
A certain worthy minister was q
keen and accomplished naturalist. His
speciality was remarkable knowledge
Of different classes of fungi His en-
thusiasm. however. was but indiffer
emily appreciated by certain members
Of his parish. and one day when call
ing upon one of them-a sour old
spinster-he was considerably embar
raised when she reminded him of the
exact length of time that had elapsed
since he had last paid her visit. he
began to make excuses for the delay
when she abruptly and CURLY cut hin
short.
'If was a toadstool," she said, with
grim irony. you'd have been to SEE
me long agow-London Tit-Bits.
Fowls Flee From Cholera.
Rocks are not the only birds which
are credited with having fed from
cholera. When Malmo, in Sweden. was
visited by the disease in 1884 the jack.
DAVIS and sparrows all disappeared
Mauritius has a similar tradition in
connection with little native birds OF
her own. And British officers in India
have heard from native servants that
while kites and vultures hurry away
when cholera begins to rage. the sur
est sign that the epidemic is definitely
on the ebb is the return of those birds
London Chronicle.
Comforting.
81 like church" why" "Well, it,
comforting to see one man keep s.
many women quiet an hour."-Widow