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The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-24
MIDOCEAN REPARTEE.

AS evidence that Englishmen are not without a dry sense of humor, the marquis of Queensberry, now touring the United States, told the following story during his New York visit:
 Two Englishmen were paying court to the same American girl on a transatlantic trip. Their steamer chairs were placed on either side of hers, and every fair day the rivals would sit for hours with the fair American, each trying to cut the other out. One of the two was no- toriously parsimonious. The men spoke of him as one who "had never bought drink in his life," and his stinginess was manifested even in the way he smoked his cigars down to the last quarter of an inch.
 One morning the English "tight wad," while monopolizing the Amer jean girls entire attention, smoked cigar until it began to singe his mustache, The other chap watched him languadly as he arose to toss the tiny cigar stump overheard. As he returned from the rail his rival drew his pipe from his mouth and observed:
 q say, old chap, I do hope that won't get in the propeller"
The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-24
GOOD ADVICE.

There are so few Sunny Jim situ- ations that people finally tire of Sunny Jim philosophy. But there is one thing you can always do: make the best of every situation, and l beg you to do that, although SO far as l am concerned, you needn't whistle nor sing, nor laugh, while about it; just grimly make the best Of whatever confronts you. An op- timist is man who can transform bad news into good news; there are no real optimists except in news paper and magazine articles written by young men.-E. W. Howe's Monthly.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-24
FATHER OF MODERN MISSIONS
From Poor CobbIer William Carey Rose to Fame by Ills Own
 Efforts.

William Carey, ''the father of modern missions," was a shoemaker by trade, but although poor, he edu- .cated himself and became a Baptist minister. Even after becoming a preacher he had to mend shoes, be- cause the congregation over which he presided paid him only $1.50 a wee-, for preaching. By his zeal ousaass Carey inspired earnest Chris tian men and soon won the esteem of the most distinguished men.
 One day after he had become fa- mous and while he was taking din- ner with the governor general of h. dia, there were several others gath cred at an adjoining table.
 ''That fellow over there with the governor was a common shoemaker" i" MT. Carey overheard diner at an- other table say.
 "You are slightly wrong," the noted missionary said. q was never a shoemaker, only a poor cobbler."
The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-24
The PeeviSh Child
 Needs a laxative

nlav ana ns When o if snlks it '9 4rnWsiiv a nr cries you may depend on 1t something physical is the matter. If you see no evidences of a serious ailment you will not be wrong if you quietly give it a dose of mild laxative that evening on putting it to bed.
 The remedy most generally recom- mended for this purpose is Dr. Cald- wells Syrup Pepsin, which mothers throughout the country have been giving their children for quarter of cen- tury. Today thousands of families are using it where hundreds used it then, and there must be good reason for this word of mouth recommendation.
 It is admittedly the perfect laxative for children, women, old people and all others who need gentle bowel stimu lant and not a violent salt, cathartic Dill or doctored water. Dr. Caldwell S Syrup Pepsin will act gently, and when taken before retiring will bring com
The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-24
MONEY EATEN BY ANIMALS
Several Instances In Which They De- voured Currency That Was Re
 covered and Redeemed.

A farmer residing near Ogden, Iowa, drove into town one day, stopped at the hotel, tied his horses and went in to dinner, leaving his coat in the wagon. When he came out he examined the coat and found six $5 bills missing. He accused a passer-by of having stolen the mon- Icy. The passer-by denied the charge, declaring that the bills had been eat en by goat He pointed out the goat and said that he would pay the amount of loss if the cash was not found in the animals stomach. It was necessary, of course, to sacrifice the goat, but sure enough an autopsy disclosed the farmers ''wad," which was forwarded to the treasury. 4 stockman near Galveston, Texas, sold bunch of cattle for $470. He put the amount in a wallet without folding the bills, so that their ends stuck out. Later in the day, while busy at something, he threw his coat upon the ground in COW lot, Prob ably the wallet fell out. At all events, soon afterward a yearling calf was discovered in the act of eat- ing the money, of which it had ale ready swallowed all but $210. The only way to recover it was to kill the calf, whereupon the $260 extracted from the animals stomach was sent to Washington. All of it was re- deemed.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-24
Windows in Poultry House.

Put the windows in the poultry house low down to the floor, so that the hens will get the benefit of the light and sunshine when scratching for their feed. The trouble with windows set high up, is that they let the sun shine in on the perches when the hens are on the floor scratching, and when they are not on the roost the sun doesn't shine, so there is no equi- hbrium in such plans.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-24

plete satisfaction in the morning. After a short use of this remedy all forms of outside aid can be dispensed with and nature will again act alone.
 All classes of good American people keep it in the home for ills of the stomach, liver and bowels, and among the thousands who have written the doctor that they will never be without 1t are Mrs. Nancy shelton, Maud, Okla, and Mrs. J. Hooker, Dewitt Ark. A dose of 1t has saved many person from a serious illness.
 Anyone wishing to make a trial of this remedy before buying it in the regular way of a druggist at fifty cents or one have a sample bottle sent to the home free of charge by simply addressing Dr. w. E. Caldwell, 405 Washington St., Monticello, III. Your name and address or a postal card will do.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-24
@A-
 AUTO POPULAR IN SIAM.

In recent automobile parade in Bangkok there were more than one hundred fine cars. You can see more motor boats on the Menam river than you will find on the Hud- son. Wealthy men use autos and motor boats now where not so long ago they travelled in palanquins and dhows. Last year there was an avia- tion meet in Bangkok.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-24
WHEEL MAKES UNIQUE BOOST
Easily Placed in Position by Stabbing Axle Into Ground--Qulte Handy
 in Times of Cleaning.

In describing his plan for making a chicken roost, MT. c. Dever of Okla homa, says:
 Take a cart wheel and stab the axle into the ground or cut the axle in two, bolt it to post and set the post in the ground. When the chicken house needs cleaning all you need to do Is to lift the wheel off and it is out of the way. Then too if there Is a chicken
The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-24
TOO READY TO QUIT.

'Gt is very hard of you to ask me to be your wife; but I must re- fuse. I hope you will not hurry away and do anything rash"
 ''Don't worry about that. I mere ly wanted to be sure that we under stood each other"
 "You are so sensible that I am going to take back what l said and accept you"
The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-24
NATURAL ERROR.

'How did that story pan out about the man up in the Bronx who found the big hailstone on his back stoop this morning?" asked the city editor.
 ''Nothing in it." replied the re- porter. He discovered it wasn't Q hailstone, after all. The iceman left 1t there. ."-Woman's Home Com. panion.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-24
Soda Water for Fowls.

There is nothing better than soda water for fowls whose droppings are not in normal condition. The soda water is made as follows Use three heaping tablespoonfuls of soda (bicar- bonate) to one pint of water; shake well. Dose teaspoonful to each af- fiicted fowl Follow with one-grain quinine pill each night for three nights in succession
The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-24

E. Z.-Why, Bedalia, am sorry you think you have to leave. Don't you like us?
 Bedalia-It ain't thot I don't like yous, sor, but me gentlemen friends don't like the brand of ci- gars you smoke.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-24
PROBABLY NO EXCEPTION.

"Jones has invented an airship." ''Then it's bound to be a success. $ "Why SOP"
 "All his other schemes have gone lp."
The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-24
A GREAT GAME.

Well, the summer firts will soon be playing their favorite game"
 "True. Where is your daughter now?"
 Gone south for preliminary prac- tice."
The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-24
COMPLETING THE SMILE.

"She has a fower-like face" "And a stem-like figure in that 5e gown"
The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-24
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Chicken Roost.

on the other side from you that you wish to catch just turn the wheel around. This makes very convent ent chicken roost
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-11-01
% YEARS AGO in ELY
FROM THE ELY IRON HOME

of eighty-fve miles, and it is
though that fifty miles will be COM
pleted this year. From Gunfint
to Duluth is about eighty miles.
and it is expected that the whole
line will be completed within a
year.
The register of deeds of St. Louis
county last Saturday filed articles
of incorporation of the Sellwood
Land Company. The general
nature of the company's business
will be the buying, holding, i'm
proving. leasing and selling lands,
tenements, Entertainments, real,
personal and mixed estate end pro-
perty. The business will be tran
sacted in Duluth and time of COM
mencement October IA, 1889, and
period of continuance thirty years.
The capital stock of the company
is $50, 900, to be paid up when
issued. The incorporators are:
Joseph Sellwood, Jas. H. James,
Amos Sheppard, Thos. J. Monahan,
Adelbert w. Dutton, all of Duluth.
and John Pengilly. w. 7. James and
Archibald Chisholm, all of Ely.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-11-01

The Ely Cornet Band is the
latest addition to the institutions
of town. The members are nearly
all Finlanders, and lately arrived
in body from Ishpeming, Mich.
to work in the mines. They gave
ball at Sakrisson' S hall last Sat-
urday evening, which was we'll at
tended.
G. H. Warren passed down the
line last Saturday morning. Mr..
Warren says he is meeting with
encouraging indications at his ex-
plorations across Garden lake and
expects to continue work during
the winter.
Capt. Thos. James was in from
Sellwood last Saturday. He says
work on Section 90, where he is
engaged will be continued probably
all winter.
Thomas Marks of Port Arthur
says that contracts have been lei
for building all the Port Arthur,
Duluth & Western from Port
Arthur to Gunfint Lake, a distance
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-11-01
VOTE FOR AMENDMENT
NO. FOR GOOD ROADS.

HERO worship has put Jack John
son in bad with the the authorities.
Ever since the black took took the
gimp out of Jim Jeffries he has been
set upon a pedestal by both the
whites and the blacks of the country
and halo has been painted about
the big black head. This hero
worship has turned the head of the
big black and he was of the opinion
that he was not amenable to the
laws of the land. He is now
charged with a wholesale traffic in
white women and his Chicago
saloon was nothing more or less
than depository for the numerous
females gathered by the agents.
The Cameron girl affairs was the
last straw and efforts will now be
made to effectually squelch His
Nubian Nobs. The larger part of
the folks in this country are not
particular as to the mode of squelch-
ing providing he is removed from
the present sphere of activity. A
garrotte scientifically applied would
be about right for the statement he
made that Il can get any white
woman in the world"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-11-01
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A Halloween social was given al
the parlors of the Presbyterian
church Tuesday evening and a
good time was enjoyed by party
of about fifty young people. Hal
loween games occupied the atten-
ton for considerable of the even
ing. Refreshments were served.
The regular services will be held
at the Methodist church next Sun
day, the pastor, Rev. Stidd will
preach at both services.
The next monthly meeting of
the Sunday School Workers of Ely
and Winton will be held next
Monday evening at 7:3O at the
home of Mrs. Axel Anderson at
Winton.
A new furnace will soon be in
stalled in the M. E. church.
The Ladies Aid of the Presby-
terrain church served a chicken
supper at the church parlors Thurs
day evening. AS usual the supper
was success.
Rev. Stidd returned Wednesday
from his visit in New York and
other eastern states.
Rev. w. 7. Hughes, pastor of
the Presbyterian church here for
for several years, visited with
friends Friday. Mr.. Hughes is
now at Chicago where he continues
his studies.
A meeting of the official board
is called for Sunday evening after
services at the M. E. church.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-11-01

jump his fares and meals. He was
caught by Matt Indy, arraigned
in court and in default of paying a
fine was sentenced to thirty days
at hard labor in the county Jail.
F. Rogers of the St. Croix Office
transacted business at Duluth Mon
day and Tuesday.
The fortune teller lady is again
in town.
Many young people of Winton
attended the Halloween party at
the Presbyterian church Tuesday
evening. Among them was Bart
Jacobson, Jack Herbert and VIM.
johnson.
Miss Rena Doyle was a caller at
Ely Tuesday.
Harry Salmi left for Embarass
Wednesday to look after his farm.
Osterberg & Johnson have start
ed operations on Sec. "a, near the
Ely-Winton road. They will ex-
plore the property by means of
diamond drills.
The Halloween dance was a
great success and those that did
the decorating are to be congrat-
ulated for their taste. Several
were present from Ely.
John Gilman and crew of men
returned from their prospecting
trip up north Tuesday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-11-01

Wilson, the present Democratic
candidate for President, wrote of
this period in his History of the
American People,"
"A great poverty and depression
had come upon the Western min
ing regions and upon the agricult-
ural regions of the West and South.
Prices had fallen. Men of the
poorer sort were idle everywhere
and filled with a sort of despair.
All the large cities and manufac-
turing towns teemed with unem-
ployed workingmen, who were
with the utmost difficulty kept
from starving by the systematic
efforts of organized charity. In
many cities public works were I'M
dertaken upon an extensive scale
to give them employment"
And after four years of Free
Trade the nation turned to Repub-
licanism to open the factories and
the mills. And this is how Prof
Wilson describes in the same his
tory the return of the nation to ma,
terial prosperity:
Not until the very year 1897
when the Republican administra-
ton came in, did the crisis seem
past. The country had at last
built its railway and manufacturing
systems up, had at last got ready
to come out of its debts, command
foreign markets, with something
more than food .stuffs and make fol
itself place of mastery.
But Professor Wilson is Candi.
date Wilson now, running on g
platform that declares a Protective
Tariff to be unconstitutional. He
would have people forget what
happened twenty years ago.-Cin-
cinnati Commercial Tribune.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-11-01
fall Lake

Frank Barto left this week for
Bena.
Mrs. Selma Kivala and children
returned from Virginia where they
spent a couple of weeks on a visit.
The three year old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Maxi died Fri
day, Oct. oath. She has been i'll
for some time.
Mrs. Olof Risen of Ely was a
caller on friends at this place last
week.
Mrs. John Patka, Mrs. Sanger
and Mrs. VIM. Berglund were
shopping at Ely Saturday.
Sparkling in the kitchen, Ell!
Wasn't it nice? Who was in the
parlor?
A. ]. Stein, is deputy county
auditor and issues large game licen-
ses at his shop.
Many people from here attended
the Grand Opera at the High
School Auditorium Wednesday
evening.
Mrs. A. D. Ellefson and several
other ladies of Ely called on friends
in our burg this week.
Governor A. o. Eberhart and
party made short call at Winton
last Saturday and addressed
large body of voters. Both mills
shut down during his address
which was very brief. We hope to
be slated from now on for all polit-
ical treats as there are large num-
Der of votes here.
Mrs. Abraham Young returned
Monday from Cloquet where she
spent several weeks with her sons
and families.
Dave Macarthur returned from
Duluth Thursday with lot of men
for the woods.
Harry Hammond and helper,
Mr.. Krankheit, have returned to
Oshkosh, Wis, after picking out
several thousand feet of match
lumber.
George Winton of Iron River,
Mich, came from Duluth Thurs
day to work in the woods. He
hired out at Duluth and was sent
up here and tried to escape and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-11-01

The eighth congressional dis
trict of Minnesota is one of the
most difficult to represent in the
whole Union, by reason of the
many and diversified interests that
are contained; they are big affairs
that demand experience and close
study to handle to the best interests
of the whole people. Mr.. Miller
has the experience and he has
labored hard and faithfully to do
his fully duty by all, and there is
no real fault to be found with his
work. "-Hibbing Mesaba Ore.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-11-01
VOTE FOR AMENDMENT
NO. 1 FOR GOOD ROADS.

EVERY city in Minnesota, large
and small, is interested, or should
be, i'll the proposed amendment to
the constitution, which will be No.
4 on the ballot. This provides for
the commission form of government
in cities of every class and size.
1t will be for the benefit of Mime
sofa cities to see that this amend
ment is carried. Be sure and vote
on the amendments and especially
on the one numbered 4. If you
fail to vote it will count against it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-11-01
VOTE NO

Of all the downright rotten at.
tempts to disfranchise American
citizens, the Seven Senator Am end
ment to be voted OH at the coming
election takes the whole bakery.
This amendment appears at the
end of the pink ballot and it will
be to your interest to vote a big
NO on the proposition.
This rotten bit of legislation was
tackled on by the last Legislature
and was the united effort of the
farmer element to cut out the
cities of the state. This amend
ment means that St. Louis, Hen
nepin and Ramsey counties shall
never have more than seven senat-
ors each in the state senate no mat,
ter what the population of these
counties may be.
1t simply means that people liv-
ing in the cities should have nc
representation in the senate of the
free state and that it takes thous-
ands of city folks to make one
farmer or country resident.
St. Louis County alone would
have thirteen senator's if it had the
same representation, according to
its population, that Dodge County
has; twelve, if the same as Waseca
County; eleven, if the same as
Nicollet or Houston counties; ten,
if the same as Sibley or Steel coun-
ties; nine, if the same as Meeker
or Carver or lie Sueur, or Wabasha
or Mcleod counties; eight, if the
same as Kandiyohi or Faribault
counties. Seventeen per cent of
the population of the State can to-
day elect majority of the Estate
Senate and control the making of
our laws.
The adoption of this amendment
means the perpetuation of this po-
litical tyranny. 1t means that the
majority of the people must con-
tinue to obey the laws made by the
minority for the profit of the min
ority. 1t means that the rule of
the people is forever ended in Min
nesota.
1t means that about all that the
citizens of St. Louis County will
have to do with the State Govern
ment will be to pay from one quar-
ter to one-half of the State taxes.
1t means that we of St. Louis
County shall cease to be citizens of
Minnesota and become vassals and
tribute bearers only.
Any citizen of St. Louis County
who votes for this amendment
votes that each inhabitant of South
ern Minnesota shall forever have
four times the representation in the
State Senate which he has.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-11-01
TWENTY YEARS AGO

Twenty years ago the nation
snapped Protection for Free Trade.
Another college professor named
Wilson drafted Tariff bill and a
Democratic Congress passed it.
There are hundreds of thousands
young men who do not remember
what followed. Fortunately, how
ever, we have distinguished wit
nesses to tell US. Prof. Woodrow
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-11-01

THERE is absolutely no contest
on in this congressional district.
Jenswold of Duluth will not make
furry strong enough to be a
factor in the tallying. The people
know who is serving them faith
fully and will return Congressman
Miller by almost the unanimous
vote of the district.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-11-01
Secured judgement

A judgement for 1880 was
Tuesday awarded to John HeIbacka
against the Section 80 Mining COM
pany, by jury in district court.
Helbacka was injured Jan. "a. last
during cave-in at the company's
mine at Section 80. At the same
time John Lindbeck lost his life by
the same cave. The Lindbeck
damage suit is now on trial.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-11-01
VOTE FOR AMENDMENT
NO. FOR GOOD ROADS.

Minneapolis Journal: An eastern
paper says that New York
physicians are puzzled by the case
of a woman who has been talking
continuously for thirty six hours. "
Do you suppose that is a misprint
for years." Otherwise where's
the puzzle.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-11-01

PROBABLY when the state land
affairs are taken out of the state
auditors Office, the citizens of Ely
will get some action on several
land matters that are now hanging
fire and have been in the auditor S
Office for over three years.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-11-01

EVERY voter should study his
ballot from top to bottom before
making his crosses. Some of the
places to be filled on the bottom of
the ticket are just as important as
the head.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-11-01

IF the down-state farmer thinks
he can get along without senators
and representatives from St. Louis,
Ramsey and Hennepin counties, it
might also be wise plan to cut out
the taxes from these counties.
Taxation without representation is
illegal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-11-01

CANDIDATE Ringdahl lays great
stress in his campaign literature on
the statement that he is out for
justice for the farmer. What we
want in this state is governor who
will give justice to everybody and
not alone farmers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-11-01
Geo. |. BROzICH
AGENT.

happy surroundings under the
family roof. If you want chickens
to come home to roost. you have to
whntewash the hen house occasion
ally.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-11-01

THIS end of the Fifty-frst Leg
islature district owns the proud
distinction of being represented in
the legislature by representative
in whose election our people have
no choice.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-11-01
CARD OF THANKS

We extend our sincere gratitude
to the many kind friends, whose
sympathy and assistance were given
US, in our late bereavemept.
R. WALKER AND FAMILY.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-11-01

The Nation mourns the death of
Vice President James S. Sherman
which occurred Wednesday night.
The flags on all buildings are at
half mast.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-11-01

Einar Jarvi is prepared to dc
your painting and decorating.
Give him a call.-Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-11-01
VOTE FOR AMENDMENT
NO. / FOR GOOD ROADS.

Walker Pilot: One way to keep
your girls off the streets at night is
to provide them with good, clean
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-11-01

This paper is on file at 39-South 3rd street.
Minneapolis. MINI. at the exhibit room OF The
Immigration Commission. of The Northern
Minnesota Development Association"