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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-14


evenings, she darning socks and me
reading the paper, and hardly word
between us till went to bank up the
fire for the night. Now she'll talk by
the hour II / bring the conversation
around to Lives and Public Speeches.
and it makes her happy. Now that
she's got sixteen volumes Of evidence
to prove I'm a chuckle headed idiot
and an improvident spendthrift and a
selfish skate that won't deny himself
nothing while his wife's sickenin' for
a decent hat, she's beginning to ap-
preciate me. She's whole lot more
affectionate thar when she couldn't
lay her finger on flaw in me. That's
the way with women every time.
Anyway, don't see what In thun-
der you're a-standing around here for
with your hands in your pockets and
your mouth open. Get busy with that
brass work, you fat faced loafer, and
when you've done that, go and fix up
that radiator In 62, and then come
and report to me in Mikes Place. I'm
going to do little agency business,
myself, b'jiminy!"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-14
Keeps Aeros Riuht Side Up.

M. Moreau, Frenchman, who
through his experiments at Melun as
serts that he has discovered the Sc
cret of automatic stability for aero
planes, has just received $4,000 from
an anonymous patriot, and great ex-
element has been created in aviation
if not in military circles by the inven-
ton. M. Moreau, before he took to
aviation was printers workman, and
he has spent all his savings in per-
fecting his invention.
The novelty in his design, so far as
can be judged from what has been
made public, consists in a suspended
cage that contains the seat of the pilot
and room for passengers It is de,
scribed as pendulum seat, and the
way it is attached under the frame
at a certain point between the pro-
peller and the horizontal rudders in
fuences the center of gravity, which
is maintained constantly at a fixed
point by the movements of the pen
dulum seat
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-14
Lobster Irvine,

A man who had wondered what lob
STR Irvine was, found the answer very
simple. 1t is a fine quality, stout
Irvine. an eighth Of an inch in diam
eter, made of Manila hemp, and orig
inally intended for making the netted
part of lobster pots
Lobster twine has come also to be
used on board vessels, both sail and
steam; for serving ropes, for whipping
ropes, including even ropes of wire,
and for various other purposes for
which a stout, durable Irvine of this
size might prove useful. There is
probably more lobster Irvine used now
on vessels than for the purpose for
which it was first made.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-14
PLAN FOR MEMORABLE TIME
tuberculosis Day, December z, Is to
Be Participated In by Hundreds
of Thousands.

Nearly 100000 members of the
Young Mems Christian association Of
the United States, including several
thousand members of the allied health
leagues, hundreds of physical direc-
tors and 345,000 members of the phys
ical departments will be urged to CO.
operate in the tuberculosis day cam
paign during the week of December
7, according to an announcement made
from the headquarters of this move
ment in New York.
Lectures and discussions on tuber-
culosis will be held on Sunday after
noon, Devember 7, and during the
week preceding or the week follow
ing that date, by many organizations
connected with the Y M. C. A. Prom
inent speakers in various cities of the
country will address these meetings.
The details of the program are being
worked out by DR.. George ]. Fisher,
director of the physical department Of
the international committee of the
association.
Secretaries of the local branches of
the Y M. c. A., or members of the as
ISOLATION who are interested in this
subject can secure literature, free of
charge, from the Office of the Nation
al Association for the Study and Pre-
vention of tuberculosis, 105 East
Twenty-second street, New York city.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-14
MUSIC MAKES cow GIVE MILK
American Farmer VIII Impart Dlseov-
cry to His European Brethren
Other Oddities Made Public.

1t seems there are plenty OF ways OF
making money in this big world II
we only caught one Of them at the
right time and the right place.
For instance, a Nebraska farmer
has just departed for Europe with the
idea in mind of teaching the dairymen
Of Europe that you can get more milk
from your cow If you will only play
soft, dreamy, sentimental music near
her during milking time. American
experts appear to be convinced of the
worth of his discovery and he is plan
ming to make all sorts of money by
convincing Europeans.
Again, in Kansas there is a man
who has the honor of being the only
"freckle farmer" His occupation con-
sists in transplanting bits of skin from
one part of the body to the other, and
grating fancy designs and images in
the process. They are claimed to be
more permanent than TAFT DOING.
The extraction Of grease in queer
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-14

anese are more likely than any others
to meet the requirements of fine taste
Here is a little group of fans which
illustrate this fact.
A fan with white enamel sticks, fin.
ished out with gold, has a shaded
ground in clear, beautiful blue, merg.
ing with white.
Carved sandal wood makes a fan
for lifetime, which depends for or.
namentation upon the way ia which
the sticks are cut out in a lace pat
tern. They are held together by a
narrow ribbon. The faint and deli.
cious odor of the wood makes this a
fan to treasure.
Nothing but satin-like paper and
brown wood sticks form the ground
upon which some artist has distin-
guished himself in the last fan.
Such fans may be found ranging
in price fIom about SO cents to 81.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-14
BY JULIA BoTroMLEY.

The immense variety in ribbons per
mits an unending variety in fancy
bags, and they will play their usual
prominent part at Christmas time. The
rich brocades and heavy weaves in
plain ribbons are used for opera bags
and for the handsome shopping bags
which city women find it convenient
to carry with them when they have
small purchases to make and intend
carrying them home. Ribbons In light
er weight. such as the Dresdens, in
taffeta, which are found in SO many
beautiful designs, are chosen for all
those bags that form accessories to
the furnishings of the home. Among
these, those with lowered patterns on
plain silk ground having wide bor-
ders Of gauze are the newest and most
beautiful Of the seasons offerings.
Such a ribbon is shown here in the
pretty corset bag pictured
A new design in a shopping bag
which may be made long enough to
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-14
The Basement
Philosopher
copyright 1913. by w. C. Chapman
By BENNETT HARRIS

The agent blew In this morning to
rubber" the janitor informed his as.
sistant. "He was disguised in a fur
coat with the collar turned up and a
fur cap with the peak pulled down, but
1 spotted him by the til of his nose
as soon as l laid eyes on him. You
can't mistake an agents nose. I seen
him pushing it into all the entrances
as he come along the street and then
take it into the court, and he was get
ting it smutted up around the coal
bins when snook up behind him and
coughed. He thought 1t was tenant
at first and started to run, but he
come back and we hid behind the fur
mace while l made my report.
well, Mr.. Mccarthy, says he,
I've no fault to find on the WHOLE he
says. There's been complaints made
about you, of course he says, but
don't think that you're much to elaine.
Just keep 'em smoothed down, that's
all. Don't try to bluff 'em. Smooth
'em down. Well, must be going he
says. Tell that gink in 80 that you're
expecting me around any day and that
you're quite sure I'll fix up things
satisfactorily. Tell 'em all the same
so off he goes and makes his re.
port to the estate and draws his fine
elegant salary for the work that I'm
doing, and then drops in on the coal
dealer and makes a little deal, which
is good deal; and wrastle with the
slate and Stag that's in the coal and
stand for the kicks that the tenants
make about the heat It's a wonder
that gazabo doesn't make me collect
the rents. He sure would if he wasn't
scared I'd find out way to hold out
on him.
Agents are ness'ry evils, / sup
pose. There's all kinds, of course
book agents, insurance agents, station
agents and road agents, but whether
they use an order book or blank leases
or Winchester rifles and bad language,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-14
'CASCARETS' FOR
SLUGGISH LIVER
No sick headache, sour stomach,
biIiousness or constipation
by morning.
Get a 10-cent box now.

Turn the rascals out-the headache,
biliousness, indigestion, the sick, sour
stomach and foul gases-turn them
out tonight and keep them out with
Cascarets.
Millions of men and women take a
Cascaret now and then and never
know the misery caused by a lazy
liver, clogged bowels or an upset stom.
ach.
Don't put in another day of distress
Let Cascarets cleanse your stomach;
remove the sour, fermenting food;
take the excess bile from your liver
and carry out all the constipated
waste matter and poison in the
bowels. Then you will feel great.
A Cascaret tonight straightens you
out by morning. They work while
you sleep. A 10-cent box from
any drug store means a clear head
sweet stomach and clean, healthy liver
and bowel action for months. Chill
dren love Cascarets because they
never grippe or sicken. Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-14

answer for a music roll as well, is pic
tured. 1t is made of brown ribbon
and a figured ribbon stitched together.
A narrow silver braid is placed over
the stitching. The top Of the bag Is
edged with the same braid and lit
tie finish of silver ball trimming is
placed along the bottom. The bag
is not gathered at the top, but is pro
vided with four cords by which it is
held. 1t is laid in few plaits at each
side, held in place by an ornament
made OF the silver cord. A substantial
ribbon is required for this novel de-
sign.
A collar bag of figured silk suitable
as Gift to a man is provided with
a pasteboard bottom, with sides two
or three inches high. The lid of a
round. oblong box is used for this
foundation. 1t is covered with the
silk. A strip Of silk ten inches wide
forms the bag; one edge is sewed to
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-14
Still Hope.

Mrs. McGinty had waited long and
patiently for her husband to come
home on Saturday night with his
weeks pay. Finally she decided to
take the matter in her own hands,
and she sailed forth to the police sta
ton to inquire if he was there.
"Is my Tim here?" she asked.
NO" replied the lieutenant; but
sit down; we're expecting him every
minute "-Lippincott's.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-14
llvinu Plants for Gifts.

No gift so well expresses the Christ
mas spirit as living plant, and these
are well worth considering before you
complete your Christmas gifts. Use
the same good Judgment and taste
in selecting plant that you would in
choosing any other present Consid-
er the room in which it is likely to be
kept and get something suitable. AS
to the plants which are best adapted
to Christmas giving, the range is
wide. A handsome fern. szaelis,
primrose, begonia and poinsstta srs
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-14

there amt much to choose between
'em. They've all got the same idee-
to get your money away from you and
play both ends against the middle,
which is themselves In a general
way, If you hire an agent, he'll hire
somebody else to dc what you want
done and they won't do it-unless they
happen to be honest, high-minded jan
itors. The only good piece of work
an agent turns out with his own hands
Is his expense account.
What's been the curse of Ireland
for generations? Agents. If it hadn't
been for an agent and a quick finger
on the trigger, my old father would
have stayed in Connaught, where he
wanted to stay, and not broke his
heart and the heads of respectable
citizens on the New York police
force. l don't say that I'd have been
as well off in some respects, but |
wouldn't have had sixty-five families
to humor and keep up to their right
temperatures, to say nothing of the
responsibility of teaching a square
head like you the difference between
the vacuum cleaner and the spriniliing
hose. To think you'd go to work and
flood a Observation-Disclosures Wilton
stair carpet with city water and then
drag up the grass roots outside by
electric suction! What's that? Well.
you would have If I hadn't stopped
you in time. And don't give me any
back talk.
''As for the book agents, there's my
Lives and Public Speeches of the
Vice-Presidents of the United States.
in sixteen volumes, half morocco, to
speak for themselves. Go ask my old
woman to show 'em to you and get
her to tell you what she thinks Of
agents. It's one of the easiest things
she does and you'll learn more Eng
lish than you would It night school
more and different. And was | to
blame for wanting to improve my
mind and qualify myself for the high
est and best paid positions? Didn't
that blasted agent as good as guaran-
tee that them books would land me In
the United States senate? And am
/ in the senate? Say, they wouldn't
give me the nomination for dog pelter
in this district, as long as I've worked
for the party and for all I've read and
remembered about the meteoric career
of Charlie Fairbanks. No, Nels, my
friend, them books cert linly did not
make my fortune. If hadn't claimed
my exemptions, they'd have made a
financial wreck of me.
there's one good thing came out
OF that. 1t gave the old woman some
thing to kick about. We'd been mar
ried close on to fifteen years, and in
all that time she hadn't had no fault
to lind with me, and it was hurtin' her
considerable. Here was |, steady.
sober. hard working, soft spoken, good
natured. loving and kind. neat and or
derby, fond Of home, sensible and lib
eral and fair minded, and she had to
Sit away back and keep her mouth
shut when the neighbor women was
holding knockfest on their husbands,
Well. then ! bought them books.
"She's a changed woman now
There's a light in her eyes and a
spring in her step that hadn't been
there for years before | signed that
agents contract. II was sure a sur
prise to me. the gift of eloquence she
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-14

ways has proven lucrative means of
support for several companies in Eng
lish towns. In 1912 the town of
Bradford, England, cleared between
100000 and s25O.O00 from the sell
ing of grease recovered from the city's
sewage.
In horse tails there appears to
be considerable profit, too, judging
from the shiploads of them that come
in from China. Their price varies
from so cents to 81 pound, and the
hairs, which are carefully arranged
according to the length and color are
used in the making of brushes and
haircloths.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-14
all suitable and would be highly ap
preciated.-Delineato
learning a LANGUAGE.

The time to learn a language Ia
when you are young, the younger the
better. We learn our own language
as children. The older we grow the
harder it is, because it means not
merely learning by heart a great many
words, net merely training the pal
ate and tongue 70 produce different
sounds. but adapting new attitude of
mind.-Atlantic Monthly,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-14
To Indorse Tuberculosis Day.

Requests for Endorsement and ap-
prevail of National tuberculosis day,
December 7, have been sent to Presi-
dent Wilson, to almost every governor
to hundreds of mayors, to the leading
church dignitaries and to other promi.
nent men. Last year ex-President Taft
Colonel Roosevelt, Cardinal Farley
about a dozen governors, and large
number of mayors and others Endorsed
this movement
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-14

are the daily torment of thousands To eff
fectually cure these troubles you must re-
move the cause Foley Kidney Pills begin
to work for you from the first dose, and ex-
ert SO direct and beneficial an action in the
kidneys and bladder that the pain and tor
ment of kidney trouble soon disappears.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-14

We positively give more valuable illustrated
information relative to Hides and Furs, than
any other house in the world. We pay Highest
Cash Prices for Hides, Furs, PelS, ETC., and
make prompt returns for each shl pment. We
sell trappers' supplies very cheap. Write for
circular, shipping tags, Illustrated Trap Book,
Catalogue, etc. It's free. NORTHWESTERN HIDE
& FUR CO., Established 1890. Minneapolis, MIMI
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-14
The Knockers.

That bunch of biologists that were
visiting here yesterday-how did they
like the village?"
They had their hammers out all
the time they were here."-St. Louis
Republic.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-14

smoothly. The upper edge is gather
ed on an elastic cord run in a casing
in the hem. Silver cord provides
hangers and the bag is furnished with
an ornament made Of it at each side
and a bit Of silver braid outlining the
support at the bottom. This is a con-
venience that any man will appre-
ciate.
The fine art of Japan puts even the
least expensive of Japanese fans in
class by themselves. If one must
look for gifts which have an artis-
tic value to make them attractive, and
at the same time may be had at a
small price, the products of the JAP
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-14
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CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR men AND WOMEN

When it comes to selecting thing
for men two facts should be borne in
mind. Men appreciate whatever adds
to their personal comfort and they are
attracted by things that are convent
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-14

ent and useful rather than by mere
prettiness.
Here are pictured few of the many
attractive things, made of cretonne,
which will be appreciated by the men
folks
The closet bag shown in the picture
is made of cretonne having a white
ground with red roses and green fol,
iage. White tape serves to bind the
edges and fasten the compartments to
the back. A yard of cretonne is re,
quired for it. 1t is fourteen inches
wide and the remainder of the yard
will make the compartments with
enough left over to cover pin cush.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-14
The Usual Wav.

That's just like the deceit Of wo-
man to make her husband beat the
carpet"
How was that deceitful?"
"She wanted to throw dust In his
eyes"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-14

The most effective, yet simplest remedy
tor coughs is Deans Mentholated Cough
Drops-5c at Drug Stores.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-14
Suffered a Reverse

What got Tippel behind the bars?''
Standing too long in front of
them. Boston Transcript.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-14
WHEN RunRERs REco1E Nrcpss.R,

And your shoes pinch, Aliens Foot Ease, the
Antiseptic powder to be shaken into the shoes
Is just the thing to use. Always use il for break
ing n new Shoes Sold everywhere, &c. Sample
FREE. Address, A. s. Onsted, LIE Roy, n. Y
Don't accept any substitute Adv
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-14

Many a fellow is chesty without
necessarily being broad-minded
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-11-14

ion or make one of the other small
pieces.
The waste paper basket is made by
pasting cretonne to heavy paste
board foundation and the lining may
be of cambria or paper. Four sides
are cut out and covered with cretonne
The lining is pasted over in one piece
holding the sides together. Or the
pieces may be covered separately and
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-12-16
WAR ON PRESENT FASHION
Begun by Club Women of Cleveland.
Declare Women Are Given to
Immodesty These Days.

CLEVELAND, O.-Cleveland and
Cuyahoga county women club men,
bers are today being enlisted in a
war against present day modes of
feminine wearing apparel.
The movement follows an attack
on prevailing styles made last night
at a convention of the County Wo-
mons Christian Temperance Union
when resolutions were adopted which
cited that, whereas, many women
are given to immodesty as expressed
in wearing apparel, and whereas this
body believes such a practice tends
towards the Decentralization of sOci-
ETY., the destruction of homes and
the extension of the white slave traf-
fic; therefore, be it resolved that
we condemn all transparent wearing
apparel or any other kind which I'M
duly exposes the form or figure of
women and take a stand for simplic-
ity and medesty, which are express
sions of character in dress"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-12-16

and finally crib half filed with corn
did we move to the gin house. There
we spent night of terror Thursday,
There were ITO persons, mostly ne
groes, four white women, three little
children and half dozen white men.
Graphic Story Told.
There was no food except a little
corn meal and some sides of bacon,
but the negroes had a feast on three
hogs which they skinned with pocket
knives and cooked, half-cooked, rath-
er, on the iron sides of the gin house
The water kept singing around the
house, which now and then ratified
fiercely as it was kicked by some
drowning animal floating by. The
hogs got caught in the gin room and
a little pig, so pitiful we made the
negroes rescue it with a belt, served
US in good stead, for we took turn
about keeping our feet warm under
its sides. Daybreak renewed our
fears after a horrible night of no
sleep, and we faced death when the
rescue boats came. We are safe, but
all we had is lost"
1t is hoped that considerable stock
will be found saved Many horses
and mules now run unclaimed
through the fields
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-12-16
TO RESTORE ANCIENT EDEN
The Formal Opening of a Monster
Irrigation Plant in the Far East
Is Announced for Friday.

LONDON.-The first step in the
work of restoring the prosperity of
Mesopotamia, once the granary of the
world, by means of irrigation, is de-
scribed in a Constantinople dispatch
to the London Daily Mail Sir Will
liam Wilcox, who designed the works
for the Turkish government, often
asserted that the Garden of Eden
once flourished in the district be-
tween Babylon and Bagdad
The formal opening of the Eu
pirates Barrage takes place Friday.
The Bararge, which is at Pindia, AZ
miles north of Bagdad, is the first
completed part of the extensive irri-
cation works undertaken by the
young Turk government for the inn
provement of Mesopotamia. The
was intrusted in Feb
ruary, 1911, to Sir John Jackson.
The Barrage consists of masonry
piers with thirty-six openings fitted
with sluices to hold the water to the
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-12-16
NOW HE'S HAPPILY MARRIED
But 1t Took Fourteen Months for
Her Letter of Acceptance to
Reach This Lover.

SAN FRANCISCO, CaI.-Harry T.
Plunkett, civil engineer, is on his
way to Topeka Kan. today to claim
a bride whose letter of acceptance
was written fourteen months ago,
and was only received by him an
hour before the departure Of a train
for the East yesterday.
Two years ago Plunkett met Miss
Ruth Forrest at Topeka and fell in
love with her. Soon afterward the
young woman left for a tour of the
world. Having delayed asking Miss
Forrest to be his wife Plunkett final
ly proposed by letter. He afterward
went to the Orient, where he inspect
ed oil properties in Korea and Man
churia.
Meanwhile Miss Forrest continued
her trip The letter of proposal fol-
lowed her from one country to an
other, but did not reach her until she
returned home. When she finally
received the letter the envelope had
been addressed in sixteen different
languages.
Miss Forrest replied, accepting.
This letter crossed the Pacific six
times and made numerous trips up
and down the Pacific coast. Plum
kett arrived here yesterday and re-
ceived Miss Forests letter, the en-
velope of which was almost covered
with notations in Chinese, Japanese,
Korean and other languages.
Plunkett had an hour to catch a
fast eastbound train. Before start
ling, however, he telegraphed the
young woman that he was on his
way.