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halves there in the cavity lay eight
fat coons. snugly housed away for the
winter. Further up in the trunk were
two more coons, while in the stump
was 50-pounder-the biggest and
latest of the lot. Smith thus got
besides two cords of wood. over two
hundred pounds of coon meat and
eleven skins, and since that day he
has given up all other work and
spends his time hunting for more hol,
low pine stubs" containing coons.
Jack Hogan, woodsman at Lowell
town, the other day felled tree,
which in coming down, struck another
tree-an old pine Of great size, up
roofing 1t. Under the roots of the pine
lay big black bear. The bear was
furious at being thus rudely dis.
turbed in his winter sleep. and made
. savage attack upon Hogan. but the
Hoodsman's sharp ak was quickly
buried in bruins brain. That job net.
ted Hogan $25. for the bear was
400-pounder, with a good thick coat
for this time of year. Hogan is now
looking for more sleeping bears.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-24
OWE DEBT TO ROWLAND HILL
English Statesman Was the First to
Recognize Possibilities Of the
Postage Stamp.

The adhesive postage stamp had its
origin in England "a years ago as
direct outcome of the postal reforms
introduced by Sir Rowland Hill. whose
master mind created not only the in
estimable boon of penny postage, but
the means by which 1t was carried
into effect-the adhesive postage
stamps, says the Strand. At the time
of the passing of the uniform penny
postage act in 1899 all postal charges
were paid in cash usually on deliv-
sry). involving an enormous amount
of bookkeeping on the part of the
post Office, which would have been in
creased a hundredfold when the re-
duced rates of postage came into force
but for the suggestion of the great
postal reformer for "a bit of paper.
just large enough to bear the stamp.
and coated at the back with a glutin-
lus wash" being subsequently en-
lodied in the famous one-penny black
ostage label and its consort, the two
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.FIG.f

boards out of which to make jacket
for the wheel.
Cut eight paddles from the cigar
box wood, making each / inch wide
and 5 inches long. Take a pair OF
these paddle strips and fasten them to
one can cover, in line with each other,
and close against the sides Of the
cover &C, Fig. -. Fasten with tacks
or brads driven through the cover into
the ends of the strips. Take another
pair of strips and fasten them to the
same cover, in similar manner, at
right angles to pair c Cd, Fig. q.
Then tack the pairs of strips e and F
to the cover half way between pairs
C and D. With the paddle strips in
position, locate the exact center of the
end of cIe can cover, and drive nail
through at this point into the end Of
axle B.
Slip the free ends of the paddle
strips into the other can cover, and
carefully drive tacks or brads through
the cover into them. Drive a nail
through the center of the cover into
the end of axle B.
Figure shows the supports for the
water wheel. Cut the end pieces G
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ton, and work a buttonhole In the
ends of two tapes where they come
together, through which to tie the
tether cord. Use strong wrapping
Irvine for the tether cord.
A clothes-pole makes splendid
support to tie the end of the tether
cord to. If the court is on the
ground. the pole can be driven into
it; while if it is on the porch. 1t may
be set into pail filled with earth.
Figure shows how the handle of the
pail should be bound to the pole to
brace it two ways. and how a piece
of rope should be passed underneath
the pail and brought up around the
sides and tied to the handle and pole,
to brace it the other two ways.
Tie the tether cord to nail in the
top of the pole. and make it of the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-24
JOkAH'S STUNT IS RIVALED
Gold Fish Explores Interior Of Phil.
adeIphian's Food Reservoir
for a Time.

Philadelphia. Pa.-The whale which
swallowed Jonah has been avenged.
1t took long time, possibly 5000
years, for the finn tribe to get back
for the loss of the whales meal, but
get back it did, and Sergeant Frank
Linz, of the police force, was the hu.
man being designated by fate to be its
instrument of retribution.
Linz was cleaning the goldfish
aquarium in the police station. He
was using the siphon method. suck.
ing the water through a hose to start
it running out.
While he was sucking away he had
his face close to the aquarium Sud.
denly someone called to him. He let
go the hose and opened his mouth to
reply. At that moment a tiny gold.
fish leaped from the bowl and Jumped
into the serge ants mouth. Linz gave
one gulp and the next moment he felt
the lucre-covered fish wriggling down
his gullet.
The sergeant was scared He told
the lieutenant what had happened anu
the latter Immediately summoned the
wagon to take Linz to the hospital
Just as the horses were being har.
messed, Linz began to cough and, af.
ter few minutes. up came the fish.
Linz deposited the wriggling cause OF
his troubles, alive and well. in the
glass bowl.
Members of the force remarked that
it was Friday and the fish was well
within.its rights. But Linz isn't that
kind" said the lieutenant, and the
fish refused to stay"
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STATEMENT FROM PRESIDENT

Following Is the official statement is.
sued az representing the views of
President Wilson and the administra-
ton on Mexico:
In discussions in official circles In
Washington of the present Mexican
situation the following points have
been very much dwelt upon:
Tt has been pointed out that, In
considering the present somewhat
delicate situation in Mexico, the un.
pleasant incident at Tampico must not
be thought of alone. For some time
past the de facto government of Mex.
leo has seemed to think mere apollo
gies sufficient when the rights of
American citizens or the dignity of
the government of the United States
were involved and has apparently
made no attempt at either reparation
or the effective correction of the seri.
Gus derelictions of its civil and mill
tary officers
Orderly Placed In Jail.
Immediately after the incident at
Tampico an orderly from one Of the
ships Of the United States in the har.
Dor of Vera Cruz. who had been sent
ashore to the post Office for the ships
mail. and who was In uniform and
who had the official mail bag on his
back, was arrested and put into Jail
by the local authorities. He was sub
seQuently released and nominal pun.
ashment was inflicted upon the officer
who arrested him, but 1t was signifi-
cant that an orderly from the fleet of
the United States was picked out
from the many persons constantly 60
ing shore on various errands, from
the various ships in the harbor, rep
resenting several nations.
Official Dispatch Withheld.
Most serious of all. the officials In
charge OF the telegraph Office at Mex
ico City presumed to withhold an off,
cial dispatch of the government of the
United States to its embassy at Mex.
leo City, until 1t should have been
sent to the censor and his permission
received to deliver 1t. and gave the
dispatch into the hands Of the charge
daffaires OF the United States only
upon his personal and emphatic de-
mand. he having in the meantime
learned through other channels that
q dispatch had been sent him which
he had not received.
United States Singled Out
1T cannot but strike anyone who
has watched the course of events in
Mexico as significant that untoward
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Incidents such as these have not &C.
CURED in any case where representa-
tives Of other governments were con.
cerned, but only in dealings with rep
resentatives of the United States, and
that there has been no occasion for
other governments to call attention to
such matters or to ask for apologies
these repeated offenses against
the rights and dignity Of the United
States, offenses not duplicated with
regard to the representatives of other
governments, have necessarily made
the impression that the government
Of the United States was singled out
for manifestations of i'll will and con
tempt"
Many Precedents for Action.
The president feels that he has am.
pie authority for the preparatory meas.
ures he has adopted.
President Mckinley went so far as
to send an expedition to Picking dur.
ing the Boxer revolt.
In 1851 the United States sloop of
III
ma and under threat of bombarding the
town obtained $1,000 as measure OF
redress for the unlawful imprisor
ment Of the captain of an American
whaler.
In 1863 the Pembroke, a small Amer
lean steamer. was fired upon by Jap
anese shore batteries. The American
minister demanded redress for the IT.
suit to the American flag, and the
commander of the United States war
ship Wyoming opened fire on the re.
sponsible Japanese authorities.
Example Set by Seward.
Secretary of State Seward in an of.
fetal note made the fc-.,owing state
ment, apropos of this inc dent:
When the injury involves also an
insult to the flag of the United States
the demand for satisfaction must be
imperative, and the United States
naval force at japan may not only be
used to protect the legation and any of
the citizens of the United States there
resident but the Tycoon is to be In.
formed that the United States will
as they shall find occasion. send addi-
tional forces to maintain the forego-
ing demands"
What President Wilson is doing is
in line with the recorded presidents
He has demonstrated and satisfaction
has been refused. He is about to
make naval demonstration. AS JEFF
ferson said. such an act sis considered
an act of war and never failed to pro
duce it in the case of nation able to
make war"
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Resemblance to All Women.

"The baby greatly resembles it's
mother" said the infants old, old and
grabbed bachelor uncle, in confidence
to an o. o. and C. b. friend. "He wants
everything until he gets it, and imme-
diately thereafter doesn't want it."
HIM" was the comprehensive reply.
'Ts IL not true that in thus resembling
his mother he resembles all other
women on earth as well? Looks sort
er like snow, off to the northwest,
don't 1t f-Kansas City Star.
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inches wide and 6 inches high, and
the cross strips H ~ inches wide and
5h inches long. Nail pieces G to H.
as shown, allowing the lower ends of
G to extend n inch below strips H.
and leaving a space of " inch be-
tween strips H. The holes G should
be located in the center of the width
of end pieces G, and halfway between
strips H and the tops of pieces G.
Bore them with gimlet, or make
them by driving large mail through
the pieces. To mount the waterwheel
upon these supports. withdraw the
nails driven into the ends Of axle b.
slip the wheel between uprights G..
and drive the nails through the holes
in G and into the holes in the axle
ends Gig. A..
The driving belt runs around one
can. cover of the water wheel, which
is converted into pulley by winding
several turns Of string around the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-24

way as to cause it to swing around
the pole and wrap the entire tether
cord about the pole above the black
band; and the opponents object. Of
course, is to meet the ball with her
racket, as 1t crosses into her court,
check it's flight, and with the same
blow cause it to swing back and
around the pole in the opposite direc-
ton. The player who succeeds is
winner. With two alert girls play
ing, it often requires a considerable
time to play game. The ball is first
served by player from the corner
of her court. Three games won, out
of five, constitutes set"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-24
BY DOROTHY PERKINS.
HOW TO MAKE A TETHER-TEN.
MS OUTFIT AND HOW TO
PLAY THE GAME.

Tether-tennis is most interesting
game for two fun-loving girls to Stay.
It's a lively game. too, yet not too
strenuous for a summer day, If the
playing court is laid out in shady
spot. A roomy porch makes an ideal
place to play Gig. y.
Before l tell you how to play this
jolly game, we must make the tether-
ball, a pair of rackets, erect a pole
from which to suspend the ball, and
mark out the court.
A tennis-ball, or soft rubber ball of
equal size, should be used for the
tether-ball. and Fig. 2 shows how the
suspending cord. or tether, is at.
tached to tape straps passed around
the ball three ways to make cas-
ing. Sew together the tapes with
strong linen thread, at each intersec'
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-24
FIND BABY IN FREIGHT CAR
Swltehman Discovers Infant Girl In
Basket Whe1 Car Door ls
Opened g: Mei iphis.

Memphis, Tenn.-When a Cotton
Belt freight train arrived here from
Texas an empty car was taken from IL
and placed on siding. A switchmap
opened door to investigate the inside
before loading it and found an eight
or nine-months-old girl baby, snugly
tucked under some covers in big
wicker basket. A large bottle of milh
was by it's side. When the trainman
picked it up it cooed and Eniled. May
or Crump ordered 4 sen. to the city
hospital and nurses have christened ii
Miss Memphis" II is believed the
baby was placed in the car when II
stood on a siding in the yards at For
Worth, Tex
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ponce blue, which made their debut
in May. 1910. and were the progeni-

ponce blue, which made their debut
in May. 1910. and were the progeni-
tors Of all adhesive postage stamps.
For three short years Great Britain
enjoyed a monopoly of this novel and
handy method of collecting hostages.
until. in July. 1S43. the enlightened
empire Of Brazil followed suit with
series OF unprepossessing adhesive la
bells of native manufacture, adorned
with large mineral showing the value
in place of design. In lS47 the United
States entered the field with two beau.
tifully engraved portraits of Franklin
and Washington. while the head of
Ceres, the goddess of agriculture
found place on the first stamps of the
French republic. engraved by the
elder Barre. These appeared on Jan.
uary 1. 1S49.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-24
FARMER GETS BETTER
LOAD THAN EXPECTED
Finds Eleven Fat Coons Weigh
inq 200 Pounds in Cavity
of Dry Tree.

Chesterville, Me.-When Farmer
George Smith went into the woods
the other day to cut fuel he got
better load than he expected. He saw
giant pine stub" on the edge OF
an icy marsh, cut it down and began
to chop it into four-foot lengths. when
he felt his ak strike something SOFT
as it broke through the shell or the
stub. Thinking it might be bear,
Smith proceeded cautiously. using
wooden wedges to split the stub apart.
When the hollow dry log fell In
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-24
Appeal to Family Pride.

1--WE will now take up our annual
collection for the benefit of the
heathen," announced the Rev. DR..
Fourthly at the close of his sermon.
''and hope those young men in the
back seats who have been making SO
much noise all through this service
will be especially liberal in their con-
tribution. They are in duty and honor
bound to help their brother heathens."
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Pathetic FIGURE on the Strand.

There is an old man who patrols
the streets of London daily in quest
of a vanished daughter. Few fire.
quenters of the Strand can have failed
to observe him. He Is a pathetic
figure, with his leggings, his top hat.
which has seen better days, and the
written placard which advertises to
the world his mission in life.-London
Globe
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-24
Engagement Broken,

81 thought you all was gineter git
married to 'Rastus Pinkley."
81 were thinkin' bout it." rep,ied
Miss Miami Brown. But when | los
my temper an slammed him wifi a
skillet an he nebber come back at
me, says to myself. Dat ain no man
to put in charge Of family discipline
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-24
Qulck-Growing Giant.

England claims to have the most
wonderful giant the world has ever
known. Three months ago he was at
Bath. and the measured seven feet
nine and one-half inches. Since then
he has been touring the continent,
and the last report of him is that
when measured some days ago where
he Is showing himself in Berlin he
went to hight of eight feet eleven
inches This is somewhat taller than
Gollioth Of Gath. This giant, when
he puts on q uniform and surmounts
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-24
Wife Confirmed Poker PLAYER.

Boston.-Charged with non-support
Louis d. Hartell testified that his
wife was confirmed poker player
often remaining out late to play and
losing large sums. Mrs. Hartell said
hubby taught her the game and shs
never lost.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-24
For Handy Bous and
Girls 10 Make andDo
downright by A. Neely HalD
Ey A. Nicely HALL.
4 SMALL TOY WATER MoToI

a SMALL TOY WATER MOTOR.
The water motor shown in the illus
trations has been made small and
compact enough to stand in wash
basin. 1t will develop sufficient power
to carry a series of string belts run
teer spool pulleys, to operate few
simple mechanical toys
Procure two baking powder cans for
the ends of the water wheel GA, Fig.
p, cigar box out Of which to make
the wheel paddles, T. stick II inch
square and S inches long for the wheel
axle (B, Fig. p, and several box
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-24
In Paris. Ioti

Paris.-The French capital. where
there are thousands OF dogs. has NOT
had q case Of rabies reported In ten
years, according to the mcc:sipd
councillor.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-24
Lost Water Of Rome.

It is general belief there is some
ground for the story that some of the
water that supplied the houses in an
cient Rome still flows in underground
channels.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-24
\ Different ENDING.

She-Those Mexicans don't seem te
mind being defeated.
He-No; It's being beheaded that
they object to.
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ALWAYS on the Run.

Wigg--What is meant by the com
mon run of people?"
Wagg-Commuters catching their
morning trains.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-24

it with busby towers to a hight OF
ten feet.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-24

MEN AVAILABLE FOR LANDING PURPOSES.
On
Additional received orders
the
strength landing
border.
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WAR STRENGTH OF THE NAVY IN SOUTH

sembled about Cuba In the war with
Spain, but the navy of 1898 had not
the fighting strength Of the navy of
today either in number of vessels. In
tonnage or in gun caliber.
ed States will have in Mexican waters
nee with the demands of this govern
On West Coast.
Armored cr'sers Tender ....... I
Cruisers ...... 2 Supply ship :.
Destroyers 80. 8 Fuel ship .....
Gunboat ......t
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Neutrality-suspicious. before In the
history Of the nation has the strength
Of the navy been shown as 1t is in
Mexican waters today. A greater per.
sentage Of fighting machines were as
The war strength which the Uni
within q few days to compel complis
ment may thus be summarized:
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Details of the Fleet.
North Atlantic Fleet.

DETAILS OF the Fleet.
Atlantic Fleet Now at
,.
commanderinchief
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-03-28
MUNICIPAL NEWS
Some Items of Interest From the
Public Offices About Occur.
rqnces of the Week.

The City Council last Monday night
transacted the following business:
Passed ordinances for new $50. OOO..
600 union station passenger and freight
terminals. Vote SO to 3.
Authorized appointment of railway
terminals commission.
Passed ordinance for the boulevard
link.
Defeated ordinance prohibiting
smoking In street cars, by vote of 81
to "a.
Orders wine room" ordinance de.
ferred and published.
49,
One thousand more arc lamps will
be Installed In the City of Chicago
under the same rate now charged in
the existing contract with the sanitary
district. This was decided at a meet.
Ing of subcommittee of the engineer.
Ing committee of the district and the
finance committee of the city.
~eDA
Residents whose homes are in the
Lincoln Park district are to be vic.
tins of discovery, which has Just
been made by the present Lincoln
Park Board. A shortage of $4,000
In the accounts has been unearthed.
This deficiency. II is said, is repre-.
scented In overdrafts, on which an in.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-03-28

terest rate of per cent must be paid,
and as the result the board finds itself
financially embarrassed and must
abandon all park extension work for
this year.
George Crowley, secretary of the
board, declared that the figures in the
annual report of the old board. which
not only did not show deficit. but
carried nice little sum on the right
side of the ledger misrepresented the
actual conditions.
~GA
All three judges and both clerks in
the 10th precinct of the 18th Ward
were discharged from service by the
election board after hearing which
was held for the purpose of determin.
ing the responsibility for the disap-
pearance of two general registers for
that precinct. The testimony indi.
Gated that the books had been given
to Herman +. Englebrecht. Democratic
clerk In that precinct, to convey to
the offices of the election board. Engle.
brecht gave them to man he met in
the lobby of the first floor of the City
Hall. according to his story. The
books have not yet been found
~6A
Alderman William J. Healy should
be reelected In the Eighteenth ward.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-03-28

type and promised
OF time for dinner All Of which he
Mr. Townsend
ne would like permission
train going north And he pulled
The next
this " - ' "
you have been imposed You
say that he wrote out his
every
manuscript
Wheeupon laughed
the
goes Into composing
at dinner that he read from the q
paper reporter
piece proof brings up visions careful writing
printer seeing
finding an error perhaps In the corrected"
No. won't do The
Ned Townsend worked q a
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statistics
Inc biggest bug
SLOWLY rereating of
But the snews Of
worm that destroys tobacco plants the
cane
Tuts; beetle.
menace
timb "''"' y, '''
ne small farm and village 90
nS some substance that will kill the larvae
which think the
practical Of
ducng the pest $500 " WV "N' ~ -
We have several lines going regard the effect of
insects health
complete the records OF longevity
ms IN nfante
we also expect to undertake
maarial
ourements Of plantations especially malaria
''' "' ""e """''"
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Thought He Read From Congressional Record

EVERY who knows Ned
- author ana now representing district
Tor the introduction Ned Townsend Newark
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casual And mans handwork always
the thumb print
Dill
by { q
Despite the easily
duplicated
counerfe in every
Ooooo little odd
fraud on the for the counterfeit dollars
dollar
how out of nj
most silver and yet make
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-03-28

paper, were II not prohibited BY law
from doing so. The matter OF getting
the silk fiber into the fabric is compar.
atively simple, and the appearance Of
these tiny shreds. often cleverly imi.
tated with fine pen, not infrequently
induces the inexperienced to accept a
counterfeit bill of which they are sus.
piciOus. With the development of
photo-engraving the shady art of
counterfeiting received big impetus.
Prior to that industry only experts
could hope to produce bills that would
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-03-28

fiscal year Of 1916. That Is the amount
carried In the agricultural bill before
congress. DR.. l.. Q. Howard, chief Of
the bureau Of entomology and Uncle
Sans champion bug hunter, has point.
ed out, however, that these insects
will cost the country fully 100 times
that amount in cotton destroyed corn
and wheat and other grain crops In.
tured; forests devastated; root crops
ruined and fields laid almost bare. 1t
is to stop such ravages as these that
the hureau ia maintained THAT a.