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The Ely miner., 1914-03-06

came from the Mesaba range. The
royalty on the mineral mined and
shipped, amounting to 1850, 200
tons, was $715,O5O, properties held
by mining companies and others and
not producing. although of proved
value, yielded 5000 iE the form
of minimum payments at 5000
each; ground rentals on tracts not
yet opened, realized $40, 900 more;
rate of 500 each. Of the total
income, 80 per cent is for the per-
manent school fund and the re-
mainder goes to the university, and
swamp land funds. There are in
force approximately 10 state min
eral leases. Royalty was received
from &c of the properties covered;
of these &c properties, 19 were
shippers.
This income is certain to greatly
increase, not only from the tracts
already under lease, but from the
huge holdings still to be explored.
In an address before the American
Iron & Steel Institute recently,
Geo. A. St. Clair of Duluth assert
ed that in Cook and Lake counties
alone there are vast bodies of ore
awaiting discovery He hazarded
the estimate that these deposits con-
tanned 5000, 100000 tons. Should
Mr.. St. Clair's statement be borne
out by the developments of the fut-
ure-and because of his prominence
in the iron world, great importance
is attached to his declaration-the
state of Minnesota will be a large
gamer. The commonwealth, itself
is the owner of 100000 acres in
Cook and Lake counties, and much
of this land is in the supposed min
eral belt. The state hold also con-
siderable Mesaba acreage that has
not yet been explored, and it has
extensive possessions in the Guyana
district and elsewhere. The rev.
enue. assured and prospective,
will be measured in the tens of
millions. Engineering and Mining
World.
The Ely miner., 1914-03-06

pointment of committees and citi-
zens to handle the event. Commit
tees were named as follows:
Executive-I. G.. Cox, Chas.
Trezona, Grant McMahan, Henry
Chinn, Louis Larson, Louis Else
mach. Rich. Hodge, Jack Sera-
phine. B. o. Strachan, Elias La
Beau, Jos. Rothman.
Music-John McCurdy. H. A.
Chinn, Henry Chinn.
Program-Peter Schaefer, Arthur
Toms, H. ]. Lockhart.
Advertising-Peter Schaefer, H.
A. Chinn, T. E. Miller, D. L.
Childers.
Accomodations-Henry Chinn,
I. Visited, Frank Lindgren, J. 1.
Laing, Jos. Gerzin, John A. Harri.
Decoration-Grant McMahan,
T. E. Miller, VIM. Mitchell, VIM.
Phillips, ]. A. Graves. Jas.
Moonan.
Entertainment-Peter Schaefer,
Louis Larson, Geo. L. Brozich,
Chas. Quig1ey, John E. Porthan.
Reception-ExecutiveC Committee
and all members of the department.
Canvassing-H. A. Chinn. John
A. Harri, Frank Veranth, Jas.
Moonan, ]. A. Rothman.
Track-Wm. Phillips, Olof
Knutson. Fred B. James. Matt
Martin. Frank Lindgren. B. o.
Strachan, Chas. Quigley, ]. P.
Seraphine, Jos. Rothman, D. L.
Childers, Jack Seraphine.
Concessions-I. c.. Cox, Rich.
Hodge, Jack Seraphine, J. A. Roth
man, D. l.. Childers.
A meeting of all the committees
is called for next Thursday evening
when a general discussion will be
had and plans perfected for the
event.
The Ely miner., 1914-03-06
Church Members Banquet

The ladies of the M. F.. church
served banquet Monday evening
to about sixty, comprising the Of
fetal board, the choir, the Ladies
Aid society and their wives and
husbands. A very pleasant evening
resulted. Henry Chinn served as
POSTMASTER in his usual efficient
manner and short talks were given
by A. J. Thomas. Miss Ivy Green,
Mrs. Jas. Nicholas, John Prout,
Richard Coad, Rev. Stidd, R. K.
Toms, VIM. Mitchell, Martin Prisk
and T. H. Williams.
The Ely miner., 1914-03-06
New CigaTet Law

The new cigaret law is to be
strictly enforced in Duluth and a
start was made Monday when a 19
year old boy was arrested and
fined.
The prospects are that the hui
name officer will also enforce the
law in this city.
Under the new law, which repeals
the anti-cigaret law and provides
that cigarettes can be sold if a
license is taken out, it is a mis-
demeanor for a minor to smoke
cigarets.
The old law provides that boys
over 18 years old could smoke if
they were not attending school, in
which case they must be over 21
years old.
1t is expected that numerous
prosecutions will be made in order
to enforce the law.
The Ely miner., 1914-03-06

sells for from $17 to SIS thousand.
Even larger material, suitable for
sashes and blinds, some of which
may be cut from 2O-year old
stand, brings from $50 to $35 a
thousand feet. Second-growth
white pine. the kind that is found
on thousands of abandoned fields
and pastures in New England, and
that which has sprung up after
numbering in many places where
the original white pine forests
stood, has value today, says the
department, that makes it well
worth the attention of. the owner.
Too often, caution the forest
officers, the farmer or other land
owner sells second-growth white
pine stumpage for less than it is
worth because he does not know
how much lumber the stand is
actually capable of yielding, or else
is ignorant of the price the lumber
and other products will bring.
Too often, also, the foresters say,
the owner of second-growth fails to
realize that perhaps by holding his
pine trees for few years longer, or
by thinning it properly at the right
time, he can obtain a great deal
more and better timber, and con-
sequently much larger relative
return in money, than if he allows
it to be cut clear when the first
opportunity offers.
The best second-growth white
pine, As years old, will yield about
1000 board feet per acre, but the
same stand, when SIS years old, will
yield $4,000 feet, an increase of
13, 900 feet per acre in 10 years. |
And this is not all, for along with
the increase in quantity comes an /
increase in quality. Not only
more, but better timber is to be
had. Counting in this factor of |
quality. the lumber from an acre
of best white pine, 55 years old,
is worth about 81, 1000 against a |
value of $3.50 when the stand is IS
years old.
The Ely miner., 1914-03-06
ARRANGE FOR TOURNAMENT.
Ely femen Have Begun Preparations for the Tournament Here Next
July Committees Named.
Meeting Of Delegates Saturday Night and Date for Tournament Set for
July q, q, "a and Is.

On call of President E. 7. Sand
berg of Aurora, meeting was held
in this city Saturday evening to
begin preparations for the Annual
meeting of the INSTRUMENTATION
Firemen's Tournament Associa-
ton.
E. T. Sandberg, Charles T.
Murphy, Lee Mattson and VIM. G.
Smith represented the Aurora de-
partment, M. Donnellan, the Biwa-
blk department, and w. T. Rossit-
ter, M. M. Beth, Leo Talon and
R. Mathews the Proctor depart
ments at the meeting. Delegates
from Grand Rapids, Schley, Tower
and Winton were not present but
it is believed that all these depart
ments will participate in the tour
nament.
The date of the tournament was
set for July %, %, "a and 25.
The delegates were enthusiastic and
all looked forward to the meeting
in this city in July. Ely entertain
ed the fire boys in 1907 and such
good time was had that the tour
nament at Ely this year is a sure
sign of immense crowds and days
of unalloyed enjoyment.
The delegates met at the City
Hall and after the meeting all went
to the Exchange Hotel where
Landlord Cox, who is also chief of
the Ely department, served a sup
per to the visitors and the local
members of the delegation.
The local committee of the fire
department which had the prelimin-
ary arrangements of the tournament
in charge. met at the city hall
Tuesday evening and furthered
the tournament cause by the ap-
The Ely miner., 1914-03-06
WALLOPED HARD
Aurora Basket Shooters Too Much
for E|y---ScOTe 50 to q

Up to the time Guard Aijala of
the Ely team was injured in the
game with Aurora Friday evening,
our boys carried the lead on the
score sheet. We are not much
given to making excuses but in this
case feel that one is necessary.
Aijala by long odds is the best
guard on the ranges and his play
ing lends confidence to the balance
of the team. Passes that were
promptly nipped by Alfalfa were
made after he was out of the game
with frequency and although a
good man was put in his place, he
had not played the position enough
to be very effective.
Even with one of the best men
out, the Aurora boys had no walk
away. 1t must be admitted how
ever that the visitors had an AL
team who kept things warm all the
time and the spectators were we'll
supplied with thrills and fast work.
Gillach starred for Aurora. The
visitors made the bulk of their
scores in the last quarter of play.
An exceptionally large crowd of
spectators were present.
AS preliminary, teams compos-
ed of girls from the grades and
high school played an exhibition
game which was very much ap-
preciated considering the applause
that was vouchsafed each player
after brilliant play.
Tonight the Virginia team will
be here and try conclusions with
the locals. 1t is to be hoped that
Aijala and Hiipakka will again be
in the game. Both of these players
have been put on the shelf in the
past two games with bad ankles.
This will be the last game of the
season on the home floor and should
be an exceptionally warm exhibi-
ton. The Virginia boys are strong
and play all the time. The audi
ence will be treated to some good
work tonight.
The Ely miner., 1914-03-06
NeighbOThOOd Elections

The elections for officers for Fall
Lake Village, Township of Fall
Lake and Township of Morse will
take place next Tuesday. The
Fall Lake Village election is the
only one of the three furnishing
any excitement.
There are two tickets in the field
in Fall Lake village and the contest
is waxing bitter in some quarters.
President Stein has opposition in
the person of Chas. G. Nilsson
formerly clerk of the village. c.
o. Berglund and w. c. Carlson
are out for the clerkship and Oscar
Larson, ]. A. HURLEY, John Maxi,
Aug. Indy, Geo. Hendrickson
and A. Hanson have their tighten
rods up for trustees and Ole Gil
bertson and Chas. Thompson for
constable. Gust Johnson is all by
his lonesome for treasurer.
Tickets nominated in Township
of Morse and the Township of Fall
Lake are as follows.
TOWNSHIP OF MORSE.
For Supervisor
ADOLPH MAYER, 6 years.
For Clerk
H. c. HURNING, q year,
For Treasurer
THOs. H. WILLIAMS,
Il year,
For Assessor
F. w. BYSCHE, e years.
For Justice of the Peace
w. A. JOHNSON, e years.
H. NORDLUND, Il year,
For Constable
LOUIS KNOLL, e years.
CHAS. FOX, Il year,
TOWNSHIP OF FALL LAKE.
For Supervisor, 6 years)-
ALFRED HOTTER.
For Clerk
J. G. RUSSELL.
For Treasurer
AUG. LINDAHL.
For Justice of Peace
H. L. SIAS.
For Justice of Peace
DAVID BROWN.
For Constable
VIM. RICKETSON.
The Ely miner., 1914-03-06

The Opera House did not show
motion pictures Wednesday evening
the theatre being given over on that
evening to the concert given by
Taneli Hurri, the noted Finnish
singer under the auspices of the
local Finnish glee club. Mr..
Hurri did not dissappoint his
audience and his renditions showed
the finished singer in every number
on the extended program. Mrs.
V. Koivumaki played the accom-
paniments in her usual excellent
manner.
The Ely miner., 1914-03-06

which the transportation of ore
from this district has attained.
Step by step, from the time the
ore is received at the mining termi-
nal until it is finally unloaded at
Pittsburgh, the president of the
Duluth, Missabe & Northern Rail-
way company outlined the work
that is involved in transporting the
enormous quantities from mine to
furnace.
The Ely miner., 1914-03-06

Lodgepole pine seed sown broad
cast on the snow in southern Idaho
last spring germinated when the
snow melted, and as many as 90
little trees were counted to the
square foot. The summer was so
dry, however, that most of the
plants died, except where sheltered
by brush or logs.
The Ely miner., 1914-03-06

Of the three Pacific coast states,
Oregon and Washington far out
strip California in the work done
by private owners for forest pro-
lection.
The Ely miner., 1914-03-06

The development of quicksilver
mines promises to make large de-
mands for cordwood and construc-
tion timbers OIL the Tonic national
forest, Arizona.
The Ely miner., 1914-03-06
Mothers Club to Meet

A meeting of the Mothers Club
is scheduled for the Lincoln School
on Friday afternoon. March 13. A
program has been prepared and
lunch will be served. A cordial
invitation is extended to all.
The Ely miner., 1914-03-06

Manufacturers of greenhouses
and makers of boxes are getting in
touch so that the latter may use for
box cleats the cypress waste from
the greenhouses.
The Ely miner., 1914-03-06
Gets Considerable Money

The revenue accruing to Mime
sofa during 1913 from its immense
possessions of iron ore lands ap-
proximated $500, 900. All of this
The Ely miner., 1914-03-06

Canada has a society of forest
engineers. DR.. B. E. Furnow, of
Toronto, is president, and Mr.. F.
w. H. Jacombe, of Ottawa, is
secretary.
The Ely miner., 1914-03-06
FOREST NOTES

The State of New York has Just
published a comprehensive report
of its wood using industries.
The Ely miner., 1914-03-06

From the Manger to the Cross"
at the Elco last evening drew
crowded house at each perform
ance. The play is one of unusual
merit and the audience were we'll
pleased.
The Ely miner., 1914-03-06

The first two reels of the "Kath-
lyn" series of 26 reels will be given
at the Elco next Thursday evening
March 12. Two reels of this
series will be given every two
weeks thereafter until finished.
This series of pictures is recogniz-
ed as one of the best animal series
in existence. The play was writ
ten by Harold McGrath and staged
by the Selig company. The Selig's
maintain an enormous zoo at Los
Angeles, Cal. where all their plays
are staged at an enormous expense.
Fine features have characterized
the Opera House exhibitions the
past week. The Opera House will
in all probability be fitted with new
seats in the near future and other
improvements made in keeping
with the excellent patronage en-
joyed by this popular playhouse.
Manager Toms of the Opera
House has arranged for series of
subjects that will be of interest.
Dolly of the Dailies" will be be-
gun Wednesday, March 18th to be
shown that night and Thursday
and continue every other week for
six months. This is one of the
Mary Fuller masterpieces. Upon
request the Opera House will run
the two-reel feature, Paradise
Lost" or The Master of the
Garden" also the one-reel features
The Sunset Gun" and The
Battle Hymn of the Republic" on
dates to be announced later.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-06

the perfume were lcagucd against the safety
Of his soul; for their fragrance intoxicated
him as never before Full of vague alarms
was the soft air. Above his head full-blown
vagrant white rose Suddenly broke apart
and Showcrcd him with its soft. warm petals
He was now in dire danger, he well knew,
and al suddenly life and movement returned
10 his body with the shock Of the falling
petals. His sinful, wandering thoughts
wcrc known TO the saints, then, and these
erring fancieS had thus taken shape and
well nigh BETRAYED him into the power Of the
evil one He stirred uncaSily and crossed
himself: then toward the moving vision
AGAINST the peach branches he extended his
rosary and the cross That she had not yet
mcnacci him was certainly due to his
spiritual armor, he muttcrcd.
Nov she had turned AMI was STOPPING at
the edge OF the pond, reaching for the lilcS
that grew there This was Brother Matthias
chance, He gathered himself together, and
with a supreme effort bounded from the
bench beneath the wiStaria and swiftly fled
panic stricken along the Curving path lead
ing to the monastery. deep, swelling
chord climbed by most subtle and soaring
modulations into melody, and up rose the
girl at the edge of the pond, her hands full
OF tGlplllS llIICS anu pay SINOI pcNi9'
STAND as YOU are now Tor an instant,
sail the man with the black box
There. now turn about facing me-now
INK couple OF lilies in your hair there, that
will DO. We can go now. That last reel
will be great success!
Shouldering the tripod and carrying the
black box carefully, the man and the young
girl gained the green door in the wall, which
closed upon them. And silence once more
reigned in the monastery garden, save for
the tremulous notes Of the organ, and the
rustlng OF the leaves Of the tall poplars
softly whispering together in the breeze.
TWO monks came hurriedly along the
path. One was Brother Matthias. He
held his companion by the arm and gestlcu-
lated excitedy. But the spell was broken.
Reaching the bench whercon Brother
Matthias had watched the apparition, they
found nothing but the falling rose leaves.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-06

No movement OF anyone beneath the peach
trees, no sound but that OF the breeze
caught their ears The evil. lovely presence
had vanished, if indeed it had ever been
there and the heavy branches of the peach
trees bent low, as though to lose in shadow
the path she had trodicn.
Brother Matthias stepped forth. "Shadc
or demon" he cried. she has vanished.
Did drcam2 But no See, here are foot
prints and. STOPPING, here are scattered
bitten through"
His companion graSpcd his sleeve in
alarm Touch not that" he cntrcatcd,
with a fearful glance over his shoulder and
then toward the door in the wall How
know YOU what evil spell may lurk in aught
handled bv such evil spirits" And then he
drew him away, and they both quickly
passed out OF sight down the path leading
to the monastery.
Next morning Brother Matthias brought
the abbot out to see the spot where he af-
firmcd he had seen the fair vision which had
well nigh BETRAYED him. To him he showed
the scattered flowers on the grass and path,
now all withered and Shrivecd, all of which
seemed in the sunny morning light quite
cernible the dainty footprints in the gravel
and on the grass at the edge of the pond.
But apart from these there was no proof
that Brother Matthias had bcheld any evil
spirits in so fair a guise as he had so elo-
Quently and so circumStantially described.
None the less his richly embroidered &C
count was accepted by the abbot and the
brethren, and for a time the pond and the
rose walk were avoided in the late afternoon.
But Brother Matthias saw no more wan
dering spirits there, and this fact was due,
so he was persuaded, to the daily solemn
chant of the abbot's powerful eXorcism
against any unholy entrance of the peaceful
retreat, uttered as the monks walked in
solemn procession through the rOse-strewn
paths of the monastery garden, Sprinkling
the ground with holy water in publication.
And thereafter, it is surmiscd, Brother
Matthias forgot all about il, and thcnCciorth
in peace composed his odes upon the lives
of the gentle saints.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-06
LIGHT DEFICIENCY

MOST of the great lighthouses Use oil
1~A lamps instead Of electric. and some
Use gas lights: anything but electric lights.
This is not due To the difficulty Of getting
electricity to the stations. but Is on account
of the enormous superiority ui oil or gas
over an electric lamp Of the same power IN
shining through log or dust cloud. The
light from an electric lamp contains almost
all wave lengths, hu, the greater proportion
are the short lengths: whereas the oil light
has greater proportion Of long wave lengths
(thoSc near to and including the red colorS)
\ fog will absorb short waves much better
than long waves, and So II Is that the electric
light soon becomes invisible III fog; while
the oil light is seen easily. 70
There are several phenomena OF everyday
occurrence which illustrate the point be-
vond doubt. The sun contains all wave
lengths, and looks bright and white IN the
zenith: for at that time II has to SHINE
through the atmosphere only vertically.
But when it is setting in the west 1t has to
shine through several thousand miles OF ar
and its dust, and so the short green and
similar waves are absorbed and all that we
see is what is left This is why the sun looks
red at sunrise and sunset or when II Is be-
hind a cloud.
The same rule applies to the stars setting
or rising. Thus a green star will look red near
the horizon, and ii is therefore unsafe to
decide on a star $ real color unless II IS some
where near the zenith on clear night.
New stars are the green ones, mcdlum-agcd
stars the yellow ones like our sun, and old
dccrcpit stars are the red ones. y red one
NAV be seen in Orion; while Sirius the dog
star is green.
The device used for looking directly at
the sun makes use of this popularity; for
a smoked glass abSorbs the green and
blue rays, and so do the tinted glasses
furnished telescopes for the same purpose.
The smoke in some cities enables one to
look directly at the sun at almost any
time Of day, and in such circumstances 1t
ALWAYS looks red. Il. l.. Hodges
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-06

me 70 bring that to your but promised to
.3ll Tor me within an hour. So was to at
,cnd "a the other GRAND first, and wait here
WITH YOU for him. But my taxicab broke
down and
craven coming here27 Betty inter
,,,,t,i incrcdulouSly. but checked suddenly
n, look from Quoin
~, soon as he can get away, lydia
affirmed. Il mean. of course, wherever
vourc really stopping"
The Plaza.
THAT'S lust across the way, isn't it? It's
odd of him to make such a mistake. He
said the Margrave distinctly. But III ask
ior YOU at the Plaza in half an hour, ii you
don; mind
Mind. On the contrary, Mrs, Mcrrilecs
said pleasantly, "l'll be delighted. Tad,
t,o. That will be fun rather! Wen have
supper togcthcr-all of us
And SO goodnight for thirty minutes"
LYDIA laughed. Il must hurry.
Wait a minute Peter put in. I'm off
TOO, YOU know, and going your way"
How do YOU know YOU are?" Lydia de
uand,l, smiling back from the doorway.
because that's the way I'm gong.
"Bu; | don't want YOU now. Mr.. Trait
though shall hope to see you again in half
an OOOI. NTONupN.
THE halldoor closed, leaving Peter as
dashed as Betty McrrilceS was thunder
struck rs Quon was thoughtful as the
smile Of the Dowagcr Dragon was Satire.
There was a little pause.
What. Peter demanded, "what do you
know about that?"
~Aftcr her. YOU loon!' Quoin snapped,
waking up with a start. III Craven told her
"a go somewhere else first, be sure he never
meant her to bring that necklace here.
Don't YOU Scc'
ASS Peter groaned shifting his forehead.
Why didn't Think" SEEING hat and
coat, he threw open the door even as the
elevator gate changed.
The car had dropped from sight before
ne reached the shaft. Planting a thumb
on the push button, he educcd only thin,
persistent grumblc from the annunciator
bell. steadily diminishing in volume as the
car continued wilfully to descend.
Infuriatcd the Young man committed the
soul OF the elevator attendant to the neither