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The Ely miner., 1915-09-03
Not That Kind.

Don't you think. my son, you need
tutor?"
mo, indeed, dad. That new auto
horn of mine is tooter that beats
the road"
The Ely miner., 1915-09-03
.REHEAR|NG DENIED
BY SUPREME COURT
EFFORTS TO UNSEAT JUDGE FAIL
-"SEcoND CHOICE" HELD
ILLEGAL.
EVENTS AT STATE CAPITOL.
interesting and Important happenings
OF the Past Few Days Selected
and Arranged for the conven-
ience of Busy Readers.

st. Paula rehearing of the election
contest to unseat Judge w. H. Small
wood of the municipal court of Duluth
was denied by the state supreme
court, which reaffirms it's former posi-
tion that the second choice provision
in the Duluth charter is unconstitu-
tional
The court also takes occasion to
calm the fears of the petitioners for
a rehearing, who represented that
chaos financial and political, would
prevail in Duluth if the former deci-
sion were allowed to stand by hold
ing that the time for further contest
arising from the 1913 election has
passed, that the acts of the officials
elected and that the credit of the
city and the legality of it's obliga.
tions are in no wise affected.
In unmistakable language the court
holds that the second choice" feature
of the Duluth election provision is in
plain violation of the state constitu-
tion.
Contrary to Intent"
eve reached the conclusion" says
the court on this point, that sys-
tenn of voting, giving the voter the
right to vote for kle candidate of his
first choice, and against the first
choice Of another voter, and, in addi-
ton, by manipulation of second and
additional choice votes, vote for differ
ent candidates all against the first
choice of such other voter to a num-
ber of times limited only by the num-
ber of candidates, was contrary to the
intent of the constitution; and that it
was none the less so because such
other voter was permitted to engage
in a like manipulation Of second and
additional choice votes.
Our further examination confirms
as in our view. The decision is sound !;
and we do right in upholding the right
of the citizen to cast vote for the
candidate of his choice unimpaired by
second or additional choice votes cast
by other voters"
The Ely miner., 1915-09-03
State Spends Millions


The state spent $6,771,S9S to main
tain its twenty-nine institutions dur.
ing the fiscal year ending July 81, &C.
cording to warrants received by Wal,
ter J. Smith, state treasurer
The five normal schools cost the
state s460,074 and the five institutions
for the insane s1,335,329. The Univer-
sity of Minnesota spent s2,192,552, and
the Agricultural college S491,082.
These figures are from the annual
report of the treasurer, which will go
to the printer in few days.
X X X
States Attorney Dies
Alonzo ]. Edgerton, assistant attor-
ney general, died Unexpectedly at his
residence in st. Paul. Mr.. Edgerton
had been i'll with typhoid fever for
the past two weeks but was thought
to be improving. He is survived by
a wife and two children. Mr.. Edger-
ton entered the state attorney gener-
ais Office in 1912 and has been prom
inently identified with the railroad and
banking sections of the department. He
was born March 20, 1874, in Dodge
county. He was formerly county at.
torney OF lie Sueur county.
The Ely miner., 1915-09-03
Aid for Training Camp

NTU TVI u dIT'Iff9 SdTTTP
Adjutant General Fred B. Wood of
the Minnesota national guard, has in
formed Captain Robert K. Allcott, who
is in charge of the business mems mill
tary training camp, to be conducted at
Fort Smelling, Sept. 20 to 80, that the
national guard would furnish equip
ment and aid to the camp in every way
possible. Forty applications for enroll
ment in the training camp are now in
the hands of Captain Allcott Only ten
more are required to make the camp
certainty.
The Ely miner., 1915-09-03
Prisoners Share Profits.
Orders Road Sold

The property of the Mississippi, Hill
City & Western railway has been or
dered sold at auction on the capitol
steps in st. Paul, by Judge Page Nor
ris, who named Ira G. Briggs special
master to conduct the auction. The
court stipulated that no offer less than
100000 should be accepted. The COM
pany operated line from the Missis-
sippi landing in the county of Aitkin
to Hill City. Creditors who claim
$S5, 900 on mortgages, promissory and
trust notes forced the action.
The Ely miner., 1915-09-03
Largest Twine Plant


ST. Paul-The largest state-owned
binding twine and farm machinery
plant in the world is at the Saltwater
penitentiary, one of the 16 institution
charges of the state board of control.
1t is also the largest state profit shar-
ing institution of it's kind.
For the year ending Aug. 1 the two
industries at the prison turned out
1855, ,415 pounds of binding twine and
s474, ,29350 worth of farm machinery.
The compiling of the figures covering
the two industries has just been COM
pleted by the board.
For this tremendous output total
of $2,164,74 was realized with a
net profit to the state of S350,S51 80.
The twine sales alone were $780,
451.24.
Prisoners Share Profits.
The prisoners who made the twine
and farm machinery output for the
year also realized by their sale. From
every dollar of gross earnings IS cents
day for each convict is deducted and
the other % cents is credited to their
account. From the twine plant earn
ings $25,391.12 was paid direct to the
inmates employed and $66,384.75 was
credited to support. In the machinery
division $26,323.65 was paid to inmates
and $59,7S7.45 to- support, or grand
total for both of $177,S86.97.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-16
A Poem q Day

HYMN TO THE SEA.
Great Mother Of the race from whose
VS. s,s~isd With simid eyes into
Rspsiiisn snsp.s. born of thy up
Look thou With pride on that which
We have done.
Upon EAr,h's face. with cyclopsan
We have writ largo. In letters
graved In stone.
The %s:;:r r;ss q S ;:na ''rsnssh' Tho
Thou coultst not conquer. We have
made our own
Great eis!ss hav: We built their
set arm sssinst thy swift-en-
croachinG tide.
Blood q thy blood We come to thee
An orsPrinE worthy of thy strength
Lanes have We carved across thy
cullen breast
Is:hsd Cd vS sHSns o. '"' roam
Does 4 snrsss thee thus to break
That thou shculast Be 20 hungry
~ bite. toll thy Seven seas shall
Tn. silent forms lie thick about
what answsr wnt thou to thy chill
dYen make
when thou Art summoned to give
up thy dsads
We love thee. hate thee. fear thee In
thy might.
Yet with a smile We s,ra,shtway
o court.,sn. whom nonS may read
why dost thou turn ana smits
thine ancient child.
In sarh Of gold ana purple. blue and
Thou Unrest us to come to thee and
rest:
The MASKING sword beneath thy silver
How tightly dos, thou piunx. II In
our breast!
Great mother. from whose womb our
life we drew
Well have we iabored--weli our
task have done.
ret all our hands have wrought to
The strength thou Eavest hath our
victories won.
Blood of our blood. we greet thee In
thy might
Breath Of our breath. give TO us
Life Of our life, be with us In our
Hail to thee. Mother OF the race Of
Frederick Arnold Hummer.
In Seven Seas.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-16
]! / rollIAL PACE
From Another Point of VielU
~ c. r. 8.

The painter name it may be Bill
But seems 'twixt me and you.
Instead of Bill, thus commonplace,
They ought to cali him Hugh.
JJpon the ladder high he works
And keeps our hearts throbbin';
His horses name we learn is Sam,
Why shouldn't it be Dobbin'!
Upon the ladder high he works,
And daily takes chance,
He puts on coats in summertime
To earn his winter pants.
Headline reads:
JUMPS FROM CAR
TO CAPTURE TWO
PROMINENT CROOKS
Why not two of our most prominent.
And, too, suggests Phyllis, our most
highly respected.
Marie Moran, housemaid, Sioux Falls,
S. D., has inherited 100000.
Come to me, sweet Marie,
ETC., etc."
Sporting item says the victory Of Bor-
row at Windsor was due in large meas
ure to the boy who rode him.
Said "boy' being Joe Notter. Let's
see, Joe, is it 43 or "A now?
William Finnegan. of Philadelphia,
weighs 526 pounds. We see you're TAX
ing it on again, Finnegan.
w. j. Bryan says he does not aspire to
any political office. There are others
who will not concede that the presidency
is a political office.
Jonas Brown at 80 sings tenor in a
Boise, Idaho, church. That's what we
would call getting up in the nineties.
Scientists estimate there are 10000
species of fish in the world.
The most remarkable fact about it is
that they all quit biting every time we go
fishing.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-16
Using Up a Yard of Ticket
COUPON -

Der, who Is also the assistant bag
gageman. All II requires is a com
plete change OF blouse at each sta.
ton.
We would never have discovered
his double life II he had not be-
come excited as the California Linn
tied whistled for the next station
and inquired: ''whatll you have on
your face-suitcase or sample
trunk"
There - more OF an inducemen,
10 commit crime in California than
there 10 In the vicinity Of Joliet. ILL.,
All the rooms" advanced penal
ogy) at Alcatratz and San Quentin
command q noble view OF San Fran
cisco bay.
The Joliet prison environment Ia
sordidly industrial and not at all
picturesque.
Neither Mr.. Frank Parmelee nor
the passengers are kept waiting a
moment by the Santa Fe's No. &
which meets Franks buses at the
appointed hour At Chicago.
Frank helps himself to another
two fz) inches OF our travel-torn
ticket catches us coming and go.
ing. you see) and carefully avoiding
rs much Of Chicago as possible
Parmelees us over to the Michigan
Central. the road that made Michi.
gan contiguous.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-16

We are getting again into the
region of wet rivers-the Illinois,
Missouri and Mississippi all max
ing II necessary to use the bridges
over them.
In California, Arizona and New
Mexico. the streams remind one of
the poetic youth who made vain
search for THE Falls Of L>odore.'
A native to whom he made known
his passionate quest. exclaimed:
Why. man. you're sitting on EN-"
What's this-the Grand Canyon
Of the Colorado again? Nay. II ID
the Grand Chorera Cure Of the Chi
cago-the drainage canal.
In building this new trade route
to the Mississippi they removed H..
3s7.904 cubic yards of dirt and left
Il where II fell.
This 10 interesting TO the porter,
who Is removing the rame amount
from the trans-continental pas.
sengers: but instead of letting II
accumulate he whisks II briskly
upon passengers who got on at
Kansas City.
One OF the effects OF the war 10
the double duty borne By the bar.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-16
Art In the Alley
~ e. 3. HITCHCOCK

his gracefully moving arms; he
losses his instrument about with
great abandon. while Giuseppe looks
up at the girls and carols a strain
which admits them into his conf
dence at once.
Down come the coppers and nick.
els. while the little bare-legged urch-
ms scramble to gather them up.
Rudolfo takes OF his Rat and the
urchins throw In the treasure with
sticky, muddy hands.
Giuseppe smiles and shows his
white teeth.
He raises his guitar and voice on
high and chooses ~ the star in his
heaven an angel In pink on the third
floor fire escape.
"Amore. Amore." 10 about all we
make out. but the melting tones OF
Guiseppe's voice and the langourous
look In his black Italian eyes tell
more than words.
After the serenade, the pair
emerge from the alley followed by
crowd of ragged children, peddlers
and the patient Pole with his load
Of knocked-up packing boxes.
The artistic temperaments OF Ru.
doifo and Giuseppe are shut within
the accordion and guitar; q shrewd
business colloQuy ensues while the
coppers are counted. and they trudge
out OF sight just two commonplace
residents Of Little Italy.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-16

II you have nothing better TO do
for a living and do not mind queer
smells, stray cats and the Stygian
things which emauate from alleys.
and IL you have the least gift OF the
divine art OF music. from twanging
guitar TO the soulful strains which
come from the human voice or the
violin. you can have rain tnot OF
gold. like Danae OF ODD. but OF cop
pers on your head II you will just
get In tune. about noon time. back
of some of the big stores that front
on Woodward-ave.
At that hour most Of the people
who keep things going inside are
taking q few breaths between the
morning and afternoon laps and are
just In the mood to be cheered by q
little art. small letters preferred.
They are hanging out OF the win
dows or sitting on the IRE escapes
wondering how they will make both
ends meet at the close OF the week,
when along comes Giuseppe with his
guitar and Rudolfo with his "accor.
deem"
Then to the swelling sound. the
tiny scrap OF poetic rhythm and pit.
iful love Of freedom left to these
workers. responds.
Rudolfo pulls out his bellows and
the bad air OF the alley II trans.
formed into melodious sounds by
The Detroit times., 1915-08-16
Pointed Paragraphs
The dollar mark IL q sign o
wealth.

The dollar mark IL q sign of
wealth.
A dry grin II usually better than
two liquid smiles.
When . man has wheels" he
thinks he IL the whole machine.
And many . man has discovered
that he 10 married to his boss.
What does II avail q woman TO
have troubles II she cant tell them /?
Sometimes q mans friends will
neither make him . loan nor let him
alone.
Only . smart man can conceal the
fact that he considers himself I'm.
rortant.
Some husbands look a. IL their
wives had got them In exchange for
trading stamps.
II II almost impossible for q wo-
nan TO drive . nail. yet she II usu-
ally an expert with the hammer.
A well-known lecturer recently
married . sufYrasette and retired
from the platform. Now he knows
how II feels TO be the audience.
A prophecies makes . bid for
fame by predicting eli kinds Of
caiamities for 1915. We had aimost
forgotten that II 10 70 be another
leap year.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-16
Keep Fit to Remember
~ Il. AppiNoToN Bruce,
Author OF The Riddle Of Personality"
"Psychology and Parenthood." etc.

Have you ever noticed. friend. that there are
days when your memory Ii not ~ brisk a. us
ual-days when you find II more or less diff
cult to recall facts which you ordinarily would
recollect without trouble!
Have you further noticed that these days Of
lessened memory power usually are coineident
with feelings OF fatigue. depression. and lessen
ed vitality In general?
This II fact which IL not always appreciat-
ed as II ought to be- Many people especially
e the memory weakness becomes very percep-
destined to lose not only their memory but
their mind.
Others, even when the deficiency OF memory
power Il slight. torture themselves with various
kinds Of mental exercises" hoping thereby to
overcome the occasional weakness of recollec-
ton.
Whereas what they really should DO is TO
TAKE CERTAIN HYGIENE PRECAUTIONS
THAT WILL RENDER THEM LESS LIABLE
TO PHYSICAL WEAKNESS AND FATIGUE
The relationship between fatigue and memory
deficiency IL not one Of coincidence merely. 1t
In relationship of cause and effect.
When become fatigued there n literal
poisoning Of the brain. the organ through which
the mind gives expression to Its memiries. This
poisoning necessarily interferes more or less
with the brains action, and consequently weak
| ems memory power for the time being.
| Anything. In fact which causes toxic products
TO get into the blood circulating through the
brain. diminishes the amount Of the blood
supply to the brain Is hurtful to the memory
| Hence, those who would retain their memory
power at It's maximum must keep themselves
well nourished, with the digestive and elimina
/ tive organs In good working order
They should avoid excuses OF all kinds par
ticuarly intemperance in eating OF drinking
| Overeating and overdrinking invariably cause
! toxic elements to develop in the system.
i Exercise in the open air IL always desirable
becuse OF the nutritive value Of the increased
amount of oxygen breathed IN But the exer
else must be moderate. else fatigue with IL
harmful products will ensue.
| Fresh air, indeed. should always be sought In
doors well as out The better the ventila
ton of house. office. store or factory. the less
the liability to fatigue. Everybody knows how
rapidly feelings Of fatigue develop when in close
stuffy rooms.
| Sleep In another and most important factor II
the maintenance Of physical and mental vigor
| Eight hours Of sleep In an adequate night,
allowance for most people. less amount MAJ
not give sufficient rest. though this ID q matte,
dependent largely on the individual.
On the other hand, excessive sleeping must
be avoided as scrupulously as excessive eating
| or drinking
| During sleep there IL q general slowing oil
| the bodily processes II one sleeps too lonr
this decreased functional activity may become
| habitual. 10 the detriment OF all the organs
and OF the brain in particular.
Always II should be borne In mind that mem
DRY efficiency depends on BRAIN efficiency
and that anything which Injuries the health OF
the brain IL injurious to the memory.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-16

While the locust Dust now OF
news interesp IL essentially a plant
devourer and famine bringer, there
are many well authenticated case.
In history showing that populations
reduced TO the last extremity have
utilized the destructive insect as
food Diodorus Siculus relates that
an Ethiopian tribe was known as
AcridophaE ("eaters OF locustsD
while Aristotle writes OF a certain
part of Greece where the people re-
garded them a. delicacies. Layard.
the explorer. found on the engraved
monuments pictures of dried and
preserved locusts on rods, presum-
ably indicating their use as food.
II In not believed that any race to-
day eats them. They are regarded
everywhere In the east ~ an alb
horrent calamity and the presence
OF vast swarms In Palestine this
spring 10 held to be forerunner of
complete crop failure, both OF fruits
and cereals. Herald.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-16
CORDITE

Cordite, the British service propelIant used IN
all arms, from the army revolver to the 15.inch
naval gun, may be taken ~ a general type Of
modern gunpowders. Its name IL derived from
the circumstances that II II manufactured In thu
shape Of string or cord, varying from onethir.
tieth Of an inch to nearly half an inch in diam.
eter. II was devsed by the ordinance COMMITTEES
over which Sir Frederick Abel presided in 1891
with Sir James Dewar a. scientific adviser n
10 mixture of guncotton and nitrogiycerin, with
Q small amount Of mineral Jelly ito act as a Tub
rfcant and reservative.-London Globe
The Detroit times., 1915-08-16

Small Eloise-"Mamma. may I
send Fido to the dog show next
week."
Mamma-"No, dear: I'm afraid he
isn't good enough"
Small Eloise--"Not good enough.
Why, Fido never did anything
wrong In he life."
The Detroit times., 1915-08-16

That admiration for the United
States and respect for our nag ID
rapidly returning In Spain II the
rtatement OF q recently returned
traveller. The same. she says. would
be true in Portugal II those people
we're not 30 busy hating the Span.
iph.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-16
The World Rides On Springs


world years
a pleasant compared
viii used to have
The Detroit times., 1915-08-16
BRITISH MARINE INSURANCE

A statement has been given out by the Liv-
erpool and London War Risks association.
through which the British government has been
furnishing marine insurance. showing that loss
- paid up to the present time amount to 81
346,2ss on total tonnage Of S3s2 60725. OF lis
per cent, of the toal value For the entire
period that would be twoteuths OF per cent
pr nouth.-New York Post
The Detroit times., 1915-08-16
Gu, OF the Mevshs Of Bsbss

n
Minister-"And what are you so
Ing to BE- when you grow up
james,"
Small James-"A philanthropist.
Minister-"So you can DO lots Of
soodr'
Small James-"Yes. and besides
. philanthropist always has more
money than he needs"
Little Annie. aged 1. had become
weary Of dwelling IN . nat and one
day she climbed on hes. fathers
knee and said: Papa, ! do wish
you would try and save up enough
money to buy . back gard"
The Detroit times., 1915-08-16
HENPECKEI)

loudest at the picture In which woman II
chasing her husband around the house with a
rolling pin In the same lad whose wife makes
him 80 out in the back yard when ne wants to
The Detroit times., 1915-08-16
NO COQUETTE

Mother-Sometimes there are rude boys I'm
Sunday school who giggle and smile at little
girls. and sometimes little girls smile back 1t
them. but hope my little girl does not behave
like that.
Small Daughter-No, indeed. mamma; I al
ways put out my tongue at 'em.-Boston Tran
script.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-16
Letter Carrier q Model
OF Our Finest Citizenship

After sixing up such q body as that
III il1ch constituted the convention of the
ss1Entjonal Rural Letter Carriers associa-
5 which met In Detroit last week, one
4 81 seiSsd with considerable enthusiasm
III this experiment in democracy which
M ben going ON since IT'S.
There are some 1900 rural carriers in
nels Sans service, travelling 25 to so
y )6oe = day over III kinds of roads, in all
MI q weather, constructing a. daily
d between al the people of the United
ntoo ma helping to extend long ties of
horjAood reaching across the seas.
IN Delegates to Detroit were probably
& " p1cted men of this army.
NV displayed surprising ability, even
rhsd men.
kolr 6(icers showed executive eff
f. ~ snch - + rarely seen in a conven-
ntAining order. putting through
1m "a time. shutting of un-
lsy debats persmptorily, yet cour-
MI making each delegate feel
as ~ equal Of every one else
lcors knSw that the men they
xutded had several griev-
S unt ~ Ne recent reorgani-
NJ fsrnl sSryjn.
4 fhnt my couId make them
n r1lur ~ voicins these griev-
I'M ~ douncinx tie department
q x6ht IN eonvntion to petit
= = enopS - ~ regulations.
4 = A = s took higher ground.
'k!s ~ dSrlaxed, u tie very start, their
Is that ths rural free delivery was
3h <to1tod for the carriers, but for the
they said that while they did not
so9ne Of the orders from Washing
Trey believed that efficiency should
tbGir nrst aim, and kicking did not
- for efacisncy.
was not fear Of autocratic action on
part u the postal authorities that
ut thee Inen silent.
- ~ genuine concern for the good of
4 ~ soSvioe.
Kfiyately, the delegates were ready
#1nc1rk - declare their belief that mis-
!; ~ been made IN Washington.
y ut ~ olle word Of criticism of their
~ xioE3 came from the convention as
" shsiy.
On the contrary, the message that
'1ent 70 The capital was one Of hearty CO
operation and good will.
Moreover, II seemed as If there was not
Sc man in the convention who did not
know how to make good speech.
Delegate after delegate took the floor,
~ u simple, clear language said what
IA panted to say, without hesitation and
4 3thout fuss, and when he was through
~ ut down.
* And every delegate present knew what
xas Soing on I'll the time.
~ these respects, it was one of the
i nost remarkable conventions ever held
4 u Detroit
Ihess efficient, polite, clear-thinking
6n trs repsiving only 81 200 year from
& U1e oafni
B has1 = ~ other nation in the world
+ VT c6al1 sSuspit such an army at such