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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-30
In the Essex Gazette.
WERE PRACTICAL IDEALISTs
Sieners of the Declaration of indie.
pendence Were Statesmen
With a Vision.

Those signers of the Declaration of
140 years ago were practical idealists
They were statesmen with a vision.
The immortal document to which thew
attached their names was no mere
statement of provincial or even ma.
tional purposes and principles. 1t was
as broad as all humanity. It set forth
not merely the aspirations of a nation
but the ideals of mankind. Taking
their stand on "the laws of nature and
of natures God" they asserted as self.
evident that not only the people of the
thirteen United States of America, but
all men. are endowed with the up.
alienable rights of life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness" And chief
among the purposes of that govern
ment deriving its authority from the
consent of the governed they hold to
be the powers most likely to effect
their safety and happiness"
This reitcraticn of the pursuit of
happiness shows that it was no mere
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-30

and other game fish. This is equally
true of the lakes. some sixty in num-
Der. The reddish, found in but few
places on the continent, is common
here. 1t has given it's name to the
largest of the lakes.
Streams Full of Salmon.
David Starr Jordan, speaking for the
United States fish commission in a re-
cent report, tells how the Chinook and
Colorado river salmon ascend the
streams, shooting the rapids and leap
| ing the falls, until they reach their ia
vorite spawning beds in the headwa-
tiers of the Salmon river in the Saw
tooth mountains of Idaho, more than
| 1000 miles from the sea. Professor
Jordan lays special stress on the value
of these ice-cold mountain streams to
the salmon industry of the nation.
| Among the wild animals to be found
in this section are the mountain sheep
, and goat, elk, moose, antelope. deer
and bear, including the silvertip, the
cinnamon, the brown and the grizzly.
The preservation of the fish, birds and
animals is one of the considerations
leading to the creation of Idaho ma
tional park.
Much of the land to be included in
! this new national park is now included
in forest reserves. Forest rangers have
already done much in the way of con-
structing roads and trails. They have
their stations we'll scattered through
out the territory with telephones here
and there, so that the tourist, even
when completely swallowed up in this
wilderness, is never far out of reach Of
| civilization.
All western states are just now put
ting forth tremendous exertions in the
way of building good roads. The auto
mobile tourist has come to be an i'm
portant factor in the development of
the country Idaho is not behind her
sister states of the West in this mat
ter Good work has already been done
on an automobile road to connect yell
lowstone park with Idaho national
park, and on another scenic highway
leading from the Idaho national park
into Boise, the capital Of the state.
This last link is to be 70 miles in
length, much of the way along the
Boise river. Another road is under
construction from the park down the
Payette river and through the Boise
basin, from which it is claimed $780,
900, 900 in placer gold was taken in the
early SOS when the nation was in the
throes of Civil war.
In the construction of these roads in
Idaho the federal government, the
state through it's highway commission.
the counties and numerous highway
districts are cooperating The state is
also working it's convicts on state
highways with excellent results.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-30
" WILBUR D. NESRIT

riders and expresses were started i'm
mediately for Hartford, New York
Philadelphia and the South.
In two days nearly all the scattered
peoples of the young nation had been
informed of the result. and the spirit
of the hour had inspired the raising
of troops.
To the king, the parliament and the
people of Great Britain the days had
been filled with anxiety. The main
question discussed was How far
dare the colonists carry their resist
ance?" will the provincials stand
before the British regulars?" was also
mooted question.
Didn't Anticipate War.
In the face of the steady importing
from the mother country, and the rap
idly increasing fleet of vessels of war
all heavily manned, it was believed
that the Americans would be cowed
and the whole attention of Great Brit
ain was conferred upon her rebellious
children across the seas.
Day succeeded day March became
April. and April in turn was left be.
hind in the rush of time. May grew
old. with no word of decisive action
from the colonists.
Not a single word from the conflict
of April 10, 1875, had reached Eng.
land until the bright, clean page
labeled June" was about to be
brought into view and king and sub
jects were leaving London to escape
the summer heat.
Forty Days to Reach England.
1t was on May %. 1775, when the
first sailing vessel to arrive from the
colonies after the skirmish at Lexing
ton reached Bristol. England. Even
at this early day Journalism had
shown it's superiority over govern
ment methods, for the vessel brought
copies of the Essex Gazette of April
25, containing the brief account of the
engagement.
Post haste, they were carried tC
London. and on the following day the
news was printed in the London
Chronicle. Thus. Al days after the
shot was fired. it's reverberations
were heard in distant Britain.
With but simple headline
'IONDON"-the Chronicle printed
the important news, prefacing it with
the statement:
Tuesday. May so, ITS.
Yesterday morning some dispatches
arrived at Lord Dartmouth's Office
from General Gage. at Boston. brought
by ship arrived at Bistol, from that
Province They were forwarded by a
messenger to his majesty at Kew"
These DISPATCHES contained no news
of the skirmish, being dated several
days before it occurred.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-30

empty phrase in the minds of the
signers. but a clear. definite ideal. 1t
was the eighteenth century conception
of the twentieth century slogan OF
making a country or city "a good
place to live in They had no
thought of simply exchanging one
species of formal authority for an
other. of setting up governmental
machinery for the collection of taxes
and the protection of the community.
Their vision went much further than
that-to the pursuit of happiness. 1t
is almost as if those young republic
ans of 40 years ago had foreseen the
modern use of government for the
amelioration of social conditions. the
extension Of the function of public
action to do those things for the
people that can best be done by united
effort
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-30
BADGES for Wounded

An ancient method of distinguishing
By means of sign on the clothing or
uniform those soldiers who have been
wounded in the service has been re-
vived in France. Hitherto in the pres
ent war there was no way of telling a
wounded hero Of the trenches unless
he was visibly maimed or was met
with at a military hospital Now very
often it happens that soldier is en-
countered bearing the distinguished
insignia on the sleeve of his great
coat The revival of the old custom
has been welcomed ardently by the
rank and file Of the French army.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-30
Exit the Reindeer

A railroad is projected for Finnish
Lapland in order to make available
deposits of iron ore in that region, &C.
cording to the Indianapolis News. The
first part to be built, if the scheme ma
terializes, will probably be from the
village of Rovanieni, connected by rail
already with the port of Kemi on the
Gulf of Bothnia, to Sukuvaara, 81 miles
distant.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-30
American Silo in Holland.

The first American ensilage tower in
Holland, which was erected last year
on the JOhannahoeve farni at OOster-
beck by the Institute for Agricultural
Improvements, has given such good re-
suits that two other towers are now
to be built on the same farm, which
will provide sufficient ensilage maize
to keep the entire farm stock during
next winter.
The head of the JohannahOeve pro-
ject asserts that the American method
is preferable to that hitherto in use
there. Ali excellent fodder for all
kinds of animals is thus produced. he
says, while the losses by fermentation
are considerably less. He comes to
the conclusion that as many as A
cows can be maintained on 81 acres
by the new method, and that with ex-
elusive stable feeding they might even
be maintained on about 221R acres,
only an albuminOus fodder needing to
be added i'm the winter.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-30
American Eur Heads Preferred.

A furrier at Kingston, Ont, states
that the heads used for trimming furs
are now imported from the United
States, according to Consul Felix s.
S. Johnson. who writes: IAN effort
was made to manufacture this class
of goods in Canada. but the result was
not success. In the article received
from the United States, the skin, which
is moistened beforehand. is drawn
over the head and dried and retains
its form: that made in this country
retains its moisture and the tongue
and teeth in time drop out. There
was also great difference in the price,
heads from the United States selling
at S1.50 per gross and the Canadian at
$3.50. With the duty and other charges
the American article is higher in price
than the domestic"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-30

T IDAHO NATIONAL PARK, 1.-The
Switzerland of America" is short
ly to take it's place as one Of the
l. greatest natural show places on
the western half of the continent. This
wonderland of mountains, lakes,
streams and forests in the heart of
Idaho is to be set apart and dedicated
for all time as pleasure ground for
the people of the whole country. 1t
is to be added as an additional jewel
to that strand that reaches from Colo
RADIO to the Pacific coast, writes M. +,
Cunningham in the Utica Globe
All America is interested in this for
the reason that all the great parks of
the West, including the Rocky noun
tain in Colorado, the Yellowstone in
Wyoming and Idaho, the Idaho in the
Sawtooth mountains in Idaho, the Gla-
cier in Montana, the Yosemite in Cali
fornia, the Grand Canyon in Arizona
and others of lesser note are to be
connected by a system Of fine automo-
bile highways. Good roads and trails
are to be constructed in the parks and
good hotel and camping facilities are
to be provided for all tourists.
There are no large glaciers in the
Sawtooth mountains, but aside from
this there is no scenery in America
more beautiful, wild and varied. 1t
beggars description. Senator Borah,
after a hurried tour of the park last
y1hil &c
said:
Force seems to sit incarnate here
and one feels. somehow or other, that
he is not far from the breeding ground
of hurricane and storm"
Geoerapher Marsha..'s Tribute.
MIR. Marshall, the chief geograpker,
was equally impressed after making
his tour of inspection in October. In
the course of his report he said:
This section of the Sawtooth range
is unusually striking in mountain
sculpture and is brilliant composite
example of the characteristics of three
os the main mountain ranges in the
United States. The southern portion
lSSSlupISS llc ItOChy
tains in Colorado; the middle section is
a counterpart of the Sierras in Califor-
MIA, and the northern end is a rugged
brother of the Cascade range in Wash
ington. The lakes are rare in their
brilliant transparency. rejecting the
mountains and the black pine fringing
their edges, making most inviting
places for campers and tourists to rest
and enjoy nature in all her glory"
The mountains in this section are
bold, jagged and precipitous. From a
distance the range gives the impress
sion of a great inverted crosscut saw,
hence the name. Mount Hyndman, the
highest peak in Idaho, 12,07S feet, is
found here within easy reach of the
end of the railroad at Ketchum The
wild and grotesque mountain scenery
on all sides leads all travellers to com
pare the country with the Alps in
Switzerland.
Three rivers of inestimable value for
irrigation in the valleys far below have
their common source in the mountains
of the proposed park. They are the
Salmon, the Boise and the Payette.
These streams, together with num-
Der of smaller ones. swarm with trout
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-30
Portrait of the Signers.

While the painting by Trumbull
1.-THE Declaration of Independence,
shows forty-four actual life portraits
it is to be regretted that more were
not secured, as the majcr portion were
still living when the material for the
capitol rotunda pictures was gath
cred.
In the Smithsonian collection at
Washington there are fifty-three por.
traits of the signers, which will be
used in due time by the government
in a Room of the Declaration Sign.
ers" in new building already
planned
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-30

corners of the earth, great people
united in a common purpose, leading
the world toward a realization of the
brotherhood of mankind and pointing
out to all nations that mans real and
enduring aim should be the conquest
of himself and of the vast forces of
nature. to the end that all may get
the best ,out of life and ever advance
in the pursuit of happiness.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-30
Much Still to Be Done

The thinking American is daily con-
fronted with the fact that greater
problems remain to be solved than
those which the founders faced. They
gave us independence. The work of
establishing social and political JUS
tice, for which independence was de-
creed, remains to be done.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-30
OF a Ejuhtinu Race

whats the matter with Dubwaite?
He looks as if someone had given him
terrible thrashing"
"POor Dubwaite made the mistake of
trying to pick on man who wore a
wrist watch and q soft collar"
well. Well"
"Yes, Well"
"Yes. Dubwaite called him Eliza
beth, but soon found out that his
right name was Nike"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-30
Gods Hand UoheId Patriots.

If the struggle for independence
teaches anything it is that mysterious
and mighty unseen forces cooperate
with those who are working out God s
plan. Had it not been for the help OF
such forces the result of that struggle
would have been entirely different
Christian Herald.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-30
Country True to Its Ideals.

How truly the United States has
pursued the ideal of human progress
set forth in the Declaration of Inde-
pendence has been shown since the
world war began by our steadfast
stand for the rights of humanity.
Here we stand, drawn from the four
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-30

Vt SEEMS strange in these days
when news of the battles in far
away Europe is cabled to America
i within few minutes after they oc-
cur-when flying machines equipped
with machine guns are fighting each
other IN the clouds-when advocates
of preparedness are arguing that the
ocean is no barrier to a foreign foe
because of the swiftness of their
steam cruisers-to bark back to the
battle of Lexington, April 10, 1875,
and try to realize the length @; time it
required for the news of that conflict
to reach England
There were no telegraph wires, no
telephone, no dispatch boats or "spe-
cial correspondents" with each regi-
ment. A steam vessel had not then
been dreamed of. There were no
cab les. no flying machines, no machine
guns. Only sailing vessels, of small
size, were available to cross the ocean,
and as a consequence it took long,
long time for the shot to be heard
around the world"
Dependent on Sailing Ships.
Journalism in America was then
in its swaddling clothes. The race of
the enterprising journalist to outfoot
f1eet-footed Time had not then begun.
There was not the intense rivalry of
today between metropolitan papers.
with their specials and war extras-to
say nothing of baseball extras. There
was. too, similar lack of activity on
the part of editors in London.
The newspapers in Boston and 9TH
er nearby towns at that time were
published weekly, usually on Monday.
News of sanguinary events, if they
occurred during the week, was neces-
sarily held for publication until the
following Monday. 1t was not sur
prising, therefore, that the news of
the battles Of Lexington and Concord
was not printed in Boston until April
25-for the idea of issuing an extra"
in such emergencies was not then in
vogue.
In the Essex Gazette.
The Essex Gazette, published at
Salem, had by far the best report of
the events of the day, with an almost
complete list of the killed and wound
ed. The news of this first encounter
between the provincials and his males
tvs troops was many hours in reach
ing the other colonies, although post
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-30
Now Somebody'll Tell.

First Fraternity are you so anx-
ious to kiss Tessie?" Second Fratter
We'll. everyone else in our set has
and don't want to appear snobbish."
Dartmouth Jack-o Lantern.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-30
Too Enterprisino.

Japan is getting very progressive
in her imitation of Occidental civiliza-
ton"
Yes; / wouldn't be surprised if they
took to canning their live fish out
there"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-30
Difference Is Intense

Gyer-Pm going to spend my vaca-
ton in the Michigan woods this sum-
mer.
Myer-Is there much to see up
there?
Gyer-NO, but there's lot to saw.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-30
Gu Paw Saws

Little Lemuel-Say, paw, what
would you call a wealthy neighbor-
hoOd?"
Paw--One in which every family pa
trOniZeS the iceman, nv son.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-30
Somewhat Evasjve.

ibid Miss Grabcoin offer you any
encouragement"
ooh. yes," answered the professional
summer man.
Congratulations"
Eyes. When i asked her what sort
of husband she thought ! would make
she said l was rattling good tennis
player"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-30

From HIS couch deaf mute arose
It's quite true, and stepped on a tack
in the dark; and perhaps it Is well
the world never knew, of his Silent
hut awful remark.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-30

Even the man who is dreamer at
tracts attentiOn-when he snOreS.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-30

ness. Some fellows make firSt-class
pallbearerS
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-30

Raw onions are recommended as a
cure for sleeplesSnesS.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-30

Some people avoid grand opera be-
cause of their fOndnesS for music.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-30
The Effects of Opiates,


INFANTS peculiarly susceptible and
in
which
alcohol
children
children
only then unavoidable.
administration Soothing
other children
died should Children
the attention physician nothing
dose them wilHuIy with
Casoia contains narcotics if bears the ~
of Chas. H. Fletcher. ~ <LLlI-x-A#
Genuine always signature ofCATLzE<II
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-30

schools the teachers see to it that
the youngsters are compelled to
keep themselves clean in this respect.
if their parents have been negligent
therein
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-30
HAD TO WAIT
FORTY DAYS
Long Time Before
England Got News
of the Battle of
Lexington

Vt SEEMS strange in these days
when news of the battles in far
away Europe is cabled to America
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-11-09

The most profitable crop rotation
does not consist merely in changing
the crops around from year to year,
regardless of the relation OF the crops
to each other. The central aim I'm all
crOp-' citation systems should be to
leave each field In a better state of
cultivation. better physical condition,
and reasonably free from pests at the
end OF each rotation cycle.
No hard and fast rotation system
can be laid down for any community,
but the most profitable system must be
worked out for each farm, and in
deed, for each field. There are GER
tain general principles. however, that
should be borne in mind I'm this con-
noction in order to accomplish the
most satisfactory results. For soil i'm
provement there should be at least one
leguminous crop in each rotation cy-
Gle. 20 this class Of plants belong the
cloyers, alfalfa. peas, beans, etc.
There should also be sufficient
quantity or live stock, especially milch
cows, on each farm TO utilize the
roughage and 20 supply the desired
quantity OF stable manure. which, in
addition TO green crops plowed under.
will furnish the necessary amount OF
humus to the soil. The conditions re-
sultlng from this treatment. II the
soil is properly handled, will make
the succeeding crops more vigorous
and capable Of ofsetting IN some
measure at least tke onects OF any
pests that Lay appear Again, the sue
cessive crops in any rotation should
be so selected and arranged that no
two upon which the same pest may
thrive will be grown iR succession.
The principles o. disease control by
meRns ef crop rotation are based upon
tie fact that certain pests can thrive
only on certain kinds Of plants
Therefore, when the crops are chang
cd and the food supply thereby cut on.
the pes,s must perish or be greatly
reduced IN number.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-11-09

recent publication by the United
States geologic survey OF the Depart
mont of the Interior-bulletin 6S2-
should be OF considerable interest to
engineers and surveyors. Il shows
tho elevations of more than 2.1OO
marked points I'm West Virginia as de-
termlncd by spirit levellng done from
1896 to 1916, inclusive, in cooperation
with the West Virginia geological sur
vey. The value OF these exact eleva-
tions as starting points for engineer
Ing projects requiring their own sur
veys is evident In addition the bull
letin contains a list OF more than a
hundred less exact elevations derived
from records and topographic maps OF
the United States geological survey.
including attitudes OF weIl-knOwn
sumits and other useful elevations.
The highest point noted in the list
Of datum points is thus described in
the bulletin:
"Riohwood, about 1915 miles south
east OF. southwest OF Greenbrior road,
795 feet northwest OF road 10 Duo. in
rock; aluminium tablet, elevation ais
feet"
The highest point in the state thus
far determined is Spruce Knob, in
Pendleton county. 1850 feet above
mean sea level
Engineers and others who have oc-
casion to use the bench-mark eIeva-
tions IN West Virginia should refer
to buiietin 6s2 or apply to the direc-
tor Of the survey at Washington. D.
c., for the latest adjusted values. as
ing The bench markings as ideusiaca-
ton nnabefa only a copy ef the bal-
- lned frso on applica-