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The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25
FAME OF CAPE COD.
II 10 Many Sidsd snd fairly eelissss
Poon Cape Ann.

II 10 Many Sidsd snd fairly eeiissss
Poen Cape Ann.
Cape Cod, aside from its shape. has
q name to conjure with. What more
APPROPRIATED Cod ID the palladium Of
our liberties. We have made unto our
selves a craven image thereof and
have hung the same In our ststehou"e
as a memorial forever. Our senior
senator and the various congressman
from down Essex way never let the
Sacred dsh 60 out Of their thoughts.
Indeed. Cape Ann IL just as anxious
over the cod as the other cape ID and
probably wishes It had Q similar
chance at the name. The name Of
Cape Ann doesn't mean anything now.
whatever 1t meant to the nattertns
colonists who 1rst wished the then
monarch's name on It
Cane Ann doesn't look like human
foot. In fact 1t doesn't look IKE much
of anything but Cape Ann. But
Cod, with its sands. its bars, its rang
tongues and spits. u distinctive. Peo-,
pie try to swim to It A certain kind
Of aristocracy 10 named for it. Its
people get Into books and then sue
the publishers. The pilgrim fathers
landed on it-and then bad the su-
preme good sense to get back to the
boats and hunt up Plymouth. where
there was at least = rock to set his
toric feet upon. 30 that future gen
erations might chip Oh bits Of the
same.-Lowell Courier Citizen.
The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25
HIS HARD TASK.
Il Wsarisd Him. and Vet We All Faes
ths Same Problems.

tno 9A6o rFool0mos
friend once asked an aged man
Atint caused him to complain so often
1t eventide of pain and WEAKNESS.
AIMS replied he. Il have every day
30 much to do. have two falcons to
tame. two hares to keep from running
away. two hawks to manage. ser
pent to cOnfine. lion to chain and u
sick man to tend and wait upon
well. WE'LL" commented his friend.
you are busy indeed. But | didn't
know that you had anything to do
with menagerie. How. then. do you
make that out?'
why" continued the old man. ''lis-
ten. Two falcons are my eyes. which
I must guard diligently; the two hares
are my feet. which must keep from
walking In the ways Of sin: the two
hawks are my hands. which must
train to work that may provide for
myself and those dependent on me as
well US for needy friend occasionally:
the serpent is my tongue. which must
keep ever bridled lest 1t speak I'M
seemly; the lion Is my heart. with
which have continual fight lest
evil things come out of 1t. and the sick
man is my whole body, which Is al
ways needing my watchfulness and
care. All this daily wears out my
strength"
The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25

Good morning. Dodswaite." said the
first commuter after he had settled
himself In a seat and partly regained
his breath.
Morning. Gadson." said the second
commuter somewhat shortly.
"You don't seem pleased to see me-"
II should say not When saw you
running just now made bet with
the gentleman on my left that you
wouldn't catch this train. Drat the
luck! I've lost $h-Boston Herald.
The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25
MODERN WIRE ROPE.
Mathematical Precision Rules Every
Process In It's Making.

Mathematical Precision Rules Every
Process In Its Making.
Although wire rope has been used as
a mechanical appliance for almost 5000
years. 1t Is commonly regarded as
modern invention. During the many
years which have elapsed since the
first records of its use wire rope has
passed from crude to highly devei-
oped product. and the purposes for
which 1t is employed have increased q
thousandfold. In no other branch OF
the American steel industry Is there so
great a demand for material of proved
integrity. for it might be safely sug-
gested that wire rope is born to be
abused. 1t Is subjected to tremendous
tensile strains: 1t must Withstand con-
slant bendings. abrasion, corrosion and
the peculiar internal stress produced by
vibration.
Wire rope as 1t is made today is the
product of the metallurgist and the me-
chanic. Every process. from the smelt,
ing Of the ores. the cold drawing Of the
wire and the heat treatments 1t re-
ceives down to the stranding or laying
up Of the cable, is conducted with
mathematical precision.
The chemist sees TINT only steel OF
the proper analysis Is used; the electric
pyrOmeter tnsures uniformity Of heat:
treatment In various testing machines
clearly develops the worth Of the prod
uct before 1t is allowed to leave the
mill Wire rope is used in the mine
shafts more than mile In depth. and
mny be found on aeroplanes which sail
mile or more above the ground
Technical World
The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25
EpIeaAMs BY PRESIDENTS.
Not Many DsathIsss Sentences Have
Been Handed Down to Us.

Not Many osathIsss Sentences Have
Been Handed Down to Us.
How very few things which any Of
our presidents said can anybody recall
o6hand!
washingt4p's most frequently quoted
phrase Ia. IN time Of peace prepare
for war"
John Adams talked all day and wrote
diaries all night. but perhaps "fnde-
pendence forever"-his toast for the
very Fourth Of July on which he died
10 more widely known than any other
one thought
Stew die and none resign" heads
Je6ersons list Of deathless sentences.
although parts Of the Declaration Of
Independence are known to millions.
The doctrine keeps Monroe's name
forever to the front. but his state pa
pers. speeches and letters. like those
Of Madison. John Quincy Adams. Nc
klnley. Taft and many other men
long and honorably In public life, are
devoid Of understanding to take
hold Of
rutherford 3. Hayes gave US one
very due thought, HE serves his party
''sst who serves the country best"
Jackson was forever saying by the
"ternalr but what else?
with malice toward none" and "a
government Of the people," ETC., are
Linc0ln's master strokes. However, his
letters and papers are full Of unique
thoughts and would afford present
lay cartoonist enormous opportunities
philadelphia Ledger.
The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25

Sir Owen Seaman Is to be congrat-
ulated on his ingenuity in riming
"Bagdad" with "swag, dad" but the
palm for audacity in riming must re-
main with Browning. who matched
"ranunculus" with Tommy make
room for your uncle u.s." or the seven
teenth century bard who wrote:
The Duke Of York daughter had
He gave the Prince of Orange her;
30 now your majesty will see
I've found rime fog poringer.
London Standard.
The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25
To L,noth.n I'm, ., NeektI..

A good many people who are users Of
four-in-hand ties are more or less both
cred by the ties becoming useless after
1t has been worn few times.
Take the wide end Of the tie with
seam up and lay 1t Eat upon table.
Then thrust In the finger and seize the
lining. Take the silk cover in the other
hand and pull 1t over the lining. about
half Of Its length. A hot iron Is then
run over the lining to straighten 1t out
Popular Science Monthly.
The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25
No aoy.l.i.. Called "s.by."

One noteworthy feature about royal
ties Is that none has been called
baby" From their earliest years the
royal children are always called by
their names or possibly by some pet
name. but an English prince or prin-
cess is never called baby" either by
relatives or by his or her nurses. From
the age Of FIVE n prince is styled ''sir"
by his attendants and princess mad
nm.'-LOndOn Standard.
The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25
CURIOUS ORIGIN OF A LAW.
n Was Passed In england on Account
Of Pstss ThsIIusson's Will.


The Th.eussOn law. once enacted by
the British government. was law to
regulate the disposition OF property
by will ind to prevent the excessive
accumulation Of estates. 1t had u Gu
rious origin.
On the eth Of July. 1897. one Peter
Thellusson. m English merchant of
French birth. died In London. leaving
q certain sum to his widow and chill
dren and the remainder Of his property,
then amounting to several hundred
thousand dollars. to trustees to &C,
cumulate during the lives OF his chill
dren. grandchildren and great grand.
children living ut the time of his death
and the survivors of them. The ac-
cumulation would have been enormous.
The will was contested. but was held
valid. In order. however. to prevent
such q disposition of property in the
future. parliament passed what was
called the Thellusson act. or accumula-
lions act. regulating and limiting be
quests In such way as to make great
accumulations impossible.
When Peter Thellusson's last sur
wing grandson died. In 1856, ques-
ton arose AZ to whether the eldest
male descendant or the male descend
ant Of the eldest son should inherit the
property. and this question was de-
cided on appeal by the house Of lords
in June. 1850 The Thellusson will and
the legislation growing out Of 1t were
q subject of much discussion by law
yers.-Pittaburgh Press.
The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25
Weather Effects.

The weather affects man In more
ways. 1t appears. than many suspect.
For example. 1t Is believed that pres
sure variation due to fuctuating winds
have peculiar pathological effects. that
induced by low atmospheric pressure
have a pathological effect on nervous
subjects and that solar radiation has
peculiar effects which vary according
to the season.
The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25
His Strong Point.

Employer-What special qualIfica-
tons have you for business? Applicant
Every place where I ever worked l
reduced the FIRMS expenses before !
left. Employer-Ah. an efficiency ex-
pert! Applicant-No; l usually started
in at IS week and when quit l was
getting $5.-.ludge.
The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25

Tho power Of steam was known to
the ancients. mechanical contrivance
In which 1t was used being noted by
Hero Of Alexandria about 1870 B. c..
but nothing came Of 1t. and it was
not till the seventeenth century that
It's power was again recognized.
The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25

According to London oculist. II
white clothing for babies could he
abolished. in generation there would
be- 20 per cent decrease in the num-
ber of persons with defective vision.
The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25

Purchaser bringing back hin pur.
chase,-This dog Is the most ferocious
beast ever came across. and you said
he was as gentle as a woman. Dealer
In Canines-That's straight My wife's
the only woman l know anything about.
Chicago Herald.
The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25
Preparedness.

Darling. won't you marry me? I
would die for your
"How sweet Of you! How much ara
you insured for?"-Baltimeee Ameri.
can.
The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25

In the new British pharmacopoeia a
"drop' is defined as coming from a
tube of which the external diameter Is
exnctly three millimeters. twenty such
drops of water Mt Is degrees c. being
equivalent to one milliliter or cubic
ccntimeter.
The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25

The Maine agricultural experiment
station has by Its wide studies Of in.
,eritance In oats proved the idea cur
ent among farmers that foreign grown
seed Is better than home grown to have
title basis AS the Journal Of Hered.
~ notes. variety frequently behaves
much better after 1t has been acclima.
ttxed for year or two.
The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25

Among literary works planned. but
never written. have been Life Of
Hazlitt." by Stevenson: History of
the Wars In Flanders" by Sir Rich
ard Steele; Life of Talleyrand." by
Thac keray. and "a History Of Our
vernacular Literature" by Isaac Dis
raelt.
The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25

81 wish a doormat." announced Mn.
De Style.
Here is a very nice pattern" said
the salesman. with the word Wei
come woven into the fiber"
"a see. suppose that will do IL you
can add the words Tuesdays and Fri
days "-Pittsburgh Post.
The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25

Alyce-i'm learning to paint on Chi.
ma. Grayce-Dou't you ind It hard to
become accustomed to such a hard sur.
face Star.
The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25

william e. Gladstone. when he was
British premier. once made a speech
at Birmingham. the opening nentencc
Of which contained 100 words.
The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25

Prosperity tries the heart with keen.
er temptations. for har1ships may be
endured. whereas We are spoiled By
success.-Tacitus.
The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25

Newlywed lat dinner-This lettuce
is something fierce! Did you wash tit
Mrs. Newlywed-Of course did! And
used perfumetl soap too!-Judge.
The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25

els your husband an OPTIMISM"
.Well." replied the tired looking wo-
man, hes an optimist in hoping for
the best. but good deal Of a T'essimist
In working for II. Washington Star.
The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25

HE Is a dead one" is not slang. II
sccurs in Longfellow's Spanish Stu
dent" The clown Chispa says, II have
. father. too. but he is dead one"
The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25

When do you take the heaviest mea!
q. the day." asked bachelor Of mar
ried man.
When my wife cooks it," came the
reply.
The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25

Our duty Il to be useful. not accord
ing to our desires. but according to oof
OoWers.-Amiel.
The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25

There Is nothing harder than get
ting out of bad habit"
ayes. there is-getting into a good
one.~-Boston Transcript
The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25

IT'S far better to love and be poor
than be rich with an empty heart
Lewis Morris,
The Meeker herald., 1916-11-25

Noble blood Is an accident of fortuna
Noble actions characterize the great
GOld0ni.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-03

A FEW years ago Young man,
full of vim and ginger. found his
way to the city of Minot, N. D
He was a pharmacist by profession,
and in the face of four established
drug stores, invested spare capital
in fifth. AS one of the basic
principles of his business he set
aside per cent for advertising.
His business grew from the very
start, and the second year he in
creased his advertising to per
cent of the gross receipts. 1t was
not long before he owned two
large stores in Minot and one or
two in neighboring towns. Toda,
Paul v. Mccoy. for that is the
young mans name, conducts in
addition to his other business, one
of the largest department stores in
the state and is regarded as one of
our most successful business men
He still sets aside the usual per
cent for advertising, aud finds it
his most profitable investment -
Alexander Chronicle.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-03

which are constructed of concrete
and steel. 1t has a capacity Of
1000 barrels of cement daily and
will employ 800 men.
One of the materials which is
used in this plant for the manu-.
facture of Universal Portland
cement is blast furnace Stag, which
is a by-product of the new works
of the Minnesota Steel Co., which
adjoin the Universal plant. Port
land cement gets its name, not
from Portland, Oregon or Portland
Maine. as so many people think
but from its resemblance when
hardened to the building stone
which is secured fpm the quarries
on the island of Portland in the
English Channel.
One of the most interesting
features of the plant are the 81
concrete bins for storing cement.
AS everyone knows, cement must
be stored in dry place. The fact
that the Universal Portland Cement
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-03

for Senator Cummins by marking
your ballot as follows: Albert B.
Cummins x.
Immediately below this blank
you will find upon your ballot a
printed list of fourteen names oil
delegates at large who have de.
clared a preference for Senator
Cummins.
You may vote for four delegates
at large, and no more.
Cross marks should be placed in
the squares following the names Of
four candidates you prefer.
Be sure to mark no more thar
four names.
If you mark four fewer mum.
Der of nsmes. your ballot will bs
counted. but if you mark more
than four it will be void and viii
not be counted at all.
Be sure to select only the names
of persons known to you to favor
Cummins' nomination.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-03

SOME of our exchanges became
unduly excited in their last issues
over the Minnesota State Editorial
Association meeting in Minneapolis
two weeks ago, claiming the as
ISOLATION had dabbled in politics,
denounced the primary law as a
body and in other ways became too
promiscuous politically. We at
tended the meetings of the associs-
ton and at no time during the
sessions found the least grain of
politics intermingled with a purely
business session. We did see
however some boosters in the politi-
cal game buttonholeing members in
the lobby of the Raddison where
wires were pulled for various
aspirants in the political game.
We also saw one of the editors
circulating petition asking Frank
B. Kellogg to become candidate
for United States Senator. None
Of this took place anywhere near
the room wherein the sessions of
the newspaper men were being
held. 1t is also safe to say that
there were several hundred of the
editors present who did not know
this thing was going on. The
Minnesota Editorial Association
did not endorse Frank B. Kellogg
Is q body neither did it denounce
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-03
How the Extra Day Came

Tuesday, Feb. 2oth. was indeed
an odd day and one you will not
see again for four years.
A person born on that day can
celebrate his birthday but once in
four years.
A couple married on that day
will have to be married 100 years
before they eau celebrate their
silver wedding.
The extra dav came into being
about as follows:
The Julian calendar. introduced
by Julius Cae. ar. IS B. c., provid-
ed for year of 500 days. the
length of the year being assumed
at 365A days, while in reality it
was 365 days, hours, 48 minutes
and 46 seconds. or II minutes and
II seconds less.
All went we'll in the use of the
Julian calendar until the accumu-
lation of the remaining error of II
minutes came to amount. in 1882,
to ten complete days, and caused
the disturbance of all movable
feasts. Accordingly Pope Gregory
XIII. after careful study. with the
aid of Clavius. the astronomer.
ordained that ten days could be
deducted from 1882, and in order
that the displacement might not
recur, it was further ordained that
every hundredth year, 1900, 1900.
21OO, etc.. should not be counted a
leap year, excepting every fourth
hundredth. beginning with 1000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-03

A misleading statement has
recently become current in news
papers of the Mississippi Valley
and elsewhere, to the effect that
the Department of Agriculture has
suspended the enforcement of the
Federal regulations under the
Migratory Bird Law and by this
means has enabled sportsmen, under
State laws. to shoot wild fowl the
coming spring.
Under the Federal regulations as
they now stand. the season on all
migratory wild foul is closed until
next autumn throughout the United
States. Federal inspectors and
wardens are required, and others
interested in the protection of wild
fowl are requested, to report to the
Department of Agriculture all cases
of violations of the regulations, in
order that proper action may be
taken.
The Department of Agriculture
has no power to suspend the law or
to pardon violations of the regula-
tons. Doubtless the erroneous
impression, on which the news
paper statements are based, has
grown out of the tendency of
litigation involving the constitu-
tionality of the Act of Congress
approved March 4, 1913, under
which the regulations were promul-
gated. The lower Federal courts
disagreed as to the validity of the
statute and the issue was carried
to the Supreme Court of the United
States. The case was argued in
the Supreme Court in October,
1915, but has not been decided.
Following the lower court deci-
sions, Congress appropriated money
for the purpose of continuing the
enforcement of the law. The De-
partment of Agriculture is bound
to report to the Department of
Justice violations of the regulations
if the Supreme Court should de-
clare the law constitutional. All
persons should, therefore be warn
ed of the danger they incur from
failure to abide by the regulations.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-03
THIS isn't new but it is true. A

THIS isn't new but it is true. A
lawyer can stand up before judge
and jury and arraign the character
of a man in the most scathlng
manner and the accused person
seems to pay no attention to it.
But let newspaper intimate that
the same fellow is, little below
par morally, and the fellow is ready
to whip the editor in a minute
The only plausible excuse for this
is because newspaper always tells
the truth and lawyers sometimes
do.-Fairmon Sentinel.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-03

Co. used concrete for this purpose
illustrates that it believes thorough
ly in what it has for years advocat-
ed-namely, that properly con.
structed concrete is water-tight.
The Universal Portland Cement
Company was awarded the Grand
Prize at the Panama-Pacifc Expo.
sition For the general excellence
of its Universal Portland cement
and for the various uses as exhibit
ed"
The cement industry has grown
from small beginning in 1880
to the sixth industry in the United
States.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-03

"PUssYFooT" JOHNSON who
publishes the rag known as the
New Republic at Westerville, Ohio,
and whose writings have been par
ticularly vile and venomous to-
wards Hibbing and other range
towns, is in Duluth this week pre-
sumably on a county option mis-
sion. We don't exactly wish
"Pussyfoot" any harm but hope
some capable Hibbingite will make
him eat several of his articles and
then shove him into the ship canal
for dessert.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-03

THE wife of a Michigan small
town hardware dealer answered her
door bell and found a peddler on
the front porch says the Credit
World. He was selling the great
est potato parer ever invented and
he gave demonstration that con-
WINGED her at once, and she handed
over the quarter. When the hus-
band came b ONE, she showed him
her bargain, and told him what
she paid for it. Imagine her con-
sternation when he said: Il have
a gross of these down in the store,
and I sell them for 10 cents each
when I find a purchaser" The
woman always has the last word
and hers was to the point: Then
for goodness sake, why don't you
let the people know what you have
for sale?" That is just what the
smaller retailers will have to do.
They must let people know what
they have for sale, or else the big
mail order houses get all the cash
business, while they extend credit.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-03

Some men now living can remember
when $100,000,000 was considered
very large sum, but in recent years we
have become familiar with the billion
mark A statistician in figuring on the
cost of the European war says that it
is now running at the rate of about
fifteen billion dollars year, and these
figures do not include incidental losses,
such as destruction of property and
arrangement of trade. At this rate it
will not be long before we become IA
miliar with trillions.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-03
HOw's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case Of Catarrh that cam
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Halls Catarrh Cure has been taken
by catarrh sufferers for the past
thirty-f1ve years, and has become
known as the most reliable remedy for
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure acts thru
the Blood on the Mucous surfaces, ex-
polling the Poison from the Blood and
healing the diseased portions
After you have taken Halls Catarrh
Cure for short time you will see a
great improvement in your general
health. Start taking Halls Catarrh
Cure at once and get rid of catarrh.
Send for testimonials. Free
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by al Druggists. 75c.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-03
Horses at Auction Farm and Draft
| Horses For Sale

From FIVE hundred to one thou
sand head of horses constantly on
hand, including large draft horses,
driving horses, delivery horses,
farm chunks, farm mares, saddlers
and mules. Every horse hitched
and tried before sale. If you want
one horse, or a carload, come to
Barrett & Zimmerman Great
Midway Horse Market, St. Paul.
Auctions every Wednesday.
Private Sales Daily.
Duluth Stables, 23rd Ave. w. &
Superior ST., Private Sales Daily.
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