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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-14
FRUIT LAXATIVE
FOR SICK CHILD
"CaIifornia Syrup of Figs" can't
harm tender stomach,
liver and bowels.

every mother realizes, after giving
her children California Syrup Of
Figs" that this is their ideal laxative,
because they love it's pleasant taste
and it thoroughly cleanses the tender
little stomach, liver and bowels with
out gripping.
When cross, irritable, feverish, or
breath is bad, stomach sour, look at
the tongue, mother! If coated, give a
teaspconful of this harmless fruit
laxative" and in a few hours all the
foul, constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out of the bow
els, and you have a well, playful child
again. When it's little system is full
Of cold, throat sore, has stomach-ache,
diarrhoea, Indigestion, colic-remem-
Der, good inside cleaning" should
always be the first treatment given.
Millions of mothers keep California
Syrup of Figs" handy; they know
teaspoonful today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Ask at the store for 90
cent bottle of California Syrup Of
Figs" which has directions for babies,
children of all ages and grown-ups
printed on the bottle. Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-14
In the effort to eradicate
HEADACHE AND NEURALGIA

Hoyt's Headache and Neuralgia Cologne
now heads the list as successful remedy
tor the relief of headache, nervousness, in
somnia, car sickness, etc.
The dangerous tablet has had it's day.
Hoyt's Headache and Neuralgia Cologne
Is harmless. refreshing, fragrant prepa-
ration, marvellous in its action, reliev-
ing nervousness, sleeplessness, exhaustion
and all head and nerve ailments by ex-
ternal use and inhaling. 1t is not nerve
food, but nerve soother. By giving the
nerves a rest they furnish their own food
and tone, and all nerve pains disappear.
For children's colds and catarrh it is
just the remedy, harmless and efficient and
30 pleasant to use. For men pleasant
remedy to relieve and clear the head ''the
morning after the night before" This is
not an expensive preparations at so cents
bottle, because it brings the relief. 1t has
many imitators at less price, but if they
do not bring the desired results they are
not cheap at any price.
Get Hoyt's and you will be satisfied.
For sale at all drug stores.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-14
FACE Is ASHEN AS HE TELLS
HOW DEFENDANT PUSHED
WIFE OVER CLIFF AND
ENDED HER LIFE.
DEATH OF WOMAN PLANNED
WEEKS AHEAD, HE ASSERTS
Testifies That Price Insisted He Must
Take Part, For With Etchison
as Witness, Price Believed
He Would Be Safe
From Prosecution.

Minneapolis, Jan. II. - Charles ID.
sank almost to a whisper and only
his eyes were confident and defiant,
as he swore on the witness stand that
Frederick T. Price struck the blow
that snuffed out the life of his wife,
Mary Fridley Price, after Price had
pushed her over the cliff beneath ST.
Anthony parkway.
AS the thudding blow with which
according to the testimony, Mrs
Prices skull was crushed, was de-
scribed, Etchison leaned forward in
his chair. Only the tense silence OF
the hundreds who crowded the court
room made it possible for the witness
to be heard-the spectators edged
forward pressingly, eagerly, until only
a semi-circular space round the
witness stand was vacant
Takes Stand Unexpectedly.
Etchison took the stand unexpected.
ly in the morning. All the rest of the
day he sat, speaking as rapidly as
possible, telling in detail the plot he
says Price formulated. Weeks before
Mary Fridley's death, Etchison says
Price first spoke of making away with
his wife and time and again preached
the subject anew to him.
Finally, Etchison asserted, Price
insisted that he must take part, for
with Etchison as a witness, Price be.
1inua1 tchi fnctiGn1 hn n
be safe from prosecution. Etchisor
said Price threatened to take his fur.
| niture from him and wreck his home
| if he did not do his bidding. On the
day after David Fridley consented tc
give part of his fortune to his daugh
at the thought of so much more money
that would be his.
| Etchison's Story of Plan.
This is Etchison's story, told on
the stand, of Prices first mention Of
his alleged plan to do away not only
with his wife, Mary Fridley Price, but
David Fridley, her father, and Louise
Dye, her sister:
There were three electric light
buttons in the room. The light fol
each was turned on. L will show yor
how / will get it, Price said to me
Let each one of these lights repre-
sent the life of member of the Frid
ley family. First there is old Davit
Fridley. He is too stingy to live.
will poke his life out like l would
that light and Price pressed the frs
button. Then there is Louise Dye
She is the second button. 1 will pres.
her life out just as easily.
| Room is in Darkness.
Zone by one Price pushed the but
tons. The room was in darkness.
| screamed aloud to him to turn or
the lights. He was grinning cruelty
| when the glare of the lights showed
me his face.
"'My God, man, you don't NEAR
that!' l cried.
| "'By God, l do!' he answered, and
by God, you are going to be my wit
| ness. l have a bad record. If any
| thing happened l would be suspect
ed. 1 must have witness, and yo,
| are going to be that witness"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-14
Difficult Commission.

Il kinda hate to do errands for the
home folks when go to Kansas City,
confessed a citizen of Petunia. The
other day after l had taken my seat
in the train, neighbor came tearing
to the depot and hollered at me till |
opened the car window. He wanted
me to fetch back half a dozen small
china nest eggs for the use of his
hens and half dozen big china eggs
for his geese. He had forgotten to
bring samples with him. but held up
his hands as the train started and
yelled to me that the little ones were
about this long-spreading the thumb
and forehnger of his left hand apart
and the big ones this size-spread
ing the same two fingers on his right
hand-and shouted that If I'd hold my
hands thai way until | got the eggs !
couldn't make mistake. Now, let me
ask you, how would ! have looked
hunting all over Kansas City for an
artificial egg store with my hands held
out in front of me in that style. espe
cially as l had sore thumb and a
suitcase 10 arry?"-Kansas City Star.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-14

extend across the entire width of the
window in which the refrigerator is to
be placed, or take a longer box and
cut it down to fit. Place this box upon
it's side Gig. 81, cut two triangular
pieces of equal size, and fasten one
at each end of the box, as shown at
A Gig. ~. The front edge of these
pieces should be six or eight inches
high and the rear edge about two
inches high. After mailing the pieces
in place fasten a strip between the
rear ends.
Cut boards of the right length and
width to roof over the top, and nail
them to the tops of pieces A and B.
then cut two boards C Gig. p to fit
the open front of the refrigerator and
after fastening them in the positions
shown. cut strip d to fit between
them.
By making the pieces c wide
enough, you can probably find two
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-14

HANDICRAFT FOR BOYS AND GIRLS /:
A. NEELY HALL and DOROTHY PERKINS
THREE HOMEMADE GAMES.

If you have never played the game
of fish-pond Gig. y you have missed
a great deal of sum
Get a cardboard box for the pond
and cut down it's depth to inch
Zig. q. Then cut rows of slots
through the cover, as shown, for the
fish to stick into.
Draw the outline of a fish up
on a piece of cardboard. as shown in
Fig. 3. Make 1t two inches long.
Then cut it out, and use II as pat.
tern for marking out one fish for ev.
cry slot in the pond. Punch small
hole through the head of each fish,
to provide for hooking it. Number the
fish 5, 10, Is, 20 and %.
Each player must have stick for
a fishing pole. with short piece of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-14
Sorry He Smoke.

A senior of one of our large manu-
featuring concerns came through the
store and noticed boy sitting on a
counter swinging his legs and whis-
fling merrily. The senior eyed him
severely, as he confronted him. and
inquired: rs that all you have to do?'
"Yes, SIR
Very well; report to the cashier
and tell him to pay you off. We don't
need boys like you around here"
But, SIR" said the astonished boy.
Il don't work for you. l have just
bought some goods and am waiting
Tor the bill. "-Pittsburgh Chronicle
Telegraph.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-14
WINTER WINDOW REFRIGERA-
TORS.

A window refrigerator is one of the
many conveniences which a boy can
make for his mother. 1t may be a
small affair like that shown in Fig. l..
to hold milk and cream bottles and a
butter jar, or 1t may be built large
like the one in Fig. 2, with shelf-room
enough for meats and other foods.
A grocery box will do for the small
refrigerator. There is little work to
the making of this. Nail a narrow
strip across the top near one edge,
to hinge the cover to, and fasten to-
gether the cover boards with wooden
strips screwed across them as in the
illustration. After Ringing the cover
in place screw an iron hinge-hasp to
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-14
Not Without Avail,

Peter Cooper, stand up."
The raw-boned poor white trash, %
holding his ragged hat in one hand
and the tail of his shabby coat in the
other, walked slowly up to the stand.
"Yes, judge"
You are accused of profanity in a
public place."
Il guess l did it, Judge. Niger was
tryin' to steal ma hoss.'
But you should know better than
to take the name of the Lord in vain.
Mr.. Cooper"
1T warn't in vain, Judge. You jes
ought ter have seen that niger rum"
Case and Comment.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-14

the points of division Zig. 81. Then
with large nail and hammer Tor,
better still. with a gimlet, if there is
one in the house,, make holes at the
intersections of the lines indicated in
Fig. 5.
When the holes have been made,
cut enough wooden pegs to fit all but
one.
The game is played by one person.
The pegs are stuck in all but the cen.
ter hole, and the game is started with
a peg second from the hole, jumping
it over the peg between it and the
hole, into the hole. The peg jumped
over is removed. Then, one by one.
the pegs are jumped over and re.
moved. The object of the game is to
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-14
Her Bad Break,

Maggie was a maid in the employ
of a Gotham family. One afternoon
two woman visitors rang the bell, and,
telling them to be seated, Maggie went
into another part of the house to see
if her mistress were in.
Il am very sorry" said the maid,
returning minute later, but Mrs.
Brown went out and won't be back
till dinner time"
"That is too bad" exclaimed one
of the women, as the callers started
for the door, "And to think, too. that
have forgotten my cards. l will have
to"
Never mind the cards, ma am" in
terjected Maggie, with kindly dis
posed smile. Il told the mistress your
names when went upstairs"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-14

jump the pegs in such an order that.
finally, all but one will have been re-
moved.
Fig. shows a quickly made set of
tenpins. The spools for the bases
should all be of an equal size.
Arrange the ten pins upon the floor
in the positions shown in Fig. 6, and
use three rubber balls with which to
bowl them over Each player in her
turn should roll the three balls at
the pins. One point is scored TO.
each pin bowled ove-.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-14

it and an iron staple to the front of
the box for it to hook on to: also
fasten piece of chain or heavy cord
to nails driven into the box end and
into the edge of the cover, to keep the
cover from dropping back too far when
opened.
Fasten the refrigerator box upon
the window sill, close to the window
sash. Then, with the cover hasped,
the box will be tramp-proof, because
while the window is closed there will
not be room enough between the box
and the glass to raise the iron hasp
For the larger refrigerator shown in
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-14

string attached to the end for a line,
and bent pin tied to the end of the
line for a hook. In fishing. the line
must be lowered and the fish hooked
out of the pond without allowing the
hook to strike any part of the fish
|, the hook strikes, the turn passes
to the next player. The points
scored are determined by the num-
bers upon the fish,
The solitaire board Zig. ~ should
be eight inches square. Divide the
edges of this into eight equal parts,
and with -Iler and pencil draw lines
across from side to side. connecting
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-14

DR.. Eberle and DR.. Braithwaite as
well as DR.. Simon-all distinguished
Authors-agree that whatever may be
the disease, the urine seldom fails in
furnishing us with clue to the princi-
pies upon which it is to be treated,
and accurate knowledge concerning
the nature of disease can thus be OBJ
tanned. If backache, scalding urine or
frequent urination bother or distress
you, or If uric acid in the blood has
caused rheumatism, govt or sciatica
or you suspect kidney or bladder
trouble Just write Dr. Pierce at the
Surgical Institute, Buffalo, N. Y; send
a sample of urine and describe syrle-
toms. You will receive free medical
advice after DR.. Pierce's chemist has
examined the urine-this will be care.
fully done without charge, and you
will be under no obligation. DR.. Pierce
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-14
Do YOU GET Up WITH A LAME BACK 4
Have You Rheumatism, Kidney, Liver or
Bladder Trouble?

Pain or dull ache in the back is often
evidence of kidney trouble. 1t is Natures
timely warning to show you that the track
Of health is not clear.
Danger Signals.
II these danger signals are unheeded
more serious results may be expected !;
kidney trouble in its worst form may steal
upon you.
Thousands of people have testified that
the mild and immediate effect of Swamp
Root, the great kidney, liver and bladder
remedy is soon realized-that it stands
the highest for its remarkable curative
effect in the most distressing cases. If
you need medicine, you should have the
best.
lame Back.
Lame back is only one of many symp.
toms of kidney trouble. Other symp.
toms showing that you may need Swamp.
Root are, being subject to embarrassing
and frequent bladder troubles day and
SPECIAL NoTE-You may obtain 50
ten cents to DIR. Kilmer & Co., Bingham
to prove the remarkable merit of this m,
valuable information, containing many OF
from men and women who say they founC
In kidney, liver and bladder troubles. T
well known that our readers are advised t.
kilmer h Co., Binghamton, N. Y. When
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-14
Noted Animal Sculptor Dead.

Paris, Jan. 1.-THE Italian animal
sculptor Rembrandt Bugatti has been
found lying unconscious in his studio
in Rue Joseph-Bara. A physician who
was summoned said the sculptor was
suffering from gas poisoning. Bugattj
was taken to Lasnec hospital, where
he died. The work of Signor Buggatti.
who was regarded as one of the fore
most living sculptors, is represented
in most of the galleries of Europe.
When the war opened he was model,
ling animals at the geological gardens
N Antwerp.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-14

boards of the right width for doors.
Hinge them to boards C as shown.
The simple lock in the illustration
is easily made. Cut bar E as long
as the width of one door. and screw
it at one end to the center of one
coor; then screw two screw hooks into
the other door, with the hook ends
turned up for the bar to drop onto.
Screw a screweye or screw-hook
into each end Of the refrigerator box.
twist piece of wire around it, and
fasten the other end of the wire to a
hook or eye screwed into the window
frame.
Bore a hole through each end of the
box into each compartment, for venti-
lation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-14
Lord Rurnham Passes

London, Jan. 11.-Lord Burnham is
dead. after an illness of more than a
month.
He was the proprietor of the Daily
Telegram and was the last of the old
school of London newspaper owners
Through his working years, from
young manhood to an older age thar
most men remain in harness, he con
trolled the business affairs and the
editorial policies of that paper. He
made it one of the greatest proper
ties among newspapers, as well as
great paper from a news standpoint,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-14
w. N. u, Minneapolis, No. 3-1916
Most Eminent Medical Authorities Endorse Il
New Remedy for Kidney all Uric Acid Troubles
Uric Acid Troubles

during many years of experimentation
has discovered a new remedy which
is thirty-seven times more powerful
than lithia in removing uric acid from
the system. If you are suffering from
backache or the pains of rheumatism.
go to your best druggist and ask for
a so cent box of "Anuric" put up By
Doctor Pierce, or send 10c for large
trial pck'g. DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription for weak women and Dr..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
for the blood have been favorably
known for the past forty years and
more. They are standard remedies
to-day-as well as Doctor Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets for the liver and
bowels. You can have a sample of any
one of these remedies by writing Dr..
Pierce, and sending 10c for trial pack
age.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-14
ALWAYS LOOK YOUR BEST
As to Your Hair and Skin by Using
Cuticura. Trial Free.

The Soap to cleanse and purify, the
Ointment to soothe and heal. These
fragrant, super-creamy emollients pre-
serve the natural purity and beauty
of the skin under conditions which, if
neglected, tend to produce a state OF
irritation and Disagreement.
Free sample each by mail with Book
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L.
Boston. Sold everywhere-Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-14
BRITISH BATTLESHIP is SUNK
Vessel Had to Be Abandoned Because
of Heavy Sea, According to
Admiralty Report.

London, Jan. 1.-THE British bat
tleship King Edward VII has been
sunk after striking a mine. The en-
tire crew was saved
The sinking was announced by the
admiralty in the following statement:
H. NJ. S. King Edward VII has
struck mine. Owing to the heavy
sea, she had to be abandoned, and
sank shortly afterward. The ships
company was taken off without any
loss of life. Only two men were in
jured."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-14
For Stains.

For stains on light dresses, etc., lay
the garment fat on a table and cover
the stains with dry pipe clay. Leave
for half an hour, then shake out, and
apply second lot if necessary. Take
out stains as soon after they are made
as possible. for If they are allowed
to dry in they are more difficult to re-
move.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-14
Rather piscourauinu.

well, Twobble, how are you get.
ting along in politics?"
Cant say that I'u making much
progress"
"No?"
1--WE climbed into half a dozen po-
Iitical bandwagons and every one Of
them broke down before I'd travelled
far enough to reach an Office
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-14
His Summer Experience.

do you have many servants at
your summer home, Hawkins?" asked
Wigglethorpe.
well, last year we had eighteen, -
said Hawkins.
Eighteen" echoed Wigglethorpe.
Great Scott, man! how can you man.
age that number on your income?"
ooh, seventeen of 'em are cooks
that stayed on an average of five days
apiece" said Hawkins. THE rest was
cur hired man."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-14
Tim. to Lie Still.

Can you play dead in battle
scene?" Oats easy" Net so easy az
you think. You mustn't Jump when
the cannon are fired over your pros
trate body"-Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-14
erea, Deeds Call for Application.

OSSNS Se<'' SNPP'FSeefVHs
He who would do some great thing
in this short life must apply himself to
the work with such concentration of
his forces as to idle spectators. who
live only to amuse themselves, looks
like insanity.-Francis Parkman.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-14
Losses CurtaiIed.

You prefer an automobile to a
horse?'
"Yes," replied young Mrs. Torkins.
IT'S much more economical. There
isn't so great a temptation for Charley
to bet on an automobile"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-14
Skiff Capsizes: Five Drowned.

Philadelphia, Jan. 11.-Five men
were drowned in the Delaware river
at Bristol near here when their 16
foot skiff was capsized by heavy
cakes of ice floating down stream.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-14
ALWAYS a Drawback.

First Man-"Don't you feel that it's
good to be alive? Second Man
Why, yes, of course; but it costs like
the dickens. Boston Transcript.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-14

night, irritation, sediment, etc.
Lack of control, smarting, uric acid.
dizziness, indigestion, sleeplessness. nerv.
business, sometimes the heart acts badly.
rheumatism, bloating, lack of ambition,
may be loss of flesh, sallow complexion.
Prevalency Of Kidney Disease.
Most people do not realize the alarm.
ing increase and remarkable prevalency
of kidney disease. While kidney dis
orders are among the most common
diseases that prevail, they are sometimes
the last recognized by patients. zOho
very often content Themselves zO1th doctor
ing the effects, zuhize the original disease
may constantly undermine the system.
Regular fifty-cent and one-dollar size
bottles at all drug stores.
Don't make any mistake, but remember
the name, DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root, and
the address, Binghamton, N. Y. which
you will find on every bottle.
nple size bottle of Swamp-Root by enclosing
On, N. Y. This gives you the opportunity
iicine. They will also send you book OF
the thousands of grateful letters received
Swamp-Root to be just the remedy needed
c value and success of Swamp Root are SO
send for sample size bottle. Address Dr.
writing be sure and mention this paper.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-14

Not Gray Hairs but Tired Eyes
make us look older than we are. Keep
your Eyes young and you will look young.
After the Movies Murine Your Eyes. Don't
tell your age. Murine Eye Remedy Co.,
Chicago, Sends Eye Book on request.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-14
Queer Cattle,

"Begorry! thin shtory writer's are
the quarest cratures in the world"
"An' phwy so?"
"Shure, an don't their tales come
out av their headS?"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-14
Daily 1houuht.

The word tomorrow was invented
for irresoute people and for children.
-Turgenieff,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-14
E0pt0aDoid
Operations
These Three Women Tell How They
Escaped the Dreadful Ordeal of
Surgical Operations.

Hospitals great and necessary institutions but they
should be the last resort for who suffer with ills
peculiar to their Many letters file in the Pinkham
Laboratory at Lynn, Mass, prove that great number OF
after they have been recommended to submit to an
operation have been made we'll by Lydia E. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound Here three such letters. All
sick women should read them.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-14
Contractors Attention +!

1--WE help win your contracts and increaseN.
Eyour profits with our free building plans
and highestquality numbers and mill work.
! Freight prepaid; commission allowed.
Buy direct where wood grows and defy
competition. Write quick and reserve
your locality. NC. Tebbetts Inc, Taecm.. Wash.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-14
Made Him Hot.

Il saw you talking with a we'll
known reformer yesterday"
Yes. We had quite a lengthy dis
cussion."
well. did you feel uplifted?"
mo, but some of the remarks he
made raised my temperature consid-
srably"