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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-06-30
POINTS ABOUT INDEPEND-
ENCE HALL

1729-AssembIy of PennsyI-
yania voted 1000 pounds toward
building a house in which to
meet.
173o-First piece of ground &C
quired for this purpose.
1732-Ground broken and
building commenced.
1736-September, building in
augurated for public use by
banquet given by the mayor.
1736-october, first occupancy
by the assembly, though still I'M
finished.
1745-AssembIy room finally
completed.
175o-A tower ordered erected.
1759-cIock placed in the
tower.
1775-Washington accepted, in
Declaration chamber, appoint
ment as general of the Colonial
army.
1776-Juiy q Declaration of
independence proclaimed.
1778-Articies of federation
signed in Declaration chamber.
1787-convention to frame
Constitution for the United
States held in Declaration cham
Der.
1s24-Reception in Declaration
chamber to Lafayette on visit to
United States.
1865-Body of Abraham Lin
coin lay in state in independence
hall.
1876-Centenniai celebration
of the signing of the Declaration.
The building in recent years
has been restored and is main
tanned in general appearance and
contents as nearly as possible to
it's original condition.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-06-30
DAMAGES for Grief.

Measuring human emotions in dol
lars and cents is the newest problem
confronting French juries as a result
of decision of the Paris courts Of
appeals, promising to revolutionize
French procedure In damage cases.
Hitherto, for example, in the case of
a person killed in an accident the
survivor was allotted damages only
upon the basis of actual material loss,
such as the depreciation of the family
income. but heaceforvard iuries will
be asked to grant supplemental al
lowance covering grief and physical
wear and tear. E
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-06-30

the electric motor, the typewriter and
many others. For this object-lesson
Of our progress. the preliminary or
ganization of the Sesqui-
Exhibition association, with Mayor
Moore president. has been perfected
and the site has been selected in the
same Fairmount park, .hough much
enlarged, where the Centennial expo
sition was held.
The states Of Pennsylvania, New
Jersey and Kansas. by their legisla-
lures, have Endorsed the project and
taken steps looking to participation,
and the President by special message
has recommended the necessary con-
gressionaI action to sanction the issue
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-06-30
Pattern for Husbands.

"Young women nowadays" remarks
an ornithologist in the employ of the
government, take too light a view OF
marriage. While in the West last sum-
mer was induced TO lecture TO a sum-
mer school During the course of this
lecture / CHANGED 70 remark:
1.-The ostrich sees very little; on the
other hand, it digests everything
"Whereupon d girl on the front
bench exclaimed. soto voce, TO her
neighbor: Gee! What an ideal hus-
band an ostrich must makep"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-06-30
Morris WorthiIy Honored

Robert Morris, the great American
patriot who saved the United States
at the most critical point In its his
tory by providing the necessary funds
to continue the Revolutionary war
against England, but who later In his
life was subjected to the humiliation
of Imprisonment for paItry debts. is
honored with a statue that adorns
she terrace of the old United States
sustorn house In Chestnut street, be-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-06-30
UP AGAINST TOUGH PROBLEM
Small James ScrupIes Prevented Her
From Eating the Candy That
Had Been Lent"

Little James mother brought home
a box Of candy given to her by an
Episcopal friend shortly before Eas-
ter, and passed around some of its
contents to her children. explaining
that Mrs. Cox's children had given
up eating candy until after Easter, $50
they cannot eat anyhow, as it is
Lent"
Little james brothers promptly ate
their pieces. but she stood looking at
the candy in her hand with puzzled
air.
why don't you eat 1t, JaneT" her
mother asked.
Because" she explained, then how
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-06-30

low Fifth. in Philadelphia. 1t was
Morris who Travelled around Philadel-
phia, defying swlrling snowstorn
and inducing fnaneiers of his time to
subscribe to a fund in the aid of the
new government.
Morris was delegate to the Cont
mental congress, and was one of the
signers of the Declaration of indie
placed his immense wealth at the dis
posal of his country. pledging his cred
it to the amount of s1,iO0.00O. When
the war was over, Morris dabbled un-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-06-30
LOOKING Forward.

Mothers take an all-suffering pride
In their offspring-want to see their
children second to no others in the
world. A young matron was massag-
ing her little GIRLS knees when a
friend inquired the reason for that
seeming extraordinary care.
"Oh, the girls are showing their
knees more and more these days, and
when Alice is older I want hers to be
as pretty as any,"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-06-30
Plans to Catch Rats.

albuquerque, N. M-The rat may
soon meet its fate as does the fy-on
sticky paper. Plans to 'tanglefoot''
rodents are being worked out here by
the biological survey bureau Expert
mentors hope to exterminate the pests
with rat glue The rats. when they
try to track across the glue. are held
us fast as Ii they were trapped.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-06-30
AUTO FEVER HITS MEXICO CITY

time of Porfirio Diaz and which was to
excel any other playhouse in Central
or South America in beauty and archi-
lecture
The remarkable growth in the Inn
portation of American and European
cars in recent years has been source
of wonuer. Previous TO the revolu-
ton there were but few automobiles in
Mexico despite the fact that at that
time roads were in fairly good condi-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-06-30
CONTINGENT. AS n Were.

Astrologer-Mr. Editor, I have here
a very fine article on 1.-The End of the
World, January l."
Editor-Yes; let me have that. 1t
ought to prove very interesting.
Astrologer-And the fee?
Editor-You ret $50 January 2 If
your prediction comes true; otherwise
you don't get cent.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-06-30
I. Would Be Blu. a Pittanee.

81 used TO think l could be perfectly
happy" she said, "if my husband had.
a million"
wouldn't you be satisfied with that
much now?" her friend asked.
Goodness, mol Nearly every man
in our neighborhood was a war prof.
teer."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-06-30
Them Were Enc happx oays.

Progress is progress. but still. back
in the old days horse could cast a
shoe without having TO get out In the
mud and rain TO put on a new one be
fore you could continue your Journey:
and you ne er had 70 walk back 10
miles 10 the nearest feed store because
old Dobbin had run out of hay
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-06-30
Eventually. Why Not Now.

Mandy and Rastus had become en-
gagged, but Mandy still had misgivings.
big boy" she murmured one eve
ming, "Ah knows yo' love me. but
huccum you comes roun' wantin' to
marry me so soon after yo' loses 20
job?"
"Sho. Mandy" he replied reassur-
ingly, whats de difference does All
quit work and marry yo', or marry yo'
an quit work."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-06-30
Try a pipeful
or two direct
from the factory

Not that it viii be any better than
the Edgeworth you buy in a store, but
we want you to have your first Edge
worth smoke at our expense.
You may repay US by finding that
Edgsworth just suits your taste. And
if it doesn't-for there are some few
men to whom Edgeworth is not just
the thing there's no harm done.
We are glad enough to send free
samples in the same spirit that we'd
hand you our pouch if circumstances
permitted. We wish it were possible
to save you even the little trouble of
writing for Edgeworth.
Edgeworth is a ikable smoke. Men
who have tried it and found it to be
the right tobacco for them never
think of smoking other tobaccos.
They'll tell you there are many good
tobaccos- there are. And when
you offer them your pouch with
stranger" tobacco in it, they may
use up a pipeful just to be friendly.
But notice how quickly they get
back to their beloved Edgeworth!
Day after day Edgeworth fans write
to US. They tell US human little
stories, friendly anecdotes centering
around Edgeworth. Often it is the
number of years they have smoked
Edgeworth that prompted them to
write.
Knowing how hard it is for the aver
age man to write letters, we consider
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-06-30
Complete Removal.

Fat Mother-in-Law-Look James.
dear, here at last I've found some
thing to remove my flesh. It's guar
anteed to take off 80 pounds month.
That makes it just right for one who
weighs $50 pounds like / do.
Son-in-Law-Yes. Now use il dill
gently for six months
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-06-30
A Youthful Looician.

Margaret is only seven years old,
but sometimes quite naughty. On one
of these occasions her mother, hoping
to be particularly impressive, said:
Don't you know that if you keep on
doing so many naughty things your
children will be naughty, too
Margaret dimpled, and cried tri-
umphantly: "Oh, mother, now you
have given yourself away !"-Harl er's
Magazine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-06-30
Motor Show 6ooms Partly Due 10
Revolution Joy-Ridlng-American
Cars Lead.

Mexico City, Mex.-The automobile
show Is continuing to hold the interest
of the public. American cars FREEDOM
mate. The exposition is being held In
the lobby and foyers of the unfinished
National theater, the great marble
structure which was started in the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-06-30
The Novice,s Dilemma

J. B. writes: "Often we amateurs
see things coming up In our gardens
that we didn't plant, but we are afraid
TO pull them up for fear we did,
Boston transcript.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-06-30
BY VICTOR RosEwATER

PHILADELPHIA. - Scarcely
realizing it, we are ap-
preaching the one hundred
and fifrieth anniversary of
the Declaration of indie
pendence, which, as every
school child knows, took
place on the Fourth of
July, 1776. To some of US
that historic event seems
already in the dim and dis
tant past-OtherS find il diff
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-06-30

ing a pet theory makes most of US
want TO fight
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-06-30
Household Diplomacy.

Jimmy-''Yer ma won't let yer do
that" -Freddy-"Sh viii if I can get
pa ter say I can't.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-06-30

ton. In 1913 the only cars to be seen
were few European models, the prop
erty of few rich families.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-06-30

to recoup his lost fortune, and Went
TO jail for his debts.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-06-30
Passive.

"Why don't you reform2 The women
are out TO make the world better"
SIN the raw materiaL"-Judge.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-06-30

Labor worketh a harshness upon
Observation-Disclosures.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-06-30

smoker in the backwoods.
If you have never tried Edgeworth,
let US repeat our offer, Try pipeful
or two direct from the factory" All
you have to do is to write Let me try
a pipeful or two" on a postcard, sign
your name and address and send the
postcard to US. The address is Larus
& Brother Co., Il South 21st Street,
Richmond, Va. If you want to add
the name of your tobacco dealer, wen
make sure that he has Edgeworth in
stock.
To Retail Tobacco Merchants II
your iobber cannot supply you with
Edgeworth, Larus & Brother Com
pany will gladly send you prepaid by
parcel post one or two-dozen carton
of any size of Edgeworth Plug Slice or
Ready-Rubbed for the same price you
would pay the iobber.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-06-30
Of The Clan

"He doesn't know enough to come
In out of the rain"
Evidently golf player"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-06-30

these unsolicited
messages the great
est tribute to Edge
worth we could
possibly have
greater even than
theincreasingsal
1t gives the busi-
} ness of making
y tobacco a pleas
4 ure that runs
4 through the
whole gamut-
from factory ex-
ecutive to the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-06-30
About Flies.

81 wonder where all the flies come
from" grumbled Mrs. Jones as she
swatted around the dining room.
well. MONT" said the young Joker
Of the family. 1.-The cyclone makes the
house fly, the blacksmith makes the
fire fly, the jockey makes the horse
fly, and heard you tell pa at supper
butter fly"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-06-30
Must Know Before We Order.

Ready-made lawns that come in
strips are now being manufactured.
But what we'd like TO know is. can we
send them back 70 the factory TO be
mowed?-BOston Transcript
When you say a thing is impossible,
It is, for you.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-02-02
900 today and nearly all earned oil


his non-irrigated farms.
Three factors have aided in the
wonderful returns on these nOn-ir
rigated lands First the price has
been low, though rapidly advanc
inR. M lsnd ~, worth today all
the wsy.af slsa to 10 an acre. II
many cases land has doubled and
tripled in value In the past three
years. With so small an outlay in
capital and so great an increase in
valuation. this land is most profit
able. "a
A second factor Is the manner oi
farming. The discovery of dry farm
methods is a boon to this non-irri
gated region Of our country. There
was q time when the land was con
siderel almost worthless. The writ
er remembers that his father had
farm in western. Kansas more
than thirty years ago when he was
a boy-a farm he gave away as no
good. Now with the discovery OF
dry farming methods these lands
are to find their place on the map.
As Is we'll known the verticaLstrata
found in these regions is broken up
on the surface. q mulch is formed
as a blanket to conserve the mois.
ture and the land is allowed to lie
fallow every other year, By such
methods the fields produce In nor
NAL years as well as do more east
ern lands. Frequent cultivation OF
the land required to form the
mulch also discourages the growth
Of weeds. Perhaps year in and year
out the too abundant rains of Iowa
for instance. damages the corn
crop as much there as too little rain
Here. is conceivable that when
once this land has been thoroughly
broken up for q period of years.
and trees have been more generally
planted to conserve the moisture,
and corn has been more carefully
breeded. Colorado may rival Iowa
as corn producing state.
Fallowing Of the ground necessary
here to conserve moisture is a
blessing is disguise. More eastern
farmers have exhausted the soil
of their farm by over burdening the
soil They have stolen the fertility
OF their fields and compelled too
abundant crops. so today they are
compelled to use fertilizers. In
Colorado nature compells the rafs-
ing Of conservative crops, alternate
years OF. rest for the soil and careful
attention to cultivation. All this
means that the soil will not me
worn out and exhaused as in the
east.
A third factor in favor OF these
lands is the discovery of great
lake or great lakes, beneath the
soil which is being tapped by ar.
tesian wells. Mr. Mondell's farm
on the Brady Ranch on Bear Creek,
The Holly chieftain., 1922-02-02
HOLLY HIGH SCHOOL
WINS DEBATE.
operrstta A Success


The musical comedy, Miss Cher
ryblossom' was given to full
house last evening in the high
school auditorium. The play was
a very distinct financial success and
a great. deal of favorable comment
has been heard on the way 1t was
produced. The cast did splendidly
and showed their careful training.
A great deal OF the success goes
to Miss Bowen, who directed it.
and to Miss Adkins, who accompnn-
led. The play went through with a
snap and vim seldom found In high
school productions. The public ap-
pear very well pleased with the en-
tire evening
The Holly chieftain., 1922-02-02
THE gold AND SILVER

The gold and silver of Colorado
ia not in her mountains but in her
valleys. Not silver and gold mug
gets but golden and silver kernels
;sfseprn and EeldeRs sheads Of wheat.
The editortonk a day Off recent
ly and througha the courtesy of w.
T. s. Brown was taken on a trip
through the non-irrigated region
south of town. Crossing the mile
long Arkasas River we quickly
passed over the four miles OF sand
dunes with their sage-brush and
soap weed and came out into a rich,
fertile, chocolate loan stretching in
every direction in as level and pref
ty fields as exist anywhere upon
Gods fOOtstOOl, The smell OF new
ness was over the landscape like
the smell of new varnish, for while
some of this land was hOmesteaded
twenty years ago. most OF 1t was I'LL
ed on but ten years ago. However
ninety percent of this whole region
has been broken up only within the
last three or four years. Today the
whole country is settled up and the
homes of the settlers dot the prairie
in every direction. Here you Will
see the adobe house of the original
settler, then the little frame house
of the more substantial farmer
who may have bought out the home
steader, and occasionally a still
more pretentious home, bordering
In the modern homes OF the city.
Such a home is that of Ellis Oman.
twenty miles south. He is building
him a beautiful house OF seven
rooms, with a bath room and fur.
mace. The family have been living
in shack for year or two and are
proud of their new home. Two
years ago they came from Sterling.
Colo, selling their land for $50 to
$500 ansacre. They came to this To-
cality and bought land at Is and
$40 an acre. Today he is offered $40
for the same land. He owns about
5000 acres in this region. While this
years crops were not so good. last
year Mr.. Oman raised fifty-five
bushels of corn to the acre and 30
bushels Of wheat to the acre. He
has wheat on $500 acres now grow
ing, all rented out but 500 acres.
He raised 5000 bushels OF wheat
last year. These are Oman's figures.
He claims better crops here then
on the higher priced lands he had
near Sterling. He says there Is a
good subsoil to hold the moisture.
There is splendid prospect for
wheat this next year, the green
sprouts are already appearing and
are well rooted. He is now feeding
100 head of hogs. He declares 1t
cost him but 9Oc an acre for cut
ting and th9shing his wheat this
past year. He works everything on
q system. A conservative figure
would make this farmer worth $780,.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-02-02

As or SO miles south OF Holly is a
good example Of what can be done
He has an artesian well with force
enough to throw water over his
house. This keeps reservoir OF 1-2
acre in extent full of water even
though a two acre garden and or.
chard is kept watered He has so
apple trees, 50 plum trees, 10
cherry trees, so peach trees and 50
grape vines. He got $50 pounds OF
grapes last year, and Strawberries
till late In the fall. From one
peach tree his wife canned 80 quarts
a year ago. He has also grove
Of cottonwood tress about twenty
feets tall planted as seedlings four
years ago. Such water power from
tssr bowels Of old earth makes a
paradise Of this land,
Mr.. Mondell, without the use OF
water. except that which seeps up
from Bear Creek and the rains, has
had good success with his alfalfa.
He has 100 acres In alfalfa and there
were four cutting this year, as good
as Is raised in the irrigated section,
he declares. He has 2960 acres and
had 1000 head of cattle last year.
though he has but 200 head now.
On the way home we stopped at
the home Of Chas. Moore, about
thirty miles south of Holly. He has
a fine looking farm of 1900 acres.
He has 800 acres in wheat at pres.
ent. and 40 head of hogs. We
"wormed" 1t out of this modest.
retiring farmer that he came to
these regions twelve years ago with
nothing but two teams and wagon
and practically no money. Today
he has nearly 23OO acres OF land
worth not less than $25 an acre
He is easily worth 100000: all gain
ed in twelve years.
According to the Colorado Year
Book for 1919 Prowers county had
1908 acres In wheat on her nOn-ir.
rigated lands and Baca county had
none planted. There is now sown
for the 1922 crop, 100000 acres in
wheat In Prowers county and Baca
county harvested 10000 acres in 1921.
According to the U. s. Department
of Agriculture Colorado had an
average yield of SO more bushels
of wheat than Kansas and 80 more
bushels Of corn than Kansas.
The following farmers have plant.
ed to wheat for the next crop the
following number of acres: Doll
Lamb. 5000; Ellis Oman. $500; Geo.
Turner, 1900: Lars Hanson. 800. and
G. T. Shaw. 1000. These are only
the larger holdings.
The Santa Fe plans to begin con
truction at once on line eighty
five miles long from Satanta. Has
kill countw, through Grams county
touching New Ulysses, the county
seat, on to johnson, Stanton cOun
ty seat and on to the state line.
Citizens of Baca county. Colorado,
are asking that the road be built
fifty miles further to Springfield,
the county seat. This will doubt
less be done and the road will Ill
timately extend to Trinidad. n
this program is carried out 1t will
give a much needed outlet for these
non-irrigated lands and present a
most alluring prospect to the in.
vestors and farmers of this new FL
Dorado
The Holly chieftain., 1922-02-02

OF corn, gfOun0 1ntO IHeai, anu HOW
many hungry mouths 1t would feed
and how many calpries OF hest 1t
would yield to the body. Better
far to stoke our stomachs with corn
than atoke ONE fslpnaese With sorr.
IT corn will fatten hogs and cattle
it will fatten boys and girls. It 1t
produces the best pork and beef
why will 1t not prduce the fairest
and fattest American men and
women.
All hail King Korn! The King is
dead. Long live the King!
Congressman Guy U. Hardy.
washington. O.. says that he is get
ting some encouraging letters from
home. A letter from B. A. Keith,
of Holly suggests that poultry is
most profitable side crop on the
farms OF Baca and Prowers counties
and is helping the farmer to pay
taxes.
Mr.. Keith wrote in asking for some
bulletins on Poultry raising. Con-
gressman Hardy will be glad to send
bulletins to all who are interested
in poultry II they will write him. or
any other subject yOu are interest
ed in.
Mr.. Keith's letter to Mr.. Hardy
contains some wisdom that might
be of interest to other farmers In
Prowers and Baca county. He
says:
MY observation this fall and win
ter leads me to the belief that the
poultry in this vicinity has not on
ly fed the farmer but enabled him
to pull through the tight crisis of
paying not only his taxes but has
helped some from going into bank
ruptcy. -
Farmers though this section
raise other crops but his only crop
that pays 100 per cent on the invest
ment is his poultry.
"We have the right kind of eli
mate in this part Of Colorado to
raise poultry and we have plenty
OF range.
I'VE have the right kind of food
to make number one stack. namely.
grasshoppers and other insects. with
grain. milk and forage to keep in
good condition. The homesteader.
especially in Baca County is turn
ing more and more to poultry every
year and is finding 1t profitable.
The motor truck IL bringing the
,out-of-the way places close to the
market."-Great Southwest News.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-02-02

This edition Of The Chieftoin
might well be called THE Farmers
Edition. SO full of farm matter
as 1t is. We hope our farmer friend
will appreciate our efforts aand re-
commend the paper to their friends.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-02-02

Mr.. and Mrs. H. v. Wakeman and
Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Pike and Mr.. and
Mrs. J. H. Lindsey spent Sunday at
the Crabill home.
The Press., 1922-06-29
Safety Always.

Safety Always. Our idea of a trustworthy chauffeur is one that keeps his accidents off the front page.