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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-09-22

as a major in the World war, studying
gas warfare at the British front and
serving in charge of the gas and flame
branch of the trench warfare section
of the United States army.
1.-The purpose Of gas in warfare is
to produce as much agony and torture
as possible, in order that the victim
may be at least incapacitated, if not act
ually killed." Major Mathews is quoted
as saying to the American Legion
news service. "And il is inconceivable
that state should desire to use gases
which produce such effects. The pur-
pose of capital punishment is to re-
move the victim quietly and effective
Iy, in order that society henceforth
may be protected and to serve as
warning to other potential eyildoers.
at is to be hoped that civilization
has reached a point where revenge is
no longer a motive. Only sayages tor
rure their victims before killing them:
the use of any of the war gases to re-
move criminals would be quite in line
With the practice of savages."
Professor Mathews said there were
gases which might be used for execu-
tons, if the use of gas at all could
ever be deemed wise. Carbon dioxide,
the poisonous constituent of ordinary
Illuminating gas, he declared would
be the logical one to use. He asserted,
however, that If the administration of
1aS for oyeoI1fion Of criminals Wprp
carried out, 1t should be entirely in
the hands of medically trained men
who understand both it's use and at
tendant dangers.
1.-THE horrors Of poorly carried out
e-ectrocutions are sufficiently vivid in
the minds of thinking people to make
them abhor any method of execution
which may not be both humane and
effective" he declared.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-09-22
COULD DO WITHOUT UNIFORM
Youthful Fijian Proved Anew That
Necessity Is. the Fertile Mother
of invention.

A traveller from Fiji in the old days
reports that at times In the past
when the game was first introduced
there the Fijians used to get waves
Of cricket madness, and in some out
lying villages-where it was not so
readily quelled by lava match would
be kept up fer weeks, on end. In
cidentally, they wore their pads
strapped on their naked, bootless legs
with very ludicrous effect But evil
IDENTIFY the Fijians have no sense of
the ludicrous, for our traveller further
reports: Another distinguishing
mark that rather amused me once up
country was when my house boy.
Esau, came in one day with his hair
cut away from one side of his head,
looking like somewhat weird part
ing, for the remainder stood up as
usual like bass broom with bristles
five inches long. I asked him what on
earth he had been doing and he re-
piled: "Sir, am now member of the
LomaIoma "a" team, and we have
agreed to cut our hair like this, as the
store cannot get IL sashes all the
same color London Tit-Bits.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-09-22

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
From crop that was novelty and
served on the tables of only a few peo-
pie to an industry that has produced
as many as 100000 crates in year
has been the development Of celery
production within the memory of many
people now living. With the rapid in
crease In the growing of the crop,
methods of culture and marketing
have materially changed, new diseases
and pests have appeared, and a num-
Der Of problems have arisen. Because
of these new problems and difficulties,
the United States Department of Agri-
culture has just issued Farmers Bull
letin 1859. Celery Growing, by w. R.
Beattie, in which are discussed the
fundamentals of successful production,
including the best methods of growing
and handling the crop.
The crop can be grown on almost
any type of soil If enough plant food
is present and water Is supplied dur
ing the dry periods, but most of the
successful celery-growing enterprises
are on low-lying muck, or hammock
soils. Under present-day conditions 1t
is not practicable TO depend entirely
on manure as a fertilizer and large
quantities of commercial fertilizer are
used, growers in the northeastern part
of the country using from 1.400 to L.
800 pounds Of high-grade plant food to
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-09-22

every seed can be relied upon to pro-
duce good plant. Four ounces OF
extra good seed is usually enough to
provide plants for an acre, but most
growers use eight to twelve ounces. In
three to five weeks after the early
crop seed is sown the plants are trans
planted TO trays, to greenhouse
benches or to cold-frames, and later
to the fields. For the later or stand
ard crop the plants are usually grown
In field beds.
For the home garden 200 or 800
plants can be started in cigar box or
in wooden tray in the house, but as
a rule 1t is more economical TO buy the
small number of plants needed. Spe-
cial care is needed during the first
two weeks after the seed is sown to
see that the soil does not dry out and
after the plants come up that they are
not overwatered There are many i'm
portant details to the setting of the
plants in the field, but ever the COM
mercial fields are set by hand. though
the department suggests that there is
no reason why a suitable machine for
doing the work should not be devel-
oped
Celery is a moisture-loving plant,
and 1t is frequently necessary to en-
ploy irrigation unless the soil is nat
urally moist. Three systems are en-
ployed: The overhead sprinkler sys-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-09-22
~ Saves Need Buying New Skirt
- y Putnam Fadeless Dyes-dyes or tnts as YOU wish
Lander the Explorer.

Henry Savage Landor has a
splendid record as an explorer He
was the first known white man TO
reach both sources of the Brahmaputra
river of India and established their
exact positions in Thibet. His explora-
ton tours in the Himalayas also
yielded vast store of information. He
later spent a whole year cruising
among and studying the Philippine
islands.
With single partner, Mr.. Landor
travelled $500 miles on pack sad
die through Corea. Later he turned
his attention TO Africa spending sew
eral years there and then again chang
ing his scene of action to South Amer
lea where he travelled almost continu-
ously until 1914.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-09-22
BACTERIA WILL AID CLoVERS
II Proper Amount l. Present NoduIes
viii Form First Season-AIfaIfa
Is Sensitive.

If the proper bacteria is present.
nodules will form on sweet clover
roots the first season; in fact, they
are oftentimes formed in very few
days after the young seedlings appear
above ground. Mammoth clover is NOT
as sensitive to acid soils as sweet
clover or alfalfa. Alfalfa is the most
sensitive of the common leguminous
plants to soil acidity. Sweet clover
probably ranks second, June clover
and Mammoth clover following in close
order, while vetch and soy beans are
even less sensitive than Mammoth
clover.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-09-22

the acre. Florida growers sometimes
use as much as three tons to the acre.
But not all of the discussion is de-
voted TO the commercial growing of
celery. There is a chapter on produc-
ing the crop in the home garden, and
many of the practices that have been
developed are applicable no matter on
what scale it is grown.
Copies Of the new bulletin may be
obtained free by writing to the United
States Department of Agriculture,
Washington
Was Once a Luxury.
Celery was once a fall and winter
luxury associated with turkey and
cranberry sauce, but now it Is eaten
during the entire year and the produc-
ton of "early" celery has become a
big business. Most of the commercial
crop is grown in the region of the
Great Lakes, and also in New Jersey
and Massachusetts, in Florida and in
California. The muck soils of the
northwestern section are Of the right
texture, usually high in nitrogen but
deficient in potash and phosphorus In
addition to muck Soils good crops are
grown on level sandy loans, such as
are found in the vicinity Of Rochester,
N. Y, in northeastern New Jersey, on
Long island, and in many other Iocali-
ties.
Commercial fertilizers used as rule
contain about to per sent of nitro
gen, 8 per cent of phosphoric acid, and
g or per cent of potash. The mixed
fertilizer is usually followed by one or
two side dressings Of nitrate of soda
or sulphate of ammonia during the
growing period in the field. Where
manure is used it is usually applied in
the fall and plowed under, then re-
turned to the surface in the spring by
replowing, or is composted and spread
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-09-22
AT LEAST GUILTY OF LYING
Biaspheny, but He Had Sinned
in Another Direction.

A clergyman who years ago settled
in Massachusetts once reproved a
workman for swearing while he was
blowing a new field.
"Swearr' said the man. 81 guess
you'd swearI''
Whereupon the preacher took the
pillow and hurried after it, Indignantly
denying the, charge. Then, as the
field became more impossible, he be-
gan painting:
II never saw the like! I never saw
the likeI" When he had gone once
round the field he stopped, GREATNESS,
and added:
There, you see didn't find it neces-
sary to swear"
NO." said the other, "but you've
told more'n so lies. You said you
never did see the like, and you saw
it all the time / was Dlowin'."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-09-22
NOTHING WORSE IN PROSPECT
the Most Uncomfortable Part of
His Journey.

W. S. Inglis, the weIl-known coal oD-
orator, told a railroad story at rail-
road mems banquet in Scranton.
There used TO be little line" he
said, "a branch line about II miles
long, that was notorious for its bumps.
general discomfort and dirt.
"a train on this line pulled into
town one morning, late half an hour,
as usual. and man said as he rose
and brushed himself off:
"'Well, thank goodness, the worst
part of my journey is over
"'Goin' farY said another man.
"'Hong Kong, China said the first
chap"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-09-22

over the land after blowing and disked
into the soil the same as commercial
fertilizer. Most muck soils are easily
put in the right condition and require
only blowing and about two diskings
and two draggings. fore diskings and
draggings, however, are needed on
newly reclaimed mucks.
Seed Largely imported.
Most of the celery seed is imported.
but there are "a few producers of high
grade seed in the United States and
some growers grow their own seed.
The old idea was that strictly fresh
seed Is necessary, but recent expert
ments have shown that four-year-old
seed g1ves greater freedom from dis
ease and in many respects is prefer
able TO fresh seed. However. much
depends upon the way the seed has
been handled, as great changes of tenn
perature reduce its vitality. There are
approximately 1900 celery seeds in
an ounce and 21.000 to 10000 plants
are needed TO set an acre. but not
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-09-22
CLIMBS FOR LEGION POSTS
George Polly, Lynn, Mass, Ex-Soldier,
Gives Exhibitions to Help
Raise Funds.

Some people are height shy. They
grab hold of a chimney on the roof
of a story-and-a-half dwelling and
look over the side only to seek the
skylight and the lower regions. "Hu-
man Flies" are afflicted with the op-
posite complex. They can't stand on
the ground and look at the chimney
without wanting to go right up the
front Of the building and see if
chick-a-dee has built a nest there.
Such a human fly is George Polly
of Lynn, Mass. ex-soldier in the Aus
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-09-22
NERVOUS and
HALF-SICk WOMEN
These Letters Recommending Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound VIII Interest You
For Your Own Good Please Read Them

Youngstown, Ohio.-"Last fall I
began to feel mean and my back hurt
me and could hardly do my little bit
OF homework. / was played out
when would just sweep one room
and would have to rest. would have
to put cushion behind me when I
would sit down and atnightI could not
sleep unless I had something under
my back. / had awful cramps every
month and was just nearly all in.
Finally my husband said to me one
day, Why don't you try Lydia E.
Pinkham's medicine?' and / said, Z
am willing to take anything if I could
get well again. So took one bottle
and a second one and felt better and
the neighbors asked me what was
doing and said, Surely thrust be do
ing you good all right. have Just
finished my eighth bottle and / can
not express to you how feel, the
way / would like to. If you can use
this letter you are welcome to it and
II any woman does not believe whatI
havewritten to be true, she can write
to me and will describe my condi-
ton to her as | have to you. Mrs.
ELMER HEASLEY, 141 S. Jackson St.,
Youngstown, Ohio.
was very nervous and run
down, writes Mrs. L. E.. Wiese of
7O6 Louisa ST., New Orleans, La. ST
Lydia e. Pinkham's Priva
D0nxvIsov. 70 L
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-09-22
Waited Long or Fortune.

He might have been rich 10 years
ago, but a Belgian who purchased a
bond in 1903 hadn't applied for the
list of numbers drawn in state lot
teries in 1907. A poor man from the
country happening to be In Antwerp
for the first time for many years, en-
tered the offices of the Caisse Com
munale to see if the bond which he
had taken out in the loan of 1903 had
won a prize in the yearly lottery.
After waiting impatiently while the
cashier searched the records he was
informed that his number had been
drawn in 1907, and that he was en-
titled to a bonus of 100000 francs
$4,000 at normal exchange rates).
The diligent says: To-day" The
Elupgard Saws. Tomorrow
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-09-22
Imauination.

Tommy, age four. went with his sis
ter. early in the spring, to pick violets
In the woods near his home. One day,
a few weeks later, ne and his mother
accompanied some friends on an auto
mobile ride. As the car passed along
road bordered with locust trees in full
bloom, Tommy said: Mother, see
violets CROWN on trees"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-09-22
EXCELLENT FEED FC9 FOWLS
instead of Flowing Under Surplus
Vegetables Store Them Away for
Winter Feeding

Instead of blowing up the surplus
vegetables from the garden this fan.
or of allowing them to get dry and
shrivel up in the ground during the
hot weather, it will be found that FUR.
nips, lettuce, radishes. etc, which are
not used up during the growing season
can well be stored in cave or in the
cellar for feeding to the hens nerf
winter.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-09-22
"Human Fly" Scaling Building.

tralian army, who for the last two
years has climbed buildings from
coast to coast for the benefit of Lee
gion posts. He has climbed the Wool
worth building in New York, the
Custom House tower in Boston and
the highest buildings ia every other
city of size.
His hands and his toes are all he
uses In scaling. Needless to say he
has never fallen.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-09-22

provides is to be
used for the ex-
ecution of con-
demned criminals,
is strongly de
nounced by Prof.
]. II. Mathews,
chairman of the
department of
chemistry, Uni
versity of Wis
consin, and an ex-
pert on poisonous
gases. Professor
Matthew's served
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-09-22
Legion Post of City Firemer.

A post of the American Legion, >om.
posed exclusively of city firemen, has
been formed in New Orleans. The
fire fighters plan to enter team in
the Legion athletic meet next Oc-
tober.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-09-22
Monarch Not sunerstitieus

King Louis XII of France adopted
a title containing Ii letters and al
ways chose the 18th of the month for
.aking any important step.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-09-22
The uncertain Future.

1t isn't the Promised Land, but the
promised hand that is important to the
young man who is about to interview
the girls father.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-09-22
Friendship Must Be Blind.

friend is one who knows how
worthless You are and doesn't give
darn.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-09-22
Full Maturity.

A woman is not woman until she
has been baptized in her love and de-
votion to home and children-Mrs. f.
Croly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-09-22
On TO Him

81 promised to make call tonight,s
said her husband as he started off.
VERY we'll, DEAR" said his wife.
'sBut don't call unless you have the
cards"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-09-22

tenn, the furrow or surface svstem, and
the underground or subirrigation sys-
TEN. 1t has been found that the first
of these is generally the most adapt
able. Since the plants are greatly in
jured by whiting, successful growers
watch the soil moisture conditions
closely and apply water before any
willing of the leaves occurs. Some
successful growers in the northeastern
district do not use irrigation. They
depend upon having the soil in good
condition and well supplied with or
ganic matter. and upon thorough and
frequent cultivation.
Celery is subject to the attacks of
diseases from seedbed TO market.
Damping-off is the principal danger In
the seedbed, but this can usually be
controlled satisfactorily by care not to
overwater and by giving plenty of ven
tilatiOn. Plants in the field suffer from
early and lafe blight, bacterial blight.
Sclerotfnia rot and black-heart. There
are rots that attack the product in
storage or in transit Blights spread
rapidly during periods of moist and
sultry weather, and even during bright
weather, when the plants are growing
rapidly, spraying is necessary to be on
the safe side. The storage blights or
rots usually have their origin in field
diseases. Control is based upon crop
rotation and spraying with bordeaux
mixture TO prevent them. A reading
of the bulletin will give a thorough
understanding of the approved meth
DDS of control.
Results of Experience.
The experience of many successful
growers and the results of experiment
tai tests on blanching, harvesting. stor-
ing and shipping are given in consid-
cradle detail. Although it is an ex-
pensive crop to grow and market. most
growers have paid little attention to
cost accounting, and conditions vary
so much from year to year and in diff
ferent regions that 1t is difficult to
give figures of real value. The prin-
cipal items of expense are: Interest
on investment, blowing and fitting the
land. drainage and irrigation, fertiliz-
ing, growing the plants, setting and
cultfvating, spraying, cost of boards or
paper used in blanching, labor, selling
costs and washing. 1t is safe to as
sumo, says the department, that the
grower who is not making a profit of
from $500 to $500 an acre or more is
falling short of his goal, but the only
way to know what profit is being made
is to keep careful cost account to
balance against the returns.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-09-22
CITE
AMERICAN
0l-I5GN)N0!
DEATH BY GAS is DENOUNCED
Prof. J. n. Mathews, Former World
War Major, Condemns Method
Used in Nevada.

Nevada's chamber of death, the gas
room which a new law in the state
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-09-22

A man in trouble always appreciates
a favor until he gets out
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-09-22
sparrows Destroy insects.

A single pair Of sparrows and mes
Of young ones consumes about 3,00
insects a week.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-09-22

would often sit down and cry, and was
always blue and had no ambition. I
was this way for over a year and had
allowed myself to get into quite a
serious condition. One day saw your
advertisement in the daily paper and
began to take Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound at once. have
improved ever since taking the third
bottle and find it is the best medicine
have ever taken"
Benefited by First Bottle
81 was completely run down and
not able to do my homework. just
dragged myself around and did not
have energy to get up when once / sat
down. / read advertisements of
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound in our paper The Indiana Daily
Times, and learned all about it. L re-
ceived results from the very first bot
tie and now ! am doing all my own
work, even washing andfroning, and
/ never felt better in my life. tell
all my friends it is due to you. Mrs.
ELIZABETH RENBoLD, 400 N. Pine
ST., Indianapolis, Indiana.
You should pay heed to the expert
ences of these women. They know
how they felt before taking the Veg
etable Compound, and afterwards,
too. Their words are true.
3 Textbook upon AILMENTS
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-09-22
GOLD MEDAL
~ Mall Eng on
Hy4u4S'

bring quick relief and often ward of
deadly diseases. Known as the national
remedy of Holland for more than 200
years All druggists, in three sizes.
Look for the name Gold Medal on every bog
and accept no imitation
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-09-22
SLOW
DEATH

Aches, pains, nervousness, diff
Guilty In urinating, often mean
serious disorders. The worlds
standard remedy for kidney, liver,
bladder and uric acid troubles
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-09-22
Benefited by First Bottle

D. lydia r. Pinkham' Private Textbook ailments
TO omen viii be
to the Lydia f. Pnkham Medicine
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-09-22

The diligent says: To-day" The
sluggard says: Tomorrow"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-24
NORFOLK IS FIRST BIT.
IN j. 5. NAVY WORK
department Pleased With
Improvement i'll Manufac-
turc of Boats.

NORFOLK. VA. Doc 23.-In tho
relative standing oc tho navy-yard,
for cost Of boat construction mad,
public by the Navy department. tho
Norfolk yard stood first. both .o-
tho period covered ny the fiscal year,
i'2"'io22. and for tho fiscal year
ending June 70 last.
\ letter OF conE-atulation has bee,
received on tho subject from As
stStan, Secretary Of the Navy Theo-.
dor" Roosevelt. in which II is said
tn" department notes with plcas,,re-
IN" steady Improvement In the cco-
n"mical manufacture Of boats from
1918 to 1922. Inclusive
Inc rclativ" standing OF the Yards
in economical manufacture OF boat,
during the last fiscal year was IA
follows in the order given: Norfolk
Puget Sound. Mare Island Boston.
Portsmouth. y. H. Philadelphia, New
York
Norfolk was credited with 3l.a7
per cent less than the average cost.
"f boat construction; Puget Sound
with 1911 per cent less: Mare Island
WITH 1903 per cent less. Ros;on. vii n.
LIZ per cent less: Portsmouth \
IL. with 44 per cent more than tbs.
average cost: Philadelphia with 4St
ror cent NOR" than the average. aud
New York. with care per cent mora
man tho average cost OF CONSTRUCT
ton.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-24

~ tn" finish wheat Wa of !. 20 u. cents
WIN May !-i 90 ga, and July lig, 10
!l5t. Corn declined to shade to 2.
cent. oats GncnanEe! to ,. cent higher
ana provisions unchanged - : cents uu
Foreign exchanges were closed Tor the
ch'!Stiu~s holiday .nd traders showed "a
Inclination 70 remain o.t o: the markets
mere unt! INest!ay. Offerings were SUI
he'"nt 20 supply buyer. Reports THAI
Cree" had purchased l..,p.pg bushels
M"hii'ba wheat oyern.gh, and ,hs, some
o"Hin"Ss Was HHt through w.th tn United
kiaeLom served ~ an lmpetu. 20 value,
IA H. .d-Sr~-i'n. but the strength soon
"an"i PRIVATE cables from IA" United
Kingdom and t-9a Antwerp took = hu!!!rh
view 81 The situation There. Il was also
''h'rei mat wheat from North America
''S Decent" January shipment tp Eu-
mn would ." ia good demand auor the
nn,,,''i'Iss ,n".e !tti ie.ort-. h0"c.,r.
> .'"7n and oats were caster. prospects
~ .HrS" f"y"sr.- "t corn tuesday o-IuE a
4"lf'--ius factor.
i'fuN .-.uH- WsT. Glii but aNcr4u,G iI-h-
- ia siH" WIN hog values