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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-11
Fencing Aids Different
Fields on Stock Farms

Any farmer who raises stock knows
that fencing and subdividing his pas
ture so he can rotate the pasture gives
% per cent more feed value to his
stock because 1t eliminates the big
percentage Of feed that is trampled
down. This soon pays for the price
Of the fence.
There is another gain, however, real
lied by the farmer who keeps books.
The farmer who has all his fields
fenced off not only pastures, but corn,
oats and wheat lands is able to turn
his stock in these fields during the fall
and winter. The stock not only bene-
fits from the food value of the rough
age but is at the same time scattering
fertilizer on the fields.
One farmer who kept track Of his
expenses closely said that the saving
Of labor cost In distributing fertilizer,
as well as the smaller amount Of COM
mercial fertilizer that he had to buy,
more than paid for his fence without
counting the other benefits.
This farmer said: Every farmer
pays for a fence whether or not he
has 1t, the only difference being that
the farmer who has good fences gets a
big return on his investment"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-11

impress upon these volunteers the
stern necessities Of military life. The
bluff worked and a four-page petition,
signed by the most Of the regiment
and begging clemency for Scott, was
presented to the brigade commander.
Upon General Smiths recommendation
General Mcclellan issued pardon.
Lincoln had little or nothing to DO
with the case. 1t Is true that he was
concerned about the case and simply
as a matter Of form" made the request
to Mcclellan that Scott's life be
spared. He let the fact Of his request
be known to impress upon the soldiers
the seriousness of SCOTS offense, for
when the pardon was read before the
regiment, the warning was uttered that
nothing short Of the Presidents re-
quest had saved this soldier and that
the President was not likely to do 1t
again.
Nor did the dramatic tent scene take
place. The widowed mother" did not
exist. Both of Scott's parents were
living at the time. Part OF the story
about SCOTS later career is true-that
part which tells Of his death. He was
MORALLY wounded at the battle OF
Lees Mil April 16, 1862, and died the
next day. But he did not deliver
dying Grafton nor prayer for the
President. The surgeon who attended
him has stated that he was In coma
tose condition to the moment Of his
death.
Although Lincoln was not directly
responsible for saving the life Of this
sleeping sentinel, there was a similar
case later In the war in which he did
exercise this clemency. In January,
1854, Henry G. Fuller Of Company @,
One Hundred and Eighteenth New
York volunteers, was sentenced to be
shot for falling asleep at his post. One
Of his comrades, Rowland O. Kellogg,
happened to be writing to his father,
Congressman Orlando Kellogg Of New
York, at the time, and In postscript
to his letter told Of the sentence that
had been passed upon his friend
1duh. OIldAuo AC1io6S ho0 IL %
known Lincoln when both were In con.
gress in the '4Os, and during the Civil
war they had renewed their acquaint-
ance and become fast friends.
Immediately upon receipt Of the let
ter, Congressman Kellogg went to the
White House, even though 1t was late
at night, to plead for Fuller's life. Ac-
cording to the story, he told the Pres
ident that 'the boys Of the One Hun.
dred and Eighteenth didl't go to war
to be shot that way" Lincoln decided
to save Fuller's life and issued the
necessary papers which were carried
back to camp by Chaplain Charles L.
Hagar, who had brought young Kel.
logg's letter to the congressman. The
chaplain arrived just In time to pre-
vent the execution.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-11
Avoid Tubers That Are
Badly Sprouted.

Plant the small ones and save ex-
pense, is the advice of f. A. Krantz
of the division of horticulture, Univer-
sity of Minnesota, to potato growers
who are beginning to think In terms
of seed for next spring.
Mr.. Krantz says that whole small
potatoes are even better to plant than
seed pieces from large tubers, pro-
vided they come from vigorous,
healthy plants. If planted when
weather conditions are unfavorable
there Is less likelihood Of the whole
small potato rotting in the ground
than there is of the seed pieces cut
from large potatoes.
Growers who have kept up seed
plots will be perfectly safe in planting
their small, unmarketable stock" says
Mr.. Krantz. 1.-THE small seed potato
should be firm In substance, with the
first sprouts just beginning to appear,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-11
Calf Feeds Necessary
to Make Rapid Growth

If calf eight weeks old Is to make
rapid growth 1t will be necessary to
feed it some milk with grain and hay.
If it is impossible to feed 1t milk 1t
will make fairly good growth on the
following mixture: Shelled corn, 30
pounds; oats, 80 pounds; wheat bran
30 pounds, and linseed meal, 30
pounds. Mix and let the calf have
all it will clean up without waste. The
oats and corn may also be ground If
desired. The calf should have all the
bright clover hay 1t will eat and also
all the water it will drink. Alfalfa
hay can be fed instead of the clover
hay, but it is not so good for young
calves as is clover hay, since it is
much richer in protein, which in some
cases, does not agree with the calf.
The calf should have clean box stall
and have plenty of sunlight.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-11
Feed Beef for the
Spring Markets

roughages are available the hulls
should be decreased. 1t requires from
80 to 120 days to put a decent finish
on beef cattle. Rations should be
given them twice daily and water and
salt kept before them at all times.
Gain of Beef Animal.
A'beef animal should gain from 100
to 200 pounds during feeding period
of 120 days and under average condi-
tons there should be margin of two
cents per pound between the buying
and selling price. Most feeders figure
that II they can break even and have
the manure clear with so to 50 per
cent of the fertilizing constituents OF
the meal In it, they have done good
piece Of work. The finished animals
are usually marketed during the early
spring.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-11
Satisfactory Ration

A simple mixture comprised Of 40
parts corn and cob meal, 35 parts
ground oats and approximately 25
parts Of oil meal makes a very salts
factory ration where the cows have
good legume roughage. If the cows
are getting silage many people prefer
to feed cotton seed meal instead of the
linseed meal, as the silage and legume
hay are both somewhat laxative and
therefore the laxative qualities Of the
linseed meal are not so badly needed.
Whichever combination Is used, how
ever, will be found an ideal feed for
dairy cattle.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-11
Good for Hog Oilers

The waste oil from your tractors
can be used for hog oilers, burning
out stumps, mixed with venitian red
for cheap barn paint, brushed on to
automobile springs, mixed with lard
or tallow for greasing wagons and
heavy vehicles, lubricating binders
ard other farm machinery, as basis
for oil spray, sprinkling on roadway
to keep down dust, and so on. But
do not use 1t on leather or for preserv-
ing posts. Waste oil from automo-
biles Is also good for the same pur-
poses.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-11
Dormant Spray for Cherries

Sour cherries will not often require
a dormant spray, but If needed the
spray recommended for peaches may
be used. The sprays are applied as
follows, using lime-sulphur IL to so
or bordeaux $3.50 plus one pound OF
arsenate of lead: Make the first spray
just before the cherry trees bloom,
the second when the shucks are drop
ing from the young fruit, and a third
spray following the second in about
two weeks. To control cherry leaf
spot, about two additional sprays
should be applied after harvest. The
interval between them should be about
three weeks.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-11
Extremes of Zeal

st. Bernard, st. Francis and Savon-
arola are said to have injured their
health by over-e1thusiastic fasting
and other ascetic practices, while
Martin Luther, after starving himself
in the monastery to the point of
emaciation, went, after his break with
Rome, to the opposite extreme and
suffered the consequences of high liv-
ing. He drank wine, as he put it, "to
spite the devil" that is, the devil In
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-11
Need for Pruning

experienced ones, find their notions
about pruning changing somewhat
from time to time as new evidence on
the subject Is adduced, and there will
be more opening up Of the older trees,
than has been the rule, during the
next few years. There is no better
time to see the need Of this than when
one can step under the branches and
observe the large quantity of apples
on the under and inner branches that
are a liability.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-11
Gull Out Poor Sow3

It will not pay to carry sows
through the winter IL they are not sat
isfactory pig raisers. Sows that for
any reason are not raising good filters
should be fattened and sent to mar
ket. Old sows that are past the age
of greatest usefulness should be re-
placed In the breeding herd by good
gifts. Blindness, bad udders and slug
gish- disposition are frequently fouEd
with old sows. A sluggish, lazy SOW
is more apt to injure or kill her pigs.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-11
When Sheep Eat Wool

Did you ever find that your sheep
eat woolf Not very long ago farmer
found that number of his sheep died.
So he examined one of them and
found wool in it's digestive organs.
The sheep ate wool because the ra-
tions fed were lacking In certain ele-
ments. A mixture, made as follows,
solved the problem: Mix 10 pounds of
common salt, 21s pounds Of steamed
bone meal, IN pounds Of air-slaked
lime and " pound of iron sulphate.
Keep this mixture before the sheep in
boxes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-11
Feeding for Veal

The calf which is to be fed for veal
should be given all Of the fresh whole
milk that it will take, II first class
animal is to be produced. With dairy
calves the calf Is usually taught to
drink from a pail. Generally from
eight to twelve pounds Of milk twice
daily will be sufficient. This amount
may be increased slightly as the calf
becomes developed If the calf Is to
be of finest quality it should not re-
ceive other than whole milk.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-11

She chose pipe Of a type already
broken in" and went away appar-
emily satisfied that her father would
like It
Later on, when a young man had
taken the place Of the girl behind the
counter, the fair customer returned
with the pipe.
Whats the matter? Didn't your
father like it?" the youth queried.
II didn't get It for my father" she
replied. "And like 1t well enough.
but the darned thing won't draw
Pittsburgh Post.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-11
Tender and Palatable
Meat Is Most Desirable

If farmer will fatten his heifers
and kill and dress them properly he
will have very tender and palatable
meat. A quick finish is desirable be-
cause 1t is economical, but beef that
is fattened slowly may be very good
too.
Care should be taken not to excite
the animal before killing, as this ad
versely affects the quality of the
meat The carcass should hang for
at least a week Of ten days before
using, in order to get the best flavor.
Some people think that the best
favored beef is from mature beasts,
but meat from yearlings properly fat
tened, killed, dressed, ripened and
properly cooked is very good.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-11
Endeible Autographs

The bureau of standards suggests
spraying with the fixative used by
artists for preventing the smudging
Of crayon and charcoal drawings. The
fixative is weak solution of bleached
shellac in alcohol. The color is SO
pale and the film of shellac left on
the paper is so thin that it cannot be
noticed. Be careful not to close the
book or turn the pages before the al
cohol evaporates and the shellac loses
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-11
LITTLE POTATOES ARE GOOD
FOR PLANTING NEXT SPRING

and should be of minimum weight of
two ounces. Badly sprouted small po-
tatoes should not be planted. In a
time of high prices like the present
growers can make saving by using
their smallest tubers, If properly
grown, for this years seed. But do
not increase the acreage"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-11

the form of monasticism. He meant
well, however, for he said: 1--WE ought
to do our part, and take care of our
bodies; but when we are tempted, alb
stinence is hundred times worse
than eating and misunderstanding
Monthly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-11
DOES NOT AFFECT THE HEART
Soldier a Good Risk

Under favorable conditions of peace
the mortality among soldiers is the
lowest In any class Of men, says the
New York Times, the death rate being
only In 1000. The placid days Of
a clergyman's life, compared with that
of a soldier, are full of danger; for,
proportionately, more than twice as
many clergymen die in the course Of
the year, their rate of mortality being
IL to the 1000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-11

tory, through all these years there has
been no let-up in the number Of books,
magazine and newspaper articles and
stray bits Of information which have
been presented to public, apparently
always eager for more light upon the
personality and career Of this simple
Illinois backwoodsman who rose to a
position Of world Importance. In fact
the mass of new information about
Lincoln seems to grow instead of d.
minish as time passes and, If 1925 is
any criterion, the year 1927 will see
an even greater amount of Lincolniana
added to our national history.
In the past few years iconoclasts
have been busy turning the search
light upon the lives of our great with
the professed desire to "tell the VIII" lie
truth" about them, including those
''truths" which will show that they
were much less great than popular
opinion has believed them to have
been. Through all this idol-shattering
the great figure Of Lincoln has stood
virtually untouched, the stature of his
greatness undiminished. Apparently
any new truths" about him which
may be revealed by the historians cam
not change in the least, either, the ver-
dict Of history upon him. Least of
all can they change the love for him
Of the common people, whom, as he
once said, "the Lord must love, be-
cause he made so many of them"
The accessories to the Lincolniana
Of 1926 proved again that the amount
OF new material, in the sense that it
Is not widely known, about him Is
seemingly inexhaustible. Outstanding
among them, perhaps, were Carl Sand
burg's two-volume study Of abraham
Lincoln: the Prairie Years." and the
publication of the further researches
of the indefatigable Rev. William e.
Barton, whose two-yolume Life of
Abraham Lincoln" of 1925. was his
third important contribution to fresh
biographical material. Incidentally, 1t
might be added that one photography
Of Lincoln material lists some $3.50
books and pamphletsl
Sandburgs biography, which Is
wholly devoted to showing Lincoln In
his times before he went to the White
House, is perhaps as understanding
a one as has ever been written, be-
cause, as another man of their trpe,
the late Stuart Sherman, in writing a
review Of Sandburg's work, pointed
out, 'they are good companions, the
two of them, and mutually illuminat-
ing-Illinoisans both, plain people,
admirable story tellers, rationalists,
Jeffersonian Democrats both, both
non-professing Christians - Lincoln
perhaps the completest specimen that
has appeared in the Western hemis-
phere, and both poets withal, made
melancholy at times and gentle-heart-
ed by asking themselves what folk re-
member in the dust, in the tombs.' ="
II But 1t Is to Rev. w. E. Barton that
! Americans are most indebted for
clearing up many mysteries about Lin
coin. Barton is historian who has
sought to "tell the truth" about Lin
coin, but he is no iconoclast. He has
dispelled legends which have grown
up in the amazingly short time of half
a century, but the Lincoln which he
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-11
Odd Work of Machines

American industries use many odd
machines in the production Of their
commodities, but perhaps the oldest
are the machines for testing the power
of adhesive tape, the reformation Of
golf balls under driving stress, the
strength of casket handles and the
tractive efforts of elephants.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-11
EARhNQTES

One way to save labor Is to put it
on the best land.
To keep the loafer hens from eating
up the profits why not eat up the
loafer hens7
A farm inventory is the first step In
keeping farm accounts. On the
average farm 1t requires about one
half a day to take It
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-11
Fashion Note

There Is only a years difference In
the ages of Thelma and Edna, so
Edna usually falls heir to Thelma's
outgrown dresses.
AS her mother put another one on
her she sighed: 81 wisht I'd grow fast
er Fan Thollie's dweSspsi |"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-11

cold. think the Discovery is won
derful tonic for anybody in debilitated
condition Of health."-Mrs. M. E
Stillam, 2417 Dodge st. /
ALI dealers. Tablets or liquid.
Write DR.. Pierce, President InvalidS
Hotel In Buffalo, n Y, for free con-
hdential medical advice.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-11
Need Only Say Anthracite

Anthracite is all that should be
used when speaking of that kind of
coal. The word comes directly from
the Greek anthrax" which means
coal. Anthracite means hard coal"
To say anthracite coal" is tautologi-
cal. But bituminous requires the word
coal after 1t as it is only an adjective
where anthracite is noun. To avoid
trouble and wrong usage many peo-
ple say "hard" and "soft" coal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-11

Its tackiness. Artists supply houses
sell a cheap tin sprayer, but an old
atomizer for spraying the throat can
be used. The solution should be well
rinsed out Of the tubes with alcohol
If you wish to use the atomizer again
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-11
DEMAND "BAYER" ASPIRIN
Aspirin Marked With "Bayer Cross"
Has Been Proved Safe by Millions

Warning! Unless you see the name
"Bayer" on package or on tablets you
are not getting the genuine Bayer
Aspirin proved safe by millions and
prescribed by physicians for 26 years.
Say "Bayer" when you buy Aspirin.
limitations may prove dangerous.-Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-11
Primitive Road

A corduroy road Is one constructed
over bogs or swamps by laying logs
side by side across the track. The
road is sO-called from its similarity
of construction to the texture Of cord
ed cloth known as corduroy.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-11
Rananas as STAPLE Diet

The pulp of the banana is nutritious
and constitutes an important food. In
some Of the Pacific islands it forms
almost the staple diet of the natives.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-11
- n..nU~A Booklet free. Highest references.
" Best results. Promptness
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Sennett-Just because held 10
z of them thought I was cheatingI
Grimshaw-And If I had been there,
8 would have thought that.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-11
Weighing Electricity

Electricity can be weighed as II It
were tea or sugar. according to a
British scientist. He has estimated
that a small electric light bulb con.
sumes just about an ounce Of elec
tricity In year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-11
Not for Father

This story Of a girl and a pipe Is
told In downtown cigar store:
II wish to buy a pipe" she said to
the young woman behind the cigar
store counter-''for my father"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-11
"DANDELIoN BUTTER COLOR"

A harmless vegetable butter color
used by millions for 30 years. Drug
stores and general stores sell bottles
of "Dandelion" for 35 cents.-Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-11
Sugar From, the Palm,

By tapping the Nipa palm. which
grows in the Philippines. good white
sugar can be obtained at cost said
to be less than that for producing a
cane sugar.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-11

V4AASAJ SAAASe ~
that I could not get
nd of it. Finally I
decided to take DR..
Pierce 8 Golden
Medical Discovery. {
had an idea it would
relieve me if any-
thing would, and so
it did. / took TIRES
bottles and was re-
lieved Of all the af-
fects of my very bad
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-11
WIN su1er Pain

from cut or burn? Coles Carbolisalve
stops pain instantly and heals quickly
without a scar. Keep 1t handy. All drug
gists, 30c and Coo, or J. w. Cole Co., Rock
ford, ul.-Advertisement.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-11

Seeds; Alfalfa, So. Sweet clover Sc
Iowa farms for sale. So per acre cash,
balance half crop until paid. ]. Null
hall, Sioux City, Iowa.-Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-11

Money Is like time-lose none and
you have plenty.-Pierre CASTOR.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-11
Do You Cough?

Omaha, Nebr.-Iast winter / con-
tracted severe cold which affected me
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-11
A Paying Game

He-Are you married?
She-That's my business.
He-How interesting. Do you make
much out of it?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-11
By ELMO SCOTT WATSON

LINCOL1N Is
undoubtedly the most
written-about American,
not even excepting the
immortal George Wash
ington. Although more
than sixty years have
elapsed since he passed
from, tho ctap 90 of his
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-11

The above IlttIe-known portrait OF
Lincoln Is from a sketch made by
Freeman Thorp In 1861 and shows LIN
coin at the age of fifty-two. This Is
said to be the only portrait of the war
President drawn entirely from life.
Years after Lincoln died, Thorp, who
was tho painter of four Presidents,
studied the existing pictures of LIN
coin, but found mono SO true to life
as his penciled sketch. With his vivid
memory of the President as he had
known him In 1861 he painted the
above portrait.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-11

DAIRY FARMS-'DAVIDSON PLAN"
$50 Acres or more with new house. new barn,
new silo and 10 to 80 good Holstein cows;
small cash payment, balance half cream
PIONEER BUILDING. st. Paul, Minnesota
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-01-13

fenced the front in from the road
and cleaned up all around the
place. He intends to plant fruit
trees in front for shade trees.
Howard Williams has taken
down their windmill because there
is not wind enough to turn it
A united service of song is be-
ing arranged for Sunday evening,
Jan. 80.
The WOW. have been planning
for some time on building a hall
to hold their meetings in. Several
members were out canvassing the
community for money for this
purpose. They already have the
site and plans made and Monday
of this week saw a bunch of will
ing workers with teams and show
els excavating the basement and
preparing for pouring the cement
which they EXPECT to do this week.
The hall, as planned. will be 30x7O
and will be called the Community
Hall. +s-.#- ....14 j.. +
T. M. Gardner is building a gar
age on his farm and other inn
provements which adds consider
ably to his property appearance.
any more, and they are going to
build a garage in its place. @a
Mr.. Calvin has had big crew
of men in the orchards pulling out
every other tree to make room tor
the others to grow, also having
his orchards pruned. III.
Mr.. Colvin and Sam Kou have
had their houses wired and cleo
trio lights put in.