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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-01-08

! room, crouching down so that could
Just keep an eye on the portfolio ovel
the top of the lower berth. / remained
in that crampcd position until my limbs
fairly ached, and was half inclined to
give it up as a bad Job.
But suddenly, as | glanced up at the
portfolio, my blood ran cold, and in all
my life never had such difficulty to
keep down yell. In the dim light
saw long, thin hairy arm thrust in
through the opening. The next mo-
pent small black hand had fastened
upon a leather case lying close to the
window and withdrew it as quick as
thought almost.
sprang to my feet and bolted out
side into the passage. i dashed up the
saloon stairs and made for the lower
deck. There, just about the spot where
L judged the stateroom to be situated,
i came face to face with the Brazilian,
De Castro. In spite of the heat he was
wearing his long cloak with the deep
cape, and had his eternal cigarette be-
tween his teeth. He looked at me with
an air of frank surprise, and looked at
him with an air of profound suspicion
Suddenly happy thought flashed
through my mind. turned round and
sprang down the saloon stairs, running
full tilt against the chief stewart, who
was standing at the bottom.
Get mc handful of nuts-quick!"
l cried.
When he brought them ] hurried
back on deck. The Brazilian had moved
away little toward the stern. / went
close up, stood right in front of him,
and then began deliberately to crack
the nuts.
He regarded me with plying sort of
look but l paid little attention to him.
Presently l saw corner of the cape
drawn aside and behind pair of small,
cleaning eyes fixed greedily upon me.
1t was enough. My suspicious were
confirmed. flung the rest of the nuts
in the sea, and walking straight up to
De Castro, said:
II must ask you to accompany me to
the captains cabin
"Vot you mean?" he asked, drawing
back.
| was determined to stand no nom
sense, and straightway took him by
the shoulders. The moment l laid nv
hands upon him heard a vicious snarl
under his cape; it was pulled suddenly
aside and out flew a monkey.
The little brute went at me tooth and
nail. l saw the CLEAN of a knife, too,
in the Brazilian's hand, but 1 let him
have my fist straight between the eyes
before he could use it, and he measured
his length upon the deck.
The quartermaster came running up
and the rascal was dragged off to the
captains cabin. When searched there
Mrs. Melhurst's diamonds, Mr. Carter's
cigarette case and rings and a miscel-
laneous collection of other yaluables
were found upon him. In his stateroom
we discovered a perforated box. appar-
emily intended for the use of the mon
key, who was evidently quite as accom-
plished as his master.-Cassell's Jour-
nal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-01-08
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
news, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man.
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-01-08

An Unsafe Insurance Risk.-"Any
insanity in your family?" asked the
examining physician. WELL" said the
man who was applying for life insur-
ance. my wife says she must have
been crazy to have married me."-In-
dianapc'.s Journal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-01-08
A Society Function.

The policeman had three-card
monte man in his care and was wait
ing for the patrol wagon to arrive.
What are you doing?" asked .
friend of the officer who happened to
come along just then.
Il am holding a card party" was the
reply.-Judge.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-01-08

Extreme views are never just;
something always turns up which dis
turbs the calculations found on their
data.-Tancred.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-01-08
On, "busy bee," exalted so,
We'd work like you, we vow,
If we could loaf six months or so
AS you are loafing now.
Washington Star.
r. M. Roberts.

The holiday trade of the T. M Roberts
dented, and their large force would have
handled it nicely had not typhoid fever at.
tackled several Of them, causing few errors
and delays. Everything is now in good
shape and all errors will cheerfully be made
right.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-01-08

IMPARTIAL. : Brown-sBig failure of
Smiths, wasn't it! Any preferences?n
Jones-''None whatever. Borrowed wher-
ever he ould."-Brooklyn Life.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-01-08

THE mind itself must like other things.
either weakened or broken.-SirP 2. Sidney.
The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1896-07-25
Written for THE UNION.
HANDCART EXPERIENCE.

We next came to trading post,
and there were quite a number of
Indians present-m n, women
and children, and as our past ex-
perience with that class of people
had been OF that nature that made
us dread the sight of them, we
fastened from the place as speedi-
ly as possible, only to be filled
with fear before the day had closed.
AS we heard them singing, their
unwelcome noise was more like
the bowling of wolves than the
welcome voice of human beings to
The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1896-07-25
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us. We were very thankful that
they kept out of our sight for they
did not come to us and we We're
well satisfied that they did not see
us, either, or their curiosity would
have brought them to look at us,
as the sight of h e Handcarts
brought Indians, traders, and all
classes Of people that were on the
plains, to look at the oddity of the
outfit, as it was a rarity in very
deed, and but few such sights have
been witnessed.
The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1896-07-25

| wheat was layeQ nat 10 the ground
The storms continued one after an
other. but by vigilance some of the
farmers got their wheat put into
stacks.
But. oh!.l What shall we say of
the night of the 18th? About eight
o'clock in the evening the rain be-
gan to fall from the dense clouds
that had gathered around the steam
boat and surrounding mountains,
and the rain came down in torrents
for the space of thirty minutes, and
that produced one of the most de-
structive floods that was ever known
in these parts, and it swept every
thing before it, even rocks that will
weigh many tons. One or two l
will make mention of. One meas
ures S feet wide, 10 feet long and 4
feet high and was landed on the east
side of the wash near the meeting
honse and is full IL feet above the
bottom of the wash. The water
nearly ran into the windows of the
meeting house. Another rock lays
in the bottom Of the wash, a quarter
Of mile below the one just men,
toned and measures IoxI0 feet and
lies a feet above ground and, judg-
ing from the depth of the wash be-
fore the food, it must lie 6 or 8 feet
under the ground. This is only two
of the mauy hundreds that swept
over the land covering up lucern,
wheat, &c, to the depth of from two
to three feet. By the light of the
lightning we could see the wheat
shocks move off by the force of the
food. Fences, barrels, tubs, kettles,
tables, farming implements and sun
dry other articles were carried off
before the terrific force of the rumb-
ling mass. In fact the whole coun-
try was as raging sea from noun
tain to mountain, surrounding dwell
ings and depositlng mud, rocks ana
debris around them, and as far as
bitches are concerned we have none.
There was mare tied to a pole
with chain, near the wash where
the big rock is deposited. She was
taken about three hundred yards
through the main current of the
food, the chain broken loose from
the pole and fastened among the
rocks and debris, where she was
found next morning without a
scratch upon her body. 1t would be
impossible to describe the horrible
affair.
Well, we do not wish to complain
or despair, but it looks very gloomy,
as we have shower every day which
makes daily job to move our grain.
We are just having another shower,
and if it keeps up many days longer
our grain will be entirely spoiled.
but we hope the Lord will be mer.
ciful and spare what little we have
left.
The health of the people is gener-
ally good. Elder S. K. Clifford has
been sick long time.
Yours respectfully,
r u Clifford
The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1896-07-25

Dr. Gift has taken a vacation
and gone to Denver, and from there
he will go to St. Louis to meet his
son who has just arrived from Eng
land.
The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1896-07-25

nw@N Next week we will publish
poetical article on Silver, by the
author Karl. If you want any extra
copies of the UNION containing the
same, hand in your orders immedl-
ately.
Subscribe for the Union-only 6s
cents for balance of this year.
The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1896-07-25
CORRESPONDENTS
Taylor, Arizona, July rs, 1896

to YOUR readers thought would
write a comical occurrence, which,
was the marriage of VIM. f. Butler
and a lady by the name of Jewl i.
1t is the largest wedding that has
been in the territory, they being tee
two largest people the territory is
honored with, ane they reside at
Pima, Graham Co. VIM. f. Butler
is7a years of age and his wife o.,
and after their wedding they walked
off as sprightly as though they were
fifty years younger.
Yours truly,
VIM. F. Butler Jr.
Rockville, Utah, July 16, 1896.
Editor Union:
On the eve of the 18th inst we
had one of the most terrific thun-
der storms that ever visited this
section of c, untry.
In this city the water bitches
are ali filled nearly full of mud
and debris, the fumes are all taken
away most Of the dam is gone and
the roads are in a very bad con-
dition being considerably washed
out and in some places not pas
sable with wagon.
Springdale is in still a worse
condition, for the town was one
mass of seathing, boiling waters,
which run into several houses,
carrying away such things as tubs,
buckets, bedsteads, chairs, wood
piles, &c, and one man lost two
pigs. Their fences are gone,
some of which were rock wall and
it was leveled to the earth. But
the fences are small loss beside
the loss Of some of the farms,
which were buried with mud and
rock, some of the rock weighing
one or two ton. Thorntan Hep
worth's place is nearly ruined, he
being the greatest looser, as far
as | have been b lie to learn.
There are eight or ten men who
have from one half, to five acres
that is covered with mud and rock.
I just learn that Shonesburg
have also had a tremendous food,
which took corrals, o. k, &c.
One calf went down four or five
hundred yards and then got out.
1t is impossible to estimate the
loss at this time. Stub.
Springdale, Utah, July II, 1896.
Editor Union.
After long drouth of nearly two
years duration, last winter being SO
cold and dry that many plants that
were never known to winter kill be-
fore were entirely frozen out, and
the spring continued cold and frosty
until the frost killed all of our stone
fruit, (which it had nearly done last
year. and this cold continued until
near the first summer month when
there was sudden change to almost
uncomfortable heat and the earth
seemed almost ready for the torch,
this lasting Until the sth of July
when the artillery of heaven burst
in peal after peal of fearful sounds
that shook the very earth, and the
vivid lightning shot forth, striking
trees that were on the mountains
near by, setting them on FIRE, and the
rain came down in torrents. This
storm commenced just in time to
almost discourage the farmers as
the small patches of wheat was near
ly all cut, some shocked and some
lying in the bundle. The rain came
The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1896-07-25

st. Geoege Wells has gone to
Milford to meet his mother, Anoie,
and brother, Samuel H., and bring
them home.
The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1896-07-25
Burgess Brothers of
Editor and Proprietor,

Pine Valley, Utah, desire
your orders for lumber and will
fill the same at bed rock prices,
they now having a permit to go
ahead and cut timber to be manu-
featured into lumber. Send in
your orders Immediately.
The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1896-07-25

staT Why don't you subscribe for
the UNION and sustain your home
paperP
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-31
GUYTON's DEMOCRATS.
They VIII Fail in Line for Bryan
and sevxaII-Otber News Notes

They VIII Fall in Line for Bryan
and sewaII-Other News Notes.
Guyton, Ga. July SO.-The citizens Of
Guyton and vicinity will meet at the town
hall Saturday night for the purpose of
organizing a Bryan club.
There are some democrats here who are
not inclined to vote for the Chicago pomi-
nees, but they have always been true to
the party and while the financial plank
does not accord with their views. it is
very likely that they will fall in line and
support the democratic ticket. The meet
ing Saturday night will be well attended
ana large club Will be organized. Some
speeches viii be made by those who are
enthusiastic over the political outlook.
Many have already expressed a desire to
become members of the club.
The school board of Guyton held a meet
ing few days ago and elected Prof L.
q. Fowler, of L!thOnia, Ga, principal of
the High school. Prof. Fowler is a grad
uate OF Emory college. He has the indOrse-
ment of some of the best educators In the
state, and is highly recommended by the
patrons where he has taught. He has four
years experience in teaching, and now has
charge Of "a summer school at Lithonia. He
Will be In GuytoHithe nrst of September
and will open school on, the 7th. He has ac-
cepted the school on it's merits, and viii
employ an assistant, subject to the APP
prOVal or the board. There was an aver
age attendance last term of 60 pupils. The
enrolment will be much larger during the
fall and winter. The tuition charges are
in reach of every one, and for this reason
the school will be full
Prof. ]. Q. Culpepper who had charge
OF the high school mere last term has ac-
cepted school of $50 pupils at Moultrie,
Ga.
The tax collector, of Emingham coun-
", ]. L. Hawkins. has collected all taxes
due the state and county for 1895 He has
made a settlement in full, with the state
and county.
o. F. Pace. clerk in the railroad office
Savannah, came up last night to see his
mother Mrs. Mary Rain, who is very
sick
Mrs. c. D. Rogers, who has been quite
Ill for some time, is rapidly improving
and will be out again in a few days
Section Master, ]. A. Wilson, is putting
the railroad track in first-class order He
has changed the crossing, at the depot
which is quite an improvement.
There are more visitors in Guyton this
season than usual Nearly every hotel
and boarding has all the guests it
can accommodate.
The colored citizens of the county will
have their annual picnic at Springfield,
tomorrow.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-31
"wHERE AM L AT.'
Judge j. l.. Sweat Talks Plainly in
Answer 10 Watson's Question.

Judge j. l.. Sweat Talks Plainly in
Answer 20 Watson's Question.
Waycross, Ga, July SO.-The Morning
News correspondent having sought for an
expression from Judge ]. L. Sweat as to
his position and views on the present pc.
utical situation, although disinclined to
make any statement, he finally yielded.
Where am / at?'' Well" said he. "I
am just where 1 have been all along. The
question is, where are the others at? The
Chicago so-called democratic platform
contains some declarations of democratic
principles, but, in the main, said plat
form and that of the populists, adopted at
st. Louis, run in parallel lines on most
questions of the day, the only difference
being that the populist platform extends
Just little father on some questions.
Both platforms declare for the free in
dependent, unlimited and unconditional
coinage of silver at the ratio of Is to l.
putting silver on an equality with gold as
a full legal tender in the payment of all
dues, both public and private. without re-
gard to the disparity of value between
the two metals under the free coinage sys-
tenn thus giving to 1t the quality of fiat
money in proportion to the disparity in
value. The national banking system is to
be wiped out, and no provision for state
banks or issue is made. All paper money
is TO be issued and distributed by the gov
platform redeemable in coin; l. e., silver.
and therefore fiat in part, and that under
the populist platform irredeemable and
wholly fiat Dissatisfaction with the pres
ent interstate railroad law is expressed
in both platforms, the Chicago platform
demanding more stringent regulation, and
the populist platform declaring for its ac-
complishment through government owner
ship and control. Both platforms would
destroy the means for maintaining the
credit of the government by she issue of
bonds, regardless of the necessity, ana
both criticise and attack the supreme
court and would take from the judiciary
the power by injunction, with the aid of
the executive of preserving life. property
and commerce, and preventing anarchy.
With these comments it is needless 10
ask II indorse the Chicago
platform. Most emphaticaIly, do
not. VIII bolt? Bolt whatP
The democratic party? Not at ALI
The fundamental principles of the demo-
cratic party, of a limitation of federal au-
thority under a strict construction of the
constitution, the right of local self-govern-
ment sound money, revenue tariff. econ
ony IN public expenditures, and the main
tenance OF the honor and credit of the gov
eminent. sympathy for all who are op-
pressed by tyrannicai rule and struggle for
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-31

OF meerschaum eight inches high. seven
broad and twelve deep to start on. Twen-
ty-seven workmen were engaged at one
time or another on the pipe. The curved
stem is made of amber, meerschaum and
gold.
Not long after T. Suffern Taller. who
married the daughter of Pierre Lorillard.
saw the pipe and decided he. too, would
have one. Mrs. Taller herself visited the
carvers with her pictures and oversaw the
work. The resultant pipe is about the
same size as the Gebhardt pipe. A stem
of deftly carved gold runs into the meer-
Schaum and set in the gold are rows of
emeralds, sapphires, diamonds and pearls.
1t cost 81 100.
Mrs Duncan Elliot, who as Sallie Har-
gous was a reigning New York beauty.
saw both pipes and said she could have
pipe made in more artistic lines With
her husband she went to the pipemak-
er's with a profile portrait with the head
slightly tilted. The carver said he could
not reproduce it, but she insisted and
the result is a very graceful and lovely
portrait. Six weeks of work finished the
job. Nothing but meerschaum and amber
was used in this pipe.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-31
Pipes OF Rich Man.
From the Chicago News.


The man of fashion has taken hold of
the pipe fad with a vengeance. Cigars at
$l.5O each are all right enough in their way.
but they soon vanish, while rare pipe
lasts lifetime. The most prevailing fad
is to smoke a pipe on which is carved the
face of ones sweetheart or wife. Such
pipe costs money, but that is agreeable
to the gentlemen who are growing gray
trying to devise means for getting away
with their large incomes.
The first meerschaum ever made in this
country by a native-born workman was
done for Russian general. The work.
man spent four months on the pipe, which
was ornamented by portrait of the Rus
slams wife. The price paid was $1,000
A rival pipemaker, hearing of the Rus
SLAMS pipe, went to work to Guido the
feat and completed a set of pipes, each
bearing the face of a President Of the
United States, from Washington to Cleve-
land. The whole set was purchased by a
patriotic collector, who will not allow one
OF the pipes to be profaned with FIRE and
tobacco.
One of the first men to take up the nor
trait-pipe fad was Frederick Gebhardt
who was married few years ago to T,1lli
Norris, Baltimore beauty He conciud-
ed TO nave pipe made bearing the like
ness OF his wife. Money was no object.
ana MS orders were particular, several
photographs and Statuette of Mrs Ceb-
hardt being left with the carver. It took
month TO make the pipe, and the bill
was $500 Many pieces of meerschalim
We're partially worked up, only to be found
detective. The bowl of the pipe is three
inches high and two and one-haIf inches
az the widest part. Yet it took piece
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-31

Independence and liberty. and opposition
to monarchial encrOachment on American
soil, will live as long as the republic ex-
lists, and cannot be changed by the reVolu-
tionary populistic doctrines of an acct
dental majority in convention on the econ
Omic questions of the day. What will / do
then? Well, 1 cannot give aid or comfort
TO our arch enemy, the republican party,
the enemy of the south and of all our in
stitutions, civil and social. the party of
reconstruction infamy and force bills and
oppression, strong centralized govern
ment party, favoring a high protective
tariff, trusts, monopolies, and proflgacy in
the public expenditures. No democrat
ought for one moment to think of doing
anything so outra geously absurd and ruin
Gus. Well, what shall we do then? Re-
main in the democratic party, support its
candidates, paradoXica though it seems,
rely upon the final triumph OF conserva-
tive thought and of nothing radical ulti-
mately being done, and after the clouds
have rolled by and the storm blown over,
OF return by all claiming to be demo-
Gratis to true democratic principles
Whatever may be true of the past. yet
In the worlds progress gold has become
the universal commercial standard for
measuring all values Governments have
their different monetary systems, but all
circulating medium to be sound and stable
must be based on gold or it's equivalent
Under the proposed free silver coinage sys-
tenn without an astounding increase in the
bullion value, which cannot reasonably
be expected or hoped for, 16 ounces of sill
yer would not be the equal of / ounce of
gold. Silver coin, and paper redeemable in
it, would therefore be a cheap debased
money gold would go to a premium and
leave US, and contraction of the currency
and silver monometallism would be the
inevitable result. In such a state. public
and private credit and honor could not be
maintained, as all debts and dues would
be payable in a deprecated money, and the
mlllons invested in savings institutions,
loan associations and life insurance poll
cies, would have their value cut nearly half
In two, and credit, the real basis of all
prosperity, would be gone But with gold
the best money in the world, as the stand
ard, limited coinage of silver, equal to
the demands of business, a revised and
properly regulated banking system con-
hdence restored, and the credit of gov
eminent, people and corporations re-estab-
hshed, so that notes. mortgages and
bonds could be easily f1oated at a low
rate of interest, a new and brighter era
of industrial prosperity than ever wit
messed would be realized.
International bimetallism may be possi-
BILE, but is not probable, and without wait
ing for the consent or cooperation of any
other nation on this line, and without
resorting to harmful and dangerous ex-
perlments, our own financial system
should be wisely and judiciously revised
and reformed. upon stable and safe ba-
sis, in accordance with the teachings of
Cleveland and Carlisle, in whose lofty
patriotism, integrity and Judgment 1 still
have an abiding faith.