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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-15
MURDER POSTPONED.
A Prospective Case for the Coroner,
But Nobody Died.

But Nobody Died.
Two fashy colored boys stood in the hot
sun in front of the railway eating house and
looked at each other with their eyes rolled
sideways. "Look hyah, you piece O dahk
meat, | got some bone-handled trouble in
my pocket waitin' faw you if you even come
round that baby tryin' to undamine met"
''Slow up, boyi You's on slippey road,
an if you don't drive caihful you going to
fall right in dat ditch, fus thing you knows
Don't get me stahted, coon! Don't rouse
me! l wouldn't like to do it, but could
JUS lay hold of yo' dahk body and cut it
up into rubbah balls. l amt used dat razah
faw whole week now, an. it's gettin' I'm:
easy. l can feel it movin' in my pocket an
sayin': Mistah, let me get out an do
someping."
Look heah, you bettah sing dat razai to
sleep, kase you evan reach faw it you jes' see
whole atmosphere full o. niggah wool,
striped shirt, and blue cloze. Yes, sch, you'd
have to be geth'd up in basket. got a
piece O. shiny hadwaih in my pocket, an
it sings sweet an low, and ev'y time it
speaks to you it hans you pound O lead.
Look out faw me, boy!"
Hush, coon, / really love trouble"
Don't staht nothin' less you want to
lose money faw yo' folks. Costs money to
plant coon, yes, sch. You don't get dem
sivah-handled boxes faw nothin', no, sch.
Got any O. dem papah cigahs, Henry?"
Henry reached for his package of cigar
cites, and the traveller, who had been wait
ing to see murder done, gave an exclamation
of disgust and walked into the railway sta
tion.-Haberdasher
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-15
Old English Danes, school.

Lord Londonderry's descriptions Of
some of the Danes and other schools
of so or 60 years ago are exceedingly
interesting. Many of these ancient
teachers were unable to write an intel
ligent answer to simple question.
One, on being asked as to the terms
on which she gave instruction, replied:
Not understanding the questing, an
swer thus: With a view of reading the
Bibble." We have the authority of the
late Lord Shaftesbury for the statement
that one of these poor creatures, being
asked if she gave moral instruction to
her scholars, replied: mo, l can't af-
ford it at three pence week." A more
amusing answer, however, was that of
the teacher who was asked whether
proper attention was paid to the morals
of the boys under his care. His am
swer was that "they did not teach NOR
ais there, as they belonged to the girls
department. Westminster Gazette.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-15
THE MARRIAGE OF ILA.|
BY NORA HOPPER.
hHOE worth this wedding of

"OE worth this wedding of
w mine," said Princess lila.
In gown stiff with silver thread, and
the heavy-towered crown of Chaldean
princess of the blood, she stood, tall,
and white, and still, amid her waiing
waitingwomen, on the threshold of her
bridal chamber. And behind her her
kindred stood, watching her gravely.
They had brought her to her marriage
with shoutings and with music, but at
last all the wedding-songs were sung
through, and the MINISTRIES had fallen
silent now, one by one; and her women
stood wailing death-song shrilly, and
the princess lay long weeping in her
fathers arms.
"The moon will be angry that his
victim is so long of coming, and because
the princess is faint-hearted the water
floods will drown us all" whimpered
woman in the distance.
"Chaldea breeds no faint hearts," said
the high priest, speaking as if to him
self; ''tis the outland blood of her
mother, belize"
This Princess lila heard. and her
white face burned with proud color
"A gift is gift, servant of the moon!
And 1 give my gift willingly, though it
be only my poor life" And she gave her
hand to her women to kiss farewell
Then she turned to the king.
Father and king. grant me boon.
There is your knife and here is my
breast. Will you Stay me yourself,
,ord?" cried the princess eagerly. king
and father, / will kneel here down be-
fore you and clench my teeth, and will
not speak nor cry, though your hand
shake and your knife miss, and wound
me before it KILL"
~ could not do it, daughter"
Your knife is sharp: l will bare my
breast, will guide the knife myself
indeed, 1 will take my death dumbly
from you: / will not make one moan,
fear lord and father. You will not fear
10 strike if do not draw back or cry
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-15
FRIGHTENED AWAY.
The First Man He Met In Alaska
Scared Him On.

The First Man He Met In Alasxn
Scared Him on.
NO. said man who was sitting on a
box IN front OF grocery store. II can't say
as know very much about Alaska"
His companions looked at him in astonish-
ment., 1t was the first time he had ever ad-
mltted not knowing much about anything.
reckon, then, you're not thinking about
gong to dig for gold, said one bystander.
"Mebbe, though, as the stories of sudden
wealth keep pourin' in, you'll change your
mind" said another.
1T won't be possible I've been there
And come back without getting rich?'
Yes. didn't much more than cross the
struck for home.'
''Scaredw
That's the answer"
"No."
Supplies give OUT"
"No. had plenty of food What changed
my. plan was seeing man digging a hole, l
had these ideas about gold being found any
and everywhere, and / went up thinking
to get some points about mining asked
him in an offhand way whether he hads struck
any pay dirt yet, and he turned around and
do you think I'm doin' this for!' Told him
l thought he was digging for gold He
glared at me again and said: Gold nothing,
I'm doing this for fun. I've been living here
for four years and there's one thing that
my curiosity has never been satisfied about.
I'm going to dig this hole good and deep so
as to allow plenty of room, and then find
out just how far down this climate will make
the mercury CO. Washington Star.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-15
I'M SIge !. ) ,TkllfS
- 49, s
IN THE BRAVE DAYS.

Quoth brave Sir Rupert: Bring my sword
and woven armor true,
To-day cross my trusty blade with gall
liant young Sir Hugh.
Though yonder trav'ler saith the plague
hath laid the city bare.
No fear will daunt mine enemy; the strip
ling will be there"
Then forth in glittering mail he rode. to
keep his solemn plight
For, be the issue what 1t may. tbs honor
rules knight.
Beneath the August sun he Jared. his
helmet white with dust,
And laughed at them who fed the plague
I'VE fly, as towards must!'
At noon he saw the town arise from out
the yellow mist,
In which st. Hilda's spires stood dark, as
cut in amethyst.
Wide open stood the gates; the sun was
whitening the square.
The still air stirred with song nor sigh,
with laugh, nor moan, nor prayer
No fountain leapt; no lattice swung across
the empty sill.
Like an enchanted town it slept in silence
deep and chill.
1.-THE traveller spake TRUTH Sir Rupert
muttered, meath his breath.
s'The city hath been swept full bare by
the black wings of death"
Beyond the farther wall, plain made free
and open space,
And thither Rupert spurred, in haste to
reach the meeting place.
Lot without armor, squire or steed, Sir
Hugh stood there, alone;
His dauntless eyes were strangely bright;
his cheeks with fever shone.
Defend thee-quick" he cried. THE
plague would steal this joust from me,
But Ill not yield to death till have aimed
one blow at thee!
My vassals fed my gates; my kinsmen left
me there to die.
Here have crawled to keep our tryst. Thy
proves l defy!"
He leaned upon his good, broad blade, that
bent beneath his weight.
His voice was feeble, but his words with
knightly scorn were great.
Down rang Sir Ruperts armor then.
greaves. helmet, shield and all!
He flung his baldric, set with gems. against
the city wall;
And low upon his knee he bent. IT will not
tilt!' he said.
II yield my sword Now, an thou wilt,
strike thou a coward dead!'
Hugh's sudden flush Of scorn thrilled to
his very finger tips.
But, ere he spoke, the plaques gray hand
was on his quiv'ring lips!
A ruddy mist rolled round, and up, and
blotted out the skies,
And showrs of fiery, whrling sparks beat
on his darkened eyes.
His stout heart trembled and stood still,
ibeset with vague alarms.
Sir Rupert caught him as he FELL in strong
and tender arms.
In shepherds cot of sun-dried turf upon
the breezy hill,
His stricken foe he gently laid and nursed
with care and skill;
Held water to the blackened lips the burn
ing forehead laved.
Loved him, that kept his plighted tryst, and
death and Rupert braved!
While he, who tossed through fevered days,
a guerdon gained of love
For him of tilt and tournament, who could
so gentle prove.
Thus, side by side, in bloodless fray, they
vanQuished death. And when
The ebbing tide Of life and health came
flooding back again
There rode away two armored knights to
battle side by side,
Who fought together while they lived, and
for their sovereign died.
Florence May Ault. in Youths Com
panion.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-15
Another Iliad.

The following story proves what hardly
needs proving, that man may handle books
without being scholar. 1t wasn't in the
book stall of department store; it was
in real bookstore; bookstore, moreover,
where you would expect to find statesmen
who know books. A friend Of mine went in
The salesman went away to look for it.
Presently he returned with book in his
hand. "We haven't Pope's 'niad,' he said,
but we have an Iliad.' It's by Homer,
though. "-Washington Post.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-15
Trouble for Both.

He-Oh, of course, dear, it is all right for
you to eat onions if you like them, and I'm
not the one to stop you; but, declare, it.
hard work to stand it.
She-Well, don't blame you, Harry, for
after eat them l can hardly stay where l
am myself.-Judge.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-15
In Looks Only.

Mrs. Cumso-Your husband dresses
very quietly.
Mrs. Crawker-Does he? You ought
to hear him when he can't find his col
lars, or his sleeve-links become mis-
laid.-Tit-Bits.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-15
MRS. LYNESS ESCAPES
The Hospital and Fearful Operation.

Hosptalsin greatcties sad places visit. Thre
fourths of the patients lying those snow-white be-
are women and girls.
Why should this be the case?
Because they have neglected themselves! Women
as rule attach too little Importance to first symp
toms of certain kind If they have toothache,
they will try to save the tooth, though many leave
even this too late. They comfort themselves with
the thought that they replace their teeth; but
they cannot replace their internal organs!
Every one of those patients in the hospital beds
had plenty of warnings in the form of bearing down
feelings, pain at the right or the left of the womb
dyspepsia pain in the small of the back tt
blues or other unnatural symptom, but they
nf bao1
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-10
nousroN. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 10.
II Il N j A G. ES.
GENERAL LEES cRIrIcs.

IS much us we may regret to see ilngc
spirit rampant in this country and critics,
those who want war aud nothing else. the
jlngocs are preferable to the milk aud wa
ter. peace -at-any price pacIlcos who take
the buck ague at any attempt at the asscr-
ton of American rights or manhood.
a Nation. like m individual. can better
afford TO bo soundly ,hrashed by more
powerful adversary IN a square. standup
fight than TO become the cou,emptible
laushng stock Of others
The pac!dcos are now abusing General
Lee for his UNNECESSARILY iuceudlary' con
duet in Cuba.
Think Of papers and public men charac-
tc7izne as "unneceasarily incs ndisry'
the iemani OF IN American consul Tor the
release Of American citizens from foul dun
geans and cruel persecution and inqp!r!us
o, ths state department whether war shlis
were within easy reach 10 back uD a de-
fana thai had BEEN cu1,ou.ptuausly re
coIvsti II ls CHE = tie most singular dis.
coser.ea ~ ito ia, ma. rhsn the Nation
was ringing VITA rr4-, Aai approval OF
General I.ee's yIeorous demands and ia
trio,ic stand. there should be f,uad news
papers ~ prominence To ariticise the consul
guncraps conduct as uutlmoly. M-advisoi
and lucendiarv.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-10
MR.. CLEVELAND.

Grover Cleveland Will step down from his
exalted station today into the COMMONPLACE
HE OF private citizen, where II would
nave been better for him and better for
me country II he had always remained
Ihere Is not regret al his departure. not
memory that his countrymen will recall
win pleasure or approval II can onIv
be said OF him That he did his utmost
10 destroy the party which gave him every
thlnI 1t had to hestow, and that he re-
turns TO private life the richest man who
ever left the presidential office. MAY tho
country never know his life again. EWING
vile Courier ODem.).
II is one of the pecullaritios of no,,,Ics
mat Grover Cleveland dixie Tyler and
Johnson VIII retire from the presidency
Win WI ou, Few friends in his own PARTY
Ihe feeling among the rank and file of tbe
democratic party Is that he BETRAYED lie
parS-that he connlvod with the renub-
ncans and used his Influence TO helm The
trusts and the corporations in their ryht
agaihst inc common people. The same In
tiuenoes that guided and directed c,Ioya
,shn administration will guide and direct
mchiuieys administration. So far as the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-10
SOME POsTsCRIPTs.

A cat with a wooden leg finds an appro'
pirate haven at the Togus (Me.) Soldiers
home.
\ young child died at Hillsboro. N. IL.
recently from arsenical poisoning. caused
| by eating wall paper.
Japan now possesses 100 iron and steel
steamships registered for foreign trade,
with a gross tonnage of 2si.i39 tons,
Owing to the unusual snowfall In Swift
Zerland the chamois have become SO tame In
some places that they visit the stables in
search Of food.
Over 100000 fruit trees were planted In
0,ero county. Colorado last year. and Il
IS expected that more than 10000 will be
planted this year.
otter trapping is still reported occasion
ally from Missouri. 4 few days ago an
otter feet . inches long was caught in
Mcdonald county.
Twenty cases OF diphtheria have occurred
In the Spotts school district Union coun-
ty. PENNSYLVANIA. from the use OF the sin
ele drinking cup and old time drinking pail,
Roy. Mr.. Backus Of Worth county, Mis-
souri,. is willing 10 meet and discuss with
anybody the question whether the world is
round or flat. Mr. BackLs taking the flat
side.
\ German staiistician says that OF every
10000 chimneys three are struck by light
ming. while OF the same number of towers
and wlndmills sixty and eighty respective
Is are struck.
\ Page county. Missouri. farmer got 30
cents bushel for hts corn by feeding It for
sixty days to his forty head Of May
piss. They gained sixty pounds day and
81 sold them at a 3-cent rate.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-10
4 HOME PRODUCTS DISPLAY.


Kansas city Is preparing to engage In a
local educational enterprise, In way. that
can not fail to be OF great benefit to the
industrial and trade interests Of the city.
Tho movement is to inaugurate big
homo products exhibition showing what
Kansas City Is Misunderstanding and what
she is doing generally in business way.
1t is Il fact that the majority OF citizens
OF a large place. any city OF $4,000 or more,
know but little OF the various industries
and trade Of their community. They have
no Idea OF the number OF factories in tho
town. nor OF the articles manufactured az
home. Many of them are ready to rush OH
orders to distant points. or give orders "a
travelling agents for goods that could be
bought at home. OF as good quality and for
rs little or less money. The Kansas City
business men and manufacturers now pro-
pose to remedy this state OF affairs as ia,
as possible by an exhibit Of an attractive
character showing exactly what they hay,
TO meet the wants OF the local and tn,
outside public. physical display the,
think will appeal most impressively AM
most directly TO the people OF the c.ey anc
surrounding country.
The general idea of the plan Is goo
one IL always pays TO exhibit mer-
chants or manufacturers wares in an at
tractive way. Many of these bidders fol
public patronage. however. never learn tn,
value OF advertising OF any description
They 'gnorantly and foolishly expect Gus.
toners from public that never heard Of
them And then they become discouraged
and are ready to throw the blame on other
than themselves. When failure overtakes
them they still imagine tho fault was In the
hard times" or an unappreclative com
munity. They are OF that class OF people
who are always hiding their light under a
bushel.
These Kansas City promoters OF home
products show are adopting one OF the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-10
THE TEXAS PAPERS.

Tho Colorado Citizen. which is recog-
nized az one Of the leading woeklies of
Texas has entered its thirty-ffth volume
The Whitcwrisht Pillow ard Hammer has
been Increased in size from twenty eight TO
to thir,y-,wo columns
Tho schulenburg Sucker announces;
The sticker's subscription list is growing
no fast that we are thinking very strongly
Of putting In a cylinder press and enlarginS.
Who said SchulcnDurg was a newspaper
graveyard?
The Pamela Waterman records a deplor-
able condition Of affairs which too often
prevails on account of the indsposition of
farmers to diversity crops even TO the
extent of raising what they actually need
for home consumption. The Waterman
saws:
1t Ia distressing to consider the amount
ot money that IL being sent out of Pamela
county this year for meat and corn. Scarce
Is a week passes but what car Of corn.
meal or meat Is unlpadcd at the Carthage
dopot- Lot our farmers look to It that this
condition Of affairs does not prevail next
year We must raise our corn and meat II
We would prosper.
at nalueerfcld by Mossrs John l.. Jones
and j. NJ. Connor Jr.
The GEORGETOWN Signal, lately established
! BY Messrs. Tanner and Tubb has been soll
to Joe II Foster.
The Laredo Times remarks;
There IL not doubt that the alliance OF
the great powers In Europe is one OF the
most unholy that ever existed and IL is
| pleasing to see that there is d prospect OF
It's being smashed into smithereens. II
| has stood hy, beckoning hands off and per
! mitted the most damnable barbarities and
| hutcherios that ever disgraced civilization
| However. while condenniHg the heartluss-
ness OF tho great powers In Europe. lot
us not forget the course OF our own coun-
| try towards Cuba.
| The Dallas Times Herald recalls another
saws:
| Georgias cotton mills give employment
TO 500c people, and their 5000 600 spindles
| are kept increasingly in operation. Texas
| producing ono-third OF the cotton crop OF
the United States. has two cotton mills
| with some 1000 spindlos. Let's quit talk
| ing politics and try TO get some things here
| that will produce more pleasing sounds and
moro ENJOYABLE results than cphemeral
political discussion.
The Greenville Herald says:
The question is frequently asked why Is
y that folonies are increasing so rapidly =.
| we feel sure that II Is because thers Is not
enough attention given TO misdemeanors.
II sherihs and State attorneys would run
down and bring to justice parties who
commit the lesser ofenses. like they do
those who are charged with the grayer of
| fenses. both misdomeanors and felonies
would decrease, Make man or boy I'm
derstand that IL means something to vio-
| late law when he commits his nrst offense
| and tho chances are that he will not com
NIT the second offense. But felonies pay
| the best.
The Hearne Advocate gleefully says:
With but three or four exceptions every
business block in the city Of Hearne Ia
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-10

policy OF protecting the interests of the
trusts and corporations and of yielding tc
the domination of the idle holders of idle
wealth is concerned there will be no
change. -Logansport Pharos (Dem.).
When Grover Cleveland relinquishes the
title of president his retirement will prob
ably be permanent. Like WASHINGTON.
Jefferson and Jackson, he will cast off his
official robes to assume the position OF a
private citizen. honored for patriotism
courage and ability and reyered for the
achievements of well-spent public career.
Since jackson no president las been sub
'tected to as malignant an opposition as Mr..
Cleveland. Since Washington none has
borne unjust criticism with equal patience.
Conscious of the rectitude OF his own pur-
pose. he has pursued his way with innexl-
BILE fidelity Kansas City Star Und.).
AS president. especially during his last
term, Grover Cleveland has been not only
honestly obstinate. but tactless. Hence his
administration closes in gloom and failure.
He goes out Of office with the respect OF
every one as an honest man, but with the
record of having parted company with the
party that elected him, neither seeking nor
accepted by any other political party. and
being at odds with all but a handful OF
senators and representatives. on nearly
every important question. Whatever course
whether right or wrong. L was taken In
the honest belief that It was right. The
conclusion that it was SO was reached
through his own convictions. Having sat
islled himself on the point. the adverse
conclusions of others did not trouble him. -
Cleveland Plain Dealer Dem.).
1t is yet too early to fix Mr.. Cleveland's
place in history. But his life has been u
tolerably open book; his words and deeds
have not been very wide apart: his person
alty has displayed itself largely. and in
many ways. above board and, what he has
done or failed of doing. admits of little
eGuivocation. He belongs essentially to the
category of men OF action: not to that Of
men Of original or creative thought: and
though his actions may have. on occasion.
lacked distinctive character and clear pur-
pose, and seemed sluggish withal. he can
not on the whole be accused of indecision.
Indeed a self confidence bordering ON SUI
perstition: a belief In himself closely re-
sembling egotism: and an almost savage
love OF power, both In the concrete and the
abstract. have been the mainsprings Of his
conduct OF life and are at once the keys to
his character and the sources of his sue
cess among men. -Courier-Jo Journal (Dem.)
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-10

means. at least, of reaching the public and
educating them w to an appreciation OF
local trade advantages. They are supply
ing the enterprise in which numbers Of
small factory owners and others In the In
dustriai and business life OF the city, seem
TO have been wanting. The general idea
Is worthy OF consideration and adoption
elsewhere. There are doubtless scores Of
owners Of establishments In Houston. who
are not now known bu; to few custom
ers and who never have learned the ad-
vantages OF legitimate and extensive ad-
ver,islng. who would be benefited and the
general trade Of the city increased by
home products display.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-10

Hillsboro Reflector.
NJ. II. Green and l.. A. Scott, two promi-
nent Hin county farmers who live nve
miles south OF lllllsboro have made a novel
wager. They are both good spoilers, and
Mr. Green affirms that he can spell more
words correctly than Mr.. Scott can In an
haur. and Mr.. Scott denies it.
To settle the contest they Will spell 1t out
at the Grove Creek school house four weeks
from today and II Mr. Green spells moro
words correctly In an hour than MIR. Scott.
MIR. Scott is to pillow for Mr.. Green one week
free of charge II Mr., Green fails to sustain
his contention. then ho Is to pillow one week
for MIR Scott FREQ Of charge. The spelling
match viii be free TO the public and a
great crowd Is expected to witness 1t.