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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-05-12

for just little more strength to car
ry him on.
His head began to whirl; he put
forth all his strength in one lest
struggle and fell with his face to the
floor. Then all was black.
~.
When Ransom missed the boy he
OWNED the cause of his disappear
ance. The policeman who had seen
Fred run into the building, confirmed
Ransom's conjecture. The impulse
to follow was checked by the thought
that he should have some experienced
assistance, so he ran back to 10th
street.
'Chief," he shouted to the head Of
the fire department, twill yon detail
one of your men to go with NE into
the building? It's to save life
Haven't time to explain
''All right, Mr.. RANSOM replied the
officer. Don't need to explain. J
know Jack Ransom, and that 5
enough" and calling one of his fire
men he said to him: Mcclure 60
with Mr.. Ransom. You're under his
orders until he is through with you.
The possible fate of hundreds OF
lives had not distracted Ransom
thoughts from his professional du-
ties; cut the peril to one small boy
caused him to forget everything but
the determination to save him at any
risk
"Don't worry, sir" the fireman SAID
consolingly, after Ransom had eX-
planned the situation while they were
hurrving around the corner. ''Ne1l
find the lad, sir"
Ransom led the way into the burn
ing building. Turning down the COT
rider into the blast of the fiery FUR
mace beyond, he stumbled over the
unconscious form of the boy, who's
friendship and professional pride mad
induced him to undertake such fool
brady task Rsuhing from the build
inc with the boy in his arms he has
tened through the crowd. The cold
air ant. the assistance of a physician
whom he found, renewed respiration
in the bow and it was soon evident
that total asphyxia had not resulted
Finding a carriage, Ransom sat on
the box with the driver, holding his
charge who was further revived when
the party reached the Sun office.
The first words uttered by the boy
were:
ooh, Jack. are the papers safe.
He reached for the treasures fol-
which he had taken such terrible
chances, and proudly gave them to
Ransom. He was lying on a table in
the reporters room, anXiously watch
ed bv a little group of men to whom
Ransom had told the story. Most OF
the sheets of paper were blank, but as
Ransom unfo1ded one piece he handed
it over to ~-.e ''old man" and ejaculat-
ed:
There! That's one of the stolen
ballots"
he news editor removed his glass
es to wipe them-and a tear from his
eye.
Mr. Field said:
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-05-12

help, the changing of alarms and the
and din and confusion must not affect
him. His brain must be clear and his
nerve steady until his work was COM
pleted. His feelings might hold sway
then. The professional interest was in
control now.
, He found several of the 'Sun" men,
held a brief consultation with them
and divided up the work SO that every
phase of the calamity should be fully
covered and complete story be given
the Suns readers in the morning.
Ransom forgot for the moment, his
assignment earlier in the evening.
which was now recalled by the sight
of his faithful messenger boy.
"Great smoked" he calculated. Il
wonder if that outfit in III were
drunk and scared enough to have left
any damaging papers in their room
when they hustled out. Well, it's too
late to find out now; but I'd give a
weeks salary to be in that room three
minutes" He was speaking partly to
himself, partly to the boy.
A train of thought ran rapidly
through the boys mind. He fell be-
hind the reporter, and in a moment
slipped around the corner On the E
street side of the building the fire was
ing made on the 10th street front.
His messengers uniform and fire
badge allowed the boy to pass unmo-
Tested Within the fre-line. Moving
cautiously until he was as near the
side entrance as he could hope to go
without a challenge, he then made a
dash for the open door, and before the
police could stop him he was within
the building and flying up the stairs.
He was familiar with the location of
the room and had little difficulty in
reaching it, Notwithstanding the
dense smoke. The lights from the
street frightened the room and the
smoke was not so thick as in the hall.
From a writing table he snatched a
few sheets of paper Under the table,
evidently dropped in hasty gather
ing, he found an envelope and a fold
ed piece of paper. There was nothing
more.
A market change had taken place in
these few moments. A hot wave swept
down the corridor almost binding
and suffocating him as he opened the
door. Holding a handkerchief to his
face he dropped to the floor, where
the smoke was not SO thick, and
crawled on his knees. Progress was
tantalizingly slow, although the dis
lance to be gained was not great. He
felt his strength leaving him; his
limbs felt paralyzed, almost; his
lungs were filing with the noxious
smoke; his smarting eyes could no
longer see and he was obliged to feel
his way along the wall.
He thought of his mother and sister
how their hearts would be broken
forever; and Jackie never would
know how he tried for his sake. Those
papers he was sure were Of import
ance, and if Jack had them he could
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-09-09
shake Into Your shoes

Aliens Foot-Ease, a powder for the
feet. It cures painful, swollen, smart
ing feet and instantly takes the sting
out of corns and bunions. It's the
greatest comfort discovery of the age.
Aliens Foot-Ease makes tight-fitting
or new shoes feel easy. It is a certain
cure for sweating, callous and hot,
tired, aching feet. Try it to today.
Sold by all druggists and shoe stores.
BY mail for 25c. in stamps. Trial
package FREE. Address, Allen s..
Olmsted. LIE Roy, N. Y.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-09-09

At the Lafayette hospital the next
morning there were many inquiries for
the First Citizen, and Jim answered
them as best he could, though the effort
cost him many a twinge of pain.
Oyer his head hung the torn and
scorched remnants of the tunic in
which he had led the mob to save many
a life. At his side sat Polly, reading to
him a proposition from the manager of
the Adelphi theater for a permanent en-
gagement as First Citizen. Boston
Globe.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-09-09
1t Ought to Interest You

To know that the Wisconsin Central
Lines fast trains leaving ST. Paul and
Minneapolis daily for Ashland, Mil
waukee and Chicago, reach almost all
of the important cities in Wisconsin.
II you intend making an eastern trip
consult your nearest ticket agent, who
will give you complete informatio n
relative to the. Wisconsin Central
trains. JAS. G. POND,
Gent Pas. Agt.,
Milwaukee, Wis.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-09-09
Variety and Long Life.

I see every little while men break
down who are 10, 20 or 80 years
younger than myself because of con-
oentration and anxiety, because of
work and worry upon one line, in one
way, IN one thing. Work is health;
worry is death. Life is an enjoyment of
the work by which you live, and then a
larger enjoyment of the work by which
you contribute, as best you may, no
matter under what discouragements or
what criticisms. to the living, the en-
joyment and the health of others.
Variety is the spice of life" is an
Did adage. Variety is generous living
md iongevity.-Chauncey M. Depew.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-09-09
IN TIE SHADOW.

I and she alone together,
Only we two in the red lamps glow.
Drear on the ane sobs the weary weather.
Somehow it strains my throat cords SO.
There are some toys in a wicker basket.
High on a shelf that is all their own.
Deep as ! Dol in the dark and ask, it
Never will tell why we SIT alone.
] and she, but our hanGs are colder
Paler her face in she red lamps glow.
Maybe we just are growing older,
Only-somehow-I remember sol
Post Wheeler in New York Press.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-09-09
MINNESOTA
State Normal Schools
An
WINONA, MANKATO, ST. CLOUD
AND MOORHEAD.

These schools are organized for the training
of teachers for the public schools of the state
ORGANIZATlON-Each school comrises two
departments-the Normal Department and
the Training Department or Model School.
The Normal Department embraces:
a. An Elementary course of three years.
b. An Advanced course of five years.
c. An Elementary Professional course of
one year, and an Advanced Professional
course of two years for high school and
college graduates.
d. A kindergarten training course lat VII
mona, st. Cloud and Mankatol.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. thigh schools and
colleges, and teachers holding county super
intendents' first and second grade certificates
are admitted without examination. ALI
others are required to pass an examination
MISREPRESENTATION is free to all who pledge
themselves to teach in Minnesota. Text
books are furnished at a rental of S1.M per
term. Provision is made at each school for
economical living, TIE average cost of fur.
nished rooms with board is about $500 per
week. The Ladies' dome at st Cloud, the
new Dormitory at Moorhead, and the Ladies
Home at Wlnona offer board, furnished
room. heat and light, at from $500 to So. so
per week.
DIPLOMAS--By a recent act of the legislature
a diploma becomes a State teachers certifi-
cate of the first grace.
The next school year opens at st. Cloud and
Moorhead Aug. 81.
The schools at Winona and Mankato will enter
upon continuous sessions from and after
July 1, 1867. The school year will hereafter
be divided into four quarters of IL weeks
each.
For free catalogues and circulars giving full
~information, address the presidents as fol-
lows:
IRWIN SHEPARD, Winona.
EDWARD Soaring, Mankato.
GEO. r. KIEEBEkGER, st. Cloud.
T-~v~cSTo> G.. InRp. Moorhead
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-08-25
WHEN LYDDY's COME.

I wish that I could go again
To that old spelling school,
Where we had fun on winter nights.
And helped to play the fool.
l spelled believe just like deceive.
And dropped the b in thumb,
Watching the door with anxious fear
Lest Lyddy shouldn't come.
When Lyddy, standing straight and trim,
Began her gum to chewA
My heart went raging up and down.
Worse than the wandering Jew;
/ put a k in caraway,
A double m in hum,
And Fridays | changed off for y.
All just cause Lyddy'd come.
Bill Rogers he was worse than I,
If such a thing could be;
And / know once he spelled machlne
With S and double e;
But let us get our letters set
Most anyway but plumb,
Our side was always sure to beat
On nights when Lyddy'd come.
What prickles ran all down our backs.
How still the room would grow,
While master tried some word to find
That Lyddy didn't know!
Phthisic and schism, gneiss and chrism'
Oh, whist we sat and num-,
For there was nothing else to do
On nights when Lyddy'd come!
When Lyddy'd come we didn't need
The light Of stars or moon;
The winter nights seemed brighter then
Than days do now at noon,
For Lyddy's eyes made glad our skies,
And though she spelled us dumb,
~Jehoshaphat, how proud we were
On nights when Lyddy'd come!
"A. NJ. L. Halves. in Detroit Free Press.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-08-25
PERSONAL AND IMPERsoNAL

-Denman Thompson is living on his
farm in New Hampshire and says he
has no notion of acting any more.
Daniel Webster was extraordinar-
lily fond of oxen, and all those on his
farm knew him by sight and would fol-
low him like dogs.
George Eliot wrote for eight years
with the same pen, and when she lost
it bewailed her misfortune as almost
too hard to bear.
Patti has a weakness for Mexican
spaniels, and wherever she goes carries
two or more with her, usually wrapped
up in silk shawls.
Hon. Winston Churchill, eldest son
of the late Lord Randolph Churchill,
will stand for parliament in the con
servative interest at the next oppor-
tunity. Lord Randolph's younger son.
John Henry Churchill, now II years Of
age, will study for the bar.
-Ex-Dean Allen, who has just died
in his 95th year, was the Oldest clergy
man of the church in Wales. He re-
stored st. David's cathedral. He was
graduated at Trinity college, Cam
bridge, no less than u years ago, and
ten years later was ordained priest.
Daniel O'Connell, youngest and last
surviving son of the Liberator, has just
died at Bedford, England, aged 81
years. He accepted the Office of income
tax commissioner from Palmerston 40
years ago, and subscribed regularly to
the unionist fund to fight home rule.
President Mckinley dotted his
black silk tile to the Washington sum-
mer and appeared in a remarkably high
white "stove-pipe." Nothing like it
could be found in the Washington hat.
stores, and there are apprehensions
that, like the Inauguration suit, it is Of
Canton manufacture.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-08-25
NATIVES.
They Are Proud and Intelligent, in
Spite of Raggedness and quaIor

They Are Proud and Intelligent, in
Spite of Raggedness and %Squalor.
John Muir, the California naturalist
and ~discoverer of the great Muir
glacier, writes of "The Alaska Trip"
On the arrival of the steamer most
of the passengers make haste to go
ashore to see the curious totem-poles in
front of the massive timber houses of
the Indians, and to buy curiosities,
chiefly silver bracelets hammered from
dollars and h~alf-dollars and ta~stefully
engraved by Indian workmen; blankets
better than those of civilization, woven
from the wool of wild goats and sheep;
carved spoons from the horns of these
animals; Shaman r~attles, miniature
totem-poles, canoes, paddles, stone
hatchets, pipes, baskets, etc. The
traders in these curious wares are
mostly women and children, who gather
On the front platforms of the half
dozen stores, sitting on their blankets,
seemingly careless whether they sell
anything or not, every other face
blackened hideously, a naked circle
about the eyes and on the tip of the
nose, where the smut has been wealth
cred off. The larger girls and the
young women are brilliantly arrayed
in ribbons and calico, and shine among
the blackened and blanketed old crones
like scarlet tanagers in a flock of
blackbirds. Besides curiosities, most
of them have berries to sell, red, yell
low and blue, fresh and dewy, and look
ing wondrous clean as compared with
the people. These Indians are proud
and intelligent, nevertheless, and main.
tain an air of self-respect which no
amount of raggedness and squalor a
wholly subdue.
Many conoe may be seen along the
shore, all fashioned alike, with long
and beak-like sterns and prows, the
largest carrying 20 or 30 people. What
the mustang is to the Mexican vaquero
the canoe is to the Indian of the Alaska
coast. They skim over the CLASSY, shell
tered waters far and near to fish and
hunt and trade, or merely to visit their
neighbors. Yonder goes a whole fam
lily, grandparents and all, the prov of
their canoe blithely decorated with
handfuls of purple epilobium. They
are going to gather berries, as the
baskets show. Nowhere else in my
travels, north OF south, have l seen
so many berries. The woods and
meadows and open spaces along the
shores are full of Observation-Disclosures
of many species, salmon-berries, rasp-
berries, blackberries, %currants and
gooseberries, with fragrant strawber-
ries and service-berries on the drier
grounds, and cranberries in the boys,
sufficient for every worm, bird and
human being in the territory, and
thousands of tons to spare. The In
dams at certain seasons, rowing in
merry bands, gather large quantities,
beat them into paste, and then press
the paste into square cakes and dry
them for winter use. to be eaten as a
kind of bread with their oily salmon.
Berries alone, with the lavish bloom
that belongs to them, are enough to
show how fine and rich this northern
x-.Ilo~,acc rn,,cf 1o Corfr1ry
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-08-25
Very Glad.

An elderly Scotsman was trying on
some spectacles which an itinerant op-
tician had with him for sale. A pair
was selected, and the latter suggested
that, to benefit the sight in old age
rubbing the upper eyelids with raw
gin vas a valuable application. 'Eh,
mon," said the Scotsman, I'm very
glad We said gin, for if we had said
whisky l dinna think l could have got
it up so high."-Answers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-08-25
A Harmless HABIT.

A gentleman living in the neighbor-
hood of Addington tells how he found
that his stablemen were not in the habit
OF attending church, and spoke to the
coachman about it.
"They ought TO 60" he said.
That's just what l say myself" was
the rejoinder. II says to them: Look
at me; I go, and what harm does it do
me ?'"-Tit-Bits.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-08-25
An Unkind Retort.

Mr.. and Mrs. Yerger had an unusually
lively matrimonial row the other night.
AS Mrs. Yerger was getting the worst
of the argument, she burst into tears
and exclaimed: ooh, how I wish l had
never met you'll" "You do, eh?" he re-
piled, sarcastically. "Yes, now that it's
too late, you begin to sympathize with
me. Why didn't you think of that be-
tore / married you?"-N. Y. World.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-08-25
The Reason.

Lawyer Hooks Tin the bosom of his
family)-Well, my dear, 1 have given
up the Bagrox case, after having been
engaged in it SO long.
Mrs. Hooks-Then you have exhaust
ed every legal expedient?
Lawyer Hooks-No, but I have ex-
hausted Bagrox' money.-N. Y. Jour.
nal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-08-25
at do o p
Hurt His Pride.

Mrs. Smidelle-Georgy, come right
into the house this minute, and don't
let me catch you out again this evening.
Georgy-You hadn't oughter boss
me around before folks in that way,
ma; folksIl think I'm your husband.
Boston Transcript.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-08-25
Fortifyfng Himself.

Mr.. Hojack-Tomdik, old boy, do you
know that you nave taken four cups OF
coffee already.
Mr.. Tomdik-Well, I'm going to call
on Miss Chin, and l want to be able to
keep awake.-Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-08-25
Not a Habit.

ST see that some scientist claims that
death is largely a matter of habit, de-
pending upon thought and all that"
he said.
Nonsense" she replied. "Did you
ever know anyone who was in the hab-
it of dying?" she returned. = Chicago
Post.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-08-25
A situation mt Sight.

Miss Craik-Er-really, Nh. Pruyn, l
must refer you to papa.
Pruyn-Why, bless me! my dearest
girl, anyone with a face like yours needs
no references!-Brooklyn Life.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-08-25
IiSitor-Then where do All fbesa
So v

Mrs. Gummey-Miss Broadway is to
come put this season.
Mrs. Glanders-What a persevering
little thing she is.
What do you mean?"
"She has come out regularly for the
past six or seven seasons."-Louisville
Courier-Journal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-08-25
Loyn's

Willy-Say, a%untie, what did Uncle
Bob marry you for?
Aunt-Why, for love, of course!
Willy OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES! Love
will make a man do almost anything
won't it, auntie?-Puck.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-08-25
Inst the

Kilduf-I hear that Tenspot is cul-
tivating his garden religiously this year.
Mullins-The report is wrong. l
heard him swear while wedding the
other day.-N. Y. World.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-08-25
How He Won the Old Man.

Dick-So you succeeded in gaining
her fathers consent?
Jack-Yes; after / had played poker
with MIN a few times. He said he pre-
ferred to keep his money in the fam
ily.-Town Topics.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-08-25
Good state for That.

Galligaskins-The state geologist OF
Kentucky says there is no gold in that
commonwealth.
Skimgullet-But I should think it
would be a fine place for bichloride OF
pOld-N. Y. Journal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-08-25

He vas a witty lover-he
Who mad this turn so fine:
He called his best girl Postscript. for
Her name vas Adeline!
-UD-tO-Date.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-08-25
The Best Man.

Arthur-Who was the best man at
your wedding?
Fred-Her father. He paid the minis
ter, flowers, caterer, music-the whole
blooming showdown Topics.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-08-25
A Scheme of Reform

If for one day I were let loose
To BOSS things on this mundane shore,
W~atermelons would have less juice
And bananas would have more.
Chicago Record.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-08-25
Alloy.

Now that you and your husband have
kissed and made up, 1 suppose you are
happy"
Except when l think of some mean
thing l might have said."-Detroit Jour
nal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-08-25
OF for Europe.

Caller-Doesn't it worry you to think
of your daughter on the ocean?
Old Lady-Land sakes, no! She can
swim.-Up-to-Date.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-08-25
StOOd Inv Him,

Perhaps he isn't all he might be,
but he stood by me in my hour of trial,
and"
what was he, an officer of the
court? '-Chicago Journal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-08-25
Fatal

Visitor Ito attendant friar at the re-
fectory OF a convent)-Are we allowed
to smoke here?
Friar-No, sir.
Visitor-Then where do all these
stumps of cigars come from that / see
lying about?
Friar-From those gentlemen who
didn'ta sk.-0dds and Ends.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-08-25
A Point of Resemblance.

Character is a good deal like a cigar
after ALL"
How SOP"
"Well, lankness often passes for
strength."-Chicago Journal.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-09
NOTICE no CONTRACTORS,

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board Of Education. on Thursday, October the
14ti, 1897, at eight o'clock T.. M, for all labor
and materials necessary for the erection of
SCHOOL NO. q.
Northwest corner Boulevard and Graham
street, Jersey City. N. j., in accordance with
plans and specifications for the same on file
in the office Of the Clerk of the Board, City
Hall. where blank forms of bid and agreement
OF ~sureties must be obtained.
The bidding will be divided into seven sec
tions, as foilows:-
(First}-All work and material comprised In
mason's specifications.
tSecoEd)-All work and material comprised
in plumbers specifications,
fThird)-Al work and material comprised IN
carpenters Specifications
tFourth)-All work and material comprised
in galvanized iron and timing specifications
CFifth)-All work and material comprised in
painters specifications.
tSixth)-AIl work and material comprised in
heating specifications.
fSeventh)-For entire labor and materials
complete.
yelopes, endorsed proposals for Gtem speci-
hedH Public School No. q, - directed to ~Mr.
Ularnor Allen, Chairman of School No. IL
and handed to the Clerk in open meeting
when called for in the order Of business relat-
ing to sealed proposals.
No city Official will he accepted as surety
nor will a substitution Of sureties be al
lowed,
The Board reserves the right to reject any
or ali bids, ii, hyeso doing the best interests
OF the city may be conserved
BY order Of the Beard Of Educatnsn,
JAMES J.ssWISEMAN,
16Hk $3.50