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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-11-02

every step sank little deeper in the
dreadful mire. Idared not proceed, so
l turned about and tried to retrace my
steps, but the act of turning around
was fatal to my purpose. l was al
ready supken to my hips in the mud,
which had all the tenacity of tar.
Can the reader imagine my feelings
when saw that my case was hopelessf
Seeing what the end must be, and
realizing how near and how sad it
was to be, what did l think off
Everything. Wife. children, friends.
What would they think had become of
me. My body would never be found.
Would my wife get my life insurance
And I even wished my family had the
$50 bill which was concealed in the
toe of my stocking. l kept sinking,
sinking, sinking, till was obliged to
turn my face skyward to get one little
breath. The full moon shone brightly
and the stars were never so beautiful
as sunk little deeper and the muir.
derons semi-liquid closed over me.
had inhaled all the air that l could,
and l resolved to live as long on that
supply as possible, which, of course,
could not be long. s.
Oh, how we mortals cling to life.
It seemed to me just then a few Sec
onds more of conscious existence
would be of more value than a life
time had ever appeared to be before.
began to wonder if | were already
dead, and still retained my conscious
ness. While trying to solve this prob.
lem queer thing happened. | felt,
somehow, that my feet were free, and
as | moved them about l began to
slip downward, and soon l was falling
and wondering where was falling to.
l thought that / must be falling
through the dark valley which sepa-
rates the two worlds. l saw no angel
forms; I heard no music swelling. All
was dark and drear, but was still
falling more and more swiftly, could
endure it no longer, and broke the
silence of that fearful cavern with 4
loud cry of "Where-am-I?"
My friend Page shook me and said:
what is the matter? You are all
right in our box of hay" And
awoke.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-11-02

race Tor life with only one slinhce in
thousand in my favor, but took that
chance. My pursuers were not more
than four rods behind me, yelling like
demons. and as leaped across ditch
at the edge of the swamp they all fired
at me, and | heard the bullets whiz,
whiz ping past me. but in their haste
they had missed me. The swamp
proved to be soft and miry, and it was
with difficulty that reached a clump
of bushes where was obliged 10 stop,
feeling that could do no more. and so
faced my enemies just as they leaped
across the ditch. felt little relief as
I thought that their further progress
would be slow and difficult, and so it
proved to be, for they struck very soft
spot and instantly sank to their knees.
l watched their struggles with good
deal of interest. They were desperate
but useless, as every move only served
to sink them deeper.
It was awful to see them sinking
inch by inch into that dismal mire,
and yet I must frankly confess that
the situation appeared to me rather
amusing than otherwise. They con-
tinued to struggle and sink till soon
the tall soldier with the long gun was
left alone, and he had sunk to his arm
pits. l distinctly remember that |
could not refrain from tantaliZing my
tall friend cruel as it now seems. |
said to him: Come here, Johnnie, and
will help you out" He soon sank on;
of sight and now | saw my way clear
to return to solid ground. or rather
to make the attempt to do so.
l must, of course, shun the place
which had proved too treacherous for
my unfortunate pursuers, or | might
meet the same dreadful fate.
So, choosing my way little to the
right, I started and, stepping as light
ly and quickly as possible, hoped to
reach solid footing in safety, but. to
my utter dismay, when 1 had made
about half the distance, l found that
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-11-02
A LITTLE NONSENSE.

An Honest observation-disclosures
WHATS the difference between
these wooden undershirts?" Dealer
Zone is half cotton and the other is
all cotton."-N. Y. Weekly.
isn't it difficult, Mrs. Jones, to get
along with girl that uses such bro
ken English?" ''Oh, don't mind that
SO much. It's her broken china that
sets me wild" Detroit Free Press.
I've cured my husbands insomnia"
'How did you do it?" Pretended 1
was i'll, and the doctor left medicine
which Henry was to give me every
half hour all night long" = Vanity
Fair.
Gray.-Anna-"Just the other day
she told me that nothing could induce
her to marry man with red hair"
Aline-"Oh, guess she realized that
it wouldn't be red long if he married
her."-N. Y. Journal.
Continuous.-"Now that you have
lost your job as surgeon of the regi-
ment, what do you expect to do?" ooh,
I'm all right. I've opened up little
office just around the corner from a
football-playing college, Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
What did you find to be the dark
side of army life?" asked one of the
neighbors who had dropped in. "My
inside" replied the gaunt soldier just
back from the war. And he attacked
another slice of cold ham.-Chicago
Tribune.
Il hyahs you is very SCUM sleep
en-" said Miss Miami Brown. "'Deed
is" replied Mr.. Erastus Pinkley.
Sometimes de onlies' way nanny
kin make me git out O. bed in hurry
is to STAN benin de door an cluck
like a chicken" Washington Star.
The salesman was showing Willie the
new styles of golf stockings, and said:
You have just the legs to display this
pattern" 'Yes?' murmured Willie.
with complacent smile. "They are
long and 1.-THE same size all the way
up" continued the clerk, and the
smile faded away.-Spokane Review,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-11-02
A Better Price.

A clergyman was very much veXed
by one of his congre9a ton. An
old man used to go to sleep during
the sermon. The clergyman offered
the old mans grandson penny if he
would keep his grandsire awake. This
went on all right for ulonth. One
Sunday the old man wens to sleep as
usual The clergyman asked the boy
why he did not keep his grandfather
awake. The boy answemd: "You Of.
fered me penny to keep him awake
but grandfather gives me twopence
not to disturb him."-Spare Moments.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-11-02
Shall We Keep the Philippine.,

Public opinion is divided as to the wisdom
of keeping the Philippines. Wise statesmen
are found on both sides of. the question.
Public opinion, however, is all one way in
regard to the wisdom of everybody keeping
their health. For this purpose Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters is widely used. This medi-
cine is both preventive and cure for malarial
fevers, stomach disorders, torpid liver and
impure blood 1t is agreeable to weak stom-
achs and soothing to the nerves.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-11-02
He Knew Him.

Again it was the terrible small brother
doing the entertaining until his sister
could put in an appearance.
II guess you don't know me-" said the
caller with commendable desire to be
pleasant.
ooh, yes, I do. When saw you through
the winder | heard sister say there comes
that everlastin' Simpkins again! Detroit
Free Press.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-11-02
TALL STEEPLE CLIMBING.
The Dangerous Undertaking Has
Come to BE a Patriotic Craze
in Vienna.

An extra ordinary craze has seized
certain class of Viennese patriots. Since
the Tyrolese Pircher' more than ten
years ago assembled ST. Stephens steeple
to fix black and yellow flag at the top,
the feat has been repeated both there
and at the Votive church. Matters.
however. reached their climax recently,
when no fewer than five such attempts
were made in honor of the emperor's
jubile birthday. About nine a. mi.
man heavily laden came to the St
Stephens tower with two boys carry
ing ladder. With the help of this he
mounted to the roof of the vestry, when
the boys and ladder disappeared. He
then took his boots off and put them in
a bag on his back. He carried, more,
over, two large fagstaffs with the flags
rolled round them and a laurel wreath
tied on his back. With all these imped-
iments he climbed the outside of the
belfry, and reached the gallery of the
fireman's, watchroom. Unfortunately
for his plan he had been noticed, and
the police were quickly informed. The
firemen on the tower were instructed
by telegraph to stop him, and when he
reached the gallery hands were
stretched out to catch him. He was
taken down the stairs and given up to
the police. The crowd made him the
hero of the moment, and applauded him.
and wished to know his name.
At the same time the two Gothic tow
orc of tho Vofiyo IA ,1,.ob ,x-aro haipkr wall
watched, an anonymous letter having
informed the police that the rope
dancer, Prybil, who brought down the
last flag placed on the tower by an
unknown hand, intended burning fire
works on the eve of the emperor's birth
day on rope slung from the top of
the towers. At II two men with ropes
and bags approached. The police
stopped them and declared that
the neck-breaking experiment could
not be allowed. The men were
the rope dancer and his brother, who
loudly protested. About the same hour
young woman, tall and strong, with
a flagstaff twice as tall as herself, was
found climbing up the side of the
church. When she was questioned she
answered that she merely meant to
climb to the roof and fasten the flag
between the two belfries so that every
body could see it. She expected that
it the emperor was told that woman
had put it there he would want to see
her, and he would then be anxious to
grant her wish. This was to get her
grandfather admitted as one of the IL
old men at the next annual feet-wash-
lrg at the Burg palace the Thursday
before Easter. While the police were
discussing these matters with the adj
Venturous parties, the fifth climber
quietly approached the other side of the
church, which was unguarded, and with
a black and yellow flag bearing the
Imperial eagles climbed the eastern
tower to within so feet of the top, fixed
ms nag, and quietly came down again.
but ne had been noticed by someone.
lie was stopped when he came down
ana made to report himself at neigh
boring police station.-London News.
The Unicorn Carman.
A unicorn carman," in the London
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-11-02
The Ledger monthly,

The publishers of the New York Ledger
announce the djscontinuance of that publ
cation as weekly and its appearance in
future as monthly.
The Ledger was founded by Robert Bon
ner. The world knows the history of that
venture. He took into his; work new ideas
and determination to succeed. He made
the Ledger the foremost weekly in the
realms of fiction.-W orld-Herald, Omaha,
Neb
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-11-02

"You went fishing with Miss Keedick yes
terday, didn't your
Eyes"
"Catch anything?"
"Well, we came back engaged, but didn't
know whether 1 caught her or she caught
me. ILLUSTRATED American.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-11-02
Swift.

"The fight was all over in minute" said
the witness. "Why, it was all done as quick
as a ole married man kissin' his wife good
by. '-Indianapolis journal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-11-02

It's always hard to please man who
doesn't know what he wants. Chicago
Daily News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-11-02
The Untcorn C,rn,.

"A unicorn carman," in the London
olalect, is man who drives three
horses. This pathological fact came
out at recent coroner's inquest.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-11-02

Piso's Cure for Consumption has saved me
many a doctors Bills. F. Hardy, Hop
klns Place, Baltimore, Md, Dec. 2, '94.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-11-02

Ven Aye see faller feelin' sad all tenn Ave
get mat at hes liver an pity hem-Denver
Times-Sun.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-11-02
CAnfuSRd-

Feeze and fret? Why? st. Jacobs Oh
cures Neuralgia. Soothes it down.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-11-02

Trip" Between beautiful woman and a
rich woman, which would you prefer?'
Grlp-"Ihe second first. Town Topics.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-11-02

Don't Neglect Cough Take Some Hale's
Honey of Horehound and Tar instanter.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-11-02

In the morning well. st. Jacobs Oil cures
soreness and stiffness.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-11-02

Told you so. In one night cured st. ia
cobs Oil masters Lumbago.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-09
HER SEVENTH ATTEMPT.
Mrs. Kate Brown Finally Succeeds In
Ending Life.

Mrs. Kate Brown, aged twenty-one, the
wife of Peter Brown a Greek candy dealer
living at 6301a East Washington street, died
yesterday afternoon from the effects of
chloroform supposed to have been taken
about / o'clock. 1t is believed she took the
poison for the purpose of ending her life,
as some of those who knew her say she did
not seem very happy in her surroundings. 1t
is said by people who lived near her that
she Lad attempted suicide six times before.
Mrs. Brown and her husband took their
meals at restaurant in the block in which
they lived. About ] o clock yesterday after
noon Mrs. Brown went into the restaurant
and called for bowl of soup. When in-
formed that soup was not being served she
seemed vexed and walked out of the place
At o'clock her husband went up to their
room and found the door locked. He in
quired at the restaurant for his wife, and
learned she had been there an hour before
Recalling her previous attempts at suicide
he suspected something wrong and return
ing TO his room broke open the door, He
found his wife unconscious and a dispen-
sary doctor was sent for. Dr. Erdman re-
sponded, but was unable to revive the dying
woman. A bottle of chloroform was found
in the room half empty. Mrs. Brown had
been married since last August. She for
merly lived at Brazil. where her father vet
resides. He was notified of his daughters
death. The coroner notified and Dr.
Dodds was detailed to investigate the case
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-09
Also Denied by Rubcns.

NEW YORK, April S.-Horatio S. Rubens,
counsel to the Cuban Junto in this city,
was interviewed to-day in reference TO the
statement made in Congress yesterday by
Representative Grosvenor, Of Ohio that
Col. John J. McCook is the legal representa-
tive of the Cuban Junto of New York, be
hind which stands $500 600. 600 worth of bonds
that can be validated by the recognition of
the independence of Cuba by the United
States" and that these would be destroyed
by a policy that would drive Spain out of
Cuba in the interests of the American peo-
pie, Mr.. Rubens said: Those statements
are incorrect. j. j. McCoolS is not a repre-
sentative of the Cuban Junto, and to the
100000 900 bonds. / must refer you to the
statement of Benjamin F. Gurra, deputy
treasurer of the Cuban republic showing
that the amount of Cuban bonds purchased
was only "a little over $10C000, and those
were bought for about 40 per cent. of their
face value. Furthermore, there have been
no concessions by granting or selling Of any
kind whatever"
Does j. j. McCook represent any per-
sonal holding of Cuban obligations?' was
asked.
Mr.. Rubens replied with emphasis ITO
my positive knowledge there is no one who
has any claim on the Cuban government
except the Cuban soldiers. the civil en-
ployes of the republican government. Their
claims are to be settled after the establish
ment of peace.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-09
THE MANLOVE PAROLE.
Protest Against 1t from COnnersviIIe
and New Castle.

A strong protest is reported from New
Castle and Connersville against Governor
Mounts recent action in parolins Earl
Manlove, of Connersville, who had served
but three months in the Jeffersonville Re-
formatory for criminal seduction, c. s.
Hernly and Charles K. Beach, who were
associated with M. e. Forkner and others in
the prosecution of the case, believe that
Governor Mount was imposed upon, 1t is
stated and they insist that the case was
not one calling for executive clemency. The
case excited great deal of attention at
New Castle, where it was tried: Manlove
is q man under thirty years of age and
comes of well-known family at Corners
VILE His victim was a country girl living
q few miles from Connersville.
Francis t. Roots, of Connersville,. was one
of the most active in bringing Manlove'S
case before the Governor. 1t was insisted
that the young man himself was a victim
of persecution, and his friends claimed a.
plot had bCen laid to entrap him. In his
behalf his previous record and standing. he
being a member of the Presbyterian Churcn
at ConnerSVille, was urged.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-09
FLOWERS FOR CHURCHES
TaERE WILL BE A GOOD EASTER
SUPPLY FOR THE PULPITs.
Elaborate Decorations This Year-Ad-
ditiOnaI Music Programmes by the
Various Local Choirs.

The Easter season is one which. pleases
the florist financially but it is period of
great labor. For three days and the greater
part of as many nights they have been
working to get their flowers ready for to-
morrow. The warm weather of few weeks
ago brought fear to the florists hearts, for
the flowers could not be held back, but the
last few cold days has been propiuous, and
the aisles and counters bloom like gardens.
This will be great day at the market.
where the flower department will have more
than the usual quantity. The great call is
for the lily, known from December until
Easter as the Bermuda lily, and for Easter
and after it is the Easter OF Ascension lily
These are cultivated with tall strong stalks,
and foliage and cluster of perfect bios
SONS at the top.
To make the lily more attractive the
florists cover the pots in which they grow
with fancy Grape papers, and tie ribbons
around the stalks. Then new fancy is for
baskets, low, broad affairs Of rustic design,
and filled with ferns and tropical plants
which will grow for a. year. For Easter
DAY roses. carnations or tulips are stuck in
among the green plants. In the local green
houses there are thousands of plants of
spirea, the delicate. feathery, white flower,
set in thick lace-like foliage, pots of bloom
ing rhododendron, the most gorgeous tulips
in plain and Variegated effects. carnations,
lilies of the valley, violets, orchids, daffo-
dis. narcissil freisia, cinerarias, with thou
sands of roses of all colors.
The decorations for the churches this year
will be even more elaborate than usual, and
the music for that day will be we'll worth
hearing in all of the churches The leading
choirs will be augmented by voices and in
struments, and the ministers have made
their addresses correspondingly short, as
the music is long. The fancy of gift giving
grows, and the shops are full of every kind
of egg, chicken and duck, while other arti-
cles deemed appropriate for that day are
placed well to the front. Not only will flow
ers and CONNECTIONS be given, but there is
10 limit, from a book to an Easter bonnet.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-09
MAY ONLY BE ONE BID
TELEPHONE COMPETITION SEEMS TO
BE NARROWING DOWN.
Potts scheme Apparently Up in the
Air-Time short for other
Companies.

A week from next Monday the Board of
Public Works will receive bids for a new
telephone plant. 1t now appears that there
will be little If any competition among the
bidders Alfred +. Potts, who introduced
plan for controlling the franchise along the
lines of the Consumers Gas Trust Com
pany, is regarded as being entirely out Of
the telephone fight. w. A. Pickens, who
vas interested with the Evanses in the for
nation of a company, says that his clients
have not determined what their action will
be. The Potts plan, at a meeting of the
membership of the Commercial Club, was
referred back to the directors without in
corsement The constitution of the club
prevents the directors from committing the
club where any public question is involved
The telephone question has been construed
by Presideat Parry and Second Vice Presi-
dent Harris as public question, and this
would seem to indicate that the directors
cannot take steps to organize Commercial
Club company. Officers of the club said
yesterday that it was undeniably unfortu-
nate for the club that it had ever gone into
the subject at all. When it comes to the
formation of Commercial Club companies
to control the water works, street cars and
similar public utilities there will be serious
objections from the members.
But little has been heard of the People S
Cooperative Telephone Company (auto-
matic) lately. AS there are but seven work.
ing days in which a new company can raise
the necessary money and incorporate, it
now looks as if the New Telephone Com
pany would be the only one to bid, al
though Mr.. Pickens's clients may yet get
together At the office of the New Tee-
phone Company yesterday it was said that
there had been no meeting of the directors
lately. but it is considered certain that that
company Will make bid. The Central
Union claims to have no interest in the
fight, and says it will not bid
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-09

w. T.. Brown. attorney for Assignee Rea-
gan in the Krag- Reynolds litigation, is not
without hope of final settlement of the
company's affairs without the expense OF
an investigation in the Circuit Court. 1t is
at the request of the assignee that the IN
vcstigaticn is to be made now that all ef-
forts looking to a compromise have lalled.
The examination into the business trans
actions of the Krag-Reynolds Company Tor
six months prior to the assignment VIII be
commenced on April 10 unless some new
phase of the litigation arises to prevent.
With a view TO effectng a settlement with
the creditors, Attorney Brown has written
a letter TO the New York banks IN which
he makes a plain statement of facts to
them He is hopeful of being able to bring
about satisfactory results.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-09
For soIicitipg Trade by outcry.

ID. Richards, white man, and Abe Tray
is, colored. were arrested yesterday for vo-
lating city ordinance No. 8. which prohibits
restaurant keepers from soliciting trade by
outcry Richards Is employed at Hunters
restaurant ON South Illinois street, and
Travis works for r. G.. George, whose place
is near Hunters. These are the first arrests
under the new ordinance. The men were
brought in by Patrolman Moore about noon
yesterday. One of the men was caught So
Letting at the Union Station. The other was
in the third story of his employers estab-
through an immense tin horn that served as
a speaking trumpet. The large end of the
horn protruded through the window and the
man was at the other end believing loudly.
His voice could be distinctly heard at the
Union Station. The police say this is a fa-
yorite scheme of restaurant keepers in the
neighborhood of the Union Depot
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-09
Miss weller's Two statements.

Kate Weller, a young woman, who was
the defendant in a suit for replevin in Jus
tice of the Peace Hays court, few days
ago, has been arrested on a warrant charg-
ing her with perjury, and will be tried to-
day by Justice of the Peace Clark William
Resoner, a Washington-street furniture
dealer. sought to replevin some goods i'm the
womans possession. The case was twice
tried by Magistrate Hay. On the first trial
the woman testified the goods We're worth
$i5e. On the second trial she estimated the
value at $75. Both statements were made
under oath The affidavit charging perjury
was filed by Justice Hay.