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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-03-23
INDIAN MAGIC.
A Wonderful Tale of Illusion in the
Orient.


A correspondent writing from India
regarding the theory that the jugglers
perform their tricks by will power"
says: During the course of the Indian
mutiny made the acquaintance of one
of these gentlemen of India, who tried
to instruct me how to perform these
tricks. He said il was all imaginary on
the part of the spectators, as he simply
willed that they should see those things.
Yet l, in common with western nations,
was too animalized, sensual and ma
terialized by flesh eating and con-
sumption of alcohol to retain or accept
any deep spiritual teaching. The most
exciting performance that he gave for
my amusement was the converting of a
bamboo stick into native servant, who
waited at table and supplied our wants.
"Afterward-in his ABSENCE tried
it, and to my surprise the same man
was before me asking for instructions.
| directed him to fill the chatties in the
veranda with water from the we'll in the
compound. This he proceeded to do.
When he had filled them all to overflow
ing, l requested him to stop. He, how
ever, took no notice of me, and went on
stolidly bringing in the water, until,
in my excited imagination, it seemed
that the bungalow would be washed
away. Finding that l could not arrest
or stop his movements, he passing
through me as though l did not exist,
drew my sword and lay in wait for
him. Making a slash, l apparently cut
him in twain, when 10! there were two
men bringing in the water, neither of
whom could l restrain or prevent from
doing so. / was completely out of my
depth, when l heard a quiet laugh be-
hind me, and on turning 1 found it was
my instructor, who held up his right
hand, and the two men disappeared,
the stick resuming it's place in the ver-
anda, and to crown all there was not the
slightest sign of any water having been
brought in.
II excitedly appealed to him for an
explanation. He said that he had been
present all the time, having willed that
he should be invisible to me- and that
l should imagine myself to see and do
what L thought had taken place. In
order to prove it, he asked me to step
out into the compound and directed my
attention to huge cavern, which
knew was not there before. AS I
entered, a number of huge elephants
and camels issued from it in a continu-
GUS stream, yet 1 could not touch one of
them. They apparently passed over
me as though did not exist. He again
laised his hand, and the cavern and ami
mails disappeared, and there was no in
dication of any exodus of any kind
Scottish Nights.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-03-23
Didn't Look 1t.

'These are very fine suspenders," said the
peddler to the lady at the door. II have
here is ne par Of da pan enes Dd
you ever embroider any suspenders for
your husband, Lady,"
NO." said she.
"Now don't you think you'd like to en-
broider pair for his Christmas PRESENT.
Il guess not"
"Well, has he real nice pair of suspend
ers for his Sunday clothes" persisted the
peddler.
Really, don't know" said she.
"Well, madam, is your husband in?"
mo; he's not here yet"
..Do you expect him in before supper?"
"No-surely not by that time"
We'll, haven't you any idea when he will
be here?"
''Not the least idea"
".Humph.that's queer" unused the disap-
pointed peddler.
ooh, not so very" said the young lady.
81 haven't any husband. Detroit Free
Press
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-03-23
The Land of Christ.

Under this title, the Passenger Depart.
ment of the Chicago, Burlington & North.
ern Railroad has issued splendid series OF
views made by the half-tone process from
photographs taken in the Holy Land. The
subjects embrace people, scenery and cities.
as they exist today in that famous country.
The work is published in twelve parts, each
containing from twelve to fifteen views.
Each picture is fully explained by descrip-
tive reading matter. A sample part will
be sent to any address on receipt of two
cents in postage, and the complete set will
be forwarded, postpaid on receipt of nine
ty-ive cents. Postage stamps will not be
received for the full set, but remittance
must be made to the undersigned by draft,
postal order, express money order, or reg
istered letter. This is a rare chance to Sc
Land of Christ for less than one dollar.
Address Geo. P. Lyman, G. P. A., c. B. &
n. r. R., st. Paul Mimi
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-03-23
A DOCTORS DIRECTIONS.
They save a daughter
from blindness.

When father writes that yours "is the
best medicine in the world" you can
allow something for seeming extrava-
gance in the statement if you know that
the medicine SO praised, cured a loved
daughter of disease and restored to her
the eyesight nearly lost. The best med
icine in the world for you is the medicine
that cures you. There can't be anything
better. No medicine can do more than
cure. That is why John S. Goode, of
Orrick, Mo-, writes in these strong terms:
"Dr. Ayers Sarsaparilla is the best med
icine in the world. My daughter had
relapse after the measles, due to taking
cold. She was nearly blind and was obliged
to remain in a dark room all the time.
The doctors could give her no relief; one
OF them directed me to give her Ayers
Sarsaparilla. Two bottles cured her COM
pletely."
The thousands of testimonials to the
value of DR.. Ayers Sarsaparilla repeat
over and over again, in one form or another
the expression: THE doctors gave her
no relief; one of them directed me to
give her DR.. Ayers Sarsaparil,a. Two
bottles completely cured her"
1t is common experience to try DR..
Ayers Sarsaparilla as a last resort. 1t is
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-03-23

common experience to have DR.. Ayers
Sarsaparilla prescribed by physician.
1t is common experience to see a com.
plete cure" follow the use of few bottles
of this great blood purifying medicine.
Because, it is a specific for all forms of
blood disease. If a disease has its origin
in bad or impure blood. DR.. Ayers Sars.
aparila, acting directly on the blood, re.
moving its impurities and giving to it
vitalizing energy, will promptly eradicate
the disease.
The great feature of DR.. Ayers Sarsapa.
rilla is the radical cures that result from
its use. Many medicines only suppress
disease-they push the pimp1es down
under the skin, they paint the complexion
with subtle arsenical compounds, but the
disease RACES in the veins like pent-up
hre, and some day breaks out in vol
canic eruption that eats up the body.
Ayers Sarsapsrilla goes to the root It
makes the fountain clean and the waters
are clean. 1t makes the root good and
the fruit is good. IT gives Nature the
elements she needs to build up the broken
down constitution-not to brace it up with
stimulants or patch it up on the surface.
Send for DR.. Ayers Curebook, and learn
more about the cures effected by this
remedy. It's sent free. on request, by the
J. c. Aver Co., Lowell, Mass.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-03-23
For Sweet Chnrity,s Sake.

Helen-Young Banker seemed to be
greatly taken with me at the ball last
night. He danced with me four times.
anything. 1t was a charity ball, you
must remember.-Chicago Evening
News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-03-23

There is no reason why calico dress
be properly made. Get piece of Simpsons
Print and you can find nothing to equal it
in quality, brilliancy of color or beauty of
design. The name VIM. Simpson & Sons on
the ticket is the best guarantee you can
have.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-03-23

Fits stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use of DR.. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer Free 50 trial bottle &
treatise. DR.. Kline, 933 Arch ST., Phila., Pa.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-03-23

If you are troubled with dandruff there
is remedy-"Cocoaine." Send your address
to Joseph Burnett Co., 81 India St., Boston,
Mass, for their pamphlet on THE Hair, Its
Care and Management"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-03-23

Whenever we hear the women talk in
dignantly because another woman is spelling
her husband, we hunt him up to congratu-
late him.-Atchison Globe.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-03-23

A hand separator-uot letting your right
hand know what your left is doing.-Rural
New Yorker
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-03-23

You know what you say about your poor
kin? Well, that's the way your folks who
have money talk about you. = Atchison
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-03-23
Oft Proved.

Money has wings, as is frequently shown
by fliers in the stock Philadelphia
Tines
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-03-23

Marrying for money is an expensive in,
vestment.-Ram's Horn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-30
KING OF TANK DRAMAS.
Victories of the American Navy
to Be Reproduced as a
Spectacle.

New York. July 3O-The largest tank
drama in the history of this town Will
soon be produced at the Madison Square
garden This performance, which has
been conceived by Manager Frank w.
Sanger and perfected by Imre Kiralfy,
of spectacular fame, promises to make
all previous realistic moisture seem but
a drop in the bucket of it's vastness.
OF course, the present war with Spain
will furnish all the plot necessary for
this big and moist production, which
will be a naval show from start to fin
ish 1t will illustrate the principal in
cidents that have already occurred, as
we'll as the thrilling victories achieved
bv the American navy over Spain. The
idea of the american naval show is
to create and produce an entirely orig
inal entertainment with historically
correct reproductions of every one OF
the American and Spanish WarShlpS
that have taken part in the late naval
enga gements The entire area of the
huge garden has been transformed into
a basin holding 100000 gallons OF wa
A miniature fleet, being actual repro
auctions of the American and Spanish
fleets, with the most ingenious mechan-
ism has been constructed, includ-
ing perfect working models, varying
from u to IS feet, of the battleships,
cruisers, torpedo boats, etc. The seen
cry. which will take in the entire width
of the garden will be as realistic as art
can make it. Three hundred men have
been at work on the construction of the
lake, which is now complete, and the
setting of the scenery will be started
at once. The American and Spanish
suuadrons will begin rehearsals before
this week ends, and war will be de-
clared at the home Of the horse show
on Monday evening, August 8, after
which two naval engagements will be
fought daily. The immense amount of
water in the lake and the opening of
the sliding roof ought to make the gar
den. during the season of the naval
show, the coolest as well as the nOis-
lest place in town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-30
DEAF MUTES QUARREL.
A Funny Sight Among Three of Them
in San Francisco.

San Francisco. July 30.-A fight in
which not a word was uttered but pIen-
ty of blows exchanged occurred at the
corner of Van Ness and Eddy streets.
1t was a pantomime of the usual street
brawl with the exception that the blows
were singing and bruising and made
the blood flow. By chance Daniel
OBrien and Sigmund Horn, two deaf
mUtes, met Isidore Sehg, another fell
low without a voice, at the point alrea-
dy mentioned. In their peculiar way
they opened up a conversation. Their
fingers began to fly faster and faster
and their eyes snapped and fairly spit
fire. To even people passing by it was
apparent that. the conversation was a
heated one.
But as there were no violent threats
or awful oaths audibly delivered inter
ference was not in order.
Pretty soon the actors closed their
fists and went at each other in the Cor
bett-FitzsimmOns fashion AS the odds
were two to one against Selig it is read
lily seen which side would have been
defeated had outsiders not taken a
hand in the silent battle. Selig was in
dignant that the two should attack him
together and he had both of them ar
rested. AS he could not call police
man it took some time to make known
his cOT0n1aiOt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-30
A Saline County Man Has a
Strange Experience.
Encounters a Miniature SirOcco
In His Rye Field.
ALMOST STRANGLED.
Kirby Bank to Pay Dividend
of 50 Per Cent.
Wichita Will Have. MetrOpOI-
itan Bath House.

Salina, July 30.-Dennis Sullivan, who
lives west of Brookville is in town to-
day marketing his wheat and relates a
strange experience at his place. Mr..
Sullivan has been in this country eleven
years and come to America on account
of very unpleasant domestic relations.
The incident referred to took place
Thursday morning about 11:30 and oc-
CURED in a patch of rye near the Sui
Ivan pasture. Mr.. Sullivan went there
to look after a young calf; when he en-
tered the field he noticed a movement
in the grass as of some animal But no
animal appeared only some strange
spirit of the wind or unknown thing
passed over the field in narrow zig
gag path, Wh1r1ng and beating the
grain in a horrible lashing manner and
coming in Mr.. Sullivan's direction. He
hurriedly stepped aside and only felt
the edge of this strange element as it
swept by. He was almost Strangled
and fearfully Wrenched and was pow
erless to move. He saw the grass beaten
and torn, with dead leaves and grain
following the wake high in the air after
the demOniaCal sirOccO. The calf which
stood partially in the path was struck
on the hind leg and gave a low below
of fear and pain. AS soon as Mr.. Suln-
van recovered he went to the calfs as
sistance and found the flesh bruised
and torn and the bones broken as if
some mighty club had smOte it.
Mr.. Sullivan says the grain traversed
over and the grass also has died clear
to the roots. He cannot account for
the terrible thing that swept upon him.
He only remembers the curse that was
hurled upon him and his household by
his aged father so many years ago in
the land beyond the sea and is looking
for a black edged letter from County
Clare from his bOyhoOd home telling of
his fathers death
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-30
Lq.fa7ltG Maria Teresa

the notice of the police, Miss Mann hav-
ing kept the matter a secret.
Miss Mann, who is II years old, is the
daughter of Frank Mann, who is ac-
tive in EngIewoOd politics. She had
been going with a young man, whose
name she steadily refuses to tell, but
who she has admitted is the son of Il
business man living near the corner OF
Michigan boulevard and Forty sixth
street. On account of jealousy and
her refusal to accept his attentions
longer, she says, he has taken this
method of revenge.
The soap come to Miss Mann as a
sample and was highly recommended
by the elderly woman who brought it.
It has since been analysed by the doe
tor who attended the victim and he
says it contained one of the blue pOis-
Ons probably VitrOI.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-30

There is probably no state in the
Union which maintains a more uniform
Democratic vote than Vermont. It gave
Buchanan 1O,529 votes in 1856 and Bry-
an 1887 votes in 1886, a difference of
only los votes in forty years. 1t has
occasionally run up to about II 900, and
has never fallen below 10000 The Re
publican majority has also maintained
about the same figure, having been U.s.
447 in 1856 and 28,591 in 1894, although
it was much larger in 1896. This state
Of things is probably due to the facts
that the population is comparatively
stationary and to the absence of large
cities with their floating population.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-30

Philadelphia Times: In the selection
of Montauk Point as the place of re-
cuperation for Skaters army sea air,
salubrity and seclusiOn will be secured.
MOntauk Point is the jumping off place
Of Long Island, and while it is con-
nected with New York by rail, and is,
therefore, easily supplied with the ac-
cessories of camp life it will hardly re-
quire the enforcement of quarantine
regulations to keep the public away
from 1t. Very few ever visit this stretch
of sand dunes except on urgent bust
ness, but this fact does not detract from
its fitness for a summer camp for the
recuperation of an army debilitated and
decimated by a fierce midsummer cam
paign in Cuba
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-30
FORTY-FOUR ICEBERGS.
Great Record of the Steamer Mas
conomo on Her Maiden Trip.

New York, July 3O-Icebergs are IN
usually thick just now off the banks OF
Newfoundland. The German steamer
Pisa just arrived reports having seen
80 of the wandering glaciers, number
of them over 800 feet high. The Hoo
gan line steamer MascOnomo arrived
here today from Sunderland. July u,
on her maiden trip. Capt. John Jen-
kins, who brought her in, says that A
icebergs We're sighted during the vOy-
age, the largest being between latitude
05O longitude As, and latitude As, long
itude 50. The largest of the bergs broke
up just as the MasconOmo steamed
abreast of it.
1t was a berg with a lofty pinnacle, as
Capt. Jenkins describes it. His atten-
ton was particularly attracted to it by
a crumbling noise. Suddenly the pin
nacle tumbled into the sea with a great
crash, sending tons of kissing water in
to the air. Then the main portion Of
the berg turned turtle and the water
for a quarter of a mile around foamed
and tossed like a whirlpool.
Band concert. Garfield park. tomor-
row.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-30
HISTORICAL WAR SAYINGS.

Excuse me, sir. I have to report that
the ship has been blown up and is sink
ing. '-BiI Anthony of the Maine.
Suspend Judgment" -sigsbee's mes
sage to Washington.
1--WE will make Spanish the court Ian
guage of Hades. Fighting Bob Evans
when war was declared
"Rememberthe Maine. -schley's sig
nal to his fleet.
Don't hamper me with instructions.
I'm not afraid of the entire Spanish
fleet with my ship. plain Clark of
the Oregon to the board Of strategy.
ITO - with breakfast let's finish
'em NOVA Yankee gunner to Dewey.
II
Don't get between my guns and the
enemy. Dewey to Prince Henry of
Germany.
1--WE got them now, they'll never get
home. ''-Schley on guard at Santiago
harbOr.
There must be no more recalls. Iron
will break at last. "-HObson to Admiral
Sampson.
Don't mind me. boys. go on fighting"
Captain Allen K. Capron of the
Rough Riders.
Don't swear, shoot!''-Colonel Wood
to the Rough Riders.
Take that for the MaineH'-Captain
Sigsbee, as he fired a shot through the
Terror.
Expect to take the place as soon as
I can move. ReinfOrcements will not
reach me."-GeneraI Shafter before
Santiago.
"Shafter is fighting, not writing.''-
General COrbin to Secretary of War AL
ger.
War is not a picnic '-Hamilton
Fish.
''Who would not gamble for a new
star in the hag?"-Buckeye O'NeilI,
Rough Rider.
"Afraid I'll strain my guns at long
range; I'll close in. "-Lieutenant VAIN
wright.
Don't cheer just now, those poor
devils are dying. ''-Captain Philip.
Il want to make public acknowledge
ment here that I believe in God, the
Father Almighty. ''-Captain Philip.
''The Maine is avenged. ''-Lfeutenant
Wainwright after the destruction OF
CerVera'S fleet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-30

of his time here until in 1898 when the
reports of the great riches which were
to be found in South Africa attracted
Hildebrandt to that place.
Locating in johannesburg he soon
amassed a fortune which he says is
gradually increasing.
Since leaving this city Hildebrandt
has only returned once and that sew
eral years ago. but says in his letter
that he expects to spend the summer
of 1900 in this city with his brother
and sister.
Concluding Hildebrandt says that he
is enjoying perfect health and this to-
gether with the knowledge that he is
still prosperous will be welcome news to
his many friends in this city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-30
MONEY AWAITS PEACE.
Capitalists Expect to Invest Largely
in the New Provinces.

Harrisburg, July 30.-There has been
a. marked decrease in the corporation
business Of the state department dur
ing the past three months. which is at
tributed by the officials to the disturb
ance in business caused by the war
with Spain With the prospects Of an
early peace and the almost certain as
surance that the United States will for
many years, at least, assume control
and the Philippines, new and immensely
profitable fields may be opened for the
investment of American capital.
capitalists are holding their funds in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-30
SHOT SIXTEEN OF US.
Big Negro Who Killed Many Ameri-
cans From a Treetop is Captured.

New York, July 3O.-The sick and
wounded soldiers on board the ship Re
lief are simply reveling in good things.
Numerous boxes and hampers of deli
cacies as well as newspapers and flowers
found their way to the floating hospit-
al today, and then North river bOatmen
did a thriving business carrying wish
tors to and fro. The man with his arm
in a sling and the brave fellow in the
cot have pushed the man in the IN
soiled uniform to the rear.
The surgeons of the Relief found
time to secure many souvenirs of San
tiagO. The most highly priced of them
all is the photograph of a big negro,
who, while hidden in the top of a tree
shot and killed IS of our soldiers A
sharpshoOter among the volunteers dis
covered the guerrilla's hiding place, and
shot him until he fell with eight bull
let holes in his body. The picture shows
him tied down to a cot, lighting and
struggling to get free, while our sur
geOns are putting bandages on his
wounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-30
ECZEMA BABY IB
Whole Body a Mass Of Sores.
Doctor Gould Not Cure.
Tried CUTICURA.
Speedily Cured. Now Fine Hair
And Clear Skin.

Our baby at the age of four months was
sickly, and broke out with Eczema on his face
and body. He was mass of scabs. The doc
tor could not cure him. One day saw your
advertisement in the newspaper, and got
CUTICURA REMEDIES at once. used one box
of CUTICURA (Ointment), one bottle of CUTT-
cURA REsoLvENT, and three cakes of CUTI-
oURA SOAP, and he aCas Cared. He is now
seventeen months old, weighs 46 pounds, and
has the finest head of hair and clearest skin
you would want to see. LOUIS BENZINGER,
Feb. 3, 1898. 275O sth Ave, New York City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-30
KIRBY BANK DIVIDEND.
Depositors Will Receive 35 Per Cent
on August Is.

Abilene, July 3O.-Receiver Halleck
filed his first report of the condition of
the Kirby bank last evening. 1t shows
a condition not materially different
from that of the bank commissioner ex-
cept that he has added about $4,000 to
the cash through collections and selling
of good paper to the other banks, so
Mr. Ealleck thinks the first dividend
to be paid August Is will be at least 80
per cent.
There are eighteen depositors who
had over s, 900 in the bank, and of these
ten had over s., 900, six over $4,000, five
over 81, 900, four over $4,000, and three
over Sc, 000 The heaviest depOsitOr is
the Woodbine Hardware company, with
over S22, 900, and the county is next with
50 Q16
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-30
MURDOCH AS POSTMASTER.
Will Take Charge of the Wichita Of
fee Next Monday.

Wichita, July 3O-It is expected that
the change in the postofice will be
made next Monday, August 1. The prac-
tice has been for the retiring pOstmas-
ter, whose term expires on June 80, to
hold over another month so that all re-
ports and accounts for the quarter end
ing June 80, can be Strengthened up and
the office made ready for its new mas
ter.
Colonel Murdoch, had not received his
commission when the term of Ir.LOcke
expired. but he has it now, and is ready
to assume control Monday.
There will be little change at first.
George Locke and his assistant will re-
tire at once and their places filled by
Colonel Murdoch and E. 3. Jewett, his
assistant. Other changes will probably
be made little later.