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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-05-25

full fond O. flowers. His mother'G got
a cactus blossom pinned onto his coat,
among TIE brass buttons. l can't bear
cactus blossom. If things hadn't
been just so, I'd have sent Little Ben
jie off TO war with plenty O. my pink
geraniums on his soldier coat"
Diantha Berry's voice came to a
stop with jolt. She had forgotten to
see how many blooms the tree gera-
mum had last spring-when Little Ben
jie went to war. Little Benjie! she
had clear vision of him before her
eyes; Little Benjie in his brand-new
soldier suit, with his brown, curly head
up in the air, tramping away like a
veteran. How plainly she saw him!
The way the morning sunshine had
played with his brass buttons-how
plainly she saw that! Was it the daz-
zle of it in her eyes that made them
water? Diantha Berry was old-if go
years is old-and lonely and grim.
There had been few shadows-or sun
fashes-in her life. Little Benjie had
been more to her than, in her heart,
she would confess. He had been to her
almost what her own son might have
been.
She sat back in her chair now, rock
ing fiercely, and remembered many
things. Little Benjie was in them all
They filed before her mind in steady,
relentless succession-the time when
Little Benjie put on his first bits of
trousers and stumped across the yard
to show her the pockets in them-the
time when he first went to school and
she tucked pair of his beloved straw
berry tarts, unnoticed, into his lunch
basket, for surprise-and the time
Diantha Berry drew in her breath
sharply, with the pain of remember
ing-the time when, in his brave sol
der clothes, he marched away to war,
to the tune of the "Red. White and
Blue" That memory hurt her. She
wondered, in dull misery. if mothers
could feel worse than that. If Little
Benjie's mother-but she would not
finish that thought out. Her thin
lips clenched. What. had she to do
with Little Benjie's mother? 1t was
only Little Benjie that mattered to
her.
''But I'd pity her-Id do that, il
'twarn't for the way she treated me
when they brought home Benjie's body
I'd have forgot all the rest then
wasn't ready to? Wasn't l the first
one to give in? Do you suppose I'd
have let a miserable little quarrel
STAN between us then, when Little Ben.
jie lay dead in the house? But Leah
felt different. She wouldn't make up
even then-then! If 'twarn't for that
I'd pity her, settin' acrost there, al
alone. I'd be sorry for the mother o
Little Benjie. I'd go acrost and see how
her rheumatism was, and I'd run down
the street where the bands practicin
and make 'em stop goin' over that tune
of Little Benjie's. I'll tell 'em to have
pity-it hurts his mother so to hear
it. But now"
She turned the pages of the diary
in her hand, searching for something
1t was not thereof course not! II
was in the next little book further
along in the rom. She took it down an6
found the page she wanted.
"They brought little Benjie home
dead, to-day. Little Benjie dead!
saw 'em take the box out of the hearse
and carry it in to Leah-poor Leah!
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-05-25
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20

~W We" .sTbirtvseyen-
ght-thirty-nine!' Diantha Berry
cried, delightedly. The level rays of
the late afternoon sunshine sifted
through the close branches of the
great tree geranium and made an &C.
centric tracery in lines of light on
her plain face. The splendid plant
stood head and shoulders above her,
and its topmost leaves swept the
whitewashed ceiling. It's clusters of
rosy pink petals peeped out blushing-
ly, all over it.
Across narrow space of yard little
Leah Swallow put on her glasses and
tried to count the blossoms, too. Her
pale, lean face was wistful with long
ing. On her own window-sill pot of
stunted cactus grew.
1t was late May, and the tiny village
<Eband" down the street little way
was practicing the ''Star Spangled Ban
ner" ambitiously. 1t was hired to go
to a little distant town to play on
Memorial day. There was only one
soldiers grave at home, and the peo-
pie had never made any observance
of the day there. 1t was of that one
soldiers grave that little Leah Swal-
low was thinking-and Diantha Ber-
ry, across the yard. But it was Leah
who was crying.
BY and by the great tree gAranium's
petting ended; Diantha went back to
her sewing at the other window.
81 declare, l believe can smell lini-
ment." she said, aloud. ''Leah's got
another of her spells of rheumatism,
/ guess. She uses dreadful smelly
liniment, and the winds this way.
can smell it as sure as I live
A sudden memory made her grim
features relax into smile. She was
thinking how Leah used to say-when
they were bits, knee-high-that she
could smell Mis- Job Daggett's boiled
dinner round two corners. Her talent
for smelling had developed early.
The band struck up the 'Red, White
and Blue, and the faint rhythm of the
music set Diantha Berry's feet tap
ping. Across the strip of brown
grass. it sent Leah Swallows head
down into her open hands.
''Not that can't let 'em play
that!" she sobbed, desolately. 'That
was Benjies tune. 1t don't seem as
if anybody else had any right to il
but Benjie. He used to sing it when
he wasn't but speck of knee-high
hoy and played soldier Then. after
ward, when-when it wasn't play, he
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-05-25
Binder Irvine at Low Prices.

If you want special inside price on bind
er Irvine, either Sisal, Standard or Manila,
cut this notice out and mail it to Sears, Roe
buck & Co. Binder Irvine Department., Chi
cago, stating about how much Irvine you will
require and how soon you will want it, and
they wN save you money by quoting you a
compel the party who supplies you to sell to
you at lower price than he otherwise
would
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-05-25
Curiosity saves Life.

A package marked quinine was secretly
sent to bright woman, but being curious
she took it to a druggist who said it was not
quinine, but arsenic. A like inquiry into
some Of the medicines offered will certainly
detect the false from the true. For half q
been curing indigestion, constipation, dys.
pepsia, liver and kidney troubles and has
never once failed. Try it if you feel weak
and tired ttsis
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-05-25
Do Your Feet Ache and Burns

Shake into your shoes, Aliens Foot Ease,
powder for the feet. 1t makes tight or New
Shoes Feel Easy. Cures Corns, Itching,
Swollen, Hot, Callous, Smarting, Sore and
Sweating Feet. All Druggists and Shoe
Stores sell it, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress, Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N: Y.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-05-25

Dropsy treated free by Dr. n. H. Green's
Sons, of Atlanta, Ca. The greatest dropsy
specialists IN the world Read their adver.
tisement IN another column of this paper.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-05-25
A Different DecIarati

'She is very proud of the fact that she
has an ancestor who was one of the signers
of the Declaration of Independence"
''That's nothing to be proud Of There's a
divorce in our family, too."-Philadelphia
Buletin
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-05-25

I am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption
saved my life three years ago.-Mrs. Thos
Robbins, Maple Street, Norwich, n. Y.
Feb H. 1900
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-05-25

of immigration. Department OF
Interior Ottawa Canada. address the Under
signed who will mail y9I aliases pampn,ess sSS
Ottawa Canada, or to BEN. DAVIES, l54ls f. Third
Street, st. Paul, Mimi. w. RITCHIE, Grafton,
D.; Il. o. CURRIE Stevens Point. WIS.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-05-25

If you feel that you must occasionally
yield to the temptation to tell a lie, tell one
SO big that no one will believe it.-Atchison
Glnhe
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-05-25

1t is said that doctors never take their own
medicines-yet they usually profit by their
own advice.-Chicago Daily News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-05-25
In 3or4 Years an IndependenceIS Assured

IfyOu take up your homes
in Western Canada. the
land of plenty. has
trated pamphlets. giving
experience of farmers
who have becomewealthy
in growing wheat. reports
of delegates, etc., and full
information as to reduced
railway rates can be had
on application to the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-05-25

All goods are alike to PUTNAM FAD1LEss
DYES, as they color all fbers at one boiling.
Sold by all druggists.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-05-25

An old bachelor says that when a man
hasn't enough worry he should marry
Chicago Daily News. ~s.sv ~
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-05-25

1t is fatal defect of many old saws that
they are hopelessly dull.-lndianapolis
News
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-05-25

Fortune keeps up such see-saw that the
man for whom town is named is liable tc
be found in the poorhouse 20 years later
Atchison Globe.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-05-25

To Cure a Cold in One Day
Fake Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Al
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-05-25

'fHow was Admiral Dewey's naval rank
reduced when he got married." He be-
came Mrs. Dewey's second mate."-Argo-
naut.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-05-25
Y he
PiH.kA1aRa
ReE11ea1IeS

For disorders Of the
feminine organs have
gained their great sen0W3
and enormous Sako BE-
cause Of the permanent
good they have done and
are doing for the women
Of this country
H all alixssg or suffer-
ing W0ssses, COULD be made
to understand ROW ah-
solufeIy true are the
statements about Lydia &.
PinkhamsS Vegetable
Compound their suffer-
zngs would end.
HRS. Pisalttsas,s cousseES
women free Of charge.
Her address is Lynn,
Mass. The advice she
gives Is practical and
honest. You can write
freely 10 hesy she IS q WOO
man.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-05-25
| ~ G7M q & . !
| (oLUMBIkS |
MEMORIAL DAN

WHERE stately trees
4 beneath the sun
t h e ir emerald
foliage spread
And the rivers seek
the ocean. sleep
Columbia's hero
dead;
Nobugle blast awakes
them now, no war
cry shakes the
pines,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-05-25

The hundred-yard runner is always q
dashing fellow.-Chicago Democrat.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-05-25
FOR LITTLE
@DENJTEg
Decoration Story.

HE counted the
buds and blossoms
over again, with
slow care. There
were so many!
llyr,1
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-22

CLOSING EXERCISES.

The closing exercises Of the
Eveleth schools will be held at
Fayal Hall " this evening. and
many from this city VII oe in
attendance. In view Of the fact
that owing to the fire and con>
sequent non. attendance Of pupils
in the higher grades no closing
exercises vii be held the
schools in this city, the gi'adaat-
ing class Of the Virginia High
schoo! VIII attend the Fayal ex.
ercises and receive their. diplo-
mas. It is desired that parents
and others so far as convenient
arrange to be present. "
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-22
CONTEST: NOTICE.
Department of the Interior
United States Land Office.


. - United States Land Office -.
f. We: Z = Duluth, MIMI, June 0, 1900.
A sufficient contest affidavit having been
filed in this office by John Omtvedt, contest
ant, against Homestead entry No. 1910, made
December 1, 1888, for NE4 SW1 and VIZ SEA
and NEA SEA, Section II, Township 6ON,
Range IS W. by John. Wallace, Contestee, in
which it is alleged that said John Wallace has
never resided OIL said land OF made any i'm
provements thereon; and that his failure Ito
reside on said land was not on account of his
employment in the army, navy or marine
corps of the United States rs private, officer
seaman Or marine during the war with Spain
or any ohetr war in which the United States
has been engaged. ..t 4 s---
Said parties are her by notified to appear
respond and offer evidence touching said
allegation at 10 o'clock a. m. on Aug. Is, 1900,
before the Register and Receiver at the
United States Land Office in Duluth MINI.
The said contestant having, in a proper
affidavit filed May 10, 1900, set forth facts
which show that after, due diligence personal
service of this notice can not be made. it is
hereby ordered and directed that such notice
be given by due and proper publication.
/ -. WM. E.. CULkIN, Register. =
Atty. for Contestant. .s6-l5 lib.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-22
ETELETH HON.

An excursion from Ely to Eve
leth brought big crowd from
our neighboring city of the Yer
million on Sunday. last, accom-
panied by the Ely Base Ball and
Ely Gun Clubs to Try conclusions
with the Evelethites. T.:
The Gun Club match was a
failure, the trap not working sat
istactorily, but the lack of inter
est at one point was easily made
even by events at the other. for
in spite of the, horrible condition
of the grounds the boys put up
d most creditable game. Some
of the briliantplays were LOST tt,
the audience. however, us the
star actors were developed IN
clouds Of dust. At certain stages
the game promised to be hotter
than a July sun, but the presence
of the ladies and the soothing in
auence of Paddy the Diplomat
Gained the rising storms and the
game closed with score Of 1 l to
10 in favor of Eveleth.
The proceeds Of the excursion
were devoted to the Virginia Re
lief fund r :.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-22
Il pEiHILOUS EXPERIENCE.

On Sunday a. large number Of
excursionists from Biwabil- TOOK
in the beauties Of Ely lake and
Started from Sparta for a pleas
ure ride on the steam catamaran
and her tow. mammoth barge.
The windy day caused the waves
to lash in fury and when well out
the barge was swept and became
unmanageable, every Indication
pointing to the fact that the tow
would sink unless grounded very
quickly. The yacht was headed
shoreward and all speed put on
and the barge finally grounded
on sand>bar just as her nose
/ dipped bottomward. and the six:
ty or seventy passengers were
rescued from their perilous pos
sition. just previous to ground,
ing the barge had passed over a
portion Of the lake where the
water is from eighty to one hum
dred feet in depth
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-22
MCKINLEY IND ROOSEHELT,

Such was the ticket placed in
nomination by the Republican
national convention at Philadei>
phia and such will be the ticket
again placed in governmental
authority by the election in No.
yember next, ~ /
4 In the denomination of McKin.
ley the republican party has done
Its plain duty and given honor
to the man who,has so diligently
wisely and conscientiously dis
charged the duties Of the office
Of president during a term at
tended by unusual difficulties
presenting new and unsolved
problems, and IN It's choice the
convention but ratified the choice
not only of the Republican party
but of the American nation.
In the selection of Gov. Roose
welt as vice president, strength
has been added to the ticket, and
his nomination Is looked Upon
with popular favor, as demon
strated by the enthusiasm
evinced in the convention city
when he appeared in public.
The ticket is recognized as the
strongest possible choice, and
the verdict of the people in No
vember will be that the conven
ton did it's work we'll.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-22
KILLED 1T EVELETH.

During one of the Sunday night
carousals at the sacred village
Of Eveleth, a party of four con-
vivial Italians WAS lessened in
number by the shooting Of one,
who expired soon thereafter. The
name Of the murdered man is not
known, but one Of those engagg :
ed in the fracas, named Bruno,
has made good his escape and
the finger Of suspicion points tc
him as the perpetrator Of the
crime. rs &. d
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-22
TIMBER LAND ACT, JUNE 8, A878.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. s.
United States Land Office,

United States Land Office,
Duluth, Mimi, May 4, 1900
Notice is hereby given that in compliance
with the provisions OF the act of congress of
June g. 1873, entitled IAN act for the sale of
timber lands in the States of California, Ore
gorl, Nevada, and Washington Territory"
as extended to all the Public Land States by
act OF August 4. 1892, Ole Halverson, of
Virginia, county Of St. Louis, state of Mimi
esota, has this day fled in this office his
sworn statement No. 1850. for the purchase
I the NE SWH. SW4 SWA and VIVA SEA of
I Sec. IS. in TIP 80, N. R.19 and will offer proof
to show that the land sought is more vaiu-
able for it's timber or stone than for agricul-
tural purposes, and to establish his claim to
said land before the Register and Receiver
Of this office at Duluth; MINI on Friday
the Goth day OF July, 1900.
He names as witnesses Ia 5s
John Chesser, Of Virginia, Mimi.
N: p. Fordham, $ =
Martin Nelson, 81 = esssz ~
David Beaudoin, g go
Any and all persons claiming adversely.
the above described lands are requested to
/ file their claims in this office on or before
said goth day OF July 1900. szs.s
S.. Sssss WIN. E. CULKIN,
Register.
Attorney.
may II july 1s
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-22
HE PRIMARIES,

The Republican primaries
Tuesday evening to elect dele
gates to the Republican county
convention excited little or nc
INTEREST in the first, third and
fourth wards, where no opposi-
ton was offered. In the second
ward, entitled to three delegates
there was a lively tilt between
A. Belanger and Joel Tornquist,
in which Mr.. Belanger won by a
good majority. o.
The city delegation as elected
was composed as follows:
1st ward-Wm. Park.
End ward E. E. Burnley, D. G.
Christopher. A. Belanger. g.
Bird ward-F, ]. Rinnert.
4th ward--Chas. b. Nelson
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-22
CONTEST NOTICE.
Department Of the Interior

I s:. Department Of the Interior,
United States Land Office,
s .H-G Duluth, MinR. June 3 !, 1900.
"A sufficient contest affidavit having been
fled in this office by Nels A. Holmer, oontest-
ant, against Homestead Entry No7s9s made
January 90 1893, for SEA SEX
and VIZ SEA and SEA SWA, Section 8,
Township 50 N, Range NV, by Isak A. Roug-
thvedz contestee, in which it is alleged that
said Isak a. Rougthvedzh has never resided on
said land or made any improvements thereon;
and that bis absence from said land was not
on account OF his employment in the Army.
Navy or Marine Corps as a private soldier,
officer, seaman or marine during the war
with Spain or any other:War in which the
United States has been engaged.
Said parties ar hereby notified to appear,
respond and offer evidence touching said al
legation at 10 o'clock. a. M, on Aug. %, 1900
before the Register and Receiver at the, Unit
/ ed States Land Office in Duluth, MINI.
The. said contestant having, In a proper aft.
davft, fled May 81, 1900. set forth facts which
show that after due diligence personal service
of this notice can not be made, it: Is hereby
ordered and directed that such notice be Civ
ZEN hY due and proper publ lea ton
WIN. b. CULKIN, Register
u. 81. Snaal Iwood, So
Atty fol; ntestant g Is 7-l3
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-22
ORDINA NOE NO. IS,

An ord finance to amend Sections
one q and two ca OF Ordi>1
nance No. entitled an
Ordinance Establishing a Fires
District and Providing FOR the.
Erection and Regulation of
the Cons uction Of Buildings
therein, and for the Proven .
ton Of Fire in the City Of.
Virginia, st. Louis county.
Minnesota. SIS.
The Common Council OF the city Of Virginia
do ordain as follows:
Section I: That Section one ~ Of Ordinance
No. one ~ be and the same is hereby amended
so as to read as follows: 5 S.
Section I: The following boundaries shall
constitute and be known as the fire limits az
the City OF Virginia, to-wit: Commencing at,
silver Lake on Chestnut street, extending one
half block north and south on the Center
line of said Chestnut street, thence easterlv
TO the Duluth. Missabe & Northern Railroad
main track. e: 4.5.... :. $50 #
SectiOn2 2: That Section two ~ of Ordinance
No. one 40 be and the same is hereby
amended so as to read as follows: z.SE.. e
Section q: No person shall build erect or
place any building within the fire limit here
by established exceptt as in this ordinance
provided unless the outside wall of the same
shall be constructed OF solid brick or brick
veneer. The outside castings and cornjce
above the first story to be covered with iron
That all outside wall to be built either Of
solid brick or brick veneer at the time Of con-
struction OF Said buildings Except the ont
side walls OF buildings facing streets or corner
lots and front and rear walls of building
which may be built at anytime within eight
months from the commencement OF the erec-
ton of the same as is herein provided. That
In case building shall be erected adjoining
a building already constructed, the person
erecting such building shall either build a
solid brick or brick veneer wall next to the
wall of the building already constructed at
the tina of the erecting OF said building.
The roof of said buildings shall be con-
structed of and covered with slate, iron, tin
cement or other, jncombustible material
equally secure against fire. , -, -
Section ?: The Common Council may ex-
tend or shorten the time for the constructing
OF buildings under this ordinance.
Section i: This ordinance shall take effect
ard be in force from and after it's massage
approval and publication: ,
Passed on motion of Alderman shpley,
June 8. 1900 upon the following vote:
Ayes-Aldermen Donnelly, Eaton, St. tyr,
shipley, Halvorson Miehan> Wasson-7.
Nays-smt',-1.
Approved June 8, 1907. -.
=. ~ =: NJ. q. PALMER, Mayor.
Attest: ALBERT E. BICKFoRD,
I - City Recorder
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-22

Notice is hereby given that bids will be re-
ceived by w: H. Eaton, clerk of school district
No. %, on or before July7, 1900 at II O'Clock
noon for the purpose OF erecting school
house at Fayal location, Eveleth, Mimi.
Plans and specifications can be seen at
Tenbuch & Hill's, Duluth; or at the Office OF
clerk or treasurer OF the board at Virginia
MINI. =
All bids must be accompanied by a certified
check in the amount of s5Oo0O as Il guarantee
of good faith. 81:
The successful bidder will be required tc
furnish surety company's bond i'll the
amount of two-thirds of the contract price
The board reserves the right to reject any
and all bids.
- :, @r'' w Fl r ATOM ClocI.