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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-05
How Missourians Were Made.

Tennessee mountaineers took advan-
tage of the more level lands of Missouri
to fill that state in an incredibly short
space of time after the treaty with the
Osages, and in the states rich and
abundant soil and water they might
have made one of the largest and great
est of the American commonwealth
nearly half century ago had not the
vicinity been so tempting to the con-
federacy and so mportant to the north.
In the terrific contest that waged over
the freeing of the slaves.the young men
and the adventurous of the community
found it easier to migrate than to re-
main at home, easier even at the cost of
facing the UNEMPLOYED regions of'Kan-
sas, New Mexico and Arizona. The en-
during ones tarried, suffered the emo
tons of war, posted the sacrifice of $40,-
100000 to be free of serfdom, and
stamped upon Missouri the character
istics of combative endurance.-Ains-
lies Magazine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-05
SILENT CONVERSATION.
That Caused q Nervous Nan
Embarrassment.

"Scated opposite me in st. Charles
avenue street car the other day." said
a gentleman who lives in the neigh
borhood of Tulane university to a
Times-Democrat man, was middle
aged woman and chubby-faced man
o. perhaps 81 or 2S. They were neat
ly but rather poorly dressed and were
holding several large bundles. Pres
emily l heard the man making queer
chuckling sound, and, glancing up, I
saw that he was convulsed with laugh
ter. The woman was evidently amused,
too, and was trying in vain to keep
her face straight. She had prim, Sc
we're features, and her thin lips were
twisted so strangely that l couldn't
help staring at her. Then looked
around to see what the deuce they
were laughing at, but 1 failed to dis
Germ anything especially funny in the
car, and finally gave it up. In few
moments l glanced across again, just
in time to catch the queer couple in
another paroXysm of silent mirth.
They seemed little confused under
my scrutiny, and that suggested the
uncomfortable idea that they were
laughing at me. 1 took off my hat,
looked at my clothes and couldn't
discover anything unusual about my
appearance, but at the same time the
thing began to get on my nerves, and
when it was repeated five or six times
I became as nervous as a eat in a
strange garnet. During all that while
the couple had not exchanged a single
word. They simply sat there, alter
nately staring into space and shaking
with laughter. 1t was most uncan-
ny performance, and I was immensely
relieved when they got off. That
evening 1 was narrating my expert
ence to a neighbor, and he Immediate
ly solved the mystery. L know those
people well,' he said. 'They are deaf
mutes and cousins. Whenever they
are together they hold hands and Cos
sip away to beat the band, all by the
motion of their fingers. You didn't
notice it, but they undoubtedly had
hold of one another's hands ON the
car. They were merely exchanging
neighborhood small talk, and probably
telling a few funny Stories IN. o.
Times-Democrat.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-05

ahead. About every two minits the
ghost would utter that cry. Some
times it would seem to be ahead of us,
and sometimes behind, and though we
stuck to our kegs, everybody was
skeert half to death. 1 shouldn't be
ashamed to say that we throwed away
the whisky and run fur our lives, fur 1
was never so badly upset, but we
stuck it out till all the kegs was safe.
Then we had talk and determined to
move the STILL"
'And you continued to hear the
voice?"
Right along, sub. 1t wasn't like no
human bein', nor yit like an animal,
and nobody could rightly say from
which direction it came. reckon the
only reason that kept us together was
fear. Each man had feelin' that if
he got away from the crowd that aw-
full thing would grab him and take his
life. 1t took from about eight o'clock
in the evenin' till mighty nigh day
break to git the kegs safe away and
move the still two miles, and all this
time that ghost was wanderin' up and
down and utterin' them quare noises.
After the first alarm them revenoo fell
lers went into hidin' and wasn't heard
of agin, but we knew they was still in
the woods. When we was all through
I started for home, and daylight was
eatin' up the fog as 1 opened the cabin
door. Lynn on the outside of the bed
and sound asleep was my ole woman.
On the bed beside her was sheet so
damp you could wiring water out of it,
and her shoes and clothes was in the
same fix. AFTER leetle woke her up
and says:
"'Mebbe yo've bin walkin' in yo'r
sleep and fell into the branch?'
"'Mebbe 1 hev,' says she as she sits
up and stares at me and can hardly
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-05

speak loud fur hoarseness. is the
whisky all safe?'
"'All safe
"'And did yo' move the still?'
"'Moved it two miles,
"'Then git yo'rself bite to eat and
lemme sleep till noon, fur thar was
quare noises about last night and 1
didn't git wink O. Sleep"
"And it was Mrs. White who played
the ghost?"
Cant say" replied Zeb with smile.
81 never dun aXed her, ard she never
dun told me-
Sand what did the revenue men have
to say about it?'
''Nuthin' 'tall-not to me. AS soon as
daylight come they headed fur Knox
vile, and we didn't see no mo- of 'em
fur months. They give cut that a
ghost rolled six of 'em over cliff and
hit the rest of the gang with stones and
clubs, and none of 'em wouldn't come
back fur love or money"
''Well, it was smart trick on the
part of Mrs. White"
eyes, -rayther peart, reckon-ray-
Their peart. That is, if it was her."
'But it must have been her."
"Can't say as it was, though it took
most quart of coon's lie to git that
hoarseness out o. her throat arter-
wards
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-05
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'POSSUM TALKS.
Zeb White Tells About q Mountain Ghost
BY M. QUAD. tcopyrighted)

One evening, when night had fallen
dark and grim over the peaks of the
Cumberland, and had brought with it
such a strange stiffness that one could
hear the opening of the chestnut
burrs and the fall of the nuts on the
shriveled leaves below, asked the old
'possum hunter if he had never met
with anything weird and mysterious
up there on the rugged slopes.
YES, I've met up with some quare
things in my time," he replied after a
minute, "and I've always sorter reck-
oned that ghost or speerit once
helped me out o powerful tight
place."
Being pressed for the story, he
stirred up the logs on the fire, lighted
his pipe and continued:
Il reckon have told yo' why went
into moonshine whisky. 1t was the
same way with all the rest. We could
turn our con into money that way,
and in no other. Nobody ever did
make any money at it, and every man
about a still run the risk of bein' sent
off to state prison most any day in the
week. l did q heap thinkin' befo'
went into the bizness. The ole woman
was agin it from the start, and many a
night she woke me up as she cried
out:
"'Zeb White, I've bin dreamin' that
them revenoo fellers had cotched yo'
and sent yo' to the penitentiary fur
two y'ars!'
''Bimeby," continued the old man, II
decided to go into it. We had to pack
the still Is miles over the hills on our
backs, and we had only jest got TO
maxim moonshine when the woods
was full O. revenoo fellers s'archin' fur
the plant. 1t was in that ravine over
to the west, with the big dead tree
standin' sentinel, and though they run
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-05

us mighty clus they couldn't find it..
we couldn't git any of the stuff out to
make a sale, and there came time
when had 80 kegs of good con whis-
ky hid away in the bresh and ready
to GO over the trail. Then the boss of
the revenoo fellers stops yere at the
cabin one day fur drink of water
and says:
'''Zeb White, yo've got still, and
yo've got whisky on hand. We hain't
found the spot yit, but I've sent fur
two mo- men, and we ar goin' to stay
right yere fur the next ten vars. L
amt wishin' yo' any bad luck, but if L
don't hev yo' in Albany in less than
three months, then I'll resign my
place and go to huntin' rabbits!'
''That sort O talk upset the ole
woman and rayther skeered me-" said
Zeb, land 1 made up my mind I'd hev
to move that still and git the kegs
outer the way as quick as possible. l
sent word around, and one AFTERNOON
about 20 men gathered in the thicket
things over and agreed that sunthin'
must be done, but at the same time it
was takin' big chances. When night
come down it was jest SIGH a night as
this, only white fog riz up and made
everything look quare and strange.
AFTER shutdown, when that fog spread
all over the mounting, yo' jest couldn't
hn1n fhinlyin' Of &c &c
We couldn't say how it would affect
them revenoo fellers, but we got down
to the still about eight o'clock in the
evenin' and every one of us was feel
in trembly. It wasn't so powerful
dark, but that white fog lay every
where like shroud fur the dead, and
it was so still that the fall of dead
twig gave yo' sort O. SILVER. hadn't
said nuthin' to the ole woman. but l
reckon she suspicioned what was up.
We went at them kegs fust. Each
man was to carry one TO- miles, and
we knowed them revenoo men would
be hidin' on the trail if they was
abroad at ALL
swell, how did you come out? ~ !
asked as the old man paused.
''It was quare, suh-mighty qnare.
We was movin' along the trail like SO
many ghosts, when we heard sunthin'
wall out like woman in distress. The
wall was drawn out, like, and it ended
up in sort o. laugh. Lawd, sub, but
the hull crowd of us turned as cold as
ice and felt our ha'r standiD' up. Some
was fur runnin' away, and some fur
goin' back, but as we stood thar with
our hearts thumpin' we heard the rev.
enoo men crawlin' away through the
bresh and sayin' to each other that a
ghost was wanderin' about. That
heartened us up bit and we went
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-05
Turkey Five Feet High.

John Mccormick, farmer who re-
sides across the river from Clinton,
Ia, in Illinois, is the owner of tur-
key gobbler which is probably the
largest that has ever been raised in
the United States. This monster tow
ers into the air five feet and weighs
IS pounds. 1t looks more like an os-
trich than a turkey. It's legs at the
feet are an inch and half in dame
ter, while close to the body they
are the size of an ordinary mans arm
at the elbow. The birds. wings
measure seven feet from tip to tip.
The turkey is two years old and never
wanders away from home, as is usu-
ally the habit of turkeys. The bird
is of the bronze breed, and Mr.. Nc
Cormick says he has been offered
large sums for the monster fowl, but
has no desire to sell it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-05
A ThoughtfuI Wife.

First Lady-What New Years pres
ent are you going to give to your hus-
band?
Second Lady-A hundred cigars.
First Lady-And what did you pay
for them?
Second Lady-Oh, nothing! For the
last few months / have taken one or
two out of Jacks box every day. He
hasn't noticed it, and will be pleased
with my selecting the right quality of
gars.-Collier's Weekly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-05

Rev. Fiddle, d. DYES, Daniel was
cast into a den of lions, but not one
of them dared touch him. How
strange
Pupil (scornfully)-Aw, OATS nuth-
in, seen duck do dat act in de cir
Gus las year.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-05

Voice (from the top fiat)-Can't you
see the sign in the hall there-'no ped
dlers allowed in this building?"
Answering Voice Cat other end of
speaking tube, loud enough to be heard
through the building)-I amt a ped
dler, ma'am. I'm the boy from the den
lists, with your new teeth!-Chicago
Tribune
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-05
Dress reform in Kansas.

"Thct's right. One O. them eastern
women critters in what they call a
rainy day costoom went a-cavortin' by
our place yestiddy, an you never see
SIGH outlandish rig"
'sKind O. short an resky, wuz it ?'
"You bet it wuz. Derned eff it didn't
actually shock tn corn!"-Cleveland
Plain DealA-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-05
Getting in Fashion.

II wonder why she is SO offended" he
said.
Its because of the letter you sent
her." replied her dearest friend, conf
dentiaily.
why, there was nothing in that to
offend her," he protested.
''Not in it, but on the envelope" ex-
planned her dearest friend "You ad-
dressed it to Miss Mary Smith,"
well, isn't that her name?"
ut used to be, but now it's Mayrye
Smith. Chicago Post.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-05
DIDN'T ADMIRE THE EXERCISE.

Mrs. Brush-Mrs. Morton has no
piano in her new house.
Mrs Crandall-No; she's little SEN
sitive about pianos.
Mrs Brush-Why?
Mrs. Grandchildren, she was Mr.. Nor
toms stenographer before they were
married.-Harlem Life.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-05
A Bad Lot.

Harold Proudfoot-What! Not bit
particular whether you get married or
not? Why, some girls pray for men.
Grace Witmer-Well, you can't blame
them for that-the men need praying
fort-Puck
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-05
A Plain PROPOSAL.

"Im plain man, Miss Timmins."
"You are, Mr.. Barclay"
"Can make myself any plainer?"
Impossible, Mr.. Barclay"
''Then your answer in plain words
GIN one plain word, Mr.. Barclay
yes."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-05
We Can Wait.

"Did she think that the world was
eagerly waiting for that first poem of
hers?"
Evidently. She got me out of bed
to make a copy of it on the typewriter
and then sent it to the editor by special
delivery. That was IS months ago, and
the poem has never appeared. detroit
Free Press
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-05
Another War Victim.

Hubbs-This war has caused pile
of suffering.
Tubbs-It has, indeed. I have suf-
fered terribly from it myself.
Hubbs-Why, you didn't go to the
war, did you?
Tubbs-No, but 1 married the widow
of a man who did.-Town Topics.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-05
A Possible Explanation,

Harold think Algy's engagement
with Miss Van Swelle must be broken
off. l never see them together any
more.
Percy-Perhaps they are married.
n. Y. Journal
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-05
Bavnrian Lightning Rods.

In Bavaria each family on Easter
Sunday brings to the church ward-fre
walnut branch, which, after being
partially burned, is carried home to be
laid on the hearth during tempests as
a protection against lightning.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-05
Alas

She seemed to treat me like dog,
There isn't any doubt,
Except there is no chance, now, CT
A license taking out.
IN. Y. World
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-05
Her Literary Pretense.

did you ever read Gray's Elegy in a
Country Church Yard?"
The fair young girl looked puzzled,
but only for moment.
''Yes, indeed" she answered. Il have
read it in country churchyard and lets
of other places. "-Washington Star.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-05
rinancir1 ENHANCEMENT.

"What cold glances Virgins gives
You, Billy"
"Yes; he owes me five dollars, and
I owe him four dollars; he's mad be-
cause I don't pay him" indianapolis
Journal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-05
The English Vocabulary.

There are now over 100000 words in
the English language acknowledged b.
the best authorities, or about 10000
more than in the German, French
Spanish and italian combined.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-05
His New Dignity.

Mr.. Jiner-I've been elected TO the Of
flee of invincible high protector of the
sanctuary in my lodge.
His Wife-What are the duties?
Mr.. Jiner-I have to guard the outer
door.-Chicago Tribune.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-05
No Harm Done.

The Parson - l understand you
brought your dog to church with you,
Sunday, Thomas?
Thomas-1es, your reverence; but
he went to sleep as soon as you began
to preach, like the rest of US, and dis
turbed no one, sir."-Yonkers States
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-05
Physical IInpOssibiIity,

Nell wouldn't be in your shoes for
anything.
Belle (sweetly) couldn't get
into them, my dear.-Tit-Bits.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-05
The Worst of All,

Bill-There is handorgan trust.
now.
Jill-Another grinding monopoly
Yonkers Statesman.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-05
The Difference.

There is one difference" said old
Mr.. Rockingham, between our son and
poor rule
whats that?" his wife asked.
"a poor rule won't work both ways.
The other won't work any way."-Chi-
cago Times-Herald.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-05
EXPERTS.

$50 we are going to take census of
Cuba"
'Yes. l understand that one-half the
population of Chicago have applied for
the job" brooklyn Life.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-05
Scaly Fellow.

There had been robbery at the
church while the funeral services were
in progress, and the suspected person,
fected, had got away.
"Can you describe him?" asked the
detective.
eyes," answered the victim. "He was
carrying a small alligator grip and
shedding large crocodile tears" -Chi-
cago Tribune
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-05
His Reward of Merit.

There was no one at his funeral
Because from early youth,
He'd made it plan, had this candid man,
To always speak the truth.
-Elliott's Magazine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-05
Dogs Delight.

| Never mind the small pup when his howl
ings begin
He bowls to get out just to howl to get in.
Chicago Record.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-05
Understands His business.

An undertaken, blow for blow,
In fight would badly pan out:
But when it comes to boxing, though,
He'll neatly lay his man out.
Judge
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-05
His "a Explains.

Tommy-Pa, is the baby crying be.
cause he hasn't any teeth?
Father-No, my son; he's crying be-
cause he's going to have some.--Puck.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-05
Obstinate Women.

"Clara, when you are in the wrong
you never will acknowledge it,"
"Yes, l will; only I'm never in the
wrong.''-Chicago Record.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-05
Like Some Girls.

The goat he ate rubber shoe
And softly he would hum:
Boys, I'm doing nothing new,
I'm simply chewing gum"
Chicago Daily News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-05

81 want er hot bird an er large, cold
bottle; but 1 kin git erlong wild some
hard cider an er pumpkin pie if yer got
'em handy."-N. Y. Evening Journal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-05

BilIvilIian Rhapsody.
1.-The kick of a mule
Will make you vince.
One kicked dad
Hain't seen him since!"
Atlanta Constitution.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-31
ENTHUSIASTIC CONVERTS.
There arc Thousands Of Them Who BE-
lieve as this Won N Does.

Mrs. Ira Knowlton, Of Butte, Mon
tana, Is most enthusiastic convert to
the virtues of stuart's Dyspepsia Tab.
let's ms a cure for obstinate stomach
trouble. She says II had poor diges-
ton nearly all my life II now seems
to me that for years / never knew
what IT was to be hungry, to have a
good natural appetite.
Il was troubled with gas In stomach
causing pressure on the heart with pal.
pitation and short breath Nearly ev-
erything I ate soured on my stomach,
sometimes I had cramps in the stomach
which almost resembled spasms.
Doctors told me I had catarrh of
the stomach, but their medicines
would not reach 1t and I would still
be sufferer had not, in sheer des-
peratlon, decidet to try Stuart's Dys-
pepsia Tablets.
Il knew they We're an advertised
remedy and I didn't believe anything
] read about them, as l had no conf
dence in advertised remedies, but my
sister living in Pittsburg wrote me last
spring telling me how Stuart's Tablets
had cured her and her little daughters
of indigestion and loss of flesh and ap-
petite and hesitated no longer.
l bought fifty cent box at my drug
store and took two of the large tablets
after each meal and found them de-
lightful to take being as pleasant to
the taste as caramel candy. Whenever
during the day or night felt any pain
or uneasiness in the stomach or about
the heart took one of the small tab
lets and In three weeks it seemed to
me as IL I had never known what
stomach trouble was.
Il keep Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
In the house and every member of our
family uses them occasionally after a
hearty meal or when any of us have a
pain or ache in the digestive organs
Mr.. f. H. Davis of Hampton, Va,
says: II doctored FIVE years for dys-
pepsia, but in two months l got more
benefit from Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab
let's than in five years Of the doctors
treatment
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets is the sa-
fest as well as the simplest and most
convenient remedy for any form of in
digestion, catarrh of stomach, bilious
ness, scour stomach, bloating after
meals, sympathetic heart trouble.
Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets is not
cheap cathartic but an active digestive
remedy containing the pepsin and dias-
tase which every weak stomach lacks
and they cure stomach troubles because
they digest the food eaten and give
the weak, abused overworked stomach
a chance to rest and recuperate
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are sold In
every drug store in the United States,
Canada and Great Britain.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-31
TIRE MAKERS
Are In New York Trying
to Agree.
Goodrich Company Has Not Been Rep
resented at Meetinus,

Representatives of the several con-
Germs in this city manufacturing sim
gle tube bicycle tires are in New York
attending a meeting.
1t is hoped by those interested that
a final agreement will be reached rela-
tive to the selling price of all tires
manufactured under the Tillinghast
patents.
The Goodyear, Diamond and Penn
sylvania Rubber companies have been
selling unguaranteed tires at a much
lower price than some of the other
concerns. It was claimed that they
were forced to do this in order to meet
competition. 1t has been a noticeable
feature that the Goodrich company has
not had a representative at any Of
the meetings.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-31

AoSANNO1Rt AOhh 'Osf As
DR.. 8. B. Hartman, Columbus, o.:
81 can scarcely find words to express
my gratitude TO you for all your kind
ness to me. 1t has robbed the grave of
one victim, for was in a critical condi-
ton when wrote you before. Thanks
to you, however, my health is fully re-
stored. wish every young lady in our
town could read your book. There would
be great deal legs sickness and puny
women."-Miss Bertha E. Sargent.
EAvAsoTA, TEX.
DR.. 8. 3. Hartman, Columbus, o.:
~ think 1t is time TO let you know
what your treatment has done for me.
am rid of that terrible trouble I had
when I wrote to You. When / would
Itoop over I could not straighten up
without the most severe pain. lam well
If that, and am much better in other
Tays."-Mrs. +. X. +. Gille, Box 10.
osYEA, Miss.
Or. 8. B. Hartman, Columbus, o.:
al am sure that Pe-ru-na is one o. the
est medicines on the market. ] am
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-31

Hon. Benton w. Childers of Cleve-
land, who has visited 22 of the So coun-
ties of the state and noted the changes
In the sentiment of the people disa-
grees with State Chairman Dick that
the Republicans will make heavy gains
in the rural districts. Mr.. Childers
says the reverse will prove to be true.
He gives it as his opinion that If the
Republicans lose In the cities as Gen.
Dick predicts they will, the Republi-
can losses in the country will give the
state to Bryan, State Chairman Long
Of the Democratic committee expresses