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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-08-18
BY HON. GEORGE w. PECK.

(Ex-Governor of Wisconsin, Former Editor
of Pecks Sun, Author of "Peck's
Bad Boy" etc.
Copyright 1905, by Joseph B. Bowles.)
Cairo, Egypt.-My Dear Old Irish
Vegetable: Gee, but you ought to see dad
and right now, at hotel, waiting for
a chance at a room, when bride and
groom get ready to vacate it, and go
somewhere else. This hotel is full OF
married people who look scared when
ever there is a new arrival, and | came
pretty near creating panic by going
into the parlor of the hotel, where a
dozen couples were sitting around MAX
ing goo-goo eyes at each other, and get
ting behind a screen and, in disguised
voice, shouting, 81 know all! Prepare
to defend YOURSELF"
The women turned pale and some said,
"At last! At last!" while others got
faint in the head, and some fell on the
bosoms of their husbands and said:
Don't shoot" You see, most of these
wives had husbands somewhere else,
that might be looking for them. I have
warned dad not to be seen conversing
with a woman, or he may be shot by a
husband who is on her trail, or by the
husband she has with her.
Well, sir, of all the trips we have had
anywhere, the trip from Constantinople
here was the limit For two or three
days we were on dinky steamboats, with
Arabs, Turks, negroes and all nationali-
ties camping on deck, full of fleas, and
with cholera germs on them big enough
to pick like blueberries, and all of the
passengers were dirty and eat things
that would make a dog in America go
mad. The dog biscuit that are fed to
American dogs would pass as delicate
confection on the menu of any steam
boat we struck, and had rather lie
down in barn yard with wet dog for
a pillow and cast-off blanket from a
smallpox hospital for a bed, than to
occupy the bridal chamber of any steam
boat we struck. .s
And then the ride across the desert
by rail to reach Cairo was the worst in
the world. Passengers in rags, going to
Mecca, or some other place of worship,
eating cheese a thousand years old made
from old goats milk and dug from the
Pyramids too late to save it, was what
surrounded us, and the sand storm blew
through the cars laden with germs of the
plague, and stuck to us so tight you
couldn't get it off with sandpaper, and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-08-18

and front. This gown would be very
pretty made either of silk or soft wool
Everybody nowadays has one of those
little coats, wash affairs, just the thing
for summer wear and early autumn days
The shops are disposing of them at
ridiculously low prices, and they are
being taken up as fast as put on the bar
gain counters. The favorite is the bolero
with short sleeves, coat and sleeves
edged with little wheels of embroidery
or crochet. They look so dainty and
frilly, are especially attractive worn
over the lingerie blouse. Although one
of the best noticed this season was
light blue linen, the frock as severe and
close-fitting as could be; the bolero with
its little handmade wheels gave touch
of elegance to the simplicity. .
The separate waist is back into its
own again; those that thought shirt
waist suits and costumes of one mate
rial were to rule absolutely, thought
wrong. There never were displayed
handsomer blouses than just now. and
many women seem to prefer them to
the two-piece suit.
Dotten swiss waists are lined with
the suspender styles that still remain.
though threatened by the common and
ugly ones appearing soon after the good
models were shown. A pale messaline
was made up with a full untrimmed
skirt, short pulled sleeves, and shirred
suspender straps passing with no slant
over the shoulders, the straps having
two bands crossing in front, shirred
and of the same width as the shoulder
straps. The waist proper was of dotted
swiss, the girdle white wash-ribbon,
double white frills at the bottom of the
sleeves. 1t was lovely and simple
little dress, much more effective on the
hot evening than a fussy costume
near by.
ELLEN OSMCNDE
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-08-18

going to marry an Egyptian woman, l
would take her to Norway, or up to-
wards the north pole, where it is night
all day, and you wouldn't realize that
you were married to colored woman.
To be around among these Egyptians is
a good deal like having pass behind
the scenes at the play of Ben Hur in New
York, only here the dark and dangerous
women are the real thing, instead of
being white girls with black paint on.
We have just got back from the pyra-
mids, and dad is being treated for spinal
meningitis, on account of riding camel.
l never tried harder to get dad to go
anywhere on the cars than l did to get
him to go to the pyramids by rail, as
millionaire should, but he said he was
going to break a camel to the saddle,
and then buy him and take him home
for side show. So we went down to
the camel garage, and hired camel for
dad, and four camels for the arabs and
things he wanted for an escort, and
jackass for me. There were automobiles
and carriages, and trolleys, and every
thing that We could have hired, and
been comfortable for the ten-mile ride,
but dad was mashed on the camel, and
he got it.
Well, sir, it was not one of these
worlds fair camels that lay down for
you to get on, and then got up on the
installment plan, and chuck you for
ward and aft, but a proud Egyptian
camel that stands up straight and
makes you climb up on stepladder.
Dad got along up the camel's ribs,
when the stepladder fell, and he grabbed
hold of the hair on the two humps, and
the humps were loose and they Topped
over on the side, and it must have hurt
the cameps feelings to have his humps
pulled down, so he reached around his
head and took a mouthful out of the seat
of dads pants, and dad yelled to the
camel to let go, and the Arabs amputat-
ed the camel from dads trousers, and
pushed dad up on top with bamboo
pole with crotch in it, and when dad
got settled between the humps he said,
LET 'er co. and we started.
Dad could have had camel with
platform on top, and an awning, but he
insisted on taking his camel raw, and
he sat there between those humps, his
trousers worked up towards his knees,
showing his red socks and blue drawers.
and his face got pale from sea sickness,
and the red, white and blue colors made
me think of fourth Of July at home.
We went out of town like wild west
show, and dad seemed happy, except
that every time an automobile went
whizzing along, dads camel got the
jumps and waltzed sideways, out into
the sandy desert, and chewed at dads
socks, SO part of the time dad had to
draw up his legs and sit on one hump,
and put his shoes on the other hump.
The Arabs on the other camels would
ride up alongside and steer dads camel
back into the road, by sticking sharp
sticks into the camel, and the animal
would yawn and groan and make up
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-08-18

when we got here all we have had to do
is to battle the dirt off in layers.
1t takes nine baths to get down to
American epidermis, and the last bath
has jackplane to go with it, and thing
they scale fish with. But we are all
right now, with rooms in the hotel, and
rested, and when we go home we are
going to be sailed down and given
chloroform and shipped as mummies.
Dad insists that he will never cross a
desert or an ocean again, and l don't
know what is to become of us. Anyway,
we are going to enjoy ourselves until we
are killed off.
The first two days we just looked
about Cairo, and saw the congress of ma
tons, for there is nothing just like this
town anywhere. There are people from
all quarters of the globe, the most out
landish and the most up-to-date. This
place is an asylum for fakirs and rob-
bers, place where defaulters, bribers,
murderers, swindlers and clippers
are safe, as there seems to be
no extradition treaty that cannot
be overcome by paying money to the
officials. l found that out the first day,
and told dad we should have no stand
ing in the society of Egypt unless the
people thought he had committed some
gigantic crime and fed his country.
Dad wanted to know how it would
strike me if it was noised about the ho-
tel that he had robbed national bank,
but l told him there would be nothing
uncommon or noticeable about robbing
bank, as half the tourists were bank
defaulterS, SO he would have to be ac-
cused of something startling, so we de-
cided that dad should be charged with
being the principal thing in the Stand
ard Oil company, and that he had under
ground pipe lines running under sew
eral states, gathering oil away from the
people who owned It, and that at the
present time he was worth billion dol
lars. and his income was $9,0OO,OOO
every little while, and, by ginger, you
ought to see the people bow down to him.
Say, common bank robbers and default
ers just fell over themselves to get ac-
quainted with dad, and to carry out the
joke, put some kerosene oil on dads
handkerchief, and that .clinched it, for
everybody loves the smell of perfume
that represents billion dollars
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venture to forecast green as a mark or
exclusive and high-class dress. And
what reason do we give? Well, guarded
reports that reach us from overseas.
A late gown is described as of dark blue
tussore with collar of emerald green
braided in black and white. We ara
told of leghorn hat dyed green and
trimmed with wreath of multicolored
roses and big bow of sapphire blue
velvet. Then, to emphasize the emerald
hue of things, we listen to rawlings OF an
exquisite olive-green violet gown, made
princess style, the yoke of Irish lace
picked out with broidery of pale blue.
But let us cling to summer so long
as we may, not speak of woods and win
ter. Late August days will see many
long white linen coats worn with col
ored cottons and linens, as well as some
times part of the all-white costume.
The wash-hat of embroidery is to be
worn till driven to shelter by the frost.
and nothing is prettier in the way OF
clothes than long coat and hat of all
over embroidery-but the expensive
English sort is not to be had cheaply.
White is seen everywhere. even as
autumn approaches numbers of ladies
are adding their stock of snowy gowns.
There are sheer stuffs and linens and
brushes of heavy weave; there are serges
and mohairs; there are silks, Chinese
and Japanese wash stuffs. In the fall
nothing is more attractive than white
wool, and when it has the addition of
collar and cuffs of colored velvet it is
especially pleasing.
1t is pretty generally agreed that the
most becoming hat of the season has
been the one of horsehair braid, the
straw being so pliable and lending it.
self easily to shape approved by indi-
vidual taste. A hat that is one of the
prettiest of the many ones shown is
also suitable for evenings at the the
alter the coming season. 1t is made OF
tiny ruffies Of yellowish Valenciennes
lace upon a horsehair foundation, dull
gold in color. Small green roses adorn
the lace ruffies, and are masses at the
back OF course this could be made
up with different color scheme.
Though holding desperately to sum-
mer, we feel moved again to speak OF
fall styles; to remark that the hat with
high crown is showing itself. But it is
really too early to take stock in signs
and promises.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-08-18

I'm looking for" she remarked. you
deal in authors, | believer"
Let us say--their works.
"And artists, and lecturers, and ia
nous folk of all k;nds?" she continued
Yes"
do you" she hesitated, then
amended her question. Have you
any use for ideas?"
'T-yes-providing-
That's all right" she assured him.
"You won't be able to find any flaws
in mine. Tits sort of idea that
ought to be worth thousands"
But that is quite the commonest
sort of idea" he murmured, uneasily.
Il perceive" said she, that your
business has made you a profound
cynic." All her important words were
pronounced with a capital letter.
"A cynic is never profound" retort-
ed Billy Bosworth.
II want cynic," she remarked, with
a brilliant smile, entirely disregarding
his trenchapt pronotincement. Now.
am going to trust you, you know. |
am going to tell you about my idea,
and then arrange with you as to our go
ing into partnership or something. Or
that you pay NE royalty. or a percent
age. or whatever it is. | wouldn't do
it, of course but | am so fearsomely
poverty stricken, and l do so want a
motor
Quite naturally"
81 have already bought the most per-
feet costume, and-and-really-a veil
that"
You will pardon me, madam" said
Billy, "but if you would kindly let me
know"
"Of course" She beamed upon him,
painting delicately. Last night l was
dining with Lady Helen Twyford. You
don't know her? What a privilege,
And I was taken down by an under
takers mute named Harold Farsyde.'
81 gather
ooh, Mr.. Boswell. please don't gath
er. Whenever Josie-my husband, by
the way, begins to gather, | know at
once that he is going to be formal and
unpleasant or something. And men are
all exactly alike-aren't they-just as
policemen and buffers are. Well, as
was saying, Mr. Farsyde is quite i'm
possible, whereas"
But you should remember, my dear
madam"
ooh, no. :. Whereas young Dicky
Garden is altogether charming"
I'm afraid haven't the pleasure
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-08-18

faces at me on my jackass, and finally
dad wanted to change works with me
and ride my jackass, but l told him we
had left the stepladder back at Cairo. so
dad hung to his mountainous steed, but
the dust blew so you couldn't see, and it
was getting monotonous when the
queerest thing happened.
You have heard that camels can fill up
with water and go for week without
asking for any more, Well, guess the
week was up, and it was time to load the
camels with water, for as we came to
the Nile every last camel made rush
for the river, and they went in like
yoke of oxen on a stampede, and waded
in clear up to the humps, and began to
drink. and dad yelled for life nreserver
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-08-18
Red Hair.

When red hair makes its appearance
on human head all lukewarmness Is
at an end 1t is either loved or loathed.
It's admirers, with artists'in the van, are
almost Historically enthusiastic. They
call it golden, though the gold that
comes out of, the earth is not often ex-
actly that shade. A red-haired woman
is sure of success in some quarter
however plain her face or insignificant
her figure. The detractors of red hair
say it is sign of bad temper or immor-
atty or both, and therefore to be scru-
pulousiy avoided. Queen.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-08-18
Many Very Pretty Bodies

1t seems to us this is day of grace
full waists, rather than ornate and
inartistic specimens of dressmakers'
long hours of labor. The model here
shown is an excellent one, the back
so pretty we choose to present it. And
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-08-18
Sympathy for the Doc.

Mrs. Jiggson-The bull pup does not
like mother; he growls at her
Jiggson-Then I'll have the coach
man. shoot him. l can't bear to see
dumb animals suffer-Town Topics.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-08-18
A Pessimist,s Views.

Tell me, do you really think she will
marry me?"
well, l am a conafirmed pessimist
Il guess she will. Town Topics.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-08-18
To Study Law.

In a New York prison the educational
course for convicts will be broadened
to include lectures on law.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-08-18

The Bad Boy and His Dad Arrive in
Cairo-At the Hotel They Meet
Some Egyptian Princesses - Dad
Rides Camel to the Pyramids and
Meets with Difficulties.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-08-18

Governor of Wisconsin, Former Editor
of Pecks Sun, Author of "Peck's
Bad Bow" etc)
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-28
OPENING PRICES
FOR STOCKS UP.
They Held Well aud Generally
Showed Small Fractional
Advances,
UNION PACIFIC WENT SOARING.
Caused by Bank Stotcment---Ilad Been
Reid in Restraint, but Soon
Rose AggressiyeIy

New York. Jan. S.--Opening prices OF
stocks today held firmly and generally
showed small fractional advances, Inter
est IN the market was confined largely
to a fcw Of the important stocks and q
host Of obscure industrials ST. Paul Erie,
Union Pacific and United states Steel
preferred were prominent at intervals
Amaigamated Copper was depressed a
fraction, Among the spcclaltles the ad.
vancos reached TO ~ for Smelling, 10.
connective, Rubber Goods preferred and
Consolidated Gas. The movement of
prices was upwards at II O'Clock.
After the appearance Of the bank state
ment Union Pacific broke through the
restraint which had held it below l20 and
rose aggressiyely on heavy dealings q,
l2lN. -. Paul rose "a In sympathy,
Southern Pacific H. Northwestern 3l2, tho
preferred T. Chicago ST Paul, Minneapo-
liz and Omaha g. and Great Northern
preferred ~ The response lsewhere wa5
more moderate but the barket turnet
strong. Erie rose to 4i3s. Gains preached
a point or more In ennsylVanla, New
York Central Colorado 4 Southern sec
ond preferred, Minneapolis & ST. Louis
Brooklyn Transit and General Electric.
The transContuental group closed very
strong, but the general list closed slight
~ Irregular
Money ON call nominal, no loans.
Time loans, steady; ~ days 2AN3 per
cent; 90 days, 3. six months, 81 per cent
Prime mercantile paper 3Anl per cent
Sterling exchange ilrm, with actual
business IN bankers bills at ass TO
iSS for demand and at 4.S5.53ai. SEQ for
6O-day bills,
Posted rates, iSG to i,SSb
Monumental bills, AAAQi s5i,.
Bar silver, Sis,
Mexican dollars Az.
Government bonds steady; railroad
bonds, llrm,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-28
CONCENTRATES.
G. O. Elllngwood visited the Homer
inc mine at stockton today.

c. O. Enlngwood visited the Homer
inc mine at stockton today.
II. l.. j. Warren, who underwent a
delicate operation at the Holy Cross
hospital, Is reported as getting along
nicely
superintendent Ed r. Prudential Of
the Majestic mines Is in the city today
TO confer with members of the New
house staff
The stock books Of the Daly-West
Mining company close on Feb. 10, on
account Of the annual stockholders
meeting on Feb. 81
The ore and bullion settlements re-
ported late yesterday were as follows;
Crude ore and concentrates, SiS 200.
base bullion, S53,50O, gold bars $4,000,
l.. G. Richmond Of the Salt Lake
Hardware company yesterday filled
an order for a sinking pump from
the Columbus Con, Mining company
Of Aha, which Is 10 be used In the
sinking Of winze below the present
tunnel level
The Yampa Is putting an electric gem
orator and motor into the mine In order
TO dispense with horses In the tunnel
The foundation for the generator build.
ing Is ready and the building will be
completed by Feb. /. The work Is un-
der the supervision Of Supt w, j..
Craig. Bingham Bulletin
Shipments from the Utah-Apex viii
cease after the removal of about 100
tons on the dump It is almost lmpos-
sble TO keep the roads open TOR heavy
hauling during the winter season, and
the present thaW has made them all
but impossible. Bingham Bulletin.
President T.. l.. White of the Blng-
ham Consolidated, after having made
a thorough Inspection Of the mines Of
his company, departed for the BostoO
offices OF the company again today. He
carried with him the annual report Of
Genpral Manager Duncan McVichie,
which Is said TO make a very satisrac-
sorry showing.
The new tunnel Of the Minnie now be-
ing driven from Carr Fork just behind
the old Phoenix bar viii be one Of the
best, II not the very best, mining tun-
mel In Utah II viii be carried in
about 5000 feet on the same rectangle
that Il begun 40 the opening II will
measure Z feet 10 inches In height to
the caps and feet clear width with
Just enough angle from the horizon 20
drain IT, The timbering Is very sub
stantial and well set, Joseph Cools
and John Metson are the contractors
Bingham Bulletin.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-28
Observation-Disclosures
that eastern parties are also gathering

that eastern parties are also gathering
In proxies
For the past six months affairs OF
the Daly-West mine have been a SUB
jet Of endless gossip and much public
print OF all mining ventures II II
probably the most extensively held
stock of It's class In this city, Large
blocks are held by prominent people
The company is capitalized at @'6OO-
co., divided into shares OF $40 each.
The original local holders who went
into the venture with President Bam-
berger got in at 81 a share, and later
when l}anberger and his associates
purchased the control, others came IN
at S15 share. The stock at the last
dividend maid "a cents D share month.
"Rumurs relative 90 4 We're started
by sudden decline IN the market
value. Each drop of point accentu-
atcd the stories that the mine was
worked out and numerous other cX-
plantations We're made Local STOCK
holders met at the Cincinnati club ana
appointed Il committee TO Investigate,
consisting Of NJ. H. Marks, II. s. Liy-
ingston, Abe Godshaw, Thomas James
and Thomas Evans.
This committee was TO send or 80
west and make am examination but
this Was done by respondence, ana
the committee delivered It's report at
n meeting of stockholders held several
weeks ago. The comuitteo was con-
tlnued In service aud instructed to
send "a delegation Of three to attend
the annual meeting. which is to be held
IN salt Lake city OF Feb, 90 and
10 demand representation on the board,
The delegation has not as yet been
appointed.
conference with President Bamberger
yesterday and al it, conclusion II was
announced that another conference viii
be held this morning. II was intimated
that tho committee received an assur-
nnce Of representation IN the director
ate and viii follow the original inten-
ton ~ sending "A delegation to per-
sonally attend the meeting ana visit
the mine
When seen at the st. Nicholas ho-
tel last night President Bamberger de-
MED that he made any specific prom
iseB relative 10 representation In the
directorate.
81 have and ] have not he said.
~ the claims they make about repre-
senting so much stock are true, and
! guess they are as ! know the gem
tlemen personally aud have always
found them TO be honorable. their cause
is Just. But they must show me.
81 haven't come TO make fight
or ask for proxies | have no apologies
to ask or favors 10 give or ask. If
the committee represents what II claims
why Then let II select some reputable
citizen as director and he win ccr-
tainly be elected At present there
are only -four directors, the provision
being for FIVE there being a vacancy.
II Is probable that we will increase
the directorate TO seven, and I'm this
event II the local people can carry out
the nlans by sufficient votes they win
get two directors. You can state that
the mine, ne far as | can see, Is In ex-
cellent condition, I can ascribe no rea-
son Tor the decline IN the market price
Of the stock other than the action OF
the local people IN agltatng the mat
ter aud advertising for proxies.
Mr. i}omberger says he has votes
enough to control the mine
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-28
Carisa Company Sued.

Del Roberts, a leaser, yesterday af-
ternoon commenced suit In the district
court against the Carlsa Mining CONE
pany to collect N13.96 alleged to be due
ON contract Roberts alleges that
IN accordance with contract entered
into with the defendant the latter was
TO hoist ore out OF the mine for 30
cents a ton and bound the plaintiff
to pay the defendant 80 l-3 per cent Of
the net value of the ore taken out The
defendant was TO ship and sell the ore
ana retain what was due thunder the
contract
The allegation is made that the de-
PENDANT failed to account to the plain
tin for his share OF the proceeds of the
sale of the ore