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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-29

went as far south as New Orleans
and his desire was gratified. He took
everything in America seriously and
his admiration almost took the form
Of awe; he would as soon have
thought of ridiculirg the holy church
and all the saints as of ridiculing
anything American. AS he was of
very happy disposition he would often
hum little operate snatches Or Creole
melodies while jogging along in the
horse cars, and this was very delight
full to me until some would-be wag
among his New York friends told him
that he must never do that on Sun
days, as the Americans were very
strict in their religious ideas and
would take it as an insult and prob
ably resent it. Very seriously he
opened his handsome Oriental eyes
and, in tones of great surprise, ejacu-
lated, as he had done for the hun
dredth time, Wonderful peoplei"
A little incident, while it was very
amusing, showed the romantic side of
his nature The troupe, while travel
ing, stopped at a hotel in a southern
city, where a young lady guest at
tracted much attention by her hair,
which was not only very thick and
heavy, but of rich golden color. My
Creole friend, however, was one of the
few who had not seen the young lady
and, as it happened, no one had
spoken to him of her. But as he was
about to retire one evening he
stepped into the corridor to say good.
night to friend and met the young
lady face to face, followed by her
maid, just as the bells of a neighbour
ing church were Ginning the mid
night hour. Saluting the lady with a
profound how, as was his foreign Gus
tom, he WIS about to re-enter his
room when the brilliant gaslight, fall
ing full upon the lady's form, dis
closed the fact that her magnificent
hair was hanging loose about her like
a cloak, and every strand glittering
like a thread of gold. The young fell
low stood rooted to the spot; then,
clasping his hands, he said in tones of
the most fervent admiration, 81 have
seen the sun at midnight"
What the deuce is the matter with
you?" said his friend.
81 have said it," replied the Creole.
81 will return to my country and I
will tell them that in this wonderful
America l have seen that marvellous
sight-the sun at midnight"
1t appeared that the young lady's
maid had been giving her mistress
hair a bath and they had been sitting
on a rear balcony that the warm night
breeze might dry the wonderful
rresses perore retiring TO bed.
Which is why say that loved the
Indian ocean years before l saw it,
and when l did see it brought back
these memories of my young friend
and his charming and ingenious ma
ture and his frank and honest heart.
The sage and the greybeard may at
tract our naturer mind, but youth has
its ever compelling charm; therefore
echo the poets lines:
~oh. youth, sweet youth, we love We.
There's naught on earth above YETI
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-29
CEYLON: THE DOOR
SILL OF INDIA

Beauteous Ceylon, the real and
only gem of the sea'-and the tropic
sea, at that. Let not Ireland claim
the distinction of being the emerald
set in the bosom of the ocean blue.
For never was such emerald green
ness, such ocean blueness imagined
of Ireland's sons or daughters as
adorns and encompasses this beau
teous isle of Ceylon. The doorsill of
India! Well, if India is not proud of
her threshold-the step over which
one passes to her mighty and imperial
domain-she ought to be.
The harbor of Colombo is plentiful
ly endowed with natural advantages,
but outside of these the English gov
eminent has constructed an enormous
breakwater of tremendous strength,
as needs must be, for during the sea-
son of the southwest monsoon waves
break against it, dashing as high as
the masts of vessels that have taken
refuge behind its protecting bulwark.
Our attention upon entering the
harbor is first attracted by the fleet
of native dugout canoes that swarm
about the ship, the boys and men pad
ding them wildly shouting: Have a
dive! Have a dive!" and "One dollah!
One dollah!" though if only a penny
is thrown over three or four will dive
headlcng from their tiny craft, their
paddles left floating on the water, and
in an incredibly short space of time
they will come again to the surface,
the successful one proudly displaying
the coin. They rescue their paddles
and leap lightly into their canoes
without tipping them in the least or
shipping any more than the usual
amount of water that floats in the
bottom of each. They are so small
that a certain amount is always
washed over the sides.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-29
VISION OF GETTYSBURG.
Painted by Little Girl for Her Sol
der Grandfather.

Some years ago an old man with
silvery hair was led into the CYCLIC
rama of Gettysburg by bright-faced
little girl. Aged and feeble, he sat
down, while the child described to
him the features of the picture. Oc-
casionally he asked her question as
in doubt of the accuracy of her &C.
count She had described the charge
of the confederate columns and the
struggle at the stone wall, when he
asked: But where's the artillery
May?' DO you mean the big guns?
They're over there on the hill in
row. All in a row." he asked. Yes,
she said; there are some more down
here, but they are all upset. l think
they are bursted.' is that where the
men are coming over the hill?' Yes,
grandpa Is there grove of trees?
Yes, it seems to be full of men, but
the smoke is so thick you can not see
them oh. 1 see them,' he cried.
1T was then noticed by some of the
party near him that he was blind. The
little girl answered: o, no, grandpa,
you can't see them Yes, can, said
the old soldier. I can see the men,
the grove, and the broken cannon ly-
ing about The child looked at him
in innocent surprise, and said: You
are joking, grandpa No, my DEAR
answered the old man. No, that was
the last thing l ever saw. There was
a caisson exploded there just this
side of the stone wall, and that was
the last terrible picture ever saw, for
it was then that l lost my eyesight,
and 1 have never got the picture out
of my mind"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-29
NATIVE DUGoUT CANOES.

It is amusing to see one Of these
natives, naked except for a very linn
tied loin cloth, sitting in the bottom
of his canoe, padding with one hand
imploring money with the other and
kicking the superfluous water out of
the canoe with one foot.
Our coolies who pulled us to the
Gale Face hotel stopped at the gate,
saying they were not allowed to go
inside, but we had heard of this trick
and insisted upon being taken into
the portico. Here, after making in
quiry of the door porter as to their
proper fare, we paid them, only to be
met with a storm of indignant pro-
testations and refusals. Only when
the money was thrown at their feet
did they pick it up and go on.
So the hotel has built for the
amusement of it's guests very large
and comfortable swimming tank, filled
with sea water, that is always fresh.
The hotel has every convenience, cleo
trio lights and fans, large airy rooms
and an excellent table, when one con-
siders their limitations. Compared
with the Hong-Kong hotel and the
Rallies at Singapore it was perfect.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-29

The Gale Face is further blessed with
a splendid manager, Mr.. Hoffer, a
genial and obliging man, late of the
Hotel Cecil in London.
A good many OF the castles wear
their distinguishing mark painted on
the forehead. and one day at the table
I pasted soda waller label on my
forehead and ssid it WAS my caste
--s-a- 7 uuipe convulsed Joseph, but
Tear The CSngslese waiter was rather
shocked
The bsach al Moust Lavinia, seven
srIsss south oS Colombo, is an enchant-
sx.c ~ over whose golden sands the
ve8cx fosn rushes and gSrgles 70 the
szNae cHE Sex hack with n long file Of
een6s-G sN1Sa1e palms. some Of
wAuss eo1.e ssn trunks bend for
wxre u - u2Vss * N angle CT con,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-29
FEEDING the Stock.

The victim of the following story,
told in Mrs. Henry w. Coles "A
Lady's Tour Around Monte Rosa"
was possessed of a keen sense of
humor. Otherwise his dignity might
have been ruffied by the unconscious
revelation which came to his ears.
I'm the course of Mrs. Coles trav-
els she met Rev. Robert Montgomery,
the poet, who told her an incident of
his early career in the pulpit. When
he was first admitted to holy orders
he was appointed curate in rural
Scotch district, and lodged in the
house of a small tenant farmer.
Notwithstanding his Office of
clergyman, the family did not appear
to held their boarder in high venera-
ton, for one day he heard the woman
servant call out to her mistress:
'Missis, shall 1 feed the pigs first,
or gle the mon his dinnerT Youth
Companion.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-29
HOMESEEKERS
NEW TERRITORY
PUBLIC LAND OPENING

under the Carey law, along irrigation canal
ments; also irrigable homesteads. Husband
and wife are entitled to section of smooth
productive irrigable public land near Rock
Springs, Wyoming. Free timber for fuel and
improvements; white pine lumber. S16 per
thousand finest of fishing and large and small
game hunting millions of acres of good year.
around free range. Ready for entry June 8,
1908. For official bulletins, post cards ETC.,
send four cents in stamps to L. S. TRAP,
Official Agent, Boulder Canal Lands, Rock
Springs, Wyoming. If you are coming wire
at once. No drawing for numbers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-29
Foundation of Great Deeds.

All the great men who have scared
above their fellows, whose names are
carved on the adamantine rocks of
time for the deeds they accomplished,
were all, without exception, in love
with their work, no matter what it
was, and herein lay their greatness.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-29
Dailv Thouuht.

The great question in life is the SUI.
ferlng we cause; and the utmost in
geEuity of metaphysics cannot justify
the man who has pierced the heart
that loved him.-~Benjamin Constant.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-29

In a Pinch, Use ALIENS FooT-EASE.
A powder. 1t cures painful, smart
ing, nervous feet and ingrowing nails
It's the greatest comfort discovery of
the age. Makes new shoes easy. A
certain cure for sweating feet. Sold
by all Druggists, 25c. Accept no sub.
stitute. Trial package, FREE. Ad-
dress A. S. Olmsted, LIE Roy. N. Y.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-29

If You Have Common Sore Eyes,
If lines blur or run together, you need
PETTITS EYE SALVE, 25c. All drug
gists or Howard Bros, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-29

The fact that ignorance is bliss may
account for the happiness Of newly
married people.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-29
We Want Your Cream.

Write to-day for tags and prices. North
Star Creamery Co., Minneapolis, MINI.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-29
Same Thinu.

Whom did you say she was going
to marry?"
"a Hungarian count"
ooh, 1 thought you said hungry.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-29

Stack Covers, Awnings, Tents.
Flags etc. For information and prices, write
American Tent & Awning Co., Minneapolis
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-29

When the Lord makes a fool, th
devil gives him a tongue.-Life.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-29

He that despiseth small things will
perish little by little.-Emerson.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-29

A good life is the readiest way to
procure a good name.-Whichcot.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-29

Mrs. windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teething softens the gums reduces In.
nammation aays pain, cures wind collie 25c bottle.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-29

We Pay Top Price for Cream.
Cash every day. Write for prices and
bags. Miller & Holmes, st. Paul, MINI.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-29

The fairest of all things fair on
earth is virtue.-Shakespeare.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-29

*Col Turner served through the civil
war as a volunteer officer. Some years
ago he became connected with the First
infantry of the Illinois National Guard
and commanded that regiment during the
campaign at Santiago, Cuba, in 1893. The
poem is copyrighted by the author.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-29
First Memorial
Day Celebration

OOKING back through the
vista of 3S years we recall
the grand spectacle of the
first observance of the
ceremonies of Memorial
H. .,-lo- n~Ia, Mo II
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-10-17
THERE is THEREFORE,, NOW, NO
CONDEMNATION FOR THE
RIOTERS.

The above seems to be an ap.
pllcabIe truiSm to the recent law
breakers, thieves and murderers
and towards, who, August Ii Is,
gave Springfield the black eye,
but yet you can suppress justice
save for limited period OF time
1t is too bouyant Truth C ush.
ed to earth shall rise again; the
eternal years of God are hers. .
Raymers verdicts we're dis
graces and d plain travesty on
justice. But the newspapers
nave spoke out in no uncertain
tones against them The Spring
field News stands out ike a
bright morning star, the New
York Tribune of Greelys day
for this day We honor the News
for its stand. Ali the SuLners,
the Garris ons, the Wendell Phil
hpses and the Lovejoys ale not
dead. Even though every rloter
be acquitted, the pure EN- bIem of
justice, the splrlt of Lincoln,
John Brown aud the rest. will
still live in Illinois aud the right
eous alone, will flourish. The
Jurymen, if they believe in their
own minds. that a man is guilty
of murder and their conscience
tell them to find him guilty as
the court SO instructs, but for
prejudice and cowardice's sake
tind him not guilty, then the jury
is guilty of murder itself, and
must and will suffer the law oil
retribution. In the forehead cl
every juryman who acquitted
Raymer, is blood stain. marking
him for his own condemnation.
whatsoever a man sowett
that shall he also reap"
What ye measure unto Others
the same shall be measured unto
you"
Colored people: [ exhort you
be not discouraged, for greater
trials than these have been al
the door of your ancestors, bu,
they despaired not.
The gallows Hayman built fol-
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-10-17

Mordecai, on it he was hanged
for justice sake.
Turn your faces toward Jeru.
S lIem and look ever to Him who
maketh all Things well, but do
your duty by protecting your
home and your family. Beyond
The dark clouds there shines the
same Old luminous sun as bril-
liant and as medicinal as he
shone 5000 years ago. Cheer
up, therefore, and be optimistic.
1t took 100000 lives and bill
lion dollars TO insure every man
an equal right in this country
and before that shall be denied
permanently or this government
revolutlOnlz ID aud sold into the
hands of wicked men and sinners
every true American and human.
l allan on this side of the Allan
TIC Will die an gnominiOus but
h rOic death; one half of million
O. Americas best blood will be
sacrificed and the nation impov
ished. yea, Great Britain will
stand by the righteous and the
true, AID the Imperial Govern.
meat of his Majesty, the king,
will conquer aud we will glad y
be with England in the shuttle
aud America will be no more for.
ever-for such is the law of the
prophets.
For Ethipia shall stretch forth
her hand unto God and out of
Egypt shall come the princes to
rule the worId.'
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-10-17
THE SPRINGFIELD ELECTION

There will not be very much
said or done, about candidates
for offices next spring until after
the November election. We shall
reserve what we have TO say un.
til later also We do not know
who shall aspire to be mayor.
city clerk, city attorney, treas
urer. aldermen. etc. Neither are
we seeking to know yet Some
of the present city officials have
conducted the affairs entru: ted
to them fairly well ard have dis.
charged the duties of the Offices
well. But we have not heard
whether any of them will seek
re election or not. j e. Smith
will prObabl y be a candidate for
re election-he has done his work
we'll SO far as we know. John
Ruckel may be candidate for
city treasurer-he is all right.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-10-17
NO LIAR SHALL ENTER THE
KINGDOM OF HEAVEN.

Before man can qualify as
j lrOr he must swear or affirm.
W tn his right hand over the bible
t at he will tell 1.-The truth, the
whole truth, and nothing but the
t nth. The judge asks him if
he is a citizen of the United
States, Of the county and state,
e c., he says, yes sir. Are YOU
over II years and under 60? Yes.
sir. Can you read and write?
Yes, sir. The lawyers ask him
emphatically if he will try the
case fairly and honestly, accord.
ing to the law and the evidence,
he says, yes, sir La the Raymer
case and also the Joe James case
the lawyers made a speciality of
asking the men if they were taken
as jurors would they try the case
not on prejudice or public opin.
ion but simply according to the
law and the evidence and they
said they would.
Now no liar shall enter the
kingdom of heaven.
Joe James took white men who
white men who swore to do the
right. James had a right, &C.
cording to the rulings of the
Supreme Court of the United
States, to have had some colored
men on his jury. Twelve men
his peers-and the United States
Supreme Court will reverse the
case on that ground.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-10-17
OUR ADVERTISING RATES.

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Political integrity is the road
but thieves reap what is sown.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-10-17

REP UBLlCA N STATE TICKET.
GOVERNOR
ChaS S. Deneen
u. S. SENA TOR
Albert j. Hopkins
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
John @. OgIesby
SECRETARY OF STATE
James A. Rose
STATE AUDITOR
James s. Mccullough
CLERK SUPREME COURT
J. McCau Davis
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1908-11-26
49, 6ne New Mayor D.
Successful Play
THE MAN
y OF
THE Hl2LZzh42a e -

big block of Borough stock that was
bought I'D just before noonP'
81 hadn't heard about it." answered
Gibbs, with not quite all his custom
AIRY assurance.
Everybody else heard of it. You'll
have to keep better tabs on the market
than that if you're to be any use to US.
Do you know who bought itY'
mo" returned Gibbs, with growing
uneasiness. "Of course l don't. How
should / know? What are you driv-
ing at?'
'"This is what I'm driving at: Several
big blocks of the stock have been I'M
loaded on the market during the past
few days and have been quietly snap
ped up. Somebody's evidently failing
on to our game. You don't know
whoW
give told you twice that l didn't
know" clustered Gibbs, masking his
concern under a show of virtuous in
dignation.
The effort called forth all the astute
young UFOk6E NERVE, IOA Gel t1AA
shrewd scheme of his showed signs of
falling through. By his original ar
rangement with Wainwright he was to
have manipulated all the Borough
stock purchases on the exchange floor
and to receive 20 per cent of the profits
on the condition that he invest not one
dollar in the stock on his private &C
count.
Having strong faith in the deal's sue
cess and having no equally strong in
centive to keep faith with his partners,
Gibbs had sought to swell his own
profits by secretly buying up quantities
of the stock for himself until every
penny of his capital was involved. His
troubled mind could not now deter
mine whether or not Wainwright sus-
pected him. Gibbs, while possessing
all the ambition, selfishness and lack
Of conscience that go toward the max
ing of great financier, lacked the one
chief essentials for the part-namely,
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1908-11-26

"Fau throughr' cried ina th,s T 80 :,
~ buying. That.
what we brought you into the deal for
Anyhow, the mysterious purchaser is
liable to find himself In hot water be-
fore long"
"Why?' aueried Gibbs In voice he
tried to make Indifferent.
only because the deal will probably
fall through"
Fall through cried Gibbs, dismay
ed. What do you Why, you told me
Mr. Horrigan could win over a four
teenth alderman, and that with his
solid thirteen
Eyes," drawled Horrigan, who had
been unobtrusively eying Gibbs from
the moment Of his entrance, 1--WE had
some such notion, as you say. But my
solid thirteen didn't happen to be as
solid as he looked. He's bolted."
"Bolted! Then we've will loseI
We
''Say, Mr. Gibbs" observed Horri-
gan, ''you seem to take this thing pref
ty hard for a man with only 20 per
cent at stake Mr.. Wainwright stands
to lose some millions. I'm interested
to the extent of almost a million. Yet
you don't see us getting pale and
shaky. do you? If a man can't pay for
the chips he has no right in a poker
game Brace up and act like man,
can't you? We haven't lost yet. I've
sent after the fellow that bolted. and /
think | can land the fourteenth alder
man too."
Good" exclaimed Gibbs In wild re-
lief. And you'll do your very best to
pull the deal through, won't your"
Nor snarled Horrigan In elephan-
tine sarcasm. I'm going to spend the
time playing pingpong and diabolo
with the kids or taking a course of les
sons in fancy knitting. Oh, buck up.
can't you, and quit acting like baby!
Judge Newman's out there on the other
side of the ballroom. Chase over and
tell him to come here"
Too confused to resent the boss
words. Gibbs meekly set out on his err
rand
AAot Sudp SOt SLrodK OF yellow a
yard wide,'' commented Horrigan. gaz-
ing after him.
Not as bad as thai" replied Vain
wright. He's young and not used to
reverses. You'll find he is game. all
right. when it comes to a pinch. What
did you want OF Newman
you'll see Here he comes"
you wished to speak to me. Mr..
Horrigan?' piped the little Judge bur.
rying into the foyer. Good evening
Mr.. Wainwright. What a success the
bali Isl Ny daughters have been dane
Ing all evening. And Mrs. Newman
Is So
Never mind Mrs. Newman Just
now" broke In Horrigan. There's
something important l want you to do
for me-"
He spoke. as he always did to New
man, In the manner of one addressing
an incompetent servant. The Judge
Tor all bis pomposity. deemed 1t wise
to ignore the politicians mode of ad-
dress.
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1908-11-26

a cold and un-
shaken nerve. 1t
was this defect
that now threat
ened to expose
him.
"Well," resum-
ed Wainwright,
as though dis
missing the top
ic, you should
have made 1t
your business to
Gn0- -h So IL
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1908-11-26

Old Puritan Rye is uroo,,-1,
You will find it at the Hotel joriIsd
bar, and having found It vo oO'uan
use no other brand. 'O0 VIII
Adte
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1908-11-26
A CHANCE TO SPPrCp

;. . OF NUCE UP,
Ii you want your soup str.i.
pruned we will block them ont !@'ners
pattern-lip ticklers, fantaiIs !" any
goats or preacherinos. ollly
Hair cuts, of all kinds, from NO.,
willies to ring-around-a-rosevq T wv
your ears without extra CHARGE wash
BERRY'S WHISKERAPIrm
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03

When one door shnb i hundrel
opak-3paudh ProTexf