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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22
CROPS AND COST OF LIVING.

Predictions of cheaper living, based
upon ample crops, must be taken with
some caution. We are not confronted
by the problem of two-dollar wheat,
which Mr.. Patten probably did not ex-
pect when he was predicting it last
spring. His prediction served his
purpose admirably. Instead of ship
ping wheat into Chicago and breaking
the May market-the sort of thing that
has broken nearly every predecessor
Of Mr.. Patterns bull" operations-the
farmers held on to their wheat and
waited for that two-dollar quotation,
says the Philadelphia Record. The
harvest began less than month after
the May option closed, and we now
have every assurance that the wheat
crop will exceed 7OO,OOO,OOO bushels,
and may reach 735,0O0,00O bushels.
Wheat is selling in Chicago for less
than dollar. Food ought to be, and
probably will be, cheaper than it has
been lately. But cotton and wool are
high and textile prices show no dis
position to recede. Most of the prices
are rising. Structural steel is not a
commodity that the average citizen
purchases, but he is affected by it's
price; and all steel prices are up.
Hides are on the free list, but the
shoe stores and factories are stocked
up with goods purchased before the
repeal of the hide duty, and prices are
not yet coming down. The most i'm
portant item of expense is rent, and
with the growth of population that
tends upward, but the extensive build
ing operations all over the country
may keep abreast of the demand.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22

1t is a graceful act on the part of
the British government to order an
entire squadron of cruisers to this
country to take part in the Hudson
Fulton celebration this fall. The af.
Fair will be distinctly American. New.
ertheless it will have significance for
the entire world. The discovery of
the Hudson led ultimately to the de,
velopment of a region that has be-
come one of the most important on
the globe, and Fulton's experiment
marked the beginning of the era of
steam navigation, of which the mighty
navy of Great Britain, part of which
will be present at the commemoration,
is an outgrowth. Ships of other ma
tions also will be on hand, and one of
the greatest features of the pageantry
will be the display of steam vessels
indicating the growth in that direc-
ton since the Clermont made her
epochal trip.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22
Subscription $2per Year.
E ltered at the post Office at Ely. Mime
sofa as second class matter.

The test of Hiram Percy Maxim's
noiseless cannon of large bore is to be
made at Hartford, Conn, where he is
at the present time. In October he
will go to Europe for the purpose Of
demonstrating his invention. Mr.
Maxim's patents for noiseless weapons
protects him in Japan as well as in
the countries of Europe. Invention
OF death dealing devices, however,
continues active there as we'll as here.
From Berlin comes reports of the ap-
plication of principles of wireless
telegraphy to the setting off of mines.
An electric wave, transmitted from
the operating point, produces a spark
in the apparatus connected with the
mine. Both army and electrical ex-
perts declare that the invention will
revolutionize modern warfare.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22

There is enough of summer left to
make it timely to repeat the lesson of
many accidents, that people who go
out in small boats should know how to
swim. This proficiency is so closely
related to the preservation of life that,
as Caspar Whitney suggests in Col
lier's, it should be made a part of the
public educational system. The i'm
mense vogue of outdoor life in the
summer, and its intimacy with the wa
ter, should imply ability to take care
of ones self in the water. For the
fools that rock the boat have not all
been drowned yet.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22

AS plans mature it becomes appar-
ent that the Hudson-Fulton celebration
Is to be one of the greatest affairs of
the kind on record 1t is officially an
aounced that the display of warships
will be bigger than has ever been
seen, with one or two exceptions. The
representation of American naval YES
sells will consist of 16 battleships,
three armored cruisers, three scout
cruisers, IL torpedo boats, four sub
marines, two parent ships attending
these craft, one tender and 13 auxil-
iaries. When to these shall be add
ed the foreign naval vessels there may
be some conception of the imposing
show that is being prepared to take
place in the waters where the Half
Moon explored and the Clermont first
attested to the value of steam as a
means of navigation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22

Oyster raisers are said to be bring
ing the finest and latest oysters ever
taken on the coast to the markets of
the east, to start the season. If
this information is supplemented by
oyster packers with effort to give west
ern consumers oysters worthy the
name, there will be joy in this section
also. There was big Improvement
in the character of the shipped oyster
last year, and the trade picked up
in consequence. Therefor it may be
expected that the shippers will en-
deavor to cultivate further consump-
ton by doing the right thing with the
oyster and with the buyer in west.
ern markets.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22
Application forLiquor
License
State of Minnesota, ..
County of St. InniS. 9o'

State of Minnesota, GO
County of ST. Louis.
Notice is hereby given that appli-
cation has been made in writing to
he village council of the village of
Fall Lake and filed in the office of the
village clerk praying for license to
sell intoxicating liquors in the lower
front room of the building situated on
lot 10, block 6, original plat of Fall
Lake, and to the following named per-
son, viz;
LOUIS BARTO
for the tie m Of one year beginning
Nov. 9Th. 1909, and ending Nov. It'll,
1910.
Said application will be heard and
determined by said village council at
the council chambers in the village
hall in said village. county and state,
on Tuesday tine End day Of Nov. 1909
Witness my hand and the seal of
said village this goth day of Oct. 1909
10 80 CHAs G. NILSSON, Village Clerk.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22

The government bulletin reports the
average condition of cotton at 63.7
per cent. of normal, and on this basis
the total output will be about 1O,25O,-
600 bales, whereas the yield last year
was 13,S0O,O00 bales. The worlds con.
sumption of cotton is placed at 49,.
100000 bales annually. These figures
convey their own comment as to how
closely the supply will approximate
the demand. Certainly there seems
to be no need of restricting cotton
growing next year in order to avert
the accumulation of an embarrassing
surplus.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
CITY COUNCIL,
CITY OF ELY.
ELY. MINI. Oct, 10. 1909,

ELY, wi INN, OCU. IL. 1918.
The regular meeting of the city
council was called to order at 8 O'Clock
p. m. by Acting Mayor Ayres; Mayor
Eisenach being absent.
Roll-call: Present, Aldermen White,
Seraphine, Knutson, James, Ayres.and
Banovetz. Absent, none.
Moved by Alderman Knutson sup.
ported by Alderman Seraphine that
the minutes of the previous meeting
be approved as published. Carried.
Yeas, six: Nays, nonei
Application from Ben Benson for
liquor license for one year beginning
October Sth, 1909, in the lower front
room of the bulldog situated on lot 6
block IL, original plat of Ely, accom-
panied by liquor license bond was
read.
Liquor license bond of G., L, Pauley
was read.
Moved by Alderman White, sup
ported by Alderman Knutson that
the application be accepted and the
bonds approved. Carried. Yeas.
six; Nays, none.
Application from n. Singer for a
peddlers license was read.
Moved by Alderman James, sup
ported by Alderman Banovetz that
the license be granted on applicant
paying the proper fee. Carried
Yeas, six; Nays, none.
Report from upeIintendent of
light and water plant showing ex-
pense Of operation for the month of
September to have been Sl722.O3 and
earnings for same month TO have
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22

Virginia capes did so during some
very rough water, and the sailors on
some of the ships made better scores
than when the sea was smooth. Abil-
ity to shoot straight when vessels are
dancing up and down on the waves is
a pretty good test of efficiency, and
the American jack tar seems to get
there in all sorts of weather.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22
NOTICE /!

Notice is hereby given to all
those occupying ground for garden
purposes on sections rs and 26,
known as the Silverman lands,
that no ground will be leased to
them next year.
Ely, Mimi, Oct. 20, 1909.
EDWIN ROMBERG.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22

Signs of progress: Railroads carry
ing more freight than ever before, al
though the great grain movement is
just beginning. Demand for more roll
ing stock. Iron and steel mills rushed
with orders. Farmers asking for help
to gather crops. Wholesale and retail
trade improving daily. Money easy
and payments prompt. That optimistic
feeling all along the line Get aboard!
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22
Notice for Bids


The city council of the City of Ely,
MINI. will receive sealed proposals up
to 8 O'Clock p. m, Tuesday, October
26th, 1909, for building one 20x30
machine shop at the light and water
plant near Long Lake, according to
plans and peciications Oh file in the
Office Of tho city clerk.
City will furnish all material. pro-
posals to be for labor only.
Bidder required to furnish certified
check for ten per cent of amount bid.
same to be forfeited 10 the city If he
fails to enter Into contract after being
awarded the work.
Council reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
Send bids to undersigned.
L. j. WHITE, City Clerk.
Dated at Ely, Mimi, Oct. %, 1903.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22

The latest performance of the big
steamer Mauritania makes it possible
for mails and passengers to go from
New York to London in five days. Ap.
parently the time is at hand when the
only thing that can beat an ocean flyer
will be telegram, cable or wireless.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22

Saskatchewan, Canada, comes to the
front with report of the first frost.
The Dominion objects strenuously to
the title of Our Lady of the Shows"
but the frost king appears to have no
regard for the ladys feelings.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22

The Flusser is flyer. The Flusser
is little torpedo boat just built for
Uncle Sans navy, and in the stan.
dardization trial made 1877 knots an
hour, which is three knots better than
any other American warship has done.
The Flusser must be about as speedy
as the torpedoes themselves.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22

Spain has done SO we'll with an Eng
fish royal bride that Portugal is con-
templating following suit. And Italy
bids fair to have an American girl in
the royal family. The Latin nations
could not do better than to introduce
good healthy strain of Anglo-Saxon
strenuousity into their national life.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22

Another peace parliament is pro-
posed, but considering the bellicose
wave which seemed to follow the
others, possibly as result of sugges.
ton, it is better to let sleeping dogs
lie and postpone the protest until they
wake up.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22

The reported uprising of the Sem
mole Indians is proved baseless. The
Seminole Defiance" remains as fact
merely between the covers of the pop
ular readers and recitation manuals.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22

Uncle Sans men behind the guns on
his big battleships continue to make
extraordinary records. The Atlantic
feet which has been practicing off the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22

Does it not seem careless of HALEY
to let his comet stray around this
way, compelling the astronomers to
hunt for it regardless of eye strain?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22

Despite arrangements for the exter.
mination of the mosquito vacationists
report that he is still to be encoun-
tered in some spots.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22

This would be dull world without
baseball percentages.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-10-22

Awaiting in the rain is somewhat
like yachting in the desert of Sahara.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-08-19

cries OF Bravo, Americano.' and
"Yanka Doodar' Horace ran to the
gates. but they were closed. and the
uproar continued. Ethel stood by one
Of the tables. amusement written on
her features. and turned to her brother
as be came back shaking bis head.
what Is thatf- she asked tremu-
lousy. Lady crsech. all In . nuttsr.
entered from the hotel At = glance
one would set her down for an aristo-
cssk There was no doubt Of H. From
the topmost tip Of her white hair to
the toe OF her solid shoe she was an
aristoerat
zone Of your fellow countrymen. my
DEAR she said to Ethel Your Amer
leans are really too
mot my Americans. Lady Creechr'
sah Ethel spiritedly.
not our. you know. One could
hardly say that now~ reiterated
Horace.
Almeric entered. at once laughing
and beating bis boot with his CROP
Almost exhausted with bis mirth. he
threw himself into q chair and burst
out:
49,. g., - a.. ss. - ona
:, are Iannn,ss c.rrns, chsn AZ.
-. ar as.nr.,. sad ar .,sa,
Iohnn..aaa 90 80 van.aa 49,.
rtha, 49, ,wo sux ,,,,,. aonrar.
a.. .h,s,s ,a- 49, - r,,,, ~ -
Ts. - - - !.
- ,now - X..,. .,,n.a,, a. a.
s,rans ,,,,h ,ha,n 90 rraca..ds -.
ssrded re- sho ,onyt.cs III NV
I. la,,s,,ad ,ans "a .,,d,r
az men, mn 30 ,hs y.nrs. .h.n :
mean 10 ssvYss ~ mailing ana the.
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Il wish l knew. I shouldn't like Al
meric's family to think we had queer
connections OF any sort, and he might
turn out to be piite shockingly Amer
lean. II couldn't bear that Hoddyw
There was note Of genuine pathos
in her voice. and her brother respond
ed instantly:
Then keep him out Of the way.
That's simple enough" he said. "None
Of them. except the solicitor. need see
him"
Almost in burst like an eruption
there came an uproar outside the gates
beyond the hotel-wild laughter, riot
GUS cheering and the notes Of the tar
entella played BY mandolins and gui-
tar, then more shouts and cheers and
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-08-19

Twell," he laughed. "perhaps In
those things | am American. but in
others fancy l should be thought
something else. shouldn't IY
She laughed openly at him now. but
earnestly withal. and said:
"You are a debonair man Of the
world. and yet you are still American
in that you are abominably rich. The
settlement-such matter as that. over
which a Frenchman. an Italian. might
hesitate-you laugh. Such matter as
f15O.000-you set 1t aside. you laugh
You say. oh. yes: take itv"
For a moment she feared that Hor,
ace would fall over the low parapet
so white did his face become and then
SO flushed, but the boy was game all
through. The generations Of simple
Indiana stock came to his rescue, and
he steeled himself with an effort and
replied quietly:
"a hundred and fifty thousand
pounds! Why. that's seven hundred
and fifty thous-I say. countess. she
couldn't use the money to better ad
vantagev
There was real admiration in the
Frenchwoman's glance this time, fol
she had lost none Of the little byplay
and she admired the courage Of the
youngster. So she said:
my friend. how wise you arew
As she spoke she turned IN time t
see Ethel come down the steps Of tn,
hotel with book beneath her arm an(
ran to her. clasping her In her arml
and kissing her.
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read beside Lady creech. who was al
ready deep In the Church Register.
The earl had buried himself In the Pail
Mall Gazette and was apparently OBJ
livious to such minor details AZ an
Italian peasant row.
But TO Horace in his highly strung
condition Of nerves the uproar was ag-
gravating. and he called TO Mariana.
who was busiiy setting the table again:
-Mariano. bow long II this noise 70
continue7-
The maitre d'bctel shrugged his sx-
pressive shoulders and replied:
How can know. m'sieuf We can
do nothing"
Michele. who was assisting bis chief.
smiled covertiy At the young man.
The populace they will not be de-
part 20 long ~ there shall be the
chance once again to observe the
North American who pulled tho auto
mobile with the donkeysw
"Mercii' cried Mariana. with vigor.
He have confuse me He have con-
fuse everybody. He viii not be con-
tent with the dejcuner unit. be have
the ham and the egg. and he will have
the egg cooked upon but one OF two
sides. and how In the name q the
heaven can we tel which Of these two
sidesfv
Narf.ro $40. .,nns a. ..n,s....a Ii.
grumbling complaint when from the
doorway Of the hotel there came an In
terruption. The courier who had spo-
ken with him earlier In the morning
stood there and voiced but one word.
"0arconF' be said softly. But Il was
like the command Of a cavalry officer
in Its effect for instantly the maitre
d'hotei and his aid stood at attention
like trained veterans The earl eyi.
IDENTIFY was not too deeply immersed TO
catch the sudden silence. for be looked
up from his paper and observed:
"Upon my souli who's thhY'
Mariana did not turn his head nor
relax his attitude Of stifY attention, bat
answered obssquiossiy:
EFT Is the Herr Won 0rollerbagsn. .
German gsntleman. milord.s
Hawcastis turned with an amused
smile TO Hofses.
The man who owns the automobiIe.
Probably made fortune In sausage
From within the hotel thers came
the tones Of heavy though cultivated
voice deciaimins quistiyi
"Nein, nein, Ribiersi . macht
nichtsr'
And instantly there came down tho
steps the German gentleman aforesaid.
He was tall and OF q commanding
presence. He wore Z grsyish besrd
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CHAPTER VII.
sNUBBED!

aK ARGESSE, sweet Countess OF
Hawcastler' the woman cried.
"Largesse! And an revoir!
Adieul leave you with your
dear brotherr
She ran quickly up the steps with a
fiirt Of her parasol, and Horace took
his sisters hand with tears In his eyes
Dear old sis! Dear old pair he
said, and she turned q radiant look
upon him.
isn't It glorious, HoddyT she said
with exalted tone. Look and held
up the book she carried. Its Burke's
'Peerage.' And Froissart's 'Chroni-
cles'-I've been reading 1t all over
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CHAPTER VIII.
THE AMERIA.N.

CHAPTER VIII.
THE AMERI2S.
"HE clatter without continued un-
abated. and Ethel and the count
ess walked back to the terrace
rampant to stand looking out
over the glorious bay.
Horace. still in the seventh heaven
Of delighted realization. took the Daily
Mail from the table on which the earl
had thrown 1t. and. seated himself to
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ft,%A* f*thT w. 1fs11s htsfsSr
didn't re-
again. The st. Aubyns were at Crecy
and Agincourt, and St Anbyn will b
my name"
They want II to be your name soon,
SIS" he answered her.
For q moment she turned away and
then looked at him straight In the
eyes.
you're fond Of Americ, aren't you,
Hoddy7 You admire him, don't you
dearT
Certainly. why. think Of all hs
represents. sisr'
"Ah, yes. Hoddy! Crusaders blood
flows In his veins. II is the nobility
that must be within him that I have
plighted my troth TO. I am ready "a
marry him when they wish!-
Horace sighed
-It will be as soon as the settlement
Is made and arranged. II viii take
about all your share Of the estate, -.
but it's worth tia hundred and nfty
thousand pounds
Ethel lifted the book 70 the level OF
her eyes.
what better use could be made Of
a fortune, Hoddy. than to maintain
the state and high condition Of 80 an.
eient a houseTs
He looked at her afrectionateiy and
took her hand.
at does seem impossible that We
were born in Indiana, doesn't II, sis.
terri And the tones Of his voice were
those Of incredulity.
She smiled at him fondly.
But isn't II good that the pater
made his pile - the Americans say,
and let US come over here while W.
were young to md the nobler things
Hoddy-the nobier thingsr
The nobler things = the noblei
thingsl Why, siS, when old Hawcss.
de dies Ill be saying onhand, yov
know. Ny sister. the Countess Of Hav
CASTLE
For q moment Ethel remained
thoughtful and then turned to bel
brother.
You don't imagine that fathers
friend, this old Mr.. Pike. VIII be-wiil
be queer. do your
well. the governor himself was
rather raw. you know. This ID prob.
ably q harmless old chap. easy 70 han.
die"
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Ethel drew back quickly and said in
very small voice:
'Oh. beg your pardon"
Then she sat down hurriedly by Lord
Hawcastle.
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COPYRIGHT. 1909. by a
Synopsis Of Preceding Chapter.

CHAPTER I.--Daniel VOORHEES, Pike,
a rising young Kokomo Ind.l lawyer,
hears that his ward, Ethel Granger
Simpson, is to be married abroad to the
son of an English earl, His father vas
his nearest friend, aud he has long loved
the girl. He goes abroad to arrange
with her the business matters connected
with her marriage. II-Ethel Granger.
Simpson and her brother. Horace, have
become anglomaniacs and are spending
much of their late fathers fortune IN
travel and entertaining. They become
intimate with LADY Greech, the Earl OF
Hawcastle, his son, Almeric St. Aubyn,
and Comtesse de Chainpigny, an adven-
turess and associate Of the earl's. They
are at hotel at Sorrento, Italy. Ethel
promises to marry the SON because she
Graves title. III-The Russian Grand
Duke Vasili is shortly to arrive at the
same hotel incognito as Herr Won Grol-
lerhagen. IV.-The Earl of Hawcastle
is in need OF money and wants his son to
get huge settlement of money at his
marriage to Ethel. An escaped Russian
bandit is located at Sorrento. N-For
some reason the comtesse fears the al
legged bandit is ono Ivanotf. Almerc
tells his father Ethel has accepted him.
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2 USUALLY when q man through
inclination or environment de-
. cides that the manners Of his
people will not serve for him
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-28
TILrEn LII oF ! pAEREI.

the bottom or head proper Six or
seven inches Of coarse gravel or bro
ken stone are next placed on the false
bottom, and on this stone a layer of
charcoal six or seven inches thick is
placed, and on the charcoal a second
layer Of stone or gravel In all 1t
should be about eighteen or twenty
inches thick. The water enters the
barrel at the bottom between the head
and the false bottom through the reg
uIar down spout which is clearly illus
trated. 1t passes up through the
gravel and charcoal and ont at the top
through second pipe which leads to
the cistern. The top layer of stone
may be improved on by filing the
yoids between the stone with sand.
The sand is covered with cheesecioth
stretched on wire and the cloth and
wire held in place with one or two
stones. A small wooden plug or faucet
is placed at the lower end Of the bar
rel to drain same after rain or when
washing out the filter Give the barrel
two or three coats of paint, provide a
close fitting cover and your filter win
do the work just as well as any TWEEN
ty-dve dollar filter in the land.