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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-28

cried out from all his features. With
some fascination Adam noticed that
his eyes were fastened upon the flag,
or all that was left of it. But what
gaze. His glance was menace, his
look burnt with the hatred of one
whose hand is forever set against the
insignia of law and royalty.
The ceremonies were drawing to a
close. A bugler stepped forward aud
played the first bar of the "Star Span.
gled Banner" From his higher place
Adam saw the man whom he had been
watching push his way to the edge of
the crowd, directly facing the flag.
The people were singing now. The
man laughed. Above the voice of pal
pitating youth and earnest age Adam
heard it, and clutched his hand at his
side. What did This man mean to
do? Such wildness, such enmity,
would not go unsatisfied. The mans
hand went to his pocket Adam took
step nearer tina standard bearer.
whose dim eyes w9e ignorant of dan
ger. Adam seemed to feel in some in.
tuitive way what this poor, fanatic
creature below meant to do. But he
must not be allowed to do it-he must
not!
The mans arm shot out. Something
cleaned in the sunshine, something
sang in the air above the words 'sn
triumph shall wave" and an old
Zouave stumbled and fell forward
upon the white stones.
The commander Of the post stoopsd
over the fallen man and lifted bis
head. The man was a stranger to
him. He looked at Zouave standing
near. silently questioning him.
HE pushed in frcnt of Petersen,
sir, just as that scoundrel fired. He
tried to grasp the flag. sir. 1 guess ne
saw what the fellow aimed at"
"Who is he?" asked the officer "Ard
what is he doing herea He is not one
of my men,"
"He was Dan Roth's brother. We
have all heard of hiu-he was the
boy that wouldn't join In 81. But to.
day-he-he-"
The old man knelt down beside Adam.
Just below the dim stain on the shout.
der of Bans jacket, the stain which
marked that day at Alexandria, there
was a new, fresh one. The heart that
lay beneath it was at peace.
Copyright. 1909. by ]. B. Lppincott Coz
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-28


eos, when tiny child of tender
years, upon the death of my mother,
my father being in the Army of the
Cumberland, 1 was left in the care of
the widow of the late Capt. John
Cleves Symmes (of arctic fame),
U. S. A.
Mrs. Symmes was the daughter of
an army officer, Col. Pelchy, U. S. A,
and the widow, first of Capt. Lock
wood, U. S. A., then of Capt Symmes,
and was a most heroic army woman.
At the time of which 1 write she was
80 years old, full of vigor and activity.
The civil war engrossed her entirely.
Everything she could do or say for
her beloved union she said and did.
Her energies were often directed to-
ward me, and well have cause never
to forget the flag. From the time I
could bend my tiny body I was COR
dered" to salute it.
Promptly at 9 a. m. we often went
on "parade"-that is, we walked out
over the old streets of Newport, KY,
generally ending the day at the old
barricks (now destroyed), to hear the
band at the evening concert.
And then again she would tell me:
"That flag has been the winding sheet
of my father, of my two gallant hus-
bands, and will be of my son and
grandsons now serving their country"
This always broke down my poor,
little heart, for had 1 not dear IA
Their on the battlefield, marching with
Sherman to the sea?
One of my childish honors was
when, twice year, we went to Gin
cinnati, where grandma" received
her pension from the government in
gold. AS we would approach the build
ing on Third street, over which the
flag was floating, Salute the flag,
child" she would command Then
she and I would make the French
courtesy-she was French-bending
from the waist, low, almost to the
ground, and in the most profound man.
ner, which seemed to me kind of
funereal performance. 1t always at
tracted the attention of surprised peo-
pie. She never noticed them, but to
me it was a real concern which the
bright little gold dollar-my part of
the pension-could not wholly do
away with. Everywhere and under
any circumstances I would never fail
to salute that flag, and she saw to 1t
that understood why this act of rev.
erence was rendered
''It is your country" and later, at is
the union it represents, for which so
many have laid down their lives to
save"
One day there came a letter to me,
all to my own little self, from my IA
ther, written on the battlefield of
Shiloh. The envelope had a little flag
In the left corner and had a narrow
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-28
NOW EXIT THE FIGUREHEAD

triremes as oars or rudders. Great
Britain has at her navy yards at
Southampton, Portsmouth and other
points arranged figureheads from the
old wooden ships of her navies as
feature of naval museums. OF course
the figureheads from American battle
ships would be different thing. Most
of them are made of brass, and are in
some cases fine works of art.
The figurehead on the Olympia,
which was designed by st. Gaudens,
cost $4,000; that on the Cincinnati,
which embodied the design of the
Olympia's figurehead, cost $500. The
figurehead on the cruiser New York
is very fine model of the coat-of-arms
of the state. Some of the largest of
the figureheads weigh several tons.
and in that respect are Objectionable.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-28
Spread Of the Rugby Peril.

Two football coaches will be So.
lected from eastern colleges by the
American Football association of San
Francisco to instruct preparatory
school boys how to play the intercol.
legiat~ style of game. This is to check
the spread of Rugby, which is being
played at Stanford and California rai
versitieS.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-28

EN/0&AS24D i lIIARl
~ sS>l>E[Rk1)1IsNS1hs9Ay EARL MARBLE
To lay hese5llE8SSoms sfjd9tH1g Nays
1AsAMesf7ss f6MeE} of tabled iAiden-
On sa i e sSs ! RsaF{ S;snt
.5S5 S sf S SSSa b$4a RSsS bgESsi; SANITY
For 6fs a she SAC SID ; s. ao 9%
"I The Li1 glory hnd ranoyanss1 ESG'
"@The FL f9F thopghtS as earthae CLOSES"
The gEandsonGof theI soldier slesping.
WhileG6gTh@E eheek- theE pink did play
fofa5hsf j he stt tRs bloodeane leapine.
His SglSsRsthei inaideh,s soft hand sought
"<YTheMhile they stoodGhalf glad, half weeping
He scattering flowers he had brought
Above the hero IN death sleeping.
"IWas nice you should remember him"
He said, "by such loving token
"A hero" she replied, eyes dimE--eG~>
$50 all the neighbors oft have Spoken"
They slowly, sadly turned away, -
And soon the two were horneward walking
Sweet Mollie Dean, brave Harold Gray
Of things not in their thoughts just talking.
When suddenly tive lost my heart"
Her voice leaped upward like rocket
And back she made sudden start
my heart!-my little golden locketr
They backward went and on the grave
Young Harold found it where twas lying,
And said, "rll keep it" the sly knave-
To Keep back tears was Molie trying
20 no. dear Harold, not this heart"
She said, through tears so family smiling.
The other, then?" he said, Loves art
The maiden's beating heart beguiing.
.zsssTSSgg sSESSzkHNESsSS
SrNMESsIgY ssffssk IA SSznwT SssgsN> G. :.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-28
Persona Crata.

The Old Bulldog-They're going to
chain us up on Sunday nights now.
The Young Bulldog-H0w's that,
governor?
The Old Bulldog-The new fellow
that's started calling on Miss Mamie
has got money
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-28

to his shabby room.
AS the sounds died away, Adam
went and stood beside the bed. On it
was laid the full uniform of Zouave,
discolored with the smoke of many
battles, ragged and worn with the
stress of weary marches. Near one
shoulder a faded stain spoke of a
wound received at Alexandria
Adam looked long on this uniform,
and then, brushing away a mist before
his eyes, he whispered the name
DAM" Dan, the brave brother who
had first donned them in 81, who had
with undated love and energy and
pride worn them on every Memorial
day since the first, had gone to the
great assembly" and only Adam was
left.
And Adam! There was no part for
him in all these half pleasant, half
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-28

Each sorrow carries at heart a
germ of holy truth, which, il you get
and SOW in the soil of your heart, will
bear harvests Of fruit, as seed-corns
from mummy cases fruit in English
soil.-fFhe Rev. +. B. Meyer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-28

He question of sa-
luting the flag has
been and is now be-
ing agitated extern
sively, with the laud-
able object of in
stilling into every
youthful heart that
patriotism without
which no country
can live. Saluting
the flag may be new
to some, but it is
old to this writer.
Away back in the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-28

Every noble life leaves the fiber OF
it interviewer forever in the works Of
the World.-Ruskin.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-28
TRAVEL AFFECTS
BALL PLAYERS
LONG RIDES BETWEEN CITIES
CAUSE FATIGUE AND OFTEN
RESULT IN DEFEAT.
FORM REVERSAL. EXPLAINED

Men Unable to Perform Their Best
After Weary Journeys over Hun
dreds of Miles In Warm Weather.
Some People Believe Players Lucky
and Like to Travel on Same Trains.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-28

HE rat-a-tat of the
drums and the
dauntless voice of
the fife began to
awaken the quiet
streets early in the
m orn / n G. A d a m
Roth, brought to his
window by the in
sistent call of the
flies, raised his eyes
to the cloudless blue
of the spring sky
and then let them
shift back uneasily
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-15
A.-Y-P. COMMISSION TALK.

The A.-Y.-P. E. held in the state of
Washington is coming to close. The
Commission of the state of Washing
ton at this exposition has endeavored
to accomplish two things First to
have every resource of the state rep
resented in an attractive manner. Sec
and - To so arrange the exhibit OF
each resource as to be effective The
Commission of the State of Washing
ton has constantly worked with the
one idea in mind that, inasmuch as
the state would eXpend the money OF
the taxpayers of the state, it was but
reasonable that this money should be
considered by them as an investment
and not gift, and that positive re-
turns should. accrue to the taxpayers
of the state.
In the first place this commission
erected seven buildings in which to
place part of the states exhibit. These
buildings are the Washington State
Building which is conducted at all
times for the people, the Forestry
Building, the Educational Building, the
Good Roads Building, the Womans
Building and the Dairy Building and
the Model Dairy Barn. Every one OF
these seven buildings erected by the
washington State Commission have
been accepted by the Board OF Reg
ents of the State University for per-
manent use by the University. They
have served the purpose of exhibit
buildings for the state and will save
the taxpayers of Washington the ex-
pense of additional University build
ings for many years to come
The mineral industry of the state
has had an exhibit of representative
ores from every mineral bearing sec
ton of this state. Over five hundred
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-15

Judge Thomas Burke, Ex-Governor
John H. McGraw and ]. e. Chilberg,
president of the A-Y.-P. Exposition,
all from King county. Also there is
Congressman Poindexter from Spok-
ane and perhaps two from Tacoma,
and the north and south have not been
heard from. The direct primary next
September will have a tangled mess
to undo. The candidate who polls
the most votes knocks the persimmon
If Seattle has more than one or two
candidates at most she will lose and
the plum will go east or to Tacoma
The senatorial bee now buzzing in
the bonnets of some Seattle men must
be eliminated.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-15

That the men who took hold of the
A.-Y.-P. E. and shouldered the great
responsibility of it's instigation and
ultimate success and made it the best
the United States ever had, possess
ed unfailfng nerve, grit and spinal col
umn, cannot be doubted. 1t was an
enterprise which but few would ven
ture to undertake. Think of it. A
city practically 20 years old, situated
in the extreme northwest corner of
the United States, far away from the
center of population, but few rail
roads, having the best worlds fair
is most wonderful And now it is
almost ended and well onto four mil
lions of people have passed through
it's turnstiles. 1t proves the wonder
full power of the mind of man.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-15
NO RETURNING.

Remember, three things come not
back;
The arrow sent upon it's track
1t will not swerve, it will not stay
It's speed, it flies to wound or Stay;
The spoken word, so soon forgot
By thee, but it has persisted not;
In other hearts it's living still,
And doing work for good or i'll;
And the lost opportunity
That cometh back no more to thee
In vain thou weepest, in vain dost
yearn,
These three will nevermore return.
The Pacific.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-15
Wise AND OTHERWISE
JUNGLE ANCIL)

If the city council should enact an
ordinance requiring all autos to run
not faster than slow trot or fast walk
for a horse in the principal streets
of the city, the casualties by autos
would be reduced to a minimum. In
almost every case fast driving has
been the cause of collision, and dis
asters.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-15

and sixty separate exhibits have been
made in this department, and approx
mately two hundred and fifty tons of
minerals exclusive of clay and coal
are on display. Cement, clay and coal
are we'll represented; cement and clay
by effective working displays.
The educational department has en-
deavored to demonstrate to all visit
ors, especially the prospective settler,
the advanced position of the state of
Washington in school matters. A
domestic science and manual training
class was maintained up to the open
ing of the school year. The endeavor
has been to demonstrate to the pros
pective settler that the state of Wash
ington is fully abreast of the times in
school affairs.
The lumber industry, the fishing and
oyster industries, the historical depart
ment and health department are each
attractively and effectively displayed
in the Forestry Building. The pur-
pose of the forestry and fisheries ex-
hibits was mainly to create a greater
market for the products of these de-
partments.
The dairy industry is represented
in the Dairy Building by an operating
creamery as well as by exhibits of
butter and cheese from many sections
of the state The Model Dairy Barn
is what the name indicates, and is in
charge of competent herdsman. Four
breeds of cattle are on display and
careful milk and butter test is being
made. This Model Dairy Barn was
constructed with view of demonstrate
ing the advantages of modern dairy
barn construction and sanitation.
Plans and specifications of this barn
can be had free of charge by request
to the State Dairy Inspector.
One of the most comprehensive and
effective displays of the states re-
sources is in the Agricultural and
Horticultural Building. Thirty-six out
of the thirty-eight counties in this
state made striking displays of their
varied resources. The State Commits
sion assisted the counties by building
their booths, paying freight and ex-
press charges, and in other ways, with
which assistance the smaller counties
of the state were enabled to partici-
nate. and without such assistance
many of these counties could not have
been represented, and they were the
ones most needing settlers. Without
an exception every county reports di-
rect and positive returns from their
display. These county displays won
the admiration of all visitors
One feature to which we desire es-
pecially to call attention is the loyalty
of all sections of the state to the state
as a whole. At no former exposition
have the counties in the state holding
the exposition had such loyal support.
The commercial greatness OF this
state is unquestioned, and this display
of loyalty is an evidence of high class
citizenship which is it's greatest re-
source.
Yours very truly,
W. A. HALTEMAN.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-15

The general public is somewhat
responsible for the wave of graftitis
now extant in our as well as most
other countries. 1t appears to be
contagion-a disease of the brain.
Whether there is a graftitis microbe
or not our best experts in those mat
tiers have not yet unfolded to an en-
curing people, but it may be. At
least it is contagious. 1t appears to
infect the conscience in manner
that sears it and renders the victim
unable to withstand the temptation.
Men of heretofore undoubted honesty
suddenly fall under the overpoWerful
influence of this fell destroyer and
become reckless scoundrels and
thieves. Many people are affected
with this disease who are not yet ap-
pretended by the public but are yet
in hiding and perhaps never to be
known as grafters. You may think
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-15

Just why anyone should object to
the reading of the Bible in our COM
mon schools is not really apparent
That book is the foundation of all
that is good-the foundation of all
morals and foundation of all just laws
of all civilized countries, and yet many
people object to it being read in our
common schools. The strict sectarian
think adverse to his religious views,
but this need not be. No sectarian-
ism should be taught, but the Bible
chapter each day-should be read
to teach the children the moral side
of education. For the grandest of elo-
quence read the 28th to 40th chapters
of Job and many of the Psalms.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-15

Your uncle cannot see why WON
ems hats should not be the same style
year after year. What sense is there
in having the style change three or
four times each year? 1t does not
add anything to the beauty of the
wearer. 1t does not add anything to
character. 1t adds nothing to any
good cause and only makes an I'M
necessary expense from which there is
derived no good. At the A.-Y.-P. fair
there was an old lady clothed in black
dress with an old fashioned bonnet
made of the best of silk, and it look
ed good to me- for 1 used to see them
in my boyhood days. The style of
mems hats do not materially change,
hence one hat will last two years
with good care. Economy if nothing
else, demands a reform in this re-
spect.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-15

Turning a curve is also another
source of trouble. If autos were run
very slowly around curves at street
corners no mishap would occur, but it
is this bull headed, daredevil spirit
that creates the trouble in nine cases
out of ten.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-15

The melon cholic days have come,
the saddest of the year, and almost
passed, and now the green leaves be-
gin to brown and the yellow tinge
is a token that all forestry must sleep
until the potent sunshine of spring
awakens them from their annual slum-
Der.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-15
DISTRIBUTION OF LIQUORS By
SOCIAL CLUB.

The question of the applicability Of
the liquor laws to a social club dis
pensing liquors to members is discuss
ed, with a review of the authorities, in
a note in IL L. r. A. IN. 81 $40, and
an examination of this note shows
that the decisions are various and
conflicting. With few exceptions, it
has been held that, where the club is
incorporated, it is amenable to the
liquor laws, and all the authorities
agree that it is amenable where it
appears that the formation of the club
was mere device to evade the law.
The few cases which have appeared
since the preparation of that note are
reviewed in a supplementary note in
20 L. R. A. IN. s. 1895, accompanying
the California case of Gunner VS.. Cali
fornia Club, which holds that an ordin-
ance merely imposing license tax
upon the business of selling intoxicat-
ing liquors does not include a bona
fide social club which merely dis
tributes such liquors to it's members
at a slight advance over the cost, the
profit being devoted to the expenses
of the institution. But, in the recent
Minnesota case of State ex rel. Young
VS.. Minnesota Club, LOG MINI. 515,
119 N. w. 494, 20 L. R. A. IN. So
1101, it is held that the distribution
of intoxicating liquors in less guam
titles than five gallons by social club
to it's members, for consideration,
though without profit, constitutes a
sale" within the meaning of laws re-
quiring license for the sale of liquor.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-15

in those states where but few of them
in comparison to the whole popula-
ton reside. The state of Washing
ton is not on the list, and they own
property in this state variously esti-
mated to be worth two million dollars.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-15

The Exposition grounds should be
kept intact as nearly as possible.
it would amount to almost a crime
to raze the most beautiful spot
in all the west. AS the land belongs
to the state as university ground, the
next legislature should appropriate
some money toward the project-the
county should make an appropriation
as well as the city and keep the
grounds up for the benefit of visitors
and people in general. No better
advertisement could be made for the
state of Washington and Seattle than
to keep the grounds as they are at
present.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-15

Bryan, the perennial presidential
candidate, seems to be the same Billy
that he was when he was last time he
was here.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-15

The following timber for United
States senator has been spoken Of,
viz, Senator Piles to succeed him
self, ex-senator John l.. Wilson,
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-15

that all the grafters are found out
and brought into the limelight, but
these men are only as drop in
bucket. To prove it to be disease
we need only to refer to the fact that
the major portion of such men are
at least reasonably well to do and
therefore they are grafters not from
necessity but from an Unsuitable crav-
ing for wealth. To cheat, to misstate,
to swindle or to purloin and gain that
which is not your own does not seem
to be as great a crime now as it did
half century ago. If man can by
deft means obtain money which is
not his own and escape the clutches
of the law, he is now applauded as
brilliant fellow; in days long gone by
he would be forever branded as a
thief.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-15
VALUE OF NEGRO HOMES.

Some idea of what the American
Negro is doing in the way of getting
homes and the values thereof may be
seen from the following figures taken
from a bulletin recently issued from
the census bureau:
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-15

Stealing seems to be an A. Y. P.
disease, therefore all that hullabaloo
about the few thousands swiped by