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The Green Forest tribune., 1910-12-30

You possess only as much faith as possesses you.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-12-30
TO DRIVE OUT MALARIA

- , AND B ILD UP TIT SYSTEM Take the old Standard GROVES TASTELESS CHILL TONIC. You know what you taking, The formula is plainly printed on every bottle, showing it is simply Quinine and Iron in taste less form. The Quinfne drives out the mala ria and the Iron builds up the system. Sold by all dealers for 30 years. Price 50 cents
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-12-30

He Won

rax-Gov. Bob Taylor of Tennessees5 was once. entertaining T northerrl1:5 | guest. who was rather skeptieal &boYS the prevailing dialect in stoFesl W southern negroes. He thought ovs4 N drawn. To disprovs. the ceas.sition{sq Mir. Taylor laughingly made a wagersS with his guest that the northerner would be unable to interpret the Ian guage of the first negro they met. Accordingly they set out and present.. ly came upon black man basking lm dolently in the sun. Telling nis~ friend to pay close heed, MT. Taylor stepped up to the negro and demand ed suddenly:
 'Weh he?'
 The negro blinked his eyes stol1diy, and then answered in a guttural voice:
 "Wah who?"-Everybody's
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-12-30

The angels are more likely to be counting beads of precipitation than drops of tears.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-12-30
RrT1nO1fapf f0 FF01her0

Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA, safe and sure remedy for infants and children, and see that it Bears the <~ <es@H~1"assHsi-A~ Signature of Sg!ZzAzSI In Use For Over 80 Years.
 The Kind You Have Always Bought.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-12-30

Mrs. WinsIow's Soothing Syrup. For children teething softens the gums reduces in. nanmation alays pain wind collie. 25c a bottle
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-12-30

Philosopher-And now, after having reviewed all philosophy with you, there is only one law that 1 can lay down for your guidance.
 Student-What is that?
 hilosopher-When you are sure you are right, you should suspect that you are wrong.
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the boy who 10 hit and he then rolls tho
ball. When any one boy has reCeiN "d
"A predetermined number Of babies
he IL punished bv sending him through
the mill This consists in threading "A
Ian" made by the spread legs II the play
ers who jovousIv pmmIn.l HIM along
his troubled wav
Tipping and Sending ~ pastime
much enjoyed. though the PLAYERS seem
TO prefer tai writ. II 'iI,.Ing and senting
II IL something lk. tap ON IN. back
but more complicated Tn. bow who
il III bends ov"r and his eyes are hidden
Then th. rest cl'S. IN around him and he
leader 70 ,s's = lingo over their handr
extended above the boy who IL vi u" Th.
hand on Which th- last word falls touch-
the. bent baGI. and tn. boy must guess
who touched hIm. II h. gli.sses correctly
h. sends" the bov to spot close nj
hand The boy then walks backward
to tn" place he started from. the
goal Meanw hil" all the rest nun and
hide and h" must seek them. n the hoy
who was touched didn't glI-ss v no did
II h. himself IL sent" 20 the spot selected
and h. must hunt the rest Palm,
palm CIck"'y COO j. something like
-tIpp M and s"'ldnr
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wilder and wilder until IL catches the hy-
ing feet the child falls exhausted like
IA whIrlInE d"rvish.
Teacher - ANOTHER little girl play.
The leader. or teacher takes "A ball or
is'.Ihbag and throws II IN turn to the
children lined up opposite her. III
girl misses sh" steps down one place.
II the Teacher misses the rptuEn throw
she go-s Ia the foot of the class and tho
girl ut TN" head becomes teacher
ST ItIi.- also appeals To the feminine
soul. The leader calls for "a pretty
stat tue. Wherein on the embattled maidens
fall 81 langushing Iov"liness.
The leader pronrunces her verdict as tn
IN. most beaufeOuS even ~h"rv all il
beauty Then the calls for a funny
statue and ~" result would ma he a sour
dyspepiiC rock with uIrth.
Some q thu street play seems rather
more like ii gh'ing. 81 which thorp -
plenty that L. In" r"-il -tuf But boys
can throw ~tono- AT one another without
seeming la have any hard feelings either
b-ior" or after tn. fact President Tact.
and his friends when they were bows IN
IucinnatI used Ia Induig" In rock fghtA
with IN" gang uI a certain locality. And
IN" Sew Work tenement boys have It'd,
sam" taste SON" of them present
very WHriik- appearance equipped with,
the cover II an old wash hotter which
they 'i-" sh"ld A. for the real
tights Of he real gangs that hardly coInes
under the head ii sport
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bounce the batter holds his stick upright
on the ground and the boy who has
caught the cat tries to hit IN. stick
with it. IL he succeeds he becomes the
batter. IL not the dist ance bet ween
him and the upright stick IL measured
with tn. same stick and the number Of
lengt h- IL credite d to the batter.
The varietie Of tag played by tenement
children are witness to their ingenuity IN
making the most Of their resources.
There IL iron tag" in which the one
who IL being chased cannot be tagged
while n" il Touching iron. Wood tag IN
in the same class In crack tag Won
are safe So long as Won have your feet on
a crack in the sidewalk. In Gross tag
IN. pursu-r who il hard on the heels 81
some on. boy or girl. il compelled to- re-
linuuIsh his prey and take after" another
and probably fr.-her enemy who Crosses
in bet ween plrsIer and pursued.
But touch tag il the comic gem 81
all IN" tags In II the boy who Is tagged
has to take hold of himself where he was
touched and keeping that hold. catch
somebody else For instance. SUPPOSE
h.. was touched on the knee. He must
Law ho,d Of that same spot md 81 ill hold
ing his knee try to overt AXE and touch
somebody else. Sometimes he has 20
cI,ii Oh himself nv the back hair or try TO
hang on 10 his own shoulder blade. IL
M. has been touched in two places b."
mus, try TO &c, a hand on each. Tn"
problem then ~ how to tag AT all. sine"
bot hands are occupied He still has his
head and feet. however. with which To
execute attacks.
In box tag a square is chalked on the
pavement and those who are being chased
are safe only within its borders. In
-snnatting and sitting tag they cannot
! no caught IL they assume these attitudes
! in n sufficiently pronounced degree. Bat
friendships among the youthful fair have
been wrecked on this point Of what con
s,iiuted n perfectly good case Of squatting
Another and very interesting chalk
game IL called by various names. such as
Americans and British. Revolution
civil War and Long Branch A sort
of griciiron with an archki space at tn.
too il chalked on the pavement. There
10 on. cross section for each boy playing
on a side. There are two sides. generally
called the Americans and the British
7 The boys play in turn. kneeling at the
/ foot 81 the diagram the player takes Some
small Nat object such AZ watermelon
seed and snaps IL into the gridron.
lie tries 20 land il in the arched top
which il called Long Branch IL 10
goes outside the diagram or stays on q
line IL does not count. II IL goes into one
81 the cross sections the player may make
ono mark in "A square at the end OF that
section on his side. 10 IL goes into the
Long Branch he can make one mark in
each square belonging 10 his side. The
first Of thass marks in each square In a
circle to Represent "a head. The second
another circle for the body. Then come
four marks Tor the legs and aSms. Then
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90 many more children than dogs In iss
shoroughfares that Il could get out q new
version % an old phrase and talk % dying
like q child in the Streets
Even II the child succeeds In dodging
death he has almost IA hard work TO keep
ont OF the clutches OF .he law. Tn. streets
arc his oE:y playground and yet every
inch Of them and 81 the house walls flank
ing them Is mortgaged for some other
purpose. The roadway belongs To traffic.
She sidewalk % pedestrians. Even the
air must lie treated gingerly, for il IL IL
rent by the howbs Of glseflil youth SOME
budy's ears may suher.
II a boy throws bail in the ~ reefs he
IL liabl" u arrest. II he hits anybody or
Rnyt hing with his bali he no. only u ria-
bile to be- arrest ed. h" IL arrested unless
he can beat the policeman la sprini'ng
and lodging The law. III fact. while it
doesn't fiatly say he shall mot play IN the
~ r''-t-. promptly Furnishes hun Tor the
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In Get on the 100" a SQUARE chalked on
III" pave CEMENT represents IN" L.. The boy
who - installed tii"r" trIc- - catch tree
pass.r- One foot Of - q. CiIr1stoL"
game One hoy or EIrl. for many Il
th.se are played ny girls ~ veil 49, by
bows stands III thu ~ ret. the rcst lin"
tIp AZ the curb Tn oI.' IN III" ~tr'~.t gives
4 series of commando IN" Idea eng to
trip some one mp by making him do the
wrong thing One foot ofr' Two feet
ID, One foot on Two feet ont and
perhaps somebody thinking 10. was gong
To- say 81 gets caught Or h" may keep il
going for - Will" and then Say All rum
which they de-. for The. opposite Curtston.'
" hiie IN" 'ri"S 10 nab some on" ON IN.
way
4 gam" peculiarly appropriate To these
highway Fairgrounds - called Guessing
II reefs Som. one writes on the pave
m-nt IN. first and the last letter oT tho
name Of -oIu~ New York street with an
int.rrnedIa'. dot for every other letter
A. for instance G Then
th,. rest ku'...- " hat IN" name II II they
arr IN doubt they can guess on IN. s-pHrIf.
letters For example. boy could ~Iy
in Tins case lis tn" fourth letter - lie
can guess other letters too before he makes
"A final stab al IN" whole name. IN" system
Of credits being something lax" thai ~
Twenty Questions Clever PLAYERS would
probably guess -tian-.NOort very easily
I'm Fox and G...~''- ia. f"N has ro hop
on one foot excerpt when IN IN" den
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one thing they want everybody To forget
and want to forge, thenss~ges is thar they
ever knew anything bat America
Take the children u Public SchoOi Is,
for inst ance. They i've on the Fast Side
around SIXTH and seventh streets. and
most Of them are Jews. An agent VI the
Child Welfare Exhibit. which il To be held
ia January. sent written questions ~ the
children asking where they PLAYED and
what were their favori'e games. "
course the answer To the iirst question
was easy to guess. A. with one hand
they wrote i play ia the streets
In reply to IN" second question all
the rtle Einsteins and Goldenb-rgs
and Rabinuwitls and Levinskys expressed
u preference for baseball. but The SrS
reporter has found out from the boys
themselves that 4 lot of other good OLD
Yankee sports are being played with
local variations
There IL one group showing the clever
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a chalked y l,iare or In the guttcr, Iho
geese. whom he chases reverse that order.
Ia the don or the gutter they hop on ono
fool, when h" catches them they become
geese themselves
Another guessing game IN called
Lemonade Sides are chosen and ono
decid.s ON some action TO DO initiated.
Having d.rided. IL comes forward and tie
members begin:
. Here | COME
Where from"
Washington -
What's your trade
Lemonade ....-
show Us how
Which they then proceed TO do. Ths
action selected may be- washing clothes.
playing the piano, digging whatever
has occurred 10 them. They go thruuEh
m" motions and the opposite side has 70
guess what they are doing
Will" the girls do play many Of these
games they have their own favorites.
Jun Tung rOp.' H. one OF Them and they are
extremely accomplished in II High
and low" jumping are for the averags
uerfOrn"rSa But the Dutch cross IL q
triumph OF skill They have "A way too
of starting jumping to this accompani-
msnt.
Pepper. salt. mustard, cider. vinegar.
Al vinegar the whirl Of the rope grove
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Wolf. give ,s an answer IL a hide and
seek game The pursucrs call ont the re-
quest and the quarry calls Wolff unless
hs's too close pressed His silenc. show. :
the hunters that they are On the right
trail
The four corners Of the street are in e
valuable 20 the city children. In Kick
the can tho kicker takes his position on
one corner and the boy ~ho in it stands
out in the street intersection The kicker
sends the can flying toward this hoy and
then runs for the opposite corner. VI
the boy in the street can get he can and
reach his corner first he becomes kicker
and the other one goes into th- street
Liberty. liberty. pass walk II another
Ran.. ia which one boy chaS..s ID" others
around IN" -hsls--' made. hy the street
corners
In The. ,ilums Follow your Leader g.
comes Follow MASTER: and oar old friend
Duck on the rock becomes Rock on
dock The old game 81 Par IL johnny
ride a pony or Pony on the pony" al
though the latter il - rather more sir"nu-
oiis diversion the riders JouncinR ~ hard
a. they can IN order 10 make the boys
under them COLLAPSE
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another competitive sport. the gutter
being q specified distance with tho curb
as a takeo6. These competitions are not
the result Of mere odhand impulses,
They are established sports with fxed
standards. There are. for instance. Ger
tain 'xutsers- Cthe distance is much more
than just the gutter itself which some
boys can take in two jumps. others IN
three.
-Potsi-' or -potsy' is Fast Side for
hop scotch and Is popular diversion
Their. Tn. lrtic girl expressed herself
AS doting oh hot scotch 80 10 pass
cat or Tip cat" or, IA IL il sonnet lines
called, just tip That ia game familiar
10 all boys and consists in striking n small
piece uf wood 40 thar IL jumps into RI.
air. when Il IL sent flying with anot her
blow Of the stick winch serves a. "a hat
II IL l. caught ON the Nv the batter IL o,It.
II It H. no, caught at all the halter has
anoth her play. III it ~ canght on the
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hundred and one things which inevitably
happen when he does. Their" ar" about
half a million children IN this town with
no place to play except under the threat
ening shadow Of the policeman. the hos
ptal and dea,h itself
And yet the-. half million children d."
pay. making their own miraculous best
II bad bargain. tn" games winch
American boys hay" played for genera
tion- ar. nos The delig ht Of IN" Ahrahams
and Pat ri'k- and G'ovsnnls Of New York
snsm"nt diet rICt-. Sometimes IA" ma Ne
gets strangely twisted. bat IN" back
ground If play - the -a'n" A. Tor ip'-e
hrtl" Foreigners setting mp their own
games on American ~Oil no, SIR IN"
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hess with which old fashioned hide aud
seek il modified One Of these is called
Oyster Sale tor -sail-p, though nobody
seems 10 know why. Two sides are
formed. the hldeTs and the hunters
one boy who belongs with the hiders
remains with the hunters a. sort II
warning agent for hIs concealed friends
When the hunters b-Rin the search
tins agent uitens certain Cabali-tIC
phrases which are part Of code Of signals
previously agreed upon -Rotton eggs
for example may be a warning that the
hunters are approaching a certain place
81 conc"ament- A piercing cry Of
Tomatoes may mean Run for the
goal" And so on.
Cops and Robbers N another varia-
ton Of the hiding game So il -Ring-o-
licvio.- which nobody pre,.nds TO know
how To spell although one little East
>id"r writes il -Rnga -ringn- I..vvo
II is the cry uttered by the hunter. Just
a. Oyster Sale is IN that version.
Another favori'A IL the anIIphonal
pastims known a. Tom Chase sides
are chosen and lins-i up opposite each
other Iher.,Ipon the following spirited
"olloquy takes place.
Did YOU ever
No. | never
see Niger
-Nigg.r who?-
Niger Tom
Tom who?"
Tom Chase
Chase who''
Chase you
At that the two sides change places.
the chasing side trying to catch their
opponents as in PRISONERS Bas.' Red
Rover - IN the same category. The
hoy who il the chaser chants
Red Rover Red Rover
Will come over
lie calls the name 81 the hoy he wants
the chasing side.
Kicking the Hoopl.- il one Of the
games tn" boys have mad. up To fit IN.
rtiavthiuES which come their way The.
hoopI" - "A hoop from a barrel IL lies
fiat on tn. pavement and IL kicked by one
hoy. tine. idea being to try To make u hit
the feet of some other boy They hop
and dodg. with NOR. or less agility. IL
II h,t- a boy IL. II it and has To- do the
kicking Jumping III" Tan" - another
orItgrnwth II IN. environment IN which
they play II - not so much "A game 49,
; an athletic competition Tn. boys jump
leap frog fashion. over the hiR milk cans
/ which they find waiting to b. taken 10y tn.
| milk wagons Tn. jumps are mea iurad
! with all rh.. parade. and the accompanying
acrImunv IL championship contest.
| Jumping tn" Gutter 4. th. nam" u
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- mother to step over him with ease
not grac" sh" turns him our.
FIRST t. tho fire eScap. hi1 porch
frurn which h" l. apt 10 take a short cut
over tn" railing to the pavement below.
There hIs broken and bruised little body
l. "A witness. sometimes living. sometimes
dSsi g. the disadvantages Of fir" escapes
a, piay grounds One family last summer
l,ei Two children that way.
Dozens II others every year die or ar"
G Ippl"d hy falling from the roofs and
wlndl w. and fire, ..s.apes to which tn" Pied
ri7.r L",c 81 Play has lured them.
q, her dozens and scores and even hun
d eds dI. IN the street. Will" pluckinC
ie-,l.,,Irly ai ,"a-rlra New York kills
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GAMES OF THE CITY STREETS
WHERE NEW YORES LITrLEST
CITIZENS MUST PLAY.
Take q uieaty 20 American Ways ana the
sports Of American Children Re-
suits % an investigation That was
NrCe for the Child Welfare ExhibIt

Alrnost tho first thing New York boy
lea rs ~ TO hPte the law. He soon finds
that II he IL going ID keep ON the G5so-
lu;sly safe side Of it there won't be much
left for him To do but twirl his thumbs
and Kick his heels.
II he's "A tenement yoLngster Il. cant
play in the house. Chasing the devil
around a stump would b, a rowing life
compared with the possib titles of play
Their" ANYWAY. when IA. too bug Tor
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-06-10

Immediately following the nuptial
event, the party will go to the Lee
land where a wedding dinner will
be served in the green room. The
bride and groom will leave the city
on the1O:4O 500 train this evening,
the honeymoon to be spent in the
East. Mr.. Bradford's old home i'll
Pittsburg, Penn, will be visited
and all of the principal cities of the
East will come within the itinerary
OF the wedding trip. The honey
moon will extend over a period of
six weeks, after which time the
young couple will be at home to
their friend in the beautiful bungalo
now in the course of construction
on South Welcome street.
Mr.. Bradford is one of the
prominent young business and pro-
fessional men of the Magic City.
During the past seven years he has
been associated with Arthur Lee
Sueur in the practice of law, and
he is also vice president of the
Union National Bank of this city.
A short time ago Mr.. Bradford or
ganized a strong loan and trust
company, associating with him in
the financial venture some of the
most substantial business men of
the city. On his return he will
retire from he actual practice of law
and take up his new duty as presi-
dent and manager of the new
financial concern.
Ben" as he is Familiarity known,
is one of Gods noblemen, a splen-
did type of the young man who
came west and made good in every
sense of the world; a genial, kindly,
whole-sou1ed, hale fellow who is
loved and respected by his fellow
man
Miss Western has been promi-
nent in social affairs of the city
during the past two years, having
come to Minot from Duluth in 1908,
making her home with her sister,
Mrs. Ketchunl. She is a sweet,
winsome little lady who has won
her way into the hearts of every
acquaintance within the city.
Her friends are legion.
1t is the earnest wish of the Re-
porter that blessings, rich and
rare, from heaven and earth, will
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Coming Events

Manager Cox of the Fire Depart
ment base ball team has arranged
for two games of base ball here on
the Sd and 4th of July with the
Duluth Hammers. This team
is one of the leaders in the Duluth
City League and is recognized as
an exceptionally strong aggregat-
ion. A feature of this team is the
one armed pitcher. Larry Boyle,
who is a wonder.
The Wolvin team which played
hear last year will be at Winton for
the Sd and 18th, and these two
towns will have the opportunity of
seeing fast base ball.
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Application for Liquor
License
State of Minnesota, GO

S seats OF Of H ST. G"djs IS.
Notice is hereby given that applica-
ton has been made in writing to the
city council of the City of Ely and
filed in the office Of the city clerk,
praying for license to sell intoXicat-
ing liquors in the lower front room of
the building situated on lot block Z
in the original plat of Ely, and to the
following named person. to-wit;
MATH KAPSCH
for the term of one year beginning
July 1st 1910, and ending June Both
1911.
Said application will be heard and
determined by said city council at the
council chambers in the city hall in
said city county and state. on Thurs
day the Both day of June 1910.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said city this 10th day of June 1910.
$40 6-24 L. j. WHITE, City Clerk.
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Bradford Western

The following notice of the
marriage of Miss Emma Western
of this city to Mr.. Bradford which
occurred week ago was taken from
the Minot Reporter and will prove
of interest to the many friends of
the bride in this city.
THE wedding of Benjamin H.
Bradford and Miss Emma Western
will take place this evening at $50
O'Clock at the home of the brides
sister, Mrs. H. R. Ketchum in
Eastwood Park. The ceremony
will be read by the Rev. J. Rosser
Jones of the Presbyterian church.
Only the relatives and a few per-
sonal friends of the contracting
parties will witness the ceremony.
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Application for Liquor
License
State of Minnesota,
COUNTY of St. Louis.

S State of o M st 1.onis IS.
Notice is hereby given that applica-
tion has been made in writing to the
city council Of the City of Ely and
filed in the office of the city clerk,
praying for a license to sell intoxicat-
ing liquors in the lower front room of
the building situated on lot block IL
in the original plat of Ely, and to the
following named person, to-wit;
LOUIS LARSON
for the term of one year beginning
July 1st 1910, and ending June Goth
1911.
Said application will be heard and
determined by said city council at the
council chambers in the city hall in
said city county and state, on Thurs
day the Both day of June 1910.
Witness my hand add the seal of
said city this 10th day of June 1910.
go 6-24 l.. j. WHITE, City, Clerk.
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Cannot be Lost

Drafts issued by this bank are
good anywhere, and can be trans
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you can get your money or a dup
licate without any annoyance or de-
lay. All of the drafts that we
issue, after being paid by the New
York or Chicago bank, are return
ed to us, and are filed away where
they can be seen at any time by the
purchaser, showing that the money
was received by the party to whom
it was sent, a proof that is impos-
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Post office orders cost 80 cents
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Word has been received here of
the death in Indiana of S. D. Mich
olas one of the early pioneers of the
Vermilion range at Tower. The
remains will be brought to Tower
and the funeral held today under
the auspices of the Tower Masons
of which he was a member. Many
Ely members of the order will
attend the funeral.