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The Ely miner., 1911-06-02
Cheaper by the Hour.

must say you've got pretty lot
Of citizens to allow themselves to be
charged at the rate of cents q mile
from here down to the Junction on a
miserable one horse branch road" said
the shoe drummer, bitingly.
I'D like ter call yer attention ter
one fact before you go on usin' any
more such language" answered the
ticket agent camly, "and that il that
while 1t may be cents mile. Ita
only 25 cents an hour" ur."-Metropolitan
The Ely miner., 1911-06-02
Greece to Haze a Senate

are preparing to take the leap We
took. Shall we continue to show the
way, or shall the citadel of represent
ative government surrender Its char.
ter to the blatant element In our de.
mocracy?
The Ely miner., 1911-06-02
Gettlno Even.

Lawyer-In this will you really in
sist upon being buried at sea?
yes. You see, my wife says that
when I'm dead she's going to dance
on my grave."-Case and Commsnt
The Ely miner., 1911-06-02

pepSl2 anu 1emal6
troubles by your
medicine. / had
been troubled with
both for fourteen
years and consulted
different doctors,
but failed to get any
relief. After using
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vege ia BILE Com.
pound and Blood
Purifier / can say j
ono q xxyo1I xIyop,on
The Ely miner., 1911-06-02
Ancient Greek superstition.

Splitting for luck's sake was Of
considerable Importance among the
ancients. Greeks spit three times
into their bosoms at the sight of q
madman or one troubled with cpl.
leptic fits in order to ward OF sueb
maladieR.
The Ely miner., 1911-06-02

No Need.
do you allow your wife to have the
last word?"
mo"
How do you prevent herr"
'T don't. She takes It."
The Ely miner., 1911-06-02
Delightful Ignorance.

'SeF0' ISHOI dTCVs
Walter Damrosch, the musical con.
ductor, was describing a very ig-
norant foreign critic. In short" Mr.
Damrosch ended, "he was as ignorant
of music as old Jed Shucks and his
wife we're of city ways. Jed was
describing his recent visit to New
York. An we went to a big depart
ment store he said, AN we got inter
one O. them ere things wot whizzes
ye clean up to the top-wot in tarna-
ton is their name, ma? 'Shoplifters.
Jedediar,' Mrs. Shucks replied"
The Ely miner., 1911-06-02

Percy-Weally, Daisy, dawnced SO
stwenuously in that last waltz that
me head feels light, doncher know.
Daisy-Indeed! I supposed that
sensation was so common with you
that you had ceased to notice 1t.
The Ely miner., 1911-06-02

FAILED TO
HELP HER
Cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Pound, Wis. s.-"I am glad to an.
nounce that I have been cured of dys
The Ely miner., 1911-06-02

Some men are anxious to get money
because they think it will enable them
to get more.
The Ely miner., 1911-06-02
Scored One on Stingy Uncle

stingy relatives best manner, set all
the bystanders in a roar.
The Ely miner., 1911-06-02
Took Professors Word for It.

Took Professors Word for It.
Didn't you hear all of the profes-
sor's lecturer"
''Why, no. He began by saying
that sleep is the secret Of right liv-
ing-and then l came home and went
to bed"
There are times In the life of every
small boy when he would like to as
sumo the role of father to the man for
a few brief moments.
Garfield Tea will regulate the liver, Civ
ing freedom from sick-headache and bilious
attacks. 1t overcomes constipation.
Some men are anxious to get money
The Ely miner., 1911-06-02

Since the cost OF growing an acre
of roots is two or three times as great
as that of growing an acre OF corn,
the yield of dry matter being little
more. it seems poor farm practice to
abandon the silage in favor OF roots.
Sell fresh eggs or none at all. Get
Just as far as possible from the gen.
eral lot dumped on the corner grocery.
Seek for regular customers and get
retail prices. Stop crying about low
rates and cheap goods by rising
above them. Herein is the secret Of
successful poultry keeping.
He who gets the finest product in
the market reaps the richest harvest
Eggs are refined wheat, corn, grass
and contain much that on the farm
would go to waste. In winter bas
ket of so dozen will bring more money
than a load of hay it took a large
patch of land to grow, team to cut.
horse and man to rake, two men to
stack, and a team, wagon and man to
market.
In Austria and Germany kohlrabi I
a great favorite and there is no req
son why 1t should not be better
known in this country. It Is some
times referred to as the turnip-rooted
cabbage, which Is apt, as 1t is inter
mediate between the turnip and thf
cabbage and combines the flavor d
both. The edible part of this vee0
table is a turnip-shaped bulb forws(
hx the enlargement Of the STAN.
The Ely miner., 1911-06-02

A Virginia man writes that for
years he has sown a small patch Of
buckwheat for his hens and he says
he is quite certain that they thrive
better and lay more eggs than they
did without this grain.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-07-10
HIS READY WIT WON PLACE
onoer Prefecture In French Govern.
mont Coos to Young Man With
Smart Tongue.

There Is now in the French Cham.
oer as attache OF one of the Minis.
terlal departments a young man who
owes his position to his native smart.
ness. He went up to Paris with let
Ter OF Introduction to a minister and
was received In the stereotyped fash.
ION. He turned up at the department
daily. At length the minister noted
MS pertinacity and by way of saying
something asked the young man II he
would like to have his photograph
The present was accepted and the
minister overwhelmed with thanks.
After receiving the photograph the
young man absented himself altogeth.
or from the bureau. Two months
elapsed and then there was a chance
meeting In the street. The minister
smiling. asked the sutton the cause Of
MIS- prolonged absence.
Mon Dleu, monsieur lie Ministre,"
was the reply, II had your photograph
and spoke to II, and that was enough
lot me-" And what did my photo.
graph do for you? What fayor?" in.
CURED the minister. "Oh. nothing. alb
soiutely nothing" was the quick rep
exactly as the original, so knew the
resemblance was perfect"
Inc next day this youth OF enter.
prise received his appointment, and
ne Is said to be named for an under
prefecture.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-07-10

NOTICE OF CONTEST
Cor publication.)
Department of the Interior.
United States Land Office
Serial O2O80 CD dip
Carson City, Nevada.
April q. II
To Thomas C. Tennille of Mo- nt,
ain City Nevada. Contestee:
You are hereby notified that
Claude l.. Womack who gives
Mountain City, Nevada. as his post.
Office address did on February 27,
1911, file in this Office his duly
corroborated application to contest
and secure the cancellation of your
Homestead Entry No. 1862. Serial
No. C2O80 made Jan. a. 1907, for
Lots 4, 8 and 9 Section 18Township
Is N Range SO E.. M. ID. Meridian
and as grounds for his. contest h
alleges that for more than six
m onths last passed said Thomas
C. Tennille has abandoned said
homestead and failed to reside
thereon or have his hume thereon;
that he has left the vicinity for
more than 18 months and his
whereabouts is unknown.
You are. therefore. further
notified that the said allegations
will be taken by this off ce as hav-
ing been confessed by you and your
said entry will be cancelled there
under without your further right
to be heard therein either befor.
this Office or on appeal if you fail
to file In this Office within tweny
days after the FOURTH publica-
ton of this notice as shown below
your answer, under oath specifically
meeting and responding to these
allegations of contest. or if you
fail within that time to file in
this office due proof that you have
served copy of your answer on
the said contestant either in person.
or by registered mail. If this
service is made by the delivery of
q copy Of your answer to the con-
testant in person, proof Of such
service must be either the said
contestants written acknowledge
ment of his receipt of the copy
showing the date of its receipt. or
the affidavit of the person by whom
the delivery was made stating
when and where the copy IN
delivered; if made by registered
mail. proof of such service must
consist Of the affidavit of the per-
son by whom tho copy was mailed
stating when and the post office to
which it WIS mailed. and this
affidavit must be accompanied by
the postmaster's receipt fer tie
letter.
You should state in your answer
the name of the pustoffice to which
you desire future notices to be sent
to you.
Louis j. Cohn. Register.
Earl W. fremont, Receiver.
Date of first publication May 2,
1911
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-07-10
Her Onty Ea,,tt

Her Only Fault.
her virtues made a lengthy list
i speak OF Mrs Tuggie-
pu' somehow she could not resist
a Wild desire TO smugsie.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-05

Two yards Of the best calico for. &c
Two yards Of staple apron checked
gingharn for Observation-Disclosures.
Two Yards Of bes1 LII muslin for
only ...........-.... &c
One and a half Yards best 1oc
bleached muslin .for ........eo
Every fourth yard Of sheeting for. sc
Yard wide percale. dark or light
colors. 15c values -.............sc
Best sRkoltne, yard ..............ec
French dress ginghans, l5c values.
yard Observation-Disclosures. SO
Colonial draperies. crecons. etc, 12;sc
and l5c values, yard .........ec
Best &c and 19c grade India linen,
Big lotsof fine white pique, madras
and pongee wasting, values 25c
and soc a yard choice. yard. Sc
Good quality straw ticking, best 15c
Pillow cases, regular siez, deep mem,
eacn .---....--.--.... -. .-...'Se
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-08-04
HUNT COUGAR NEAR sTITEs.
Dogs Tree One and Ranchcrs Search
for Another.

Sites, Idaho. Ranchers resident
up the Middle Fork of the Clearwater
river have for the nonce turned from
fishing for trout to hunting for cou-
gar. Last Friday night a large cou-
gar was killed by Sumner Bullock.
at Syrinsa. after it had been treed by
dogs accompanying one of the Nc
Claim girls to a pasture after their
down to Kooskia for the bounty and
milk COWS. The pet was brought
To be mounted. sunday night Mrs
Williams wife of a homesteader liv-
ing on Maggie creek. both saw and
heard another big lion near her home
in the canyon. Every able bodied
man in the neighborhOod was out the
next day with dogs and guns seek
ing to slay the animal. one year
ago a cougar was killed at Syringa
by a young girl with a .22-caliber
rifle. Such animals have not been
common in this part of the state of
late years, and whenever one appears
the ranchers soon end his career
Further back toward the summit OF
the range they are more plentiful.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-08-04

crude. At least, it lacks the final
touch Of refinement and eclat which
marks the really finished permormer.
Down on the plains Of Texas, north
Of Big Springs, is the Soash ranch,
owned by the c. c. Slaughter COM
pany. r L. CBob) Slaughter, mer-
chant club man and all round good
fellow of Dallas. Texas. is pres dent
and general manager of the ranch,
and. incidentally, Is interested in the
automobile trade. His favorite sport.
is seems. is hunting animals.
Now as a matter Of fact it is against
the law to shoot antelope in Texas.
Slaughter IS a law-ab' ding citizen, 50
he wouldn't shoot one for anything
He simply gets out his trusty auto,
loads it with gasoline and a larfat
and goes out after the game. He ties
one end of the lariat to the steering
post Of the auto. He handles the
rope with one had and the steering
wheel with the other. When he sights
bunch of antelope he simply
throws the throttle wide open, goes
down among them and deftly plants
his moose over the best one n the
herd. To prove that this isn't a fish
story. Bob has plenty Of trophies and
witnesses
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-08-04
Thc Stinnc.

"The House Of Quality" Coming.
big feature film for Friday and Sat
urday:
THE Battle Hymn of the Repub-
lie" Vitagraph. This patriotic and
historic picture portrays the writing
Of the famous national hymn by
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe. The authors
own story Of how she came to write
this poem best explains The scenes
illustra ting the production of this
wonderful Inspiration. In the early
part of the civil war. President Lin
coin was very much discouraged at
the lack Of enthusiasm and the tar
diness with which the people answer
ed the call for volunteers to Join the
army, Mrs. Howe in talking the
matter over with the president be-
came very much impressed with the
need Of arouslng the people. The
matter weighed so much upon her
mind she could think of little else;
during her slumbers she was obessed
with her theme that one night in her
sleep she arose from her bed and
renned those immortal words This
poem was published broadcast
throughout the north. the people be-
came enthused with the noble cause
Of freedom; recruits poured in. The
hymn revived the dropping spirits of
the north and once more the country
noby answered Lincoln's call.
"The Cattle Herder's Romance"
| Kalem. A young couple elope and
marry without parental consent They
take up their abode in a little cabin.
! Later a cowboy is brought in badly
| injured. The woman is introduced
as a sister Of the young man. The
injured man falls in love with the
woman, which creates vad compli-
cation. and the cowboy starts out for
revenge, which ne fails to get and
there is a happy ending to the young
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-08-04
At THE PICTURE SHOWS
The Orpheun.

Fine program for Friday and Sat-
urday
1. THE Great Heart OF the West"
Jack goes west in search OF health
and is tenderly cared for by all the
good people he meets. He finds en-
ployment on a ranch and it was not
many weeks before he was strong and
well and the feeling of the west had
entered his blood. In a few months
Jack sent for his mother to join him
in his new home and great was her
surprise to be introduced to her sons
fiancee and invited to the wedding,
which was TO occur the next day.
Having found the great heart of the
west and his hearts happiness, Jack
resolved to stay there where he could
continue to be healthy and strong. E.
2. IS. S. Olympia" Pathe. This
short film pictures big ship and
shows how the great trans Atlantic
liners are worked into their docks
in New York harbor.
8. "a Bald Lie" American Pathe
comedy John Jones has a bald head
and a jealous wife, which to say the
least, IS very bad combination. Also
John has a long thirst and is very
fond Of the society Of pretty young
occurrences in his home and finally
to a catastrophe Very funny.
4. Birds in Their Nests. Pathe. a
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-08-04
SAYS SUICIDE Is
MANIA WITH HIM
Mrs. Agnes COlweIl Asks Divorce
From Husband i'm Baker Court.

Baker, Ore.-Alleging that he was
in the habit of attempting suicide,
using a different method each time,
whenever he wanted to harass her
or make her appreciate him more,
and that he threatened to kill both
herself and the baby and that he COM
PEELED her to live in the same house
at Spokane with a woman of i'll re-
pute, Mrs. Agnes Colwell has brought
suit for divorce from William Colwell
The suit is sequel to sensational
attempt of Colwell to steal his baby
last Saturday, when he took the child
from his mother-inlaw' home,
boarded train bound for Salt Lake
City and was arrested at Huntington
| and the child taken away from him.
Among the various lethal agencies
| that Colwell is alleged to have used
in his efforts are laudanum, wood al
cohol and a darning needle. Colwell
ran a restaurant here until a week
! ago.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-08-04
The Cosy.

Stirring stories Of war time. tie sea
and the west as well az a beautiful
story Of heart Interest, make Friday
and Saturdays program one Of the
best we have had
molly Pitcher" Champion Mol
ly Cairnes was one of the most he
roic and widely known characters OF
the revolution, when her husband
joined Mad Anthony" Wayne, his
wife went with him and because she
carried water to the soldiers she was
called "Molly Pitcher" At the battle
Of Monmouth Molly's husband. n gum
ner, was killed and his brave wife
takes his place and helps win the bat
tie. For her bravery she received a
commission of sergeant and high
honors. \ stirring story Of the strug-
gle for independence.
The Coffin ship" Thanhauser
The shipowner refused to repair his
old, worn-out boats. though the cap
tain urged IT, The rich man didn't
know his daughter and the captain
We're married till the girl left a let
ter telling him she had slowed away
on the ship to be with her husband.
\ storm came up ana the old hulk
sunk. The sailors grabbed the boats;
the captain and wife drifted on raft
and were rescued by a passing ship;
shipowner heard all hands were lost,
and when the couple came home lie
vowed he never would send an old
ship out again.
THE Foreman's Mine" Bison. The
young miner wins the daughter of n
ranchman and his rival follows him
to the mine and sets off a blast,
binding him. He is saved by pros
pectors and his sight restored, while
his rival is killed resisting arrest.
Finely colored.
THE Twins" Rex. A splendid
dramatic story. The two little twins
We're in an orphans home, one was
| adopted by woman OF wealth. the
other by a poor seamstress. The rich
girl while eloping is killed by the
automobile going over cliff and by
strange working of fate, her sister
meets and is adopted by the rich cou-
| pie. who had cared for her twin. Su-
perbly colored and filled with genu-
inc heart interest. IT'S a Rex"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-08-04

beautiful film of bird life, even sur
passing those of similar nature
which have preceded it,
s. Saving the Standard" Gau-
mont. A war feature. Four thrilling
hand-to-hand encounters. Incidents
during the war between France and
the Netherlands Showing fierce at
tacks upon. and heroic defense of the
Castle of Braband
6. "The Cutie Fish" Gaumont A
remarkable film which shows the
habits Of this mysterious and inter-
esting sea fish. A novelty aside from
its educational value.
7. THE Troublesome Secretaries -
Nitagraph, or How Betty Outwitted
her Father" It is hard to tell about
this comedy without laughing. You
will agree to this when you see IL
Don't miss it. See it and treat your
self to a good laugh.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-08-04
SAW WIFE'S PICTURE
IN FRONT OF THEATER
Il. j. Smith secures Divorce on Ground
of Cruelty Because She Went Oh

IL. y. Smith Secures Divorce on Ground
of Cruelty Because She Went on
Stage.
san Frdnciscc.-Mae Smith wanted
to do something in the world, so she
went on the stage. Six months later.
her husband, Benjamin j. Smith. be-
gan suit for a divorce. He obtained
an interlocutory decree in Oakland
upon showing that he had suffered
acutely
He said that he had to prepare his
own meals and have his fem nine
relatives repair his clothing. He add
ed that he frequently walked the
streets of Oakland after a lonely meal
and was confronted by the picture
Of his wife, smiling at him from a
frame in ~ theater entrance. He told
the judge thatthis constituted cruelty
Of the keenest variety.
Before she went on the stage Smith
declared that his wife gave abund-
ant evidence of a temperament. He
said she struck him in the face, beat
him with revolver, pursued him
with carving knOfe and refused to
cook for him. She played at Ye Lib
erty theater for a while and is now
On a vaudeville circuit.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-08-04
RECOUPS $500. 900 LOSS.
Scales Snatches Fortune As Cotton
Short After Squeeze


Short After Squeeze.
New York BY a characteristic cally
shrewd move, Eugene G. Scales, who
has few peers as cotton market ma
nipulator. is believed to have re-
couped nearly all of his estimated
loss of s1.5OO.00O to $2.OOO.0OO sus-
tanned recently during a tremendous
slump in the price of futures. At that
time Scales overplayed his hand on
the bull side and was forced to IL
quidate long line Of cotton placed at
from 25O,0OO to 100000 bales. Ac-
cording to the gossip in the pit Scales
was forced to part with most of his
long cotton after the market had al
ready declined over IS a bale.
Persons in his confidence, though,
appeared to be heavy sellers and II
was not Ing before the speculative fe-
yer seized Scales again and reports
in the cotton pit say that through his
shift to the short side and the sale of
several hundred thousand bales OF
cotton he has plucked back from the
market nearly all that he lost.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-08-04
ASK NEW CHINESE RULES.
Taft Asked TO Modify Entrance Reg.

Iaft Asked 20 Modify Entrance Reg
ulations for Exempt Glass.
san FTanCisCo.-A memorial has
been addressed to President Taft by
committee representing the Down
town Association OF san Francisco.
requesting notifications IN the en-
trance regulations of Chinese of the
exempt class, and the passage in tran
sit through the United States Of Chi
nese.
II is asked that Chinese be per
mitted counsel az al! investigations.
and that the privilege of landing nm
der bond pending final determine
uon of the application for admission
OF members of the exempt class be
extended so as to give such privilege
not only 10 merchants. but to mem
oers of their families and that appli-
cation for landing under bond be giver
prompt decision
II Is asked that before an applica.
ton for admission is denied. the an.
phcants counsel be advised of the
grounds upon which the denial is in.
tended and be given time to submit
further evidence.
1t is recommended that Chinese de.
tanned shall be given opportunity 70,
daily exercise; that they shall be-
treated with respect and kindness
and that no Chinese be deported with.
out being given fifteen days in which
To inform his friends. The report saw,
that all buildings used for Chinese
are insanitary and fire traps ant
should be demolished, and urges that
an appropriation of $500, 900 be mad,
for new buildings
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-08-04
SMOKERS FACES TELL 1T.
\ Dealer Can Tell Mans Choice Of
Tobacco at Sight.

Kansas City, Mo.-A cigar dealer
in one of the stands at the Union de-
pot can tell what kind of a cigar a
man smokes just by looking at him.
He has become quit proficient in
reading mems faces so far as their
purchases Of tobacco wares Is con-
cerned.
81 have been in the cigar business
twenty-six years" he said. "It has
been my experience that dark haired
man with a dark complexion, wants
a heavy smoke, a Havana cigar A
light-haired man with fair skin pre-
fers a Light smoke. The dark man en-
joys a pipe, while the bond likes the
cigarette. The most trying demand
the cigar man has to hazard is, Give
me a good cigar There are some ex-
ceptions of course, but if a dealer
follows by rule Of light and dark he
win generally please the customer"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-08-04
Rrokc Ley Unloading PoIes.

Newport, Wash.-D. y. Whitsel, Of
Spokane, uperintendent Of the cedar
pole department Of the Panhandle
Lumber company, formerly tie inspec-
tor Of the Idaho &c Washington Nor
theru railroad, had his left leg brok-
en- near the ankle while superintend-
ing the landing Of some poles at VOL
fred station. The hook on the chain
which was used in handling the poles
got loose and the poles being re-
leased flew back and hit Whitsel He
was brought 10 Newport in an auto
and later taken % the Spirit Lake
hospital tor treatment
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-08-04
HIVES AND PRICKLY HEAT RE-
LIEVED FREE.

There are no conditions attached to
hives, prickly heat, insect bites, or
any other. skin afflicton, we want you
to accept with out compliments a
free bottle Of ZEMO, the clean liquid
remedy for eczema, and all diseases
Of the skin and scalp.
This free bottle is not full size,
but it is large enough to show you
the wonderful healing and soothing
effects Of ZEMO.
Call today for your sample bottle
Of ZEMO at the Pendleton Drug Co.