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the nature of gift and therefore that inter-
est should not be added to the arrears; and
second, that the vessels belonging to the
flag, though against Nicaragua's contention
side of it; but on every important point the
decision was in favor of England
Under this decision settlers began to come
in, especially from Canada and Jamaica. and
business became quite brisk. Nicaragua
failed sa another attempt to induce the coast
to vote ia favor of full citizenship, and mat
tiers went on merrily till few months after
Zelaya's rise to the presidency, when, in
January, 1894, Nicaraguan army suddenly
appeared at Bluefelds, kidnapped and sent to
the interior the chief justice and all the lead
ing men Of the coast, and in their absence
ordered an election, with soldiers at every
polling place, % determine finally the status
of the coast.
In this election there could be only one
result, and Nicaragua announced that the
coast had accepted full citizenship in Mica
ragua and, therefore, British interference
was at an end.
For ten years, in spite of occasional at.
tempts at revolution, one nearly successful,
matters went on fairly at blucields and
business grew. but in 1904 there began sysl
tematic attempts to Cypress this coast.
AS further vexation of foreigners, TIE
Moravian missionaries and the Church OF
England rector at Bluefields who, since the
Catholic churches have been harried ont OF
existence, are the only representatives of
religion OF any kind in all this region have
had their schools closed because tuition was
in English.
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LEIU22N 1T /za/N40ZlA, McHNGLl4

shoestring, so to speak "a few years ago. and
being worth a few dozen millions today.
They have tried rubber and made fail
ure, cocoanut plantations bring forth fruit
slowly, pineapples grow large, as do grape
fruit and oranges, but they ripen so quickly
and the import duty is so heavy that exporta-
ton under present conditions is hardly to be
considered. Rice does fairly well, while COT
fee on the west coast reaches high grade OF
perfection. The coffee, diplomatic and other
officials assert, is the finest in the world
The chief trouble on the east coast is find
ing a hillside level enough to stand on and
cultivate the product.
The labor question in Nicaragua has the
servant girl issue in the United States beaten
a nautical mile. One man will tell you he has
trouble in getting labor. If he means real
work there is plenty to be done, but from the
standpoint of the employer, the task is no easy
one. Money means nothing to the average
native. One plantation manager told a cor
respondent he had 60 men working for him
and that he transacted business on 500 soils
monkey money, they call it-a year. This
plantation conducts store, do the major
ity. The men are paid in the national cur
rency, which just as steadily comes back into
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-01-06

llen from 81 Louis, Kansas City and Chicago
ana men from numerous smaller cities who
are interested financially in agriculture and
mining work In Nicaragua. Many are already
realizing on their investments.
Along the Rio Grande river there is wide
suetch OF territory covered with, bamboo,
some OF which is planted in bananas. Ship
ments of bananas were taken out of that Sec
tion for the first time few weeks ago by the
Pan-Amerlcan company, Kansas City and st.
Louis concern. There are half dozen small
companies beginning operations and within
six months fully 100000 or 100000 acres of ba-
nanas will have been planted along that river,
which is said to be the best for the culture
OF this particular fruit of any in the republic.
The bananas-about 5000 bunches-shipped
lately were the finest taken into the port of
New Orleans.
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in the northern part Of the Republic ana
founded the Lone Star mine. Today he is
several times over millionaire. Joe La Pere' a
French Canadian, discovered the Bonanza
mine from which millions in gold nave peen
taken. The Topaz Mining company is an
other having venture The chief difficulty
with the mining is the matter Of transporta-
ton.
While the earnings of the various mines
have proven satisfactory, yet it is In the ba'
mana business that the figures presented by
American experts prove amazing; they snow
payment for land, cost of clearing, planting
and harvesting at the end of the second year
with an additional profit of so per cent. on
the investment They are indeed startling, but
the men who make them point to the United
Fruit company, having started business on
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-01-06
$3.50 RECIPE CURES
WEAK KIDNEYS, FREE
RELIEVES URINARY AND KIDNEY
TROUBLES, BAcKACHE, STRAIN
ING, SWELLING, ETC.
Stops Pain In the Bladder, Kidneys
and Back.

Wouldn't It be nice within a week or SO
to begin to say goodbye forever to the
scalding. dribbling, straining, or too fire.
quent passage of urine; the forehead and
the back-of-the-head aches; the stitches
and pains in the back; the growing mus
:le weakness; spots before the eyes; yell
low skin; sluggish bowels; swollen eye
lids or ankles; leg cramps; unnatural
short breath; sleeplessness and the de-
spondency?
I have a recipe for these troubles that
you can depend on, and if you want to
make a QUICK RECOVERY, you ought
to write and get a copy Of it. Many a
doctor would charge you $3.50 just for
writing this prescription, but I have it
and will be glad to send it to you entire
ly free. Just drop me a line like this:
DR.. A. e. Robinson, K-262 Luck Building,
Detroit, Mich, and I will send it by re-
turn mail in plain envelope. AS you will
see when you get 1t, this recipe contains
only pure, harmless remedies, but it has
great healing and pain-conquering power.
1t will quickly show it's power once you
use 1t, so l think you had better see what
it is without delay. will send you a.
copy free-you can use it and cure your
self at home.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-01-06
a WI24RACZI4LW E4/ZZY

the store, raging OH labor IN Nicaragua Is
much like taking dollar from one pocket and
putting it into another. That's all right, SO
far as it goes, but when the generally
an Indian or a Jamaican-thinks he has too
much to do he quits. He can live without
work, and works merely to please his foreman.
The foreman who can get the good will of the
Indian is the valuable man. The supertn.
tendent Of coffee plantation has been trying
to get 800 men to work for the last two years,
At one time he had 130-and he is a man Che
natives like, too.
The manager of big banana plantation Is
having the same trouble. month or two is
frequently spent getting half hundred men
together Indians stay close to their villages
and the hope of the planter is the building
of these conglomerations Of huts. Give the
workers bamboo covered shed in which to
live, build them a church of the same ma
terial and secure for them preacher, even
though their morals seem lax, and the natives
will probably spend their lives on the planta-
ticn-working when they feel so inclined Now
and then they want to wander away and get
all the bad whisky they can buy, but they
return in time to again take up the machete
Good treatment appears to be the only secret
If there be any secret of getting labor in
Nicaragua.
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Mining throughout
the country, while be-
ing pushed, is not
bringing the money
returns of fruit. Many
men, however, have
struck it rich in the
mining region. A Ca
madam by the name
of McGinnis, located
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-01-06

Now, with its neck all torn and de,
void OF feathers, away flew the bed.
raggled eagle to neighboring cliff.
while. still brandishinz its enormous
claws in defiance, the lobster remaia
ed at the bottom of tina pool.
The Strenuous Ticket.
"A lot Of people ore complaining
that they don't get their moneys
worth from this railroess," said one OH.
cial
WELL" said the othor, "we'ii rem.
edy that. Well make TIE tickets ~
and half longer"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-01-06

of the coast claimed by Honduras, while to
Nicaragua she agreed to surrender her pro-
tectorate and recognize the sovereignty OF
Nicaragua.
Nicaragua in turn, agreed to grant complete
local self-government to the Mosquito tribes,
then of blood largely diluted with strains OF
white and Jamaica negro, and using Eng
lish as their official language. Nicaragua
also bound itself to- make free port OF
Greytown, at the mouth of the navigable river
by which the great central lake of Nicaragua
discharges into the Caribbean sea, and fer
ten years to pay annually to the Mosquito
Indians subsidy of $4,000.
After 10 years less than half of the sub
sidy had been paid, while in violation of the
treaty Nicaragua hard imposed duties at Grey
town under the pretext that they were to
pay the subsidy; and had introduced a gov
ernor and garrison at Bluefelds, the Mo-
squito kings capital, and was otherwise vex-
ing the inhabitants so as to force them to
abandon the English language and their local
self-government. Finally, after most inso-
lent treatment of the British consul at Grey
town, who had been appointed the Mosquito
kings agent to receive the arrears, England
sent a warship to Greytown. Nicaragua pro-
tested that, as the British protectorate had
been withdrawn and Nicaragua's sovereignty
recognized over the coast, it was none Of
England's business whether Nicaragua fulfill
ed the treaty stipulations in favor Of the In
dams. But the captain of the warship was
not moved by this, and after much parley the
entire matter was submitted to the arbitra-
ton Of the emperor of Austria.
On two points the Nicaraguan contentious
were upheld. first. that the subsidy was of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-01-06

beating Of wings, melancholy
squawk, and then, tumbling and roll
ing head over heels in the air in a
confused mass, eagle and lobster
came down again into the pool.
The men rushed forward thinking
that they could, perhaps. in some way
obtain both combatants, as the splash
ing Of the conflict continued in the
shallow water. But they had hardly
time to pick up stone apiece to
throw at the eagle before the lobster,
feeling itself sufficiently at home
again, let 90 its hold. !,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-01-06

barnacles shining white in the sun
light.
Only for a second, though. The
ripples on the pool had not yet died
away, the large drops Of water had
not ceased to fall upon its surface
from the soaring eagles feathers,
when the lobster suddenly awoke to
the seriousness Of the situation, and
to think with that apparently help
less creature was to act. Up came
the white barnacled claw and seized
the eagle around the neck.
There was furious duttering and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-01-06
0RE/YG COFFEE

fnew better than any other diplomatic official that,
left alone, they would never cease fighting
AS the result of his work in the service, the
United States has virtually established a protec-
eorate over Nicaragua. At all times an American
Warshp is within four hours call by the wireless.
An American postage stamp is good in Mica
ragua as it is in Louisiana. Mail for the United
States goes through the American consulates and
is carried in sealed sacks to New Orleans and Mo-
bile, to port on the Pacific coast in another.
It is not handled by natives There is no opening
Of mail addressed to the subjects of the United
States these days, was common in the past.
That is one result of Minister Merrys work
and today he is in the diplomatic service in Costa
Rica, watching his labor bear fruit.
President Estrada is good fellow Nicara-
guans go-but he couldn't last twenty minutes as
the head of people who love to fight, If the Unit
ed States department at Washington wasn't hold
Ing his hand over the rough places. They
going to send commission down there in
short time to straighten out affairs and con-
duct the first honest election the country ever
had Then ]. P. Morgan & Co. will handle the
refunding of the s2OOOO,OOO bonded debt. BY
that time the United States will be well in
charge, probably with Consul Moffat minis
ter and real head Of the government.
Just rapidly possible Nicaragua is
being made a good place in which to live.
American capitalists and investors are crowd
Ing into the country with rapidity. Now that
the days of the revolution are ended-the ma
chete made an implement of agriculture in
stead of war-the future of the little republic
looms bright. Mines being developed, for
ests cleared, lagoons drained and homes built
Men from the north and middle western states
are causing the hustle. There are business
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-01-06
Lobster Worsts an Eagle

shore watching big white-headed
eagle soaring arouI.i in circles, when
suddenly they saw 1t dash down into
pool of water close by them on the
beach and reappear, holding an enor-
nous lobster in it's talons. 1t was an
old lobster, with huge claw white
with barnacles, but the eagle had it
clutched firmly around the back, and
at first the onlookers could see the
claw hanging helDlessly down. the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-01-06
Fierce Old sheIlfish Fights His Cap
tor In the Air and Regains His
Liberty.

"The disappearing lobster" as fish
commissioners have termed 1t, might
not only remain but would flourish
and increase If it always resisted cap
ture like one In Newfoundland
A New York man and his guide
were sitting on the rocks bv the sea-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-01-06
Thew Both Knew

The fool said one day in the kings
presence, 81 am the king!" And the
king laughed, for he knew that his fool
was wrong.
A week later the king was angry, be-
cause OIL an error he had committed,
and exclaimed: Il am fool" And the
fool laughed, for he knew that his
king was right.-Smart Set.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-01-06
Life's Varied Interests.

"The weather's rather bad, isn't it?"
said the young woman
YES" replied the nonchalant youth.
Lucky thing it is. Helps conversation.
1t would be deadly bore to go on for
ever saying it's a pleasant day"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-01-06
Are You Sick
or Ahing? Hoods Hoo sarssDa-

or AHIng: r auao s,, s sena,ns
curative powers, peculiarly adapted to
restore health and strength in Just
such condition as you are up against.
1t has been doing this for more than
a tn1rd OF a century. It's legions of
benefited friends telling of health re.
stored, sufferings ended, are found
everywhere. Give it a chance to helm
you out by getting a bottle today.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-01-06
Blue Monday.

do you know why we call this day
Blue Monday?"
Maybe it's because so much blueing
Is used."-Judge.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-01-06

Some people would drown with life
preserver at hand. They are the kind
that suffer from Rheumatism and Neural
gla when they can get Hamlins Wizard
Oil, the best of all pain remedies.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-01-06

Constipation causes and aggravates many
lerious diseases. 1t is thoroughly cured by
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. The favor
tie family laxative.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-01-06

We cannot choose our life, but we
IAN choose the way we shall live tt
Emerson.
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through the streets of Managua by the soldiers Of
President Zelaya, but conditions in these three
(ears have wonderfully changed. Perhaps no man
law farther into the future of these Latin Ameri-
tan Republics than did Minister Merry A sea
taptain on a Pacific Mail liner, he became stu
sent of the native and his country. He probably
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1911-08-03
OLATHE ITEMS.

We was blessed with another
good rain on the Goth.
! Mrs. Jesse Pugh was a wei.
come visitor at john T. Millers
the 24th.
The Bryant and Prairie Hollow
5 School met at the mouth of
Prairie Hollow on Bryant the 5th
Sunday and a short but q good
program was rendered, the sing
ing was simply fine, the little
folks drill was just splendid, and
the drill put on by 10 of the lar.
ger girls if the ak manuel had
been added would pat most any
Woodman team on a back seat:
the talk by Rev. Robinett was
we'll received by all, lemonade
and eatabIes to your hearts con-
tent, one horse broke loose and
two dog fights, and every one
left feeling go)d and giving Goa
the praise.
Mr.. l. W. Davis visited John
T. Miller and family Sat. night
and Sun. all went to the Chill.
dren's day on Bryant and had a
good time.
Rev. r. F. Young was visiting
in this neighborhood this week.
Col help tie man that cant t
help himself but God help the
man that is caught pulling my
roasting ears. this language was
heard repeated by Ezra Roy.
John Miller has got the Calf.
fever.
Mrs. Jaso Turner Of Vera
cruze visited with her Parents
the past week Mr.. and Mrs. N.
A. Tyson.
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6hOsHYkNOB. Thursday, Aug.> 3rd

things on this Colony is people
That never go a round them to
find out whether they are right
or wrong. They are the most
frlendliest people l ever met, of
course the worst trouble they
have is with the Religious Sects.
that are fighting this Colony the
most and are all trying to get
to the same place. Wonder what
they mean, is that Scripture,
wonder who is right any way.
| think the best way to learn of
this Colony is TO do as God said
in Gen 18ch 21 verse II will 90
down now and see whether they
have done altogether according
to tile cry of it, which is come
unto me and if not, I will know,
SO it seems from thu. above
scripture we Lad better go and
see before we know so sure
about things for have found
them TO my satisfaction false.
SO will ring off with best wish.
es for our Nation.
W. T. Morgan.
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TAKE NOTICE.
DEAR FRIEND

DEAR FRIEND
'op' Ink because not located in CITY that we
CAM sell goods at city price less High rents biz
large expenses must all be made from the profits of city
business.
Ana you trade there you not forget that YOU pa
or te PR Wedge of doing tits different with US and the
ac5 THAI our business is continually increasing is annie
eence That the people appreciate the advantage of trading
with u.s. Our expences small and are our profits Tn
he city expences large and profits are in p1oportion
When you buy from mail order house you have to Paw
Tie Express or Postage small quantity and The Rates
Arehgh We buy large quantities and reights small item
When you spend dollar in the City that dollar is gone from
TINS Vicinity forever when spend with US part of its
stays mere and Is converted into taxable property and there
fore aids schools your churches your roads and com
munty at large
Please remem Der taat the buyer of this firm is never
sleepy stupid or Indifferent when he buys baIas that will
yield us small profit and saves you money We c. sunnlv
you With all they have in store On US get the
worth of your money in dry goods Groceries Feltboot
nd Sho es Hats and Caps &.
Yours Respectfully,
GIG PARIS Brushyknob Mo-
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Henry Ward Beccher once said
Il think I am more grateful to
God for mother and SIS ters Of
the substantial integrity, purity
and nobility of womanhcod, than
for almost anything else in this
world. After long life | can
say that | have not lost faith in
women. The longer live the
the more chivalric is my regard
for them. | should look uEon it
is a fatal canker in my soul if |
fell from my confidence in the
general trustworthiness, honesty
honor and charity of womanhood
Therefore, when 7 hear young
men, or men in middle life, or
old men cast gross aspersious on
the character of women, | feel as
if 1 were ia den of kissing ser
pents.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1911-08-03

Homo life is The sure test of
home cl1arac er, Let to husband
grow cross and surly, ard the
wife grow cold AMI unau,iable.
The children grow cross and
savage as young bears. The
father becomes callous, peeyish
hard kind of a two legged brute
with clothes On. The wife brist.
les in self-defence. They develop
an unnatural growth and sharp
ness of teeth and the house is
haunted by ug'iness and dolnes.
TIC brawls. This is not what the
family circle should be. If one
must be rude TO any. let it be to
some one he does not love-not
his wife, brother or parents
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1911-08-03

There are times when so many
of the things that distract us
could be Strengthened out, and
the way made clear. if cne only
had a long, comfortable couch on
whose soft bosom he could throw
himself, boots and brains, stretch
his weary frame, unmindful of
tides and tapestry, close his tired
eyes, relax the tension of his 10 US.
cles and give lis harassed mind
a chance.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1911-08-03

Woman eQuips man for the voy.
age of life. She is seldom a lead
er in any project, but meets her
pecu iar and best attitudes as a
helper. Though man executes
a project, she fits him: for it, be.
ginning IN his childhood, A man
discovered America, but a wom-
an equipped the voyage; so every.
where man fx7cutes the perfor.
nance, but woman trains the
man.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1911-08-03

A room without a couch OF
some sort is half furnished. Life
is full of ups and downs and all
that saves the sanity of the men
tally jaded and physically ex-
hausted fortune fighter is the
periodical good cry.' and mo.
mentary loss Of consciousness on
the upstairs lounge or sofa in the
sitting room.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1911-08-03

People wcnder Why the hoys
want TO leave the farm and try
their fortunes in the city. There
is little wonder when The matter
is looked into. Too little effort is
rade to make the home. from
which the boys want TO run away
attractive. The almighty dollar
too often gets in the way. Boys
are not y lid animals; they do not
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1911-08-03
Home Circle
Column

Where is the stream of life so
dark and unpropitious that the
suns hine of a happy face falling
on the turbid tide will not awak-
en- an answering CLEAN?
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1911-08-03

Shovel your salon money,
theater money, shooting gal l'ary
money, rink money. tobacco
money, into the bank, and gather
something to beautify and rem.
der more pleasant the sweetest
place on earth-home,
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1911-08-03

Labor is honorable, and the
1gnoble are those who will not
work Get YOU a home. Fence a
field and plow itand plant it, and
gather around you the comforts
OF home. And when you have