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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-04-18

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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-04-19
lp Mrs. EsteIla Gillispie
ONE CASE OUT OF MANY
TO PROVE OUR CLAIMS.

st. Anne, Ill.-"1 was passing
through the change of life and /
was a perfect wreck from female
troubles. / had a displacement
and bearing down pains, weak
fainting spells, dizziness, then
numb and cold feelings. Some
times my feet and limbs were
swollen. I was irregular and had
so much backache and headache,
was nervous, irritable and was
respondent. Sometimes my ap-
petite was good but more often it
was not. My kidneys troubled
me at times and / could walk
only short distance.
~ saw your advertisement ina
paper and took Lydia Z. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, and
I was helped from the first. At
the end of two months the swell
ling had gone down, / was re-
lieved of pain, and could walk
with ease. I continued with the
medicine and now / do almost all
my homework. / know your
medicine has saved me from the
grave and I am willing for you to
publish anything / write to you,
for the good of others. Mrs.
EsTELLA GILLESPIE, RID. No. 4,
Box "a, St. Anne, Illinois.
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large open restaurant, salotto, and entrance
room containing even post Office facilities Tex
cept for the open spaces in the mountain
side) you are completely entombed in solid
rock beneath great bodies of snow and ice
in the very heart of the Swiss mountains
1t is the Hottest tunnel in Europe, prob
ably in the world, measuring ten feet wide
and fourteen feet three inches in height cut
through limestone so hard and tenacious that
a lining of masonry is unnecessary The
gradient is one in four, the track is three feet
four inches wide; the last stretch starts from
Kleine Schedegg, on which only score OF
years ago not single house stood. Now sew
eral large buildings have been erected, hotels,
shops, sheds, etc, and they are the center OF
great animation; the cries OF railway and ho-
tel porters, and the ringing OF bells mingled
with the conversations carried on in every
known tongue by tourists, are heard on every
hand Over 5000 persons are carried to the
Kleine Scheidegg in a single day. The Jung
frau railway is worked by electricity and it's
engines are the finest mountain engines in
the world.
The Wegen alps and the Jungfrau railway
is not worked after October Because of the
heavy snowfalls, water is difficult to procure.
From November to May fresh water Is en-
tirely lacking, every drop required for drink
Ing, washing, etc, and for the drills il OBJ
teen quarts of snow make one quart of water.
Incredible quantities of snow fall here, the
entire lower story Of the houses is buried in
snow, and thick wall of 1t rises in front OF
the windows. The worst foe of the colonists
is the south wind, or "Fohn." Under its i'm
pact the buildings tremble to their very base
In the open air 1t is impossible to make head
against the "Fohn," the only thing to do is to
lie down fiat on the ground and to hold on
to whatever one can grasp, taking advantage
OF the lulls to advance a few yards.
The first station after entering the great
tunnel is Eigerwand, .excavated in the rock
Nowhere except the Jungfrau railway is
there a station blasted out Of the interior of
a mountain and yet commanding magnificent
view. In the evening an electric searchlight
of 100000 candle-power throws Its beams
far and wide. 1t is said that by its light
newspaper can be read in the streets of Thun
sixty miles distant. At last we reach Eismeer
the present terminus, t0,370 feet above sea
level. The station is marvel of constructive
ingenuity. A large hail. excavated, pierced
with several openings on the south side, twen-
ty feet wide, forms comfortable room which
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-04-19

, not alarm any guest. When fruits,
such as peaches or small melons, are
served, it is said that they are de-
voured without peeling. Twenty or
thirty peaches are DENIED an ordinary
allowance per person and rapidly dis
appear. Such prodigality in food is.
however, not common, and for one
feast there are many Hastings. The
Koreans are neither fastidious in their
eating nor painstaking in their cook
ing Nothing goes to waste MI Is
grist that comes TO the mill In their
mouths.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-04-19

ion. Even the Matterhorn is partially equip
ped with fixed ropes, and some attempts al
paths have been made On can reach the
summit Of the Rigi and return in few hours
or remain in a comfortable hotel
have alluded to the exploiting of the
mountains. The glaciers are being similarly
utilized. All the mountain railways are run
by electricity, so are the cars in passing
through the Simplon Tunnel. Soon the S.
Gothard line will be electrified, and in turn
the other railroads will follow The only
hindrance is the delay and first cost in substi-
tuting electric motors for steam AS | drove
by the fierce rushing torrents, mainly fed by
snow and glaciers and apparently unfaiIing.
| estimated that at no distant day Switzerland
would supply electricity protitabIy not only
for its own requirements, but also for nearly
all Germany. In time those SHOWS and gla,
cie-s are to pay the entire expenses of the re,
gold mine will give out; those mountain sum.
mits and glaciers will not.
The Italians were shrewd and able in util-
izing, capitalizing the forestiert, but the Swiss
are far in the lead, the most highly organized.
scientific absorbers (another word nearly es-
capped mel, l think, on the face of the earth.
When l found myself taxed for the band l
protested. l had not asked for any band, or
agreed tc pay for one; l would pay something
if they would not play OF course, it ended
in my paying. A Kursaal tax is levied on
tourists, through the landlords. friend OF
mine protested that her mother, past eighty,
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can be heated with parquet floor and glass
windows. On one side the apartments OF
the stationmaster with a post office, the
Hottest in Europe; on the other, the kitchen
of the restaurant and the larders. No wood
or coal Is used. Electricity does the cooking
and heating
Soon the railway will be carried to point
near the summit, where an elevator. genu
inc perpendicular lift, will take the tourist 24O
feet to the very summit of the Jungfrau
Q3,428 feet).
y two days drive over the Grfmsel Pass
took us through tunnels, under overhanging
arches. by leaping cascades, roaring brooks
and rivers, and endless chains of pines and
frs, broken occasionally by small holding OF
cleared land. A level bit of land Is always
cultivated, and chalets are raised here and
there, the goats crossing our track, the cows,
with their bells keeping time with the foot
falls of our horses. and always in ever-shift-
ing lines the everlasting hills, rising higher
and higher Who knows how they came
there?
All along l have been impressed with the
sagacity and energy with which the Swiss ex-
plot their rugged country whose chief as
sets are mountains and glaciers ordinarily
the most profitless. And, yet, in doing so,
they kill the romance of mountaineering. The
Imagination that kindles the courage that
dares, the glory of being one of the elect few
to achieve such ascents, the fine ecstasy OF
conquest, the exhilaration of the hardly won
far-distant reaches, all are to disappear befoie
mechanism and finance. In about two years
any equity old gentleman and delicate, gray
haired (never old) lady on the summit of the
Jungfrau at 1850 feet altitude, can look
sympathizingy down upon the toilers below.
Mont Blanc, the highest summit of the entire
range, is being rapidly harnessed clear to its
summit, with its equipment of rack and PIN
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-04-19
REMEDIES FOR
RHEUMATISM
Are Many but the Important Thing
Is to Enrich the Blood and
Cleanse the System of
Rheumatic Poison.

There are many remedies for rheu-
matism. Most of them are considered
successful if they relieve the pain and
stiffness. That means a temporary
suppression of the symptoms while the
disease remains in the blood to appear
again on the next rainy day.
Mrs. j. w. Rapp, of r. F. d. No. l,
South Omaha, Neb., says: "Several
years ago was sufferer from rheuma.
tism which followed general rundown
condition and exposure to wet and
dampness. The pains started in my
hands, which had sort of pricking SEN
sation like needles were being thrust in
to them. As the disease grew worse the
joints of my fingers became affected.
They were swollen and were so painful
that could hardly bear it. Gradually
the disease began to affect my limbs in
the same manner. They became ter
ribly swollen and / had to give up my
work. The pains then spread all over
my body and were sharp and shooting.
They would suddenly shift from one
part of the body to another but fortu-
nately did not seem to affect my heart.
For three months [ was propped up in
a chair and had to be waited on.
could not get any sleep and was losing
flesh all of the time. The doctor treated
me long time but did not give much
relief as the pains were as severe as sever
when quit taking his medicine. DR..
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
were brought to my notice while read
ing booklet and I made up my mind
to give them a trial. A wonderful
change came over me as soon as I
commenced using the pills. They abso-
lutely cured me from the terrible rheu-
matte pains and have never had them
since. I have recommended DR.. Will
liams' Pink Pills for Pale People to
many persons and always explain. that
they cannot help giving benefit as they
are a blood medicine"
A new edition of our booklet, "Dis-
eases of the Blood" will be sent free
on request to anyone interested. Write
for it today. -.-
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold by
all druggists, or will be sent, postpaid,
on receipt of price, SOC. per box; six
boxes for $3.50, by the DR.. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, n. Y.
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never entered II. The official replied there 70
no requiring such payments, but your land
lord will have to pay If you do not; she paid
it.
The railroads are practically all owned by
the government, and the rates are high; the
mountain rates. very high OF course, as they
are expensive, and the season is short, they
should charge accordingly; but l have paid 81
cents a mile for each of my family. All trunks
are weighed and charged for at high rates
On the mountain railroads even the hand
pieces are so charged. Not every one, these
tunnel-days, has crossed the Passes, and
noted the admirable road-engneering in which
the Swiss as well as the Italians, are past
masters. And they protect their roads; auto
mobiles being allowed only on certain roads
and passes, and at certain hours. We might
well take lessons from them. Automobiles,
like the railroad cars should have their spe
cial roads, and be restricted to them.
In the season Switzerland is mob Tss
extreme tunnel road to Esimeer, only six
miles long is carrying three thousand pas
sengers a day, running trans in thres 500
tons, at fourteen cents mile. The ,ncpme
Is easily reckoned. l should advise all Ameri
cans to time their visit to Switzerland fog
June or September, unless they are fond a
winter sports" and are strong enough to bear
them
Every winter sees decided Increase OF Tfs
itors who come to slide down ill, skate, oad
revel in the snow and ice. Toboggan slides
of three to four miles, run with proper SAFE
guards, are arranged; the return ascent is
made by railroad or othsr similar contriyance
Artificial ice ponds, If natural ones are not
near, are cleared Of snow for the skater
Switzerland is to be as much Of winter
resort as summer one-perhaps more In
shoet. the canny Swiss are likely to coin
money out of snow and ice.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-04-19
262,zen1
From Forty-Five to Fifty Are Much Benefited
by
Lydie. E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound

The "change of life is most
critical period in a woman's ex-
istence, and the anxiety felt by
women as it draws near is not
without reason.
When her system is in a de-
ranged condition, she may be
predisposed to apoplexy, or con-
gestion of some organ. At this
time, also. cancers and tumors
are more liable to form and begin
their destructive work.
Such warning symptoms as
sense of suffocation, hot flashes,
headaches, backaches, dread of
impending evil, timidity, sounds
in the ears, palpitation of the
heart, sparks before the eyes,
Irregularities, constipation, vari-
able appetite, weakness and
inquietude, and dizziness, are
promptly needed by intelligent
women who are approaching the
period In life when woman's
great change may be expected
These symptoms are calls from
nature for help. The nerves are
crying out for assistance and the
cry should be needed in time.
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound is prepared to meet
the needs of women's system at
this trying period of her life. 1t
invigorates and strengthens the
female organism and builds up
the weakened nervous system.
1t has carried many women safely
through this crisis.
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he attacks whatever he meets with,
and rarely cries Enough" Even be-
tween meals he will help himself to
anything edible that is offered
The ordinary portion of laborer is
about a quart of rice, which, when
cooked, makes good bulk. This, how
ever, Is no serious hindrance to his
devouring double or treble the guam
tity when he can get it Eating matches
are common. Whe nan OK Is slaughter
ed and the beef Is served up. heap
ing bowl of the steaming mass does
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-04-19
People of Large Appetites

spect there is not the least difference
between the rich and the poor, the
noble and the plebeian. To eat much
is an honor in Korea, and the merit of
a feast, 1t would seem, consists not so
much in the quality as in the guam
tity Of the food served. Little CONVEX
satioE occurs during the Korean meal,
for each sentence might lose a mouth
full. A Korean Is always ready to sSfs
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-04-19
Koreans Are Ranked as the Most Vo
racious Eaters of Any in the
Known World.

The Koreans appear to be the great
est eaters in the world. To this the
Japanese. French. English, Dutch and
Chinese all bear witness. All re-
ports concerning the Korean capacity
tor food seem 10 agree. In this re-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-04-19
Large Trade in Charcoal.

Charcoal Is used to a considerable
extent in Sheffield, England, one
wholesale firm dealing in it estimat-
ing the aggregate amount handled at
$4,000 yearly, with a considerable
quantity purchased by large firms d.
rect from the local burners.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-04-19

Mrs. wtnslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces infamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, 25c bottle,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-04-19
The Dreadful Ace.

Don't you dread to reach that ass
when yo1 viii begin TO ccoz:der Q
holiday a Gay Of rest?-keeh;aoz
Globe.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-04-19

Garfield Tea insures a normal action of
tie liver.
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PILES CURED IN TO IA DAYS
Your druggist will refund money If PAZO ONT
MENT fafla to cure any case of Itching, Blind,
Bleeding or Protruding Piles in TO IA days. Soc.
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Unless a man is chicken hearted
he's seldom henpecked.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-04-19

Always remember to be a gentle
man-unless you are a woman.
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c1C07>Y 0~ @AGLEzpL

10 has not known SwitZer-
land the past five years knows
not the Switzerland OF today.
The cascades, the torrents,
and rivers run there still, but
they are controlled and util-
lied. The mountains rear
their lofty heads, but not as Of
old. They are conquered and
harnessed.
The early summer of 1911
indicated that the heat was to
be unusual in Italy, and that
we must leave our villa on the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-04-19

What the world needs is less good
advice and more good example.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-04-19

Many married man has chaperon
in his wife ..-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-04-19

Will soon be open. Farm lands on Puget Sound
and Western Washington, with it's delightful
climate, rich soil, and proximity to Seattle Ear
kets will be money makers. 268 acree level,
black soil. Big house, granary, two barns,
K. +. D., church, school, etc. Good roads; 3
miles to railroad station. Place stocked com
plete, including machinery, horses, hogs and 10
Jersey Cows. complete dairy and stock ranch.
Price $4,000. Half cash, balance at so. An 81
acre farm with 20 acres in crop and 10 acres
timbered pasture. room house, 2 good barns,
2 chicken houses, granary, etc. On road, 4
mile from town. One-third crop to buyer. $500,
with SO, 900 cash. Write us for full information.
BANK REFERENCES
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WESTERN CANADA FARM LANDS for Ssta sE;T r.

the finest mixed farming district in Canadian West
Close to Prince Albert. Sask, splendid market point
Free Government homesteads also within Is miles OF
City, crops excellent settlement coming In last. For
See Board of Trade, Dept L, Prince Albert, sask.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-04-19

DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold by
all druggists, or will be sent, postpaid,
on receipt of price, SOC. per box; six
Medicine Company, Schenectady, n. Y.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-05-08

San Diego. Cal, May s.-The
war between the police and the
Industrial Workers of the World,
caused by the attempt of the po-
lice to prevent free speech in San
Diego, has broken out again.
Lastnight as Patrolman Stew
ems was patrolling his beat, he
was shot in the back from win
dow of a nearby house. A riot
call was turned in, and a pitched
battle was the result.
The police shot a man who has
not yet been identified. He is
dying. Policeman Heddon was
struck by a hatchet flung through
the air. His condition is critical.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-05-08

Portland, Ind, May s.-(Spe-
ciaL )-Apparently %peeved" be-
cause its owner had not come to
feed it, the intelligent driving
horse of Ed M. Haynes walked
out of the barn and then visited
the diningroom OF, a nearby resi-
dence, where the noon meal had
just been placed on the table.
The animal was induced to leave
with difficulty.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-05-08

through the crowd with several
non-union hremen, he has been
employing.
The crowd Kissed, and jeered.
Then someone threw a stone.
The police drew their clubs, and
used them right and left. 1t was
the signal for a shower of stones
and other missiles.
No one knows who fired the
first shot. 1t hurt no one, but the
police fired point blank into the
crowd. Three men were seen to
fall. The crowd wavered, broke
and ran.
Two of the men wounded are
foreigners. Their injuries are
not serious. David Davis, an
American, who was on the out
skirts of the crowd, was shot IN
the stomach. He is dying. Mrs.
Mary Wool, who was standing
on her porch, was struck on the
knee by brick.
Mount Carmel, Pa, May b.
The state police in force patrolled
n 80 1ss.J;.,o. - AZ, .,,;-,as +o
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-05-08

Shamokin, Pa, May s.-Many
mine employees refused to go to
work on the regular miners ac-
commodation train today. They
say the presence Of the state po-
lice, and their attitude toward the
idle miners is creating such Bit
ter feeling that serious trouble
cannot be prevented.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-05-08

Mount Carmel, Pa, May g.
The state police in force patrolled
all roads leading to the mines to-
day. Knots of men were broken
up. Everyone was kept on the
move.
The miners bitterly denounce
the Black Cossacks," as Captain
tGroom's men are known here,
but there was no trouble today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-30
MRS. LOUISE ROBBINS sues THE
WHITE STAR LINE FOR
HUSBANDS DEATH.
J. BRUCE iSMAY HELD
TO ADMIRALTY COURT
Surviving Officers Of lIi-Fatod Ship
Also to Tcstify-Proceedinss Hurried
When Government Announces Re-.
lease of White Star Off;eia!s-Ra!ph
D. Quinter Named Commissions.

Washington, April 30.-Under a pro-
ceeding in admiralty court here today
j. Bruce 1smay. managing director Of
the International Mercantile Marine,
was summoned to appear this after
noon before a commissioner to- give
testimony to be used in a suit Of Mrs.
Louise Robbins, Of New York, against
the White Star line. Mrs. Robbins
husband George Robbins, was lost in
the Titanic disaster. Subpcenaes were
also issued for the surviving officers OF
the Titanic.
The attorneys for Mrs. Robbins made
the application in admiralty court
when they learned that Mr.. Ismay and
officers of the Titanic were about to be
released by the senate Investigating
committee. Ralph d. Quinter was
named by the court rs commissioners
to take the testimony. In addition to
Mr.. Ismay those for whom subpoenas
were issued are Second Officer c. II.
Lighthooler. Fourth Officer ]. G. Box
hail. Quartermaster Frederick Fleet
and Wireless Operator Harold F. Bride.
Commissioner Quinter will take Mr..
Ismay's and the officers testimony this
afternoon.
Mrs. Robbins husband was valet to
John Jacob Astor. 1t was alleged that
thru wrongful acts and negligence OF
the Oceanic Steam Navigation Com
pany her husband was drowned and
she therefore claimed cause of action
for damages cognizable in the United
States district court sitting In admir-
a1fv
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-30
I1TowN, IOWA, TUESDAY APRIL 80 1912

the Independents. Altho Elder Royal
and a number Of his men assisted as
we'll as they could. they were outnum-
bered and finally were swept from the
large platform where the meeting was
being held.
The fight came as the climax Of a
week Of trouble between employees Of
the independent concerns. which he
Gently have begun operations here, and
the church people. formerly followers
Of John Alexander Dowie.
AS protest against the use OF to-
bacco by the employees Of the manu-
featuring companies, the Voliva people
have been holding prayer meetings in
front of one OF the plants twice a day.
Elder Royal had Just called the second
meeting when several score Of men
rushed out OF the plant. tore down or
leaped over the barriers which had been
erected around the prayer platform and
drove the Zionists from that part of
town.
+ At the close of the meeting last night
Overseer Voliva ordered his followers
to reassemble at $50 o'clock in the
morning to resume services in the front
yard Of a factory whose employees Of
fend by using tobacco.
Il would rather lose a hundred men
than be defeated in this fight" said
Voliva. 1T is battle to the finish, and
am determined to win"
Two Zionitess, Isaac Hill and John
Thorne, were arrested after the rioting
and later were released on bonds.
The declaration of Voliva that he
would resume his meetings caused a
new body Of special deputies to be
sworn in.