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prints, with here and there q gross
imitation of a master. Barnsfieh EVIL
IDENTIFY took his art as prescribed by
the foreign agents. The only table In
the room was a huge piece OF shining
mahogany heavy with carvings In
atrocious taste, the sort Of thing which
the full pocket gets when 1t leaves it's
selection to the dealer. Behind 1t was
Barnsfield. I got the impression of
something cold and pudgy, when I
looked at him. A like impression
awaits the spectator before the glass
box at the end of the line in the Ma
tional Aquarium at Naples deep
sea thing In a nest Of weeds.
He was a tall man, fattened out Of
shape, fat crowding his eyes back. dis
tending his jowls, sagging his chin.
His hair was light and thin, brushed
smooth to his poll. His eyes were
dull, the eyes which Victor Hugo
warned against, the cloudy eyes COW
ering mines, rifle-pits, trenches manned
with cannon shotted to the muzzle
anu IuS luS0 ouOhlh3. "A AckI hel1Aof
Illuminated by great Kafir diamond,
topped about on the mahogany table.
He showed no apparent interest at
the arrival of Balduc, but he was a
bit uneasy over me. His fingers wan
dered to an electric button, the nails
scratching the rim OF 1t.
"Mr Barnsheld," began Balduc. II
came back about those taxes"
Barnsfield looked inquiringly at me.
"Yes," he said He wished to know
who 1 was before his answers became
more than monosyllabic.
That's my lawyers secretary" said
Balduc. 81 have concluded to take
your chips and whetstones. They are
better than nothing; but I want Mr..
Parks to look at them"
The explanation cleared Barnsfield's
face. If Balduc was bringing Huron
county up to be quietly sheared of
ten thousand dollars, lawyers Sec
rotary, merely to examine the wording
of the bonds, was detail to be
pleased over. He dived down into the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-09-06
when he was well back into his chair.

when he was well back into his chair,
and beamed on US; then he talked.
He was glad to see Jean Balduc again,
pleased to meet me. He was a.hirst
for news from the copper land, aching
with wonder about the inexplicable
delay Of the Great Lakes railroad in
building its line. 1t was his dearest,
most closely cherished hope to see the
citizens of Huron county wax rich
from the development which he intend
ed should be made on the south shore
of Lake Superior. He limited vaguely
at large good fortune which the fu-
ture held for Balduc, a future of which
he, Barnsfield, was in some esoteric
way the directing overload. He want
ed long, intimate, personal talk with
Balduc. He must come that night
with him to dine, and !, too; he espe-
cially wished me to come. / had
found favor in his sight There would
be only the three Of us-his family
was in Florida It would be an in
formal, friendly dinner.
| looked to see the deep fires in
Jean Balduc break through; but he
accepted the invitation on the spot for
the two of us at eight o'clock that
evening.
Barnsfield lighted us to the door
with smiles, and there we left him,
kneading his pudgy hands and thank
ing Providence that the human game,
like no other, lacked instinct to pro-
tect 1t.
We went back to the Office without
a word. Randolph Mason looked at
the bonds, and then directed me to go
out and sell them for what l could get
sold the bonds on the curb for sew
enty-five cents on the dollar and got
the cash in large bills. Randolph
Mason handed this money to Jean
Balduc and told him to go back to the
Jacques Cartier river. The man was
puzzled and angry. Was this all that
Mason could do-cause him to collect
the taxes of Huron county at a loss
of some nine thousand dollars, en-
bezzle the money and hide out for the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-09-06
Why There Was No Crowd.

A friend of Will Cumback once had
story which he delighted to relate
in the presence of Mr.. Cumback.
He (the story teller once filled
date at one of the churches in the
little town of Leesburg, in Kosciusko
county. That is, he went to fill it, but
everybody else failed to come, except
one lone man, who came to open the
church and build fire; his charge for
this being dollar. Even those who
had received complimentaries did not
show up-a thing unprecedented in the
experience of the lecturer, and he
marveled what the hoodoo could be.
He questioned the janitor.
Don't this God-forsaken burg take
any more interest than this in moral
and instructive lecturer"
They used to-" was the reply, in
the hesitating tone Of one who might
say more IL he chose.
And why don't they now?"
We'll, I'll tell you," said the janitor.
thawing into confidence, "a year or so
ago we had man give talk-his
name was Cumback-maybe you've
heard tell of him. Well, 1t appears
like since then they won't nobody turn
out to lecture. indianapolis News.
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drawers of his desk, fished out pack
age of bonds and laid them on the
table.
Good five per cents" he said, "se-
cured by a mortgage on all the copper
properties In the county, including
plants, tram-roads and improvements
to be hereafter made. In six months
they will be worth a hundred and
twenty"
l looked carefully at the bonds They
were in the usual form of such securi-
ties, printed on bank-note paper, with
a picture on the back of a huge cop
per pot, tipped over. pouring out
stream Of gold pieces. They were of
a first issue of the Empire Copper
and In denominations of one thousand.
I smiled at the confidence of Barns
field. There were exactly twenty-eight
of these In the pack. He had pinned
them up for Balduc.
Barnsfield patted the bundle of Sc
curities with his fat hand. There are
the bonds" he said; now give me
the tax receipts signed by you as
treasurer"
Balduc took big leather pocket
book from his coat and handed me the
tax receipts. wrote into them, paid
this day by the delivery to the treas
urer OF Huron county of twenty-eight
bonds of the Empire Copper company,
numbered three hundred and fifty to
three hundred and seventy-seven in
elusive" Then Balduc signed them
and handed them over to Barnsfield.
He placed the package In a pigeon
hole of his desk, and came I'D from
behind It TRANSPORTED. The chill in
the air was gone; the hidden ice-foes
were melted; the low-lying fogs were
golden In the sun. He had not i'm
agined that the thing could be done so
easily. He had looked for long wrang-
ling, delays, siege. 1t was like the
answer to prayer put into ones hands
while they were still clasped One
ought to go wreathed in smiles when
events waited at ones beck so cour-
teously.
He chortled softly in his throat
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rest of his life? He could do better
than that. The open way Of the great
north was a better one He would
send the money to Huron county;
then he would go to Barnsfeld's little
informal dinner and square the &C
count with him.
/ came forward then, and begged
Mason to explain what he meant by
his plan. AS the matter stood, Bal
due could not do even as he himself
suggested. He could not send the
money to Huron county, and leave
New York clear The sum he had
lacked nine thousand dollars of pay
ing the taxes. He had surrendered
and receipted for the taxes in full,
twenty-eight thousand dollars II he
sent back nineteen thousand, he
would be instantly charged with theft
of the other nine. Explanations would
hardly avail him. He would certainly
be extradited and imprisoned.
Randolph Mason went over to
bookcase, got down a volume of Re-
ports of the State Of Michigan, and
sat down with 1t between the two of
us as tutor might do with puzzled
little boys. He read the case, mark
ing with his finger In the book, very
carefully to US. I saw instantly the
intent of his plan, but he went on, ex-
planning in lucid detail the effect of it
on Balduc, on Barnsfield. on Huron
county, the equities which it adjusted,
the necessity of government which it
imposed, the penalties which it evad-
ed, and the ancient, correct, accurate
doctrine of law upon which this de-
cision of the Michigan courts is
founded.
The tension in Jean Balduc's big
body relaxed, the pressure in his face
ebbed. He understood the whole
scheme to the end now. / do not
know Of any emasculated language
which could give the force and direct
ness of Balduc's own words. He got
slowly to his feet, stretched out his
arms, filed his big lungs. by God"
he said. you have got the fat thief
on the crossl"
Then he turned to me. Mr.. Parks"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-09-06
HISTORY OF SENATORS
Sensational Squirt Proves Talk Of
Baseball World.
Washington Team Has Won Seven
"CeiIar" Championships In Twen-
ty-Two Years In Major Leagues
Never Stood Very High.

The wonderful squirt made by the
Washington Americans this season un-
Ter the skilful leadership of Clark
Griffith has been the talk of the whole
baseball world, as the fans at the seat
sf government have waited in vain
br pennant contender during the
hast 25 seasons.
The Washington club succeeded the
Providence team in the National
fague in 1885, This circuit was made
Up as an eight-club league until the
sarly COS, when it expanded into a
circuit composed of II clubs.
Starting with the season of 1886,
he Senators finished as tail-enders
N 1886, 1883 and 1889, claiming sew
snth place in 1887 They dropped out
n 1890 and 1891, but came back into
! 12-club circuit the following season.
In 1892 they finished tenth and repeat
I'd in 1895. The season of 1893 found
them once more the cellar champions.
in 1894, 1895 and 1898 they managed
10 cling to eleventh place, refusing to
be pushed to the bottom rung again.
In 1896 things took on a brighter
look and the team pulled up in ninth
place at the finish. The season of
1897 was banner one for the down.
trodden Washingtonians, for they
climbed to the seventh rung, finishing
as proud leaders of the second divi-
sion teams in the 12-club circuit
Washington dropped out of the Ma
tional league again in 1900 and Joined
the new American league under Ban
Johnson in 1902. In an eight-club cir
cult the team dropped to sixth place
In 1902. They claimed the cellar
championship in 1904, 1907 and 1909.
The seasons of 1903, 1906, 1908, 1910
and 1911 found the Washington rep.
resentation struggling along in sew
enth place at the close Of these re-
spective seasons.
Summing up the record OF the
Washington team for % seasons we
find they have won seven cellar cham
pionships, finishing in 10 seasons as
runners-up for the tail-end gonfalon.
three times on the third rung from the
bottom of the ladder, once in ninth
place in 12-club circuit and last but
not least leaders for the first and only
time of the second division.
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can be paid only In money. II one
owing taxes delivers property to the
tax-oficer for them. he does 1t at his
own risk. He does not thereby pay
his taxes. II the tax-onicer keeps
the property. the other must repay the
taxes in money. The state accepts
only money for taxes"
Its embezzlement of taxes" cried
Barnsfleld. IF have to repay them,
he'll have to go to the penitentiary!"
NO." 1 said, ut is not embezzle-
ment Of taxes. 1t is not any crime at
all, for the reason that the tax-officer
is authorized to collect only money.
He has no authority to receive prop
erty. Property, II delivered to him, Is
at its owners peril. He is not charge
able with embezzlement II he appro-
PIRATES this property to his own use.
nor are his bondsmen liable for 1t. be-
cause they guarantee only proper &C
counting of money which the officer
receives as taxes"
Barnsfleld jumped up and started
toward a little telephone at the cor
ner of the sideboard Balduc darted
across the room, smashed the tele-
phone with his knuckles and confront
ed Barnsfield.
"Sit down, you puffy varmint," he
said. into your chair with you!"
And, Selling the man by the should
ers, he whirled him around and
forced him down into his chair. Bal
due stood over him a moment, his
fingers working with restrained saw
agery. His jaws clamped; his eyes
narrowed to thin line of blue. Then
he turned to me. Let us CO." he
said, before / tramp the creatures
face out of shape on the floor"
We left Barnsfield, wheeling with
excitement. his breath gone and his
fat hands wabbling about on the arms
of his chair.
In the street, Balduc took deep
breath and shook himself like dog
coming out of a slime-vat. Il had to
get out of there" he said, cor kill him.
Good-by. If you ever need slave with
steel fingers. send word Of it to Jean
Balduc on the jacques Cartier river,
and he was gone.
I took hanson to the Dresden for
little dinner.
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he went on, II suppose you despised
me down to the ground when agreed
to eat with that puffy -throated viper:
but only wanted to get last chance
at him, to tell him what thought Of
him, and then to jam his head on the
table among his pots. We will go up
there tonight, you and l. We will
show him how he has caught his own
legs In his man-trap. | will tell him
some things which he needs to hear;
but we will not eat with him. II I
were starving In the snow-drifts OF
Hudson bay, and he came to find me
with load from the company store.
would not eat with him. would eat;
but would kill him first"
Barnsfield, like every parvenu,
wished to point out for our admira-
ton all the treasures In his hideous,
snowy palace before we went in to
dinner The place might have been
the storehouse of Kidd in the golden
days of the Spanish Main. A carved
wood ceiling from some chateau in
Normandy, marble vase from Sar-
DINA, new Italian bronzes, old Dutch
chairs mingled with Chippendale, Hep
pelwhite, and atrocious things in gilt,
tables of the empire beside colonial
consoles, Moorish corners with old
arms, rugs, banners-all the indiscrim-
mate loot of a barbarian with money
sacks.
l admired with discrete and evasive
generalities. Balduc said nothing and
finally we went in to dinner. I had
not seen it's like, except at Thanksgiv-
ing in New England farmhouse. A
turkey on his golden back in huge
platter, saddle of mutton, trussed
fowls, food enough for ships crew,
piled hot and steaming on the biggest
table in New York.
We sat down, and Barnsfield put
his hands on the tablecloth, closed his
puffy eyes, and made ready to invoke
a blessing on his house.
Jean Balduc spoke then. "Mr.
Barnsf1eld," he said, 81 am SICK
Barnsfield sprang up. got ocean
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-09-06
Violin Making.

It is only within the last five years
that violin boxes have been manufac-
tured by machinery in the German
city of Markneukirchen. Up to that
time the work was done by hand, and
was, with few exceptions, a house in
dustry. In 1907 stock company of
several of the large exporters was
formed. It bought patents and erect
ed a large factory. The original pur.
pose was to furnish the dealers with
a violin body, called In Germany
"schachtel," or box, that would be as
cheap as those made in Bohemia, and
with the advantage Of being made of
seasoned wood and each body being
exactly the same. Later, with i'm.
proved machinery, the factory was
able to put out finished violins. II
costs so little In Markneuhrchen to
make violins that they could be sold
in the United States, despite the Al
per cent. duty, lower than they could
be manufactured In this countxz
Sheep gut is used fcr stringa
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ter of brandy from a sideboard and
set 1t down by Balduc. There" he
said, "that1l fix you"
NO" said Balduc, nothing will do
me any good but to get outside in the
air."
Barnsfield started toward a door,
Come right here" he said, ION this
balcony"
Balduc got up then. NO." he said,
Il will go out into the street with Mr..
Parks; but, before go, want to hand
you this six hundred dollars that |
owe you," and he took roll of bills
from his waistcoat pocket and laid
them on the tablecloth.
Barnsfield saw instantly that some
climax had arrived, but what he did
not know. He came back and sat down
in his chair
What do you mean?" he said.
81 mean," replied Balduc, that I
got only nineteen tracts of land for
you In Huron county, so you owe me
Just nineteen thousand dollars. You
paid me today, nineteen thousand, six
uuuuTeu, WHICH, was SIX uuQQroO TOO
much"
Barnsfield's face began to pale. 81
don't understand" he said. Il paid
the taxes to you. / gave you twenty
eight bonds for them and got the re-
ceipt- I did not pay you; I paid the
taxes"
YES" said Balduc, you thought
you paid the taxes; but you didn't.
You paid me. The bonds brought nine
teen thousand, six hundred dollars.
I give you back the six hundred now.
and our account is square"
Barnsf1eld got up. II paid the taxes"
he said. Il got the tax receipts"
NO." said Balduc, taxes can only
be paid in money. That's the law.
You can't pay taxes with property.
Your tax receipts are not worth hell
room. They acknowledge the pay
ment In bonds"
Barnsfield turned to me. whats
all this rot?" he said.
I got. up then, and walked around
the table. "Wirar Mr.. Baifuc mas
said" answered. is quite trus. Taxes
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-09-06
OWnie Bush.

Into a star that will outshine them all.
In addition Louden can hit about ESQ
and he is fast on the bases.
But about Bush-why he's no good
at all. He's slow and can't cover any
ground. His whip is also poor-hey?
Say, If had that youngster I'd be sat
isfied with life. He is wonderful lit
tie fielder and he is in the game all
the time. The Detroit pitchers can
thank Ownie Bush for the number Of
hits he robs opposing batsmen of in
season. Without Bush at short,
think the Tigers would not look so
formidable"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-09-06
Will Try Raw Powell.

President Navin will try out Ray
Powell, the st. Joseph outfielder. with
the Tigers at the end of the season.
If Powell makes good $4,000 will be
paid for his release. He was tried by
the White Sox last spring and Man
ager Callahan decided that he need
ed little more experience, so he
sent him on his way.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-09-06
Qnwd Turned Back.

Inield Leo Dowd was turned back
by the New York club to the Brockton
club of the New England league, from
which he was purchased on the rec
ommendation of Scout Arthur Irwin.
Dowd is considered most promising
player, but he is lacking in expert
ence. The New York club retains an
option on the player and he will be
recalled at the close of the New Eng
land league season. :
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-09-06
BUSH is WONDERFUL PLAYER
Manager Harry WoIverton of New
York HighIanders Would be
Content If He Had OWnie.

Harry Wolverton has very high
opinion of "Bill' Louden as a base
ball player. Louden worked for VOL
verton a few years ago and the Yank
manager is well acquainted with the
young players ability.
"Louden is seasoned ball player
said Wolverton. 81 think he is above
and with plenty of work he will round
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-09-06
Triple PLAY UnassIsted.

Ehortstop Foreman of the Kankakee
club Of the Illinois Missouri league.
executed an unassisted triple play In
recent game between Champaign
and Kankakee.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-09-06
Attendance Slump.

The Boston Nationals are suffering
from q terrific attendance slump. OF
course Kings team is an awful shine
compared with the Red Eox end u
stunE accordingly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-09-06

For the legal principle In
voIved In this story see People
VS.. SeeIey, III Mich, 1858; rs
N. w. r., COG.
A collector of taxes can re-
ceive nothing but money in pay
ment of taxes. If he receive
property In lieu thereof and APP
propriate it to his own use, he
Is not guilty of embezIement,
and his bondsmen are not liza
ble.-PeopIe v. SeeIey, supra. A
collector of taxes can receive
nothing but money in payment
Of taxes.-MilIer v. Wesener, As
w. Va, SO.
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ECZEMA IN RED BLOTCHES

205 Kanter Ave-, Detroit, Mich
Some time last summer was taken
with eczema. It began in my hair
first with red blotches, then scaly
spreading to my face. The blotches
were red on my face, dry and scaly,
not large: on my scalp they were
larger, some scabby. They came on
my hands. The inside of my hands
were all little Jumps as though full Of
shot about one-sixteenth of an inch
under the skin. Then they went to
the outside and between and all over
my fingers. It also began on the bot
toms of my feet and the calves of my
legs, and itch, oh, my! I never had
anything like 1t and hope never will
again. The itching was terrible. My
hands got so could scarcely work.
II tried different eczema ointments
but without results. also took medi-
cine for 1t but 1t did no good. I saw
the advertisement for sample OF
Cuticura Ointment and Soap and sent
for one. They did me so much good
bought some more, using them as
per directions, and in about three
weeks was we'll again. Cuticura Soar
and Ointment entirely cured me-
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postcard "Cuticura. Dept. L, Boston,
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SYMPATHY, BUT NO APOLOGY
Softened by His Rejoinder
When "Called Down."

Andrew Lipscomb, who practices
law before the courts of Maryland,
was trying his first case before
Judge named Merrick. Lipscomb,
wishing to impress the Judge, was, in
the language of the bar, right lippy
in his remarks to the eminent gentle
man. Finally, Merrick lost patience
and exclaimed:
"Sit down! Sit down, sir! If you
don't sit down I'll fine you for con-
tempt of court"
Lipscomb sat down, but turned to
young lawyer beside him, and remark
ed, in an undertone:
"That's the crustiest, most opinion
ated old Judge ever saw. I'll show
him where he gets off. He's an old
fool"
IF you talk like that, I'll beat up
up!" replied the young lawyer. "He's
my father!"
"How sad!" said Lipscomb, smooth
ly. "How sad."-Popular Magazine.
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