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The Ely miner., 1913-08-15
Visited Friends

Mr.. and Mrs. H. ]. Shaar of St.
Paul, visited friends in the city a
few days this week. Mr.. Shaar
was formerly teacher of manual
training in the Ely schools while
Mrs. Shaar was of the High School
faculty. Mr.. Shaar will probably
be in charge of the manual training
department of the Virginia schools
the coming year. The following
was taken from the Virginian:
H. J. Shaar, head of the manual
training department of the Johnson
high school in St. Paul, applied for
like position here, and was engag-
ed at a salary of s., 100 year. He
is graduate of the Stout Institute
and the University of Wisconsin and
has had six years of teaching ex-
perience and four ofstudy. He will
succeed Prof. Johnson, who resign
ed.
MI. OIlddI d1ul CSSSu llS DOdI u
on the value of the manual training
department, of the large investment
in equipment, etc. He stated u
per cent of the boys are bread earn
ers and must be acquainted with in
dustrial subjects. His books on
manual training and drawing were
shown the board. During the sum-
mer he teaches manual training at
the Univerrity of Minnesota sum-
mer school for teachers, which has
an enrolment of 800.
The new manual training head
will take charge here next month.
He will conduct day and night
classes, and plans to install a de-
partment in the Northside school.
He will be assisted by Herman
Wieland of last years faculty.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-15
INSPECTOR STOREY
/. J. Storey Appointed Chief Of
!. Game Wardens

Thomas ]. Storey of Duluth has
been appointed chief of all the war
denS employed by the state game
and fish commission in this section
of the country. In his new posi-
ton, Mr.. Storey, formerly deputy
warden, will have charge of all the
game protectors of northern Mime
sofa, one of the best hunting sec
tions of the United States.
During the last three years Mr..
Storey, as deputy warden, has made
an enviable record in the northern
woods. The new inspector is a
thorough woodsman and has made a
careful study of game conditions in
this section of the country.
Mr.. Storey is well known in the
range towns. He has not only
proven himself a most efficient
game protector but is one of the
best trap and game shots in the
state and has taken part in a num-
Der OF tournaments on the range.
His friends in this section will be
glad to hear of his advancement.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-15
Ely WINS
Second Game Of Series Taken by
the Ely Team

Winton and Ely clashed on the
local diamond Sunday in a we'll
played game which required the
last inning to decide. The score in
the eighth inning stood 9 to 9. In
the ninth the Ely boys captured
two scores and Winton failed to
add anything to their score sheet.
Johnson was in the box for Win
ton for the larger part of the game
later giving way to West. Gianotti
and Skala filled the points for Ely.
The game was well played through
out. Winton pulled off two double
plays that were good. Three home
runs were netted during the game,
Ely getting two and Winton one.
One waliop over the, fence by La
Beau brought in four runs. The
final score was II to 9.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-15
FOOLISH MAN
y(by Walt Masonl

When the heat your soul is troubling and your
blood issfarly bubbling, and you feel your inards
cooking, like some bacon on stove, then, if
there's grogshop handy, you go in and swig
some brandy, or some other crimson liquor, fol-
lowed doubtless, by Glove. And the bugjuice
makes you hotter; better far drink scalding
water if you feel you not broiling quite as
fast as you should broil; better take red hot
griddle and upon it sit and fiddle than to fill
your stswing stomach with lot of fusel oil.
Booze IS always i'll vain and vcious-at the finish
it will dish us-and its forty times as harmful
when the sizzling days are here; there is sorrow
in the tagon and the good old water wagon is
better Institution than the coldest keg of beer.
If gentleman aburning at the stake expressed
yearning for heating stove and furnace folks
would Say he insane; and you re just about
as foolishw you ask the barkeep ghoulish for
the dope that cooks the stomach and incinerates
the brain.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-15
ShipOlan Hospital Notes

John Nicholas, young son of Mr..
and Mrs. Jas. Nicholas, was oper-
ated on at the hospital for appendi-
citis Friday. He is reported as do
ing well.
Mrs. Max Lustik was operated
on at the hospital Friday for cancer
of the face.
Miss Lillian LaBeau had an oper-
alton at the hospital for a growth
On the hand Monday.
The following young people
were operated on at the hospital for
tonsils and adenoids this week:
Esther Whitford, JOS. Slak, Geo.
Mokovich, Ethel Sund, Alvina
Sund, Elmer Pearson and Stephen
Phillips.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-15

will be increased from thirty-six to
forty-six when school opens Septem-
Der 8, according to L. A. Ink, as
sistant county superintendent of
schools. The school term will
cover period of eight months.
Twelve hundred pupils attended
the unorganized schools last term.
The teachers are paid SIS to ST.. so
a month.
Many teams are used in taking
the rural students to the schools.
Eight new schools were built this
summer, and three remodeled.
St. Louis county ranks next to
Hennepin county in the number of
unorganized district schools, pupils
and teachers.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-15
$31,5OO,OOO
State Trust Fund Above Figure
August lst

When State Auditor Iverson
closed his books for the fiscal year
August 1, the state permanent
trust fund was approximately $751;
500, 900, a growth of more than
81 100000 since August /, 1912,
when it was $29. .743, ,76S.29. Mr..
Iverson has estimated that it will
reach the enormous total of $780,
900, 900 by 1850, and perhaps
before.
Minnesota trust funds are uni
que among the states, and their
rapid, even spectacular, growth is
attracting nationwide attention.
Riches beyond the dreams of a
Morgan are the heritage of the
state to be used for its schools and
roads, and the accumulation is now
becoming so rapid that within a
decade it is feared difficulty will be
experienced in investing the enor-
nous income.
The total amount lent to munich
palities and school districts out of
permanent school, university and
swamp land fund receipts is
So, 100, 100000. Of this 81 $780,
900 is credited to the permanent
school fund, 100000 to the uni
versity and $50O,OOO to the swamp
and internal improvement land
funds.
New resources and receipts dur
ing fiscal year from sale of land and
mineral leases 81, 500, 90.
Total permanent trust fund of
state, close of business July 81
(estimated) S32, 900, 100000. An
nual income at 4 per cent 81 $780,
10000.
Total loans within state (Dec.
81, 1922 $13,855,O74.SO. Total
loans within state (July 81, 1913,
estimated) SIS, 900, 100000. Bonds
of other states owned by Minnesota
(Dec. 81, 1929 Mass, SS,O25,
10000; Virginia, $2,145, 100000;
Alabama, $40, 100000; Louisiana,
S211,O ,OOO.O0; Delaware, S135,
10000; Tenn. $3.50, 100000; Utah,
500, 100000. Total bonds other
states Sc 100000.
Loans within state December 81
1912: Capitol certificates, 5000,
10000. Prison certificates, $50,
600 90. Board of control certif-
The Ely miner., 1913-08-15

the decision in the Bjorkman
case in Duluth last week. The de-
cision will make quite difference
in the taxation question in all the
range towns where many of the
best residences are located on leased
company property upon which the
owners have paid personal property
taxes. Hereafter the residences
on company lands in the unplatted
portions of the range cities will be
assessed against the lands as real
estate. 1t is expected that the land
owners in order to cover the new
costs in the tax line will raise the
rents to make up the extra expense.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-15

Gates, $21 100000. st. Paul bonds,
Invested revenue fund, S7O,OO0.OO.
Loans to municipalities S12, ,81S,-
O74.SO. Total within state, S13,-
$50, 9,O74.SO. Total invested, S19,-
96S, ,O74.8O.
The permanent trust funds are
derived from mineral land leases,
and land and timber sales. The
greater portion goes into the per-
manent school fund, the total in
vestment to the credit of this ac-
count being approximately S25,-
900, 900. The remainder belongs
to the university, internal improve
ment (good roads and drainage)
and state institutionSfu funds.
The auditor estimates that the
new revenue receipts of the trust
funds during the last year will ap-
proximate 81 100000. This is a
clear gain, as it does not include
interest on old investments or the
amount turned back on the repay
ment of loans previously made.
Next year it is believed that
S., 100000 will be added, and by
1920 it is said by. the. auditor that
the new receipts Will aggregate
$5 ,OO0,O 900 year.
The rapid increase i'll the trust
fund income is shown by the records
of the state investment board, which
has charge of the distribution. In
1908 only $5O5,O2 was lent, and
this jumped to $1,000, S66last year.
This year, as already indicated, it
will reach at least So, 100000.
No state bonds, such as Virginia,
Massachusetts, and others, have
been purchased for the trust funds
since 1902. Since that time the
demand for money from Minnesota
municipalities and school districts
has taken up all available cash on
hand. The state bonds were pur-
chased before the constitution was
amended extending the privileges
of the state lending system to all
municipalities and before the limit
of the loan was increased from 7 to
Is per cent of the assessed real
property valuation.
In fact at times the demand has
been greater than the supply of
money available, but this condition
will soon cease because of the
rapidly growing income. Of the
state bonds held S35O.OOO of the
Tennessee securities will mature
October l, and this money can be
used for the purpose of these loans.
In 1914 Louisiana bonds to the
amount of $211 200 mature, and
the Massachusetts bonds have from
ten to thirty years to run. With
the rapid increase of iron ore
royalties and maturing of these
state bonds Minnesota, in the course
of two or three years, will probably
be able to take care of all local de-
mands. In fact State Treasurer
Smith is of the opinion that it will
not be long before the state will be
able to take over all bonds issued
by St. Paul and Minneapolis for
municipal improvement purposes,
thus saving the cities large outlay
for interest.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-15
HEAVY RATE CUT
New Parcel Post Rates in Effect
To-day

Heavy cuts in the parcel post
rates in local first and second zones,
are made in the new order of Post
master General Burleson, notice of
which has been received by all
offices, despite the fight which is
being made by certain members of
congress to stop the new schedule
of rates and the increase in the
weight of parcels. The new ruling
went into effect today, August IS.
With the increase in weight al
lowed in packages comes the order
that fresh meats. vegetables and
other articles heretofore receivable
for delivery only within the local
zone now may be shipped to the first
and second zones allowing the mail
ing of these articles as far as $50
miles. Local merchants it is now
believed will use the parcel post to
a greater extent.
Cuts in rates are noticeable to the
greatest extent outside the local
zone, though on an IL pound pack
age within the SO mile radius there
is a cut of FIVE cents. A 20 pound
package can be mailed $50 miles for
Is cents which was the old rate for
IL pounds for a distance of so
miles.
Rates for the first and second
zones differ only as the weights in
crease. Under the new ruling the
highest rate for 20 pounds is Is
cents which is the same as a two
pound package can be sent 1900
miles. The lowest rate is still five
cents for one pound, but while for
merly such package could be sent
only so miles for that price, it can
now be carried $50 miles.
Postoffice officials are looking for
some trouble owing largely to the
fact that the 20 pound limit is not
allowed after the second zone.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-15
Valuations Made

w. F. Mckay, county supervisor
of assessments was in the city over
Sunday and in company with As
SCISSOR Sheridan made list of the
homes on unplatted grounds in this
vicinity and their valuations as per
The Ely miner., 1913-08-15
Died at the Hospital

Jas. McCurdy who has followed
the woods in this vicinity for sew
eral years died at the Shipman
Hospital Tuesday morning of can
Ger of the stomach. Mr.. McCurdy
was IS years of age and had been
at the hospital for a month coming
from the Oliver camps. He was a
native of Canada where two broth
ers survive him. They have been
notified of his death and the fun
eral will be held after they are
heard from.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-15
Police May Go

Senator Martin of New Jersey
has introduced a bill in the senate
which if passed, will cause the dis
bandment of the private police
forces maintained by the mining
companies and the railroads.
The bill is an outcome of the
West Virginia investigation, and
prohibits corporations engaged in
interstate commerce from maintain
ing private police organizations.
Mining men and others interested
believe, however, that the bill will
not be passed.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-15
Lumber Yard

Grant MoMahan has secured the
agency for the St. Croix Lumber &
Manufacturing company in Ely
and is prepared to take your order
for lumber, lath and shingles. A
yard will be established in a few
days. All sales will be strictly
cash. The lumber yard will fill a
want here as builders have been put
to quite an inconvenience securing
lumber orders from Winton or Du-
luth,
The Ely miner., 1913-08-15
Population Increasing

Rev. and Mrs. Victor Koivu-
maxi became the parents of a son
Saturday. All concerned doing
we'll.
Born, to Mr.. ank Mrs. Mike
Bacher. Tuesday a daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Merhar be-
came the parents of girl baby
asst week.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-15
Marriage Licenses

Licenses were issued to the fol-
lowing by Deputy Clerk Schaefer:
Peter Bjowik to Miss Sophie
Gunderson. Both of these people
are fir ON Winton where they are well
and favorably known.
Mike Brula to Miss Katarina
Brula. While the names of the
happy pair are similar, they were
no relatives.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-15
Household Goods For Sale

ALI the household goods of Mr..
and Mrs. R. Walker will be sold
cheap if taken at once. Stoves,
beds, bedding and furniture. Call
at the residence.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-15
Schools Show Growth

The number of teachers in the
unorganized districts of the county
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-11-27
SYNOPSIS.

Scarlet, an American soldier of for
tune in the employ Of the French I'm
perial Police at the outbreak of the Fran
co-Prussian war. is ordered to arrest
John Buckhurst, a leader of the Com
munists and suspected of having stolen
the French crown jewels. While search
ing for Buckhurst, Scarlet is ordered to
arrest Countess de Nassart and her group
OF socialists and escort them to the Bel
gian border. Scarlet finds Sylvia Elven
OF the Odeon disguised as a peasant and
countess and her friends are assembled.
All are arrested. The countess saves
Scarlet from fatal fall from the roof
OF the house. He denounces Buckhurst
as the leader of the Reds and the coun-
tess conducts him to where Buckhurst is
secreted. German Uhlans descend on
the place and Buckhurst escapes during
the melee. Scarlet is wounded. He re-
house at Morsbronn, where he is cared
for by the countess. A fierce battle is
fought In the streets between French
and RUSSIAN soldiers. Buckhurst pro-
fesses repentance and returns the crown
jewels to Scarlet. He declares he will
give himself up to the authorities. Scar
lett doubts his sincerity. Buckhurst urges
the countess to go to Paradise. Buck
hurst admits that he receives pay from
the Prussians for information which he
does not give. He secures passports to
the French lines for Scarlet, the coun-
tess and himself. Scarlet reports to
the secret service in Paris and finds Nor
nae, shadow OF the emperor in charge.
He deposits the crown jewels and later
when making detailed report, finds that
pebbles have been substituted for the Aal
stones. Speed. a comrade in the service,
warns Scarlet that Mornac is dangerous
He also informs him that all the govern
ment treasure is being transported to the
coast for shipment out of the country.
Scarlet and Speed escape to Join cir
Gus. The circus arrives at Paradise. An
order is received by the mayor calling
the citizens to arms.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-11-27

mon. then fall back to float and clear
her blue eyes from her tangled hair.
Presently she climbed to the sun
warmed hillock of sand and sat down
beside me to dry her hair.
Ange Pitou, coveting a warm sun
bath in the sand. came wandering
along pretending not to see US; but
Jacqueline dragged him into her arms
for a hug, which lasted until Ange
Pitou broke loose. tail hoisted but ears
deaf to further fiattery.
So Jacqueline chased Ange Pitou
back across the sand and up the rocky
path.
Come to the net-shed, II you
pleased" she called back to me, point
ing to crazy wooden structure built
above the house
AS | entered the netshed the child
was dragging pile OF sea-nets to the
middle Of the floor.
In case fall" she said, coolly.
Better let me arrange them, then"
| said. glancing up at the improvised
trapeze which dangled under the roof
beams
She thanked me, seized a long rope.
and went up, hand over hand. l piled
the soft nets into a mattress, but de-
cided to stand near, not liking the ar
rangements.
Meanwhile Jacqueline was swinging,
head downward, from her trapeze. Her
cheeks famed as she twisted and wrig-
gled through a complicated maneuver,
which ended by landing her seated on
the bar of the trapeze a trifle out OF
breath.
You think you could drop from
there into tank of water?" l asked.
How deep"
Say four feet"
She nodded. swinging TRANQUILITY.
You would try whatever l asked
you to try?"
III l thought l could" she replied,
naively.
But that is not it. am to be your
master. You must have absolute con-
fidence in me and obey orders instant
ly."
"Bien."
Then hang by your hands,"
Quick as a flash she hung above me.
You trust me, Jacqueline?"
Yes"
Then DROP"
Down she flashed like a falling me-
teor. | caught her with that quick
trick known to all acrobats, which left
ner standing on my knee
Jump"
She sprang lightly to the heap OF
nets, lost her balance, stumbled. and
sat down very suddenly. Then she
threw back her head and laughed
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-11-27
CHAPTER XII.


Jacquellne.
The stars were still shining when
awoke in my blanket. lighted candle,
and stepped into the wooden tub OF
salt water outside the tent.
| shaved by candle-light, dressed in
my worn riding breeches and jacket,
then, candle in hand began cropping
about among the faded bits OF finery
and furnished properties until found
the silver-scaled swimming tights once
worn by the girl of whom we had
heard so much
The stars had begun to fade when
stepped out through the dew-soaked
clover carrying in one hand a satchel
containing the swimming suit, in the
other a gun case, in which, carefully
oiled and doubly cased in flannel. re-
posed my only luxury-my breech-load-
ing shotgun
The Lizard was standing on his door
sill when l came up; he returned my
greeting sullenly, his keen eyes of
sea-bird rowing over me from head TO
foot A rumpled and sulky yellow cat.
evidently just awake, sat on the door
step beside him and yawned at inter
walls. The pair looked as though they
had made night of it.
You took my letter last night" |
asked.
Yes"
Was there an answer for me?"
Yes"
So l took the letter and read it-a
formal line saying the Countess de
Vassart would expect me at five that
afternoon.
Look here. Lizard" | said, Il in
tend to be friends with you. and
mean to make you look on me as
friend. It's to my advantage and to
yours"
ITO mine?" he inquired, sneeringly.
"And this is the first thing | want"
continued; and without further pre-
face | unfolded our plans concerning
Jacqueline.
"Entendu," he said. drawing the
word. lis that all?"
mo, not all. | want you to be my
messenger in time of need. | want
you to be absolutely faithful TO me"
And what is there in this, to my ad-
vantage, msieu?"
This, for one thing" l said, care
lessly, picking up my gun case.
slowly drew out the barrels of Damas-
Gus, then the rosewood stock and fore
end, assembling them lovingly; for it
was the finest weapon had ever seen,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-11-27

EVERY WHERE in fashionable ap-
IL parel. brocades and furs are fea-
tured. Whether in coats or gowns or
hats, one or the other land oftener
both together), tell of the love OF
luxurious clothing which seems to be
Unborn in women. Brocades and furs
in the parlance Of the street-"talk
money" They are rich and beautiful
beyond all other materials.
In keeping with the richness of su.
perb fabrics, garments are cut on
voluminous lines. Cloaks are big
enveloping, richly trimmed and draped
about the figure. Fur collars and
cuffs, gold and silver laces by way
Of adornment, add to their sumptu-
BUSINESS.
Although many coats, especially
those Of all fur, are shorter than the
model shown here, many brocaded
coats trimmed with fur are very long.
This is fortunate for the average
woman. 1t takes a tall figure to wear
the shorter coats with any style.
All coats, whether long or short.
hang in to the figure at the bottom.
If you would be in the class of the
ultra fashionable, remember that in
all your gowns and cloaks you are to
strive for the effect of wrapping your
figure with loosely hanging garments.
Except about the feet everything is
full and roomy. But withal this
wrapped up figure, cloaks hang easily,
away from the neck and loosely about
the shoulders. In fact, garments are
cut to produce the pose Of French
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-11-27
PRESENT LIMIT OF WIRELESS
Depends Largely on Existing Weather
Conditions, but Possibilities Are ,
Apparently Unknown.

According to Prof. J. A. Fleming,
several of the most powerful wireless
stations are now generating ether
waves having a length from crest to
crest of about four miles, and these
disturbances can be detected at dis
tances up to 5000 miles from their
source-that is, four such stations
would suffice to 'girdle' the earth.
Obviously, however, the ability to de
tect" the signals over this vast dis
lance, presumably under favorable
weather conditions. is very differ
ent thing from the power to maintain
commercial communication along the
route AS yet the wireless service
available to the public covers but
third, or at most half this distance.
There is as yet no means of deter
mining the practical limit of wireless
communication. improvements in APP
paratus, perhaps even some new dis
covery as to methods of stirring up
the ether, may revolutionize the art
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-11-27
SOME CRUMBS OF COMFORT
Those of Us Who Sheltered In tne
Dog Days May Find Little
Consolation Here.

For those of US who are forced to
spend most Of our summers in cities
there are a few consoling thoughts,
remarks a writer in the Atlantic
Monthly One is that the severest
heat does not prompt men to crime,
as the social statisticians have found
that the severest cold does. Another
is that the worst temperature we are
called upon to face falls a long way
short of the endurance limit of the
human body and brain, as proved by
French experiments at the $50 degree
level. Another comes from the dis
covery through the newspapers, with
every prolonged hot wave, that we are
breaking the record" in some line
or other This ought to be stimulus
to our pride, and if we wish to carry
further the beneficent influence of
mental suggestion, all we need to do
is to compare what is happening to us
with what has happened to various
other people at various other times.