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The Ely miner., 1913-08-22

bejewel it with a Maraschino cherry,
then gravely take cigar for himself
and stow it away in his ample waist
coat. Then, as Nolan mopped the bar
with professional sweep of his white
sleeved, muscular arm, Underwood un-
folded his brilliant scheme, skirting
carefully the acute suspicious of an
old politician But Nolan mopped,
blinking 1nscrutably, at last putting
the damp cloth away in some mystic
rious place under the counter. The fat
Maltese cat, waiting until the mois-
ture on the bar had evaporated,
stretched herself again beside the sill
yer urn that held the crackers and
the little cubes of cheese. Still Nolan
blinked in silence, like a hostile jury
with it's mind made up, until at last,
in desperation, Underwood blurted out
his proposition. Nolan blinked some
more, then, half opening his blue Irish
eyes, grunted:
"Well. l like your gall"
Underwood's spirits fell, yet he was
not disappointed. 1t was, after all,
just what he had expected. 1t served
him right for his presumption, If moth
| ing more-though the subdued re-
former within had hinted at other rea-
| sons. He hung his head, twirling his
empty glass disconsolately. He did not
see the light that twinkled in the blue
! eyes, he had not then known how very
ready Nolan was to form any com
! bination that would beat Conway and
Baldwin, especially with reforme,
like himself who had money to spend
, on his ambitions. He had not dis
cerned how badly the man whom the
newspapers always cartooned with
the First ward sticking out of his vest
| pocket needed reformer in his busf-
ness, as the saying is. Hence his
glad surprise when Nolan wiped his
big hand on his apron like a washer
woman and held it out, saying:
But I'm wit ye"
Then the campaign, under Nolan's
management, in the most wonderful
legislative district-a cosmopolitan
district, bristling with sociological
problems, a district that has fewer
homes and more saloons, more COM
merce and more sloth, more million
aires and more paupers, and while 1t
confines within its boundaries the sky
scrapers, clubs, theaters and hundred
churches of metropolis, still boasts
a police station with more arrests on
it's blotter than any other in the world.
| Night after night. with Nolan's two
candidates for the house, he spent in
saloons where a candidate must treat
and distribute his cards that the boys
may size him up; lodging houses and
barrel houses in lower Clark street,
where sweating negroes and frowsy
whites drank five-cent whisky with
him: blazing saloons along the levee,
where even the poor, painted girls at
the tables lifted their glasses when he
ordered the drinks for the house; crap
games and policy shops in lower Clark
street, the Syrian. Arabic, Chinese and
Italian quarters down by the squalid
Bad Lands, and at last happier eve
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22
Buffalo Lacking in Sympathy.

An old resident of Heizer, Kan,
speaking of the early days on the Kan
sas plains, writes: "On one trip that
we took after buffalo hides we had
with us an Englishman fresh from
London. The main herd of buffalo had
just passed through and as the hunt
ers had been after their hides, every.
where on highland and lowland were
the skinned carcasss of buffalo. The
Englishman was amazed at the waste
of meat. Finally, seeing a small herd
of old bulls travelling along, he arose
to his feet and, taking off his hat,
said: Boys, this is awful! l should
think that the living buffalo would la.
ment to see their comrades lying
thus"
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22
Knows Just How the Book Ended.

Mabel and Johnny are nice chill
dren, but they love 70 argue. The
other day they got into a heated dis
cussion as to which one had read
the more books. Finally Johnny said:
We'll, I've read Robinson Crusoe'
and you haven't"
'.Oh, yes, have" returned Mabel,
not to be outdone by a mere boy.
Now, what does it say at the very
last?" he asked.
The little girl studied for a mo-
ment, then her face frightened.
why, it says The End" was the
unexpected answer.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22
s. The damp arabesques wrought

ers. The damp arabesQdes wrought
by the janitor's superficial sprinkling-
can had long since been superseded
by arabesques of tobacco juice The
floor was Uttered with scraps of pa
per, the spent ballots with which the
stubborn contest had been waged. The
First ward delegation was in a solid
ring, and in the center of it sat NAL
achi Nolan, his elbows on his knees,
tearing old ballots into tiny specks
OF paper and strewing them on the
floor, but keeping all the while a sur
veying eye on the Fifth ward delega-
tion, now divided into two groups, one
Of which surrounded Howe, the other
huddling about Grogan, the lawyer,
who, with disheveled hair, handker-
chief about his neck, stood glaring
angrlly at Nolan, his eyes shadowed
by heavy circles telling Of WEAKNESS
and the strain
Now and then the leaders made des-
perate attempts to trade, marrying
Simmons, offering him everything for
his seven votes. Simmons himself, in
his turn, tried to induce each faction
to swing it's strength to him.
But the situation remained unchang-
ed.
Once Nolan sent for Underwood and
whispered to him. He thought he
knew one or two Conway men who
could be got very cheaply, but the boy
shook his head-the reformer within
him demurred-an yet he smiled sar-
donically at the reformer thinking of
the primaries and the convention It,
self.
Then Malachi Nolan caught the
chairman's shifty eye and moved an
adjournment until morning. But even
as. he spoke, Grogan scowled at Null
doom, shook his head at his followers,
and the room rang with their hoarse
shouts:
''No! no! no."
Heartened by this confession of
weakness on Nolan's part, they kept
on yelling Justify:
mo! no! MOI"
They even laughed, and Muldoon
smote the table, to declare the motion
lost
On the forty-seventh ballot, one of
the Simmons votes went over to Con-
way, and there was faint cheer. On
the forty-eighth, one Of the Simmons
votes went to Underwood, and parity
was restored. On the forty-ninth, I'm
derwood gained another of Simmons
votes-Nolan, it seemed, had promised
to get him on the janitor's payroll in
the state house-and the vote was
tied. This ballot stood:
First Second Fifth
Ward Ward Ward Total
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22

The Simmons men were holding out
waiting to throw their strength to the
winner. When the sixty-seventh bal
lot had been taken, MYldoon, squint-
ing in the miserable light at the sec
retary's figures, hit the table with the
chair leg and said:
"On this ballot Conway receives go
Underwood 80, Simmons 5. There be.
ing no choice, you will prepare your
ballots for another vote"
Just then one of the Conway men
from the Second ward left his place
and touched one of Nolan's fellows in
the First ward legation-Donahue-
on the shoulder. Donanue started. The
man whispered in his ear, and return
ed to his delegation, Aeepfng his eye
on Donahue. Underwood looked on
breathlessly. Nolan, revolving slowly
all for Donahue's. The man dropped
his folded ballot into the hat and hung
his head. Nolan calmly picked the
ballot out of the hat and gave it back
to Donahue, who looked up in affected
surprise.
What's the trouble, Malachi?" he
said as innocently as he could. He
was not much Of an actor.
"This won't do" Nolan said, giving
the ballot back to the man.
'1t's all right, Malachi, honest tc
God it isl" protested Donahue.
Thin I'll just put this wan in fol
ye, heh?" said Nolan, drawing an
other ballot from the pocket Of his
huge waistcoat and poising it above
the hat
The crowd had pressed around the
First ward delegation. The conven
ton had risen to it's feet, craning rec
necks, and out of the mass Grogar
cried:
"Aw, here, Malachi Nolan, none o
that now!"
Nolan turned his rugged face to
ward him and said simply:
Who's runnin' this obligation, yor
or me?"
"Well-none O. your bulldozing
won't stand it," replied Grogan angri
ly, his blue eyes blazing.
"You get to hell out O. this AND
so saying, Nolan dropped the ballot
into the hat and turned to face the
chair.
Have you all voted" inquired
Muldoon
First ward," the secretary called
Nolan squared his shoulders, not
having looked in his hat or counted
the ballots there, and said slowly and
impressively:
"On behalf av the solid dillygatior
av the First ward, cast twinty-war
votes for John W. Underwood"
"Misther Chairman! Misther Chair
mani" cried Grogan, waving his hand
in the air, 'T challenge that vote!
challenge that vote!"
1.-The gentleman from the Fifth ward
challenges the vote"
"Misther Chairman" said Nolan
standing with one heavy foot on his
chair and leveling a forefinger at Mul
doom, "a point of order! The gintle
man from the Fifth ward has no right
to challenge the vote av the First
ward-he's not a member of the dilly
gation!"
LET the First ward be polled,
calmly ruled Muldoon. Nolan took hi:
foot from his chai: and stepped tc
Donahue's side. Every man in the
First ward delegation, as his name
was called from the credentials, cried
"Underwood." AS the secretary near
ed the name of Donahue, Nolan LAID
his hand heavily on the fellows shoul
der.
"Donahue!" called the secretary.
The fellow squirmed under Nolan's
hand.
"Donahue!"
Don't let him bluff you!" cried
some one from the Fifth ward.
"vote as you damn please, Jimmie!'
"T'row the boots into i'm, Donnie!'
Soak him one!"
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22
ACCOMPLISHED Youth.

Farmer Bentover = What's your
nephew that's home from college doin'
now?
Farmer Hornbeak-Nothin', and he's
got more original ways of accomplish
in it than any feller you ever SEEN,
Judge.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22
The Tender Skin of Children

is very sensitive to heat. Use Tyree's
Antiseptic Powder for all summer skin
affections. 1t quickly affords the little
sufferer relief. 25c. at druggists or
sample sent free by ]. S. Tyree,
Chemist, Washington, D. C.-Adv.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22
His Opinion.

Don't you think you ought to be
treated for the drink habit?"
We'll, that is a more economical
way of getting em than buying EN-"
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22
No Well One Paws,

They talk about lawyers dishon-
est accumulations, but look at doc
tors
What's the matter with doctors?"
Are not all of their earnings i'll
gotten gains?"
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces intiamma-
ton, ,allays pain cures wind collie ,25c bottleAs
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22

A man is all right in his way as long
as he keeps out of your way.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22

Second thoughts are sometimes best
in case of love at first sight.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22

First Second Fifth
Ward Ward Ward Total
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-29
CHASE CITY

Especial TO The Richmond Virginian.)
CHASE CITY, VA. June 2S,-Miss
Dorothy Eliot, OF Washington. is visit
Ing Miss Isabel Norvell on Walker
street.
Joseph NJ. Bruce. of Ashland, Ia
spending some time with Herndon P.
JeffreYs on BOYD avenue.
Atkins Gregory. OF Richmond. Is
visiting his sister Mrs. A. J. Moore.
on Marshall street
James l.. Price. NJ this place, spent
few days with friends and relatives
in Ashland last week.
e. r. Geoghegan went to Richmond
this week on business.
Miss Mamie Goode Jeffreys IL visit
ing friends and relatives in Boydten.
Many Chase City people spent the
day in Oxford. n, c., on June oath, 1t
being st. Johns Day. All report hav-
ing a fine time.
Misses Marjorie Gregory. Myrtis
Gregory and Mildred Potts, all of
Sycamore street have returned home
from a visit to relatives in Victoria.
A motor party Consisting of Misses
Lou Morton and Sallie Lovelace and
Messrs. Harris and Franklin. all OF
South Boston, passed through this
place on Wednesday afternoon from
Richmond en- route to South Boston.
Paul p. Steintorf spent few days
in Altavista last week.
Miss Bessie Jeffreys left this week
for Montreal, N. c.. to attend summer
school.
Misses Ruth Hardy and Petro Tur-
pin are attending the summer normal
at Harrisonburg.
Rev. j. W. &. Robbins and DIR. and
Mrs. A. r. Finch, OF this place, are
attending the Methodist Missionary
at Waynesville. n. c.
Miss Edith Gregory. who has been
with friends and relatives In North and
South Carolina and Georgia for the
past two months. has returned home,
Miss Seal Gregory left Monday
morning on q visit TO friends in Bal
tinlore.
Harry n. Phillips. Jr.. Of Richmond.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-29
ASHEVILLE, N. C.

BATTERY PARK HOTEL. AsHE~
VILE, y. c.. June 28.--These are
busy days, not only at the Battery
Park hotel, but this wonderful region
of the Land Of the Sky" Is leading
all other Southern resorts for its
numbers Of visitors, it's many added
attractions, and the different events
scheduled to take place during the
next few weeks OF interest to the
largest Southern cities will be the
Cren golf tournament. entries to in
clude members from cities through
cut the South. and mem bers belong
ing to the association of the Carolinas,
The open tournament to take place
July 4th at the Asheville Country
club.
Mrs. Locke Craig, wife OF Governor
Craig, entertained most informally at
luncheon Tuesday at the Battery Park
hotel.
The formal opening for the sum-
mer season at Riverside Park oc-
CURED Monday night with music by
the First Regiment band and with a
record breaking attendance.
K. II. Schoen, OF Dallas Tex. but
formerly OF Richmond. returned to
the Battery Park hotel from ten
days fishing trip in this region and
Joined his mother, Mrs. George
Schoen. of Richmond, who has been
here the greater part of the season.
and together they left on Wednesday
for home.
c. L. Harrison. of Richmond. was
one OF the weekend visitors.
William Henry Harrison. who has
been in Richmond, returned to Ashe-
willie and Joined his family here
MIR. and Mrs. S. n. Vaughan. and
Bixby Vaughan. of Richmond, ar
rived Tuesday at this hotel.
Q. j. Hoover, of Richmond. regis
tered the first Of the week
W. s. Jones, of Richmond, spent
Sunday here
c. +. Boice. of Richmond. enjoyed
short visit here recently.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-29
BUCKINGHAM

BUCKINGHAM, VA, June 2S.--
John W. Word has been extremely
i'll at his home here for the past week.
tIe is para lizcd and has been a great
sufferer. Mir. Word was for a long
time sheriff Of this county and later
was deputy internal revenue collector.
Senator Sands Gayle has also been
very III for some DAYS.
Charles Ellis is very much i'm
proved IN health and has been stay
ing at Atom. his old homeplaca
Frank Ellis has been on visit
10 friends and relatives in this county
and Mrs. Ellis ard their children ex-
poet 10 spend the summer at the
home If John Eldr!dge.
The Bondurants will come in from
the South 10 spend some time at
Variety Shade"
Mrs. Annie Norment. of Richmond.
spent some time at her old home
here tho past week.
Walton Gillian. Of Richmond, has
hcen visiting his mother at the
Spencer house.
Or, VIM. NJ. Wade has been staying
at the Fisher hotel for the past week.
Samuel Glover, Of West Virginia.
has been visiting his parents at Well
Water and on sunday came here To
see his brother.
Miss lucy Appling Moss has been
visiting friends in Richmond and at
Arvonia and is expected here the end
Ct this week,
Charles Garnet, of Farmville. is
spending his vacation with relatives
here.
Mrs y. NJ. CAN'T of Nelson. has
been visiting her friends in this coun-
ty for tho past ten days.
Bishop Tucker Is expected here, TO
hold services on July 21st
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-29

States, but was not found commercial
ly successful. There Is not profit
enough in the sale OF the oil nor in the
sale of the corn cakes in competition
with the grain. But in the enterprise
visited by the commission profit is
not considered. So long as there il
any saving at all 1t is sufficient reason
to adopt the plan, for the entire work
Is carried on upon a cooperative, nom
profit seeking basis.
Down to Rock Bottom.
In tho manufacture of the phos-
phate fertilizer it is evident that the
farmers have gotten down to raw ma
terial prices at every point. Iron
oxide Ia bought and roasted. The
freed sulphur is employed in the man
ufacture OF sulphuric acid. The nat
ural phosphate rock is bought and
treated with the acid for manufac-
ture Of the fertilizer In this way the
farmers buy for themselves only the
raw material and conduct every step
OF the manufacturing process them
selves. 1t liz large undertaking, but
1t has succeeded. The produce OF the
plant supplies fertilizer for farms OF
ll5. 900 acres ahoai. the city.
The actual demonstration of the
ability OF Q community OF farmers to
thus initiate and conduct economically
. manufacturing business OF this axe
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-29
GORDONSVILLE

GoRDoNsv1LLE. VA. June 2s-
Rev. w. II. Cumpston- has been spend
ing the week with relatives in New
Jersey.
Mrs. G. L. Bruffey spent several days
this week with her sister, Mrs. Susie
A. Martin. and other relatives in and
Miss Edna Faber. after pleasant
visit of several weeks TO her sister,
Mrs. A. r. Collins. In Richmond. has
returned home
B. W. Showalter, Of Richmond. was
in the. city several days this week
on business.
Mrs. C. w. Matthias and children,
after a pleasant visit OF several weeks
to relatives at Monroe, have returned
to their home here
Mr.; and Mrs. r, s. Wilkison, of Rich
mond. were Gordonsville visitors this
Mrs. John Jones and Miss Kathryn
Belton visited relatives and friends in
Mrs. t. Q. Gillum, of Madison Mills
daughter. Mrs James /. Faber. who
has been quite sick.
J.; L. schindeli, who sold his prop
weeks since to Mr.. .Goodloe. has moved
his family TO Richmond.
to Miss hss Bette ss,te Tau L on visit
school in Charlottesville.
Misses Marguerite strickler and
A'Naih l1dNist OF shenandoah, are
guests this week of the former 3
cousin. Miss Mary Strickler, near town.
Miss Lillian Smith. after n pleasant
visit or several weeks to relatives in
Chattanooga. Tenn. has returned to
her home near town
Mrs. J. H. McMurran. Of Newport
News, spent several days this week
from Baltimore
Miss Lola Whita OF Orange. has
been spending the week with Miss
Emily Utz, near town.
DR.. w. J. Walker and daughter, of
Barboursville. and Miss winston Mas
sey. OF Louisa, were visitors this week
at the home OF the Misses Fitzhugh.
f. e. Hopper. of charlottesville, was
the guest this week of his sister. Mrs
X. W. Bowen.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-29

was the most convincing lesson OF the
practicability of agricultural co-opera-
ton which the commission has YET
seen.
The enterprise is carried on by the
Consorto Agrari, an association OF
landowners. In this part OF Italy
the soil Is mostly owned by large land
owners, and is farmed through ten
ant system on share basis. Con-
sequently cooperation as 1t would
have to be practiced in the United
State Is not to be seen here. The men
belonging to the association are land
owners and the small farmers receive
only indirect benefit from the coop
erative associations without entering
into their management. In such an
enterprise as the one seen by the COM
mission in Piacenza 1t Is clearly shown
that an association of farmers or
Landowners are capable of giving an
economical administration to bust
ness enterprise. There Is no pater-
nalism nor leading strings connected
with the project. 1t is such a business
undertaking as would be worthy of the
best of American enterprises.
The association has erected a large
warehouse for storing farm imple-
ments. A majority OF the machines
are of American manufacture, but the
assertion so often made in the United
States that American machines can be
bought at lower prices in Europe than
at home did not seem to be borne out
by comparisons in prices made by the
members OF the commission with the
managers of the warehouse. although
the prices quoted at the warehouse
were practically wholesale prices.
since no profits are sought in the sale
of implements to memb ers of the CO.
operative institutions.
Credit for operations OF this en-
terprise are obtained through a local
cooperative bank, but not one of
rural type. 1t Is a CO. cooperative bank
organized among the small tradesmen
of the town as well as the farmers.
and though much of its business is to
decentralize credit for the tradesmen
and so help the small dealer, It pur-
sues the policy of granting every pos
sible privilege TO agricultural enter
prise. The notes of the Agricultural
association are discounted and also
on purchases made through the -
the notes OF the farmers themselves
soctation when guarAntAe1 by ~ -
eociAions ~.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-29
5. ?. SETTLEMENT
EN[|VENs MARKET
coSsinEEAHLE ACTIVITY FOLLOWS
APPROVAL or rIAN ny
rREsfDEST.
UNION PACIFIC UP
MANNER or RISE SUGGESTS THAT
FAVORABLE OUTCOME OF THE
MATTER Rad NOT BEEN
EXPECTED,
UNION PACIFIC

NEW YORK, June 2s.--The news
received in Wall Street today that the
president had approved the plan
agreed upon by the attorney general,
and the railroad officials, for the dis
posal of the block of SIPS, ooo,oo
Southern Pacific stock restored the
stock market from a state Of sns-
pended animation 70 one of consid-
cradle activity. The result WAS an
extreme rise Of 4 SIS points in Union
Pacific, and sharp advances all along
the line.
The manner and extent of the rise
suggested that a favorable outcome
Of the matter had not been generally
anticipated on the floor OF the stock
exchange. To what extent this event
proved an agreeable surprise 10 the
financial community in a larger sense
and to the European markets viii be
shown by later developments
No Other Important News.
There was no other news which ap-
peared to have any stock mafhct
bearing. The bank statement pub
lished after the close reflected the sew
eral short time loan issues hoated
during the week in q considerable eN-
pansion Of loans. The sliE Mt de
crease In cash holdings was not fore
Swallowed by the preliminary "st-
mates, but a reduction OF SS,5op,pNV
in the surplus reserve still leaves that
item the largest for four years at TINS
date.
The predominant feature Of the
stock market through the week was
the strength and activity Of the Union
Pacific shares. Hopes ran high that
a settlement of the method or d.
%orcing the Southern Pacific vas
rarihcoming Joint conferences be
tween the attorney general and the
railroad people might have been e&-
pected to encourage the street in the
idea that matter which had been
the source Of frequent disappointment
was at least on the point OF settlement
Nevertheless, the only definite point
upon which the financial community
had to rely was a rather vague an
nouncement by the attorney general
that the prospects for an agreement
on the latest plan OF dissolution were
favorable The admission OF some
notifications OF the currency bill.
even II these were Of minor import
snce, lent a less unfavorahle aspect TO
the.outIook for currency reform. Bank
ers still expressed great dissatlsfac-
ton with the bill as 1t stood, but per
haps the feeling was more general
that the measure might be subjected
to more extensive amendments yet
especially in regard to the objection
al political features before IL comes
to sbe spread on the statute books.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-29

who has been visiting relatives at this
place. has gone to Dublin to attend the
William and Mary summer school.
Professor s. P. Duke. of Richmond,
who will conduct the normal school
to be held here this summer, has
just received NJ A. degree from
Columbia and a masters diploma
from the Teachers college.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-29
RICHMOND HAY MARKET.
PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET.

{Rep6rtef hv Rodgers. NcCsra 4 Coz
Petersburg. Va. June 2s, 1913.
Market Arm.
Farmers Spanish, Sl62h per bushel.
Receipts small
No. / SheIled Spanish. skc per lb.
No. Shelled Spanish. &c per ID.
-.
FafSty Jumbo. &c per lh
Hand picked. Sac per III.
Extra prime, 31tc per ID.
Machine picked &c to Az per III.
Smelling stock, 2hc to SC per Id.
Prime, 3Ac per III.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-29
CHICAGO GRAIN.

CHICAGO, June 2s.-The grain
market today was dun with prices If
regular, fiuctuating within narrow
range At the close figures were but
littla CHANGED from those of FRIDAY