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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-16
IN A TREE WITH RAcCoONs
Maryland Farmer Fights for His Lii,
In Battle Of His Own
Choice.

fredericksburg, Md.-Horace Robin
son, young farmer of Smithville. 81,
miles north of fredericksburg. had /;
thrilling experience in the top of al
oak tree the other night with five
raccoons, which he encountered while
on his way to visit a neighboring farm
er. Before the battle ended, Robinson
fell from the tree. completely exhaus'
ed. Three of his ribs were broken an
his thigh was badly injured
The young man set out from hom.
shortly after dark, and was passine
through strip of woods when he en-
countered the 'coons He followed
them to a big oak, which the coons
climbed. Thinking probably he coulc
capture enc of them alive, Robinson
also climbed the tree. but when h.,
reached the 'coons they showed fight
and for IS minutes the young farme,
had to fight at a great disadvantage
to save his life.
The 'coons got all around him, and
though he kept his arms going like
piston rods, the 'coohs inflicted ugI
gashes with their claws. Robinson
kept up the fight from his perilous
position until completely exhausted
when he fell to the ground. He dragged
himself. bleeding. to the country road
where his groans we're heard by his
father, w. H. Robinson. who picked
his son up and carried him home
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-16
War and Football,

Yale's bowl. the fell cirque" or
stadium in which the great football
battle with Harvard will be played
this fall, will be the objective of %
trainloads from New York alone on
the day of the game. The whole
structure will seat $1,000 people, and
it is announced that every seat in
the bowl is good seat"-that is, it
has an unobstructed view of the play
Ing field. Despite Cleveland H. Dodge's
protest against holding these annual
mimic battles" during wartime, the
Yale Alumni Weekly says they should
go on. If the contest in Europe has
any direct reaction on American col
iege football 1t would seem to lie in
the direction of eliminating the brutal
factors Of the game.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-16
RICH DIET FOR FANCY PIGS
Pennsylvania Farmer-PoIitician Gives
Peaches and Cream to His
Pampered Porkers.

York, Pa.-Peaches and cream is the
fancy diet on which John Dunlap OF
Yoe, Democratic candidate for sheriff
Of York county, is raising pigs, from
which he expects to produce hams out
rivaling the famous Westphalian prod
uct, the import of which has been shu;
off by the war.
Dunlap has big peach orchard
which has yielded so abundantly this
wear that he cannot find a market fol
all the fruit He has found that his
pigs thrive on the peaches and is feId
ing them in large quantities. He has
also a large dairy herd, and as it's prod
uct just now is more than he can 9th
erwise dispose of, he has taken 10
making the fruit more appetizing te
the pigs by serving it with cream.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-16
CARRIER PIGEONS IN WAR
First Used In Franco-Prussian Con
flict, and Their Value Has Since
Been Recognized.

The first war in which pigeons were
used as messengers was the Franco
Prussian, and the birds carried news
into and out of besieged Paris. A post
was established at Tours, and right
through the siege regular mails were
carried between Paris and Tours by
pigeons.
1t is not generally knowE that all
the armies and navies OF the world
can fall back on official pigeons. If
necessary, and that the birds belong
ing to the British navy have their
official standing and numbers just as
the handymen have. -4~+
During the Boer war the British
army had it's carrier-pigeon system.
The birds brought messages from all
the towns beleaguered by the Boer in
vaders, and when Sir George Whites
force was cooped up in Ladysmith
winged messengers carried several dis
patches from that gallant officer to the
men who were slowly fighting their
way to his relief
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-16
OISFIGURED WITH ERUPTION

2406 Copeland St., Cincinnati, Ohio.
For one year my right wrist and
left arm from elbow to shoulder were
disfigured with sore eruption. The &C.
zema broke out with rash and looked
like raw beef steak. 1t itched and
burned continually and had to keep
my arms covered with soft linen
cloths. l could not sleep at night.
II was told it was chronic case of
eczema and got medicine but it had
no effect. Then sent for a sample of
Cuticura Soap and Ointment and the
first application seemed to help me.
purchased two cakes of Cuticura
Soap and box Of Cuticura Ointment
and in six weeks my arms and wrists
were thoroughly healed" (Signed)
Mrs. John Clark, Jan. 26, IA.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free. with S2-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept l., Boston. ADV
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-16
RUNAWAY REUNITES
LONG PARTED LOVERS
Crash of Teams Results in Mar
rage Arranged Thirty-Five
Years Ago.

Kublar, Colo.-A horse ran away out
on country road four miles from
here, demolished a new spring wagon
and buggy, but reunited sweethearts
35 years ago, and paved the way
for a marriage.
Joseph Sheen is a rancher living
seven miles from Kublar. He had
driven to town and was on his way
home, riding in his new wagon. Com
ing into Kublar in a carriage. Miss
Amy Dodd of Eudora, Kan, was chat.
ting with her hostess, Mrs. T. H.
Greenman, with whom she had been
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-16
Muscovites Are Fiohters.

Scratch a Russian and you find q
tartar has proved fatal truism to
almost every enemy of the Muscoyite
The Russian soldier is the scion of
fighter of deadly surprises and uncer-
tainties. His next move may not be
predicted on any known or limited
method of warfare. He Is apt to de-
velop a fighting science of his own
in five minute emergency. Depend
upon the Russian battler to behave
we'll. His manner and method of
proving his mettle are not practicable.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-16
Antl.Hopa.

Reports of the hop harvest suffer
Ing. through the war would have
pleased the anti-hop crusaders Of for
mer times. In the middle Of the sew
enteenth century the city of London
petitioned parliament to put down
two anusancies, New castle Goals IN
regard of their stencil. etc., and hops
in regard they would spoil the taste
of drink and endanger the people" A
few decades later Join Evelyn ap-
pealed to the king and all loyal land
owners to Danish the ''drogue hopps,"
which, he declared, spoiled good ale
and led to fomenting diseases, by
planting cider fruit and so creating
taste for more wholesome liquor. A
century ago Goblet also wrote angrily
of hops and hop growers, chiefly be-
cause of the destruction OF young
trees for hop poles.-London Chron-
icle.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-16

visiting. Sheen's horses SHE'D at some
paper In the road and bolted. Around
curve they raced madly.
At the curve was the Greenman car
riage, and the rear of the wagon
wnirled when the horses turned the
curve. crashed into the carriage, over
turning it and throwing Mrs. Green
man and Miss Dodd to the ground.
A short distance 1ur.her Sheen man
aged to stop his team. He fastened
back to inquire the damage he had
done. He assisted the women to their
feet, helped them repair the carriage.
and then introduced himself.
DO you mean to say you are Joe
Sheen, who used to live in Blue Mound.
Kan, long time ago?" Miss Dodd
asked.
Sheen stared. Then: Yes, and |
know you now, Amy. searched 20
years for you, and believed you were
dead"
They had gone to school together
SIS years ago in the little Kan
sas town. Then Miss Dodds parents
moved away and took her with them
Before they went. however, the couple
had become engaged Miss Dodd's
parents died and she went to New
York. From there she went to Eu
rope as the companion of an aunt
She wrote several letters to Sheen
but he had left for the West.
Miss Dodd came back to Kansas
after she returned from Europe.
taking a school at Eudora. Sheer
ever returned, but he wrote many
letters searching for his fiancee He
believed her dead until the collision
near Kublar.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-16

difficult that this is rarely the case.
Again, while effective at distances
the big howitzers are comparatively
harmless at close range.
The troops quickly grasped the best
method for dealing with these mon
sters. Once having passed the zone
commanded by their fire the French,
being handy with the 75-ru:imetei
guns, sweep away the German artil.
lerymen and then charge Already a
fair number of the guns have been
captured in this way"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-16
LEARN HOW TO BEST
GERMAN MONSTER GUNS

London.-A wounded artillery off.
Ger who has returned from the front,
gives the following interesting details
concerning the working and the effects
of the fire of the German 17-inch how
itzers:
IF well served and employed under
proper conditions" the officer said,
these guns are very effective, but
tkeir handling and transport Is so
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-16
Partially.

Five-year-old Katherine was kneel.
ing on her fathers lap, stroking the
very scant thatch on the top of his
head
Daddy" she suddenly piped up. do
you know that think you've got
awfully nice hair" A moments 81
lence. Then: But if you were not
my daddy l wouldn't think you have
nice hair"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-16
Sure,

Sure.
Absence makes the heart grow
fonder." observed the old fogy.
$50 do presents" added the crouch.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-16
OF Equal Impact,

knicker-They are looking for s
war tax that will fall equally on every
one.
Bocker-Then tax the rain.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-16
puce Jewish Army.

Petrograd.-A quarter of a million
Jews are with the Russian forces
This is the largest Jewish army even
gathered since the fall of Jerusalem.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-16
What He Deserved,

"You deserve great deal Of credit,
young man"
Maybe l do, but always have to
pay cash. STRAY Stories.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-16
Not In Needs.

"She is grass widow, isn't she?
We'll. she seems to be in clover
Boston Evening Transcript.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-16
From Mrs. j. D. Murdoch, Quincy, Mass.
In Love.

In Love.
I'm certain he loves me-" said the
suburban girl
"How's that?"
1T Is four-mile walk to town. He
misses the last car about twice .
week, but he still keeps coming"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-16

Constipation causes and aggra Yates many
serious diseases. 1t is thoroughly cured by
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. The favorite
family laxative. Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-16

Love in a cottage and castles in the
air are not so far apart as they
sound
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-16

Patients and Doctor Far Apart.
"My doctor is evidently determined
to get a rest"
What has he done?"
Sent all his patients to the noun
tains and he's going to the seashore."
Kansas City Journal
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-16

Many True Word, Etc.
PA, what do they put water In
stocks for?"
ITO soak the investors with"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-16

A new leaf is really the same old
one, with another turn.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-16

YOl r OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL YOU
Try Murine Eye hemedy for Red. Weak. Watery
Just Eye Comfort. Write for Book of the I've
by mail Free. Murine Eye Remedy Co.. Chicago.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-16

Ceylon has 100000 acres Of cocoa
nut plantations
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-16

Different School.
Are the fish biting?"
mo; they are catfish. They're
scratching"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-16
From Mrs. S. T. Richmond, Providence, r.
A Minister'S Wife Writes:

CLooUET, MIMI have suffered very much '
pain and inflammation but your wonderful medci
hams Vegetable Compound, has made me well and
the same to all that troubled with these compl
ME AKERMAN, c/o Rev. X. AKERMAN, Coquet, Min
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-29
EXCHANGE MARKET IS
UNUSUALLY STRONG
Lack of Steamers Before Next
Saturday Causes Addi-
tional Demand.

Exchange rates on London and Paris
were especially strong yesterday FOR sat
urday which is usually considered an easy
day some rather unusual conditions COM
bined to make she exchange market take on
anything hut Saturday tone. The liners
sailing for Liverpool and IIaVre yesterday
are the las; that viii leave for either
French or English port. until next Satur.
day. This means that persons having OBJ
legations failing due abroad between nov
and the ARRIVAL Of liners sailing or Satur-
day next VIII b. compelled to NEE; their
Obligations by cable transfers. As lie.
suit sterling advanced i, cent. while cables
only advanced IL cen; n, the pound The
advance in Paris checks was also more
considerable than was the rise in cables.
As further rc.ult il is believed In
some foreign exchange circles that q CON
siderable accumulation Of checks will
cause a decline from present figures, while
cables. ho&i sterling and frame. may be
expected Ia soar.
Certain other features Of the interna-
tioral money markets, however. are such
that the prices " checks and cables may
mot he 50 greatly ~ variance Money rates
IA London are very easy and call money
in some cases Is loauiug ~ low rs ! per
c-n. Enelish bank are snd ~ he glad
to loan their surplus cash 90 Americans AZ
somewhat higher In crest RATES IN many
eases without security. Some persons thcrc-
fore who might pthcrwiSt he compelled to
use cables may. through their banks ~
this city. get loans In London which Will
tide them over.
Demand closed ~ iS9it. against +s9 on
Frsiay. and cable transfers AZ 40. against
4Sg7s. Francs We're 510i, for checks and
5.0sL for cable. against 51Oil and
5.09i.. Marks were unchanged at S6a,
for check, and S5's for cables.
ENCOURAGING signs IN the money market
were offerings % new call loans "a, a., per
cent. Time money ruled az from a.! per
cent to "a per cent for all periods. Win
some ninety day money offered At the
lower hgurc.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-29
LET NEWSPAPERS PICK HEAD
FOR POLICE, SAYS DEVERY
This, He Thinks, Would Soon Right All Troubles
--.Cas on Cen Bingham to Prove En-
istence of Hired Murders

When asked At his home I'm Var Rock
away last night what he knows Of the
existence of professional murder gangs
in New York city Zig B.u Dey,ry. the
former police chief. said
You come to the wrong person. Young
man. know nothing Of such a sSs.cm
OF hiring murderers.
why not interview Gen Theodore Bng
ham, former Commissioner OF the Depart.
ment of Police OF the c.tv of New York.
who al "A banquet Al the Waldorf Astoria,
while the corks We're dying and ii2z water
flowing in abundance, made the statement;
that within a few blocks of the banquet
table We're the headquarters OF gang
that would commit murder Tor q s'4pu-
lated figure? He did not state the loca
ton. whether IT was east west. north ~
south of that famous hos,elrS.
II know every nook and corner Of that
neighborhood and | knew IL before the
Waldorf was built and since and | have
Yet To hear of there being a murderers
headquarters in tnat vicinity.
~ believe that Gen. bingham as a good
lawabidng citizen should come to the
front and say where these headquarters
are. Such statements as this keep many
from coming to the city, as they would
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-29

Maurice Dcichcs. referee IN the suit
of Mrs. Marie Vaughn Sicsel for a d.
vorcc from Henry Siegel. filed his report
IN the supreme Court Yesterday r"com-
mcnding that "a decree Ice granted TO the
plaintiff. In her complain, Mrs. SiegeI
named three correspond nt>, one Of whom
she said was unknown 10 her. The
wo others were Mss Smith. a trained
nurse. and Mrs. Eddy. who were accused
OF misconduct at the Hotel Nethcrlan1
and at the Sicgel country place, DIM.
wood
Counsel In the case would not discuss
the referees report Yesterday. and sire"
1t is scaled In the county Clerks OIL r.
IL - not possible To- learn the charge.
upon which SioGcl was found guilty II
Is undei stood that the correspondent A.
not named in the report. supreme Court
Justice Guy will be asked to confirm tho
repor: tomorrow
Mrs. SieEel was married twice. She
was born Marie Vaughan. daughter Of
Judge j. - Vaughan. and aftcrward mar
red man named Wild She was mar
red To Mr.. Siegel on .Npri -, 1898. Mr.
Siogel and she entertained lavishy in
this city. and thtv We're prominent In
certain social circles.
Mrs. - gel spent much time abroad,
and in 1904 she WAS conspicuous In Lon
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-29
WHITMAN TO AID RACING
If CONDUCTED PROPERLY
viii Not Interfere as long IN
Belmont and Saratoga
Policy Continues.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. w Va. Nov
Is --Ciovcrnor-clect Whitman Of New YorR.
who arrived here with Mrs. Whitman on
THANKSGIVING morning for a rest, changed
his usual daily programme this morning.
Accompanied by J. Howard Slocum hc
took q lorg jatnt through the trails In
tho mountains They stopped 1T mum
bcr If farms and cabins aud Mr.. Whit
man. who Was unknown to his hospltabie
hosts, keenlN enjoyed tho change Of chat
ting with strangers who had No Offices to
seek
Mr. whitman has made it plain mere
that he does not intend to interfere with
racing ms II has been conducted for sew
cral years At Belmont Park and Sara
toga. as he approves Of the pres nj statun
of the sport and will do nothing Ia stop
IT as lona as ia" same policy continues.
4 number of prominent visitors here.
including William *. Vanderbilt Cor
nelus Vanderbilt. Jacob ". Schin and
others are said 80 II" kecnly Interested in
tho Governors attitude of y broad. liberal
policy
Mr whitman announced TODAY that min
message to the state Legislature has al
ready been prepared and that tho Public
Service commission will receive the
greater share OF hi attention.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-29

don society. entertaining frequently. and
being favored hv queen Alexandra
Before the crash of the Siegcl enter
priSts came. Mrs Stgel went abroad,
some time IN l1ll, and took a villa at
cannes. wher" she lived part OF the tim.
Though was often in Paris
Ms. Siegel sued fpr divorce IN March
~ this year having returned TO this coun-
try a few months after Ia. failure Of
her husbands stores. After filng tn" sui.
Mrs. Siegel gave out n statement In which
she charged that Sicgel had spen, lars"
MOUNTS OF money on women, and that
this expense accounted for some Of his
'l.sses." She said she had learned several
wears ago incidentally about the dealings
% Siegcl with the money deposited in tho
S.egel private bank and that she rcmon-
strIted with him
Next she ilsi two suits to recover her
alleged rights IN certain real and personal
pIu perry, which she says she was in
dured 20 Ign away. She lso asked that
Hn agreement OF separation, which she
had made with her husband several years
before D. declared null and void.
Under tac separation agreement she
WAS to receive $4,000 while her hush nd
lived, and Sl5.0np a year ion the event OF
hts death she also sourh, TO recover
70 is amounting to about So 1000. which.
snc alleged. included wedding presents
and personal property.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-29
SOCIALISTS MOVE TO END WAR.
Deicsates From Neutral \ntioo.
WIN Meet In Copenhnrcp.

Notice was received Yesterday hy tha
members OF the Socialist party that an I'M
terhdtional conference Of Socialists from
AL neutral countries has been called for
January IL. 1915. at Copenhagen to con-
siuer the present situation caused by the
war In Europe and To devise the best
means OF agitation to bring the war to
an end. Morris Hillquit of New York
was selected az the representative OF the
Socialists in the United States at the con-
ference
The other countries which will nc rep.
resented at the conference include Italy.
Norway, Spain. Sweden. Portugal and
Greece. The conferees will discuss the
attitude OF the Socialists in the countries
Which are at war in taking the stand
that they are justified. in fighting for the
Governments OF their resp. ctive countries.
y prominent member of the Socialist party
sad regarding this point.
We realize now that In any great cata -
clNsm such as the present war the most
level headed people. whether right or
wrong, are carried away by the popular
idea in spite of their judgment The war
III Europe IL the most tremendous event
IN all history and the hystcria which il
has caused and will cause ia the countries
involved will be all TN. greater, as all men
are human and men otherwise level headed
VIII succumb to the popular feeling. At
the coming conference the delegates who
come from countries not involved in the
war will be able to look on the situation
from normal standpoint
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-29
THIS DINNER $4,000 A PLATE.
some Guests of Ssma Farms Even
Go IN To a25,OOO.

One dinner Ii finally recorded at vhic,
the guests out -Lucullused Mr.. Luculhs Of
Rome himself. The wantonness was on
ene trt OF the guests rather than the
hoet, and for individual extrayagancc
no banquet OF history equals t. The
statement thai the dinner cost from STA
400 TO $4,000 n plate tells III. stnrv a..
nothing else can.
Thc dinner was given at the y,ma
Farms Inn, up the State. last might and
"he guests went there on special train
ioW 10 spend even $1,000 on your own
dinner" Listen. Regu at tho end aud
CONSIDER what Il means to pay the waiter
Thousand dollar tip \ rule was passed
,ast h'ght against giving him more than
'nat' Ana st!ll going backward. your
coree' Just merely a deinita.se. adds
$3.50 to Your check. A cign, to go viii
II nets the house $500 to $500 according
10 your taste. Mineral water ut s25o.
champagne at $1,000. par ridge at S2aan
Vehison At $1,000 and terrapin at $4,000
Il" not allow much leeway for table hiN-
uries ike bread $500. or with but
ter $500.
What made II hard FOR some of tho
Jewellers was that though each one re.
ceiNed as gift $4,000 in hard cash
Rambling was allowed. Two hours OF
gaming before dinner decreased fortunes
I" naught or increased them to "A quarter
million. II was only through the reuer-
osltE OF the Iama management that "A
mendicants table was laid But each Of
,He poor ana needy mendicants was linn
ited To one battle Of champagne
what No. of course the money was
real Real new coins that the yana
Farms people gave each guest as he ar
rived Each got "A bag fun In fact, si5.-
w" worth of bronze currency STAMPED
WIN the Nama Farms name and mark
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-29

Th. imports Of specie at the por, If
New York for the week ended Nnvember
~ were. Gold. S230.63e. and silver.
Sls1,6io. making a total Of ti2S. "Op,
against a total Of ss57.33s in the prcrod.
ing week and s5i47l3 In tho correspond
ing week last year. Since January ]
the imports Of specie amounted TO SIS.
197,l52. against s33.109.6s6 in the cor
r"spouding period last year
Tn" exports of speci" from the port
OF New York for the week ended No.
vember - were Silver. S395.3T2. and
gold si4972. 2 total Of SilO,4ii. against
total Of st.12S.2Sa gold and silver las,
week. aud Si,0s7,g6i IN the correspond.
ing week last year Since January !
the exports Of gold amounted to SI2s.-
242.S9l and silver. s3g.slN,3g1. agains.
s6'.s9s.ele gold and s51.52P.2s3 silver
in the corresponding period last year.