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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-06-12
ONE VIEW Of VERA CRUZ

point for the trade Of q nation, and
would multiply itself by ten If the
Yankees had Mexico for as many
years. 1t has paved streets, sewers.
sanitation, harbor improvements. It
is magnificently situated city of
the future.
1t is two blocks from the plaza to
the water front, and 1t was up the
street that leads that way that the
first American rifle shots were fired
when Vera Cruz was seized the other
day. 1t was from the roof of the
Parochial church, gray and forbidding.
across the plaza, that the shot was
fired that killed the first American
marine.
The Plaza de la Constitution
abounds in grape-laden arbors. There
is music in the square on three nights
Of the week, and it is converted into
a dress parade. 1t wakes in cool Of
early morning, for the Vera Cruzans
rise early and transact their business
before the heat of the day arrives.
At II o'clock the shops along Avenue
de la Independence put up their shut
tiers. The whole public retreats into
it's sleeping quarters behind thick,
adobe walls where the cool of the
morning still fingers because of the
early closing of every aperture, and
takes its siesta
The Sacred Scavenger.
But while Vera Cruz sleeps from
eleven to one. Natures scavengers are
at work. 1t is a weird scene that
meets the American who passes down
the deserted streets of this port of a
rich nation at the siesta hour. With
shutters up and all the human life OF
the city suspended, one walks the de-
serted streets with feeling of weird
deso1ation. 1t appears to the unac-
customed visitor as a city of the dead.
And as he passes through the still,
sunlit streets bereft of human com.
partnership there is ever with him that
weird presence of the scavenger buzz.
zard. This, the sacred bird of mys'
terry of the Aztecs, is sort of guard.
ian spirit of this city of the tropics.
The new sewage system Of Vera Cruz
does much to dispose of its refuse,
but there is still need of the turkey
buzzard for doing away with matter
left on the surface. So they flock
through the streets They hop about
the cutters and are so tame as to be
almost stepped on. They ride majes.
tically and solemnly on the tail Of any
passing milk cart They sit In the
trees of Plaza de la Constitution But
above all, they flock by the thousands
about the roof of the old Parochial
church across that plaza from the
hotel.
And this spot is rich in historical
events with which every man is &C.
quainted, but the exact setting fol-
which he has forgotten. Here 1t was
that Cortez burned his ships in 1919.
He first landed at this little island with
his band of soldiers of fortune gath
cred from among the adventurous spir-
its who were then wont to rendezvous
about Porto Rico. The ships were
burned that retreat might be made i'm
possible and the march inland was be-
gun, 600 men against the millions, with
no possibility of retreat
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-06-12
Lonq.DeIayed Postcards.

During the removal of an enamel
plate from a letter box outside the
post office at Stanley Road, Tedding-
ton, England, three pSst cards dated
October, 1891, were folnd wedged be-
tween the plate and the frame of the
letter-box.
Although the cards were much dis
colored after their % years rest, the
addresses on two of them were de-
cipherable, and they have been de-
livered.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-06-12
Commas and the Law.

The comma in the British act Of
parliament which has caused dispute
between Monmouthshire miners and
their employers recalls. the fact that
such marks of punctuation were in
troduced into law only half a century
ago. Down to 1850 all acts of parlia-
ment consisted, in theory at all events,
of one sentence. In that year a spe-
cial statute was passed to allow the
text of legislative enactment to be
punctuated and pointed by full-stops,
etc. They are SO easily interpolated
and altered that lawyers know their
danger and avoid them in legal docu-
ments
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-06-12
For Handy BOYS and
Girls 10 Make and Do
BY A. Nicely HALL.
HOW TO MAKE FIRE BALLOONS
FOR FOURTH OF INV

HOW TO MAKE FIRE BALLOONS
FOR FOURTH OF JULY.
Fourth Of July is not complete with
out few fire balloons. and these
should be made beforehand because
there will be little or no time to spare
for the work on the Fourth
A balloon is made in sections
known as cores, usually eight In num-
Der. For gore pattern for the bal
loon illustrated. get a piece OF heavy
wrapping paper feet long. Lay of
spaces inches wide along the entire
length of one straight edge Gig. u;
then. beginning at one end, rule line
across the paper through each of
these points, and along the lines lay
Dff the measurements given upon the
diagram. By now drawing a curved
line through the points at the ends
Of the measurements, you will have
the proper outline for half a gore.
Check up the measurements, then cut
the pattern out
Strong tissue paper is best for bal
looms Of medium size. Paste together
two pieces end to end for each Of the
eight cores, If you cannot get 4-foot
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-06-12
BY DOROTHY PERKINS.

SPOOL AND CARDBOARD TOYS.
All that you need to make the dolls
baby carriage are four common thread
spools, wooden pegs cut Of the right
diameter to fit loosely in the spool
holes, and one-half inch longer than
the spools, a piece Of letter paper,
some tacks, and glue.
Figure 2 shows details for making
the carriage body. Slip two of the
short pegs into the holes of a pair
of spools CA, Fig. p, making their
projecting ends of equal length. Then
cut the bottom strip B four inches
long by the width of the spools, bend
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-06-12
Immortal Engraving.

II we work upon marble, 1t will per
ish. If we work upon brass, time will
efface 1t. II we rear temples, they
will crumble into dust. But If we work
upon immortal souls, if we Undue
them with principles, with the just
fear of God and love of fellow men.
we engrave on those tablets some
thing which will brighten to all eter
nity.-Daniel Webster.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-06-12

it slightly as shown, to give a curve
to the carriage bottom, and tack the
ends to the spools.
The sides c are of cardboard and
should be ~ inches wide at the
widest point. by the length of the
carriage body. Punch holes through
these sides In the right places for the
ends Of pegs A to stick through Be-
fore fastening the side pieces to spools
A, you must attach the wheels, Figs.
3 and 4. Cut the cardboard up
rights D 31R inches long and n inch
wide; then after cutting holes
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-06-12
Lots Like That.

A certain famous skyscraper builder
said in his New York office the other
day, apropos of costs and values:
Costs and values get confused be-
cause there are so many men who, Ii
sunshine had to be paid for, would
swear that gas gave a much more bril-
liant ight"-New York Times.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-06-12
Worth It

Bald-Headed Gentleman Tin BARRIERS
shop)-"You ought to cut my hair
cheaper; there is nothing much to
cut" Hairdresser-"Oh, no; in your
case we don't charge for cutting the
hair, we charge for having to search
for it."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-06-12
stroaa ENOUGH. Probably.

PATIENCE see for teaching young
children to walk and otherwise devel-
,optng their muscles New York man
has invented an attachment for dining
tables which holds them up as they
move around
Patrice-Do you suppose the butter
has anything to do with It?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-06-12
Enumerated Optimism.

What is your idea of an optimist?"
"An optimist," replied Mr.. Growch-
er. rs a man who thinks he has the
makings of an automobile because he
has managed to get hold of a gallon Of
gasoline and a spark plug"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-06-12

fastened to them 4 inches apart to
support the framework Tack the
bSse to the ends of the spools. The
framework uprights are tightly rolled
tubes of paper 10 or IL inches long,
and the top cross-piece is another
paper tube 4 inches long. Stick the
lower ends of the uprights into the
spool holes; then fasten the cross
piece to their tops by running pins
through the crosspiece and down into
the upright ends Gig. 81, and then
flashing with thread as shown in
Fig. Z.
The swing seat is made of o spool
with cardboard back fastened to n
Gigs. 8 and 100,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-06-12
WOMAN COULD
HARDLY STAND
Because of Terrible Back,
ache. Relieved by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE COMPOUND.
Philadelphia, Pal suffered from
displacement and inflammation, and had

such pains In m y
side s, and terrible
backache 80 that I
could hardly stand
/ took six bottles of
Lydia E. Pinkham's
V e g etab BILE Com
pound, and now / can
do an y amount Of
work, sleep good, eat
good, and don't have
a bit Of trouble. I
III II
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-06-12
Pointed.

Gibbs-So they have abolished liq-
uor in the uavy.
Bibbs-Yes, and ! suppose the bay
onet will soon be taken from the
army. 1t used to make a punch, you
know.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-06-12
Appearances.

'Bliggins is doing his best to ap-
pear youthful"
Dyes his mustache and wears q
toupee?"
mo. Puts on outing clothes and
tries to look like Boy Scout
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-06-12

Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to
every suffering woman. Mrs. HARRY
FISHER, 1912 Juniata Street, Philadel-
phia, Pa.
Another WOman's Case.
Providence, R. I.-"I cannot speak
too highly of your Vegetable Compound
as it has done wonders for me and I
would not be without it. had dis
placement, bearing down, and backache,
until could hardly stand and was thor
oughly run down when / took Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It
helped me and I am in the best of health
at present. work in factory all day
long besides doing my Homework so you
can see what it has done for me. / give
you permission to publish my name and /
speak of your Vegetable Compound to
many of my friends. Mrs. ABRIL Law
SON, 126 Lippitt ST., Providence, R. L
Danger Signals to Women
are what one physician called backache,
headache, nervousness, and the blues.
In many cases they are symptoms Of
some female arrangement or an infam-
matory, Lucrative condition, which may
be overcome by taking Lydia E. Pink
ham'sVegetable Compound. Thousands
of American women willingly testify ia
its virtue.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-06-12

Make floral offerings to your friends
before they reach the point where
they are unable to sniff the fragrance.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-06-12

Alfalfa seed $3.50. Farms for sale on crop pay
ments. j. Mulhall, 500 City, Ia.-Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-06-12

store), and fit it around the fireball.
Gigs. and 81
Build bonfire to supply hot air
for initiating the balloon. and place a
piece Of screen wire over it to pre-
vent sparks from flying. Hold the
balloon above this fire until 1t is COM
pletely inflated, then carefully light
the ireball, and as soon as the bal
loon tugs to get away, release 1t.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-06-12

Some good people judge the value of
a picture by the beauty of the frame.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-06-12
p-ccr... by BlunderIno.

Pro0rS88 py osuuoSs"V.
To srr Is not only human. 1t Is pro-
xreseive.-Puck-
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-07-03
INVESTIGATE LEAGUE
Authorities Probing 'sStop-LOOk-Lis-
ten' Initiative Campaign.

Investigations are being conducted
by prosecuting attorneys in various
parts of the state to determine
whether or not prosecutions shall be
started against the Stop-Look-L Listen
league for alleged violation of the
initiative law.
The initiative law prohibits the ex-
penditure of money for the purpose
Of obtaining signatures for the initia-
tive measures, or in an attempt to
persuade people not to sign. Some
attorneys who have looked into the
matter hold that the league, by its
activities, has violated the law, and
that the newspapers that have re-
ceived advertising from the league
have also been guilty of technical
violation.
The Oranges and Labor Unions in
various parts Of the state are bring
ing the matter to the attention of the
prosecuting attorneys and it is possi-
bic that prosecutions will be started
in one or more of the counties. A
prosecution resulting in conviction
so that the matter could be appealed
to the supreme court would deter
mine just how far the opponents or
proponents of the bills can go in their
work for and against them and would
be welcomed by both sides, it is be-
lieved.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-07-03
: WHAT OUR FATHERS READ ABOUT ]
: IN THIS PAPER FIFTY YEARS AGO |
From The Washington Standard for
July 2, 1864. Vol. Nv.
No. 81.

A meeting is to be held at the
capitol this afternoon to inaugurate
measures for the most desirable OBJ
ject of constructing a road across the
mountains. 1t is folly to talk about
a railroad to the Sound until it
practically demonstrated that a good
wagon road can be made over the
route. When the road is constructed
we have beginning made, which will
result in the construction of rail
road, and secure to the Sound large
proportion of the trade now monopol-
lied by Oregon.
A special election will be held in
this county to decide the tie vote be-
tween Messrs. Rhoades and Longmire
for representative, on Saturday, the
18th inst. The party complexion of
the legislature depends upon the re-
suit. If Mr.. Rhoades is elected, the
Union party will have in the house a
majority of two; if it results other
wise, the vote will be tie.
Our old friend, Thomas Nj. Reed OF
Idaho territory, arrived in town Sat
urday evening last, on a visit to his
former home. We learn that he will
leave for Idaho on Wednesday next
accompanied by his family Mr.. Reed
moved to what is now Idaho, then {
part of Washington, on the first dis
covery of gold in that region.
We have been shown a subscription
paper, headed by Gen. w. w. Mile
with $1,000 and others in smaller
amounts, making an aggregate o
! so. coo, for the purpose of establish
ing a wooden factory at some eligible
point on the Sound.
A large number of Victorians ant
others arrived on the anderson t.
participate in the "doings" on tn
Fourth We are informed that tn
Libby, the "Resolute" and tn
"Shubrick" may all be expected her
on that day, bringing many more &
the celebration.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-07-03
LOCAL LINE MAP FILED.
Route Of Olympia's New Railroad
Gives Excellent Grade.

The plat of the Olympia Terminal
company's line, which has been taken
over by the Oregon Washington r. &
N. company filed with the secretary
of the public service commission
shows that. starting from the Nor
thern Pacific's Point Defiance cut-off
the line will reach the Milwaukee
line on Chambers Prairie and will
then take straight line south to the
Des Chutes river to Tumwater where
it will meet the Northern Pacific line
and spurs to the brewery. The hill
there will be tunneled through and
the line will come out In Olympia
near Moss Lake on the old U. r.
right-of-way. The line will in no
place have greater than three per
cent grade, thus making the best
grade of any line from Puget Sound
to Portland.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-07-03
ALFRED THOMPSON
CONvEYANCER AND NOTARY
Abstracts of Title Carefully Prepared
70 Years. Experience
OLYMPIA NATIONAL BANK BLDG

Word has been received that the
1915 convention of the National AS
ISOLATION for the Study and Proven
ton of tuberculosis will be held in
Seattle. The national association has
always met in Washington, D. c., ex-
cept on two occasions. Miss B. I.
Beals, the secretary of the Washing
ton organization, has been working
for three years to bring the conven-
ton to Seattle and her work finally
met with success.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-07-03

FOR SALE-Family work horse,
strictly reliable. sound in every
way; weighs about LOO. Inquire of
c. A. Marshall, Scott's grocery or H.
Crowell, South Bay.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-07-03

FOR SALE-New Oliver typewriter,
No. S. Hardly used. Cost 500.
Will sell for $50. Inquire Box 629.
Olympia.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-07-03

WANTED-A horse from six to ten
years old. Must be sound, gentle
and good worker. FRED SEYFANG,
Phone 3F21, r. F. D. No. 2, Box 131
Olympia.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-07-03

If ANY OF YOU WANT A NICE FAT
hen for dinner, or need some White
Rock eggs for Matching purposes, call
9F12, Box II, r. No. 3, Olympia, Mrs.
E. H. Honey.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-07-03

FOR SALE-Buttercup 2-months'-
old chickens, 75c each; eggs 50 for
Is. Vine Beach Poultry Yards, R.
F. D. Box 81, Olympia.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-07-03
FARMERS MARKET PLACE

FOR SALE-100 head of choice
young, high grade HOlstein cows
and heifers, tuberculin treated. Pri-
ces right. Terms to responsible par
ties. A splendid lot of registered bull
calves. Average age three months.
JOHN +. JANSEN,
1.-THE Quality Buyer" Seattle, Wash.
Ills
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-07-03

FOR SALE-One 4-year-Old mare,
weight 1850 lbs, sound; one riding
plow; one Mccormick mower; one
light wagon; one nearly new Dicks
hay cutter No. 5; some good cows.
B. r. Conine, Yelm, Wash.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-07-03

FOR SALE-Eight Angora goats.
Phone 25F22. c. F. Rehklau.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-07-03

Guarantees that they will repay to
local banks the amount of their war
rants, in case they should be declared
illegal by the supreme court, are be-
ing signed by all those cashing city
warrants at local banks, precau-
tionary measure required by the
banks.
Girl workers in the laundries OF
the state are entitled to minimum
wage of 80 a week, according to the
decision reached at the conference
here last week. A former conference
fixed the wage at $3.50, but this was
rejected by the minimum wage COM
mission and a new conference called
Harold Edmonds. son or Rev. and
Mrs. r. H. Edmonds of this city, was
awarded the Woodland scholarship in
mathematics during the commence
ment exercises at Whitman college,
Walla Walla, where he has just fin
ished his junior year.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-07-03

FOR SALE-One 1850 Id. horse,
cheap, or will trade for COW. Phone
31F13. w. B. Hawthorne.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-09-09
Anderson & Sauer
MUST BELIEVE 1T
When Well.known Viroqua People
Tell IL So Plainly

When public endorsement is made by
representative citizen of Viroqua the
proof is positive. You must believe it.
r lad this testimony, Every sufferer
of kidney backache, every man, wo-
man or child with kidney trouble will
do well to read the following:
Mrs. Robert Small, Viroqua, Wis,
says: Zone of my family suffered from
backache and weak kidneys. He had
severe pains across the small of his
back and the secretions from his kid
neys were unnatural. He used Doan's
Kidney Pills and was cured in very
short time. He has had no trouble
since. | have recommended Doan's
Kidney Pills before and / am glad to
give them my endorsement again"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
take no other.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-17
OHIO MINERS ARE
FACING STARVATION

Cleveland, Ohio, Dee. l7.-Unlcss re-
lief on large scale comes to the Ohio
coal mine strike region within seven
DAYS, thousands of striking miners and
their families will face starvation ut
Christmas time. They are almost
starving now.
Ral,cf committees in scores of Ohio
cities and towns received requests to-
day for aid from the Miners relief sup
plv station ut Barton, Ohio. The var
ious committees were reminded thot
"'charity begins at home and otten.
tion was called to the t0ct that nearly
every city aud town in Ohio had ecu
tributed literally to "A Belgian rellef
fund
A. least fourfifths OF the miners in
the strike zone are pcnnilcss, Twenty.
thousand children are on the verge OF
starvation Half OF tnis number are
without shoes and stockings There are
81, 900 improperly nourishcd and half
clothed men and womer in the district,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-17
STOP CATARRH! OPEN
N0STnlLS AND HEAD
Says Cream Applied in NOstrils
Relieves Head-COlds at Once.


If your nostrils are clogged and your
head is stuffed and you can { breathe
freely because Of cold or catarrn, just
get small bottle Of Ely's Cream Balm
at any drug store, Apply little OF
this fragrant, antiseptic cream into
your nostrils aud let it penetrate
through every air passage of your head,
soothing and healing the mflamed'
swollen mucous membrane and You get
instant relief,
Al! how good it feels Yonr nos
trils are open, your head is clear, no
more hawking, snufiling, blowngi no
more headache, dryness or struggling
for breath, Ely's Cream Balm is just
what sufferers from head colds and ca
tarrh need. It's delight.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-17
SECOND TAXPAYERS
MEETING TONIGHT

The second meeting Of the taxpayers
for the purpose of reducing taxes meets
at the court house tonight The com
mittee, consisting of j. Frank Hughes,
Rolliu X. Page, G. s.. Hamilton, Daniel
j. Fry and Reuben =. Boise appointed
at the first meeting held u week ag,
to recommend a form Of permanent or
gauization, win report tonight Every
taxpayer is interested in this import.
ant move for lower taxes and every
body is invited to attend the meeting
tonight in the circuit court room at
1890 o'clock.
At the meeting week ago there was
large and representative gathering,
which indicates a healthy interest on
the part of the taxpayers in this i'm
portant matter. Come out tonight
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-17

Guggcnheim, z. II. Gary. head of the
steel trust, President Arthur T. Hadley
Of Yale, Or. Charles Eliot of GIavard,
Theodore y. Vail George w, Perkins,
4. T. Stotesbury Frank A. Vanderlip,
T. p. Shonts, Jacob Schiff, John Hays
hammond Cleveland Dodge, Henry G.
Frick, Seth Low, all of the Rockefeller
associates, and - other leaders in fin
aneial, industrial education ana phil
anthropic life.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-17
GoBTHAIs is COMING,

Washington, Dee li-Coloncl George
W. Goethals, governor Of the Panama
canal zone, viii arrive here either next
Wednesday or Thursday for cmfer
cnce with government officials regard.
ing his request for a neutrality patrol
OF lestroyers Colonel Gocthals also
viii testify before congressional appro.
pGntion committees next week.