davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-27

he crawled to the fire escape. That
window had a spring catch-you had
only to pull it down and it locked of
itself. Since he intended to leave Cap
tain Hanska's room by the door, he
closed this window behind him in or
der to cover up his tracks. That win
| dow of the captains room which led
to the fire escape, was open tor venti-
lation. The rain was drifting through
| it. 1t occurred to Juan that every
thing would be safer if he closed it
he was afraid that gust of wind
=, might blow spray into Captain Han
ska's face, and wake him. He did
that; and he fastened the sash with
| the catch. Captain Hanska was asleep,
breathing very heavily. Remember
that.
you have seen the room. The bu-
| reau, where ! found the stronghold,
was in the corner farthest from the
window which Juan had just entered.
Between it and the window were a
table and Captain Hanska's bed. Juan
carried our pocket electric torch. He
turned 1t on the inside of the top bu-
reau drawer. The box was there. Also,
the key was in it's lock. Juan thought
it would be better to take the jewels
out and leave the box. BY doing that
he could find whether the bill of sale
was with the jewels, or whether he
would have to search further for it.
That was his great mistake. 1t was a
trick box. Inside was an alarm bell
which rang whenever the cover was
lifted.
Juan opened it.; the bell rang. Cap
tain Hanska awoke at once. Juan had
no time to move, before Captain Han
ska pressed the button at the head of
his bed and turned on the electric
light. 1t must have bewildered him
for moment when he saw what ap-
peared to be woman standing by his
bureau-but Juan held the strong box
in his hands. When he saw that, the
captain came at him. Juan is small
man. Captain Hanska was big and
very powerful Just then, Juan saw
on the table between them that great
knife.
Juan is a swordsman. He picked
up the knife to stop the captain by
threatening him with it-held the point
toward his chest. Captain Hanska
was brave man, and very violent in
anger. He had one of his terrible
spells of temper now. He began to
curse Juan. And then his hands went
up to his head all of sudden, and he
tumbled over with all his great weight
on the point of the knife. Juan did not
thrust-he is sure now he did not
thrust-he only held the knife steady
but it pierced Captain Haneka
through" lin this place, Detective
Kennedy had to edit the statement a
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-27

made. The shaft A is broom-handle,
through it for the shaft to fit in, and
the spool is fastened to the end for
a handle. Drum ID is baking-powder
can, and it is nailed to the wooden end.
block F, and the can cover E is nailed
to the end block G. Holes must be cut
through the end blocks, and the cover
and bottom of the can, so all will slip
onto the axle, and, after the cover has
been fitted on to the can, the end
blocks must be secured to the shaft
with nails
Notch the top edges of the box. to
receive the drum shafts, and nail
strips of wood over them. as shown,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-27
CHAPTER xvII-contInued.

II got the window catch open with a
penknife-it was old and loose. went
over the whole room that night and
again on another highland found
nothing. I did discover a little strong
box in the top drawer of the dresser.
1t lay wide open. 1t had a curious
lock. In that, | was sure, he would
put the jewels IL he ever wanted to
move them. There was no sign of the
bill of sale. 1t occurred to me, then,
that Captain Hanska might be carry
Ing 1t on his person. | knew him to
be very sound sleeper-he had boast
ed to me of that, and he proved it by
sleeping through fire at his hotel
when he was in Port of Spain. So |
did dangerous thing. Without speak
Ing to Juan, l went down the fire es-
cape at two O'Clock in the morning of
q night when Captain Hanska was at
home, and looked through his pockets.
j even examined all the papers in his
wallet by the light OF the electric
torch. But 1t was not there. Juan,
when told him, was angry with me
for taking such a risk He made me
promise never to enter the room
again unless Captain Hanska was
away.
And then we found that we must
ect quickly. or lose our property for
ever. Juan was watching Captain
Hanska. following his movements
very closely. That day-the day and
night when everything happened-the
captain visited jeweler in Maiden
LANE think you call it. He stayed
long time. From there he went to a
safe deposit bank. When he came out.
he had package in his pocket-Juan
could see his coat bulge. Juan was
afraid that he would go straight back
to the jeweler and make the sale; and
then our last hope would have been
gone. Instead, Captain Hanska went
to a cafe and sat alone a long time,
drinking. When he left that place, he
returned to Mrs. Moore's. And the
shape OF his pocket showed that he
still carried the package.
ut was plain to us that the package
contained the Jewels. and that he in
tended to dispose of them at once
probably the next morning. That night
the Jewels would be In his room-and
1t was our last chance. Juan came to
see me Just after dinner. We talked it
all over. and made our final plans. In
the first place, 1t seemed best for
Juan to do the work himself am a
woman. and very weak with grief and
illness. | could do nothing in case
was discovered. Though Juan had
never been In the roop l could tell
him exactly where tc iook-there
seemed no doubt that Captain Han
ska YVES keeping the stronghold for
that very purpose.
"Then we considered another thing
how we should both get away. At
first we decided that l should leave
the house early. and that Juan, after
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-27
SEES BLACK PERIL IN AFRICA
Some Time Meet in Struggle for
Supremacy.

To my mind the great question OF
the future of southern Africa is not,
as so many suppo.e, that of the pollti-
cal dominance of Englishman or Boer.
but Of the inevitable though, let us
hope, far-off struggle for practical SUI
premacy between the white blood and
the black.
We may wonder what are the
thoughts that pass through the mind
of some ancient warrior Of Chaka's or
Dingaan's time, as he suns himself
crouched on the ground, for example
where once stood the royal kraal. Du-
guza, and watches men and women OF
the Zulu blood passing homeward from
the cities or the mines, bemused, some
of them. with the white mans SNUG
gled liquor. grotesque in the white
mans CASTOR garments, hiding. per-
haps. in their blankets, examples OF
the white mans doubtful photographs
and then shuts his sunken eyes and
remembers the plumed and Killed regtr
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-27
For Handy Bous and
Girls 10 Make and Do
Copyright by A. Nicely HalD
TOY TRAVELLING CRANE.
BY A. Nicely HALL.


This is an easily carried out idea
hat will be productive of great deal
If fun. The crane may be used to
loist earth, and dump it to one side
ut of the way, in building miniature
'anama canal, or for excavating for a
oy well, or any other play engineering
eat you may think of; it may be
laced upon a porch when it can travel
Jack and forth with it's boom, or swing
1g arm, extending out over the rail-
1g, and the hosting cable lowered to
ne yard below, to hoist things to the
orch; and it may even be used to
light wrecked" toy wagons and
rains.
The toy crane may be built upon
our express wagon, or homemade
wagon of the form shown in Fig. 1.
A clothes-pole or short rug-pole may
,e used for the mast "a, Fig. q. The
over end should stick through a hole
ut in the wagon-bed. and the two
rosspieces B should be nailed to the
ides several inches above the bot
ON end SO they will rest upon the
Vagon-bed. When the mast has been
et in place, nail pair of crosspieces
'imilar to pair to it's end. beneath
he wagon-bed, to brace it. The stick
B, nailed to the upper crosspieces, is
The lever by which the mast is turned.
The mast-top pulley is a thread
spool, mounted on a long spike driven
through the blocks D, and blocks D are
securely nailed to the end of the mast.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-27
Women In War.

What splendid courage and UNI
tagging zeal in their country's cause
the Boer women showed in the South
African war has never been so fully
realized as it will be now by all who
read the remarkable record just pub
lished under the title of "Petticoat
Commands" This is practically the
diary done in narrative form of girl
who. with her widowed mother, out
witted the English officers and men
and helped their countrymen. They
were clever, cultivated and kindly wo-
men. simply aglow with patriotism;
and to read what they did and how
they did 1t makes one realize afresh
what wonderful creatures women are.
Let scientists say what they will
women are in no way inferior to men.
and in many ways vastly superior. In
resource certainly, in tact often, In
strength Of purpose at least their
eQuals-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-27

be expressed as the development of
the thought proceeds, like numerous
signposts upon an untraveled road
these frequent breaks having the eff
feet of taking new hold upon the
readers attention, GASES in the desert
of words, as it were, will be found to
be much more effective, much more
conducive to clarity and far better
calculated to preserve the contact. the
wireless connection, so to speak, be-
tween the writer and the reader; pro-
vided. however, and it is always very
easy to err through a too strict and
literal application of general rule,
that the sentences are not so short as
to give jerky, choppy and sketchy
effect and to scatter the readers at
tention so often as to send him wool
gathering completely.-Ellis o. Jones
in Life.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-27

Gig. ID IL inches from the stakes,
stand arches No. and No. 6 IL inches
away from, and in line with, arches
No. / and No. z, and stand arch No. 4
exactly half way between arches No.
2 and No. 6. Stand arches No. 3 and
No. "a inches to the sides of arch
No. and three inches nearer the
center, and stand arches No. and No.
s, "a inches to the side of arch No. 6
and 3 inches nearer the center
The rules for playing indoor Gro
quet are the same as those which
govern lawn croquet. Start the ball
at arch No. 1, drive it through arches
Nos. 1, 2, 8, 4. 5, 6 and Z, in the order
named, and make it strike the end
stake. Then. returning, drive the ball
successfully through arches Nos. z, 6,
8. 4. 8. 2 and 1, and strike the stake.
The first player to cover the course
wins the game.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-27
SYNOPSIS.

Tommy North. returning to his room In
mrs. Moore's boarding house at 2:30 a. m,
discovers the body of Capt. John Hanska,
another roomer, with a knife wound on
his breast. Suspicion rests upon a man
giving the name Of Lawrence Wade. who
bad been heard quarreling with Hanska.
During the excitement a strange woman
who gives her name as Resale LeGrange,
appears and takes into her own home
across the street all of Mrs. Moore's
boarders. Including Miss Estrilla, an in
valid, whose brother was favorfte
among the other boarders. Wade is ar
rested. Mrs. LeGrange. who. while plying
her trade as a trance medium. had aided
Police Inspector Martin MCGEE several
times. calls at his office to tell what she
knows of the crime. While she Is there.
Constance Hanska. widow of the murder
known. appears Mrs Hanska. says she
had left her husband and discloses the
fact that Wade represented her and Wis
tied Hanska on the night of the murder
admits Wade was In love with her. Wade
Is held by che coroner's Jury for the death
held by the police. Is released and re-
turns to Mrs. LeGrange's house. He be-
comes infatuated at once with Betsy Bar
bara. and At her urSlrs prepares to es-
Agency. Mrs. LeGrange. with Inspector
MCGEE. examines the house where Han
ska was killed and finds on the fire es-
cape outside Hanska's window a red shoe
button. which she conceals. Mrs. Le-
Grange secretly examines the shoes OF her
boarders IN search Of one the red button
will fit. She pretends to go into trance
In Miss FStrilla's room and communes
with spirits. Rosalie secures from In
spector McGee the services of an Italian
detective. to work under her direction
Resale finds evidence to show that Es-
trilla's real name is Perez and that thew
formerly lived in Port OF Spein. Resale
goes into another trance In Miss Estrilla's
room and gains the young woman's con-
f1dence. Tn succeeding seances Rosalie
leads Miss Estrilla to believe she Is talk
Ing with the spirit of John Hanska. and
gets information that leads her to pre-
pare for a supreme test. With Inspector
MCGEE and detectives at the windows.
ROsaliO. in a final seance. leads Miss Es-
trilla 20 tell. In a supposed conversation
with the spirit of Hanska. that her broth
er Juan held the knife that pierced Han
ska's heart Confronted by the officers
Miss F,strilla makes full confession. She
tells Row Hanska secured possession Of
her tsweis and fed to New York. and
how ehe and her brother Juan had traced
him TO Mrs. Moore's house.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-27

markable stories are told Of an ant
that is common In Dalmatia, the Mes
sor barbarus. According to DR.. Ne
ger of the Dresden forestry school.
this ant not only cuts leaves and
gathers seed. but actually makes
makes bread or biscuit! The seeds
are first sprouted. then carried into the
sun and dried, then taken back to the
underground chambers. where they are
chewed into a dough. The dough is
then finally made into tiny cakes.
which are baked in the sun, then care.
fully stored for future use. From
these observations it would appear
that the art of cooking is not confined
to the human race.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-27

ly for the official archives.)
We will leave for a moment the po
lice statement.
Fell on it?" asked Martin MCGEE
What's that you're trying to give us ?"
ION my soul and my Mothers" SOL
EMMY declared Miss Estrilla. Don't
you see-cant you understand? A
doctor in Port of Spain had warned
him Of it-Juan has done nothing
e-nothing-but read medical
books-he was dead before he touched
the point of the knife-if Juan stabbed
him, he stabbed corpse-Captain
Hanska died of apoplexy caused by his
anger!"
During these last dramatic stages Of
Miss Estrilla's narrative, Rosalie LIE
Grange had slipped into the room. For
a moment, Miss Estrilla gazed full up
on her betrayer. For a moment, all
that the tropics had given her of storm
and fame glared from her eyes. Then
that light died away. Thereafter, it
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-27
friend of Young People.

Nine. Fallieres is said to be typical
great lady, having for forty years
lived the life of wife of senator, a
cabinet minister, president of council,
president of the senate, and for seven
years wife of the chief of state. She
and her husband have been much in
terested in a sort of philanthropy that
enables French young people to get
married, the youth beginning to save
for it in his cradle
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-27
Ants Which Plant and Bake.

The extraordinary habits of the har-
vester ant have been known to nat
uralists. Certain species not only har
vest and store In granaries the seeds
upon which they feed. but actually
plant and cultivate an annual crop
of their iced seeds. Still more re
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-27
Il Doesn't Apply.

Mrs. Nicholas Longworth was con-
demning village gossip.
: They say" she ended, that one
half the world doesn't know how the
other half lives. That, though, doesn't
apply to the average village"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-27
CTO BE CONTINUED.)

ments making the same ground shake
as, with a thunder of salute, line upon
line, company upon company. they
rushed out to battle.-Sir H. Rider
Haggard in the London Times.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-27
and scent rubber balls are all that is

required LOT making the Cutnt.
A completed arch is shown in Fig.
L, and Figs. 2. 3 and A show how to
make it. Two clothespins (A) have a
crosspiece OBJ fastened in their open
ends, and cardboard shoes attached to
their other ends. Cut crosspieces B
about 5 inches long, and fasten each
end with small tacks driven through
the clotbespin ends into them. Cut
the cardboard shoes by the pattera of
Fig. 8, and. fold each in two places rs
indicated Oy dotted lines. The folded
shoes will have the form shown in
Fig. 4. Tack the shoes to the sides
of the clothespins. Make nine arches.
Two end stakes are necessary, and
Figs. 5, 6 and show how each is
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-27
A HOMEMADE INDOOR cRoouET
SET.
BY DOROTHY PERKINS.

The illustrations show how a SPLEEN
did croquet set for indoor use may be
constructed inexpensively. Clothes
pins, few sticks, some small tacks,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-01
COUNTY SUPTS,
HOLD SESSION
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT RILEY
REPORTS VERY SUCCESSFUL
MEETING OF COUNTY SUPER
INTENDENTS IN DEVILS
LAKE.

A large attendance was On hand at
the meeting of the county superin-
tendents Of the state at Devils Lake
the first part OF the week. Superin-
tendent Riley returned last night, and
successful held in years. There were
forty-seven superintendent present.
Mr.. Riley complimented State Super
intendent Taylor on the success of the
meeting.
While in Devils Lake the school men
visited the school for the deaf and
dumb, the visit being conducted by
Superintendent Haig of the Ramsey
county schools. An important pro-
gram was given at the school, and
Superintendent Riley says that 1t is
astonishing what progress the deaf
mutes have made.
State Superintendent Taylor gave a
short talk to the students Of the
school. his talk being interpreted In
the sign language by Superintendent
Blatner, who is head Of the institu-
ton.
The visitors were given a public
reception by h citizens of Devils
Lake, on Wednesday evening, in the
commercial club rooms.
Superintendent Riley vas chosen
chairman Of a committee which Will
draft recommendations relative to the
Eighth grade finals, a problem which
has puzzled the school authorities for
years. The recommendations of the
committee will be passed on to the
state board Of education.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-01
Order Hearing Petition for Sale of
Real Estate.

Order Hearing Petition for Sale of
Real Estate.
State of North Dakota, County Of
Cass. In County Court, before Hon.
A. G. Hanson. judge.
In the matter of the estate of H. c..
Carr. deceased.
Fred S. Stebbins petitioner, VS.. Myr-
tie M. S:ebb!ps. Date II. Carr and
Florence Carr. respondents.
On hearing and fling of the petition
of Fred S Stebbins. setting forth the
amount of personal estate hat has
come to his hands. Inc the disposition
thereof. and the amount of debts out
standing against said deceased. and
the expenses of the administration, a
description of all the real estate of
which said deceased died seized, and
the condition and value of the respec-
tive portion thereof; and praying that
a license BE- 70 him granted to sell the
following described land belonging to
the estate Of said H. C. Carr, deceased,
to-wit: LOIS numbered Sixteen O6)
and Seventeen 90 of block numbered
Nine 60 Of the Village Of Davenl ort.
Cass county, North Dakota, according
to the recorded plat thereof.
And it appearing that by said petit
ton. that there is not sufficient money
or personal estate in the hands of said
administrator to pay said debts in
whole and hat it is necessary. in or
der to pay the same. to sell said real
estate: :
It is therefore ordered, that the said
lnetition be heard and considered by
the Judge Of the County Court of the
said County of Cass at the our rooms
of said Court, in the County Court
House. in the City Of Fargo in said
County, on the 1st day of June, A. d.
1914. at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of
said day. .
1t is further ordered, that all persons
interested in said estate, appear before
the Judge Of this Court at said time
and place, and then and there show
cause, If any there be, why said petit
ticn should not be granted.
Dated the LIST day of May, A. D. 1914.
BY the Court.
A. G. HANSON,
Judge of the County Court.
Edw. S. Johnson, Atty. for Admir-.
Fargo. n. d.
(May 1-8-15-22-2s3
~4Advt-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-01
ALFALFA HAS
WINTERED WELL
EXCELLENT REPORTS BEING
SENT IN FROM FIELD AGENTS
OF BETTER FARMING ASSOCIA.
TION-MANY FIELDS WERE
GROWN.

Alfalfa has wantered we'll" AL
falfa is making a fine growth"
Cant find a dead plant are state
ments being sem in by the county
representatives Of the better farming
section Of the North Dakota expert
ment station. These reports all in
dictate that the alfalfa has wintered
we'll all over the state.
There were 843 fields Of alfalfa
grown under the direction Of the
county representatives. These were
sown in 1912 n 1913. The seed for
these fields was selected by the better
farming section.
A large quantity Of seed was Sc
lected for use of cooperating farm
ers, and enough a been sent Into
the territory OF the county represen-
tattves to increase the acreage Of al
falfa 200 per cent already this year.
The combination OF the we'll Sc
1ected alfalfa seed and the county
representative giving personal in
struction as to sowing the seed has
insured success with alfalfa, and has
given a new impetus to alfalfa grow
ing. The interest in alfalfa growing
has developed at a rapid pace the
last two years, n the progress
made in growing 1t has beer quite
phenomenal. 1t Is doubtful If such
rapid progress has been made in any
other state in so short q time. If this
progress is kept up for a few years
alfalfa will be grown on nearly every
farm in the state.
1t is hard to estimate the value of
work Of the county representative in
this alfalfa progress. Alfalfa is a.
plant that requires certain conditions.
The county representative in making
his visits would see If these condi-
tons were supplied and in many cases
has turned failure into success. In
some cases if a farmer fails with al
falfa he concludes that 1t Is no good,
while the difficulty was that some es-
sential condition had been lacking, or
poor seed, and such failures have
sometimes condemned alfalfa in a
whole community.
The splendid success with which
the alfalfa has come through the
winter will add much to the progress
it will make in the state this year.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-01
COMING EVENTS

May 1.
Dakota Conservatory, complimentary
May festival.
May 3.
Observation-Disclosures concert BY
choir of First Presbyterian church.
Sunday, May 10.
Mothers Day.
Opening services annual c~onvocation
Episcopal church of North Dakota.
Monday, May II.
Business sessions Episcopal church
convocation.
Annual meeting State Woman's aux.
Hilary, Gethsemane cathedral, 1880 p. M
Tuesday, May 10.
Philharmonic concert Oratorio St.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-01
WOMEN NEARLY
TRAPPED IN FIRE
BLAZE BROKE OUT IN THE
STAIRWAY OF THE HOME OF
MRS. GERTRUDE MARTz, 1928
FRONT SIRE EFT, LAST
NIGHT.

Fire thought to have been caused
from ar overheated furnace did con
siderable damage in the home Of Mrs.
Gertrude Martz, 1925 Front street last
night. The fire department arrived
promptly, and succeeded in ex-
tinguishing the blaze in a short time.
The damage is mostly to the walls
and woodwork Of the stairway, but
Mrs. E.. A. Davenport. who has been
residing with Mrs. Martz for some
time, forgot her rings and jewelry in
her haste to get out.
Mrs. Martz and Mrs. Davenport,
who has been i'll in the hospital for
some time past, were upstairs when
the fire started, and had some diff
Guilty making their escape on cou
of the smoke. Mrs. Martz forgot her
pet dog. which was burned to death.