davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06
SYNOPSIS.

Tommy North, returning to his room in
Mrs Noore's boarding house at 2:30 n. m.
discovers the body of Capt. John Hanska.
enother roomer. with a knife wound on
his breast. Suspicion rests upon man
giving the name of Lawrence Wade, who
pad called on Hanska In the evening and
pad been heard quarreling with Hanska.
During the excitement strange woman
who gives her name as Rosalie LeGrange,
appears and takes into her own home
ecross the street all OF Mrs. MooreS
boarders. including Miss Estrilla, an in
valid who was confined to the room she
occupied and whose brother was favor
tte among the other boarders Wade Is
arrested as he IS about to leave the coun-
FRY. Mrs LeGrange. who. while plying
pier trade as a trance medium. had aided
Police Inspector Martin MCGEE several
mines. calls at his office to tell what she
Constance Hanska widow OF the murder
"a man. whose existence had been I'M
known. appears. Mrs Hanska. says she
fact that Wade represented her and WIS.,
nted Hanska on the night of the murder
I'm an effort to settle their affairs. She
admits Wade was in love with her Wade
pr Hanslsa. Tommy North. who had been
held by the police is released and re-
turns to Mrs. I.eGranges house. He be-
eoines infatuated at once with Betsy Bar
bara Driven by the belief that Betsy
barbara loves Estrilla Tommy North gets
drunk and is discovered by Betsy Bar
bara- The next morning Tommy apollo
EiZes TO Betsy Barbara and at her urging
prepares to establish the Thomas w.
North Advertising Agency. Mrs. Le-
Grange. with Inspector McGee. examines
khe house where Hanska was killed and
Ends on the fire escape outside Hanska's
window n red shoe button. which she con-
reals. Mrs. lagrange secretly examines
khe shoes OF her boarders in search of
pne the red button will At. She pretends
10 go into a trance In Miss Estrilla's room
and communes with spirits. Rosalie Sc
cures from Inspector MCGEE the services
of an italian detective, to work under
her direction Rosalie finds evidence to
Ehow that Estrillas' real name is Perez
end that they formerly lived in Port of
Spain.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06
CHAPTER xiI.-continued.

1t came as she had expected-the
second test. Clearly and distinctly,
Miss Estrilla said in English:
You are fraud. l am pointing a
revolver at your head Wake and
hold up your hands or l will shoot
you!"
Resale slumbered on In seeming;
and this time 1t needed no effort Of
the will. But the foot sent thou
Band tiny wrinkles of pain and dis.
comfort up her ankle. She was medi.
Eating how she might manage a natu-
raj awakening. when Miss Estrilla
shook her and said in her natural
voice:
Mrs. LIE Grange! Mrs. lie Grange!
Wake upi"
Rosalie came to full consciousness
most artistically and effectively.
What was it-dear me, my foot's
asleep! Owl" she said She rose
and hobbled about the room. did
l stay out long? This Just takes the
gimp out OF mel wort be fit for a
thing tomorrow an it's scrub-day, too!
What have been talkin' about-or did
talk at all? They've told me that
sometimes 1 never say a word"
"Oh, a great many things"
Well. must have, I'm that tuck.
pred out Excuse me for askin', but
was 1t about anybody In the house?"
You did bring something for me;
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06

i loved you still! But my eyes were
really sick. 1t was because cried so
much-but promised not to reproach
YOU"
Little LADY, was bad, but loved
you. / think II l had seen you. ]
would have restored them"
"Oh, John! That is hardest OF all!
John. can not die and join you now
Il dare not-because it would be
wrong-and because of Juan!"
Rosalie noted how the name of Juan
came in again. For caution, she mus,
yeer away from that lead at present.
CTO BE CONTINUED)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06
WHEN THE BLIND" MAN SAW
Beggar Man Swoops Down on the
Collection Box and Merry
Chase Results.

New York; am blind" For many
days man bearing this sign on the
corner of Sixty-third street and Third
avenue was led thither by an old WON
an who was his eyes and his legs and
his arms.
The other morning an elderly WON
an went that way and was much affect
ed by the sight of the poor old man
She opened her purse and quarter
rang in the box.
The beggar man happened too, that
way. He looked at the blind man and
he looked at the quarter nesting in
the box among the nickels and dimes
prey his talons dove into the box and
the quarter was his. Then a miracle
happened.
The blind saw!
The green goggles came off and the
small change was transferred to the
pockets of the blind" man. Then with
a yell for the police, beggarman and
blind man ran like sprinters down Six.
ty-third street.
The beggarman looked over his
shoulder and saw that the blind man
saw also and that he was gaining on
him. He threw the quarter down upon
the sidewalk and the blind man
stopped and picked it up. then paused
in the race.
"a miracle, my friends. miracle,
he said. "My sight has been restored
The crowd did not understand it this
way.
The blind man beat" 1t In time
Otherwise. violence might have fol
lowed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06
With the invalid.

A nursery ice box in the sick room
Is convenience not only to the in
valid but to the nurse. A bottle of wa
ter can always be kept there on hand
for drinking. Milk, too, can be kept
on tap. and other food can be stored
there from day to day. ANY tin box
can be made to serve as a nursery
ice box. If you have an old bread box,
use that. Put pan In the bottom of
1t, and lay wire cake tray. the sort
that you put in the oven to hold cake
or bread tins. over the pan. Put the
ice on the tray, and the melting water
will drain into the pan. This. of
course, must be emptied whenever it
Is full. Put milk and water In the
bottom of the box, and put other
things around the Ice, on the wire
tray. There is an ice blanket which
helps keep the Ice from melting and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06

just ittle-but 1t was something l
wanted to know. Do you think you
can find more next time, If"
Now, my dear!" put In Rosalie,
don't ask me that! / can't tell you
how hard I've been tryin' to stop this
thing, which is bothersome to say the
best about it"-she crossed the room
i've let 1t come these two or three
times just because l couldn't help it.
IT would be askin' lot"
but it would comfort me-" replied
the invalid. weakly; and there were
tears In her voice. And. oh, you don't
know how l need comfort!"
Poor dear! l know how it is.
You're sick, an | suppose you have
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06
'CASCARETs' FOR
SLUGGISH LIVER
No sick headache, sour stomach,
DllIousness or constipation
by morning.
Get a 10-cent box now.


Turn the rascals out-the headache
biliousness. indigestion, the sick. sour
stomach and foul gases-turn them
out tonight and keep them out with
Cascarets.
Millions Of men and women take a
Cascaret now and then and never
know the misery caused by a lazy
liver, clogged bowels or an upset stom-
ach.
Don't put in another day of distress.
Let Cascarets cleanse your stomach;
remove the sour, fermenting food;
take the excess bile from your liver
and carry out all the constipated
waste matter and poison in the
bowels. Then you will feel great.
A Cascaret tonight Strengthens you
out by morning. They work while
you sleep. A 10-cent box from
any drug store means a clear head.
sweet stomach and clean, healthy liver
and bowel action for months. Chill
dren love Cascarets because they
never grippe or sicken. Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06
Was Thrown Heavily to the Ground.

line bride path was all that saved her
life, the surgeons of the hospital say,
for had she failed to stay her head the
delicate spinal cord would have been
snapped.
1t appears that as Miss Teele was
cantering by the side of the bride path
the spirited animal on which she was
riding stumbled.
Sitting loosely and unprepared for
the accident, the young woman was
thrown to the ground. AS she struck
the earth. frozen as hard as stone, she
heard her neck snap. With presence
Of mind that has seldom been equaled
she grasped her head in her hands.
knowing that a motion in any direction
would snap the spinal cord.
1t seemed hours to Miss Teele. lying
on the ground, not daring to move in
the slightest degree. until assistance
arrived in the shape of an automobile
driven by a chauffeur.
Still grasping her head in her hands,
she gave the man instructions how to
place her in the car and in regard to
driving. The chauffeur, impressed with
the danger of the case, wished to rush
to the hospital with all possible speed.
but Miss Teele insisted that he drive
slowly in order that she could steady
her head in her hands throughout the
trip.
When the hospital was finally
reached, and Miss Teele calmly an
nounced to the physicians that she
was suffering from broken neck, the
lieve that she was speaking the truth
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06
MAN PAYS S21, 900 FOR A RUG
Top Price in Sale That Nets $149,
482 for 100 Pieces of Floor
Covering.

New York.-One of the most re-
markable rug sales of record any
where occurred recently when a
roomful of bidders gave s149,48250
for 100 pieces of dealers stock, an
average of nearly $1,000, In the Ameri-
can Art Galleries. The lot belonged to
o. Agopian & Son of Constantinople.
In liquidation.
The top price was $4,000 for an
Ispahan court carpet of the sixteenth
century P. w. French, an architect.
bought it for client, for whom he is
building a new house. 1t is 25 feet s
inches long and 10 feet 6 inches wide.
French bought for the same client a
Damascus mosque carpet 16 feet 9
inches by feet inches for $4,000.
an Ispahan court carpet q feet long,
for $4,000, and another Is fact 6
inches long for $4,000. These rugs had
been marked for sale from stock In re-
tail trade at 100000. 100000. $4,000
and $4,000 respectively.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06
the flnal vital one " ".ueu .
diplomacies had been leading.

the nnal vital one " ~.ilen IA nG'
diplomacies had been leading.
John Is speaking through the lips
of Rosalie LIE Grange; and Miss Es-
trilla is answering.
II am stronger now. The flesh in
fiuence is not yet gone from me. There
was much on nay soul. l find it hard
to forgive. And know l must-little
lady" Rosalie had learned from
Constance that little lady" was Cap
tain Hanska's pet name for woman in
tender relations. and she lei. it out
as a venture
"Oh, John! But consider bow much
l have to forgive. All, did you ever
love me: You never answered my
letters"
Il loved you perhaps too much.
Over here, we can not lie. / was
carried away-and l was married."
Eyes. Every one knows that now.
You deceived me. 1t is harder for
me to forgive that than the other
thing"
"Yes-but loved you too much-to
risk telling you
WAS that why you kept the jewels,
then" A hard attack came into Miss
Estrilla's tone. 1t was more than a
question; there was irony in it, Rosa
lie thought rapidly. That diamond
buckle on the stair-case-"the jew
els"-here was a startling new CORE
lation of facts. She must venture no
further; she must have time to mag
inc and to plan.
81 can not tell you now," said the
voice of John. 81 am-growing weak
sinned-"
"Oh, he's gone away" broke in the
voice of Laughing-Eyes.
Another seance. John lie speaking.
Miss Estrilla answering.
"Ah, really love you. But find
it hard to forgive"
Don't you understand, John, that It
wasn't revenge? 1t was duty"
81 know. There is much that I do
not understand, but do understand
that. In the flesh, l was always at.
tracted by the glitter of jewels"
This was lead into territory only
partially explored. And the road
opened.
81 think there were two parts of you,
John. But, oh, the better part loved
me, did you not?"
Eyes, loved you truly, little lady"
John, if you had stolen them out
right-but to use my love!"
Il am going. / am not strong
enough yet to endure reproach-"
ooh, will not reproach you again.
You must forgive. You know how
little you have to forgive. Wait. John,
wait!"
John is speaking again: Miss Els.
trilla replies.
"They give me new strength every
day. But this poor ignorant woman
is weakening. Why did you try to
get them as you did,"
What was / to do when / found
had no claim under the law? What
was / to do after you wrote me that
letter."
THAT happened before passed out.
could not see you then. And l have
not seen any one clearly. ! am not
like the better spirits. My soul was
not good when it left the flesh. But
l think you came to New York just
to get the jewels"
(This was a venture on Rosalie's
part; still there were ways of retriev.
ing the mistake if her guess was
wrong)
Eyes. 1t was my plan, not Juan's.
have been more foolish than he. Ev,
cry day spent in the room above you
l was afraid you would discover me.
Yet when thought of you down there
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06
NOT ALL A PLEASURE TRIP
To illustrate Point, Writer Tells Good
Story of the Everglades OF
Florida.

Fire Commissioner Johnson, apropos
Of the Triangle, Binghamton and other
factory fires. said the other day in
New York:
The new fire laws must be strictly
enforced, and additional laws must be
made, or otherwise to work in fac
tory will be as dangerous as walking
through a Florida swamp.
"A friend of mine was going through
the Florida everglades with guide
The guide, as they followed the mar
row path. tapped each hollow log with
his foot.
why do you do THAR asked my
friend.
"Lookin' out FOR snakes said the
guide
What kind of snakes?'
'Moccasins.'
Holy smoke!' said my friend.
Then he frowned and asked uneasily:
Why do we walk on the logs, or so
close to them. when they're full OF
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06
CoPYRIeHT iela eoees- MERRlLL CO

mo. He is afraid And he is weak
in spirit!" babbled Laughing-Eyes.
Maybe he will come again-maybe!"
And Laughing-Eyes giggled and bab-
bled of Miguel and Victoria and a
dozen spirits impertinent to Miss Es-
trilla. Yet always in her babblings
she seemed to hold the atmosphere of
truth; she referred casually and in
remote ways to a dozen facts about
Miss Estrilla's family and her past.
Presently her voice died away; and
Rosalie lay silent and impassive, wait
ing for Miss Estrilla to wake her.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06

ucI. DOUU hiuu6y
Pills cured me Of that and the Kidney
Trouble. / take Dodd's Kidney Pills
now to keep from having Backache. I
am II years old and farmer. You are
at liberty to publish this testimonial,
and you may use my picture in con-
nection with it." Correspond with Mr..
Smith about this wonderful remedy.
Dodd's Kidney Pills, SOC. per box at
your dealer or Dodd's Medicine Co..
Buffalo, NJ Y. Write for Household
Hints, also music of National Anthem
English and German words) and reci-
pes for dainty dishes. All sent free.
Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06
Fitting STYLE.

For whom are you buying that cot
tage-s shape hat?"
For a suburban girl. If she had
been a city girl she would have pre-
ferred a fat"
The wise man is thankful for what
he has, and for a lot of things he
hasn't.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06

decided to patch the mole into which
the water was emptying. This was
done at heavy expense.
A few days ago the river wore as,-
other big hole through the bed twenty
miles northeast of here and the same
method Of patching is being followed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06
GIRL WITH BROKEN
NECK AVERTS DEATH
Holds Her Head Firmly While Be-
ing Driven in Auto to
Hospital.

Boston.-Miss Marguerite Teele.
twenty-five, who saved her own life
when she fell from her horse a few
weeks ago in Brookline by grasping
her head in her hands when she heard
her neck snap, is now almost ready to
leave the Peter Brigham hospital.
Miss Teele's presence of mind when
her high school" horse slipped on the
frozen grass by the side of the Brook.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06

snakes? Why don't We walk off there,
where the ground is solid?'
Wall, said the guide, as he kicked
another stump, we moughtn't sink be-
low yer waist of there-and then
ag'in We mought!'"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06

not think l would be
alive today If it
were not for Dodd's
XII d n ey Pills. I
strained my back
about forty years
ago, which left 1t
very weak. / was
troubled with inflam-
nation of the blad-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06
Easily Bought.

Mrs. Cashit-Mrs De Style has so
much aplomb about her dresses.
Mrs. Comeup-Then I'm going to
ask my dressmaker why she don't put
none of It in mine
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06

SO reduces the cost of ice, and one of
these would be useful in the nursery
ice box. 1t is wrapped about the ice
or spread over it, and 1t is said that
1t Is as durable as 1t is convenient.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06
A GRATEFUL OLD MAN.

Mr.. w. d. Smith, Ethel, KY, writes:
7 have been using Dodd's Kidney Pills
for ten or twelve years and they have
done me a great deal of good. I do
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06
Helping Him Out

Helping Him Out.
Jones-I have quarter. 1 think
ri go and get haircut.
Brown-Here's a dollar. Get them
all cut.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06

strict confidence. A woman can freely
5alk of her private illness to woman
.hus has been established confidential
correspondence which has extended over
many years and which has never been
broken. Never have they published
testimonial or used letter without the
written consent of the writer, and never
las the Company allowed these conf
lential letters to get out of their pos
session, as the hundreds of thousands
Of them in their files will attest.
Out of the vast volume of experience
which they have to draw from, it is more
than possible that they possess the very
knowledge needed in your case. Moth
ing is asked in return except your good
will, and their advice has helped thou
sands. Surely any woman, rich or poor,
should be glad to take advantage of this
generous offer of assistance. Address
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., ICON
identiaD Lynn, Mass.
Every woman ought to have
Lydia e. Pinkham's SO-page
Text Book. 1t Is not a book for
general distribution, as it is too
expensive. 1t is free and only
obtainable by mail. Write for
it today.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-06
FREE ADVICE
TO SICK WOMEN
Thousands HaveBeenHelped
By Common Sense
Suggestions.
Women suffering from any form Of
female ills are invited to communicate

promptly with the
w o m a ms private
correspondence de-
partment of the Ly-
dia E. Pinkham Med
icine Co., Lynn,
Mass. Your letter
will be opened, read
and answered by q
woman and held in
Evening star., 1914-07-11

ably one that aided much in the convic-
ton of Mrs. Bishop. laid particular stress
on a transaction by which her husband
sold a SOW to man named John Bly,.
This woman. a neighbor. stated that
Bridget Bishop had become angry when
her husband did not give her the money.
and soon thereafter the SOW had .'leaped
and jumped and knocked its head against
| the fence and had refused to eat and had
otherwise acted in a strange manner
, The neiShbor testified that she had sug-
sested to BLY, that the SOW was being
overlooked. The testimony of the huS-
pand on the subject appears nowhere In
the record. Presumably. because he was
fond of his wife. he was excluded be-
cause he was biased witness and natur-
ally did not care to have his wife burned
to death.
There is something fascinating about
tnls search into the dusty past for rec
ords of witchcraft. One closes the an
clent shabby volume containing the fiery
words OF these old reformers with feel
ing ot devout thankfulneSS that he was
porn two centuries after these happen
ings One may run afoul of the police
or may be pursued for debt or have the
telephone get out of order or suffer a
number of Inconvenience in these latter
days, but one is reasonably safe in the
pelief that no long hiskered expert
and couple of hysterical people can
change one within the week from live
human to mass of ashes. and that
thought assists materially in hot weather
Evening star., 1914-07-11
Remembers Flora Temple.
From the Boston Record


Specta,ors at the United Shoe Ma
chinery trial recently in the United
States district court enjoyed the repair
tee between Judge Putnam and Fred
eric P. Fish of counsel for the defense.
Attorney Fish was arguing on the pat
ent question involved in the antitrust
suit against the United company and
as a means of illustrating point re-
marked: You can put race horse
in a plow and you can put plow
horse in a race.
Here Judge Putnam interrupted TO
say: Flora Temple was pillow horse.
YES" responded Attorney Fish. but
she soon got out of il ! remember
seeing her in a box car at Taunton
Why. didn't think you We're that
DID,. replied Judge PUTNAM.
oh. lord" replied Attbrlcy Fish.
you don't KNOW what an old fcDoR
am. / remember Flora Temple well
and I know what her time was. too 1t
was 2.27."
BY this time the whole courtroom
full Of lawyers and spectators was in
roars of laughter. and Judges Dodge
and Brown. sitting with Justice Put
nam. Joined in the merriment
Evening star., 1914-07-11
BOOKS RECEIVED.

thor of ''Sharrow.~ etc. New YorN:
II. Appleton 4 co.
NosEGAY OF E,ERI. .sTI>.s.
From Katherine TinSles Garden
OF Helpful Thoughts" Point Iona.
Cal: Raja Noga college
sTANDARD EDICATION SERIES
ENGLISH SYNONYMS AND Az
oNfMS; with Notes the Correct
companion for the study and as
leNt book for the nse of schools
ny James q. tetnald. l.. H. H. 4
new ard enlarged edition New
YORK; Funk Il Wagnails Company
THE PEOPLES LAW. BY William
Jennings Bryan. New York: Funk
Il Wagnalls Company
ClNCINNATI; Newspaper reference
Book Cincinnati: Cuvier Press
Club.
OUR NATIONS ALTAR. By Asenath
Carver Coolidge. author OF Prophet
of Peace" etc. Watertown: Pub
llshed by the author
LITERATURE FOR CHILDREN. By
orton Lowe. assistant superin,eud-
ent of the Allegheny county tPaD
public schools New York The
Macmillan Company
NEWS. ADS AND SALES, The Is. of
English for Commercial Purposes.
BY John Baker Opdycke chairman
English department. julia Rlchman
High School. New Yorl, clty. etc.
New York: The Macmillan COM
pany.
REPORT OF THE INTERN N.TIONA
COMMISSION TO INQUIRE INTO
THE CAUSES AND CONDUCT OF
THE BALKAN WARS. Washington:
Carnegie Endowment for Interna-
tional Peace.
Evening star., 1914-07-11

about you because you were not present.
The devil himself does not know what I
have said
My God makes known your thoughts. .
was the reply of &c. b.
1t would not seem that this chain of
circumstances would have been in court
ten minutes before the jury would have
been bowling with laughter and the ac-
cused person would have been set free
while his accuser was arraigned for con-
tempt Of court.
Here was a man who had stepped be-
hind some bushes. found some strawber-
ries. taken a short cut home and tired
and irritated, had done what ninety
nine out of 100 husbands would have
done if they had reached home tired ana
hungry and had beheld their wives rid
ing up leisurely on seback-namely,
he picked a row with her. What hus-
band. after family jar can recall eX-
actly what he said. to his wife during
the heat of debate? One learns something
of the temperament of the people of the
witchcraft days when one realizes that
this man on such testimony and protest.
ing to the end that he was not guilty,
was taken out and burned.
In another case a woman named Bird
get Bishop was convicted when severa!
persons testified to having seen atf1lcted
ghosts around the ghost of Mrs. Bishop.
which were crying. You murdered US
Why the people who saw the ghosts were
not also charged with witchcraft. or at
least were completed to take the drink
cure. is not made plain.
One Of the star witnesses. and presum-