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BELGIUM PAYS TAXES ON
rl-.''.' - ALL IMPORTED GOODS
Germans Begin Collection OF Taxes
in Accordance with Provisions of
The Hague Convention.

Berlin.-Thc German. authorities
in Belgium have begun to collect the
taxes in Belgium in accordance with
the provision of Tho Hague Conven
ton respecting occupied hostile terri
tory. The collection is made by the
regular Belgian officials. who are I'M
der German supervision. No cXcep-
lions are made in the case of Ger
man goods: these pay the regular I'm
port duties like those from other
countries. When the collection OF
duties began the authorities an
nounccd that goods already brought
in would have to paw duties in ar
rearS.
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HOW A FRENCH BIRD MAN
l''- WAS BROUGHT DOWN
French Artillerymen Fire 100000
Worth Of Ammunition at Dummy
Cannon, ~

Berlin.--A German artillcrist.
writing from Bapaumc. France. tells
of the death of u French aviator who
was brought down by German gun
now.
To-day ! saw French aviator
brosuht down by our guns. he said.
Tho Frehch flyers had been growing
holder and holder. especially in re-
connoitering behind our front, and
so We concealed u half battery of
howitzers in Il village about four
miles to the rear in order to teacn
them a lesson. Things happened as
We expected: by eight O'clock in the
morning there came an aeroplane,
sailing along with the greatest as
surance in the world. The guns at
the front were not permitted to fire,
and after passing them the aviator,
thinking all danger PAST. kept COM
ing lower and lower, reaching finally
a level of only about 900 feet. Not
suspecting that he would encounter
German artillery so far to the rear
he came within easy shooting dis
lance for our gunners in the village.
. "Suddenfy two shots we've heard.
and two little white clouds were OBJ
served in the air not far from the
acroplane. The aviator remained
virtually at the same spot, until he
was almost enveloDed by the next
two cloudlets; one shot exploded just
in front of him, the other just behind
him. Our men had gotten their
range quickly. Then followed two
more shots. one little to the right,
the other just to the left. As thru
my field glasses the aeroolane seemed
to waver. as if it had been damaged.
II did not seem to obey its steering
gear, for it could not get away from
the spot.
The next two shots fired almost
simultaneously settled Its fate. The
first one cut off a wing smoothly.
The other was square hit, and the
apparatus was scattered to the four
winds I have not seen such beau
ttful shot in the whole War. The
gin-pointer who fired it had already
distinguished himself on several oc-
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!. PLEADS FOR LIFE :.
OF MR.. BOB WHITE :
! ! =. = ! = !. :. :. I. :. :. :. :. :.

MIR. Bob White of Everywhere af-
ter working faithfully all summer in
the farmers fields and potato patch
Cs to rid them of holl-wecyiis and
thinch bug, potato bugs and noXious
weeds. is now in hiding to have his
life from the greedy American hunt
ur
No more does he dare send his
clear. cheerful. bob bob-white
across the sunny, summer fields to
his working mates. The fcathercd
toilers who survive the awful on
s!aught OF singing shot and yelping
dogs, as they run hither and thitEer
seeking some place OF safety. cali but
family and TREMENDOUSLY to their
frightened companions. quiet. quiet,
quiet"
The Liberty Bell Bird Club OF
Philadelphia has undertaken to
rlead the case of Bob White before
the farmers OF the country VINO have
the Dover to grant his life if they
viii.
The COW which has provided food
FOR your family through long years,
II. horse which has toiled for them
many weary seasons. are tenderly
cared for in their Old age. But your
most tiroless and cheerful helpers,
who saved your crops. that make food
and provide every comfort. of your
family; that worked most faithfully
FOR what little they could eat. now
that they can no longer serve YOU,
are left to starve or freeze or to be-
ono the prey of their enemies
Mr.. Farmer. however Turing as an
object of sport or dainty tiG-bit he
may be on the table. we want TO show
you that Bob White is wort, ever so
mach more alive and sheltered on
!our farm. Protected. he will
faithfully patrol your fields, capture
and make away with.your worst foes,
including the devastating army
worm, cotton boll-wcevil. chiach bug
and The potato bug. which others OF
his kind sCorn to touch. He is
splendid ranger and raids close 10 the
ground for the noXious weed seeds
which form more than half OF his
diet.
r desire to become a member of
the Liberty Bell Bird Club and |
promise to protect all song and in
soCtivorous birds and do what can
for the club.
1T costs nothing to join and there
arc no assessments Of any kind.
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Song of the
ChristmasTree
BY Gene Morgan

! come from northern forest lands
Wh.r" men would tarry never.
Tho seasons come. the seasons go,
But am green forever.
The flowers of spring bloom at my feet.
The shadows always spreading.
Near by there runs forest path
Where waichful deer are treading.
The summer passes all too soon,
And autumn winds are chilly.
Poor flowers they wlther, droop and die
Amid the woodland hilly.
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sEAsoNAeLE PRICES.

Now doth the Christmas shopper
With happiness elate, ...
Buy something that was fortv-nlne
Marked up to ninety-eight.
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Origin Of Christmas Tree.

The Christmas tree is supposed by
great numbers of people to have orig.
mated in Germany, but from a re-
liable source we learn that the Christ
mas tree came in the first instance
from Egypt. and its origin dates from
period much earlier than the Chris
tian era. The palm tree is known
to put forth a branch every month,
and a spray of this tree with IL
shoots on it was used in Egypt at the
time of the winter solstice as a sym
Dol of the completed year.
The chronicle=news., 1914-12-19

Swell ngs OF the .iesn caused By
inflammation, cold, fractures of the
bone. toCthachc, neuralgia or rhcu-
matism can be relieved by applying
BALLARD'S SNOW LINiMENT. II
should be well rubbed in over the
part affected. It's great healing and
penetrating power cases the pain,
reduces swelling ana rcstores natur-
al conditions. Price &c. soc and
500 per bottle. Sold by The ilaus-
man Drug Co.
The chronicle=news., 1914-12-19

WAR NEWS-The Chronicle
News gets the Associated Press re-
port, which means ALL the war
news allowed to come over the
wires by the British, French and
other censors.
The chronicle=news., 1914-12-19
notice.

For the protection CT the timber
and grazing and to preserve the in
crease the game and fish thereon,
The Rocky Mountain Coal and iron
Co.. and the Colorado FuC- and Iron
Co., hereby give notice that all tres
passing. hunting or fishing on their
lands in Las Animas County, Colo
RADIO. are strictly forbidden.
The Rocky Mountain Coal & Iron
Co., and The Colorado Fuel and Iron
COPY j. F. Welborn. President.
The chronicle=news., 1914-12-19

Heartburn IS a symptom OF indi-
gestion. Take dose of HERBINE
in such cases. The pain disappears
instantly. The bowels operate speed
lily and you feel fine, vigorous and
cheerful. Price SOC. Sold By The
Hausman Drug Co.
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energy. There was always fear and
dread in my mind, had cold, nervous,
weak spells, hot flashes over my body.
l had a place in my right side that was
80 sore that 1 could hardly bear the
weight of my clothes. I tried medicines
and doctors, but they did me little good,
and never expected to get out again.
l got Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound and Blood Purifier, and GER
tainly would have been in grave or in an
asylum if your medicines had not saved
me. But now can work all day, sleep
well at night, eat anything want, have
no hot flashes or weak, nervous spells.
All pains, aches, fears and breads are
gone, my house, children and husband
are no longer neglected, as I am almost
entirely free of the bad symptoms had
before taking your remedies, and all is
pleasure and happiness in my home. -
Mrs. josie HAM, R. F. D. /, Box %,
Shamrock, Missouri.
you want special advice write
Lydia e. Pinkham Medicine Co.
(confidentiaD Lynn, Mass.
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C0oNNG1Z /2Zz ~ CEO0E

Listen, my dear" said Sara, a
hard note growing in her voice: this
is my home. Il do not love 1t, but
can see no reason for abandoning It,
That is why we came back to New
York"
Hetty pressed her friends hand to
her lips. Forgive me-" she cried i'm
pulsively. II shouldn't have COM
complained. 1t was detestable."
Besides" went on Sara evenly.
"you were quite free to remain on the
other side. l left it to YOU"
You gave me a week to decide"
said Hetty in a hurried manner of
speaking. Il took but twenty-four
hours-less than that Over night,
you remember. 1 love you, Sara
could not leave you. All that night
I could feel you pulling at my heart
strings. pulling me closer, and holding
me. You were In your room, IN
mine. and yet all the time you seemed
to be bending over me in the dark
ness, urging me to stay with you and
love you and be loved by you 1t
couldn't have been dream
1T was not dream" said Sara,
with a queer smile.
You do love me" tensely.
81 do love you" was the firm an
swer. Sara was staring across the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-29

if thought she'd But nonsense!
Let's talk about something else.
Yourself, for instance"
She leaned back with, a smile on
her lips, but not in her eyes: and
drew a long, deep breath. He was
hard hit. That was what she wanted
to know.
They found Booth at the inn. He
was sitting on the old-fashioned porch,
surrounded by bags and boys. AS he
climbed into the car after the bags,
the boys grinned and jingled the coins
in their pockets and ventured, almost
in unison, the intelligence that they
would all be there if he ever came
back again. Big and little, they had
transported his easel and canvasses
from place to place for three weeks
or more and his departure was to be
regarded as a financial calamity.
Leslie, perhaps in the desire to be
alone with his reflections, sat forward
with the chauffeur, and paid little or
no heed to the unhappy persons COM
ments on the vile condition of all vii
lage thoroughfares. New York city in
cluded.
"And you painted those wretched
little boys instead of the beautiful
things that nature provides for us out
here, Mr.. Booth?" Sara was saying
to the artist beside her.
"Of course l managed to get a bit
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TheHOlOW
BIZ ; Of Her Hand
George Barr MoCutCheOn
ue,RIHZ /2 6/DODD EfHD 81 CO/134T/

She came to the bridge by the mill,
long since deserted and now thing of
ruin and decay. A man in knicker-
bockers stood leaning against the rail,
idly gazing down at the trickling
stream below. The brier pipe that
formed the circuit between hand and
lips sent up soft blue coils to float
away on the drizzle.
She passed behind him, with sim
gle furtive, curious glance at his hand
some, undisturbed profile, and in that
glance recognized him as the man she
had seen the day before.
When she was a dozen rods away,
the TAN man turned his face from the
stream and sent after her the long
restrained look. There was something
akin to cautiousness in that look of
his, as If he were afraid that she
might turn her head suddenly and
catch him at it. Something began
stirring in his heart, the nameless
something that awakens when least
expected. He felt the subtle, sweet
femininity of her as she passed. 1t
fingered with him as he looked.
She turned the bend in the road
hundred yards away. For many min
utes he studied the stream below
without really seeing it. Then he
Strengthened up, knocked the ashes
from his pipe, and set off slowly in
her wake, although he had been walk
ing in quite the opposite direction
when he came to the bridge-and on
a mission of some consequence, too.
There was the chance that he would
meet her coming back
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-29
ALMOST PERFECT IN SYSTEM
ment Over Its Predecessor of Only
Few Years Ago.

ut is wonderful to appreciate the
difference in hotel systems of today
and Is years ago. And still, with all
the conveniences that are offered to
guests at practically the same rates,
there Is the man who finds fault.
To-day guests have telephones in
their rooms, whereas several years
ago they had anything from a cow
bell to a row of brass checks operat-
ed with a cord.
AT the old Gobson house, about
twelve years ago, we installed a de-
vice for lessening labor which was
called a teleseme. 1t was a sort OF
punch button affair which was sup
posed to signal for anything from a
San Francisco newspaper to a bag of
peanuts. You'd push the button SO
many times and different lights would
bob up on the board in the Office after
the clerk had released the indicator.
"One day 1 pulled out the Indicator
on a certain room and the lights
fiared up. The signal showed a very
difficult drink and l fastened to notify
the cafe.
"a boy took the drink upstairs, but
could find no one. After a little In
vestigation we found the room had
not been occupied for two weeks and
that the signal had been given when
a maid had pushed the bed against
the room button
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SYNOPSIS.

Challis Wrandall is found murdered IN
road house near New York. Mrs. Wran-
dali is summoned from the city and iden-
titles the body. A young woman who ac-
companied Wrandall to the inn and sub
sequently disappeared. is suspected
Wrandall, it appears, had led a gay life
and neglected his wife. Mrs. Wrandall
starts back for New York in an auto dur
ing binding snow storm. On the way
she meets a young woman in the road
who proves to be the woman who killed
WrandalL Feeling that the girl had done
her a service in Kidding her of the man
who though she loved him deeply. had
caused her great sorrow. Mrs. Wrandall
determines to shield her and takes her TO
her own home. Mrs. Wrandall hears the
story of Hetty Castleton's life. except that
portion that relates to Wrandan. This
and the story of the tragedy she forbids
the girl ever to tell. She offers Hetty a
home, friendship and security from peril
on account of the tragedy. Mrs. Sara
Wrandall and Hetty attend the funeral
of ChaIlis Wrandall at the home of his
parents. Sara Wr1ndall and Hetty re-
turn TO New York after an absence of a
year In Europe. Leslie Wrandall brother
OF Challis. makes himself useful to Sara
and becomes greatly interested in Hetty.
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Legal TanrIe.

The day was drawing to a close.
Judge, jurors, witnesses and lawyers
were growing weary. says the Theoso-
phical Path. Finally the counsel for
the prosecution rose to examine the
defendant.
Exactly how far is 1t between the
two towns" asked the lawyer, In q
weary voice.
The defendant yawned, and replied:
About four miles as the cry flows"
No doubt" said the man Of Law,
you mean as the flow cries."
The Judge leaned forward. NO." he
remarked, suavely, "he means as the
fly Crows"
Then all three looked at one an
other, feeling that something vas
WpenS ssmewhsrA
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CHAPTER vl.-contlnued.

Sara and Hetty did not stay long in
town. The newspapers announced the
return Of Challis Wrandall's widow
and reporters sought her out for inter
views. The old interest was revived
and columns were printed about the
murder at Burton's inn, with sharp
editorial comments on the failure of
the police to clear up the mystery.
Il shall ask Leslie down for the
after their arrival in the country. The
house was huge and lonely, and time
hung rather heavily despite the giori-
Gus uplift of spring.
Hetty looked up quickly from her
book. A look of dismay flickered in
her eyes for an instant and then gave
way to the calmness that had come to
dwell in their depths of late. Her lips
parted in the sudden impulse to cry
out against the plan, but she checked
the words. For moment her dark,
questioning eyes studied the face Of
her benefactress; then, as If nothing
had been revealed to her, she allowed
her gaze to drift pensively out toward
the sunset sea.
They were sitting on the broad
verandah overlooking the sound. The
dusk of evening was beginning to steal
over the earth. She laid her book
aside.
viii you telephone in to him after
dinner, Hetty?" went on Sara, after
long period Of silence.
Again Hetty started. This time a
look of actual pain flashed in her eyes.
Would not note by post be more
certain to find him in the" she be-
gan hurriedly.
II dislike writing notes." said Sara
calmly "Of course, dear, if you feel
that you'd rather not telephone him,
/ can"
II dare say am f1nicky, Sara" apol-
ogized Hetty in quick contrition. "Of
course he is your brother. / should
remem--"
My brother-in-law, DEAR" said Sara,
a trifie too literally.
He will come often to your house"
went on Hetty rapidly. Il must make
the best of it."
He is your friend, Hetty. He ad-
mires YOU"
81 cannot see him through your
eyes, Sara"
But he is charming and agreeable,
you'll admit" persisted the other.
He is very kind, and he is devoted
to you. l should like him for that"
You have no cause for disliking
him"
81 do not dislike him. IL am-Oh,
you always have been so thoughtful,
so considerable, Sara, l can't under
stand your falling to see how hard it
is for me to-to-well, to endure his
open-hearted friendship"
Sara was silent for moment You
draw a pretty fine line, Hetty," she
said gently.
Hetty flushed. you mean that
there is little to choose between wife
and brother? That isn't quite fair.
You know everything, he knows moth
ing. / wear a mask for him; you have
seen into the very heart of me. 1t
isn't the same"
Sara came over and stood beside the
girls chair After a moment of indie
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-29

Another device was the old cord
in the room at the Grand hotel. A
certain number of pulls would release
brass checks on which was scheduled
the desire Of the guest. Whenever a
pull came on this indicator 1t sounded
as though some one had dropped a
couple of hundred brass checks on q
marble floor.
This affair was nuisance, for we
got to sending ice water to a room
every time it worked. Many times a
guest would receive three or four
pitchers of water.
Then some one came along and
put in the telephone for hotels. The
modern day hotel Is a wonderful in.
stitution compared with that of but
few years ago."-Cincinnati Com
cial Tribune.
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The Worlds Library.

It is computed that the total num-
Der of printed books in the world is
no less than 11,63S,S1O, and that about
8,714,O00 of these have been published
subsequently to the year 1900. From
1900 to 1925 the number of books pro-
duced annually average only 1850.
It was not until 100 that the annual
average passed 10000, and it was not
until 1887 that it reached 100000.
From 1900 to 1908, however, the an
nual output average 174,375-exactly
40 times the average output between
1900 and 1885.
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of nature, even at that" said he, with
smile. Boys are pretty close to
earth, you know. To be perfectly hon.
est, did it in order to get away from
the eminently beautiful but unnatural
things I'm required to paint at home"
81 suppose we will see you at the
Wrandall place this summer"
I'm coming out to paint Leslie's
sister in June, l believe. And that
reminds me, l came upon an uncom-
monty pretty girl not far from your
place the other day-and yesterday,
as well-some one I've met before, I'M
less I'm vastly mistaken. l wonder
if you know your neighbors well
enough-by sight, at least-to venture
a good guess as to who l mean"
She appeared thoughtful
"Oh, there are dozens Of pretty
girls in the neighborhood. Can't you
remember where you met" She
stopped suddenly, swift look of ap-
prehension in her eyes.
He failed to note the look or the
broken sentence. He was searching
in his coat pocket for something. Sc
lecting a letter from the middle of
small pocket, he held it out to her.
81 sketched this from memory. She
posed all too briefly for me-" he said.
On the back of the envelope was
remarkably good likeness of Hetty
Castleton, done broadly, sketchily,
with crayon point, evidently drawn
with haste while the impression was
fresh, but long after she had passed
out of range of his vision.
II know her." said Sara quietly.
tits very clever, Mr.. Booth"
There is something hauntingly ia
miliar about it," he went on, looking
at the sketch with a frown of perplex-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-29
Great Shooting.

Smith and Jones were walking along
the boulevard one afternoon when
Brown was incidentally mentioned.
Speaking of Brown" thoughtfully
remarked Jones, 81 understand he is
something of shot"
"He is a wonder" was the prompt
rejoinder of Smith. 1--WE were out in
field practising the other day when
he hit the bullseye the first shot"
Fine for Brown!" commendingly
returned Jones. "Tickled him almost
to death, / supposed"
Don't you believe it," answered
Smith. "He had to pay for the bull"
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cision she laid her hand on Hetty's
shoulder. The girl looked up, the ever
recurring question in her eyes.
We haven't spoken of-of these
ahings in many months, Hetty."
Not since Mrs. Wrandall and Wv
IAN came to Nice. 1 was upset-dread-
fully upset then, Sara / don't know
now l managed to get through with
St"
But you managed It," pronounced
Sara. Her fingers seemed to tighten
suddenly on the girls shoulder. II
think we were quite wonderful, both
OF US 1t wasn't easy for me-"
why did We come back to New
York, Sara?". burst out Hetty, clasp
ing her friends hand as if suddenly.
spurred by terror. I'VE were happy
over there And tyaa!"