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The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-02

f'sweht from fhis pIac6 and want to arsk you about some people l left ere. Wot's become O Ellen BrlerlyT
 "Wot's Ellen Brierly to youT' snarl- ed the man.
 "Wot's she to me2 A good deal, seein' that Ell went to the war for Ter sake and left my leg in Belgium for Ter sake too"
 Are you John 'Obbs?
 "Fauncy I are, wot's left O me. Be- sides my leg, my right and 'as gone and my left heye."
 And you've come back to marry your sweeteart"
 "Hl fauncy. She promised to take care O me for the rest O my life If l came back maimed."
 The man looked thoughtful, stroked his beard, changed the leg he was standing on several times, then said:
 "This 'ere promisin' to take care O any one for life is q bad business"
 "Ow so?"
 q promised to take care of wom- an for Ter life, and I'm a-doin' of it, but it's a ard job. l wouldn't mind glvin' 'er to you to take care of you"
 "I don't want Ter. l want Ellen Brierly, the girl I left behind me when went to the war and the girl went to the war to please"
 "Im sorry you did that"
 "Why"
 "Well, your goln' to the war got me into a lot O trouble. l was mighty independent In them days. I 'ad no worryment wotsoever. A girl took q shine to me and married me. i ain't 'ad no peace since"
 "Is that wot comes O matrimOny"
 That's wot come to me. See ere, young fellow fancy it was very ard stayiu' in German 'Ospitals and leavIn' your leg and your fingers be- hind you and losln' your eye, but you missed q lot O troubles worse than that by goin'."
 "Wot troubles?"
 "The troubles O matrimOny. You missed 'em, l got 'cm."
 "Ow sop
 "I married the girl you left behind you"
 "WOtl You married Ellen RrierIyF
 "I did. I knew that feller named John 'Obbs that 'ad gone to the war was expectin' to marry Ter when e got back-if he ever did git back-and I thought I was wrongin' i'm. l don't mind doin' the best l can to make amends. If you want Ter I'll light out 1 and say nothin' about 1t, leavm' Ter to you"
 John Hobbs thought awhile before accepting or declining this very self sacrificing offer. Finally he said:
 That's very kind 'earted O you, my l friend, but seein' low you and Ellen Is married 1t wouldn't be 'onorable O me to crowd you out I'm gOin' to my father and mother, and 1 fancy they'll be glad to take care O ne. So long" And he stumpCd on.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-02
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The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-02
FILIPINO EXHIBITS AT
 BIC FAIR

In the worlds Columbian eNposI- ton at Chicago in 1893 was a Fill piao village, and this was located on the Midway Plaisauce, the amusement section of the fair, rath- than within the exposition encloS- ure proper, says the Christian Science Monitor. The village was visited by many thousands of per sous. as were those of other peo- pies backward in civilization, and maiuly through curiosity. Natives of the different provinces were shown in some instances as mere sayagas, ill others as workers ill the most primitive and the crudest in duscries. Twenty-Five years later, in the Fuuama-Pacific exposition at San Francisco. the Filipiuos are presented in al altogether different manner and in far more favorable li-ht. We are ,cld that the Philip pine exhibit as a whole in this lat g. fair is representative and com pr.hcustye, and that it shows "un- mistakably the enterprise and pro gressiycuess of the natives, hint ing. indeed. at possibilities Of iu- dustrsal and commercial develop meut which doubtless will be a surprise to many exposition visit ors."
 Reports published from time to time since the beginning of Am erican occupation will have pre- pared mary for the evidences of ad- vaucemeut which the various Fill pfuo -Nhibits have to offer. These displays cover a. very wide range Aside from the peculiar products, natural and raw, of the archipelago, most of which are interesting, there are exhibits in which the natives are shown at work on embroideries, laces, grass rugs, baskets, rattan furniture and many products Of grass fiber. In the Palace of Edu- cation and Social Economy the Fili- riuos are given opportunity to eN- hibit the extent and character of their school system. This must be done largely, of course, by meas of photographs and motion pictures, but these are calculated to remove all doubt as to the future of the people along educational lines, if only the conditions that have made the advancement of the lust Esw years possible shall be main tainei. A decade or two more of rrogress at the same ratio, and the United States perhaps will not feel that :n granting the Philippines in dependence it is turning them adritr
 Tha exhibit made by the Philip pines in 1915 coutras;ed with that Of 1893 shows plainly that they have lost nothing bu-, on the con- trary, have gained much by Ameri- can occupation. There is no lack of evidence to establish the truth of the statement that the more en- frightened Filipjncs ere opposed to any change in their government that s.-.---------------s--- s-----S---,-----------------
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-02
A Showy Man.

Ma" said little Tommy Slathers, CT wish my pa amounted to something in the world"
 Why. Tommy, your father is a nil Uouaire!"
 That ain't nothing, ma. Henry Fen keIs pa Is a bandmastCr and leads all the paruGeS. ."-Biri.i .iu-ham Age-IIer- rr1
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-02
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The Ely miner., 1915-08-27

and still a thousand miles from the
Great White Way. Say, Mike. at this
rate it'll take about 629 shows to get
us to Jersey City. Are you hep?"
Mike laughed. Its the old story.
my boy; we're sad bunch OF plow.
boys on this old farm of world when
we haven't laittle maZuma in the
vest pocket. I've got new bit Of reci-
tation spiel l cooked up last night
when l couldn't sleep. It's called
KNOCK and the World Knocks With
You," and I'll put you jerry to it right
now before it gets cold
Knock, and the world knocks with you.
Boost and you boost alone.
When you roast good and loud
You will find that the crowd
Has hammer as big as your own!
Buy, and the gang is with you:
Reneg, and the games all off;
For the lad with the thirst
Will see you first
If you don't proceed to cough!
Be rich and the push will praise you.
Be poor and they'll pass the ice.
You're warm young guy
When you start to buy
You're a slob when you lose the pricei
Be Aush and your friends are many,
Go broke and they'll say ia, TIA!
While your bank account burns
You will get returns,
When it's out you will get the ha!
Be gay and the mob will cheer you,
They'll shout while your wealth en-
dures;
Show fearful lamp
And you'll see them tramp
And it's back to the woods for yours!
There's always a bunch to boost you
While at your money they glance;
But you'll find them ali gone
On that cold gray dawn
When the fringe arrives on your pants
You've got the game of life sized
to showdown" was the Juveniles
comment.
At this point Jabe, the Reub bar
tender, pointed a freckled finger at
The Ely miner., 1915-08-27
The Bonnie Conductor Lassie.

Edinburgh, Scotland, has two dozen
women street car conductors who are
a thorough success in the new line Of
work. Other tramways are already
recruiting girls and training them to
be conductors. 1t is said that girls
working in the English cartridge fac
tories are so fired with patriotism
that some of them work thirty hours
in a stretch without any rest. Miss
Elizabeth Lister has been appointed a
stationmaster in South Wales, the first
woman to act in that capacity. In
the north of England and in Scotland
and Wales the men workers are being
supplanted in the fields by women.
who can be seen following the bar
row or digging and hoeing.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-27
WILL AEROPLANES STOP WAR
OrrvilIe Wright Is Moved to Say He
Likes to Think So,
Anyhow.

Did you ever stop to think that
there is very definite reason why the
present war in Europe has dragged
along for a year with neither side
gaining much advantage over the
other? The reason, as l figure it out,
is aeroplanes, Orville Wright writes
in Golfers. In consequence of the
scouting work done by the flying ma
chimes, each side knows exactly what
the opposition forces are doing.
There is little chance for one army
to take another by surprise. Napoleon
won wars by massing his troops at un-
expected places. The aeroplane has
made that impossible. It has equal
lied information. Each side has such
complete knowledge of the others
movements that both sides are obliged
to crawl into trenches and fight by
means Of slow, tedious routine rather
than by quick. spectacular dashes.
My impression is that before the
present war started the army experts
expected it to be matter of a few
weeks or, at most, few months. Today
it looks as If 1t might run into years
before one side can dictate terms.
Now, nation that may be willing to
undertake war lasting few months
may well hesitate after engaging in
one that will occupy years.
The daily cost Of great war is of
course stupendous. When this cost
runs on for years the total is likely to
be so great that the side which wins
nevertheless loses. War will become
prohibitively expensive. And the
scouting work in flying machines will
be the predominating factor, as 1t
seems to me, in bringing this about.
I like to think so, anyhow
The Ely miner., 1915-08-27
SEEING LIFE W1M
rfaNa JOHN HENRY
HSSA AW GeOlqeV. Hobart
E1X\4AN2t1 John Henry and the Troupers
John Henry and the Troupers

dealing out the cards to lady from
Reading, Pa.
Her husband had been UP in the all
| with a bum automobile, and when he
came down he was several sections
shy
She was travelling for his health.
MY room is Immediately over the
kitchen" she informed Steb.
"The cook hasn't made kick up te
now," Steb went back at her.
She started get-back, but her in
dignation choked her so she gave Stet
the Society sting with both eyes ant
fiounced out.
Steb bit the end off a penholder anG
said the rest internally.
Just then a couple of troupers
trailed in.
They were with the Bandits Bride
Co.," and the way had been long an6
weary
What have you got-double?
asked the villain of the piece.
1.-TWO dollars and up!" said Steb
Nothing better?" inquired Low
Comedy. He was making a crack, but
nobody caught him.
-Four dollars, with BATH" Steb sug
gested
"Board?" asked the villain.
Nothing but the sleeps and a fresh
cake of SOAP" said Steb.
Ring down." Low Comedy put in
why, we lived a whole week in Pitts
burg for less than that"
you can turn the same trick here
if you carry your own cake and sleep
in the Park" said Steb.
What's the name of this mint?'
asked the villain.
Steb told him.
ITO the towpath!" said Barrett
Macready. Were outside the life
lines. We thought it was the Liver.
wurst Hotel. where they throw things
at your appetite for 81 day, double.
To the left, wheel! Forward, march,"
/ followed the two troupers out to
the dinky barroom, because it looked
about eight to one they'd pull few
wheezes and I'd get few CUFFS.
"The woods for ours! Isn't this a
bird of place for a show to get
stranded" groaned the Low Comic, as
he gave the Reub bartender the high
sign, and the latter pushed forward
two glasses and black bottle.
''It wouldn't have been so bad if the
show had gone to pieces in some burg
where the people have insomnia in the
daytime" the Juvenile growled. But
heR. Mike, the men go to work in
their pajamas, and the town hasn't
any street cars because the conduc.
tors bell sounds too much like an
alarm clock, and it might wake the
Mayor"
81 tell you, Mike" the Juvenile went
on, "Tm too delicate for this one-night
The Ely miner., 1915-08-27
DESERT AUTO Is NO CAMEL
These Men Forget to Provide Water
for Their Desert Ride and
Ones Dies.

Failure to think about evaporation
in an automobile radiator brought
death to one man and frightful tor
lures to two others, who arrived in
Los Angeles from the desert and told
of their sufferings. The trio-James
8. Roche and John H. Welsh, attor-
neys, and James G. Clarke, a real es-
tate dealer-left here Sunday in an
automobile for Ell Centre, in the inn
perial valley.
Monday morning the car stopped in
the sand The radiator was empty and
they had no water Roche and Welsh
started after mirage which they be-
lieved was the Salton sea. Clarke
waited a day, and then, believing
them dead, made his way to Mineral
Springs, where he was resuscitated
after falling himself in faint and or
ganized rescue party. They found
Roche unconscious and Welsh dead.
Roche said they drank lubricating oil.
Philadelphia Record.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-27
COLDS SIREN LURE FOR MEN
Hardship and Death Dared by Thou
sands That They May Gain
Riches Quickly.

It was in 1898 that the rush of gold
seekers to the Klondike reached its
flood. The ninety-eighters probably
never will know the fame Of the forty
miners, but they have place in the
long history of the gold hunters, the
men of all nations, ancient, medieval
and modern. The book has hundred
chapters telling of failure and of death
to every one lightened with the story
of success.
H. M. Cadell recently visited the
Klondike, and there made study Of
present conditions He describes them
and adds an interesting account of the
early day rush to the Northwest terri
tory. The Smithsonian institution has
put Mr.. Cadell's report into print. 1t
is an interesting document. Some of
the happenings in the Klondike were
duplicates of like happenings in Cali.
fornia and Australia during the first
years Of the surface washing in those
fields. These Implications show that
human nature is unchanging.
Men went to the Klondike daring
hardship and death that they might
get rich quick. Some of the gold
seekers were quickly successful A
large percentage Of the successful
ones almost literally threw their mon
ey away. Easy come. easy go. This
sort of thing has marked gold mir.
ing in all ages. The Klondike Is not
what it was, but human nature stays
the same. The discovery of gold at
the North pole would start north
ern migration that would take no ac-
count of the insuperable obstacles Of
distance and cold. The lure Is ire
sistible.-Chicago Post.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-27

cording to directions on the bottle and
she is cured of this trouble. She was
all run down when she started taking
the Compound and her periods did not
come right. She was SO poorly and
weak that often had to help her dress
herself, but now she is regular and is
growing strong and healthy. ~ Mrs.
MARTIN HELvIG, Plover, Iowa
Hundreds of such letters expressing
gratitude for the good Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has accom-
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proving the reliability Of this grand old
remedy.
If you are i'll do not drag along and
continue to suffer day in and day out but
at once take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound, a woman's remedy for
woman's ills.
II you want special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (confi.
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be opened, read and answered by q
woman and held in strict confidence
The Ely miner., 1915-08-27
IF YOU'LL look real close you'll find
l Splashburg on a map of the middle

IF YOU LII look real close you III hhu
/ Splashburg on map of the middle
West
It's a railroad junction where care
less travellers change cars and wait
for the other train, which is always
late.
A week ago / happened to be one
of those careless travellers. marooned
in Splashburg. and having a wicked
hour or two to kill strolled over TO
the Commercial House.
Steb Stephens is the name of the
head clerk at the Commercial House
I'm Splashburg. Steb has been throw
ing keys at the wall for a long time
and he knows how to burn the beef
ers.
He played the Big Time once. Yes,
yea<s ago he was bell hop at the
old Willard in Washington and after
that he jumped to Chicago as night
porter at the old Sherman House; so
what Step doesn't know about the ho-
tel business isn't worth whimpering
over
life's history and was just starting
in 10 tell me about the battle of the
Civil War in which his father was
shot and who shot him when fever
ish old party with Persian rug trim
mings on the end of his chin squeezed
up and began to let a peep out of him
about the pie he had eaten for din
ner
Calm yourself" said Smiling Steb,
"and tell me where it bit you"
"Bit me, Bit me-" snarled the Old
Party with the tapestry chinpiace.
Nothing of the kind, sir! want you
to know, sir, that your pie wasn't fit
to eat, sir"
"Cut it OUT" suggested Steb.
'Cut it out, sir! How can | cut it
out when I've eaten it, sir? It's an
outrage, and ! shall leave this hotel
tomorrow" said Omar Khayyam.
With the exception of $3172, bal
ance due, that will be about all from
you" said Steb.
"I'll see the proprietor" said the Old
Party. moving away with a face on
him like four dollars in bad money.
! 1--WE get it good and plenty every
day" said Steb, and just then some
thing about six feet tall, wearing a
slouch hat and a gilt mustache, fell
against the coulter, grabbed the regis
ter and buried stub pen in it's pages.
After looking over the result, l de-
cided the strangers first name must
be Spider, because it loked like one
on the register.
"Bath?" Queried Steb
"Only during a hot wave" said
Spider.
Going to be with us long?" inquired
Steb.
"Say, Bub, you're wearing medals
The Ely miner., 1915-08-27

stand gag. I'm going to New York to
build a theater."
What within sneered Low Com
edy.
With a reporter I know on one Of
the papers" the Juvenile chuckled.
Say. what was the name of that town
we played night before last?"
"Murphy's landing, wasn't it?" Mike
answered.
Il guess that's right, because Muir
ply landed on me good and hard" the
Juvenile said. Remember those nice
white doorknobs we ate for breakfast
next morning? The waitress said
they were hot biscuits, but | had to
eat mine with a nut cracker I've got
it in my pantry yet, and every time /
walk around the knob turns, and |
can hear a door open somewhere"
Mikes double chin showed signs of
agitation.
Stranded here in this Jay town."
The Juvenile grabbed the black bottle
and upset it again. Say, Mike, what
we need is a guardian. And while
we're at it let's pick out one with
money so we can wire him for a little
price to help us out on occasions like
this. The next manager that wins me
away from the stockyards will have to
wear gold-plated overcoat and stand
in the wings every night where, he
can throw ten-dollar bills at me when
l make my exit. No more slob impro
sarios for mine, with nothing in their
inside pockets but a date book and a
hearty appetite"
! Same here!" Low Comedy nodded
THE next manager that picks me out
will have to drag me down to his bank
and let me pick his coupons off the
shelf before I'll sign"
Bumped good and hard. here in the
tall grass the Juvenile complained
again, land not a cookie in the lunch
basket Say! 1t has me winging, al
right, and that's no idle hoot. This i!
the third troupe that blew out it.
handspring for us this season, ant
I'm beginning to believe we ought tt
get vaccinated. How am going to d,
Hamlet in New York this winter, II
like to know? Eight weeks since VI
left Chicago, three shows to the bad
The Ely miner., 1915-08-27

of the change AS Chicago was the
birthplace of the organization, 1t was
assumed that its official base would
remain there.
THE transfer is dictated by neces-
sity alone" President Gilmore ex-
planned. "We are going to place a
club in New York city next year, and,
as this will entail lot of additional
work for this Office, thought best to
move there
"As it was organized baseball that
questioned our right to be called ma.
jor league, we will try to correct any
impression to the contrary next year
when we get our new circuit into op-
Grafton. 1t seems TO be the impress
sion that no league can be a major
The Ely miner., 1915-08-27

for asking questions, now amt your"
answered Spider. You just push me
into stall and lock the gate. I'm
tired"
Front! Show this gentleman to
49!" said Steb, sidestepping to avoid
punishment.
Then Sweet William, the Boy
Drummer, hoped into the ring for
the next round
Willie peddles pickles for the fun he
gets out of II.
II is Willies joy and delight to get
a ginger-ale bun on and recite "Ostler
joe"
When trained down to 95 fiat, Willie
can get up and beat the clapper off
"Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight"
Amy mail?" inquired Willie.
All the mail that Willie ever gets is
a postal card from the pickle factory
every two weeks asking him If the
people along his route have all lost
their appetites.
mo literature for you," Steb an
swered.
Strange" said Willie, my lady
friends are very remiss, aren't they?'
"Yes; it looks like they were out to
drop you behind the piano" said
Steb.
Willie tore OFF short rabbit laugh,
and then inquired what time the next
train left for New York
The pickle factory expects Willie to
make Pocomoke City, Squashtown
junction and Nubbinsville before next
Sunday, so he tossed the train gag
out just to show Steb that he knows
there's a place called New York
'At 7:45 over the ID. L. & o." said
Steb.
What's next?" inquiDd Willie
AT $40 over the H. B. & NJ" Stet
answered
Which gets there frst?" Willie
asked.
"The engineer" sighed Steb.
"Oh, you droll chap" said the pickle
pusher; give me some toothpicks."
Then Sweet William went over tt
the big window. burrowed into
chair, stuck his feet up on the brass
rail. ate tootapicks and thought h'
was 1T.
When I got back to Steb he wa
The Ely miner., 1915-08-27

without New York, so we intend to
satisfy organized ball in that regard
President Gilmore asserted that the
financial condition of the league never
was in better shape
What is a loss, say $4,000 a year
for each club?" he said I'VE are will.
ing to stand that for three years or
SO, and then some'
Vice-President r. B. Ward of the
Federal league has confirmed the re-
port that war fund of 81 100000 was
collected at the recent meeting of the
league in New York city. He said
that Harry Sinclair, owner of the New
ark club, has been selected to carry
out the Federal league campaign, be-
cause of his aggressiveness and abil.
ity to deal with baseball problems.
Mr.. Ward stated the money was al.
ready in Sinclair's possession and that
it would be used in forwarding the in
terest of the league.