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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-02-19
Blames Husbands Folks,

Jersey City.-Mrs. Lucy Rubinette
asked divorce, saying her husbands
relatives called frequently and treat
ed her as servant"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-02-19

New York.-Mrs. Alice Bennett eel
ebrated her misunderstanding
birthday by cooking dinner and dane
ing an Irish JIG.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-02-19

county commissioners here have an
extra coffin and an empty grave.
This particular grave seems fated
not to fulfill the mission for which
it was prepared. Two years ago this
same grave was dug for another man,
whose friends later decided to bury
him elsewhere. When the recent death
took place 1t was reopened.
The Monroe journal., 1915-07-30
WITNESS AGAINST HIS FATHER
Hard Task of i0-Year-Old Boy Tells
How Father Killed His Mother.

| hlnStOn Dispatch, July 70.
To be ~ years old and have to give
information against ones papa that
will send the papa to his death is the
! hardest thing one so young can have
thrust upon him. Little Nathan Hill
holds that belief. The other day
Nathans father, Cooper Hill. came
over to the place where the boy was
sitting with his young mother under
tree on their farm about 10 miles
from here, and struck her "awfully
hard with a heavy club. The moth
err fell over. bleeding fearfully from
great hole in her head Nathan
Hill ran. crying for help He was
gone when the father finished his
CHASTITY work. When he came back
with big. strong man, Cooper Hill
was trying to make his mothers
body sit upright on bed The slayer
had repented that quick that he cried
On the witness stand here little Ma
than Hill told his story to the magis-
trate, who sent his father back TO Jail
without bail. Notwithstanding his
distress the lad told a perfectly CO.
herent story of the murder and was
careful to be exact in what he said
He was the only eye witness. He is
unusually intelligent for one Of his
years, and his testimony was given
without bias; he favored neither the
father who is facing the gravest
charge under the statute. nor the
dead mother. whom he loved
No one in the courtroom ever wit
messed more tragic scene than that.
The little country boy sobbed and
sobbed, The parent. who had made
an orphan of him. sat few feet away
from him. his face occasionally be-
traying signs of intense emotion. The
little fellow told his story of how the
father struck the mother from be-
hind, and how she fell over and BLEED.
Only one thing hewould not tell, and
no amount of persuasion nor threat
ening would make him tell. His
mamma had said something to his
father short time before, he admit
ted. and that is still determined 10
year-old Nathan Hills secret. He
may defy judge as he did the mag
istrate. While the child subbed be-
tween his sentences there were a lot
of big men back of him silently cry
ing.
Cooper Hill will be tried for his
life. His neighbors are expecting to
without exception testify that he is
not insane. The authorities in Kin
ston, they say, have mistaken his nat
ural moroseness for insanity.
The Monroe journal., 1915-07-30
Why kick the Man Who's Down?

When a man is down and out.
Mud his friends have from hin
turned,
Why rob him of his rights
And the good name he has earned
If he's fallen by the wayside,
Would you leave him in neglect?
Would YOU help to crush him further
And his home and family wreck?
Why not take him by the hand,
And help to lead him back to right?
And stand up nobly by him.
And help him make the fight?
For. we know that God would have us
Help the weak and hayward one,
Instead of pulling backward
As the sinful ones have done,
When we cross life's troubled waters,
And have reached the judgment
goal.
Can we say we've done our duty
And it's well then with our soul?
Or, will we tave neglected
All the things we now should do?
And have missed our home in heaven,
The abode of good and true?
II we want this life an Eden,
And the next in heaven above.
We must help a fallen brother.
And be generous with our love.
Then let us fight together
All life's battles while they last,
And help to raise the fallen.
And forget the cruel past.
T. B. LANEY.
The Monroe journal., 1915-07-30
DIR FLOW To THE RESCUE.

In Case OF War Will Open a Sanato-
! rum For the safe Keeping of all
Those Who Don't Want Ia Co
safe and sylvan Abode For the
Meak Hearted.
In case of war with Germany DR..
George Edward Flow will be Johnnie
on the spot for those of US who don L
want 10 night. should the point be
reached where CONSUMPTION would be
necessary. During the war between
the States lots OF people got govern
ment jobs of one kind and another TO
avoid going 10 the army. All such
devices 10 keep out of the army were
called bomb-proofs in those days.
/ However. all the men who didn't
want 10 night were not lucky enough
10 gel any of the places. and there
was nothing left for them to do but
take TO the woods. And lots of them
took to the woods. That kind of bus
mess was mighty unpopular in those
days because everybody then believed
that war was necessary. and man
who skulked a necessary job was call
ed a coward.
However. folks have now learned
that war in these times would be
pretty much a result of lingo agita-
tion and the desire for profits by the
ammunition and gun makers. and we
fancy that people would be pretty
slow 10 march OFF and stand IN 10 be
shot at merely to create better pow
der market. Recognizing this fact.
Or. George Edward Flow. our schol-
ar, statesman. and bucolic citizen.
proposes TO furnish a sylvan retreat
for those of Us who might want TO
duck in case the CONSUMPTION officer
comes around. DR.. Flow resides and
cositates on his farm about four miles
southwest of Monroe. He has good
commissary department and lots of
fine shade trees and good drinking
water. Hard by his residence are
numberless acres of deep and undis-
turbed woods. which skirt within
short distance of his kitchin. The
Doctors idea is that Monroe people
who would want TO take to the woods
would ind this the very place and he
proposes to furnish the woods free
and to maintain a handout joint at his
place where rations may be furnished
at reasonable price. He would al
ways have plenty on hand so that
a noncoWatibus citizen could duck in
at any time when the road was safe
and clear. grab piece of blackberry |
pie. some bacon and bread. and scoot |
back TO the woods without fear OF de- |
lection.
'Tis a great scheme. worthy the i'm |
igination OF DR.. Flow. and We propose |
to help it along. Lest some one might |
think that he thought Of ii for his |
own use. we will state that this is not |
The case at all DR.. Flow is a states
man and no statesman goes TO war. |
He sends the other fellows. DR.. Flow
IS in favor of war with Germany. but |
i must be said to his credit that he is
lot in favor of sending anybody off to
be shot. His idea is that the war
should be fought with ultimatums.
either by wire. letter. or wireless,
md let everybody stay at home and
lttend TO his business. However, in
'ase the war should require the shoot
ng of bullets. the Doctor will offer
MS refuge to those who object to bull
cts.
The Monroe journal., 1915-07-30
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having this day qualified before
the Clerk of the Superior Court of
Union County as executor and execu-
trix of the Last Will and Testament
of Alice Eudy, deceased. this Is TO
give notice to all persons holding
claims against the estate Of the said
Alice Eudy to present the same to the
undersigned. duly authenticated, on
or before the 18th day Of July, 1916,
or this notice will be plead in bar OF
their recovery. All persons indebted
to said estate are hereby notified to
make prompt payment and thereby
save costs.
This the 18th day OF July, 1915.
VANGELoUS HELMS, Executor.
MAGNOLIA PRIvETT. Executrix.
Stack & Parker, Attorneys.
The Monroe journal., 1915-07-30
Living Too Long,

Some time ago an office boy an
swered the telephone for the first
time in his life, and not knowing
how to use 1t, was told that when
the bell rang he was to answer 1t.
When. therefore. he heard II ring.
he picked up the receiver and shout
ed:
'Halloa! Who's there"
I'm one hundred and Ave-"
Go on" said the boy. TITS time
you were dead"
The Monroe journal., 1915-07-30
Work For the Lame Ducks.

When the esteemed old line Repub
leans We're in charge OF the govern
ment the organization had way Of
taking care OF the faithful and usefu
SerI ants who had begun te east 81
distas,erul an oder that the peopl,
from time to tine refused to re-eleci
them 10 Office. Offices were created
for them. Ii was charged that the
job known as the Boundary Commits
sion was such a creation. and the
newspapers dubbed i, the lame duck
roost. The Democratic eampaigner5
dwelled loud and long on this kind OF
business and called it Republican "a
trayaglnce. 1t was presumed that
should they get into power all such
would be done away with. But not
so. Pie is as sweet to a Democrat as
to Republican, and the lame duck
roost was continued. The reform con-
sisted in putting Republicans OFF the
roost and Democrats on the perch.
When ii was announced that Capt.
Bob Glenn had been given place on
the roost and would not be a candi-
date for senator to bother Mr.. Over
man, and that another valiant North
Carolinian had been made secretary
to the roost, sitting as it were upon
the under perch. some people began
to inquire what the duties of the
place We're. especially as the salary of
real duck was equal to that OF a
United States senator. After a kind
of public ad testiiieantum proceeding,
somebody came into the court OF the
newspapers and stated that the duties
of the commissioners related to any
dispute about the boundary between
Canada and the United States. In
case of war with Germany the roost
will necessarily have TO put in Strenu-
Gus hours in keeping the boundary
line straight, Since there was left
over Republican on the roost, he and |
the Democratic members have been |
pecking at each other The Demo
cratic ducks no doubt regard the Re
publican duck something as an old |
hen might regard gosling that she
had inadvertently hatched out-as an
and an interloper taking |
the bread out of the mouths of the
real children.
Since this feeling prevails the DEM
1cratic ducks and the Republican
luck will have to be separated when
hey begin to hold down the line We
suggest that the two Democratic
luels be placed at either end of the
inc and the Republican duck in the
entire. so that they may not peck at
zach other This would of course not
interfere with their sitting tightly on
he line and holding it down and
lrawing their salaries.
The Monroe journal., 1915-07-30

hardly counted upon. but an oppor'
tunity which they are quick TO seize
The big city dailieS. many Of which
are under the direct or indirect in
huence of the plunderbund. have been
the chief agency to insist that the
President assert our rights LET
come what will. This press is a unit
in OBTAINING BryaG and his peace
plans.
Blood and doodle, The stage Is
set. let the play so on.
The Monroe journal., 1915-07-30
Let Joy BE Unconfined.

In this issue is an article by Con-
gresham Tayenner. 4 western news
paper man who accidentally broke
into Congress 1.-THE politicians let him
have the nomination because they
thought he couldn't be electedl in
which he shows that some of the gen
tlemen who organized the Navy
League, for the ayowed purpose Of
getting this country prepared for
war" have some finger in the huge
financial pie which the building OF ar
maments creates. In peaceful times
the Navy League and kindred schemes
had some dilheulty in pulling the
wool over the public eye. but not 50
now.
Everything is going swimmingly
\ possible declaration OF war has
been issued AGAINST Germany and the
President has directed the secretary
OF war and the secretary OF the navy
10 give him ialormation about the
ability OF the departments 10 put up
national defense. Yesterday the
papers carried this dispatch from
Washington.
1t is definitely known that Navy
plans contemplate bis increase in
submarines. the building of SO and
perhaps 80 being recommended: that
several battle cruisers will be urged
and at least four dreadnaughtS and
that a big increase in the auxiliary
fleet and in Navy aircraft will be
sought. Several additional small
Navy yards to serve as submarine
bases also will be suggested, ii is
thought
Such a program would carry with
it OF necessity an increase in Navy
personnel and probably the enlarge
ment of the Academy at Annapolis
where Navy officers are trained
Army plans look to the building up
of an army of 100000 men. regulars
and militia. within territorial United
States. This has long been the figure
at which Army officers placed the
needs Of the country for defense.
\ feature to receive attention prob {
ably will be plans for training officers y
for the volunteer forces. Enlarge {
ment of West Point may be recon-
mended.
This general plan contemplates, it
is understood. only the mobile forces. /
The coast artillery, garrisons for the c
Canal Zone. Hawaii, the Philippines, |
Alaska and Porto Rico will be con- |
sidered separately.
Great attention will be given 10 /
fully presenting to the President the t
problem Army officers hold r
that ample equipment of field guns
rifles. machine guns and heavy field Q
ordnance must be made in advance d
Field gun ammunition and small t
arm cartridges can be turned out in 5
a hurry 1t is said private plants to d
make these have increased many fold i
under the stimulus of European con c
tracts. e
War scare and plumber is the pro- il
gram of the jingoes Actual war and t
more plumber is an event that they
The Monroe journal., 1915-07-30
CONSTIPATION Causes Most Ills.

Accumulated waste in your thirty
feet of bowels causes absorption of
poisons. tends to produce fevers, up
set digestion. You belch gas, feel
stuffy, irritable, almost cranky. II
isn't you-its your condition. Eli
inmate this poisonous waste by TAX
ing one or two Of DR.. Kings New
Life Pills tonight. Enjoy a full. free
bowel movement in the morning
you feel so grateful. Get an original
bottle containing 36'pills from your
druggist today for 25c.
The Monroe journal., 1915-07-30
North Carolina Leads.

North Carolina leads the Union in
the manufacture OF chewing and
smoking tobacco. with a record of
104,329,2s3 lbs. for the year ending
June 30. 1914.
Nearly "a million lbs. Of the total
were manufactured in the 5th dis
trict The total internal revenue tax
es collected in this district amounted
to nearly six and one half million
dollars. For the whole state the
amount was nearly twelve million
dollars.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-25
"EVERYWOMAN" IN A
 CLASS BY ITSELF

Surpassing in size and magnificence anything which has hitherto been of
 fered to the public in a travelling or
 sanitation, Henry w. Savage's pro- duction of the dramatic spectacle,
 "Everywoman," which will be dis
 closed at the Lyceum Friday evening, October 29tn stands alone. No other
 manager would have attempted to
 present with a travelling organization
 spectacle so massive. Not feature
 which was used with this production
 during it's two years run in New York
 has been eliminated. Tn addition to
 the large number of people required
 to work the mechanical and electri-
 cal effects of the production, an en.
 tire symphony orchestra is carried by
 the company. The music, which was
 composed by George Whitefield Chad
 wick, dean of the New England Con
 servatory of Music, of Boston, re-
 quires an intelligent and careful
 rendering to bring out all it's beauties and only skilled musicians, after weeks of strenuous rehearsals, are
 competent to play it. The organiza-
 tion is equipped with two car loads of scenery and mechanical effects. The company includes a grand opera and a musical comedy chorus, in addition to the large dramatic ensemble. ! "Everywoman" is, in fact, a com mingling of the more attractive fea- lures of opera, musical comedy and drama. While it amuses and furnishes entertainment which may be under stood and enjoyed by anyone, it also promulgates a moral lesson of ines timab1e value. Mothers, upon seeing 1 the play, have brought their daugh- ters to it to impress upon them 8 les son they could not otherwise impart. Clergymen of all creeds and beliefs have found food for reflection in it and have endorsed it in most emphatic terms. In London it met with as en- thusiastic reception as it has had in 1 this country Seats at CrowelPs.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-25
GREAT WAR PICTURES
 AT LYCEUM TODAY

MT. Edwin F. Weigle the staff pho tographer of the Chicago Tribune has astonished the world with his wonder full pictures of the present war. From a moving picture standpoint and for general interest they cut shine any thing that the public has already seen in that line. These pictures will be seen in this city at the Lyceum theater on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. They are shown here direct from their New York exhibition at the 44th street theater where they have drawn thousands of people dur- ing the past weeks so great have been the crowds that on several occasions the police have been commissioned to keep order on the waiting lines Wnlch sometimes extend for over a quarter of mile in length.
 During the presentation or these pictures, which is of six reels duratioh, the onlooker visits the battleflelos ol many celebrated encounters. MT. Ea- win F. Weigle spent eight days "lth the Germans and Austrians in the French battle lines. Then from Ills Excellency Field Marshall Won Schley- CT he secured permission to go to the Galacian battle lines. En route ne stopped at Vienna, where he saw train loads of wounded coming III from the battlefields. He was at Tarnow when the Teutons broke through the Russian lines and during the battle stood in the trenches which the Teutcn troops had occupied TOT three to five months. He accompanied the Austrian army on their wonderful advance of a hundred and twenty-five miles from Tarnow to Pryzemysl, which was covered in twelve days, and he accompanied the victorious ar my when they marched into the ia nous fortress of Pryzemysl. All these incidents are vividly depicted no the screen during the presentation of these pictures. They show what took race, what is now taking place, and what will continue to take place unul this war is over. The admission price is twenty-five cents for any seat in the house.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-25
Even as You and I

Out of three articles ordered, the deliveryman had brought two and left one behind. The housewife was scolding about 1t.
 'T should make them send it right up now" said the visiting lady, sharp ly. You're sure you ordered it?' Yes" said the housewife. soften ing, but I don't think III do that. That would probaly send it, but 1t would mean an extra trip for the deliveryman and it's a quarter of six now. It may have been the order clerks mistake and it's too bad to make the delivery clerk suffer. I can get along without the salad dressing tonight. I'll tell them in the morn ing and ask them to be more careful"
 What made her have so much for bearance? you may be wondering. She Has Sympathetic Imagination.
 We'll, she is one of those people with the rare gift of sympathetic inn agination.
 She sometimes makes mistakes her self and she likes to be treated IeE- iently, and when others inconven- fence her by mistakes she has enough sympathetic imagination to remember that they feel just as she does, and tc control her natural impulse to blame them and make them suffer
 On another occasion she admitted to me that if she received too much change or was undercharged for an article, or was in any similar way advantaged by a clerks mistake she always went drawing the attention of the manager tried to fix the matter up. Aside from the honesty end of it." she explains, clerks are some times docked for mistakes, and I wouldn't want to gain at the expense
New Britain herald., 1915-10-25

Marjorie was wearing the most un- usual and artistic afternoon gown that I've seen on her, and I always admire her taste in clothes ....... The whole gown was of chiffon and perfectly dreadful to describe ......
 The blouse was very simple in style, made of blue chiffon over Parma violet chiffon, and the long, loose sleeves were just the reverse, violet over the blue ..... In the front and
 back the top overskirt, which was violet, hung knee depth and was cut long on the sides .... Under this was another full skirt of blue, over a skirt of six inches longer, of Parma violet ........ There were no hems and the chiffon was picot- edged. !..... The finishing touch was 8 girdle of silver tissue with a pink rose on the left side ...... I have never seen a more beautiful color ef- feet ........ Goodness! I feel all tangled up ..... I must have talked for half an hour, so I'll say goodbye.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-25
POLL PLAYERS IN
 MAM'ZELLE FASHION

A musical production that will not only hold the attention of the audi ences by its interesting plot, and snap py, tuneful musical numbers, but will reveal the very latest word in fash ions, will be "Mam"Zelle Fashion," This show will be presented at the Polls theater twice daily, this week
 A chorus of Hartford beauties has been added to the regular company. There will be specialties throughout the play, which evolves around the efforts of Mam'Zelle Fashion to pe- come comic opera star. How she is aided by friend who wants to make the wife of an elderly unloved man, jealous, Is interesting. The new Poli ingenue, Miss Fayette Perry, will carry the title role. Miss Perry is vivacious and very pretty. Also she dances and sings in a most charming way. Her violent love making to old Tupper, and the resultant scenes, when Tupper's wife discovers her hubby in the arms of the French mill. the piece. Miss Perry's $500 Chinese poodle will have a part in this weeks production, too. The great fashion parade will be interesting, with the latest fall and winter styles on living models, parading out over the heads of the audiences. The show will be staged in three acts and seven scenes. Women attending today's matinee will be given boxes of Samoset choco- la4 ~-- =
New Britain herald., 1915-10-25
REVELATIONSOF A WIFE
By ADELE GARRsoN

that door making a nuisance of your seIf''
 The thought came to me that my voice and words were much the same as fishwife might use to her erring spouse. Truly. life with Dicky was not conducive to the preserving of Iife's little refinements.
 braced myself for one of Dickys explosions of temper. but curiously enough, none came. Evidently liquor ugly. He did not reply for a minute or two. Then he drew long sigh.
 That's what man gets for trying to be a good fellow" he said mourn fully. Feel awful sorry for little wife sitting alone, leave nice lively party to come after her, get door slammed in my face. That's fine. that is. Guess I'll do this again. Yes? No2" .#tr
 What I'll ever say. to old Harry? he went on, land that taxi driver, whee'- ee! tha taxi driver, he'll have nice little fortune by the time he gets through with us.'
 He walked to the door of the living room and I heard him open it. Then his voice came back loud and clear across the two rooms:
 Goodbye, little cross girl I'm go. ing to have real jag by the time see you again"
 Katie Comes to Comfort.
 The door closed, but I did not open mine. I did rot know what notion he would take next He might come