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The Ely miner., 1916-04-14

When the banker accepts your
account, and gives you pass book
and check book, he has the right
to expect certain things from you,
as you have the right, legally and
morally, to expect certain things
from him.
In the first place, he has the
right to expect profit from your
account. Banking is an expensive
business. 1t costs certain amount
to handle every check that passes
through the bank, however small.
When your banker asks you to
keep a certain balance, he is mere
ly asking his right to a profit from
your account. 1t is easily to be
seen that if you keep small
balance, say ten dollars, and the
banker furnishes you with station
cry, does the necessary bookkeep-
ing on the account (for your bene-
fit as we'll as his), the earning
power of that ten dollars, even if it
were all invested at E per cent,
would be insufficient to compen-
safe him for the cost attending that
account. Therefore be generous
and give him a chance to make a
profit, so every bank account
should at least pay its way. Give
him as large balance as you can
possibly keep-it will help you
in his estimation, help your credit,
and add to your self respect.
Second. Never overdraw. In
national banks overdrafts are now
forbidden, but whether they were
or not, you have no right to ask it.
1t hurts your credit with the bank
The Ely miner., 1916-04-14

To really understand what the
word optimism means one should
visit Ely. The writer recently
visited that hustling city and
always in answer to our query
How's business?" the reply was
invariably shouted-"Good. of
course it is good, for this is Ely.
It's got to be good"
There's optimism for you.
And why not? Ely has nearly
1000 men working for twelve
months every year. They have a
monthly payroll of something like
$4,000 or mayhap more.
Their new commercial club has a
live bunch that are going after
things and make them swim in
stead of drift. Each Elyite is a
live wire and now under organized
effort we shall hear more about our
sister town as the days go BY
Tower News.
The Ely miner., 1916-04-14
Local Dranatics

In the Ozarks" a four act play
will be given at the Washington
Auditorium on Friday evening
May 12, by local talent for the
benefit of the Mothers Club. The
play is neat one and will be pre-
sented by strong cast, coached by
Mrs. E. c. Jones. Rehearsals are
in progress nightly. 1t has been
decided to charge only popular
prices and tickets will be on sale in
a few days. The prices will be IS
cents for adults and IS cents for
students. In the cast are such we'll
known people as Mrs. Jones. Misses
The Ely miner., 1916-04-14
SAYINGS OF THE ORACLE

High living will develop low In
stincts.
Real charity needs no brass band
accompaniments.
Life is made up, not of great sacri-
hces and duties, but of little things,
in which smiles and kindness and
small obligations, given habitually, are
what win and preserve the heart and
secure comfort.
A high aim is curative Napoleon
visited those sick of the plague in or
der to prove that the man who could
vanquish fear could vanquish the
plague also, and he was right 1t is
incredible what force the will has
in such cases. 1t penetrates the
body and puts it into state of activ-
ity which repels all hurtful influences;
whilst fear invites and propagates
them.
The Ely miner., 1916-04-14

every position. But Ely now has
one of the livliest Commercial clubs
on the ranges and no matter what
the outcome there will be none of
the soreness that is apparent in
some of the towns because of the
outcome. There is nothing like a
good Commercial club to kill politi-
cal bitterness. The successful and
defeated candidates get together
and find that they are already
working for the same thing-for
the advancement of the town and
the betterment of local conditions.
The result is that where the Com
mercial clubs are dominant the
election is a thing of the past the
day after the votes are counted
Biwabik Times.
The Ely miner., 1916-04-14

ADVERTISING pays. A young
fellow at Tower where he is care
taker for a Duluth real estate firm
with lots for sale on Lake Yer
million, saw an airship come down
to the ice near the saleable lots and
at once reported the same to his
boss at Duluth. The boss got q
pure-reading matter ad in the
Tribune calling attention to the
airship story and incidentally tc
his lots.
The Ely miner., 1916-04-14

address of the evening was given
by R. E. Denfeld of Duluth who
used as his subject The Grand
Lodge of Minnesota. Mr.. Den
field is a fluent speaker who has his
subject always in hand.
The outside guests all left on
this morning S train for their homes
more than satisfied with their visit
to the Ely Lodge and the enter
tainment provided by the local
members.
The Ely miner., 1916-04-14
BRIEF DECISIONS

We can say this much: none of our
clothes button up the back.
The man who is afraid of his wife
aever has any time to love her.
A pessimist will borrow trouble
from himself if he can't do any bet
.er
The rule is that the more worthless
:he husband the more faithful the
wife.
Cutting the hair short used to be
a punishable offense in France.
The English channel has been
crossed several times in canoes.
Beethoven composed some of his
greatest works when he was deaf.
Three hundred years ago the popu
lation of London was only 100000.
Work is a guardian angel. Work
turns the wilderness into garden.
Work does sometimes what even love
cannot do; roots man firmly in his
place in the world.-Robert Hichens.
The winding foot-path among the
hills often helps you on your way as
much as the high road; the day of
among the islands of repose gives you
: steadier hand and a drawer heart
10 make your voyage along the stream
If duty.-Henry Van Dyke.
The Ely miner., 1916-04-14

IT is with regret that the MINER
and its editor notes the refusal OF
the pardon board to exercise
clemency in the case of Walter ].
Smith. We cannot bring ourself
to the conclusion that Walter is
guilty of deliberately robbing the
state and feel that he made a
dismal mistake in his financial
deals. His friends on the ranges
hope the best for him and stand
ready to back Walter in business
when his time is up. Sermonizing
on this case is unnecessary.
The Ely miner., 1916-04-14
OTHERS REMARK

The Waseca Herald says that
Paul Dehnel, formerly of Worth
ington, VINO tried to gain cheap
notoriety two years ago by running
for congress on an anti-Catholic
platform, is among those who
also ran for delegate to the Repub-
lican national convention. The
Winona Leader suggests that if
Dehnel ran for dog catcher he
would aspire to an Office suited to
his mental calibre." Why insult
the dogs by having such a fellow
as he is chasing them up, asks the
Mankato Free Press.-Stillwater
Gazette.
The Ely miner., 1916-04-14
HOW DO THESE STRIKE Y0U7

The value g., dollar depends upon
who makes the touch.
If man is successful he give him.
self credit for having great business
judgment. If he Is "a failure he
blames luck.
Now that there are no more poles
to discover, why not send few eX-
plorers back to the old ones just to
see if they have moved since last
seen?
Any ordinary cuss can make q
speech, but it takes a big man to
fire oratory.
When a fellow cannot make good
speech it will always help some to
set 'em up again.
The Siamese have a superstitiops
dislike OF odd numbers, AMI they studi-
an even number of windows, doors,
rooms and cupboards.
Countess Molitor, an, English wom-
an. will shortly start an perilous
trip across the Ruba-el-Khali, the
great sandy desert of South Arabia,
alone, using only native guides.
The tenement house committee of
the Brooklyn Bureau of Charities re-
ported that after careful examination
it had found only 81 dark rooms in all
tenements in Brooklyn at present.
A pulp and paper course" has been
instituted at the University of Maine.
1t gives four years training in chem
istry and engineering to fulfill the de-
mapd tor specialists in paper manufao.
ture
The Ely miner., 1916-04-14

Ely Lodge No. 22s, A. F. & A.
M. Duly Constituted

The Masons of Ely who have
been working under a dispensation
for several months and received
their charter last January were
duly constituted last evening at
their rooms in the Laing Block.
liz members of the order were
present from Ely, Duluth, Two
Harbors, Gilbert, Biwabik, Eveleth,
Aurora and Tower. The outside
guests arrived on the evening train
and were met at the station by the
local members and escorted to the
lodge rooms.
Superintendent Thos. Owen S
special car was attached to the
regular train in which were several
grand lodge officers and others the
guests of Mr.. Owens. The work
was at once taken up. The Grand
Lodge organized in the Odd
Fellows Hall adjoining and march
ed to the Masonic rooms where
Past Grand Master R. Z. Denfeld
of Duluth assisted by other deputy
Grand Lodge officers performed
the ceremonies that duly constitut-
ed Ely Lodge, No. 22S, A. F. &
A. M.
Past Grand Master Tussler then
installed the newly elected officers
of the Elv Lodge as follows:
w. M.-G. 7. Ayres.
S. W.-Chas. Trezona.
A. Wv. A. McCurdy.
Sec.-Richard Coad.
Treas. J. White.
S. D.-A. S. James.
J. oh. E. White.
S. S. Sam Rapson.
]. S.-Harry A. Chinn.
Marshal-P. A. Maurice.
Chaplain-Wm. Mitchell.
Tyler-R. K. Toms.
The Past Master degree was
conferred on Master-elect Ayres in
which ceremonies J. E. Cooley of
Duluth presided.
The Grand Lodge closed its
work after which the Opera House
was sought where the members of
the Eastern Star order had pre-
pared a banquet for the visitors
and the local members. III we're
served with a four course banquet
at which turkey was the piece de
resistance. The banquet was pro-
nounced by all as the crownine
event of the pleasant evening and
many were loud in their statement
that it was prepared and served
better than is usual in such cases.
After the banquet the tables were
cleared, cigars lighted and a pro-
gram of speeches and addresses
was given. Chas. Trezona well
coined the guests in a neat talk.
Thos. Owens of Two Harbors
responded: Geo. Kitto of Tower
spoke on 'Vermilion No. 1872;
E. K. Coe of Duluth on The
Scottish Rite; Masonry in Du-
luth" was touched upon by Mr..
Bronson of that city; ]. E. Cooley
had for his subject The York
Rite; B. F. Fowler of Two Har-
bors made patriotic talk on the
subject of America; THE Board
of Custodians" was explained by
Past Grand Master Tussler. The
The Ely miner., 1916-04-14

Lois Anderson, Edith Trezona and
Ruth Lindell; Messrs. w. D. Gal:
lagher. Henry Chinn, P. Schaefer.
E. G. Jones, Guy Coffey, Richard
Hodge, VIM. Trudgeon, VIM.
Grew, L. ]. White, H. J. Merdink
and several choruses, etc.
The Ely miner., 1916-04-14

cities, and then he attempts to
eradicate the condition created by
his over-zeaIous work. The pub
lie loses confidence in the reformer
and his best efforts fail.
The Ely miner., 1916-04-14

town needs such a Commercial
club. The mines may be with us
for century, but now is the time
to make provision for the day they
will no longer operate.-Biwabik
Times.
The Ely miner., 1916-04-14
State of Ohio, City of Toledo,
ltooc Tp,rnf1y &C

Lucas County, IS.
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he
is senior partner of the firm of F. ].
Cheney & Co., doing business in the
said. and that said firm will pay the
sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of HALLS
CATARRH CURE. FRANK ]. CHENEY
Sworn to before me and subscribed
In my presence, this 9Th day of Decem-
ber, A. D. 1856. A. w. GLEASON,
(SeaD Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken intern
ally and acts through the Blood on the
Mucous Surfaces of the System. Send
for testimonials, free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Ely miner., 1916-04-14

The Ely Commercial Club con-
tinues to be the livliest body of the
kind in northern Minnesota. II
is making more noise than all other
like clubs in this section and is
gradually drawing the eyes of the
people to the town. Every range
The Ely miner., 1916-04-14

Ely, the last of the range towns
to choose officers in the spring. is
in the midst of a campaign in which
there are four or five candidates for
The Ely miner., 1916-04-14
M'ClARYGRAMS

Most lead pencils don't need to be
licked on the point, but many an inspi-
ration comes that way.
If you think twice before you speak,
the other chap is just as apt not to
prove your point, anyway.
Laugh and the world laughs with
you, unless the rest of the fans are
roofing for the other team.
Straws show which way the wind
blows. But what does a fellow with
a peck of dust in his eyes care about
whether it comes from north, south,
east or west?-McClary' Magazine.
The Ely miner., 1916-04-14

Success has followed forest plant.
Ing on the sandhills of Nebraska. Jack
pines planted there by the government
forest service ten years ago now have
a height of fifteen feet and a diameter
Of four inches.
The Ely miner., 1916-04-14

Increasing use of the national for
ests by local farmers and settlers to
supply their needs for timber is shown
in the fact that small timber sales on
the forests numbered 1928 in 1914,
against 6,1S2 the previous year.
The Ely miner., 1916-04-14

Outside of it's use for fence posts,
black locust finds it's principal utiliza.
tions in insular pins and brackets for
telegraph and telephone lines.
The Ely miner., 1916-04-14

The columns of the MINER are open to the
public for the dicussion of affairs of public
nature. Anything tending towards the personal
or slanderous will not be published under any
condition. We invite communications of a
public nature and only request that you sign
your name-not necessarily for publication but
a guarantee of good faith Write and get it to
this Office not later than Thursday noon.-Editor.
The Ely miner., 1916-04-14

This paper is on file at 39-South 3rd street
Minneapolis. MINI. at the exhibit room of The
Immigration Commission. of The Northern
Minnesota Development Association"
The Ely miner., 1916-04-14

1t is estimated that the govern.
ment's Grand Canyon game refuge,
In Arizona, now contains about ten
thousand deer.
The Ely miner., 1916-04-14

When fellow cannot make a good
speech it will always help some to
set 'em up again."
The Ely miner., 1916-04-14
IN U. S. FORESTS

More than 100000 young trees
and 10000 pounds of seed were plant
ed on the national forests in 1914.
The Ely miner., 1916-04-14

Any ordinary cuss can make
speech, but it takes a big man to
fire oratory.
The Ely miner., 1916-04-14

The government built more than
1000 miles of trail and 5000 miles OF
telephone line on the national forests
In 1914.
The Ely miner., 1916-04-14

The value g., dollar depends upon
who makes the touch.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-17
HE TOLD US WHAT HE THOUGHT.

Somebody said the other day that he coulG
edit a paper better than we could. At least
he was certain that he could have written Ger.
tain articles better. We didn't care to entertain
the idea, however, and we are still at the same
old stand, pouring forth our more or less sensi.
BILE comment.
There is one thing Of which we are quite Ger.
tain. The man who was talking to us could run
his store better if took time enough from the bus
mess he is attending to for other people free Of
charge. We are quite sure he can do better and
hope he will. At the same time the fact is ap-
parent that if he can't show a marked improve
nent over his present success there isn't any hope
for him in the newspaper b .s.aess.
He is one of those long distance guys He
knows how to manage ever thing while some hum
dred feet away from it. lLe can subdue a wild
dog by looking at it and 81 >p The nocturnal cater
wauling by showing the c.. Is hat dismal failures
5hey are.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-17
LIVED ON MILK
AN BREAD ONLY
Spent Over $1,000 Trying to Get Re.
lief From Chronic Dyspepsia
Takes Tanlac and Gains
Nine Pounds.

II told my husband that my Tanla,
q out and that / just had to 60 tt
Birmingham to get me another bottle
as l wouldn't be without it for an,
amount of money, and that is why
Am here today" said Mrs. H. B. Bar.
:ett when she called at Jacobs drug
store in Birmingham recently to gel
aer second bottle. Mrs. Barrett re.
sides at Republic, a suburb of Birm-
,ngham, and is well known.
II have only taken one bottle Of
Fanlac and have gained nine pounds.
Yes, sir, this Tsnlac has done me more
good than all the medicines l have
v taken. During the past fourteen
Jears l have spent more than 81, 900
crying to get well of a complaint that
vas gradually swapping my strength.
"For the past four years l have
lived almost entirely on milk and
Dread and finally that got SO it went
against me. l dared not eat meat or
vegetables of any kind, and if / did,
| would suffer for hours afterwards.
q" had chronic dyspepsia, so I was
sold, and nothing prescribed for me
brought any relief. l rarely ever
ever went to the table, because even
the sight of food or to smell it cooking
would nauseate me. l had a bad taste
in my mouth and nothing l ate tasted
right. had always been healthy and
a woman who looked after her house,
mold duties, but since having this
trouble l got so weak I could not do
my homework and had to have help.
Il would have awful pains in my
back and was nervous and could not
sleep we'll. When I heard of this Tan
lac it sounded so good I thought I
would try it, because l was ready to
try anything that l thought would
aelp me. l was never 80 surprised in
my life; it helped me right from the
start, the medicine seemed to take
hold right at once and I could just feel
myself getting better from day to day.
Before | had finished my first bottle /
got so ! could eat anything put on the
and could hardly wait for meal
time to come. l certainly bless the
day ! got this medicine, for l believe
It has added years to my life. Oh!
| feel so much better and sleep SO
much better and am not nervous like
was. Just think, l have actually gain
ed nine (9) pounds and feel strong
every way.
my neighbors were so much sur )
prised as ! was and they are at my
house every day, telling me how we'll
| look. counted up yesterday and
fourteen Of them are either taking
ranlac or will commence taking it as
as they car 60 to Birmingham
and get it. Tanlac is certainly a won
ierful medicine and everybody out our
way is talking about it. You can put
This in the papers II you want to, be-
'ause know there are thousands Of
in'the same bad fix that l had
been for so many years"
Genuine Tanlac 10 sold in Green
wood exclusively by 1. T. Mcintyre
Drug Co.; in Sidon by Ellis Drug Co.;
n ltta Bena by Moore Drug Co.; in
Berclair by l.. B. Hartman.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-17
FROM EMPIRE TO DEMOCRACY.

Tie people of this country have never beer
able to understand exactly the reason why the
German Kaiser continued to hold such an aristo'
cratic sway over his subjects, or why they sub,
mitted to a doctrine of "king's rights" Misun.
derstanding the state of affairs they nave deemed
it their duty to railroad democracy into this I'M
perishable kingdom, forgetting that it is the right
of all people to submit to anything that pleases
them.
In fact, the form of Germany's government
has entered into the many-sided questions OF the
war, although of right it has no place in the dis
~cussion. For this reason significance is attached
to an interview with Under Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs Zimmerman, by Mr.. Swope, a rep
resentative of a leading New York daily.
Mr.. Zimmerman is without doubt a statesman
of great ability and occupies considerable prom
inence in Germany. That he should have author
lied such an interview and it's publication is as
significant as the language is unmistakable.
1T would be useless and dangerous to deny"
says he, shat the trend Of political thought in
Germany to-day is towards liberalism" The i'm
mediate change, which may come before peace,
is frankly indicated by this prominent Teuton.
He says: The important feature of the change
will be the erection of direct responsibility of the
government to the people through their represent
tatives in the Reichstag."
This would be a great change-to make the
chancellor responsible to the Reichstag, not to
the Kaiser; to make the Kaiser himself the SER
want and executive of the people, not their master;
and to establish the veritable rule of the people
as it exists in England, France and the United
States.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-17
It's a sad tale that comes from a neighbor-

It's a sad tale that comes from a neighbor-
ing state. A young girl stayed at home to care
for her father while her brothers beat it in the
race for money. After about twelve years the
old man died leaving all his land to the boys
presumably because the girl couldn't manage the
money. Having cared for him it was certainly
rough to be left dependent on her kin. Every
time we hear about incidents like this we feel like
recruiting a woman suffrage army.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-17

The Mexican envoy in this country has en-
phatically denied an utterance attributed to him
by a Mexican news agency. He declares that it
is preposterous, that he has given out nothing
about the conference except with the consent of
his colleagues, both American and Mexican. Yet
the jingoes almost had US in war, if you let them
tell 1T.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-17

Almost anybody can fig . it out that the man.
ufacturers in the war-torn countries are making
zoo much money. If this country ever goes to
war there should not be any sudden accessions
If great wealth. Government owned plants will
prevent this, besides taking away a powerful in
,entive for war.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-17
nvtAuAnuE II IN AiSIUki.

l'SS-Dattie OF ~oaarpuck; the frls-
s.A.is us.eAteu W tns rEea.SA,
U.Aver TiCAiekru.
ioIS-A Es..uelit uuelcerO OF Mexico
rein.4uisiAeu Che extraordinary
kv"SAs sianIeu " MN Ny Con
stsss ." account OF Y spanish
livaslOn.
lS63-Datrle vi Knoxville, Tenn.
looo-AMe riot act was read in Bolton,
observation-disclosures War; Battle
VI NreuA cUAiIiilueS.
lS19-A ra%0e-lnarK Il VI JIiy 8, 1870,
klotecl.is reg .steie0 trade
1AaiM throughout lile c0Altiy
declared unconstitutional.
1884, rencn LnamDe r recommended
70 aOollsn ilte senatorships.
ls04-apaMese REFUSED during At
tack on Pout.lof Hill.
l9lb-brltish hospital snip sunk by
mine; nearly lvu soldiers
drowned.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-17

This is the time of the year to start off
with the poultry Jane Plan to purchase a lot
Of fine eggs, build some good coops and rear big
fine prize winners. Next fall if nothing happens
you'll still have the coops and be ready to start
out on the second season if you have the money
to buy some more fine eggs to rear some more
b.. f. p. W.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-17
D A BIRTHDAY HONORs.

Congratulations go today to form
er Mayor Charles Z. Suffren of Brook
.yn, N. Y, educator, publicist, schol-
ar, soldier and Independent Democrat.
lie is sixty-two years old.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-17

The British have a new way of dealing with
zerpclins according to a lady who has just re-
turned from London. Wherever word is received
CT a raid balloons are sent aloft, carrying mag
nesium lights, which burn so brightly tina the sky
S illuminated for miles. No wit would call that
! light ideaI
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-17

Every now and then we write something Tint
doesn't please somebody and then that little SOME
body doesn't see US when we pass on the street.
All of which makes US run home and crawl up
IN our little bed and wonder how a man could be
50 cruel as to hurt the feelings of poor little us.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-17

Unique, but not likely to be profitable-Cuba's
suit against the state of North Carolina for the
payment of more than two million dollars of
repudiated carpet-bag railroad bonds.