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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-02-16
REASON FOR DEMOCRATIC
DESPoNDENcY.

washington, FEB. -(SpeclaI CORE
spondence) From the west and north
west comes the interesting rumor that
large numbers of democrats refuse to
follow Mr. Wilson's sudden change
from pacifism to militarism and that
they are planning to join with the few
republicans who favor peace at any
price in an independent political
movement which will nomiante Bryan
and Ford as presidential ticket.
a { The originators of the plan admit
that the larger portion of whatever
support the ticket may secure will
come from the Bryan element of the
democratic party, but they are hope
full that enough republicans will join
them to enable the Bryan-Ford ticket
to carry several states in that part of
the country. The territory in which
this movement is springing up is nat
urally republican and with the reunion
Of republican strength, which has TAX
en- place has been. counted sure for the
nominee of the Chicago convention. If
Bryan-FOrd party should gain con-
siderable number of electoral votes,
either there or elsewhere, it might re-
suit that no candidate would gain a
majority of the electoral college and
that the choice of president would
again be thrown into the house of rep
resentatives-the first time tlrat such
q thing has happened. it is recalled,
since the election Of John Quincy
Adams.
In such an event each state would
cast one vote-to be determined by
ikvv N 1f &c 70
ton in the lower branch of congress.
This would produce republican pres
ident.
Twenty-four states have republi.
can majority in their congressional
delegations. They are Connecticut,
Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Maine,
Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota
Nevada. New Jersey New York, New
Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dako.
ta, Ohio, Oregon. Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Wash
ington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Twenty states, are democratic u in
their, congressional delegations. They
are Ala hama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colo
RADIO, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kan
sas,S Kentucky, L0tiSiana. Maryland
Mississippi, Missouri, Montana North
Carolina. Oklahoma, South Carolina
Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. 4
Three states are tied. They are Ne
bre1ka, Utah and West Virginia. And
one state, California, has delegation
in congress comprising three republic
cans, three democrats, two progress
ives, one progressive republican, one
independent and one prohibitionist.
Consequently the report of a Bryan
and Ford movement arouses only an
academic interest among republicans
here-while the democrats are already
y 70 Respondent over their prospects al
the next election that nothing can add
TO their gloom.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-02-16

It now develops that the numerous
plulps awarded to the McAdoo family
in New York were distributed by a
Mr.: Eisner, who is collector. OF. in.
ternal revenue. 1t was this same Mr..
Eisner who, a short time ago, burst In
to print with fervid but misleading
defense of the Underwood tariff as a
treasury feeder. Mr.. Eisner seems to
be q very versatile gentleman who is
attempting to do most anything ex.
cept attend to his own job .g
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-02-16

The question is asked what has be-
come Of the old time farmer who used
TO be up at a. m. to milk the cows
Dunno. but his son is up so late at
Grange meetings that he often can't
get down to the barn until 8 a. m.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-02-25
The Absent-Minded Stevenson.

A woman, writes Mr.. S. S. Mcclure
in his recollections Of Robert Louis
Stevenson, who was rigid in small
matters of domestic economy, who in.
sisted upon a planned and ordered
life, would have worried Stevenson
terribly. He used to start out on his
tramping trips with no luggage, buy.
ing a collar here and a shirt there,
as he needed them. In managing his
affairs, he had no money sense what
ever. remember, says Mr.. Mcclure,
hearing him tell how he and Mrs
Stevenson once went to Paris for a
pleasure trip. They had check for
$500, and some loose money, and they
meant to have thoroughly good time.
and stay as long as their money held
out. After a few days they found
their funds running short; they could
not imagine. what they had done
with it all, but as there seemed tc
be very little left, they decided they
had better go home while it lasted
When they got home they found the
check for $500 among the papers on
the desk. They had not cashed it at
all, and they did not even know they
had not.-Youth's Companion.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-02-25
Ewes Apple.

Chief of the many botanical curiosi.
ties of the Island of Ceylon is fruit
supposed to bear the mark of Ewes
teeth. The tree on which it grows is
known by the signifcaES name Of 1.-THE
forbidden fruit" or Ewes apple
tree" The blossom has a very pleas.
ant scent, but the rea.y remarkable
feature Of the tree, this one to which
it owes it's name, is the fruit. 1t is
beautiful, and hangs from the tree in
peculiar manner. Grange on the
outside and deep crimson within, each
fruit has the appearance of having a
piece bitten out of it. This fact, to-
gether with it's poisono9s quality, led
the Mohammedans to represent it as
the forbidden fruit of the Garden OF
Eden, and to warn men against its
.noxious qualities. The mark of the
fruit is attributed to Eve. Why the
bite of Adam did not also leave its
mark is not known, but as only one
piece seems to be missing it's loss is
ascribed to the woman.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-02-25
n a FFAFo Watson e. Coleman, Wash
HA ington, DC. Books free. High.
D IA 6uv ~ est references. Best resulta
Tough on PercivaI.

At dance Percival Claude was pre-
sented to beautiful young girl from
an adjacent town, and during the eve
ming it was his great happiness to
lead her out among the PAPER macbe
palms for ice cream and angel cake.
and So" said the girl, in response
to Percivals story of his life, you
have never married"
No" answered Percival, 81 shall
never marry until l meet woman
who is my direct opposite
THAT should not be hard" returned
the pretty one with faint smile.
There are bright, intelligent girls in
every part of the town" -Philadelphia
Telegraph
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-02-25

Naturally, we were overcome with
he. Il thought some lovely lake nymph
had burst in upon US, or that Undine
had experienced a reincarnation in the
glittering grotto. But, alas, the nymph
shrieked-"
when you three rushed at me"
Helen interjected.
Then these men burst in upon US,
and" He indicated their defeat and
discontinue by an eloquent shrug Of
the shoulders.
"At the foot of the ladder" said
she, you will find the boxes of gold
and the hideous. painted rubber
dragon that scared the divers away.
There are two good diving outfits in
the cavern, and a boat with air-pumps
and all"
The plot to rob the First National
bank had terminated in the fertile
brain Of Doc" Simmons .who in real
ity Was a physician, but one possess
ing most unsavory record-and it
owed its inception to his discovery of
the cavern and tunnel the summer be-
fore. There were reasons why he de-
sired to retire temporarily from the
world, and Pigeon island offered him
an asylum. Given the cavern, an &C.
quaintance with Elliot Perky and that
festive gentleman's expensive habits,
the fact that Perky was a good SWIM
mer, and the plot grew as rank as a
weed. Perky even spent his week
ends with Simmons, practicing diving
from boat and following a rope at.
tached to float that led directly into
the opening. What with the guiding
rope and the strong suction. there was
no chance of missing it.
The WORKOUT artifice of leaving
ones clothes and a farewell note upon
the river bank no longer deceives the
stupidest policeman, particularly
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-02-25
Notable War Councils.

The famous Council of Three" who
brought to a successful conclusion the
Civil war in America, were Abraham
Lincoln, the president; Andrew john
son, the vice-president, and Mr.. Sew
ard, the foreign secretary. OF these,
Lincoln was murdered, and Seward
was dangerously wounded, on the eve
of the peace celebrations that her
aided the close of the conflict. The
campaigns of Queen Anne's reign were
run by an unofficial war council of
three persons, one of whom was q
woman; the duke of Marlborough,
who controlled the army; Lord Godol-
phin. who controlled parliament and
the privy council; and Sarah, duchess
of Marlborough, who controlled the
queen. In theory, this usurpation OF
authority on the part of these three
irresponsible individuals was indie
fensible, but it's effect was to secure
victory for the British arIns.-Mon-
treal Herald.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-02-25

OF fact she was one of their most
valued operatives.
He recounted for her benefit his
tory of the case, and also his expert
ences since coming to Mackinaw.
Would you be afraid to try to ex-
anime the ledger" he asked.
why. of course not" came the
prompt response, especially if you are
to be close by. Examining lodges in
the depths of Lake Michigan is the
best thing do.
Here's what I'll need; A knife, a
hfty-pound weight that can fasten to
one foot in such way that l can in
stantly release myself from it'll
want my arms free, you know-and an
electric torch that can use under VIZ
ter l know how to fix the weight"
Very well. Pve arranged with the
sheriff for him and couple of his dep
uties to be on Pigeon island tonight
to watch the hut, and to be in readi-
ness to come to our assistance in case
we should need them. Let's go and
get some supper.
The night was moonless, but clear
and starlit. AS Hazards little craft
drifted slowly before the impulse of a
light breeze, he trailed line over the
bow to which was attached weight.
Little by little, as the rocky bottom
fell away, he paid out the line; then
all at once the plummet went down
abruptly and stopped. A few minutes
more he devoted to sounding. and
again the weight dropped abruptly.
Here wa are!" he announced, quiet
ly easing over the side a heavy stone
to which a stouter line was made fast.
This was their anchor. Helen came for
ward and peered down into the depths,
particularly noting the slant of the
anchor rope. Then she laid upon a
thwart the electric torch, a long
bladed hunting-knife and a leaden
weight to which was attached loop
fashioned from strip of canvas.
With a few quick, 1.-the movements
she Invested herself of skirts and mid
dy blouse, and emerged lovely figure.
She hung the torch around her neck
by cord; to her waist she fastened
an end of line; then picking up the
knife and slipping her slender right
foot into the weights canvas loop, she
stood poised at the gunwale like
Aphrodite newly risen from the foam
All ready, Felix" she softly an
nounced.
Before he could offer objections she
took the bright blade of the knife in
her teeth, lifted the weight on her
foot over into the water and let her
self gently down until she was hang
ing to the gunwale.
"Bye-bye, Felix" she called. Then,
without a sound, the waters closed
over her head.
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when one is a fugitive from Justice
But suppose the policeman SHOULD see
with his own eyes person tumble
into the middle of Lake Michigan and
not come up again, then what could he
think? Moreover, to be weighted down
with hundreds of pounds of gold
Though the weight is not such ter
rible handicap once it is submergeO,
and the obvious becomes real, the ap-
parent. intent an actuality.
Within minute after Perky toppled
into the water, dragging the guiding
float down with him, he had been
hauled high and dry up on the cav
ern's floor, and Simmons in a diving
suit and attended by the fisherman had
dragged the boxes off the ledge and
into the cavern.
The robbers had anticipated that
the spot would remain under constant
surveillance until divers could be pro-
cured, and it fell to Simmons and
Perky, operating with the fisherman's
cooperation from the cavern's inte-
rior, to keep them at any cost from
discovering the opening. Hence the
cut diving suits and air-tubes; hence
the fantastic dragon, in rare truth a
terrifying object when viewed in the
ghostly, distorted twilight of the wa
terry depths.
Beset by leviathan, unable to find
the gold, the divers by and by would
grow discouraged and go away; then
the thieves could remove their booty
with impunity.
In the meantime, when Perky rested
from his labors, his identity was hid
den underneath numerous enveloping
bandages, the fiction of the accident
was circulated, and, quite the prop
crest thing in the world, his "physi.
clan" came daily to see him. Thus was
communication maintained with the
outside world.
A representative of the bankers in
surance company, when he called at
Felix Hazards private Office a day or
him with diamonds; but he hesitated
to offer monetary reward. So in.
stead he asked Felix what he wanted
most of all in the world
AS there came into Felix's mind a
vision of what he wanted most, he
turned fiery red and became so awk-
ward that the insurance man was star
tied
''H-h-how much are you willing to
part with?" Felix managed to STAN
mer.
Five thousand dollars" was the
prompt reply.
All right. You go straight to this
bank" he wrote the banks name on
a card-"and deposit $4,000 to the &C.
count of Helen Bartel. She may rant
to get married some day, and she will
need it,
The insurance man blinked a mo-
ment. Then he grinned knowingly
and went away to deposit the money.
Copyright. 1915. by w G. ChapmanJ
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-02-25

For a second or two longer he paid
out the rope; but the persistent pull
did not lessen. The seconds sped on.
Suddenly the strain relaxed and he be-
gan to haul in the loose rope as fast
as he could move his arm. At last
she was coming back!
And then-the awful shock OF I'll
the rope end, clean-cut, without Helen,
slithered across the gunwale and fell
into the boat.
He was stunned, stupefied. A noise
between a sob and snari burst from
his throat. The seconds were golden
now; but God could not stay them.
ifty-five-sixty-the two min
utes were gone! Ten more seconds
fifteen-then it occurred to him that
she had cut herself loose. With his
heart pounding furiously, his burning
glance darted here, there, everywhere;
there was light enough for him to have
deserted any floating object for con-
siderable distance; but the lakes
bosom remained unrufled save by the
gentle night wind.
There was nc ground Tor doubt;
hope was shouldered out by despair.
The minutes grew. The tragedy was
simple: Helen had gone down into
the water, and she had not come up
again.
Now while the man was undergoing
his awful ordeal alone upon the wa
ter, things had been happening over
on the island. An uproar that he was
deaf and blind to broke loose. and as
quickly subdued. But all at once,
with the keen incisiveness of razor,
cry cut through to his dulled senses.
Loud and clear and high 1t rang In
a prolonged "Coo-oo-oo-ee-e-e-e!
There was no mistaking that sweet
voice. 1t was Helen's!
Toward the island the little boat was
pointed, and the engine spurteo furi-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-02-25

Upon his arrival at Mackinaw, Fe'
lix Hazard did not at once make him
self known to the overseer of the div
ing crew, young man of the name
of Fowler. He wanted first to map out
the lay of the land-or, to be more pre-.
else, the water-and to discover for
himself whatever might be discovered
Some twenty-five miles more or less
west of Mackinaw lies group of is
lands of which Beaver island is the
largest and Pigeon island is perhaps
the smallest. 1t was not more than a
cables length off the rocky, pine
crowned shore of the last named is
land, and almost exactly on line with
st. Ignace to d. northeast, that Perky
and his precious freight went down.
The detective was informed by a
boatman that Hog island was the div
ing crews base of operations.
why not Pigeon island?" he asked.
Its nearer, isn't it, to where the man
sank?" (The real aim of the diving
operations was disguised behind an ad-
NeItlSeu puTpOSS w iSCofSi MI
Perky's body.)
YES" the informant acknowledged;
''but Pigeon island doesn't offer as
good a harbor for their barge. This
season of the year the prevailing
southwest and west winds pile up the
lake and make treacherous currents
among the islands and half submerged
rocks. Hog islands safest and not
much farther away"
All at once Hazard became aware
that a passer-by had halted close be-
side him and the boatman, as if his at
tention had been arrested by some
thing he had overheard, and then
hurried on.
who's that?" Hazard demanded.
The boatman gaped after the depart
ing figure.
who? Him." said he. why, he's
a doctor-from Sheboygan, l reckon;
he don't belong round here. He's
been going to see fellow over on
Pigeon island what got hurt"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-02-25

ously as 1t pushed the craft along
faster than ever it had moved before.
A minute later there was a splinter
ing crash as the light shell dashed it.
self to kindling-wood upon the bowlder
lined beach.
In twinkling Hazard was clawing
and stumbling over the rocks. up to
the level ground, where, utterly spent
with the reaction, he dropped CULVER
ing to his knees.
Helen stood there, her tall form
draped in an outlandish bedquilt. His
hands CROPPED blindly for her; he
could not utter a sound.
With rare comprehension she bent
swiftly down to him. One beautiful
white arm went around his shoulders
and held him tight; it was such an
embrace as a mother instinctively
would think Of to comfort a heart
broken child.
Felix" she said tenderly. My
poor, dear Felix!'
VII.
In the fisherman's hut Hazard
scarcely could drag his eyes from
Helen. From chin to feet she was
swathed now in her own bath robe;
waiting to dry as she expressed it.
She sat huddled and star-eyed on an
upturned soap box.
With their backs against the wall,
securely manacled together, three dis
conscolate, scowling figures sat upon
the floor Near by the two deputy
sheriffs stood guard over them. The
sheriff sat on a deal table, swinging
his legs. The girl was talking.
II went straight down." she was
saying, Into the current, and the in
slant l felt the powerful suction
turned on my fashlight At the same
time my feet touched the ledge.
There, right before me was black,
yawning hole in the rock wall, and be-
fore l knew it or could put forth any
effort to stay myself, l was sucked
into it. l kicked loose from the weight
and right away was propelled upward
till the rope drew taut. l made one
last desperate effort to pull myself
back along the rope; but it was no
use. Then l cut it.
"All of a sudden my head bumped
against something hard-the roof,
suppose you'd call it; it sloped sharply
upward; and still clinging to my fash
light, scrambled along it till-zip!-
up l popped out of the water.
I'm less than minute could wade.
Then the cavern ended at a tunnel
which plainly had been cut in the rock
by men. The tunnel led me to short
ladder; and the top of the ladder is
under that trap-door right there, in
the middle of the floor!
when popped into the room, like
Harlequin" She lifted fold of the
bath robe and covered her face, not
entirely suppressing giggle. She
flashed look at one of the three hand
cuffed men-the doctor who had been
so curious at Mackinaw. You tell it."
she concluded.
The doctor was not wholly crushed.
He made gallant attempt to obey.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-02-25
Antiquity Of the Safety Pin.

That the Hittites were in constant
communication with other nations IL
shown by the fact that Egyptian scar
abs and amulets, Phoenician pottery
and Greek terra Gotta figures are
found in the tombs of different Pc
RODS. Bronze daggers and jewelry are
fairly common, and Woolley proudly
showed me safety pin three thou
sand years old that would still work.
Christian Herald.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-02-25
Benefited by Prohibition.

Dealers in soda fountain supplies,
except ice cream, say that the nation
wide increase Of prohibition is appre-
Gladly reflected in added business for
them, the demand having increased
about $1,O0O,000 in each of the last two
years.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-02-25

Felix Hazards experience in div
not be enlarged upon. He saw no
monster of hideous mien, nor even a
fish-not living thing. But he did
see something and felt something else
that set his brain to mulling over the
most amazing kind of conJectures;
wild, fantastic. improbable ideas that
must be grappled with and resolved to
a comprehensive theory.
What he saw was a wall of rock
with a broad ledge running athwart
its face. The ledge was perhaps
twenty feet above his head, and con-
sequently more than dozen or so feet
below the surface.
What he felt was strong current
or undertow whose tendency was to
draw everything within a certain ra-
dius toward the ledge.
Late that afternoon a tall, graceful,
strikingly pretty girl alighted from a
train and was met by Felix Hazard
at the station Her eyes were large
and gray and steady, and they lighted
up wonderfully at sight of the lanky,
lean-visaged detective.
AS for Hazard, his usually stern lin
eaments softened perceptibly as he
fastened forward to meet her.
'Tired?" he asked, relieving her Of
her bag.
Tired" she exclaimed. why, this
is just the beginning of holiday
jaunt-isn't it,"
Il hope So" His tone was serious.
"Of course l wouldn't have sent for
you II hadn't needed you"
81 don't know about that" she slyly
amended; you might have thought
you needed me-"
Reserve your opinion till you have
prowled round on the lake bottom q
WHILE" he advised; that's what l
want you for
She cried triumphantly:
"Ah-ha! So interpreted your cryp-
tic message correctly. At the last
moment l stuffed a bathing suit into
my bag"
Good! But you won't need it till
tonight"
Helen Bertel ostensibly was simply
stenographer at the Sutherland
agency's principal Offices; as a matter
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v /.

Felix counted the seconds of the first
minute. The rope played through his
hand at first and moved this way and
that, indicating that the girl was max
ing the best use of her time. Then all
at once it settled into steady pull
had she stepped off the ledge?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-02-25

This story throbs with real
ism in the words narrowest
meaning 1t is a faithful rem
derins of an authentic expert
ence III the career of a high
official of a detective agency
whose name is household
word throughout the English
speaking world. Real names of
persons and places are some
times disguised. In all other re-
spects the amazing, often thrill
ing, always gripping facts are
recorded just as they happened.