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ing thirty miles an hour from half past
nine to lunch time. Supposing he does
get five hundred dollars week. Is
that life? I ask you"
"Just the same, it's lot of money to
pay" Zapp said, "and furthermore all
the moving picture actors gets con-
tracts for year already"
"But what is such contracts worth?"
Birsky asked. eff moving picture fell
Ter wants to get rid Of such q con-
tract, all he has got to do is to get
the party of the second part to play
Ned in a fillum where Ned escapes
back from a cliff five hundred feet
from the sheriff by leaping on horse
high, understand, and the widow
can frame the contract and hang it
in the front parlOr as sOwveneer Of
the two weeks when her husband used
to make five hundred dollars week."
Zapp sighed heavily.
81 got designer which has me I'M
der a three years contract since last
Tuesday already" he said, land if
could hire Maxine Elliott for a model
and c. M. Schwab for a salesman, 1
couldn't get rid of that murderer's
designs for the cost of the Innings
alone. There's big money in it for
somebody who could persuade that
swindler to play in fillum where Ned
gets locked in burning ranch by
the Mexican for a thousand dollars a
week. would pay two weeks salary
out of my own pocket, and if they
amt got ranch to burn would even
give the moving picture concern a
house out in Borough Park which l
got vacant on my hands since 1913"
Maybe you think such a thing amt
possible that waist designer should
get job as moving picture actor?
Birsky said. Believe me, Zapp, the
last thing in the world which is nee
essary in the moving picture business
is experience-in particular the actors
and the people which writes the see
nariOs. You remember i'm the old
days, Zapp, that everybody thought he
could sell clothing. Well, nowadays
every fool thinks he could be q NOV
ing picture actor, and most of them
are. It's the same way with writing
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-12-22

the scenarios. Take any retail DIR,
goods concern today, and everybOd.
from the cash girls to the store super
intendent is writing scenarios on x
side. Also, Zapp, if you go into !
street car and fellow opposite yol
is talking to himself, understand, 20
might think he's lunatic, Zapp, o.
as a matter of fact he amt crazy
from three to ten dollars, on accoun
l. is doping out scenario which
would sell for SOmewhereS around tina
price to a moving picture concerT
Furthermore, If you see man stan
still on the sidewalk and make mark
on an old envelope with Il pencil, th;
amt no sign that he's trying to figur
how it could be he is Overdrawn a
the bank two dollars and forty-fiv'
cents. No, Zapp. A Teller could MAXI
a living nowadays collecting old enve
lopeS and selling 'em to people tG
make memorandums of scenarios on"
"HOw do they do it?" Iapp ex.
claimed. 81 could no more write see
mario and get away with it as check
for million dollars"
That's because you amt never tried
to write scenario" Birsky said. "All
you've got to do is to take play like
Hamlet for instance, and you call
Hamlet Ned and the king Mexican
Louis. Then you dictate the main
points to stenOgrapher and send it
to a moving picture concern which was
formerly in the plumbing supply bust
ness or children's knee pants. and
you're bound to get away with it.
Zapp, because the only plays them fell
lers knows anything about is shows
they used to take their customers to
see, and If you are trying to sell a
customer goods, you naturally don't
take him to see Hamlet Am right
or wrong"
"You don't take him to a moving
picture, neither" Zapp said.
81 know you DON'T" Birsky replied.
asking a customer to go to a theay-
ter and then taking him to moving
pictures, Zapp, is the equivalence of in
wiling him to lunch and then blowing
him at drug store to an egg choco-
late with matted milk"
"At that, there's lots of people
makes luncheon off of chocolate
matted milk" Zapp said.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-12-22

are killing the hen that laid the golden
eggs"
That's all right, too Birsky re-
torted, 'but compared with the golden
eggs which moving pictures is laying
the old-time thayter was a rooster,
Zapp. And not only is the moving pic
ture fellers making big money, but
they amt got to invest not near as
much capital as regular theayter
manager. Take this here Belasco, for
instance, which he specializes on re-
elastic shows with telephone switch
boards, restaurants and doctors offices,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-12-22


billions them contained of eighth full of
handles walls
handling
handling
while the
a loathome
widespread
typhoid
the Vaccinations Of
creatures known as
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-12-22

and suppOsing, for instance, he's got
restaurant in it, y'understand, then
every night that show plays in New
York or Grand Forks or Sandusky or
wherever it happens to be, they put
on the stage real restaurant, with
coffee machines and gas griddles, and
they broil right there in front of the
audience every day steaks for ten or
fifteen dollars, because Mr.. BelascO is
very artistic that way. If he puts on
Il restaurant, it's put on right it don't
make no difference what it costs; but
You take Il moving picture Teller, and
if he has got Il fillum with a restaurant
il it, all he does is to go to restau-
rant and ask the Teller that runs it he
should allow for five-dollar note the
movie actors to carry ON there, and
pictures is taken of it with camera
Then when you go to see the fillum,
understand me, they flash on the
screen:
NED DISCOVERS HIS SISTER IN
A FASHIONABLE BROADWAY
RESTAURANT.
and afterwards they show the fashion
able Broadway restaurant, and on the
wall is sign:
CHILL CON cARNE, 15c
That's the difference between Mr..
BelascO and moving picture fellers.
What do they care about being arts
tic if it's going to cost an extra ten
dollars, Zapp? All they want is to
keep the expenses down.
That's where you make big mis-
take" Zapp declared. Moving pic
ture fellers is eaten up with expenses.
For instance, the wages which NOV
ing picture fellers pays to their actors
is something terrible. Five hundred a
week is small already"
swell, why not?" Birsky retorted.
Look what moving picture actor is
got to do to earn his money. We will
say, for example, that he goes to work
at nine O'Clock. At half past nine he
goes up to Central park and falls out
of OitermObile running thirty miles
an hour. The first time he falls out,
maybe, the Teller that works the cam
era wasn't looking, so he's got to fall
out again. This time somebody moves
the camera, so he falls out third time,
and one way or another they keep that
actor falling out of an Oitermobile 60
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-12-22
Hope for Poor Writers.

Motion pictures are being employed
for the purpose Of making scientific
study Of the various movements in
writing with a view to ascertaining
how poor writer's can best be taught
to improve. Motion pictures have
been taken Of children of two groups:
Good writer's and poor writer's. These
pictures have been thrown on the
screen for the purpose of analysing the
kinds Of movements which character
lie good as distinguished from poor
writer's. The investigators are not yet
ready to make final deductions as to
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-12-22

Oxygen and alcohol vapor are being
used to stimulate the heart by English
physicians.
A clip has been invented for holding
a spoon on the edge Of a cooking
utensil or medicine glass.
New York state consumes 370,55O,-
600 feet of lumber annually in making
packing boxes and crates.
Implements have been dug ND in
Southern California which indicate
conclusively that the primitive Ameri-
cans have had an understanding Of
dental surgery.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-12-22

merely their souls. May claim them
as my share?" Montbar laughed
loudly.
"As many as you can get. But how
do you plan to snare such cunning
things?"
Listen and 1 will tell. Upon some
mountain top from whence it may be
seen from affair your men must build
me a great mission. In front of this
mission / will place great magic
lure, so that all seeing it shall be
drawn closer. And once I have them
before it 1 shall talk to them of the
true faith until one by one they shall
embrace it that Christ may receive
them. Thus I'm my keeping will be
their souls. Am I not crafty, also?'
Montbar slapped his thigh.
"Wondrous so, Father, and it is a
good bargain for both Of us-the souls
for you and the gold for me. But what
is to be the magic lure?"
"That, my son, you shall know in
good time. You say you sail in a
fortnight Upon the morning of your
departure you must send me 40 of
your men to convey it to the ship.
You promise that?'
"As many as you WISH" MontSar
agreed.
And when the day of sailing came
and 40 straining men hauled aboard
one of tbs clips great cross made of
iron, Montbar walked about it in much
awe. ''By all the saints, Father" he
said as he crossed himself, you have
Come prepared to convert a universe"
"If the better the day the better the
deed, why may it not as well be that
the greater the emblem the greater
the good?"
Whereupon they made sail and dis
appeared adown the western horizon.
And from that day nearly 400 years
ago until but few months ago no eye
of man saw sign or trace of them.
-
Up the Gulf Of Mexico the oil barge
Crescent came wallowing like pig in
the trough of burly, rough and tumble
Seas that ran over her like the slath-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-12-22


these beds places the charged with Ignite
restored remains nour
The animal
Arundel formation include fossil turtles crocod dinosaurs
predominant
hundreds certainly of
which found
Washington labeled and the Washngtonian is
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-12-22

They're welcome, for all of me-"
Birsky said, "but so long as I've got
the price I would stick to soup, meat,
dessert and coffee, and I'm the same
way about going to a show. When
l go broke, I'll be moving picture
fan too, Zapp, but as it stands, when
l feel like taking in theayter I want
to see a show which was written by
an author, not truck driver. Also
I like to hear an actor as well as see
him, Zapp."
"Me too" Zapp agreed, "and if he's
got other talents besides falling out of
an OitermObile goi~~ thirty miles an
hour, Birsky, so much the better"
Copyright, New York Tribune.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-12-22

take his choice, but the wayit all hap
pened was like this: Carlos de Mont
bar, grown old and gray as silver fox
In adventures upon land and sea and
adventures upon land and sea and
listening with his ear to the ground
the better to hear the rumbles from
afar, arose saying to himself:
"Cortez! Who, then, is he to be a
worker of marvels which 1 cannot do?
True, he has shaken the tree of con-
quest first and many golden apples
have fallen into his helmet, but in his
haste has he not left as many more
behind? / will follow in his steps,
and with much less trouble than be-
fell him gather those he has left be-
hind. also becoming rich and famous.
will take my two ships, summon
my men and sail to this land of gold"
And thus having determined he as
sembled his crews, after which he
sought out the good padre Ferdinand.
''Father," he said. 81 have two as
good ships as eyer broke wave and
crews Of whom even Satan himself
Is afraid. We are to sail to the won
derful land of Mexico and fill our
holds with it's treasures. But there
will be storms to overcome, dying COM
rades to minister to and proper
prayers for our success to be said,
therefore we cannot sail without a
priest. Be one of us as our holy ad-
visor and your share shall be next to
mine" The priest smiled up at him.
E ''Yes, you will need a priest, and
therefore will go. But it is not the
gold of these heathens that wish. but
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-12-22
Classified.

young woman called at the Boston
post Office and inquired if there was a
letter for her. Business or love let
ter?" jokingly inquired the clerk.
Business" was the hesitating reply,
accompanied by deep blush. AS
there was no such letter to be found,
the young lady took her departure.
She came back, however, after little
while, and said, in faltering tones,
please, would you mind looking
among the love letters ?"-WOman's
Journal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-12-22
INTERESTING ITEMS

Artificial flowers can be restored by
being held in steam.
Brazil supplies coffee enough to
make 119,OOOOOO,OOO cupfuls of coffee
a day.
The letters e. P. n. S. on silver-plat-
ed teapots mean "electro-plate on nick
ell silver"
Both the stepped legs and the brac-
ing legs of an Oregon inventors step
ladder telescope so that it will stand
evenly on uneven surfaces.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-12-22

Chepultepec
tme and,h therefore,
Macauey but
Imprisonment
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-12-22

what the films reveal, but they are Of
the opinion that differences in rhythm
of action and in the coordination Of
certain strokes are among the char
arcteristics which will form basis for
judging good and bad movements. The
advantage of the films is that they
can be stopped at any point for de-
tailed examination and comparison,
of course, they can be repeated any
number of times.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-12-22

luton as telegraph operator. She
saw many hardships in connection
with the revolution, at one time being
imprisoned for % days without any
thing to eat but mildewed bread.
She served on the official staff Of
General Carranza and at one time was
nearly captured by Villa, who had
heard of her and wished to have her
with him. When Villa invaded the
Mexican capital, after his break with
Carranza, he searched for Miss Estra-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-12-22
Why a Ship Floats.

No ship should stay on top of the
water unless that part of 1t beneath
the surface displaced as much water
as the ship weighed. If the volume Of
water so displaced was lighter than
the ship, the latter would sink. 1t is
a principle of nature that lighter things
pass above those of greater weight.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-12-22
Treatment of House Plants.

Earth for window boxes or ported
plants should be heated in the oven
before using and will save much worry
regarding little bugs and worms.
Spraying plants with a syringe and a
suds of naphtha soap will destroy
plant lice and spiders.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-12-22

VISIT to germ-lncubatlnS eStaDilSIl-
ment will convince any person of the
efforts being made by scientists to
combat the disease pests of humanity.
1t is a somewhat impressive and
not at all comfortable thought, on en-
tering the room wherein the germ
ovens, or incubators, as they are
called, are kept, that there are greater
potentialities for destroying human
life here than if the apartment was
filled with dynamite. In the neat pol
oil
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-12-22

Z WAS upon one of those
good old days of nearly
four hundred years ago
when that prince of bold
buccaneers. CorteZ. was
grinding Mexico under his
iron heels and sending his
ships back laden with treas
ures, and while all Spain
was ringing like a bell to
the tune of his deeds, that
the beginning of the cir
cumstances happened. As
to whether the ending was
due to a near miracle or
pure chance each must
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-12-22
Two of a Kind

Bachelor (sadly)-I dreamed last
night that was married. The alarm
clock woke me-" Benedict (more sad
ly)-I dreamed last night that l was
single. The twins woke me."-Buffalo
News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-12-22
Interesting Fossils Found Near Washington

oss shells and other fossil remains which abound
Washington and found
than which
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-12-22
Uncle Sam Propagating Dread Disease Germs

no the
alarm the contrary
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-12-22

The Chilean government has post
poned conversion of its paper currep-
cy to gold until January, 1910.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-12-22
Mexican Girl Licensed as Wireless Operator

Mexican
wi
granted this country
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-12-22


1.-The deering
pending the effort to obtain sufficiently large demand
that will be While
originally
mpo mi
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-12-22

Which is vast and remote, so long gone
that the human mind has difficulty in
gathering or entertaining the concep-
ton.
1t is in the Arundel formation that
some of the rich fossil finds have been
made. The outcrops of the Arundel
formation within Prince Georges coun-
ty are confined to it's northwestern
portion, between Washington and
Laurel, but it is believed to underlie
the greater portion of the country
south and east of the AnacOStia river
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-12-22

bureau OF fisheries VINO nave HHCeH
them, they are very palatabie. This
is known as the grayfish or dogfish,
but better known as the former.
1t has been known for some time
that the tilefish was good for food
but 1t is only recently that the gray
fish has been introduced; and, despite
its specie, it has met with popular fa-
vOr wherever it has been placed on
the market.
The government has issued sew
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-12-22
People Of Washington Advised to Eat

Washing
introduced by
officials OF the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-04
IRR|TAB|L|TY
. DISAPPEARED
/ VERY QUICKLY
After Prof. C. T. MoIIer Had
Taken Less Than Halt
Bottle Nerv- Worth.

Little more than month has
passed since the Burke drug store be-
gan to sell this unequalled nerve
tonic, but already it has done a large
number of local users a world of
good. 1t is characteristic OF Clarks-
burg folks to pass good news along
and those whom Wentworth has
quickly benefited have for weeks
been expressing their gratitude by
telling fellow-sufferers through local
papers about the remedy. The fol-
lowing is case in point. 1t came in
the recent post from c. 7. Moller,
the popular violinist music teacher:
"Burke's Drug Store-Having suf-
fered some nervousness owing to
close application and overwork in
my profession, which requires con-
slant attention and considerable pa
thence, thought something of trying
Nerv-Worth, the medicine so eX-
tensively advertised in our daily pa
pers.
II bought one bottle and have
taken about one-half OF it. find my
nerves are quoted down to normal
conditions. am not at all irritable
nor do get out Of patience. | think
it's splendid nerve tonic and cheer
fully recommend it.
(slgned) &C. T. MoLLER.
Wentworth absolutely guaran'
teed at the Burke Drug Store. Dol,
lar back if you are not benefited
Advertisement.
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in the proper files of Harrison County, in
Trust Deed Book z, page 104, and given to
secure The Farmers Bank at Clarksburg
the payment of note therein described.
And the said Minnie Jackson having
failed to pay said note, or renewal there
Of, and the same being now past due, and
being requested so to do by said bank, l
will on
SATURDAY, THE 10Th. DAY OF JAN.
UARY, 1916,
commencing ut one o'clock p. M, sell at
public outcry at the front door of the
Court House of Harrison County, that GER
tain lot situate in the Wines Addition to
the City Of Clnrksburg, in Harrison Coun-
ty, West Virginia, SAN lot fronting IS feet
on alley three and extending back to Hill
Street 152 feet and 5 inches, and known
and designated on n plat Of said addition
as lot No. and the same that was con-
veyed to the said Jackson by James NJ.
Wine and wife by deed dated August 81,
1900 and Of record in the proper Office Of
said county in Deed Book III, page IS.
There Is on said lot a good two-story
frame dwelling.
TERMS OF SALE: Cash in hand on
day Of sale.
Given under my hand this 22nd. day of
December, 1915
HARVEY w. HARMER,
Trustee.
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PUT CREAM IN NOSE
AND STOP CATARRH
Tells How To Open Cloggcd Nos
trils and Ed Head-Colds.

You feel fine in a few moments.
Your cold in head or catarrh will be
gone. Your clogged nostrils will open.
The air passages Of your head will
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more dizziness. headache; no hawking,
snuffling, mucous discharges or dry
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Tell your druggist you want a small
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little Of this fragrant, antiseptic cream
in your nostrils, let 1t penetrate
through every air passage Of the head;
soothe and heal the swollen. inhamcd
mucous membrane, and relief comes
instantly.
1t is just what every cold and
catarrh sufferer needs. Don't stay
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ment.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-04
To Charles Sumner Bird with
4. Ellhu Root for Secretary
of State.

The following open letter has been
sent by Charles Sumner Bird, OF Mas
.sachusetts. to George W. Perkins
chairman OF the executive committee
of the Progressive National Commit
tee. Mr.. Bird, as the Progressive
candidate for governor in 1912, re-
ceiyed $4,000 votes and, again, as
a candidate in 1918, received 1866
900 votes, defeating the Republican
candidate by over 10000 votes.
Mr.. George W. Perkins, Chairman
of the Executive Committee. Ma
tional Progressive Committee,
New York, N. Y:
Ny dear Mr.. Perkins:
The Progressives, more than two
million strong, await with much in
terest the action of the National
Progressive Committee which meets
In Chicago January II. We are
largely anti-Democratic and yet many
of us will vote the Democratic ticket
rather than support reactionary
Republican candidate, or subscribe
to a narrow, stand-pat platform.
Z The time is at hand when the re-
sponsible leaders of the Progressive
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-04
IS YEARS
CURED IN q DAYS

Gentlemen: For over Is years was
afflicted with eczema, covering my
arms, legs and face. ! suffered so that
| could not sleep. My face was red
and swollen, and covered with dry
feverlsh scales. Was unable to attend
TO business for weeks at o time.
| had about given up all hope when
| tried Amolox. The first application
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days | was able to attend to business.
After 30 days treatment my eczema
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pimples on the face, 1lackheads, and
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Trial size, Soc. Guaranteed and recon-
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What a sigh OF relief and confidence
would come from every section Of the
country. repeat--put 1t up to the
Republican leaders. II they refuse to
see; II they decline to act, then the
responsibility for another Democratic
victory will be theirs.
Yours very truly,
CHARLES SUMNER BIRD.
January, 1916.
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STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Wallace Bank for the
election OF Directors for the ensuing
year, or any other business that may
properly come before the meeting, will
be held in its banking house at Wal
lace. W. Va, on Tuesday, January 18th
1916, at 1880 P. NJ.
G. T. WILLIAMSON, Cashier.
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srn. DAY OF JANUARY. 1918.

I at 1:30 O'CLOCK +. NJ. tHe tUIIuWIHg 1es-
cribed real estate:
tbsreto situate in the town OF Jarvisviiie
Harrison County, West Virginia, said lot
containing three acres, more or less, and
being the same property that was con.
yeyed by Mary A. Perine 20 G. w. Brohard
by deed bearing date the 9th day Of Oeto-