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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-01
WESTERN CANAQ|A'S
CEREAL CROP
One of the Best Ever Harvested.

The cereal crop of Western Canada
for 1917 was the most valuable one
ever harvested; the returns from all
classes of live stock have been equally
satisfactory. The wool clip was not
only greater than in any previous year,
but the price obtained was double that
Of 1916, which in turn was almost
double that of the year before.
AS was the case in 1915 and 1915.
many farmers were able to pay for
their land outright with the proceeds
of their first years crop. Further evil
dence Of the prosperity of Western
Canada is shown by the fact that one
in every twenty of the population is
now the owner Of an automobile. IT
the farming community alone is taken,
it will be found that the proportion OF
automobile owners is still greater. The
bank clearings of the leading cities of
Western Canada were consistently
higher than they were in the CORE
spending periods of 1916, and then they
were higher than the year preceding.
In Winnipeg $500,OOO,OO0 more was
cleared in the IL months ending No
vember 80 than in the same months
year ago.
The entry of the United States into
the, war has strengthened the bonds
between that country and Canada. We
| are now working together for the
same ends. Those who are not fighting
| are promoting greater production Of
| foodstuffs. In this connection Western
| Canada offers a wonderful Opportu-
| nifty. Not only can larger quantities
of staple fOOdstuffs be produced, but
the cost of production is lower and the
remuneration greater than where land
is more expensive. Notwithstanding
the fact that the price of farm prod
ucts has doubled during the past three
years, there are millions of acres of
| arabic land in Western Canada which
can still be bought at low price.
Western Canada has an enormous
acreage prepared for seeding to wheat
in 1918. 1t is larger than in 1917, and
will probably surpass the record area
put into crop in the year 1915, when
the largest crop ever known in the
West was harvested. The year 1918
should also see a further increase in
live stock activity.
Farmers have been investing consid-
cradle sums in cattle; the high prices
secured for wool and mutton have
opened the eyes of Western farmers to
the possibilities of sheep, and such was
the demand for breeding animals last
fall that it was impossible to meet it
adequately; the campaign for greater
hog production is expected to yield an
increase of between % and so per cent
in 1918.
Those who are contemplating coming
to Western Canada cannot do better
than come early in the spring when
they can put in a crop and harvest it
, In the fall. In this way they will be
able to achieve something that will
not only be of great benefit to them
selves, but also TO the great cause for
which the Allies, including the United
States, are now fighting.-Advertise-
ment. . ,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-01

rose sharply. Gordon looked little
obviously at Sheba.
"Are you a good climber?'
"Pm sure I must be-" she answered
with smile adorable. 81 believe /
could do the Matterhorn today"
Well up on the shoulder of the ridge
they stopped to breathe. The distant
noise of falling water came family to
them.
"We're too far to the left-must
have followed the wrong spur" Elliot
explained. probably we can cut
across the face of the mountain"
Presently they came to an impasse.
The gulch between the two spurs ter
minated in rock wall that fell almost
sheer for two hundred feet.
The color in the cheeks beneath the
eager eyes of the girl was warm.
Lets try it," she begged.
The young man had noticed that she
was as Sure-footed as q mountain goat
and that she could stand on the edge
| of precipice without dizziness. The
surface of the wall was broken. What
it might be beyond he could not tell,
but the first fifty feet was bit of
attractive and not too difficult rock
| traverse.
They had been following a ledge
that narrowed till it ran out Jutting
knobs of feldspar and stunted shrubs
| growing from crevices offered toe
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-01
Says Pile Remedy
Worth $4,000 a Box.
Columbus Man Knows What He IL
Talking About.

have had itching piles ever since my
earliest recollection. / am SO years old
and have suffered terribly. 1 have tried
many remedies and doctors. but no cure.
About weeks ago i saw your ad for
Peterson's Ointment. The first application
stopped all itching, and in three days all
soreness. / have only used one Csc box
and consider L am cured. You have my
heartfelt thanks, and may everyone that
sons Ointment, that is worth hundred
dollars or more box, a trial. Sincerely
yours, A. Newth, Columbus, Ohio.
at makes me feel proud to be able to
produce an ointment like that" says Pet
rerson mot only do 1 guarantee Peter
sons Ointment for old sores and wounds,
ing Skin, Pimples. Blackheads and al;
skin diseases. / put up big box for 80
cents price all can afford to pay and
money back from your druggist IL not
satisfied" Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-01

to wave it. For the first time since
Elliot had begun to traverse she took
the initiative in speech.
81 see some people away over to the
left, Mr.. Elliot. I'm going to call TO
Them" Her voice :hrobbed with hope.
But it was not her shouts or his.
which would not have carried one
tenth the distance. that reached the
group in the valley. Cne of them
caught a glimpse of the wildly way
ing coat. There was consultation
and two or three fluttered .landker-
chiefs in response Presently they
moved on.
Sheba could not believe her eyes.
They're not leaving us surelyT she
gasped.
That's what they're doing" en-
swered Gordon grimly. 'They think
we're calling to them out of vanity
to show them where we climbed"
"Oh!" She strangled a sob.
'1'm going to make it. I think see
my way from here" her companion
called across to her. "a fault runs to
the foot of the stairway, if can only
do the next yard or two"
He did them, by throwing caution to
the winds. An icy, rounded boulder
projected above him out of reach. He
unfastened his belt again and put the
shoes, tied by the laces, around his
neck. There was one way to get across
to the ledge of the fault. He tool
hold of the two ends of the belt
crouched and leaned forward on tip
toes toward the knob. The loop of thu
belt slid over the ice-coated boss
There was no chance to draw bacl
now, to test the hold he had gained
IL the leather slipped he was lost. Hi!
Dody swung across the abyss and hi:
feet landed on the little ledge beyond
His shout of success came perhaps
ten minutes later. 'I've reached TIL,
stairway, Miss O'Neill. I'll try not t,
be long, but you'd better exercise t,
keep up the circulation. Don't worry
please. I'll be back before night"
I'm so glad" she cried joyfully. :"
was afraid for you. And I'll not worr,
a bit. GOod-by."
Elliot made his way up to the sum
NIT and ran along footpath which
brought him to bridge across tn
mountain stream just above the falls
Before he had specialized on the shor
distances Gordon had been a cross
country runner. He was in fair con
dition and he covered the ground fas1
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-01
CHAPTER II-continued.

The purser gave information to FL
liot. "They call her Aunt Sheba, but
she's no relative of theirs. The KIDS
are on their way in to their fatner,
who is an engineer on one OF the
creeks back of Katma. Their mother
died two months ago. Miss O'Neill met
them first aboard the Skagit on the
way ND and she has mOthered them
ever since"
The eyes of Elliot rested on Miss
O'Neill. "She loves children.
"She sure does-no bluff about that"
An imp of mischief sparkled in the eye
of the supercargo. "Not married your
self, are you, Mr.. Elliott?
mo-
"Hmpv'
That was all he said, but Gordon felt
the blood creep into his face. This
annoyed him, so he added brusquely !:
"And not likely to be-"
When the call for breakfast came
Miss O'Neill took her retinue of young
sters with her to the dining room.
Looking across from his seat at an
adjoining table, Elliot could see her
waiting upon them with fine abb
sorption in their needs.
Before they had been long in the
dining room Macdonald came in carry
ing sheaf of business papers. he
glanced around, recognized Elliot, and
made instantly for the seat across the
table from him. On his face and head
were many marks of the recent battle.
''Trade you cauliflower ear for a
pair of black eyes, Mr.. Elliot" he
laughed as he shook hands with the
man whose name he had just learned
from the purser.
The grip of his brown, muscular
hand was strong. 1t was In character
with the steady, cool eyes set deep be-
meath the jutting forehead, with the
confident carriage of the deep, broad
shoulders.
"You might throw in several other
little souvenirs to boot and not miss
them" suggested Elliot with smile.
Macdonald nodded indifferently. 81
gave and took, which was as it should
DE, but II Win yous 4AA
Elliot. This wasn't your row."
ST hadn't been in good mix-up since
I left college. 1t did me lot of good
"Much obliged, anyhow" He turned
his attention to lady entering the
dining ROOM 'Mornin', Mrs. Self
ridge. HOw'S Wally?'
She threw up her hands in despair
''He's on his second bottle of liniment
already 1 expect those rufiians have
ruined his singing voice. When think
of how close you both came to death
last night"
II don't know about Wally, but
had no notion of dying, Mrs. Self
ridge. They mussed us up bit. Thai
was ALL"
"But they meant to kill you, the
towards. And they almost did 1t too
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-01

grips instead of the even foothOld of
the rock itself. AS Gordon looked
down at the dizzy fall beneath them
his judgment told him they had better
go back. He said as much to his COM
panion.
The smile she flashed at him was de-
lightfully provocative. $50 you think
I'm q 'fraid-cat, MI. Elliott"
His inclination marched with hers.
1t was their first adventure together
and he did not want to spoil it by I'M
due caution. There really was not
much danger yet so long as they were
careful.
Gordon abandoned the traverse and
followed an ascending crack in the
wall The going was hard. He looked
down at the girl wedged between the
slopes of the granite trough.
She read his thought. 'The Old
Guard never surrenders, SIR" was her
quick answer as she brushed in salute
with the tips of her fingers stray lock
of hair.
The trough was worse than Eliot
had expected. 1t had in it good deal
of loose rubble that started in small
slides at the least pressure.
9Be very careful of your footing" he
called back anxiously.
A small grassy platform lay above
the upper end of the trough, but the
last dozen feet of the approach was a
very difficult bit. Gordon fought his
way up with his back against one wall
and his knees pressed to the other.
Three feet short of the platform the
rock walls became absolutely smooth.
The climber could reach within foot
of the top.
"Are you stopped?" asked Sheba.
Looks that way"
A small pine projected from the
edge of the shelf out over the preci-
pice. 1t might be strong enough to
bear his weight. 1t might not. Cor
don unbuckled his belt and threw one
end over the trunk of the dwarf tree.
Gingerly he tested it with his weight,
then went up hand over hand and
worked himself over the edge of the
little plateau.
"All right?" the girl called up.
"All right. But you can't make it.
I'm coming down again."
I'D like to try it. I'll stop If it's
too hard" she promised.
The strength of her slender wrists
surprised him. She struggled up the
vertical crevasse inch by inch. His
heart was full of fear, for a misstep
now would be fatal. He lay down with
his face over the ledge and lowered
to her the buckled loop Of his belt.
Twice she stopped exhausted, her
back and her hands pressed against
the walls of the trough angle for sup
port.
Better give it up," he advised.
'I'll not, then" She smiled stub
bornly as she shook her head.
Presently her fingers touched the
belt.
Gordon edged forward an inch or
two farther. "Put your hand through
the loop and catch hold of the leather
above" he told her.
She did so, and at the same instant
her foot slipped. The girl swung ont
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-01
A Unique Suggestion.

A constable in Vermont town re-
Gently rounded up number OF hobos.
"Come along" he said to them, "you
have all got to have BATH"
This announcement was. Of course.
received with considerable perturba-
ton, especially by the eldest of the
men. "What!" he exclaimed. "A
bathi A bath with water7"
"Sure thing" said the constable.
.'Look here, Mr.. Constable" said the
apprehensive one. Couldn't you man
age 1t with one of them vacuum clean
rs?"-Case and Comment.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-01
ELLIOT is INTRODUCED TO MISS O'NEILL AND WITHIN A
FEW HOURS THEY HAVE A TERRIFYING ADVENTURE

Gordon Elliot is
Alaska the boat he meets
becomes interested he
ONei also going in Colby Macdonald active head of the land
grabbing Macdonald
the active
intervention Elliot probably his e Elliot and Macdonald
though the latter know
Elliot spoil plans of Macdonald to
acquire the unlawful exploitation OF i'm
position
Wa Macdonads rghthand who is
States where he had effort to
that there nothing wrong in Macdonad
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-01

Look at Wally-confined to his bed
and speaking In whisper. Look at,
yOu-a wreck. horribly beaten up al-
most dr0wned. We must drive the vii
lains ont Of the country or send them
to prison"
"Am l wreck?" the big Scotsman
wanted to know. 81 feel as husky as
a wellS!ed malamute."
"Oh, you talk But we all know
you-hnw brave and strong YOU are.
That's why this outrage ought to be
punished. What would Az ska do IL
anything happened r. you!"
II hadn't thoEshs Of thai. Omitted
Macdonald. The North would have
to go out Of business, suppose. But
your, right about one thing. Mrs. Self
ridge - brave and 'ong cncugh at
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-01

A face that never wears smile
mould be avoided.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-01

The best husker doesn't always
nake the most racket in the fodder.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-01

The English government has inn
proved the quality of the ale brewed
in that country.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-01
Most Likely One.

"On what ground did she sue him
for divorce? Somewhere in South
Dakota, believe"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-01

Should the air navy be classed with
the mosquito fleet?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-01
But Not Quite.

"Father, what is glutton7'' "A
glutton is grown man who can eat
almost as much az . small b0y."-Life.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-01

Lots of men would rather swindle
a fellow man out of a nickel than earn
q dollar by honest labor.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-01

Sweetest natures are those possess
ing the faculty of finding contentment.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-01

St. Paul will build eight new public
schools next year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-01

And Uncle Sam should see that we
get pure food for thought.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-01

But a fellow forgets flood control
when he gets his feet in the trough.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-01

Might doesn't always make right,
but it puts up a hard fight.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-01
RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR.

TO half pint of water add OF. Boy
Rum, small box of Barbo Compound,
and Il OF. of glycerine. Any druggist can
put this up or you can mix it at home at
very little cost. Full directions for MAX
ing and use come in each box of Barbo
Compound. 1t will gradually darken
streaked, faded gray hair, and make it soft
and glossy. 1t viii not color the scalp, is not
sticky or greasy, and does not rub off. Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-01
Il Elliot discovers that he and
Sheba have mutual friends. He
and Macdonald, naturally antag-
onistic, become energetic rivals
for the girls favor.
UST USE SPADE. CAREFULLY

(To BE CONTINUED
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-03-29

Charges that airplane goggles,
manufactured by German firm in
this country and used extensively by
American airmen, were so construct
ed as to make it impossible for the
aviator to Judge distances correctly,
W ere investigated by Major General
o. Squier, chief signal officer. Gen.
Squier had before him voluminous
report with reference to the glasses,
which have been banished from the
Rockwell aviation school at San
Diego, and until he had completed his
Investigation he refused to comment
on the incident.
Aviation officers here were deeply
interested in what appears to have
been a sensational disclosure, and
several, unofficially, ventured the be.
lief that the investigation may re-
veal the cause of many of the recent
fatal accidents to American aviato1s
in training.
The discovery that the refration OF
the lenses was faulty was made by
Major John Purroy Mitchell, former
Mayor of New York, it is stated
Many cadets complained that while
flying at a height of SO feet, the
goggles made the distance appear
about 80 feet. Major Mitchell found
himself unable to make a correc.
landing while wearing the glasses
but the difficulty disappeared whel
he dispensed with them.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-03-29
TO AILING WOMEN
A Little Sound Advice Will Help
Many a Sufferer in Paris.

No woman should consider herself
healthy and we'll if the kidneys are
weak. Poisons that pass Off in the
secretions when the kidneys are we'll,
are retained in the body when the
kidneys are disordered. If the kid
news and bladder become lnf1amed
and swollen worse troubles may
quickly follow. This is often the
cause of breakdown pains, lameness.
backache, etc. Uric poisoning is also
frequent cause of headaches, dizzy
spells. languor, nervousness and
rheumatic pain.
When suffering so, try Doan's Kid
ney Pills, a remedy that has proven
effective in thousands of such cases.
Let a Paris woman tell of her expert
ence.
Mrs. A. L. Burley, 329 Eighth ST.,
SAYS: 81 have used DOan's Kidney
Pills, getting them from the Ardery
Drug Co., and from the benefit l re-
ceived, l certainly think they are o
good, reliable remedy. Whenever my
kidneys have acted irregularly or my
back has been weak and lame, l have
used a box or so of Doan's Kidney
Pills. They have always relieved me
of the complaint"
Price coo, at all dealers. Don t
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Burley had. Foster-Milburn
Co., Mfrs, Buffalo, n. Y. (adv)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-03-29
Makes Discovery Digging Ditch
Owner of Land Made RiCh-Man Digging
Ditch Cured of Tenacious Disease
STORY A ROMANCE
People With Stomach, Kidney. Blood, Rheu-
matte Skin Affections Relieved

able by the people of that section that
an investigation was made and it was
found to be like radium, gold, plati-
mum and other wondrouS secrets of
nature-a natural compound contain
ing inimitable properties in proper
tions no chemist has attempted to du-
plicate. though a large sum was
offered he who could accomplish this.
To-day, like radium, which is used
in curing cancers, X~ray work, and
illuminating watch dials, so Acid Iron
Mineral has it's many uses, being a
remarkable remedy used externally or
internally and anyone troubled with
blood diseases, eruptions, rheuma-
tism, kidney, bladder or stomach dis
orders of any sort may wisely visit
the nearest store and procure a bot
tie. A twelve-ounce bottle sent pre-
paid on receipt of 81 by the Ferrodine
Chemical Corp, Roanoke, Va, or
send stamped envelope with letter
telling what your trouble is, for fold
er telling more about this great iron
preparation, Acid Iron Mineral.
Sold in Paris by Brooks & Snapp
Drug Co., and by good stores else
where. (adv)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-03-29
JUNIOR FOUR-MINUTE MEN IN
THIRD LIBERTY LOAN.

Plans have been announced for the
organization of Junior Four Minute
Men" in every school in the country.
According to the Division of Four
Minute Men of the Committee on
Public Information, bulletins especci-
ally prepared for school children will
he sent during the third Liberty loan
campaign for distribution by superin-
tendents to all schools in the United
States. Addresses will be prepared
from the material in these bulletins
just as regular Four-Minute speakers
in motion-picture houses prepare
their own speeches from bulletins
supplied by the Government.
In each school the children submit
ting the best speeches are to deliver
them in public. According to plans
the boy or girl awarded first prize
is to get a certificate from the United
States Government as a Junior
Four Minute Man.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-03-29

Acid Iron Mineral (non-alcoholic,
natural iron) is taken from a grea
deposit fund upon a poor farmers
place near Hickory, Mississippi, and
the story of this great gift of ma
lures, which made the farmer rich
and the medical world richer, and
makes it possible for the people to
quickly treat stomach, digestion, kid
ney, blood and rheumatic complaints
at home, makes interesting reading.
An old man while digging mill
race on the Horn Farm, ran across it.
He was afflicted with an old fever
sore and blood troubles which were
considered incurable. During the
several weeks digging his feet and
legs were wet each day as water
gathered and he noticed that this
water turned a reddish color caused
by mixing of water with the vein of
peculiar looking mineral, almost like
powder, which had apparently laid
for centuries encased in a marble
like casting of rock and clay.
The sore on his leg began to heal
and by the time his work was COM
pleted his leg was sound and well.
This was considered so very remark
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-03-29
FAMOUS ROBBER RESORT NOW
RED CROSS HEADQUARTERS

Isolated Jackson Hole, in Western
Wyoming, famous as one of the West
ern retreats and Ravens of refuge fol-
train robbers, cattle thieves and other
outlaws, embraces now a snowbound
chapter of the Red Cross that is cor
sidered unique by Red Cross noun
tain division headquarters.
The membership of the chapter is
ASS persons scattered over a wide ex-
panse of territory The only outlet
to Jackson Hole for eight months of
the year is a single wagon road over
Teton Pass. Through the winter
months the members are much &C
customed to seeing herds of from one
thousand to two thousand elks than
they are single human besides
members of their own households.
To-day, with the exception of news
papers and telephone, "the Hole" j.
like the rest of the West fifty years
ago.
But it is not only for the soldiers
that the Red Cross chapter has been
benefit. Until it was organized
Lee Cooper, its secretary, says THAI
motion pictures, lectures, Y. NJ. c. A
or Red Cross organizations never has
penetrated the valley. Most houses
are built of logs and snow make:
travel difficult in winter, but tn
chapter has record with the division
headquarters for knitting and givin,
other supplies for the troops.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-03-29
FREE BOOKS FURNISHED BY THE
STATE.

Do you know that group of SO
books may be borrowed from the
kentucky Library Commission for
your community, your club, or your
school? The collection may be re-
tanned for six months and the only
cost to you is transportation.
If you want material on a special
subject, a book or small group OF
books may be borrowed for thirty
days. The only expense to you will
be parcel post charges.
Write to the Kentucky Library
Commission, Frankfort, for full infor-
nation
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-03-29
ia - -
FOR A BAD COLD.

Take Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy. 1t has stood the test Of time
and can be depended upon.
(adv. March)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-03-29
p p r

With the approach of the summer
political campaigns we await the va
rious proclamations of neutrality.