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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-08-30
Danger.

"Your majesty, the enemy is pursu-
ing our gallant forces relentlessly."
''How close are they to our splendid
troops?"
'Very close, your majesty, very
close. They are in actual contact with
our rear guards, and within three
weeks Of catching up to the place
where the crown prince is"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-08-30

Love Stronger Than Duty.
Duty makes us do things well, but
love makes us do them beautifully
Phillips Brooks.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-08-30

It's usually the parents fault when
the children would rather be some
where else than at home.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-08-30

nights wondering how much his neigh
borS know about him.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-08-30

n ND because eternal things are
~ true this is the biggest Labor
4 n Day and also one of the most
serious. It is as sober in its deeper
relations and aspects as it is inspir-
ing to labor leaders and members of
labor organizations because it comes
in time of notable labor gains and
demonstrations of labor's power and
prestige.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-08-30

Wen say this for money. It's the
only thing that will make some fellows
work.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-08-30

New York has 5000 women enlisted
in a police reserve corps.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-08-30

Appropriate Decoration.
"How is that aviator's room fixed
up?" II don't know, but it ought to
be with fly paper"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-08-30
TI/HO are the laborinq menP

We are the laboring men:
We who stand IN the ranks of trade
And count the taIIies that toll has made;
Who guard the Golfers of vealth untold,
And ford the streams of glstening gold;
Who send the train ON its breathless trips,
And rear the buildings and sail the ships
And though our coats be a trtfe fine,
And though our diamonds fash and shine,
Yet Ue ure the labOring men
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The JOY OF
MOTHERHOOD
Came to this Woman after
Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound to
Restore Her Health

Ellensburg, Wash" After I was
married was not well for a long time
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-08-30

South Pasadena Home Guardsmen
refuse to read Hearst publications.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-08-30
Hard Luck, Indeed.

"Say," said an infantryman, do you
want to hear about the worst piece of
out-of-luck that ever happened in the
A. E. f.? A pal of mine went into the
fight with 1000 francs in his pocket.
Now he's reported missing" STARS
and Stripes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-08-30
The genuine laboring men.

ne genuine tUOOfTH9 HstW
We bolt the gates of the angry seas,
We keep the nations granary keys;
The routes of trade sOe haze built and planned
Are veins of life to a hungry land.
And power haze ve IN our peaceful strife,
For a nations trade IS nations life;
And take the sails of our commerce in.
Where mere your artisans pals Of tint
Age, where were your laborers then9
For we are the Iaboring men!
WHO are the laboring men?
We are the laboring men:
We of the mental toll and strain,
Who still the body and lash the brain;
Who wield our pen uhen the worlds asleep.
And plead Nth nortazs to laugh or weep;
Who bind the Mound and plead the cause,
Who preach the sermons and make the lawss
Who man the stage for the listening throng,
And fight the deuils of shame and sOrong.
Yes, We are the laboring men
The genuine laboring men.
And though our hands be small and tOhite,
And though our flesh be tender and light,
And though oar music be soft and low,
Our red blood sluices are swift of fow.
We've power to kindle passions fire
With the fame of rage and fell desire;
Or quel NTH soothing words and arts
The thro5s of grief, the Ieaping hearts.
And who shall question then
That ,ve are the labortng men?
WHO are not the laboring m'en9
They're not the laboring men,
They who creep IN dens and lanes
To rob their betters of honest gains;
The rich aOho stoop to devour the poor,
The tramps Who' beg from door to door.
The rogues iUho loue darkened sky,
And steal and rob, and cheat and lie;
The loafng sUights and senseless bloats
Who drain their pockets to aOet their Threats.
They're not the laboring men
The genuine laboring men,
And all true hearts that the price Uould giue
For honest Jog and a right to ltve,
And every soul to truth alice,
Willing to thrive and let others thrive,
Should rise Nth true and steady hand
And mark these foes NTH Uillain brand,
And shame them into the ranks Of toll,
Or crush them under their kindred soil
Away from the aboring naen-
The genuine laborlng men,
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TT7HO are the laboring men9
w We are the ldborinq men:

n
w We are the ldboring men:
We, the muscle of the tribes and lands,
With sun-trod faces and horn-gloUed hands;
With Well-patched garments, stained and coarse
With unframed voices, heavy and hoarse;
Who brave the death of the noontide heats,
Who mow the meadows and pave the streets,
Who push the plow by the smooth-faced sod,
Or climb the crags Nth a well- filed bod.
Yes, are the laboring
The genuine laboring men.
And each, Somewhere in the stormy sky,
Has s,Ueet loue-star, be 1t lou or high;
For pride haze We to do and dare
And a heart hare ne to cherish and care;
And power haze aOe-for, lose braun,
And Where we're your fourishing cities gomez
Or bind our hands or fetter our feet,
And what Would the gaunt world find to eatf
Aye; where tOere your gentry thenf
For s0e are the laborlng naeni
WHO are the laboring mena
= We are the laboring men,:
We of the iron and waterway,
Whom fire and steam and tide obey;
Who stab the sea NTH a prow of oak,
Who blot the sky NTH cloud of smoke,
Who bend the breezes unto our Wills
And feed the looms and harry the mills;
Who oft haze the liues of u thousand known
In the Kissing UalUes that hold own!
eS, Ue are me tGOOf1ng men,
The genuine aborng men.
And though coat may button lack
And though face be sooty and black,
And though the words be heavy of fow,
And neaO-called thoughts come tordy and sow,
Ind though rough words IN speech may blend,
A hearts heart and friends friend.
And power haze we, but for skill,
The ,Uaue would drown and the sea wouzd kill:
And where Were your gentry thenP
Age, We are the laboring men!
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Pack of Liars.

Them people over ut TumliAville
are a pack of dad-burned Harst" de-
clared old Wash GuIliger of Rumpus
Ridge, Ark, upon his return G-om a
nights stay in the county seat. II
driv' into town just after dusk. and a
couple of miles before l got there 1
could hear Il hooraw going on. When
I arrived bells were changing, whistles
blowing. gents rambling aroun1 with
torches. guns and such as that. It
'peared TO be a right lively fuuctiCe,
but missed something
pheasant time, says I to "a Teller,
but whur is ne att
"'Whur is who atT' says be-.
""The Niger SAYS /.
Jaw, this hain't a lyuchin'. says
he. The allies have signed am Arme-
MAN with the Dutch. ''-kanS1s CITY
Star.
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and yourself, will be acquainted with
all the details, outside of the depart
mental head. You remember Keller
man?"
Mark nodded, trying TO piece to-
gether the pictures of the past.
1--WE are working out the mobiliZa-
ton plans for the first contingent, af-
ter it reaches France" Howard con-
tinued. Its a bigger scheme than
anything we knew in the past. You'll
act as my subordinate ana have an in
Innate knowledge Of the details-a sort
OF understudy, in feet. but with a good
deal of initiative as well. And if war
comes, as 1t is sure 10 come, We'll be
sent over on the first transport, to pre-
pare things for the troops. All, Kel-
herman, here's Wallace, newly arrived
to take over his duties"
Mark saw not the slightest change in
Kellerman since the days of b Cuban
war. Kellerman was just as ford as
ever, just as burly, with the same rath-
er sinister way of giancing; his black
hair Yves unthinned and untouched
with gray. He had borne the years
much better than Mark.
II Kellerman ~reciprocated Marks
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RISK LIVES TO CATCH FISH
Indian BOYS Get Rich Harvest From
Breaking Waves Off the Coast
of Washington.

Even the lads of nine and twelve
years at the old Indian settlement of
La Push, nesting behind the pinnacle
rocks that rise out Of h Pacific ocean
off the mouth of the Quillayute river
in Washington. are doing their share
toward winning the The lads.
half dressed, dash across the beach
to meet the incoming tide, wade into
the water and wait for the waves to
break with fish. As the c0mbers break
the lads dash into the boiling surf
and rake the ocean for fish Ere
quently the waves dash over the boys
heads, but they eve lose their foot
ing and the danger of the work does
not excite more than passing attention
from the old women weaving baskets.
During the day the Indians at La
Push village average fully a ton of
fish caught with dip nets. The Older
men help with the curing when their
days work is done, bur 1T is the boys
task to capture the FISH.
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Even before news of the signing of
the armistice set the hearts of the
world to rejoicing. apparel began to
refect the cheerful mood of a public
certain of victory. Among other
things optimism showed itself first in
more picturesque and colorful mill
linery. more formal evening dress and
in dinner and house gowns of splen-
didIy colored oriental silks. The
signs point To reaction from things
quiet and sedate to things lively and
bright in the matter Of clothes. Soon
we shall see how the colonies Of fash
1Onables at southern resorts express
themselves in clothes.
When 1t comes to negligees-there
are no two minds. They are the love
Hest Of garments and only worn for
the eyes Of those privileged TO enjoy
them within the walls of home. War
or no war. women consider themselves
entitled TO these lovely fineries dur
ing the strenuous. times just passing.
We may be sure their home-returning
heroes will find them gloriously ar
rayed. and negligees will be as. lovely
Us they know how TO make them.
A beautiful (and perhaps a bit ex-
itravagant) example of the negligee Is
pictured above. 1t is a superb inter
probation in lace. yer soft pink satin
1t is made of lace %fiouncing showing
q enaisSance pattern on 4 fine net
background. Two fiounces form the
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what had been his thoughts for Ell
eanor, his vague wishes as TO her fu-
ture?
He did not know. He had dreamed
dreamed of her, and never pictured
her as she was.
There was an informal. stand-up
supper about eleven. Eleanor came 10
Mark and asked him to take her 10
the buffet. Mark was conscious of n
GOODNESS. or hurt resentment in the
girls tanner. as If be had neglected
her.
He brought her a plate and sat be
side her in an alcove. They were alone,
measurably, for the first time that eve
ming.
Uncle Mark, you are disappointing
me-" said Eleanor.
Il know it, and I'm sorry for it"
said Mark. II suppose it's-because
l am not a bit like what you expected
me to be-"
You are not the least bit like what
l expected. or remembered, Captain
Mark" she answered.
In his jealousy he was conscious of
the altered prefix. And, as Eleanor
looked at him with hurt in her eyes
she broke off to smile ar a young officer
across the room. who returned an ar
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CHAPTER IV.-Continued.

1t came in the form of q letter from
Howard had. in the past, repeatedly
tried to induce Mark TO take advantage
Of opportunities that he had put before
him, but Mark nae refused stubbornly,
until the Major had given him up in
disgust. Howard did o know, and
Mark did not himself understand, the
underlying idea in his own mind, the
sense of subdued ancor against the
man who had robbed him of Eleanor,
coupled with the sense of sacrifice,
that he might withdraw all his claims
on the child.
Now, however, Howard made one
more attempt.
Il want you to think this PROPOSE
ton over as quickly as possible" he
wrote, mot for my sake or yours, but
because you duty is to tax the job.
With war with Germany in plain view
TO the initiated, there are great things
doing In Washington, and I've been
offered my old post at the mobilization
department, which has been enlarged
beyond all knowledge. Your work in
the West is better known than you
think, Wallace, and we want you here.
Wire If you can, and come by the first
train. This is official, so don't wait
for divisional notification, which may
take days"
The letter reached Mark in one of
his periods of helpless dependency.
Impulsively he wired back. accepting,
regretted as soon as the message had
been dispatched, but packed his suit
case, turned over the command to the
senior lieutenant, and took the train
for Washington.
AS he went East the years seemed
to fall from him like a dream. 1t was
a frozen labyrinth in which he seemed
TO nave been wandering; he seemed to
come to himself with a consciousness
of years wasted. but of years of action
ahead.
Colonel Howard gazed curiously at
him as he rose from his desk in the
var office and grasped his hands.
AZ should never have known you
Wallace" he said.
What he was thinking was, Good,
Lord, how the years have eaten into
him -
Don't think that your work has
been unrecognized," he said, after a
few minutes of desultory chatting. 'It
has been. and / know that recognition
is coming to you in the fullest meas
ure. You are TO work under me here;
it's a big scheme that we are prepar-
ing, my boy, n only Kellerman and /,
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Disdain Western Finery.

In reply TO an inquiry from an
American firm as TO the demand here
for lace goods and embroideries, ii
can be stated. reports the American
consul at Yokohama. that as the Japa-
nese women cling very tenaciousIy TO
their style of dress and as no use is
made of lace or embroideries either In
their dress or home furnishings, IL is
improbable that any considerable mar
ket can be developed in Japan for
American-made lace goods or embroid-
cries. The demand would be limited
10 he foreign residents here, who now
number about 5000, exclusive of Chi
nese, and to such goods as are not be-
ing manufactured in japan
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] improved IN health so I could do my
houseworE we now have 3 little one, all
Of which l owe to Lydia E Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound Mrs. @. S
JOHNSON, r. No. 3 Ellensbura Wash.
There r women everywhere who
long for children in their homes yet are
denied this happiness on account of
some functional disorder which IN most
cases would readily yield to lydia Z.
Pinkham's Vegetable CompoCG1
Such women should -ot give I'D hope
until they have given this wonderful
medicine a trial. and for speci-. advice
write Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co,
Lynn. Mass. The result Of - years
experience is a. your service.
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dent gaze across the rubicund Shout
ders of a very homely, but most i'm
portant dame whom he was helping TO
champagne.
Most of us experience disappoint,
ments in people whom we have ideal
lied" said Mark lamely.
You mean-Oh. I'm sure I thank
you, Captain Wallace" answered the
girl acidIy. Shall we go back?"
But Mark had a moment of inspira-
ton.
Before we go, Eleanor" he said.
don't you think we might get TO IN
derstand each other u little? I sup
pose l have been rude-but, you see 1
have been conscious Of your disap-
pointment all the evening, and"
He stopped in bewilderment, for Ell
eanor was-laughing.
But 1 seem at least to have the
faculty of amusing you" he continued.
Dear Uncle Mark I" said Eleanor.
laughing with tears In her eyes. She
laid her hand on his shoulder. "Now
I know you are my real Uncle Mark
after ALL" she said.
"Why?" he asked, In establishment.
That's just Ike you, Uncle Mark.
It's you-it's the real you I've always
remembered"
you seem to remember my charac-
ter very we'll, Eleanor" said Mark,
trying not TO relent, and having an IN
comfortable feeling that she was an
adept at hoodwinking.
"Well, you know, o paid me a fair
ly long visit at the Misses Harpers'
school. Uncle Mark"
you were nothing but a schoolgirl
then"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-12-06

In all well regulated, u%p-to-date
homes, even in northern ATTITUDES,
children are given the benefit Of out
door life from babyhOOd on. His
ba|byship sleeps. well wrapped up, in a
room with open windows. or on n shell
tered porch, or perhaps in his carriage
IN park or garden, if his life is or
dered by a trained nurse or equally
well informed mother. Little tots,
old enough TO play and tumble about.
are clad in knitted garments, leggings,
sweaters, caps. hoods and mittens. and
seem as comfortable in the nipping
cold as young cubs.
The ext stage. so far as dress is
concerned. marks the parting of the
ways foI boys and girls. When the lit
tie miss arrives at three or four years
she takes on furs and they are her
privilege for the rest Of her life. Min
iature Deckpieces and muffs are made
for these diminutive ladies. Their
cloth and silk coats are provided with
fur collars and cuffs. small fur hats,
or fur-trimmed bOnnets, crown their
curlS.
Many furs Of indefinite origin are
used for children's sets, made in i'm
itatiOn of other skins by resourceful
furriers. Even so, one wonders that
there Is fur enough to go around; it
Is SO universally worn by grown-ups.
"A set that owes its markings to art,
INSTEAD of nature is shown in the pic
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skirt portion, one of them having a
quilting of pink satin ribbon about 1t.
There is a draped border OF the lace,
gathered on the shoulders and opening
at the front Over a "V," revealing
georgette crepe in folds over the satin
underbody. And there are long
angel sleeves and a girdIe made of
folds of pink ribbon. A corsage Of
small pink silk buds is the ina and al
Turing touch tucked In the girdle.
The same kind of buds. with rib
bon quilting, convert two ~founces Of
lace into a boudoir cap that is equal
TO the demands of the negligee. The
pink satin slippers are laced with rib
bon over the instep and ankle and
with the help of silk hose to match,
they play a part up to the standard
set by the rest of the toilet.
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Substitute for TaiIeur.

AS Il compromise between the coat
suit and the slim frock which many
women choose for autumn street wear
there Is q costume which may soon
DE o~verridden by popularity. 1t con-
Ssists of a narrow skirt and a tunic
blouse that falls below the hips and
is loosely girdled with a monastic cord.
F.he blouse has no visible fastening.
1t apparently Toes not open. In truth
some of them do not open. They slip
over the read and adjust themselves
with .hc cGyciesSness OF n PEASANTS
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ICuticura Soap
Best for Baby
ISoap &c, Ointment . 4 SOC. Talcun &c sample
Ieach mailed free ~ -oltLearA- D. 4. ------l--
Sarcastic

He'd be all right if he wasn't So
Internally sarcastic, said Holloway.
"JimpSon sarcastic? 7 never noticed
1t. How?" said Wimpleton-
"Why. | borrowed $40 from him yes
terday." said Holloway, and when I
asked him where I should send it
when returning it. he said. The same
place you sent the fifty you borrowed
last year."
"Well. what of It? I don't see any
sarcasm in that" aid Wimpleton.
But don't YOU see. said Holloway.
81 neve returned the fifty I borrowed
a year ago."
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Use of Lace.

The French models, some of them,
show lace. This is an interesting an
nOuncement just now. For one thing,
we haven't used lace for a good many
years, excepting a bit Of flet or val
enciennes III our lingerie blouses.
There were a few black lace evening
frocks a few seasons ago, but on the
whole lace has not been in high fash
ion for a long time. Another interest
ing phase of this lace question is this !:
Lace is carce AT least, with the lace
workers Of Belgium out Of the market,
and with the lace workers of European
rious' other industries, it is difficult
TO see how much new lace can be pro
duced. For lace making takes time.
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ture. 1t is pretty and inexpensive-as
furs gC-and nicely suited to the little
girl of eleven or so who is so we'll
pleased with it. These fur sets makes
ideal Christmas gifts. Most of them
are made of inexpensive pelts of small
animals that are plentiful enough. But.
among the furs suited to children are
ermine, beaver and squirrel-the last a
great fayOrite-but these in garments,
are less popular than inexpensive furs,
even with people who need not consid-
er price. On little coats it is not I'M,
usual to find small collars and cuffs of
Hudson seal.
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catarrh Cannot BE Cured

by LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease
Catarrh is a local disease. greatly innu-
enced by constitutional conditions. HALLS
CATARRH MEDICINE will cure catarrh.
1t is taken internally and acts through
the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces OF the
System L CATARRH MEDICINE
is composed OF some OF the best tonfcs
known, combined with some OF the best
blood purifiers. The perfect combination
OF the ingredients in L CATARRI
derful results in catarrhal conditions.
Druggists 75c. Testimonials free.
+. J. Cheney & Co. Props, Toledo, O.
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CTO BE CONTINUED

With each tide thousands of smeIt
are driven inshOre. Each lift of the
dip nets from the surf generally
brings a basketful of fish.
Three of Q~uillayutes are now in
the military service. There are now
$50 men, women and children in the
little settlement, but each is doing
his or her share with fishing, war
gardens and other activities TO help
win the war.
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V.

When at last he alighted at the
door, and was shown into the recep-
ton room, he felt that he was almost
trembling with eagerness.
He looked uncertainty about him, at
the group of young officers, the ladies,
at Mrs. Howard, and then at the styl-
ishly dressed young woman at her side.
And, forgetting his manners, he ap-
preached her in ~stupefaction, ignoring
his hostess for the moment.
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Too Much

On going his rounds about midnight
q policeman noticed an Individual NOV
ing from house TO house and trying
to open the doors. He seized him by
the collar and said:
"What are you doing here2"
'Oh, nothing particular. You sea.
I've found a |latehkcy and I'm merely
trying 1t on the doors in order To re-
store it TO the London TIT
Bits.
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WALLACE MEETS KELLERMM AND IMMEDIATELY REC
OGNIZES HIM AS AN ANTAGONIST

Synopsis-Lieut Mark Wallace. U. S. A, is wounded at the
battle of Santiago. While wandering alone In the Jungle he comes
acros a dead IA in n hut outside of which a little girl is playing.
When he is rescued he takes the girl to the hospital and announces
his intention # adopting her. His commanding officer. Major Howard,
tells him that the dead man a Hampton. a traitor who sold depart
ment secrets o IN international gang in Washington and was de-
tected by himself and Kelerman, an officer in the same office. How
ard pleads to be allowed to send the child home to his wife and they
agree that she shall never know her fathers shame. Several
later Wallace visits Eleanor at a young ladies' boarding school. She
gives him a pleasant shock by declaring that when she is eighteen
she intends ito marry him.